Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-04
TAPPING THE WIRES.

A fire broke out at Camilla, Mitchell
county, on last Saturday night. In the store
OF j. s. Jones & Brother, while the mem
bers Of the firm were at supper. The flames
spread rapidly, and several business houses
in the vicinity, with their contents, were
destroyed or damaged. The losses amount
to over 81, 900, only partially covered by
insurance.
Disgraceful demonstrations are being
made against the Jews at Berlin. On the
morning Of New Years day large crowds,
mostly composed of students, made demon
stration against the Jews. They smashed
the windows OF cafe much frequented by
Jews, mobbed all the Jews they met, and
another large cafe was invaded and emptied
Of Jews.
The French police are preparing 10 sup
press the disorders spprehended on the
occasion of the funeral Of Blanqui, the
Communist.
A large land meeting, at which several
thousand were present, was held At
Loughres, county Galway, Ireland, on Sun
day, at which Mr. Davitt was the principal
speaker. The Dublin correspondent of the
London Times says more repulsive and
terrible year has never come upon
the country, aud It viii take
many years to reconstruct the social system
now in ruins. 1t is stated also that one
thousand guns are to be sent surreptitiouslY
to Ireland from Birmingham weekly, and
that five thousand Enfield rifles have been
sent there in the last three weeks. The
police have arrived at Birmingham to watch
the proceedings OF the Irish literary socie-
ties.
In the United States Circuit Court of Bal
timore yesterday morning, in the suit of the
Pullman Palace Car Company against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for Infringing
on the patents Of the complaiIsnts and ask
ing for an Injunction restraining the railroad
company from using Pullman cars on their
line, the court decided Ia favor OF the COM
pany and refused to grant the injunction.
The Allan Line steamer Sandman, from
Boston to Halifax, has picked up a
boat containing Paul Nelson and Charles
Lund Of the schooner Waldo Irvine, Of
Rochester, Massachusetts,. They. had lost
their vessel in a snow storm, aud had been
blown out to sea.
The new Board OF Aldermen Of the city
Of New York failed to effect an organiza-
ton yesterday, and adjourned until Wedues-
day next. The Mayors message will not
waa| v-~4F1 kNo r1s~I
In view Of the fsct that an ad interim
Secretary Of the Navy can only be appointed
for ten days, the Navy Department viii be
without a head until Wednesday, when
Dir. Hayes viii send to the Senate the nomi-
nation of Secretary Thompson's successor.
In the state trials in Dublin yesterday the
court decided thst the speeches delivered
in favor OF the traversers throughout the
country might be read through their coun-
sci. Advantage was taken of this decision
20 read various long speeches, which con-
sumed nearly the entire time Of the court.
Extracts from the speeches Of PaTnell and
the other agitators to prove that they had
advised tenants to pay no rent until rents
had been scceptably reduced, but to hold
their lands, were also read. st the rising of
the court Mr.. Parnell was loudly cheered.
The cold continues to be intense in Vir-
ginia. At Petersburg the snow blockade
has been raised, but trains are still delayed
The RappahannOck river at Fredericksburg
is closed with ice. Fire wood Is scarce at
fredericksburg, and the authorities have
taken possession of the woodyards, in order
90 supply the destitute. John a. Singer, q
farmer Of Chesterfield county, was on Sun
day found frozen to death on the read near
his residence.
Slosson writes Vignsux a challenge to
play him champion game Of billiards for
5000 francs on New York table, on which
neither have ever played, the match to
come of in either New York, London or
Paris.
Receipts from customs, internal revenue
and miscellaneous sources at the Treasury
Department are for 1879, 1898. $50, $50, and
for 1850, $3.50, 1876, 739.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
notified the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to remove its wires from the line of
the road. The telegraph company contends
chat It has the right to maintain its lines
along the road without interruption, and the
matter is to be tested in court to-day. The
case Is one OF great interest.
The London Times, commenting on the
increased population Of the United States,
says it is of eleven and q half millions of
people, not poor and destitute, but well-to-
do and well educated, and that there is
reon to spare for many more such. 1t says:
"We cannot but look with envy on the ma
ton whose easy lot It is to gather up the
good things which fortune has cast It,"
The New York stock market opened gen
orally firm yesterday, but soon speculation
weakened and continued wesk in late deal
ings.