Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-04
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The Oldham mills fully resumed work
yesterday.
The fund for Mrs. Garfield now reaches
1884, $40 66.
The British ship Mcmillan has arrived at
San Diego, California, in 1913 days from Ant
werp, with a cargo of steel rails.
The French visitors to the Yorktown
celebration are expected to arrive in New
York in a body by the steamer Canada,
to day.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, has received a
telegram from Senator Platt, of Connect-
cut, by which it is settled that they will
pair for the extra session.
An unsuccessful attempt was made in the
southern districts of London on Sunday to
initiate an American crusade against liquor
selling by prayer meetings held opposite the
public houses.
The trial Of ex-Congressman Voorhees,, at
Trenton, N. j., on the remaining indict-
ments against him for embezzling the funds
of the Hackensack National Bank, resulted
in his acquittal.
Charles Parmenter, foreman of the paint
department at the National Armory, at
Springfield, Mass, was crushed to death
while attempting to pass through the spokes
of large wheel which he was painting.
At the Republican primary elections held
in New York city to choose delegates to the
district conventions, which will .elect mem
bers of the State Convention, to meet to-
morrow, all the Assembly districts except
the Ninth choose Conkling candidates.
The ship Calista, from New York for
abandoned near Seal Island, Nova Scotia,
her crew refusing to do their duty because
she had sprung leak. They are now In
jail at Shelbourne, Nova Scotia.
G. r. McClellon, a travelling photogra-
pher, was discovered lying in the road on
the outskirts of Flushing, L. l., in an in
sensible and dying condition. He was
brought to the town ball where he died. On
his head and face there were marks Of vio-
lence.
Louis Busch, President of the National
Cotton Exchange, has appointed as dele
gates from that body to the Atlanta Ex-
hibition: John Chaffee, of New Orleans;
Henry s. Reynolds, of Norfolk; John Fl.
Inman, of New York; w. 81. Ross, of No
bile, and Eugene Martin. of Vicksburg.
The 1--we stock firm of Homer, Stewart &
Burnside, doing business at the National
Stock Yards in East st. Louis, have sus-
pended. Their liabilities are stated at
$500, 900, while the assets are small. Joseph
s. Homer, senior member of the firm, drew
Sc, 400 OF its money from bank on Thursday
Two drunken cowboys from Texas rode
on horseback through the railroad depot at
Derning, Arizona, the other day, scattering
the people in all directions. One of the ruff
fans struck merchant with a revolver and
then took possession of the dining room In
the depot He was shot dead by deputy
sheriff while resisting arrest.
John Maginnis, who had been separated
from his wife Elizabeth for some time, shot
and seriously wounded her at Thirteenth
and Fitzwater streets, Philadelphia, and
also fatally shot his mother-in-lsw, Mrs.
Mary Reed. After being arrested, he said
that he committed the murder because his
wife had not notified him of the death and
burial of her three months old baby.
A violent storm in Green, Guthrie and
Kossuth counties, Iowa, recently, did Sc
rious damage to property and caused in
juries to several persons. A train on the
Fort Dodge Railroad was blown from the
track near Ripley, the same afternoon.
Three cars were wrecked and eight persons
injured, two seriously. The Northwestern
Depot, at IrvingtoD, was struck by lightning,
and eighteen men were knocked senseless,
one of whom has since died.
The failure of Hough & Co., commission
merchants, Chicago, is announced. The
suspension, it is stated, was owing to large
advances made by them on wheat. They
were reported to be brokers for the Cincin-
natl clique. but refuse to deny or affirm the
assertion, except to say that the failure of
outside parties to put up margins caused
their suspension, and they expect eventu-
ally to resume. The effect has been to run
wheat and other grains up. Sales of No
vember wheat were made at 81 3S16(0I421(.
November corn 72Zc.