Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-25


Small pox has broken out In the Massa-
chusetts State prison.
The annual consumption of cInchona bark
throughout the world exceeds II, SOC, 900
pounds.
Two thousand acres Of land, covered with
fine timber, were recently sold In Louis
county, KY, at 81 per acre.
The revenue from taxation on patent
medicines, Perfumery, etc., last year,
amounted to the snug sum Of ST., ,636, ,673 20.
Six hundred million pounds of coffee are
produced in the West Indies. One billion
eight million pounds of the berry are estI-
mated as the worlds product.
By the report of the Director of the Mint,
the total OF precious metal consumption In
the arts is SIS, ,00O, 900, of which two thirds
is Of gold, and one-third is of silver.
One hundred and fourteen shipyard labor
ers from the Clyde passed through Mon
treal on their way to Detroit, where they
are to work in the Wynlock shipyard under
contract.
An enthusiastic meeting was held In the
Academy of Music at Philadelphia to pro.
test In behalf of the people of Ireland.
Speeches we're made by Father Horsemann,
John Murdock, editor Of the Highlander,
John w. Forney and Father Barry.
The Paris Chamber of Commerce is about
to found high school In which young men
VIII be prepared for trade, industry, bank
Ing, manufactures, etc. The school will
inclnde lecture rooms, chemical laboratory,
cabinet OF phYsic, exhibition of raw mate
rials, library, etc.
At Newport, r. l.. Sunday morning, at
least 1900 bushels of clans were washed
upon the beach, and by noon there were
three hundred people engaged in "harvest-
ing" the unexpected visitors. 1t is thought
q storm at sea was the cause of the strange
phenomenon. "A
In the Court Of General Sessions at New
York, recently, Charles B. Barrows was
fined $500 for keeping q gambling shop !;
Stephen Cody $3.50 on a similar charge, and
James Henry, James jackson, Charles
Larkin and Joseph Parker fined $50 and
sent to the .penitentiary for thirty days each
for selling lottery tickets.
G. P. Huntington has filed a bill in equity
In the United States Circuit Court at San
Francisco to prevent the payment of taxes
levied on the Central and Southern Pacific
Railroads in California on the basis of assess
ment fixed by the State Board of Equaliza-
ton. Fifty suits have been drawn, cover
ing every mile of railroad owned by the
two companies in the State.
Theodore A. Havemeyer brought suit in
the Superior Court at New York come time
ago ago against Lawson N. Fuller for libel.
in charging that Havemeyer adulterated
sugars and cheated the government. De-
fendant moved TO dismiss the complaint. on
the ground that IL the words complained of
had any reference 1t was to the firm of Have
meyer & Elder, and plaintiff did not cue as
member Of that firm, and there was no al
legation OF special damage. Judge Shipman
has dismissed the complaint.
Authentic advices from the ssbeef en-
pire," In Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho
and Colorado. show that thousands of cattle
have been frozen and starved to death.
VIM. Parton, a member Of the Nebraska
Legislature, estimates his loss at from 5000
to 1000 of his IL, 600 cattle on the North
Platte, involving 500, 900 to $l5O,OOO. j. N.
McShane, another member, estimates his
loss at 5000 out of $1,000. Many others
lose In like proportion. Besides the losses
by death, the injury done the surviving cows
bY starvation and cold will greatly reduce
the percentage Of increase during the year.
A large mass meeting was held In Cooper
Institute. New York, Monday night, under
the auspices Of the National Anti Monopoly
League. Among those on the platform
were Peter Cooper, Cortlandt Palmer, Demas
Barnes, Ambrose Snow and Judge Henry
Alker. Speeches were made By President
L. E. Chittenden and others on the growth
of the abuses OF corporate powers. The
consolidation of competing railroad and
telegraph lines and other corporations were
severely dwelt upon. and q government DOS
tai system and governmen al restraint on
corporate powers generally were strongly
urged. Representative Reagan, Of Texas.
was among the speakers.
Why take those immense doses Of nau-