Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-28
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

A. r. Jones, the man who murdered the
three Walker brothers near Aberdeen, Miss,
hss been arrested at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Berlin correspondent of the st. James
Gazette says: "The German press COM
ments suspiciously upon the recent meas
ures for the reorganization of the Russian
army"
A man calling himself Claude L. Strong,
who has been advertising to send ''solsr-
graph watch" to any one sending him 81,
has been arrested at Buffalo, N. Y, for using
the United States mails for swindliug pur-
roses. He sometimes received $50 letters
day.
The Mexican forces have captured most
OF the Indians who escaped from the San
Carlos Agency last summer and took refuge
across the lioe Captain B aldwin, of the
Tenth U1ited States Cavalry, who reports
this capture. does not say what disposition
is to be made of the fugitives.
A young man named James Brady was
arrested in Jersey City few nights ago and
locked up in a cell in the second precinct
station house. When bis name was called
10 the morning the warden, on opening the
cell door, discovered that the prisoner was
dead. An inquiry will be made into the
cause of death,
At New York, a few days ago, William E.
Gray, the noted forger, who was charged
with having flooded Wall street some years
ago with raised bounty certificates, was re-
leased on his own recogniz ance by Judge
DonOhue, District Attorney Rollins having
iiled an opinion that conviction could not
now be had.
Oscar Bvrnes, n cigarmaker, entered the
store OF E P. Kidder q Co., at Grand
Rapids, Mich, and stole seventeen sealskin
jacques, valued at S., 600 He was arrested
IN New York few days ago as he stepped
from a train, the police having been ad-
vised Of his coming. The stolen property
was found among his luggage. He will be
held to await the arrival of western officers.
A conveyance was fled In the Registers
office OF New York city recently by Hugh
J. Jewett, as Receiver of the Erie Railroad
Company, to Jay Gould of the property at
Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue on
which is erected the Grand Opera House
Considerable other property on Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets, adjoining,
is also included in the deed. The conside-
ration paid is $7l5. 600.
Gov. Churchhill, of Arkansas, was State
Treasurer before his election to his present
position. A committee appointed by the
last Legislature to examine the auditors
and treasurer's book has reported an ap-
parent deficit Of $164 600 in the late treas
urer's accounts. The Governor says that
he can satisfactorily explain the seeming
deficit, and will appear before the commit
tee and submit his proofs.
very extraordinary case Of death from
hydrophobia occurred at Philadelphia re-
Gently. The victim, young clerk, Henry
B. Comfy, was bitten on a finger three years
and half ago by common dog. The
wound was at once cauterized, and as the
animal showed no symptoms OF madness
his friends supposed that he soon forgot the
q hat fr IL
preyed on his mind until few days ago,
when he was suddenly stricken down by the
dreadful disease. He died after showing all
the symptoms Of hydrophobia.
Under the authority OF the adjustment
act," passed at the recent session of the
Minnesota Legislature, the Governor of the
State has decided to issue new bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 600, bearing Az per cent.
interest, and either give them in exchange
for the old bonds, which have remained
unpaid for many yeers, or sell them in the
market, and redeem the old bonds with the
proceeds. Various permanent trust funds
In the custody of the State, amounting to a
million of dollars, have been invested in the
new bonds, which is supposed to be per
petual guarantee against any further repu-
diation.
James Reed, of New York city, has made
confession stating that ne went to the
penltenuary as substitute for Sherman
Reed, who was sentenced to three months
imprisonment for selling lottery tickets.
The latter had served a few days of his
term, when he was admitted to bail pending
an appeal. The higher court affirmed his
conviction. and he hired Jane. Reed to act
as his substitute, paying him $50 month.
The latter has returned to the city. and
made confession in the Court OF General
Sessions. The officers of the penitentiarv
discovered the fraud by difference in the
appearance of the men, and when accused
OF the deception the prisoner admitted the
fact,