Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-09
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The revenue received from direct and in
direct taxes in the year 1881 in France ex-
ceeds the estimate by 2l7, 100000 francs.
The house of a Polish farmer named
DimOskey was burned few days ago near
Darlington, ILL.,, and his son, lad, perished
in the flames.
The entire tenantry Of the town land OF
Sacka, in North Tipperary, were evicted re-
Gently. The military were present during
the proceedings.
1t is now announced that there will not
be more than twenty discharges in all from
the Treasury Department, and that they
will be made as slowly and gradually as
possible.
An nti.prohibition club, with large
membership, has been organized in Bur
lington, Ia. The liquor question promises
to be an important factor in the politics of
that State this year.
Samuel Buckley died recently at Flint,
Michigan, at the age, as alleged, of one
hundred and nine years. He was q native
Of England, served in the British navy
when boy, and came to this country in
1886.
Ruth A. Hall, the mother of two children
and an inmate Of the poor house at South
Amherst, Mass, for many years, has con
fessed to starting the fire which burned the
institution few nights ago, and has been
held in $4,000 bail.
The official reports of the Guiteau trial
thus far make 1775 printed pages. With
the arguments, 1t is estimated that the full
report of the trial will make more than 0OC
pages. The cost of this item to the govern
ment will be about S., 900.
Charges have been preferred against Mai.
Edward D. Baker, late Government Depot
Quartermaster at St. Louis, supported by
the affidavit of Mr. Thomas Maxwell. of the
firm Of Maxwell Brothers. The charges
comprise favoritism in making purchases
for the government, and habits Of gross in
temperance.
Two persons are now in prison at Havana
in connection with the Madrid lottery fraud
-one the seller of the ticket and the other
a telegraph operator. Messrs. BOrjes &
Co. have stopped the payment of the Paris
credit of 100000 and have recovered $780,
600 in Havana.
James W. Miller, who escaped from the
Pennsylvania State Penitentiary, where he
was serving term Of seven years, has been
arrested in Toronto. 1t is doubtful whether
he can be returned under the extradition
laws, but he is held meantime for carrying
a concealed weapon, revolver having been
found upon him when arrested.
IN inc senate OF virginia, recently, resO-
luton, introduced by Mr.. Riddleberger, was
passed, under suspension of the rules, in
structing the Virginia Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to support Senator
Bair's bill providing for an appropriation of
$15,000,0O0 to be apportioned among the
several States for the promotion OF common
school education in proportion to the Hitter
acy in said States.
The Superintendent OF Railway Mail Ser
vice has issued a circular to division super-
intendents In which ne says: "In view of
the prevalence Of small pox throughout the
country at the present time, you are in
structed In every case when q report is made
to you In regard to the matter, with re-
quest that mail communication be suspend
ed between the infected locality and others.
to take necessary action at once, without
waiting to consult this Office, bat report
your action Immediately at this office"
In compliance with a request made bv a
public meeting of citizens OF Ashland, XIV.
the Legislature OF that State has passed an
act providing for a special session of BOYD
County Circuit Court tomorrow, and in
structing Major J. r. Allen, commanding
the Third Battalion of Kentucky State
Guards, to go with his command OF three
companies and take the Ashland murderers
by steamer from Maysville to Ashland, and
report to the Sheriff and the Judge OF Boyd
county, and take such preCaution as may
be necessary to prevent the unlawful rescue
Of the prisoners. Major Allen is to be un-
der the orders of Judge Brown.