Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-26
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
During last week $4,000 standard dollars
were distributed.

During last week $4,000 standard dollars
were distributed.
1t is rumored that a number of capitalists
and business men are engaged In an effort
to revive the worlds fair project with good
prospects OF success.
A dispatch from Cairo says a desperate
sffray recently occurred at Soudan, in con-
sequence of the preaching of false proph-
ct, and one hundred and fifty Egyptian SOL
diers were killed.
The torpedo boat which is said to have
been constructed for the Fenians is under
the surveillance of the customs authorities
to prevent her leaving New York harbor
without clearance papers.
The granite ring in the treacherous part
OF the st. Gothard tunnel has been COM
pleted. The rings previously made show no
signs Of yielding. 1t is hoped the difficulty
which so sorely troubled the engineers has
been overcome.
Charles Wtlding, day foreman of the Peru
Yards, Ind, was getting up the evening
through freight, and stepped in between
TWO cars to make coupling, when his foot
became fastened In frog and the approach
Ing cars ran over him. His left leg and arm
were crushed into jelly, and he died about
midnight.
In the International Polar Conference at
st. Petersburg it has been decided that Den
mark shall erect a meteorological station at
Upernavic; Russia, at the mouth of the
Lena and Nowsja and Semlja; France, at
Cape North; Norway, at Bosskop; Sweden,
at spitzbergen, and Austria, on the Island
of Jan Mayer.
The Herald says that on the receipt of the
news concerning Gar6eld's unfavorahle
change an excited meeting was held in
Westteld, n. j. Every man present pledged
himself under oath to proceed to Washing
ton at his own expense, in case the Presi
dent died, to take part in any movement to
avenge his death.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the gov
ernment could hardly have come worse out
of the debate than from that concerning
the arrest of Michael Davitt. 1t sincerely
hoped that he would be released at once.
IL Is difficult to speak with respect of the
grounds which Sir William Harcourt alleg-
ed for the rearrest Of Davitt.
The grain available for export from Aus
tro-Hungarv this year has been estimated in
value at 100,000,000 forms. This is with
one exception the largest on record. Ex-
cessive rains during the last few days have,
however, entirely destroyed the crops in the
districts of Laibach and Carinthia and dam
aged them in many other places.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: "The
statement telegraphed here that Hartmann
is about to lecture throughout the United
States on The account of his attempt to
blow up the Imperial train in November,
1S79,' furnishes NJ. Katkoff with an occa-
sion once more to air bis views on the sub
ject of eXtradition, and at the same time to
vent his spleen against England for refusing
to enter the recently proposed International
Extradition Conference. 1t is reported that
the government has decided to request the
extradition of Hartmann"
party of threshers working for Mr..
Burnsworth, near Bloomington, Illinois,
were awakened by terrible commotion in
the hog pen, and on looking among the
excited animals discovered the foot of an
infant by the light of lamp. In the morn
ing they found the torn clothing Of babe
among the hogs. The pen was literally
strewn with bits Of flesh and stained with
blood. A neighboring haYstack showed
signs that some one had spent the night
there, and it is believed that some wretch
consigned the helpless infant to its terrible
death.