Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-29
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Justice Cliff lrd was Inferred Yesterday.
There was a distinguished gathering pre-
ent.
Hon. John G. Bogley, an ex Governor of
Michigan, died in San Francisco on Wednes-
day.
Nathan Nicholson. colored, drank car
bolic acid for whisky at Baltimore and died
the next morning.
Judge Stack, of Indiana, who was
struck by spOplexy, died in the hospital at
Chicago Yesterday afternoon.
The London Globe says Sir VIII am Har-
court, Home Secretary, received the first
warning concerning the Internal machine
from Dublin.
A Nashville dispatch reports the assas-
sinatlon of JAS. Goodman, In the eastern
part OF Giles county, Tennessee, and the
arrest OF W. W. Rea on suspicion of the
murder.
A telegram from Long Branch reports
much damage to the farm lands and suffer
ing among cattle caused by the prolonged
drought. The army worms thrive on the
parched grain ard clover fields"
The doctor attending Mr.. Boyton, a
prisoner under the coercion act, says his
patient is in a dangerous state OF health,
and that his eyesight has greatly failed.
The prison doctor will report on the case.
Henry Abbott, son OF Gen. H. L Abbott,
OF the United States army, died at Wilton,
New Hampshire, from injuries received a
few hours before by falling from load of
hay upon the pointed end OF a stake Of the
wagon.
L. has been decided by the British Gov
ernment to make no pecuniary advauc- in
the future to ransom -itish subjects when
acting in no public capacity in the event of
their cap ure by brigands In Turkey or other
countries.
The tribunal appoIn ed to decide upon
the validity OF the railroad bonds OF Mime
sofa began it's st ssions in St. Paul. After
hearing objections to its jurisdiction, etc
which were aunulled, the tribunal ad
journed for one week.
A Bombay dispatch says: ga battle was
fought yesterday between the Ameer and
AYOob Khan, during which the Ameer's
regiments deserted and went over to the
enemy. Thereupon the remainder of the
Ame' RS troops fed, leaving their guns on
the field"
A few OF the mills at Eau Claire, Wscon-
sin, have resumed work, but ii I'd it difilcul
to get men. The strikers refuse to 90 back,
and the harvest calls other laborers into the
country. l. was expected that portion OF
the militia would leave, everything being
profoundly quiet.
ten mile horseback race took place at
Leadvile, Col, recently, between Miss Mir
ME Pinno. of Greeley, Col, and Miss Cur
lis, OF Topeka, and was easily won nv the
former Ol the eighth mile, Miss Pinno
being a mile and half ahead, Miss Curtis
dismounted and tainted.
The Butler syndicate has made two or
three more unsatisfactory offers for the
SpTague properties. The committee of
creditors informed the Representatives
Of the syndicate that 'if a clear Offer
of four million dollars had been made for
the entire property, the cOmmi tee would
recommend its acceptance "
The Postmaster General has issued an or
der resembling the special assignment of The
mail service on the Missis -ippi rv-r, south
of the Missouri Safe line, and upon all
rivers west of the Mississippi al d south of
the Missouri State line. The change Of the
mail service upon these rivers will revert to
the Superintendents of the respective divi-
sions to which they btlOng.
Keene (H II young man was recently
severely poisoned by corrosive sublimate
contained in the mucilage upon postage
stamps which he mOistened with his tori que
as be stuck them upon some two hundred
envelopes. The poison had been taken IN
sufficient quantities to produce violent pains
10 the abdomen and limbs and other symp-
toms of quite an alarming nature.
The Cheyenne Leader publishes a rel orr
of an interview with Tsu Soon Kee, an at
tache of lthe Chinese legation at Wash
ingtOU, who says that the Chinese students
withdrawn from America will be sent to
England, France and Germany, and here
after the Chinese Government will educate
students In Europe aud also Ia China where
military aud naval schools are being estab-
lished." "