Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-23
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The President disclaims responsibility for
the speech Of Mr.. Frye. He. wants his
nominations confirmed, and a call will be
issued for a caucus Of the Republican sena-
tors to endeavOr, If possible, to procure an
~intermission Of the deadlock for a time, so
as to permit Of executive sessions. Mr..
Conkling is reported as determined to fight
Robertson, and is credited with the support
Of anumber Of Democrats.
The session Of the Senate yesterday was
occupied as usual with speeches. Messrs.
Morrill,, Beck, Sherman, Brown, Burnside,
Hawley, Dawes and Jonas occupied the
floor. The most interesting features of the
debate were the passages between Messrs.
Jonas and Dawes, over the Heath matter,
aud a citation Of some remarks Of Mr..
Brown, some years back, by Mr.. Hawley,
which drew out the Georgia Senator in re-
ply. In consequence Of the coming unveil-
ing OF the Farragut Statue the Senate ad-
fourned until Tuesday.
Andrew Fell was hanged at Monticello,
Fla, Yesterday, for the murder of J. II.
Whitaker. He displayed great GOODNESS,
avowed his innocence aud expressed the
belief that he would eat his dinner in heaven.
His neck was broken by the fall. No doubt
is entertained Of his guilt.
The New Orleans Democrat publishes
statements from Judge Bridger, and ex-
Judge Caldwell, of Caldwell parish, La,
the latter a Republican, explicitly denying
Heath's charges. The latter is particularly
emphatic in saying that no one to his
knowledge is disturbed in the parish for
his political opinions.
Tuesday afternoon fifteen mounted men
rode up to the house of a farmer named
MeLauren in Edwards county, Texas, and
murdered him and his wife and a young
man named Lease.
Dispatches from Athens state that the i'm
preston there is that If the choice of Greece
is limited to war on the Abandonment of
the Epirotes there is little prospect for the
maintenance of peace.
The assets OF the Citizens Bank Of Allan
Ia are stated to be S674,OOO. and its liabil-
tiles 1901, 900. It is thought $4,000 can be
realized on the assets.
Russia, it Is stated, will shortly make a
series Of representations to the powers in
reference to promoting common security
against revolutiOnists. The Socialist law is
being vigorously enforced in Berlin.
Lucinda Fowlkes. colored, was hanged at
Lunenburg Court House, Virginia, yester-
day, for the murder of her husband.
A large number of operatives are reported
to be quitting Bradford for America weekly.
There is talk of transporting machinery to
this country. Many mills in Bradford are
running on short time.
The Porte has prohibited the importation
of American pork.
The Bey declines to answer for the feel
ing Of the M~ussulmans should the French
cross the frontier.
The Boer triumvirate are reported to be
at variance on the terms Of peace. A native
war in the Transvaal is thought to be in
evitabIe.
Postmaster General James declines to give
any Of the evidence on the Star route scan
DIAL, but says no guilty man shall escape.
The National Republican, edited by Gorham,
defends Brady, who in a telegram to Cor
ham brands the charges against himself as
f~alsehoods.
Abram Martin, colored, was hanged at
Abbevflle, S. c., yesterday for the murder
Of his wife.
The British troops have quilted Candahar.
Reports from various points On the Mis-
souri, river state that the water is rising
rapidly. The prospects at Omaha are stated
to be farfrom assuring.
The Land League Convention yesterday
empowered the Irish Parliamentary party
to amend the land bill. Mr.. Parnell is re-
ported to doubt whether the bill can be
made acceptable to the Irish people.
Rev. Robert Mattoek, whose character, it
appears, was a mixture of the fanatic and
the desperate, was found hanging to the
limb of a tree in the pine forest on the
mountains in lizard county, Arkansas, a few
DAYS 2 o He Was the leader Of a religious
reformation, which taught that the shedding
of blood was necessary to appease the
Deity. A number Of murders were commit
ted, two by Mattoek in person, hence his
supposed lYnching.
The New York stock market was marked
by considerable h~uctuation yesterday. There
was quite q furry in Elevated Railway
shares, caused by rumOrs Of reductions Of
fares. Sales were $3.50.