Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-20
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

John George Sendmeyer, Philadelphia,
died suddenly of apoplexY, In the surf at
Atlantic City.
The Garfield fund, with additional SUBJ
scriptloUs received Saturday, now amounts
to S147, ,575 20.
Chinese riots are again reported at Yale,
In British Columbia, growing out Of their
opposition to the levy of the school tax.
Seven persons at the Anamose 0owa)
penitentiary broke from the enclosure. Four
escaped, but the other three were captured
Frank Young, boy employed in tele-
phone office at Hamilton, Ontario, got out
OF window and attempted to walk along
the stone work TO another window, but was
killed by falling to the ground, fifty feet
below.
The Chicago telegraph operators have
sent telegram to President Garfield, con-
gratulating him that $50 happy an outcome
TO so great crime seems now assured, and
their trust that the President will be speedily
restored to health"
Four more cases of lockisw resulting
from wounds from toy pistols are reported
In Baltimore, making seventeen In all as a
consequence Of the fourth of July. Three of
the new cases have proved fatal; the fourth
is not expected to recover.
According to the reports furnished by the
San Francisco Produce Exchange, there re-
main over of the California crop of last
year 1924 ,278 centals go, ,407, ,130 bushels),
and l34, ,592 barr els of -four. This is the
largest surplus Of wheat ever carried over
10 that State.
st. Louis dispatch says: "Antoine Vale
and Emmitt Jones, two roustabouts on the
steamer Lady Lee, Quarreled on the last
trip OF the boat to Kansas City, aud Vahe
beat Jones badly over the head with stick
OF cord wood. Jones swore he would have
revenge, and while Vale was sleeping In a
hammock on the boiler deck of the steamer
he killed him."
Superintendent Fairmsn, of the Insurance
Department. of New York, has discovered
that the Universal Life Insurance Company
has exhausted its capital stock, and has an
additional deficiency OF 1854, ,0I6, making a
total deficiency OF $884,Ol He has issued
a requisition to the stockholders to paw In
tAis amount to the office OF the company on
or before the 18th of October.
An empty engine on the Lehigh Valley
pa Railroad, going south, ran into the
northern bound fast freight train on the
long bridge at White Haven. Jas. Multi
gan, of Mauch Chunk, had one leg cut of:
VIM. Z. Flemming, of White Haven, leaped
from the train, falling from the trestling to
the Central Railroad track below, breaking
both ankles and otherwise being seriously
injured. The train was badly wrecked.
The wife aud daughter of George Thomas,
OF Plymouth, Massachusetts,, were drowned
recently in Plymouth harbor They were
out sailing with man named Waterson and
the boat ran upon rock, turned over and
filled. Three young men swan to the as
s1stance OF the party, but In taking them
out OF the boat 1t became dislodged aud
sank. Tde party then tried to take the
women ashore, but were obliged to abandon
them In order to save themselves.
A party of drunken roughs becoming dis
orderly at ball at Judges Hotel, near the
Central Railroad depot in Pittston. Pa. a
few days ago, were elected from the hotel.
and began to riddle it with stones. They
also attacked circus company about to
leave on train for Manch Chunk, but
were driven off by two shots fred by one of
the circus men. 1t was then discovered
that the first shot had entered the hotel and
killed John Mangan, who was sitting at
window, and that the second had severely
wounded woman named Murphy In one
OF her arms. No arrests were made.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
awarded gold medal to Ida Lewis, now
Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson, for her services In
rescuing persons from drowning since the
passage of the act authorizing such awards
Most OF the rescues were made under cir
cumstances calling for heroic daring, and
involving the risk of the noble woman's life.
Since 1854, so far as known, she has saved
IL lives, and in all cases except two without
assistance from others. Her latest achieve
ment was in February last, when, at great
peril to herself, she saved the lives of two
oandsmen from Fort Adams, who broke
through the Ice 10 Narragansett Bay.