Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-23
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
Rear Admiral James F. schenck.
Ohio, retired, is dead.

near Admiral James F. Schenck. of
Ohio, retired, is dead.
AT Exeter, England. Yesterday several
cars ana $4,000 gallons of oil were burned
b. Gardner, lumber dealer of CHICAGO
has failed. Liabilities 100000. This is
his third failure.
1t is stated officially that the Emperor
William has recovered from his sickness.
He drove out yesterday.
A dispatch to the Exchange Teleeranh
Company from Glasgow announces the
failure of Riefenstein & Harmens. iron
brokers. Liabilities 955,0O0.
A Cairo dispatch reports that General
Stone Pasha, late chief of staff of the
Egyptian army, has resigned his commits
sion, and intends to return forthwith to
America.
Deputy Collector PyOtt raided an illicit
distlllery Thursday night in Cumberland
county, Ienn., destroyed one hundred and
made two arrests.
The DidriO Official of Lima deprecates
General Montero's proposals in respect to
the eesslon of Taena and africa to Bolivia,
ana questions his right to dispose of terri
tory conquered by Chill.
At the RiOm assizes Yesterday nine of
the rioters of Montceau Les Mines were
sentenced to Imprisonment for terms vary
ing from one to five years with recommen-
datIons to mercy. Fourteen others were
acquitted.
AT Bayou Goula, Mexico, Thursday.
three negroes attacked p. Dibblanc on
the road and beat him almost to death.
Dibblanc's brother came to his assistance,
and shot one of his assailants named Syl-
vester dead.
a off nd
the murder of Thomas Browne, a farmer,
near Castle Island, have been convicted of
the crime and sentenced to be hanged on
january 23d. The prisoners protested
their innocence.
Forty infantry sOldiersat Tampico, after
desperate fight with the guard on Thurs
day, escaped. Captain Burgess was killed,
and one Lieutenant and several soldiers
were wounded. A detachment of troops
pursued the deserters. Half of them were
captured ands hot.
The Governor of Tennessee has issued a
certificate of election to G. G.. DibreH. of
the Third Congressional district of Ten
nessee. This is the district in which three
counties were omitted by the legislative
appointment act, which caused discus
sion aSto the validity of the act.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies YES
the Extreme Left to abolish the Parlia-
mentary oath. The House rejected the
motion by vote of 254 to 30. The Parlia-
mentary oath bill introduced by the gov
ernment was adopted by vote of 227
to 45.
The Havana Gazette publishes a circu-
lar letter, issued by Capt. Gen. Prender-
CAST directing the Governors of the differ
ent provinces to apply the articles of law
abolishing slavery, which order that freed
men remain under the protection of the
state for four years after they have OBJ
tanned their liberty, and require them to
prove that they are not leading idle lives.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury
has consented TO delay rendering his opin-
ion on the 18th section of the direct tax
act of June II, 1852, asked for by the Sec
retary of the Treasury. until the agent for
the State of South Carolina has had an op-
portunity to submit an argument in sup
port of his claim for One-half of the pro,
ceeds and leases authorized by the act in
question.