Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-24
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

1t is rumored in Washington that ex.At-
torney General Taft, OF Ohio, will be nomi-
ngted for Minister to Germany this week.
In the Kentucky Legislature the law for
bidding the playing of base ball in Kenton
county was modified so as to permit playing
in Covington.
George B. Hawkins, nipht clerk in the
DAILY Sentinel office at Indianapolis, was ac-
cidentallV shot dead by newspaper carrier
one morning recently.
The stallion Harold, a brother to Loril-
lard's Iroquois. owned bv Mr.. Walden, Of
Mtddleburgh, Maryland, died recently. Mr..
Walden refused $15,0 900 for the horse last
summer.
10 Brockville, Ontario, a few nights ago,
Miss Ida Qulgg, aged twenty two, was ia
tally shot by the accidental discharge of
revolver in dressing case she was dusting.
She died in about an hour.
Extensive seizures of smuggled jewelry
have been made in Toronto. Kingston, Lon
don, Guelph and other places in Canada.
The information which led to the seizures
was furnished by an American exporter.
Creditors Of the A. & W. Sorague estate
to the smocnt Of nearly $5,000,000 have
signified their desire TO become members of
the proposed organization Of creditors to
take the property at a sum Of not less than
50 SOC, 900.
Ice cutting has begun on the Hudson
river from Catskill to Albany. The ice is
eight inches thick. There remains in the
ice houses on the river between these points
from last yesr 233 900 tons, and LAG, 600
tons are to be housed.
The boiler Of saw mill at East Liberty,
Ohio. burst recently, killing Albert Grouse
and injuring a number of others, two Of
them-Job Ewing and Captain Smith-per
haps fatally. The boiler was Old. and car
ried only forty pounds Of steam at the time.
Commissioner Dudley states to the Com
mittee on Pensions that ''if he had four
hundred men 20 place in the field as special
agents he could eliminate all pension frau S
within three years. time p" He thought such
special agents should receive about 81 400
per year and expenses
A detective has Informed the trustees Of
the institution for feeble minded youth in
Columbus. Ohio, that two Of the inmates,
named Gwyn and Goodrich, aged respect
ivelv II and 10 years, have confessed that
they set fire 10 the asylum in November
last, when It was burned down. Their OBJ
ioct was 70 escape. The loss by the fire was
100000.
NJ. Sibhj4koff, the merchant who owns
the steamer Iena, which aided in Professor
NOrdenskJ nos e8DeulJIons ana Wulcn II
now stationed on the river Lena, has placed
that vessel at the disposal of the sesrchers
for Lieut.. DeLong. The steamer will bp
utiliz 81 hv correspondents in the spring II
the difficulties Of j urneving beyond va
kutsk nv sleigh during the winter prove
insuperable.
The grand jury at Columbus. Ohio, have
rn'urned fifrv-rw0 indictments against
Frederick w Newhurgh, Assistant Secre-
tary of the State Board of Public Works.
for forgery. issuing fraudulent certificates
and securing money under false nretnncPs.
His operations covered about $20,0 600 II
convicted on each indictment, his lowest az
gregate penalty VIII be fifty-two years in the
State penitentiary-h highest would call
for five hundred and seventy nine years.