Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-05
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Up
ton has rendered his resignation.
The house OF Melvin Smith, at Montreal,
was robbed OF several thousand dollars
worth of jewelrT and watchesa few nights
ago.
The earnings Of the Gulf, Colorado aud
Santa Fe Railroad for November were $13I,-
424, and for the same month last year $75.
III.
Chancellor Runyon, of Newark, n. J., has
refused to grant writ Of error in the case
of KinkOwski, the Hudson county mur-
derer.
A statement is published in Paris that
England has offered to mediate between
Turkey and Greece in regard to the settle
ment Of their differences.
The Provincial Museum at Halifax was
robbed recently Of two valuable gold speci-
mems recently purchased by the govern
ment, and kept in a securely locked iron
box
Miss Reynolds, who has been conspicuous
at Berehaven for her advocacy Of "no rent" F"
has been served with a summons charging
her with aiding and abetting criminal con-
spiracy to prevent the payment Of rent.
In the Common Pleas Court at Newport,
Rhode Island, the suit Of Charles s. Murray
against NJ. Bartholonel was smissed by
the Judge, on 8 certificate from Secretary
Blaine that the defendant was the represen-
ta'ive of the Russian Government in this
country.
The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics re-
ports that the excess of our exports over our
imports, during the twelve months ending
October 81, 1881, was $2I7, ,SS7 .35S. The ex-
cess of cur imports OF gold and silver coin
aud bullion, during the same period, was
$69. .931, ,13S.
In the. Irish National Convention, at Chi
csgo, the Committee on Credentials report
ed the number OF delegates at 733. A tele-
gram from Patrick Eagan, dated Paris,
November 30tb, was received, stating that
the tenants on 5000 properties in Ireland,
representing a rental Of SIC, 900, 900 annually,
have already refused rent, In compliance
with the manifesto Of the League.
Aland slip on the BelvIdere division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Riegels
VILE, recently, was discovered by the track
walker Just as the Elmira express was
rounding the curve. He wslked across the
moving mass OF earth, and, waving his
flag, stopped the train within few feet
Of the obstruction. The passengers had to
be transferred across the slide. About forty
tons OF rock and earth fell upon the track,
aud travel was delayed about five hours.
Indictments were presented in the Uni
ted S ates Court at Omaha, on Wednee-
day, against Frederick E. Clsry, Postmaster
at Sidney, Nebraska; Charles F. Iddings,
agent, and Edwin Corlin, Superintendent of
Gilmore, Salisbury 81 Co.'s sage line at
Sidney, for conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernnent in star route reports aud registers
on the linfs between dney sni Deadwood.
An indictment for procuring forged re-
port was also pres ssnted sgaiust Corbin and
Iddings. The latter has given bail.
A marble tablet has been placed in the
ladies' waiting room of the Baltimore and
Potomac Depot, IN Washington, to mark
the place where President Garfield was
shot. The tablet is OF American statuary
marble, and consists Of q sill resting on two
corbels, outside of which are two pIlssters
the axe aud fasces. Two
draped flags form q canopy over the inscrip-
ton, in gold letter.: "James Abram Gar
field, President OF the United States, shot
July 21, 1851" The whole is surmounted
by en- esgle. with outstTetehed wings, hold
ing IN his tslons q bundle OF arrows and
laurel leaves.