Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-03
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Lord Dunraven was arrested in Caledonia,
Nova Scotia, last week, for shooting moose
without a license.
Copious rains have fallen in Virginia and
New York, and nearly all the streams are
reported to be rising.
The London Morning Post says the govern
ment has resolved to enter upon more direct
relations with the Vatican.
In the Criminal Court at Washington,
Judge Cox fixed to-day for the hearing of
argument in the star route cases.
Confederate bonds are still in demand In
Augusta. Large amounts were purchased
yesterday at from $40 to $11 per thousand.
The Berlin Post, in which the government
is wont to throw out feelers, hints at pos
sible dissolution of the Reichstag II the
Conservatives and Clericals combined should
not have majority.
The New York Board of Apportionment
have reduced the estimates for the depart
ments of the city government to an amount
81, 900, 900 less than last year. This reduces
the tax rate twenty-three cents.
Il is reported that an extensive conspiracy
has been discovered among the conductors
on the Wisconsin Central Railroad to de-
fraud the company of passenger fares. Two
of the conductors are under arrest.
Mr. Parnell has been forbidden to see a
solicitor for the purpose of instructing him
to take steps to test the validity of his ar
rest, unless warder be present. A protest
against this order has been lodged with the
governor Of the prison.
There is a rumor in Ottawa that, at the
approaching session Of the Dominion Par
lament, "a member will take the sense" of
that body con the desirabilitY of Canadian
independence, and the election of the Chief
Magistrate for Governor General"
A dispatch from Shreveport, La, says:
cat Franklin yesterday, Achille Terrence
and Ben Sterling were sentenced to be
hanged, and Ben Beasley and Humphrey
Beasley to imprisonment for life. for the
murder of d. Lamand in August last.
The City Council of Augusta has passed
a resolution inviting Hon. Edward Atkinson
and the Eastern manufacturers now at the
Atlanta Exposition, to visit Augusta. A COM
mittee of Council and citizens have left for
Atlanta to formally present the invitation.
Colonel George Cowie, Chief of the Diplo-
matte and Consular Division of the Fifth
Auditors Office of the Treasury Depart
ment, has resigned at the request Of his
superiors. He recently passed claim for
two thousand dollars which had been pro-
nounced illegal by the First Comptroller.
The spectators Surcock & Debbas, of
Paris, whose failure with Liabilities OF five
million francs In consequence OF speculative
operations in Egyptian securities, was re-
ported yesterday, have disappeared, having
no assets. They owe about 625, 900 francs
in London, In addition to their liabilities in
Paris.
At Montreal Judge Johnston gave judg-
ment against William Duckett for sitting
and voting in the local Parliament as
member for Soulange without being legally
qualified. The judgment is for $4,000, at
the rate Of $4,000 for every day defendant
held the seat. Duckett is declared to be
insolYent, and unable to pay the penalty.
Three hundred Democrats who lately raj
lied to the dynasty dined on Sunday at Ma
drid. They drank toasts 10 the alliance of
democracy with monarchy under the egis Of
liberty. Senior Maret aud General Prender-
gast y Gordon, the newly appointed Cover
nor of Cuba, the latter acting as Chairman,
eulogized King Alfonso, and were loudly
applauded.