Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-28
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Mrs Jane Senseney, seventy-seven years
OF age, was killed by falling from third
story window In Baltimore few days ago.
Secretary Chandler says that there was
''not word of truth in the statement that
he was to relieve Chairman Hubbell in the
management Of the Republican campaign" !"
A dispatch from Vienna reports that
seventy-fve revolutiouists have been ar
rested at Odessa. Agrarian disturbances
have occurred In the government of VAL
kyria.
James Carter committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself, in Chicago, recently. He was
''an expert mender OF broken china" but
chad two wives who were threatening to
give him trouble"
The business failures for the last seven
days reported to New York number 131.
sOt these 124 occurred in the country and z in
New York city. The failures generally are
devoid OF much significance.
George Ryerson, first mate of the steam
ship Romauoff, st New Orleans, was yester-
day stabbed twice, dangerously by COL
ored cabin boy, whom the mate had beaten
shamefulIy with Delaying pins.
A San Saba, Texas, special SAYS: "Last
night Tom Jones was killed by his cousin,
VIM. Jones, IN quarrel about q horse race
They are the same men who had shooting
scrape with constable sometime since"
A fire in the yard of the Chicago, St. Louis
and New Orleans Railroad, at New Orleans
yesterday, destroyed 1S2 bales OF cotton and
four fiat cars. The loss is 81, 900. The
fire was caused by sparks from a passing
engine.
The steamer Mexico has arrived at San
Francisco from Gusvmss, with the officers
and crew of the British bark BrookVile
xuh haw
doned at sea, In a hurricane, on September
LIST. Her crew reached Santa Rosa Island
in boats, and were picked up on the 14th
inst.
In Frankfort, Kentucky, few night ago,
John O'Donnell put rat poison in q rabbit
prepared for supper, intending to kill his
mother, sister and two brothers. Their
lives were saved by the timely calling in OF
physician. Since then John took poison
himself and died. He had been on a
drunken spree.
The WAYS and Means Committee of the
House will meet In Washington on Novem-
Der goth to assign to sub-committees ali
tariff matters. It is reported that by that
time the Tariff Commission will have made
partial report. About the 23l Of NOVem-
Der, 1t is thought, the committee will meet
to consider three at least of the regular ap-
preparation bills.
Ap Austin special says: "The attendance
at the State Fair to-day amounted to over
10000 people and 900 vehicles. The steer
roping tournament attracted great attention.
7. j. Morris won the prize. In one minute
aud a half after swinging his larIat he had
his wild steer with its four legs tied up in
block knot. The ten contestants made
times OF from two TO ten minutes. Base
ball matches and races closed the day."
The Secretary OF the Interior has rendered
a decision In a pension case which reverses
the practice hitherto prevalent in the Pen
sion Bureau. He holds, In effect, that ''sev-
eral years' absence may be taken as proof
presumptive of soldiers death, and such
proof shall warrant the issue of pension
to his family, II other requirements have
been complied WITH" Heretofore, positive
proof of the soldiers death has been re-
Quired,