Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-20
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.


Egypt, have been released.
Postmaster General Fawcett. of Eng
land, is now fairly cOnvaIescent.
The President has approved the act for
the relief of Screws, of Alabama.
In a drunken fight at HartweH. Ga,
Joe Davis shot and killed Bill Kelly.
The Central City, burned Monday at
New Orleans, had on board 800 bales cot
ton.
A fire at Grand Forks, D. T., Monday
night destroyed property to the value of
100000.
In the Police Court yesterday at Dublin
Westgate was charged with participation
in the Phoenix Park murder and re-
manded.
The storm in Northeast Scotland. which
began on Monday, continues. Three YES
sells have gone ashore. The crews of all
were drowned.
The slaves on the Alcancia plantation,
near JOvellanOs, Cuba, became mutinOus
on Friday, but submitted on the arrival of
an armed force.
Licentiate Manuel Azcanaga has been
appointed Civil Governor of Havana.
This is the first instance of such post
being given to civilian.
A special from COrsicana, Texas. saws:
''The loss by fire at this place on Sunday
is estimated at from 100000 to $200, 900.
1t was the work of an incendiary,"
The Ohio Legislative bribery cases were
finally disposed of yesterday. Representa-
tive Wright was acquitted and a Holle
prOSequi was entered in the case of Rep
resentative Block.
1t is semi-oficially announced in Paris
that the Chinese have evacuated TOnquin
in pursuance of orders from Pekin, and
that the relations between France and
China are excellent.
In the star route case Yesterday Mr..
Bliss concluded his opening argument
and was followed by Mr.. jeff Chandler
for the defense. The ground covered by
both of these arguments was substantially
as in the first trial.
At the trial of Michael Flynn, for con-
nection with the murder of the Huddys,
to-day, eight witnesses stated that the
prisoner was absent at a funeral thirteen
miles away from the scene of the murder,
on the day the crime was committed.
At Bellaire, Ohio, YESTERDAY the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention of the
Seventeenth district nominated Ross j.
Alexander for the vacancy in the Forty
seventh and FOrty-eighth Congresses caus-
ed by the death of Hon. j. Il. Updegrafl.
At LOughrea on Monday a number of
labOrers paraded the streets. demanding
work or food, and declaring that they were
starving. They surrounded the residence
of Bishop Duggan, who distributed money
to them. Great distress prevails in the
town.
The House Committee on Elections YES
terday resolved to postpone two cases be-
fore it-Lee-RichardsOn and Buchanan
Manning-until after the holidays, by re-
quest of the contestants. The Jones'
Shelley case is now before the sub-cOm-
mittee.
The Austro-German alliance meets with
the unmiXed approval of the entire Ger
man press. The Berlin Germanid says
''The prolOngation of the treaty will ef-
fectually bar the Pan-Slayists' intrigues,
Russia's expansion aspirations, and
French plans for revenge"
NJ. Antoine, a member of the Protest
party, has been elected to the Reichstag
from Metz. La France, of Paris, COM
menting on the election of NJ. Antoine.
says that his success is new protest
against Prince Bismarck's attempts to
Germanize Alsace-Lorraine.
Thirty negroes have been arrested and
lodged in jail for being concerned in the
riot in LincOlntOn, n. c., several days
ago. Their trials will begin this week.
The town is still guarded by the citizens
patrols, but negro incendiaries have made
several attempts to burn the town.
Mr.. Biggar, NJ. p. for CaYan, in a speech
at the inauguration of the National Club
in Waterford yesterday, denounced Earl
Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, as
blOodthirsty English peer, who had hanged
Hynes and Myles Joyce, though satisfied
of their innocence, in order to crafty the
English Wings. His remarks were loudly
cheered.
The Council General of the Seine have
expressed their desire that the govern
ment proceed with the Simplon Tunnel
scheme, in order to stop German manu-
features from being substituted, by way of
the st. Gothard Tunnel, for those of France
in Italy. A motion in favor of the Sim
plOn project will shortly be introduced in
the Chamber of Deputies.
A Waxahatchee (Texas) special says:
"City Marshal j. II. Spalding was killed
last night by negro. A Deputy Marshal
attempted to arrest the negro, who re-
sisted and ran. The deputy fired and the
negro returned five shots, which brought
Spalding to the scene, who in attempting
to arrest the negro was killed, The citi-
zens turned out, and, after a further ex-
change of shots, Smith was cornered in an
outhOuse. The door was forced, the negro
sprang forward and attempted to shoot.
but was riddled with bullets"