Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-04
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

the leader in the Durgan rebellion against
China, is dead.
1t is reported that several persons in
Havana, engaged In counterfeiting lottery
tickets, have been arrested.
Lawrence Hartman, a young man, shot at
a servant girl in TowAnda, Pa, recently
because she refused to go riding with him.
Among the bequests made in the will of
the late Nelson Curtis, OF Boston, is one of
5000 to General Miles, the Indian fighter.
The Democratic Convention Of the Second
District of Louisiana, at Carrollton, yester-
day nominated E. John Ellis for Congress by
scclamation.
~FlftY workmen in the Brooklyn navy
yard have been discharged owing to the
unsuficieneY OF the general maintenance"
appropriation.
The Dutch Government has received
telegram reporting that the cholera is epi.
demic In Kotta Radja, Borneo, and In Ath-
! chin, sumatra,
Andrew &. Chapman was renomInated
yesterday as the Democratic candidate for
Congress In the Fifth Maryland district
without opposition.
Thomas Browne, a farmer residing in
Castle Island, county Kerry, was shot dead
near his own house yesterday. This also
was an agrelian crime.
1t is announced that Tug Wilson will not
return TO America. Joe Elliott takes the
81 900 already posted as the stakes, and
Wilson's hacker loses $780,
Fears are entertained that a portion of
FdedsVille, Lehigh county, Pa, will eventu-
ally sink into the workings of the zinc
mines over which 1t is located.
George Travis, his wife and two children.
OF Bridgeport, Pa, were poisoned on Sat
urday by eating bologna sausage. They are
now considered out of danger.
The Merchants Bank of Canada has de.
cided to close fits branch office in Chicago.
as the rates OF interest are lower than in
Canada and the Eastern cities.
Charles Victor, aged eighteen years, was
shot dead by Joseph T. Butler, jealous
rival. while going nome from dance with
girl, near Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday
night
1t is now stated that DIR. w. Fl. Trow-
bridge, who was found dead iu a building
in Stamford. Conn, on Monday, fell from
the top, where he had gone to view the
comet.
A farmer named Hunt was murdered
Monday Light near Boyne, county Ros-
common The crime is undoubtedly agra
rian. Several persons have been arrested
on suspicion.
Alta meeting OF the Cleveland, England.
iron masters yesterday, It was agreed to con,
tinue the restriction of twelve and a half
per cent. In the output of pig iron until the
end of the year.
1t is estimated at the Post Office Depart
ment that there Will be surplus of about
two millions dollars in the appropriations
made Tor the star route service during the
last fiscal year.
James Kelley, at one time reputed to be
worth So 600, 900, died recently in penurv I'm
Allegheny county, Pa. He sank most of
his fortune in Improbable investments and
In litigation. He was SO years old.
The steamer Kansas, from Boston, at
Liverpool, met with heavy weather on the
passage, and had to throw l3d head of cat
tie overheard. Her rail and bridge were
damaged, and she has a considerable list.
Persons familiar with the peanu6section
of Virginia report that the acreage is ten per
cent. greater than that OF last year, and that
the yield will be about thirty five bushels per
acre this year, against twenty-five last sea
son.
A company OF Iowa capitalists, with |
x3OO,OOO capital, are In Birmingham. Ala,
Tor the purpose of building another
iron blast furnace. This makes total of |
s., $50, 900 invested in the manufacture OF |
pig iron In the Birmingham district.
A special dispatch from San Antonio saws:
"a man named Dinnard was murdered |
while asleep, and his head riddled with |
bullets, while lying in a camp about thirty |
miles from here. His companion, Campbell, |
escaped amid shower of bullets"
Saturday morning David Pratt and Charles |
WtllouRhby had dispute on a road near |
Wadesboro, N. G. Pratt struck Willoughby |
on the back Of the neck with scythe which |
he carried, and nearly severed his head from |
his body. Pratt has not since been seen.
The indications now are that the Bidde- |
ford, Maine, shoe factories will slowly re- |
sumo work. 8. Newcomb 81 Co.'s men have |
agreed to 90 TO work to-day, the work being |
somewhat changed, enabling the men to |
earn about two per cent. more than formerly. |
At Muddy Creek, Texas, while Mr.. VII |
liam Boutwell's daughter, aged six wears.
was driving a COW along q road through |
some thickly wooded land, she was attacked |
BY cougar, killed and partly devoured
Some neighbors who heard her shrek when
the cougar sprang upon her, pursued and
shot him.
Richard Carey, delicate lad of IS years,
died sunday afternoon, at his home, from
a trouble thought to have been caused by
o'oW In the stomach. He was taken sick
on Thursday night and was treated for
cramp, but before be died be said to q friend
tt at he had been struck in the stomach
while boxing. He also said that he had
strained himself while Jumping. The Coro-
ner will invesitsge the case.