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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-28
CAPITAL TOPICS.
O'MahOney. she Suspect. Released
POtsl Changes The Ehree Per
Gents.

WASHINGTON, August 26.-The Depart
ment of State is informed to day by Mr..
Howell that O'Mahoney, one of the so called
suspects, has been released. The case of
BrophY is still under consideration.
By order of the President, Acting Post
master General Hstton this evening removed
Mrs Anna E. Thompson as Postmistress at
Memphis and appointed James H. Smith to
the vacancy.
A commission has been issued to Fred. c..
Humphrey as Postmaster at Pensacola, Fla,
vice VIM. F. Lee, resigned.
The amount Of offers for the new three
per cent. bonds represented by packages
marked, at 10 a. M, August 1. 1882, all Of
which were included In the drawing for the
choice Of numbers yesterday, is about $780,
100000. The principal offers have come
from the national banks, and nearly all the
national banks In the country have sIgnifed
an intention OF exchanging three and half
per cent. bonds for the new three per cents
The largest single application SO far re-
ceived is from the Philadelphia National
Bank. 1t is for about $2,00000O of the
new bond. 1t has been decided to award
the priority numbers to applicants whose
offers were considered yesterday before
taking up the cases of packages forward
ed after ten O'Clock on the 1st inst 1t
will take about week to perform this duty,
and no more drawings for allotment will
be made until this is done.
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THE TURF.
Results of Saturdays Races.

SARATOGA, August 26.-In the first race
$500, one mile, Monarch won, Wedding Day
second, Force third. Time LA.
In the secoud race, Baden Baden handi-
cap, three miles, Ida Stanhope won, Ella
Warfeld second, Bushwhacker third. Time
5:25, the fastest on record by quarter of q
second. The time by quarters is as follows
First quarter 2916 half mile 5715, three
quarters of a mile 1925, mile :53 mile and
a quarter 2:201 ,mile aud half 2:471S, mile
and three quarters 3:15 two miles $40, two
miles aud quarter 4:07, two miles and 8
half 4:33, two miles and three quarters 4:59
three miles 5:25,
In the third race consolation purse, $500
one mile and furlong Patti won, Standof
second, Kenney third. Time 1:571<,
In the fourth race, free handicap steeple
chase, about a mile and half, Rose won
Annette fell at the hurdle in the last field
Her jockey was severely injured. Time
2:55.
NEW YORK, August 26-lu the first race
at Brighton Beach, one and one-eighth
miles, Katie Creal won. CamiIlus second
Skylark third. Time 1:5716
In the second race, selling allowances,
one mile, Tug Wilson won, Little Pet and
Msj. Hughes a dead heat for the second
place. Time !: As.
In the third race, for all ages, one and
quarter miles, Banner won. Rob Roy Sec
ond, Pope Leo third. Time 2:l4.
In the fourth race, for beaten horses, one
and an eighth miles, Babcock won, La
Gloria second, Clorissims third. Time 1:5S,
In the fifth race, hurdle race, one a1d q
half miles over six hurdles, Belle of the
North won, Falcon Bridge second, Mrs.
Chubbs third. Time 2:55.
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ny from Alexandria says that the British
forty Founders at Ramleh commanded the
enemy's lines to-day.
The Observers dispatch from Alexandra
says: "The news OF the success Of the
British troops on Thursday was placarded
In the town and caused excitement and re-
joicing."
A dispatch to the Nea0s, dated Alexandra,
sunday evening, says: cat Meks this after
noon the Bedouins appeared in large force
within a short distance of the forts, where
the Malta volunteers had been relieved by
the Derbyshire regiment. After considera-
BILE firing on both sides the Bedouins
retired. Their casualties have not vet
been ascertsined, but It is believed that
many Bedouins were killed and large mum.
ber wounded. Our loss was one killed and
one wounded. It is rumored that the Be-
douins will attempt to enter the town to-
night at the Gabari gates. Barricades have
been prepared accordingly"
ALEXANDRIA, August 27-The COM
mander Of the British irouclad Achilles re-
ports that the Aboukir garrison is making
an entrenched camp, on which several
thousand labOrers are working.
PORT SAID, August 27-M. De Lesseps has
embarked for Marseilles.
IsMAHIA, August 27.-All Is quiet at the
| front. The British cavalry has advanced to
| the Kassassin lock. Locomotives have ar
| rived at SueZ from Bombay.
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SUGAR.
Another Plea for the Planters.

BosToN, August 26-Mr. F. NJ. Ames
spoke before the Tariff Commission to-day
on The subj sct OF sugar. He read a letter
from Louisiana, giving the cost to Louisi-
ana planters of labor in producing sugar as
compared with the cost under slave labor.
Labor in Louisiana is three or four times in
cost that OF labor in the sugar districts of
Cuba. The former paw about 46-1OO
cents per pound. and the latter IL
cents for labor. There are $50, 900
people in Louisiana alone depending on the
sugar industry. Perhaps If the duty were
removed upon any other article imported,
the planter might be able to hold his own
Constant agitation OF the tariff question has
discouraged the planter from m aking i'm
provements. Another disadvantage for the
planter is the annual food pouring down
from the north, but this It is hoped the
General Government will be able to rectify
10 reply to Commissioner Kenner he
stated that he resided two months of the
year in Louisiana. Louisiana and the neigh
boring States, with proper protection, could
make more than enough sugar for the whole
U United States The polariscope is used on
the plantations to test the quality of the
juice and sugar products.
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BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The Connecticut Democratic Convention
is called for October 4th, at New Haven.
The Hooking Valley Manufacturing Com.
pany's works, at Lancaster, Ohio, were
burned yesterday morning. Loss $135, 900.
Mrs Betsy Wamser, respected resident
of StonYbrOok, r. l., attempted suicide re-
Gently by swallowing Paris green. Her re-
coverY is doubtful.
An Athens (Texas) special says an old
negro man, said to be crazy, cut off the
heads of two of his grandchildren in An
derson county, Saturday.
A little son of John Fogarty, while trying
to jump across one of the freight slides at
the Anchor Line elevator, Vicksburg, Miss,
was caught by a cask of bacon which was
sliding down, and was instantly crushed to
death.
In quarrel on Friday at Shiloh, O., over
an attempt to enforce the law prohibiting
the sale of liquors on Sunday, Rev. W. L.
Phillips, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was stabbed seriously by John E.
Smith, leading grain dealer.
Albert Dibbins, William Roach and
George Hay, pitmen at the North Chicago
I'LL Rolling Mills, were horribly, and, it is
feared, fatally burned q few nights ago BY
the explosion of an iron mould. The molten
metal was thrown all over them by the ex-
plosion.
The police of st. John, N. B., caused
some excitement few days ago In the Jew
elry trade by seiZlDg large quantities of i'm
ported American jewelrV at four establish.
ments. The goods are, it is said, smuggle6
into the upper provinces and thence sent to
st. John with regular invoices.
Daniel Sullivan, the eighteen-year-old lac
who killed a shopmate, named Harra, al
Turner's Falls, Mass, a few weeks ago, By
throwing a butchers knife at him, during
quarrel, has been found guilty of man
slaughter, and sentenced to two years in the
house of correction.
At the Cynthians, Kentucky, fair Jach
Mccarthy and Dick Murphy attacked E. 8
Farrelly, and the former attempted to shoo'
him, but the ball missed him and strucl
Matte Kennedy in the forehead. While
City Marshal Jack West was conducting
Mccarthy and Murphy to jail he shot snt
killed James Kearnes, who attempted to re-
lease them by pushing private policeman
Fowler under moving train.
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POUNDED TO DEATH.
A Fatal Prize Fight in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-It has Just
transpired that prize fight occurred across
the bay near Sancelito, in Marin county,
yesterday. The contestants were Charles
Dram, an EnglIshmsn, and Geo. Emerson,
an American, both heavy weight boatmen
Of Sancelito. The fight grew out OF dis
pute as to the pugllistic merits of Sullivan
and Tug Wilson.
The match was made for $3.50. The gloves
used were a mere pretext, being hardly
thicker than driving gloves Emerson
weighed about It's pounds, and
Dram ten pounds less. The fight began
at p. m, and lasted about three quarters
of an hour, seven rounds being fought.
Dram was overmstched, and would have
withdrawn after a round or two had he
been permitted. He was terribly punished,
and Emerson was also considerably used
up.
When Dram was'wnipped to a standstill
his seconds threw up the sponge. He com
planned of pains In the head and chest, and,
against the advice of friends, took a stiff
glass Of brandy. He was taken to his
house, near the scene of the fight, where he
lived alone, and, early in the evening, feel
ing better, sent away his attendants. This
morning Charles Dexter Stewart, OF the Pa
cifc Yacht Club, which has it's club
house near Oram's cabin, sent
a messenger to inquire as to his condition.
He was found dead and cold in bed, having
evidently been dead at least six hours
Emerson has been arrested and imprisoned
and officers are seeking other parties to the
affair. Not person could be found In San.
celtic to day who witnessed the fight,
though all admitted they had heard of it.
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Impending Famine In Iceland
LOmdon DutLu Melra.

For the past two or three months we have
been receiving from private sources dismal
accounts of the state of Iceland, and this
bad news is now confirmed by official re.
ports made by the Governor to the Ministry
at Copenhagen.
The unexampled hard winter of ISSO-1SSl
was followed by cold summer, SO that the
hay crop OF 1881 was less than half an aver
age, and In consequence a much larger por-
t. on than usual of the sheep, and even manv
Of the cows, had to be slaughtered in the
autumn. The past winter of 1S81-1SS2 was
30 stormy that the sheep and horses could
not safely be turned out to Craze: when so
turned out they died by hundreds. The
pack Ice filled the frths In the north and
east from April till now. 1t even drifted
into the southern frths, so that spring barely
began by the end of June.
Owing to the failure of hay and stock
last year people are too poor to buv the
corn and maize which has been imported
for fodder; and, moreover. their communi-
cations with the trading stations have been
cut off by the bad weather. In consequence,
thousands of live stock have died. the
lambing has failed, the milk Of both ewes
and cows, on which Icelanders live so much.
| is lacking; the usual autumn trade in sheen.
tallow and wool, on which the people de-
| pend for money wherewith TO buy imported
necessaries, will fail them. At the end OF
April hurricane, which lasted ten DAYS,
overwhelmed with sand drifts many farms
In the country round Hecls.
Lastly, the measles, which has not been iu
Iceland for thirty-six years, and which when
falling on people not used to It, is deadly
and not trivial disease, has attacked Reyk.
jsvik, where nearly half the people are
down with it, and many have died, and It Il
now spreading over the country.
| faAe fha g.
the Governor to the Copenhagen Ministry,
The Ddg6lGd OF August I'd states that the
Ministry are considering what is to be done
and that subscriptions are being raised botf
in Norway and Sweden. Those who have
travelled in Iceland, especially in Ordinarily
baddish years, will well understand the ter.
rible significance Of the facts BADLY stated
above. Any relief which can be given mus
be speedy to be effectual; it should be II
Iceland not later than the early part of Oc
| tober. WuIIAM MoppIs
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THE PISTOL IN KNOXVILLE.
A BaIIed Murderer Shot.

KNOXVILLE, August ga fatal shooting
affray occurred here to day, in which Moses
LusbV was shot through the breast and in
stantlY killed, and his son, Don Lusby,
through the body and cannot live. The
shooting was done between these two men
on one side and General joseph A. Mabry
and his son, Jas. A. Msbry, Jr., on the
other.
Dan Lusby is the man who murdered
William c.. MabrY, son of General Mabry,
last Christmas eve. On his trial for mur-
der the jury disagreed, and Don Lusby was
released on bail. This morning Don Lusby
abused General Msbry on the streets
and threatened to kill him. Don
was arrested by the Chief
Marshal, but resisted arrest.
His father attempted to rescue him. He
was taken to the City Hail before the Re-
corder, where the Chief Marshal and DO
licemen attempted to disarm him. The
Mabrys were present as witnesses, and en-
gagged in the scuffis IN which the Lusbys
were shot. When killed Moses Lusby had
one pistol in his hand and one in his pocket.
Don Lusby also had two pistols. An exam
ination at the Coroner's inquest failed to
develop who did the shooting. The
Mabrys gave themselves up and gave bail.
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In the recent Italian census are contained
many suggestive figures on the subject of
education. 1t appears that in forty commu-
mites GAS, ,O57 persons were unable to read or
write. This points to total of nearly 3.OOO.-
OOO for the whole kingdom. But the 648,O5
ascompared with the figures for the same dis
tricts in 1871, show an Improvement of
about 20, 600. Among the larger cities Turin
makes the best showing, her percentage
being l4.S7 against 25.17 In 1871. Pavia has
A.l5 against 30.79 in 1871; Venice, 35.77
against 3S.66, and Ravenns 60 81 against
7o.lo. Glusone, Lombard town OF 1000
inhabitants, has, however, the best town
record reported. Her percentage Is only z,
while that of San Bartolomeo, In the far
south, is $3.50. It further appears that of
100 bridal couples in Venice, 81 could neither
read nor write; In Rome. SO could do neither;
in Naples, 81; in Palermo, IS; in Cagliari,
%; In Catania, 70; in Syracuse, 81, and in
CoseDza, SO; while the average for Florence
was 40; Milan and Genoa, 81; Alessandria,
80; Novara, "A, Sondrio, II, and Turin, 16.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
EASTMAN RIOTERS CONVICTED.
Ten Found Guilty OF Murder In the
Second Degree--SIxteen More 10 be
Trled-A Negro Fiend LYnched In
Alabama-KIlIed BY RIs Insane
Wife-An illinois Woman Shoots
Her Husband and Herself.

EASTMAN, GA, August 26.-In the case of
the State against Ella Moore, Reddick Pow
ell, Bob Donaldson, Simon Ogninn, Joe King.
Henry Howell, Jack Knowles, John Kellam,
Isaac Shipman aud Robert Stith, who have
been on trial for the past five days on an in
dictment for the murder Of James Q. Har-
Ward during the riot at this place
on August 9th, the jury, after
being out three or four hours.
brought in verdict about eleven O'Clock
last night finding all the defendants guilty
Of murder in the second degree, and recon-
mendiug Jack Knowles, John Kellam, Robt.
Stith and Henry Howell to Imprisonment for
life in the penitentisry.
The prisoners have had & fair and Impair
tfal trial. This is perhaps the first time in
the history of Georgia when ten prisoners
were put on trial at once for murder. The
State was represented by J. F. Delacv.
Roberts q Smith, E. Herman, VIM. McCrae,
JIM. Stuoos and Solicitor General Eason. The
counsel for the defense are Colonel Jack
Brown, T. L. Taylor and J. Bishop, Jr.
The sentence OF the court has not vet been
pronounced. There are sixteen more prison
ers In jail to be tried for the same offense.
seven OF whom are now arraigned and on
trial.
MONTGOMERY, August 26-A negro
named Leonard Coke, who committed an
outrage on woman named Catherine
Hines, and then murdered her, last Monday.
about three miles east of this place, on the
Western Railroad, was captured
yesterday afternoon. He confessed his
crime, as the evidence of his guilt
was overwhelming, portions of his clothing
being found near the scene of the outrage,
and he had been seen with her several times
on the day of the killing. A crowd of
whites and blacks were engaged in the
search for him, and when he was captured
he was carried to the spot where he MUIR
dered his victim and hung to tree until he
was dead.
WoRTHINGToN, IND, August 26.-Wm.
Chapman, AN elderly gentleman, was murder
ed here last evening by his insane wife. Pre-
parations had been made to send her to an
asylum, and her husband had been watching
her for several days. 1t is supposed that he
was so fatigued he fell asleep, when she cut
his throat from esr to ear with razor. Her
two daughters, hearing the noise, hurried to
the room, but found the door locked, and
their lives were threatened II they broke In.
They called assistance and the murderer
wss secured.
LELAND, ILL August 27.-This evening
Mrs. j. Stratton, wife of a successful
lawyer here, shot her husband and then
herself, both dying Immediately. No cause
is assigned. They had been married only
short time
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THE TEXAS FLOODS.
A Narrowing Story of Death and
Destruction.

GALVESTON, August ga special dis
patch states that heavy rain or waterspout
caused the head of Bosque creek, above
Stephenville, on the oath inst, to overflow.
destroying property estimated to be worth
from $4,000 to 100000. A Mrs. Bart was
drowned, her house teing dashed to pieces.
Otner persons saved themselves by climbing
on the roofs OF houses and trees. The wa
ter has now subsided.
A Fort Coneho special says: ''The reports
to-day are heartrending from the inundation
OF Ben Ficklin. Forty deaths are reported
from drowning. The following names are
sscertained: Mrs. Metcalf and daughter,
q negro, George Robertson, Scott, d. r.
Owens and one child, and one Mexican;
tWenty-one Mexicsns at KelleY's rancho,
ten Mexieans at BessleY's rancho, Joseph
Matthews, wife and four sons, and one
woman and baby at Ben FicklIn. The
town was washed away, except eight houses.
The court house and j all are total loss.
There Is no insurance from water.
The people Of San Angeles tried to assist,
but the raging water prevented. 1t is still
impossible to cross north of Concho. The
country presents spectacle which beggars
description. Houses, shops, horses, cattle,
and clothing are piled up In heaps at every
step. The bodies of Mrs. Metcalf and her
daughters are found, and the only ones.
The telegraph wires are still down."
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live upon, and have officers with them to
take them home when vessel arrives He
states that he has the money furnished him
before leaving San Francisco, 50, 800, to
meet the expenses Of the search. but that r.
may become necessary to draw upon the
honorable Secretary for 8 small amount. He
asks that the Paymsster Of the receiving
ship at Mare Island be directed to take up
the accounts of the men when they arrive.
or such other accounting officer as is most
convenient may do so. All bills were pre-
served up to October l, since which time
there were no charges.
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SkOCkRIn London

LONDON, August 26.-The Econonlist says:
"The rate of discount for bank bills, sixty
and for trade bills, sixty days to three
months, to ~ per cent. The business
of the Stock Exchange has been exceed
ingly restricted In consequence OF the holi.
day. There has been a fresh advance In
Egyptians and Suez canal shares,
because of hopes Of speedy
termination of the war. At the close OF the
week all securities connected with the
East, including the Indian and Chinese
banks and Indian railroads, show a sub
stantial rise. Mexican railroads have risen
seven points in the week. The chief move
ments in American railroads were adverse,
except the Delaware and Hudson canal"
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PERU.
RIstng AgRinst the ChIIians
Planned-Chili's New Northern
Boundary.

PANAMA, August 17.-Late reports from
the South confirm the statement that gene
raj rising of Peruvians against the Chilians
had been plotted. It was to have occurred
on July 2Sth. Esmerslda, Ecuador, re-
ported to have been captured by the rebels,
is still in the hands of the Chilians. The
government has declared the port block
AIDED and will allow no communications
with 1t. The probabilities are, however,
that the measure has simply been taken In
order to prevent the disaffected In the port
communicating with their friends, who are
in arms on the outskirts. The Gillian sur
veYing corps is under orders to examine
and report upon the natural territorial di-
visions, which appear to be most suitable
for Chilli to accept as her northern boun-
daries as modified by the war.
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THE STATE ROAD LEASE.
The Bond Decided to be insufficient

ATLANTA, August 20 For several days
Judge Simmons has been hearing argu-
ment in the case of the State against the
lessees ofthe Western and Atlantic Railroad,
in which it is sought to show that the pres
ent bond is Illegal by reason Of the fact that
it is signed by the railroad officials as Off
cials and not as individuals, and for other
reasons. The case was on this informalitv
in the nature OF quo wsrranto, demanding
that the road come into the court and show
why the bond should not be declared illegal.
The Judge decided the bond insufficient,
and the case will be tried on its merits in
the Supreme Court.
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Congre.nIonaI NomInasiOns,

GALVESTON, August ga Palestine dis
patch says: "The Democrats of the Second
district have renominated Judge Reagan for
Congress by acclamation."
New ORLEANS, August 26.-The conven-
ton of the GreeDba Labor party have nomi-
mated DR.. VIM. H. Hire for Congress In the
Second district. DR.. Hire accepted In a
brief speech, promising to remain in the
field until the polls are closed. After
adopting a strong Greenback platform the
convention adjourned.
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OUR GREAT STAPLE.
Prospects OF Ihe New Crop.

New ORLEANS, August 26.-The Prices
Current says: 'The cotton crop reports from
the Southern Atlantic States are generally
favorable, but portions of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Alabama complain of
too much rain, causing the shedding of
bolls and retaFdlng picking. Some worms
are also mentioned as supposed to be the
second crop, but it is thought they are too
late to do much damage"
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COTTON Falures In New YORK.

NEW York, August 26.-The Posts cotton
market report says: Culture deliveries
opened slightly higher. After the first call
August advanced 12-1OOc.. September
8-1O0c., and the balance 4-10Oc. to $1,000.
The last advance was partly lost, but the
market closed steady though quiet, with
August Sl0Oc. and September to May
4-1O0c. to 2-100c. dearer than yesterday"
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The dynamite sectionn of the Fenian
Brotherhood are not in accord. and, instead
are hard at work blowing up themselves.
The other day O'Donovan Rosa wrote TO
Mr.. John Dewey and others Of the same
section" declaring that, as the time for &C.
tion had arrived, q meeting ought to be
called yesterday afternoon, to decide how
the balance of the "sklrmishing fund''
should be disposed Of. To this missive De-
voY responds in tolerably plain English. he
says, among other things: 81 decline to 90
to that meeting, or to any other called by
you, for that or any other purpose, and
refuse to do anything that would imply that
cent man,