Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-19
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Four bags of new cotton have arrived at
Alexandria from the interior. The quality
is considered good.
A Berlin dispatch announces that elections
for members of the Reichstag will COM
mence on October 18th.
The fog gun at Bird Rocks, Canada, re-
Gently exploded a stock of powder at the
station, killing three men.
No trains from the East or West have ar
rived at Tucson, Arizona, since last Thurs
day, owing to floods and washouts.
Manuel Cordova was murdered near Las
Animas, Colorado, bya man named Sanetez,
for $40 which the victim was supposed to
have.
The London World says Mr.. Forster,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, will certainly
retain his Office as long as the coercion bill
is 10 folce. He is preparing to spend the
autumn in Ireland.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
American Express Company, held in New
York Yesterday, Mr.. James @. Fargo, of
of VIM. 6. Fargo, deceased.
A telegram from Hamilton, Ontario, re-
ports that ga small package" arrived there
from "P. Popoff, Astoria, New York, ad-
dressed to sc. Block" The latter is the
assumed name of Leo Hartmann.
Two men were killed and two fatally In
jured by an explosion Of nitro glycerine at
the Caraco and Fayo Mining Camp, near
GunnisOn, Colorado. The explosion took
place prematurely during the preparation Of
a blast.
The Athen@um building, in Providence,
K. l., was broken into few nights ago and
robbed of Malbone's water color, "The
Hours" the portraits of Cyrus Butler, and
ho In fho
cash drawer. A painting of Sir Joshua
Reynolds was cut out of the frame, but not
carried off.
The reports Of the depradations Of the
Apaches in New Mexico seem to have been
exaggerated. A telegram from Albu-
querque denies the rumored destruction of
village and massacre of It's inhabitants
near Rio Puerco, and says that In all, since
the 10th instant, twenty-one Mexicans and
one soldier have been killed by the Indians.
At the weekly meeting of the Land
League, Mr.. Sexton acknowledged subscrip-
tlons amounting to 97S2, of which sum
low were from Australia. He claimed that
the League now ruled the country that it
had prevented the celebration Of Orange
and Catholic anniversaries, which formerly
caused bloodshed; 1t had caused the Parlia
mentary deadlock; 1t had compelled the
law to stand at bay, and afterwards brought
1t In accord with the principle Of justice.
George Platt, Postmaster and owner of
grist mill at PlattsVille, ave miles west of
Bridgeport, Conn, was shot and wounded
recently by George Burr, neighbor, whose
ground he was crossing 10 take short cut
10 dam. Burr, after ordering Platt off
the premises, fred three times from a
double haFreled shot gun. The gun missed
ere twice, but the last time a load of buck
shot took effect in Platt's arm. Both men
are well connected and wealthy, and PIatt
had been in the habit of crossing hls neigh
boris field. but they Guanelled recently,
hence the shooting.
., The Berlin correspondent of the London
1tSsSS, In announcing the discovery of pc
troieRn springs near Hanover, which has
created sensation all over the country Id
the expectation that II the hopes Of the dis |
eoVeFers are realized, Germany may be able |
to provide for her own wants and even be- |
come an exporter Of petroleum, remarks |
that 1t will be wise not to overrate the value |
OF its springs, which may prove to be unim- |
portant. The correspondent adds that during |
last year Germany imported from America |
64, $40, ,Q3S gallons of refined and 2,703, 100 |
gallons Of raw petroleum.