Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-07
TAPPING THE WIRES.

TAPPING THE WIRES
Immediately after the reading Of the jour
nal in the United States House Of Repre-
sentatives on Saturday, Mr.. Blcknell, Of In
diana, called up from the Speakers desk the
Senate concurrent resolution for counting
the electoral vote. Quite q discussion Gu
sued, but the resolution was finally adopted,
the Democrats generally voting for, and the
Republicans against it. Il provides that the i.
count Of the vote shall be made by tellers
appointed By the House and Senate, who
shall notify the President OF the Senate OF
the result, and he shall declare It. As far as
the vote OF Georgia is concerned, the an
nouneement viii simply be made that were It
counted the vote for Hancock and English
would be so much, but in any
event Garfield and Arthur are elected Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United
States. Nothing else Of any importance
was transacted. In the Senate resolutions
extending invitations to the people Of
France and to the family Of Lafayette to be
present at the Yorktown Centennial were
the Indian Inadvertently bills were laid
aside informally and the Senate resumed
consideration Of the pension appropriation
bill. This was also laid aside informally,
and after several bills Of private nature
were passed, the Senate adjourned.
The effect Of Davitt's arrest has caused
much less commotion in Ireland than was
expected, It having, in the main, but served
to cool down popular ardor. and produce
disappointment and depression. The Lon
don press generally approve Of the course
Of the House Of Commons. The funds of
the Land League have been sent to France
for safety. The Ladies' Committee of the
Land League have issued an appeal to the
women Of Ireland to organize and carry on
the agitation, as they predict the early i'm
prisonment of the male leaders under the
operation Of the coercion act.
A dispatch from st. Paul, Minnesota,
states that on Wednesday Mr.. Burke, road
master, located at Burns, on the Wlnons
and st. Peter branch Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway, found whole fami
~ frozen to'death. Universal restitution is
reported among the farmers west of Sleepy
Eye. The railroads are blockaded by snow,
the roads are impossible and It is feared
many will starVe or be frozen to death be-
fore help can reach them
A great deal Of excitment was created In
Americas Saturday morning by the news
that Dir. John J. Hudson, an old and highly
esteemed citizen and successful merchant
Of that place, had been robbed and MUIR
dered near his home Friday night. The
whole affair is shrouded in impenetrable
mystery.
Committees on telegraphic facilities Of
the Cotton and Produce Exchanges in New
York met On Saturday to consider the prop
osltion to build a telegraph line between
New York and Chicago. Tie produce Ex-
change Committee voted for the resolution,
but the Cotton Exchange committee, after
also voting for tie resolution, added to It
clause providing that it was their purpose
to extend the system to other principal cit
les and centres of the United States. The
resolutions adopted provide that so per
cent. Of the stock shall be placed in the
hands OF trustees SO as to prevent its falling
in the hauds of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company.
Meetings of the Land League were held
ell over Ireland on Saturday, at which re-
solutions were adopted denouncing the
conduct OF the government. The Parneliites
have decided to withdraw obstruction to
the government measures, as further opposi-
ton is useless.
A majority Of the stockholders OF the
Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companies met on Saturday in
New York, and ratified the recent telegraph
consolidation.
An explosion occurred at Ills Saturday
night in the front portion Of E. c. Palmer
s. Co.'s Paper and Printing House at SO and
95 Camp street, New Orleans. 1t was oc-
casioned by the bungling of some mex
perienced burglars. The alarm created by
the explosion probably prevented the burg
lars from getting anything.
The extensive wholesale house of the
Greeley Burnham Grocery Company in st.
Louis caught fire on Saturday night and
was totally destroyed. The flames extend
ed to the adjoining buildings, and several
others were burned. The losses are very
heavy. The fire was caused by the falling
of platform on which was piled about
one thousand cases Of matches, which ig-
nited as they fell.
The Land League excitement ran high in
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. A large
meeting was held IN Hancock Hall. It was
addressed by Rev. Father Mckay, priest
lately arrived from Ireland. He declared
the Irish people would never submit to CO.
ercion, and that they will yet achieve
national independence.