Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-17
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The retirement of Major General Nc
DoWell was yesterday officially announced
from army headquarters.
The Jeanette board of inquiry con-
tinued Yesterday the examination of Lieut..
Danenhower, but elected nothing:of import
ance which has not already been pub
lished.
Oscar Wilde, the aesthetic, was arrested In
broneton, New Brunswick, a few nights
ago. lor preach OF contract in falling to lee
ture. be settled the case by paying 800.
Three coaches Of the south bound passen-
ger train on the Texas Pacific Railway were
thrown from the track near Marshall, Texas,
on Sunday, two OF them being turned ever.
No one is reported Injured.
Hong Kong advices of the 18th ult. re-
port that "the Chinese Government is about
to request that certain intelligent lads he
admitted to the Naval and Military Acade-
mics OF the United States"
In Wilmington, Delaware, recently. a
colored exhorter named Bell and his wife
INDUCED in fight. She struck him yio-
lent blow with pitcher, and he cut her so
badly with a knife that her life is despsired
Of.
At Fort Fettermsn, few nights ago, j.
81. Capp shot and killed R. R. Elgin and
dangerously wounded Michael Egan. The
latter gathered party OF cowboys, who
took Capp from the officers and lynched
him.
The United Ireland announces that the
prospectus Of the Irish Banking Company is
In circulation. The proposed capital of the
company is e1 100000. The project was
received favorably at the preliminary meet
ing held in Dublin.
The repairs to the White House in Wash
ington will not be finished before Decem-
Der. The Presidents private apartments
and those portions of che building devoted
to business, will, however, be ready for
occupancy in short time.
A daring attempt was made on Saturday
night by unknown parties to wreck two
freight trains at Zan, a statioa on the Nor
folk and W stern Railroad. They placed a
number OF rails across the track. but the
obstruction was discovered before any dam
age was done.
The General Manager of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company has informed
the board Of direction OF the forthcoming
Garfield monument fair, to be held in
Washington, that their road will sell tickets
at reduced rates to persons who wish to at
tend that exhibition.
The total number of patents. Including
reissues and designs, granted by the Patent
Office In Washington during the last fiscal
year, was I(,(Io. Inc number OF trade
marks registered was 1,O79; labels register
ed, 223. The receipts of the office were
$279, IA in excess OF the expenditures.
The Democratic Parish Convention met at
New Orleans yesterday at Odd Fellows Hall
and nominated candidates for city officers
as follows: For Mayor, w. J. Behan; Com
missioner of Public Works, John Fitz-
patrick; Commissioner of Police, Patrick
Mealey; Treasurer, B. T. Wslshe, Comp
troller, J.s.V. Guilletto; also Recorders,
Councilmen and Aldermen.
A Marshall, Texas. special says: ''The
mail robbery reported few days ago has
been kept quiet. A pouch was found in
warehouse yard cut open and rifled. Five
letters were found. One contained draft
of firm In Shreveport. There were no reg
istered packages in the pouch, and nothing
of value was taken while being transferred
to Shreveport at night. There is no clue to
the robbers"