Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-21
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Charles T. Ashmore IL Co., OF London,
dealers in general merchandise, have failed.
The Red river Is rising rapidly at Winni-
peg, Manitoba. and good deal OF damage
has been done by the overflow.
at South Bethlehem, Pa, since Wednes-
day two new cases OF small pox and three
deaths have been reported. There have
been thus far 3I7 cases and so deaths from
the disease.
Emile L1isse', sister OF Princess Reuss,
and a celebrated circus equestrienne, died
81 Paris recently, from the effects OF being
crushed by a horse which she was eXercis-
ing In the winter circus.
In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies an
amendment to the commercial treaty with
France abOlishiBc alcoholic scales for
wines and the duty upon dried raisins, were
rejected by large majority.
Two hundred aud fifty-two cities and
towns in Massachusetts, voted against liquor
license, seventy-three in favor, while in two
there was a ,ie The aggregate vote was
165. .S99-S3. .2f5 being against and 81 GA in
favor of license.
John shriVer, aged %. of PHILADELPHIA
shot and dangerously wounded Tillie
Webster Cross, aged Is years, of the same
city, and then shot himself. The affair
occurred 10 the house where The grill ives
with her mother, and is supposed to have
been caused by Jealousy.
A few nights sgo Charles B. Oblinger,
said to be a merchant of Lewisville, Oaio,
while temporarily insane, jumped from 3
railway train at Newport, Delaware, aud
wandered into the house of VIM. Hamil on.
The latter. suppOsing him to be q midnight
visitor burslsT-shOt him, inflic ing a
dangerous wound.
A special from K'rbyvile, Mo-, says. IAN
exciting tragedy has just occurred. In this
nelghb0ThoCd for some time past, people
have been troubled by depredatiOns Of horse
thieves Al leugth three men were dtscOv-
cred 10 be the ringleaders. They were hunt
ei 6oHD, taken 10 the pineTy some distance
from town and hung"
Suit has begun IN the United States Cir
cut Court, Boston, By j. O. Graham, OF
Philadelphia, manufacturer Of chenille
friuges, against Cushman Brothers IL Co..
OF the former city, for selling goods illegally
manufactured uuder patents taken ont by
Graham 1t is said that miiar suits will
be brought against two thousand firms 10
fferent parts OF the country.
A ,ouDg woman, eighteen years old, Jen-
ME O'Brien, residing in Tenth avenue, New
York, was taken into custody to answer q
charge of purloining some isHelry from a
friend. She was committed TO a cell iu JEFF
Iers0D 8laTktb pItSOus hutt6 FluiSDtly pro
testing her innocence. The mex morning,
when the wardens went 10 call her to come
into court for examination, she was found
dead.
John Lennon. after being absent from his
home in New York since Friday last, re
turned late at nieht and commenced abus-
ing his poor wife, whereupon she threat
ened to tell the landlord. This enraged the
monster, who said, 81 have often threatened
to cut you to pieces, and now III begin. !"
To be good as his word he then drew q
large pocket kDife. and in less than two
minutes time he had inflicted no fewer than
eleven distinct wounds In the poor woman's
body. She escaped into the hallway, and,
while she was endeavoring to rouse the
neighbors, the wretch finished his hendlsh
work by cutting her throat on the right
side.