Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-07
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

John Q. Ehring drank two quarts of
whisky On wager In Utica, and died in a
few hours.
The property of ex-President U. s. Grant
near Elberon, n. j., has been transferred to
his wife, Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, for the
consideration of $40, 600.
George Hayward, private banker of Au-
burn, Indiana, charged with having two
years ago embezzled $3.50 of his deposit
tors money, has been arrested IN Chicago.
In Corsicana, Texas, John York, thinking
TO "frightenn Charles Alexander, who was
sleeping IN an adjoining room, fred through
the partition and blew off the top of Alex.
ander's head.
The National Board of Health is advised
that, during the week ending February 25th,
there were sixty new cases of small-pox
and eleven deaths in Pittsburg, fifteen cases
and seven deaths in st, Louis, and thirty
five deaths IN Chicago.
AdWlees from Lagos, west coast of Africa,
by way OF Liverpool, state that the ferry
boat which capsized on the Lagoon of la
gos had seventy-four persons on board, the
msJority of whom were drowned. The dis
aster occurred on the aIst of January.
The steamship Cireassia, at New York
from Glasgow, brings a considerable con-
signment OF butter from Holsteiu to prom
nent Reade street house, who say there is a
clear profit In the transaction. The butter
Is OF very superior quality, and little doubt
is entertained that it will obtain foothold
III the American market.
1t is reported in San Francisco that "4O,-
900 tickets have been issued at Hong Kong
to be used Immediately after the passage of
the anti-Chinese bill to Chinese intending
to emigrate to the United States" The re-
cent uDutual Influx OF Chinese TO San Fran
cisco is attributed, not to the railroad con-
tractors, but tQ the Chinese Six Companies.
The Chihese engaged to work on the West
ern Division of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road are to be shipped direct from China to
Victoria.
Officer Dugan found John Kelly, his wife
AMI four children, the youngest of whom "a
only SIX weeks old, wandering arourI the
streets, few nights ago, In New York, suf.
fering from exhaustion and hunger. When
taken TO the station hJuse Kelly, who is a
tailor, Informed tcne Sergeant in charge thai
tmmediate,y after the birth OF the baby they
had been elected from their rooms, at No
1|2 Elizabeth street, for non-payment of
one months rent, and that they had since
lived around as as best they could.
Philip Dahen. German blacksmith, re-
siding at No 420 E St SIKH street, Nv
York, was found dead in his room by @ ty
Marshal, who went there to execute s'dis-
possess" warrant against him, the poor fell
low having committed suicide by shootine
himself with rifle which he had fastened
to the window for that purpose. He had
been unfortunate of late, was in destitute
circumstances, and being unable to paw his
rent his landlord threatened his election,
which caused him to take the fatal step.
The twin monuments erected over the
poet Keats and his friend. Joseph Severn,
were unveiled In the Protestant Cemetery
at Rome recently, in the presence OF many
English and American residents. T. A. Troll
lope, in the absence of Lord Houghton, pre-
sided at the ceremony. Abiding to the
part Americans had taken in the monumen-
tai tribute to Keats, Mr.. Trollope said It
constituted fresh bond between the two
great branches of the Anglo-Ss x1n race.
Mr.. Storey, the American sculptor, de-
livered brilliant speech, recalling SeVern's
devotion to Keats.