Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-02
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

slight shock of earthquake was felt at
Bangor Sunday evening.
Yesterday was the Bank of EngIand's
holiday. The bank and the Stock Exchange
were consequently closed.
The Chicsgo Inter Ocean's special from
Peoria says: "Of the eighteen men injured
by the explosion of the beer still nine are
dead and more will die"
Hank Shaw, driver of stage coach in
Colorado, was fatally stabbed by an unruly
passenger, whom he had elected, at Echo
City. The murderer fled to the mountains.
It is said that the revenue of the Domin-
ion of Canada, exclusive of British Colum-
bia, for the year ending June 30th last,
shows a surplus over the expenditures Of
So, 3,5OO,OO0
George Bradford was killed and five
Others were injured, Shubael Spinney per-
haps fatally, by the falling of a chimney
during the burning of a dwelling in Calais,
Maine, recently.
Tunis dispatch to the London Times
says; ''All is now quiet here. The Bey has
thus far collected four hundred irregular
troops, but they show the greatest unwil-
lingness to obey ORDERS"
The Postmaster General has decided to
reduce the allowance for clerk hire in post
offices where the present allowance is In
excess of the sum allowed by law. About
$50 offices will be affected by this decision.
A duel was fought near Berlin few days
ago, between a student and an officer of the
army reserve. The weapons were pistols.
The student was killed. This is the fifth
affair of similar character in Germany
within about fortnight.
William D. Washburne, for the last
eighteen months bOokkeeper for Henry
e VI y1NNI, a L..
at Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, has been
arrested on the charge of stealing $4,000
to $4,000 from his employers.
Superintendent Davis, of the New Or
leans Mint, reports to the Treasury Depart
ment that he will during the movement of
the cotton and sugar cane crop put out
from New Orleans between eight and ten
millions of standard silver dollars.
Thomas Andrews, known as the "King of
the Moonshiners,'' has been captured in
Baxter county, Arkansas, where he had
been operating for long time. he ded to
Arkansas several years ago, after having
murdered United States Marshal in Ten
nessee.
There are demonstrations every night
against the Jews at Hammerstein, West
Prussia, and further excesses are feared.
The gensd 'armes are powerless. There
were similar riots at Baerwald, POmerania,
on Tuesday, when quantity OF Jewish
property was destroyed.
The National Board OF Health has adopt
ed certain revisions of the rules under the
act of 1879. regarding the prevention of
smallpox in the United States. It is un-
derstood the principal change is g. require
ment that all persons coming to the United
States from abroad shall be vaccinated be-
fore sailing.
Secretary Hunt has decided on the ap.
pointment of sub-commissions in each of
the navy yards throughout the country to
ascertain the amount of old, worn out ma
terial which has accumulated during and
since the war, and is Of no use to the SER
vice. 1t is intended to ask Congress to au-
thOriZe the sale Of such material.
A dispatch from Copenhagen to the Lon
don Standard says "ln spite of the Radical
triumph in the elections, the Ministers have
determined, so long as they are backed by
majority of the Upper House, to continue
their struggle for the constitution of 1866,
which gives both houses equal power. The
Radicals are endeavOring to make the Lower
House supreme by imposing Ministers of its
own selection On the King"
A later account Of the burning of the
British ship Ori1amme, from London for
San Francisco, shows that she was in COM
pany with the Italian bark San Andrea at
the time. Her cargo consisted of coal and
merchandise, and the fire is attributed to
spontaneous combustion of the coal In the
lower hold The crew had barely time to
save their clothing and leave for the San
Andrea. After boarding the bark an ex-
plosion took place on the Orifamme, which
sunk Immediately.