Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-03

there are I27 small pox patients aud 107
trrtus fever patients on Blsekwell's Island,
New York.
The Iog crop Of the Northwest has been
..-sflrIv computed 70 be $3.50, 100000 feet
s-rthe winter OF lSSO-Sl.
r1sI dust burning locomotive has been
.--ref out at the Reading (Pa) shops,
rbth has the tank on top of the boiler.
connecticut disfranchises 22,9I4 OF her
.f-.zsrs. Vermont, 16 900; Pennsylvania,
1NW0: Michigan, 10000, and Massaehu-
sstrs l3y 200.
The various counties, cities, towns, etc,
of0ai9 rave a grand value Of 81, ,545, 49,
F8 ana total debts Of S44 654. .16S 55. The
t5-sI taxation is 50 735, SOL IS.
The grand iurv at Jersey City has indicted
pIice Captatu FarrieT, Policeman Hopkins
-rd Election judges Tr0tter and 0'Mara
6rblIlol-box stuffing at the last election.
HAYES White, the negro who killed Sher-
iH vi. +. Beatty, of CFittenden county, Ar
Kansas. on April 2lst, has been captured on
,ne White river by the Sheriff OF Woodruff
county.
In the single scull boat race Saturday at
SoufhamutOn, between Trickett and Kirby,
IrGEELl WUu EAcAif " NAEub ACuSLA5. 4AuC
1895. There was a still southwest breeze
B0.i1r over the course.
W. slack. the night miller in Goodald's
mills, ST Fleeporf, H., was killed Friday
rf5hr while 80 work On entering the mill
IN ft- u3-li9g the day miller found the
body literally wrapped around the main
shsfJ.
AtrIegram from Galway says: "a bailiff
named King was seized Friday night by a
gsr- of disguised men and roasted over a
IRE until he swore he would resign his
Office. Kings condition is believed to be
hopeless.
George SchUmp, q hoy eight years old,
living with his parents, died Saturday from
injuries received on Wednesday, through
hmg beaten with a club by Frederick Dan
per. aged - Danner was arrested and
locked up.
Miss Maria SlinsOn Diman, daughter Of
the late Professor Diman, of Brown Univer-
sirv. was killed in Providence while riding.
Her horse became unmanageable, and
dashed her against a tree, causing cODcus-
,iau 0f the brain. She was twenty years of
age
A family named Weaver, eight In num-
ber living on an islet in the centre of a
marsh at CrescO, Michigan, was found few
5avs ago destitute, with nearly all of the
members sick Of malignant scarlet fever.
Three Of the children died within twenty
four hours.
Tie Crescent Regiment at New Orleans is
making great preparations" for the inter
State competitive drill, which is to take
uIsce on the 18Th aud 2Oth of Nav The
first prize will be 81 900, the second $500,
Tor the best drilled companies, the entries
to close on May 10th.
A gentleman in Montreal who offered the
city so, 900 as a permanent bread fund for
the poor. without respect to creed or ma
tiOuaitv, had much difficulty in getting his
generous cfft accepted, some of the Alder
men Contendiug that the City Council is
not appointed to administer a fund fol
charitable purposes.
While VIM. G.. Barnard, Of Bellaire, o.,
vss alightiug from the Pan Handle train a;
The Union Depot in Indianapolis, he was
surrounded by mob Of pickpOckets, who
relieved him Of his wallet, containing S4SC
10 currency and three drafs on the First
National Bank Of Wheeling calling fol-
$4,000 each.
Mavor Mclean, Of East St. Louis, re-
eelved a load Of shot in his face Friday from
uau named Maucheraut, and returned the
fire with 8 revolver, intlicting a wound IL
Nsucheraut's neck, which will probably
prove fatal One of the Mayors eyes wa:
desiroyed. The Mayor, with a squad Of
police, was protecting the erection Of q
fgrce around ! lot, the title to which was
dis U-td by MsucheTaut.
Burglars entered the store room of Gun
1irgbam * Boswell, at Winchester, Ind,
srd carried the safe cut Of the building. and
totkit a sQusTe away. They knocked the
combination off with a hammer sud filed
the hole Up with powder, with which they
blew the door open. They obtained SlGO
m money md other valuables. 4 gang OF
safe robbers are working Wayne, Henry
and Randolph counties.
The great union ferry between New York
and Brooklyn, consisting of five lines, las
been leased by the city for 1913 per cent. Of
the gross receipts. The fare Is two cents TO
Bu0klyn, except in early morDiug and ear y
evening, when it is one cent. The gross re
ce.p-s IL these five ferries last year were
SI,l0J.C00 so that the city will get nearly
$40 COO year, whereas under Tweed they
paid 81 for a ten years lease.
TIE nominations sent to the Senate by the
President, aud which have not yet been
scted upon, aggregate 217. They are classi-
fed as follows: Judicial, 4; diplomatic, .;
CoJsuls, II; army officers, IL; navy officers,
9, Collectors Of Customs, Il; Surveyors of
CusrOms, 3; Collectors of Internal Revenue,
5. United states Marshals, z; District At
torneYs, g; Receivers of Land Offices, 10;
Registers, >; Indian Agents, 4; POstmasteTs,
90 miscellaneous, 10.