Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-27
BRIEF NEWS sUMMARY.

During Tuesdays gale bark was wrecked
OF Great Yarmouth. The crew of thirteen
/ were all drowned.
KChattsnooga, Tenn, special saws: ssThe
steamer Dugger was destroyed bv FIRE here
Wednesday night. Loss sl0,OO0.n
A Dallas, Texas. special say: "Half
million acres OF FL Paso country lands have
been sold In New York for s6O0,00O.n
The PresbyterY Of Louisiana met at Baton
Rouge last night. Prominent divines from
different parts of the State were in attend
ance.
The President, accompanied by Secretary
FrelinghuYsen and Secretary Lincoln, left
Washington yesterday afternoon for New
York city.
The Georgia Lumber, Land and Manu-
fscruring Company Of Clsrkstown, With a
capital Of 81 1925 900, has been incorporated
at Albany, N. Y.
The steamer Empress crossed the Calves
ton bar yesterday afternoon, drawing four
teen feet one inch, the greatest draught
ever taken out of that port. She will finish
loading outside the bay.
The matinee at the Olympic Theatre in
Sc. Louis yesterday afternoon, given bv
Jonn Mccullough as benefit for the widow
and children OF Colonel A w. Slsvback.
netted between 81, 900 and s., 600.
The examination OF Lieutenant Danen-
hover was resumed Yesterday before the
Jeanette Board of INQUIRY. aud the former
continued his narrative Of the retreat of
the Jesnnette's crew to the Siberian coast.
The State Grange of Louisiana held a
meeting at Baton Rouge yesterday, for the
purpose OF reorganization. Numerous dele
gates attended and 3 full list Of officers
were elected, with D. Morgan, of East
Baton Rouge, Master.
Arthur Breton. aged twenty-five years, 80
wealthy, temperate and industrious Young
man." committed suicide in Victoria, British
Columbia, recently, by shooting himself
through the head and heart. No cause is
assigned for the deed.
A telegram from Montreal saws that the
Indebtedness of $500 900 of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Montreal, chiefly incur
red in building churches, has all been clear
ed off by subscriptions OF the Catholics and
the sale of church property.
With the exceptions of some speedily
suppressed anti Jewish demonstrations, the
elections In Berlin passed off quietly The
Liberals are greatly disappointed at the
tendency of the elections, they having thus
far sustained several wholly unexpected
losses.
Congressional nominations were made IN
various States yesterday, as follows: 8. E.
Payne. by the Republicans OF the Twenty
sixth New York district; Nicholas Hatha-
way, by the Democrats of the First Massa--
chusetts district; Edward CLYDE, bv the
Democrats of the Sixth Pennsylvania Dis
trict.
An attempt at smuggling was made from
the Chinese steamer Arabic. at SAP Fran
cisco, a few nights ago. An officer saw
boat run alongside the steamer and receive
packages at the mail dock, aud the boat
men, trying TO get away. were fired at by the
officer. One of the men cried out that he
was shot, and dropped his oar, whereupon
his comrades threw the packages overheard
and escaped in the darkness. The packages
were found to contain opium and silks to
the value Of $4,000.
A Vermillion, Louisiana, special says: so.
W. Hsrker, who shot and killed Henderson
at Wickliffe, KY, In March last, and was
arrested at Orange, Texas, on Tuesday,
while being conducted from that place to
kentucky under charge of the Sheriff of
Ballard county, Kentucky, and a guard
named johnson, successfully hoodwinked
them both, and taking advantage of 9 slack
ening Of the trains speed, leaped eff near
Scott's station, on the louisiana Western
and escsped.'