Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-23
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The French Chambers have been sum-
moned to meet on the 9th OF November.
There were eight deaths from yellow
fever In Havana during the week ended
Saturday.
A fire last Saturday night DESTROYED the
Eenterpris -four mills at Memphis, Tenn.
Loss $4,000.
Commodore Hugh J. Puryiance (retired)
died at Baltimore Saturday morning at his
residence in that city.
A Keonigsberg dispatch saws "Tbere
has been tremendous decline 10 the prices
OF Russian grain, owing to the competition
of America"
Mrs. Hamilton Fish was thrown from a
carriage near Gsrrison's New York. recent.
ly, and had two ribs broken, besides suffer
ing other injuries. She was reported at Last
accounts to be doing well.
A dispatch from Fort Morgan. Alabama.
says: can unknown brig was forced to
anchor off Sand Island yesterday on account
OF the storm. She is supposed to be The
Ortolar, from Galveston"
The Tammsny Hall Convention nomins-
ted A s. Hewitt for Congress from the
Tenth New York district. Perry Bel
mont was also nominated by the Democ-
Gratis in the First New York district,
There is great interest manifested at
Brownsville, Texas, in the coming election
There is a split in the Democratic party.
One side indorses Ochiltree, Independent.
against Finley, Democrat, for Congress.
The Charcoal Iron Workers Association
adjourned at IL p. m. Saturday night. after
three days session at tChattanooga, They
have visited all the important furnaces in
the South, and are deeply impressed with
the outlook of the iron regions in this To-
calitY.
James Donnelly, thirty-fve years Of age.
was dumping bod full of bricks inside the
great chimney at HaVemeyer's sugar house.
10 course of erection at Williamsburg, a few
days ago, when the staging broke and he
was killed by falling to the ground. one
hundred feet below.
A motion challenging the array of Jurors
In the case of Healy and incidentally at
tacking the constitutionality of the act Gre
ating the District Courts, was argued at
New Orleans on Saturday, by Judge Whit
sker and District Attorney Finney. The
motion was overruled by Judge Roman.
Captain J. G. Post. of the United States
Engineer Corps, has been relieved from
duty under Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore.
and ordered to relieve Captain A. M. NIL
Ter In charge OF the Mississippi river i'm
provements. Captain Post will take the
Lieutenants j. M. Bailey and J. w. Symons
have been ordered to report to Lieutenant
Colonel Gilmore at Charleston, s. G.
Henry Hannah, of No. $40 Bedford avenue,
ana Thomas Leander, of No. SIS De Kalb
avenue, Brooklyn, were arrested recently on
charge OF highway robbery. The priso-
ners, who are only ten years of age, a few
days ago, stopped smaller boy in the
street, and took from him two dollars and a
half, which he had for a pair of shoes.
Whether the young rascals had been reading
dime novels or not remains to be seen.
The rubber manufacturers of the United
States, in session in New YORK, have
adopted the following resolution: "We, the
undersigned manufacturers of rubber boots
and shoes, hereby agree to close our respec.
tive factories on and after December %,
1882, and to keep them closed uutil the
price OF rubber shall fall to point which
warrants us in resuming. The time when
that point has been reached shall be de-
termined by the meeting called by the
Chairman or Secretary of this meeting. ON
the request OF five members, who are manu-
facturers Of rubber boots and shoes. :" About
sixty firms, having an aggregate capital of
$50, ,OOO, 200, were represented In the meet
ing