Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-14
Brief News Summary

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Khan has fled from Herat to Meshed.
In billiard game of 1000 points with
Maurice Daily, at New York, George F.
Slosson made the unprecedented run of S29
points at the champions game.
The Basuto chiefs have accepted the
mediation of Sir Hercules Robinson, Cover
Of peace are considered satisfactory.
The grand jury of the Court of General
Sessions, In New York yesterday, returned
an indictment against Anthony Comstock,
charging him with assaulting Fanny NJ.
Hoffman.
Mrs. Charles Ballou, of Saranac, Michi-
gan, known as the "Mammoth Queen" is
dead. Her weight when travelling in exhi-
bition is said to have been 575 pounds, but
before her death she declined to 400 pounds.
A special dispatch from Lovelady, Texas,
says: Floyd Sherman shot and killed
Griffin Cole, while the latter was working in
field. Words had passed previously.
Both were colored. The murderer was ar
rested"
A passenger train for Newark on the
Pennsylvania Railroad collided Tuesday
night with two detached freight cars in Ber-
gen Cut, and was badly wrecked. Several
passengers were seriously hurt but none ia
tally.
Samuel Christie, alias Lamb, visited the
store of Patrick Casey, at Vauceboro, N. B.,
and began to abuse Casey, and threatened
threw blue vitrol in his face, destroying the
sight of both eyes.
The State Department Is devoting all its
energies to the hog question. 1t has notified
all the Consuls to be watchful and to send
information as soon as received. 1t has
just sent number OF men West to examine
the hog on his native heath.
Sergeant Bates, who achieved notoriety
by marching through the Southern States
and through a portion of Europe, bearing
the American flag, is reported to be dying
in abject poverty in Saybrook, Illinois. He
has wife and six children.
Mr. Gordon, one of the "traversers" in
the recent Irish State trials, has been ar
rested at Claremorris under the provisions
of the coercion act, for his utterances at a
recent land meeting. He was accompanied
to the railway train by brass band.
The schooner Harry C. Shepard, 30 days
from New York for Morehead City, N. c.,
put in at Boston yesterday for repairs, bav-
ing lost her foretopmsst, all her head gear,
sails and boats. She jettisoned part of her
cargo. She is leaking 1000 strokes per
hour.
Barney Benjamin, recently In the employ
of the Photo Engraving Company, Park
Row, New York, committed suicide at his
residence In Brooklyn, by shooting himself
in the head. He was recently arrested at
the instance of the company on suspicion
of embezzling $700, but was only held for
few days. The disgrace OF his arrest is be-
lieved to have rendered him insane. He
leaves wife and one child.
The Red Star steamer Rhiueland recently
brought nearly one thousand Poles, Swiss,
Italians aud Frenchmen, who have deter
mined to try their fortunes In the New
World. Tens of thousands of Irish, Swedes,
Danes and ScandinaViaEs are expected In
this country during the summer months at
the various ports, and the probabilities point
to the foreign population of the United
States being increased by nearly half mil
lion before the close of the year.
While a number of laborers were clearing
snow from the railroad track, near Bingham,
Minnesota, an engine was ordered to make
a dash at a snow bank, beyond which the
men were cutting, but no notice of the or
der was given to the men. The engineer
backed half a mile and ran at the snow,
through which it plunged to a second cut
The men were overtaken by the engine; one
of them, named Ludwig Ludka, was killed;
another. named August Buglaster, was ia
tally injured, and three others sustained
some injuries.
The jewelrY store of VIM. Wise, In Brook
lyn, was entered by burglars a few nights
ago, and desperate efforts were made to
break open large safe, containing $50, 900
worth of jewelry. The burglars bored six
holes in the safe door, but the steel plates
broke their drills, pieces of which were af-
forwards found on the floor. Bsffled in their
attempts, they turned to another safe,
weighing four hundred pounds, which was
built in the wall. By means of jackscrew,
they broke it from the wall, moved it into
the back part of the store, and forced it
open, stealing therefrom one hundred
watches, left by customers for repairs, and
also a quantity of jewelry. Wises loss is
estimated at 5000.