Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-04
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

A Paris, Texas, special reports that !
heavy frost On Wednesday night killed the
top crop OF cotton.
Jews in Berlin have instituted proceedings
against DR.. Stoecker for the part he is taking
in stirring up the people against the Jews.
Ali the rolling mills in Cincinnati are pre-
pairing to resume work, now that the differ
ences with the workmen have been settled
1t is stated that the city of Quebec will
| lose, in direct and indirect revenue, this
year, owing to the decrease of her shipping,
| about $3.50, 600.
Andrew }. Rice, an insane man, has,
| through his guardian, begun suit against
| three shoe manufacturers of Lynn, Mass,
| fog $25, GOO damages, for the use of the steel
shank for shoes, the plaintiff claiming the
ownership Of the patent.
The Second Comptroller Of the Treasury
| in his report for the fiscal year ending June
90th last, shows that II 935 accounts, claims
ard cases Of every kind we're settled IN bis
office during that period, and that the
amount allowed thereon aggregated s114,-
476, ,554.
Three masked burglars broke into the
store OF j. II. Hutchinson q Co, In Brant-
| ford, Connecticut, bound and bllndfolded
Charles B. Hill, a partner, who slept in the
store, made him give up the safe com bina-
tion, and got off with $500.
Colonel P. R2msdell. United States
Marshal, was severely injured by being
goreu by a bull on his farm in Chesterfield
| county, Virginia, a few days ago. q S
daughter saved his life by driving the
animal away.
The Chicago limited express train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which left New
York at 8 O'Clock in the morning, on its
first trip, reached Chicago at $40 O'Clock
the next morning.
The Vienna Political Correspondence pub
fishes a semi official letter from Berlin, as
sertiBg that members Of the former Centre
party in the Reichstag will now become
devoted supporters Of Prince Bismarck at a
moment which is fraught with deep anxiety
for the Vatican.
A freight train on the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad was wrecked near Safe
HarbOr, Pa, recently, by land slide. The
engine and six cars were thrown into the
SusQuehanna river, and the remaining cars,
eleven in number, were smashed. The body
of Ellis Ault, the engineer, is believed to be
under the engine in the river. The fireman
was seriously injured.
Elizabeth Kress, aged % years, a married
woman, being deliTious fron malarisl fever,
attempted suicide in New York few nights
ago by cutting her throat with butcher
knife and drinking quantity OF coal oil.
Sue was cared for by her husband and
friends, but eluded them the next morning
and killed herself by jumping from the top
of the house.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order abolishing the expedition" and
additional service on the mail route be
tween Helena and Missoula, in Montana,
thus reducing its annual cost from SlS, ,739
to So, 425, the original contract price. The
reduction will take effect on the 18th inst.
A reduction from $l2,627 to the original
Contract price of $4,000 per annum was also
ordered on the route from Butte City to
New Chicago, in the same Territory.
The Liverpool COltrier's correspondent Ia
London says he has good authority for stat
ing that Lord Granville, the British Foreign
Secretary, has drawn up no reply to Secre-
tary Blaine's note relative to the Panama
canal and the Monroe doctrine. There has
been, says the correspondent, an exchange
of views between Lord Granville and NJ.
Bsrthelemy 81. Hilaire, the French Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, but no joint reply is
likely to be made.