Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-03
TAPPING THE WIRES.

The Daily Dispateh, of Richmond, pub
lished on New Years day vast budget of
statistical and other information, showing
the progress OF that city in manufactures,
trade and commerce during the past year.
It makes highly satisfactory exhibit.
The board of estimates and apportion-
ment OF New York city have agreed upon the
estimate Of s31, 1854, 322 50 to support the
various departments of the city in 1851.
The apportlonment for 1880 was $29, $751;
99I 9s.
The st. Louis Republican has a special dis
pateh from Bonneville, Missouri, stating
that two negroes, mother and son, had
been found frozen to death near that place.
There was an abundance Of wood in the
yard, but the man was about sixty years
old, and bis mother over one hundred, and
both were nearly helpless.
The bagging and bale tie commission
house Of Clark 6 Breckenridge, st. Louis,
has gone into liquidation. Liabilities about
1000; assets unknown.
That missing railroad train on the Poto-
mac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad
has returned to Fredericksburg, Va, for
supplies. 1t was only able to get fourteen
miles when it was blOckaded by snow. Much
suffering from the extreme cold is reported
throughout that section, cattle have died
from exposure, and deer have been caught
near dwellings, where they were driven
by the cold and starvation.
Hanlan and Ross have Issued a challenge
to any two men in the world to row them
during the early part of the ensuing season
double seull race for $500 or 81. 900 a side.
Arbitration on the Greek frontier question
has been abandoned, and war between that
country and the Porte is deemed inevitable.
The main question now is whether hostili-
ties win be postponed till March or begin
now.
A large volume of business is being done
In Great Britain in anticipation of money
being cheap. Prices have almost uniYer-
sally advanced, and it Is expected values
viii be inflated as they are in America. The
only check to the outbreak of speculation
win be a material rise in the value of
money.
The Crown does not seem to give itself
much trouble regarding the whereabouts Of
the traversers In the trials now going on in
Ireland. This has given the traversers much
satisfaction. 4 dispatch from Rome states
that the Pope has requested all the Roman
Catholic journals to submit their articles on
the state Of affairs In Ireland to the Vatican
authorities.
Petersburg, Va, was visited by another
heavy snow storm Saturday night. The
Appomsttox river is frozen for considers
BILE distance, and navigation is completely
suspended.
The saddlery store Of Fl. Hansell, and the
eraekery store of Isadore Levy s. Co, New
Orleans, were destroyed by fire Saturday
night. Their stock was valued at $50, 600,
and was insured for $685. The stock in
8. Cohen's wholesale house was destroyed,
as was Theura s. Decker's warehouse,
on Tchaupitoulas street. Several other
stocks were damaged. The total loss is
$3.50, goo, and Is believed to be fully covered
by insurance. At two o'clock Saturday
morning another fire broke out and de-
stroyed Aaron VOLTS croekery store. The
building and contents were valued at $751;
600, insurance $55, GOO. The origin of both
fires is believed to have been incendiary.
Mrs. Michael Tweed and her two children
we're found by neighbors in hut near Red
Valley, New Jersey, Thursday night, suffer
ing from the intense cold. She died Friday
night, and the condition CT the children is
pltiabIe.
Henry Augustine, Of Chicago, while visit
ing his Uncle James Augustine, near Otis,
Indiana, vainly tried to poison the latter and
his entire family Friday night. Failing in
this he entered James bedroom. killed Mrs.
Augustine and probably fatally wounded her
husband. He afterwards killed one Of
James sons and wounded another. He
then escaped. II captured he will probably
be lynched.
Monster Land League meetings were held
at Dublin, Bally Castle and Killala on Satur-
day. At the former 10000 people were
present who, after speeches from Healy and
Davitt, dispersed quietly. At Killala 5000
persons were present. Yesterday a meeting
near Killarney was held, in which 5000 per-
sons participated.
Our kilograms from all quarters sgTee in
reporting the coolest weather known for
years.