Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-30
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Three hundred thousand dollars worth
OF land IN West Texas was sold in New
York Saturday to an English company.
Thomas Marsh, young man, who was
born legless, hanged himself recently in the
door OF mill near WILLIAMSON, North Car
olina.
Saturday was the fourth and last day Of
registration in New York city. The grand
total for thefour days was 1876, ,233, against
40, ,4l9 last year.
w. H. Gibbs, OF Mississippi, has been sp-
pointed Superintendent of Construction of
the public building at jackson, Miss, vice
Arthur, deceased.
A report has reached San Francisco that
the volcano of Kllauea, in the Hawaiian
Islands, is again in eruption con grander
scale than for quarter Of q century"
John Q. Mason, droveS was robbed of
Sl,O6l and gold watch by two highway
men, near Lynchville, Maine, few nights
ago. One OF them threw pepper in his eyes.
Lady Florence Dixie has published PAM
phlet In which she seeks to prove that there
is large discrepancy and a balance un-
accounted for In the totals of the Land
League funds.
Lord Dnfferin, the British Ambassador at
Constantinople, has invited the Porte to
turn its attention to the measures of the
reform party in Armenia conformably to
the Berlin treaty.
A Farkas, convicted of the murder OF his
wife and burning his residence. was, On
Saturday, sentenced to be hanged at Vicks-
burg on December 10Th. An appeal will be
taken to the Supreme Court.
Charles Whitney, agent of the Morgan
Limo of steamships and railroads, died in
New York yesterday morning. He was the
executor of the estate of Charles Morgan,
and one Of the wealthiest men in the South.
A Tifis newspaper states that an encoun-
ter has occurred between Chief Obeidullah's
band and detachment of Turkish troops.
The latter, 1t is reported, lost two hundred
men. The Turks have Withdrawn to Basch-
kal to await reinforcements.
at Plattsburg, Missouri, the Jury in the
case of Robert Ford, on trial for the murder
of Wood Hite, rendered a verdict of not
guilty. Ford telegraphed the finding of the
jury to Governor Critic den and Chief of
Police Speers, at Kansas City,
Thomas 7. Hudson, dry goods merchant
of Fort Worth, Tex, who was reported as
having failed a few days ago, has brought
suit against Willis 81 Brother, of Galveston,
for $4,000 damages for the seizure of his
stock, thereby suspsnding his business.
A telegram from Milwaukee reports that
Joseph Heiser, 63 years OF age, retired
trunk manufacturer, has disappeared, with
$25,000, leaving his family destitute. A
girl, who worked as dressmaker in his
family, is supposed to have something to do
with his flight.
A stage coach was stopped by two high
waymen in the suburbs OF Leadville, Col,
few nights ago, and the passengers were
compelled to dIsmount. While one robber
covered them with a revolver the other
relieved them OF money aud valuables to
the amountof $4,000.
A telegram from Lowell, Ky., saws that
Fountain TankerslY, Jr., has poisoned his
wife aAd two children. The wife is dead.
and the children are in a critical condition.
Tankersly has fed with his brother, who. It
is thought, procured the strychnine with
which the family were poisoned.
Henry Tyson and Henry sonburg, of Long
Branch. have been committed to the county
jail at Freehold, for kidnapping two chill
dren OF John V. Kolb. The children were
found, after a search Of several hours, in the
attic Of the old Continental Hotel. It is
said the kidnappers were actuated by malice
towards the children's parents.
The Wilton Savings Bank at Wilton. N.
a., was broken into few nights AGO bv
three burglars, who drilled the safe. They
got only twelve dollars, the bank keeping
its deposits elsewhere. The burglars also
raided the dry goods store of George Wal
lace, but failed to open the safe. They then
entered the dry goods store of George d
Carter, and secured fifty dollars. In their
flight they encountered a physician named
Powers, and shot him In the arm. They re-
treated towards Milford, where they took a
team, which they left at Manchester.