Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-11
Brief News Summary.

Paul Dana, of New York, has sold to Col
r. G.. Stoner, of Paris, n.y., his three-year
old colt, by Woodford Mambrino, out of th,
dam of Maud s., for $1,000.
The report of the failure of r. M. Car,
& Co., cotton merchants in London, whicl
was current Friday, is not confirmed: Th
liabilities of j. D. Phillips 81 Co., who's
suspension was announced Friday, ar
small.
Judith Ferran, aged 65, an employe ii
Harper Bros establishment In New Yorl
for thirty five years, was instantly killed re
Gently by her dress being caught in the ma
chinery, upon which she was thrown ant
crushed.
Baron de Friedland and the Baroness, wht
were arrested in Paris In December last
charged with forging bills to the amount o.
1873, 600 francs in the name of the lat
Princess de Lamoscow, the grandmother o.
the Baroness, have been acquitted.
Edward Simpson, of New York, aget
eighteen, grabbed 81, 700 worth of diamond:
in Doade's jewelrY store, Elmira, N. Y.
and ran off. He was captured, and all the
diamonds, except one valued at $500, re
covered. His accomplices escaped.
Work on the Sullivan and Palmer Rail
road In Mexico is progressing rapidly
There are 16, 400 men employed on various
sections of the road at 3716 cents per dav
Twenty five parties of engineers are at work
between the capital and the Texas border
The steamer Royal Minstrel. from Charles
ton for Reval, has arrived at Valentia short
of coal. She was obliged to burn her spars
filings, boats, and part of her cargo. The
steamer schiedam, from New York for Rot
terdam, before reported ashore near
Brower's Haven, has foated.
Several days ago the dead body of John
Barenberg, a wealthy bachelor farmer, near
Greenfield, Ohio, was found trampled be-
meath the feet of q horse in his stable.
David Ross has been arrested on suspicion,
and confessed that he had committed the
murder and had robbed the house Of about
800.
Lafayette F. Beach, once wealthy South
erner, worth 5000, 900, but of late years a
found dead IN his bed In New York few
days ago. He had been addicted to the use
of opium, and was several times nearly dead
from its effects. He has q brother In Nash
vile, Tenn, and brother-in-law who is a
member of Congress.
Four convicts made desperate attempt
to escape from the Michigan State prison,
at jackson. The keeper was knocked down
and threatened with death. The convicts
then proceeded to scale the wall with lad
der, but the alarm was given just as one of
the oonviets, named Lynch, got to the top
of the wall, and he was shot dead by the
guard. The others surrendered.
Among the papers filed in the case Of the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, in
the United States Circuit Court at Rich
mond, Va, is a petition of General William
Malone, praying that his salary of S25, 900
nar annum as President Of fha Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company,
from the 11th of June, 1876, to the recent
sale, be allowed. This would now amount
to $125, 900.
An unknown disease is reported among
the cattle at East WATERFOWL, New York,
blooded animals in the hest condition being
attacked. Several of the victims have died.
The symptoms are violent coughing, follow.
ed by loss of appetite and shrinkage of the
neck. When let loose they appear frantic
with agony, and bite large pieces of flesh
out of their bodies. The attention of the
State authorities has been called to the mat
ter.
Capt. Boycott, of Irish ta59e, who has
just come over tc tais country, has gone to
Amelia county, Va, to pay visit to his
old friend, Hon. Murray Nj. Blacker, a
former Irish Justice of the Peace and d equity
Lord Lieutenant, late Of Claremorrfs, Ire
land, place prominent in the late land
troubles In that county. This gentleman
is the proprietor OF very large landed estates
In 2Outhside, Virginia. Half a million dol
lars or more has been invested by a colony
of Irish gentlemen In Amelia county. 1t is
thought that 1t is not unlikely Capt. Boycott
may decide, IL he likes this country, 70 make
his home In Virginia, whore so many of his
acquaintarces have already settled.