Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-22
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Twelve hundred OF the coal miners, who
have been on strike st Grsud Combe, have
resumed work.
The liabilities of R. schloesser 81 Co., of
Manchester, whose failure has been an
nounced, are stated to be SIS 900.
Peter Zsrbes, sged fifty-five wears, died of
hYdTOphOOia In Chicago a few days ago.
he was bitten by Spitz dog seven wee ks
ago.
Margaret Jackson and her daughter Ann
were killed bY train, while crossing the
Pan Handle track, near Hanlin's Station,
OaiO, recently.
Secretary Hunt said recently that he had
not been offered the vacant Judgeship of
the Court of Claims, aud that he had no
desire TO return to that bench.
A family Of seven persons in Blooming
ton, Illinois. were poisoned recently by eat
leg canned fruit. They were made very sick,
but it is thought ali will recover.
While Mr.. C. w. Bennett, acting English
Consul, ard Mrs. Bennett were dining at
the Grand Hotel at Panama, a thief entered
their apartment and stole iewelry and other
articles valued at 50, 1000.
Miss Mary Anderson so aroused the en-
thusiasm Of the Rutgers College students
by her performance Of J0lietn in the opera
house in New Brunswick, n. j., that after
the play they took the horses from her car
riage, dragged it to her hotel, and serensded
her.
Two men boarded a Hannibal and st.
Joseph train at Chinicothe, Missouri, few
nights ago, and, Waen near Ulics, drew re-
vOlvers and demanded the passengers
money. Conductor Backnen and the other
train hands threw the Tufians eff the cars
INTO ditch, and when a. Utica sent back a
party to capture them.
The fifty mile bicycle rsce for the cham
piOUship OF America, in New York, was
won by George ID. Gideon, of Germantown,
| Frank Howsri being second. Tne winners
| tine was three iOurs, thirteen minutes
eight snd half seconds. Q. ID. Vesey, the
| E0giish bicyclist, was one of the contest
auts; he retired when he had made forty
three miles.
In the suit of George Flsgg and others
/ against the Manhattan Railway Company,
/ tue Metropolitan E'evated Railway Compa-
nY, and the New York Elevated Railroad
Company, IN tie United States Circuit
Court, Judge Blaiehford rendered his deci-
sion yesterday afternoon denying the motion
Of the plaintiffs for an injunction restrain
/ ing The companies from consolidating.
Siro DelmOnicO, who has for some time
/ conducted the establishment on Broadway
| New York, az Dining the Equitsble build
/ ing, did su1JeDly at O'Clock Monday
morning at his Fourteenth street residence
/ dr. DelmOuicO had arrived at the house a
/ few minutes before five O'Clock, and while
4 dIsrObing for the purpose Of retiring tC
/ sleep he cropped dead, it is supposed OF
heart disease. lie was ffty-eight years OF
/ age.
The latest advices from Panama give g
/ report from Peru that SIR. Hurlbut, oul
Minister 10 that country, has Issued an
! address $50 the nOtables Of Lima" assert.
/ ing that the United States "are firmly in
/ favor Of the cessation Of hostili les between
/ Chilli and Peru;" that the United States
! "OppOse all dismemberment of Peru, except
/ with the free and full consent OF the ma
/ tiOn," aud that the United States fare OF
/ opinion that Chill has acquired by the wal
/ tue right to 3 war indemnity, and that Peru
/ cannot refuse such payment"
At the tOll-gste on the Port Royal Pike
/ two and s hslf miles from Clarksville
/ Tenn, the gate-keepeT, MIR. W. j. Phillips,
shot and killed young man named Nick
Heaihman. Bad blood existed between
them, and driving up TO the tOll-gate, Phil
! lips' son demanded his toll. Heathman de-
manded to see he elder Phillips, and, ours
! ing him, got out of the wagon and started
into the house. Meeting Phillips at the door
he attacked him, and Phillips shot him in
the neck, from which he died. Phillips wai
arrested.