Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-20
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

OF the Sc, COZ immigrants who arrived in
the United States during July, 2O,374 were
from Germany.
1t now appears that the disaster attending
the bull fight at Marseiles on Sunday last
resulted in the death Of twenty-seVen per
sons and the Wouuding of thirty eight.
The body of an unknown man, about fifty
years of age, was found hanging from a
fence in the upper part of the city of New
York. He had apparently committed sui
eide.
Governor Long, OF Massachusetts,, has
nominated Judge Allen, Of the Superior
Court, for the vacant Jadgeship, and Sena
tor KnOwlton, of Springfield, for judge OF
the Superior Court.
A farmer named Drue, In Washington
county, Illinois, was shot dead IN bis house
recently by an unknown assassin. lie was
In moderate circumstances, and net known
to have had any enemies.
Rich and extensive silver fields have been
discovered within reservation limits in the
Indian Territory, near Fort Sill. White
| men are Illegally attempting to locate mine
| raj claims on those fields, and troops are
asked to protect the Indians from the In
truders.
Father O'Connor, Of New York, priest
of the Independent Catholic Church, at
tempted to deliver a lecture at Watertowr.
Ont. He was interrupted by mob, who
hustled him from the platform aud seized
his manuscript O'Connor was escorted to
hotel by cOnstables. Warrants have been
issued for the arrest Of the ringleaders Of
the mob.
William Massingale was a guest at the
house of John Stewart, near Waldron, Choc
taw Nation, and was to remain there all
- a ~ T.. III
white man, and Ed. Fulsom, a ChoctaW,
came to Stewards house and shot him seven
times. Massipgale started to run, when one
Of the assassins shot him in the back, kill
ing him instantly. They then beat him on
the head until it was horribly crushed and
mutilated.
A scientific exploring expedition is to be
sent by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany ard the Oregon Railway and NaViga-
tion Company to examine the agricultural
and mineral resources of the territory trfbu-
tary to those companies between Lake
Superior and the Pacific coast. The work of
the expedition will last several years, and it
will be under the direction of Professor
PumpillY, lately in charge Of the coal and
iron department of the national census.
Marriott Boswell, Clerk of the Board of
Police Commissioners Of Baltimore. has
been dismissed for obtaining goods on false
pretenses. He had ordered and received
from Sullivan, Vail 81 Co., Of New York, a
quantity of cloth, which was sent by the
firm under the impression that it was in
tended for the police force. About $4, 500
worth OF cloth was received in Baltimore
and sold. Boswell confessed his guilt. He
was Clerk of the Board since its organiza-
tion In 1868.
A man named Van Kaughnot, sus-
pected Of the shooting and killing of
Ontario, is missing. His wife alleges that
in anguish of soul at being continually sc-
cused of all the crimes committed in the
vicinity" he went out on Buck lake in a
punt with herself and their child, and when
midway in the lake, plunged into the water
and never rose again. The story is sup
posed to have been coDcocted for the pur-
pose of allowing Van Koughnet to escape