Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-11
BRIEF MEMS SUMMARY.

The cargo OF the British steamer Pronf.s
ous, at Liverpool from Galveston, IS on FIRE
Serious complaints come from Mansoorab
OF ne ravsges OF worms In the Egyptian
cotton crop. - F''~A
The New Orleans City Council yesterday
made arrangements with the gas comuanv
to light the city until November 30th.
The iron bridge OF the Georgia Railroad
over the Oconee river at Athens fell yester-
day, killing one workman and seriouslv
in1uring six others.
The residence and outbuildings of Albert
Blerstadt, the well known artist, situated Al
Irvington, n. Y, were burned Yesterday
morning. The loss viii probably exceed
$50 600.
10 quarrel on Tuesday at the Elk Creek
polling precinct, Grayson county, Virginia,
one Gambill was attacked by several men
and fatally beaten. O,hers were hurt, but
not seriously.
Medical reports show that Al deaths &C
Cured In the British army Of occupation in
Egypt from the 1st to the OH Instantly
from enteric fever, from dysentery and s
from other diseases.
The business failures reported to r. G.
Dun & Co., New York, during the last
seven days number one hundred and forty
one. Of which one hundred and thlrty-two
occurred in the country and nine in New
York city
The Paris Chamber OF Commerce yester-
day adopted q resolution approving the
peaceful conquest in the Congo country In
Africa OF NJ. De Brszze, and urging the
French Government to rstify his treaty with
King Batkes.
Secretary Folger yesterday issued a call
for $1,000 600 8 per cent bonds, continued
at S15 per cent. Principal and interest viii
be paid az the Treasury on and after the
10th OF February next, and interest win
cease on thas day.
The body OF Stephen McKavitt, A farmer.
of Putnam county, Ca, was found In a gully
near his plantation yesterday. It Is sup.
posed that be was murdered on Monday last
by negroes. O1e negro, Calvin Jordan,
has been arrested.
The French Court OF Cessation has grant
ed change of venue In the case OF the
Montcesu- les Mines rioters, and has ordered
their trial 70 take place In the department
OF Puy de Dome. Meanwhile # has refused
10 release the prisoners.
It is expected that the questions in rela-
tion to the Cuban refugees are virtually
settled, as 1t is expected that when Eagland
receives the result o. the inquiry at Gibral-
tar she will not further Communicate with
Spain on the subject.
In decision rendered yesterday Acting
Secretary OF the Interior Joslyn holds that
the terms OF the preemption laws are not
complied with by using land for grazing
purposes, such use not meeting the require
ment OF actual occupany.
It was rumored yesterday that John @.
New had teudered his resignation as As
sstant Secretary of the Treasury, but owing
to the absence from the city of the Prest-
dent It was impossible to obtain any au-
thentic information upon the subject.
No additional details have been received
concerning the riot which occurred at
Hampton, 3. g., on Monday last beyond the
fact that earnest efforts are being made to
arrest the negro who killed police officer
White in the discharge of his duty. The
riot was In no sense political, and the whites
who were attacked were the only sufferers.
General Lynch has levied fresh tax of
five dollars in silver on all cigar manufac-
turers, carpenters, tailoring aud other like
establishments in Peru. The contributions
have struck the people with CONSERVATION.
Several persons have solicited permission
from General Lynch to mortgage their
property, but the privilege was denied to
Peruvians. Two contributions have been
paid to the last coupon. Some persons have
declared their inability to pay, and others
have fed to the Cordilleras region.
T.C Eastman, OF New York, w. A. Mon
roe. of Albany, w. H. Vanderbilt, and II.
and W. Arnold, of Chicago, Illinois, have
formed company with a reported cBpitai
of 81 900, 600 to oppose the Chicago dressed
beef enterprise of Hammond 81 Co and
Swift & Co., of Chicago They will open
depote IN every city where other firms have
agents now, and will sell beef brought from
Chicago In American Refrigerator Com.
panY cars at prices which will lust cover
expenses. This is regarded as move to
crowd out the dressed beef trade In the 10.
terest of the live stock business of the East