Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-10
TAPPING THE WIRES.

A man named John Davis, alias Wright,
was killed on Saturday morning by Il. L.
Balmer, an old man, in s quarrel about
board bin, on q fishing boat in Green river,
Kentucky.
Considerable damage has been occasioned
By the ice moving in the Ohio river, be
tween Pomeroy and North Bend. The
steamer General Lyttle was cut down and
sunk in seven feet OF water, and may prove
a total loss, and the steamer Ell Dorado was
damaged to the extent Of 5000. About
fifty coal barges, valued at s., 600 each, were
also destroyed.
The fast mail train coming South, on
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, ran
into a rock slide on Friday night near Lex
ington, n. c. The engine and postal car
were completely wrecked, and the baggage
and passenger cars more or less damaged.
The engineer, Mike O'Donnell, and his fire.
man, were instantly killed. The postal
clerk, baggage master and several Of the
passengers were slightly injured.
The Missouri Democrats have nominated
T. u. Cockreu for reelection to the United
States Senate.
The schooner ". J. Russell, from Jack
sonvine for New York, arrived In the latter
port on Friday. She experienced stormy
weather during the trip, and on December
18th lost overheard a seaman named Thos.
A. Warren, 4 native Of Maine. On the I'd
Inst. the Russell spoke the schooner Nathan
Kinney, from Fernandina for Philadelphia,
leaking badly. The Captain aud crew were
taken of in an exhausted condition, and
brought to New York.
The New York stock market opened
strong on Saturday. Prices advanced
throughout the day, and closed at about the
highest figures touched. The improvement,
as compared with Fridays closing quota
tons, ranged from & to 80 per cent
The Greek Premier, in his last reply to
the French Charge d'Afaires, attributes the
present situation Of the Greek question to
the action OF the powers at Berlin, which
generated the hopes OF Greece, who IS now
the only executor Of the decisions Of the
powers. Trusting TO promises. Greece alb
stained from hostilitIes, but now, acting
upon wise counsel, and taught By the expe-
rience Of DulcignO, she cannot recede, but
must prepare for hostiities.
The London press, in calling attention to
the esrly outbreak Of obstruction in the
House Of Commons, predicts that the gov
eminent will adopt strong measures against
it If It be continued. In the House Of Com
mons the Speaker said the practice was
highly fnconvenient, and If persisted in he
believes the House would be obliged to put
an end to the abuse Of the practice.
The batteries Of artillery stationed in Dub
lin are prohibited from marching into the
country for exercise without 8 suitable es-
cort Of cavalry or infantry.
The corrupt practices st elections bill was
read g first time in the House of Commons
on Friday night. It's chief object IS to put
an end to the lavish expense accompanying
most elections by fixing a certain sum for
the entire election, with q schedule varying
according to the size Of the constituency.
Among the punishments provided for in the
bill is entire disqualification for ever sitting
for a constituency where corrupt practices
occur.
The Pope has sent fresh instructions to
the Irish Bishops, with a view to promoting
the re-establishment Of order IN Ireland.
In the United States House of Representa-
tives Saturday, after some unImportant
business, the funding bin was taken up
and considered By the House sitting in com
mittee Of the whole. It was debated
throughout nearly the entire daF and with
out final action, the House at 4:30 p. m. ad
journed.
When the returns Of the late election for
Delegate to Congress from Utah were
eanvsssed BY Secretary Of the Territory
Thomas, the Gentle candidate, Alien 6.
Campbell, fled paper with Gov. Murray
protesting against the issue Of 9 certificate
Of election to apostle Cannon, on the ground
that he is not a naturalized citizen, and is
q poIygamist. Gov. Murray sustained the
objections and granted the certificate to Mr..
Campbell. The Mormons are greatly in
censed in consequence.
William j. sweeny, keeper Of a sailors
D0ardlng mouse III O4aEIeStOu5 q ~ uuueI-
took to furnish four sailors to the British
barkentine Sunbeam, lying at Bull River,
and delivered the sailors On board yesterday
morning. AS sweeny pushed off from the
ship three Of the sailors jumped back into
his boat, when the Captain OF the Sunbeam
opened fire on them, killing one sailor and
seriously wounding Sweeny and another
sailor. The Sheriff OF Beaufort has gone
to Bull River to arrest the Captain.
The land meeting to have been held in
Tralee, Ireland, yesterday, was prohibited.
A large crowd assembled, but there were
four hundred troops on the ground. Mr..
Davitt subsequently addressed the assem-
blage from the hotel.