Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-20
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Egyptian troops ordered to the Soudan
continue to desert in large numbers.
Clifford ststham, Postmaster at Lynch
burg, Va, died yesterday evening at ten
minutes past seven O'Clock.
The Hungarian Delegations have com
pIeteEy agreed on all matters brought before
them and the session has been closed.
The recent reports expressing the fears Of
an AusirO. Russian war have not been con
frmed by anything which has transpired
since their publication.
A. n. Neal, a white man, wss arrested at
COnYers, Ga, Friday and placed in jail, on
the charge Of criminally sssaultfng his wife's
niece, girl ten years old.
The police at LembeTg have made dOmi-
ciliary visit aud arrested six mechanics.
They also seized a large number of Social.
ist pamphlets and explosive bullets.
A Chicago dispatch SAYS: "Since the
shipment East Of fresh beef in refrigerator
cars Was-begun, a few weeks sgo, the trade
in canned beef has almost entirely ceased" ="
The London Daily Ne5cS' corr spOndent at
Cairo says it is believed that the commits
sion will decline to admit the representa-
tives Of the press to the trial Of the rebel
prisoners.
/, A duel was fought at Perth on Saturday
between a Radical editor and g deputy
named HOrmansky. who hsd taken the part
of the Jews IN the TisZ 3esZlar affair. Neither
Of the men were injured.
A special from Fort Worth, Texas saws:
'tAt three O'Clock yesterday morning a fire
was discovered in the -four mill here, and
this and nine smaller houses were burned.
Loss $40, QUO; insurance $50, 00O."
A dispatch from Tscna, dated November
II, says: The Bolivian Chambers have
e. IL, 3
General CamperO has returned to Lapaz and
resumed the Supreme Magistracy of Bolivia"
The official count OF the vote for Governor
on the last Alabama election was made on
Saturday by the Speaker OF the House and
President of the Senate, in tn presence Of
both houses. l. gives O'Neill, Democrat,
100, ,59I and Sheffield. Independent, 1856.
The Public Prosecutor at Pesth has sp-
piled to the court for an order to disinter
and re-examine the body Of the Christian
girl, who, It is alleged, was murdered by
Jews at Tiszaesz zlar, In order to sift and put
an end to q scandal which has lasted six
months.
Dr. Richard Jeffceys, one Of the most
prominent physicians in the State and wide
liz known, died at Petersburg, Va, yes'er-
day morning suddenly Of cOngestive chill.
The deceased was 62 years OF age and pre-
viOus TO the late war was q surgeon in the
United States navy.
DIVER Brothers on Friday announced
that they had transferred Hindoo, Francesca
and Red and Blue to G. W. Bowen & Co.,
of Kentucky, eceiving in return the two
year old FLY, Miss Woodford. The three
horses mentioned were to be shipped to
Kentucky yesterday.
The extrsdition treaty between the United
States and Belgium has heen perfected by
- haNv bo
Belgian Ministers and the State Depart
ment. The treaty covers about every class of
crime above the grade OF such as are Ordi-
nsrily disposed Of in police courts.
Gen. James D. Fessenden, United states
Register in Bankruptcy, and SOD OF the late
Senator Fessenden, dropped dead on the
street in Portland, Ne, at half-past ten
O'Clock Saturday morning. He was nearly
fifty years old. He was in General Sher-
mans army in It's march through Georgia.
Testimony was concluded in the suit of
". 7. G.. Shsuks against the Truth for $780,
600 damages for alleged libel Saturday
afternoon in the Kings County, New York,
Supreme Court, and the case given to the
Jury. After an absence OF four hours the
istter returned a verdict OF 50 coo in favor
OF the plaintiff.
Ata meeting OF the Executive Committee
of the National Rife Association, Friday,
Colonel John Bodine sent in a letter tender
ing his resignation as Captain OF the Ameri-
can Military Rifs Team Of 1888. BE says
he still retains the keenest interest In the
match, and will spare no efforts to promote
its success His resignation was accepted.
The Alabama State fair closed at Mont
gomerv on Saturday. The event OF the
week was the trotting race, Iree Ior all Ior
a purse OF 81 900. A. L. CoX's horse ice
Bunker won the first division Of the purse,
$500 McCurdy's Hsmbletonisn won the
second, S225. G.. Beck's Brown Wilkes,
won the third, OF $50. There was no entry
for the fourth prize OF $125. Joe Bunker
won the second, third and fourth heats.
Time 2:2754, Dps and 2:21K.
Funeral services over the remains OF the
late James W. SimOnton were held yester-
day at the church Of the Messiah, in New
York. They were attended by many promi-
nent literary men snd members Of the Asso-
ciated Press, Of which he was for many
wears general sgent DIR. Robert Collier
oficisted and made an address on the vir
tues Of the deceased. The remains were
then taken to Woodlawn Cemetery for in
terment. at the latter place Masonic
services were conducted by the Master of
Kane Lodge No. 454, + q A. NJ, OF which
Mr.. SimOnton was an esteemed member.
At Philadelphia on Saturday In the Com
mon Pleas Court 112 petitions were pre-
eepted by the Pennsylvania Company for
Insurance on lives and granting snnuities,
asklng leave to Invest monies Of trusts IN
theiT hands belonging TO estates represented
by them in y nited States per cent. bonds.
The amount embraced in these various
estates aggregates over 500, 600. The
request of the petitioners was granted.
The company has tried 10 vain to procure
mortgage at 5 or ~ per cent. They there
fore deemed f. best for the estates repre-
sented by them that the money be placed in
government As.