Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-27
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Major General Sir Vincent Eyre, G. B., K.
G. s. l., is dead.
AL the cotton mills of Blackburn and Oar
wen were to have resumed operations yes
terday.
Great damage has been done to the crops
in Scotland by a continuous rain of twenty
four hours duration.
Work begun yesterday morning on the
Midland North Carolina Railroad from
Goldsboro to Salisbury, N. @.
The Louisville Jockey Club races for
yesterday were postponed until to day out
of respect to the late Presidents memory.
On the 18th OF August q fire destroyed
nearly the whole Of the town of Jeremie,
Hayti. The loss exceeds half a million dol
lars.
The Liverpool cotton corner does not
seem to have been materially affected thus
fsr, the demand for cotton being well main
tanned.
A Berlin dispatch says: ''Herr Most will
be put up here In the Socialists interests
for the Berlin constituency at the coming
elections"
The execution OF Felix Munshour, q
young man, In Frederick, Md, for the muir
der Of his cousin, has been postponed on
account of the Presidents death until No
vember 1st.
There has been serious rioting between
the Hindoos and Mussumans at Mooltan,
in the Punjaub, India, owing to the latter
slaughtering cattle. The temples, mosques
and shops were much damaged.
A special from Denison, Texas, states, on
private information, that Governor Over
ton, OF the Choctaw Nation, Indian Terrific
ry, has resigned, and that the President of
the Senate assumed the reins of govern
ment.
Clare county, above Saginaw, was visited
by terrific hurricane recently, accompa-
MED by violent thunder and lightning. It
did great damage to property throughout a
wide extent of country. In the vicinity OF
Atwood's station, on the Harrison branch
Of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
over two million feet of timber were blown
down.
Bush fires have been raging with intense
fierceness In the Nipissing lumber region,
Ontario. According to the statement of a
gentleman just returned from that region
the fires around Georgian Bay, French River
and the Muskaka districts have been fear
full, and for days the inhabitants were on
the verge of suffocation from heat and
smoke.
A dispatch from Tunis says: "Despite all
assertion to the contrary, the intrigues with
Taib Bey with regard to the succession
to the BeY Of Tunis are being asslduously
prosecuted" Another dispatch from Tunis
says: 'The Bey persists in refusing his con-
sent to French occupation of Tunis,
though he would sgree to an occupation OF
the fortress near the city,"
A locomotive running freight train be-
tween Chetopa, Kansas, and Parsons, on the
Missouri Pacific Road, exploded recently,
killing George ID. Adams, the engineer;
Simon Bailey, the fireman; John Denny. of
the st. Louis and San Francisco Road, and
a stranger named O'Neill, all Of whom were
In the cab at the time. The men were blown
from 100 to 200 yards and terribly man
gled.
The rear of the large new storehouse of
Barbour q Hamilton, on B street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, Washington, d.
G., fell In few days ago. The accident
was caused by the immense weight of mer-
ehandise stored on the three floors Of the
building. The third story gave way, carry
ing the second story with It. Several men
were at work in the building at the time.
but noue were killed, although all had 4
narrow escape.
Gen. Burnside was devoted to his beauti-
ful wife, who during the war sent him a
daily letter. After her death she never
seemed absent from his thoughts, and he
felt sons affection for her aged mother.
When the Senator's body was carried to
Providence, 1t was taken into Mrs. Bishops
house that the venerable lady might look
once more on the face that was always full
Of kindness for her.
A gang Of burglars (supposed to be three
In number) entered the store Of 3. .. Long
& Bro, wholesale produce Dealers 81 and
81 Dey street, New York. and were proceed
ing to appropriate the contents OF the safe, |
the door OF which had been forced of, when
the police entered the building, whereupon
the robbers took to the scuttle aud made |
their escape. On their retreat they dropped
a number Of tools, including . sectional
Jimmy. three steel bits, 8 lever and other
valuable tools. They had not time to carry
on anything OF consequence however.
The safe contained some gold nuggets.
large amount Of mining securities and
considerable sum OF moueY.