Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-11
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The Iowa House passed the prohibition
amendment on Thursday by vote of 81
to 20. 1t now goes to the people.
The expeditionsry columns of the French
garrison in Southern Tunis have been
ordered to be strongly reinforced.
Leroy Hoolley, workman on the traffic
bridge now building over Red river, at Win
nipeg, Manitoba, was instantly killed hy a
fall OF thirty feet. His head was mashed to
jelly.
1t is privately reported from Rome, upon
what authority Is unknown, that the Pope
has decided TO send a PApal delegate to
Canada, and that his name will be published
In few weeks.
The Pail Nail Gazette states that Dudley
Edward Saurin, Secretary of the British Lee
cation in Lisbon, has been transferred to
Washington, and that Victor A. w. Drum
mond, Secretary Of the British Legation at
Washington, will go to Vienna.
The Board of Agriculture of Illinois re-
ports that the acreage seeded in that State
for the next crop of winter wheat has been
1876, 900 acres, or $275, 900 less than for the
previous crop. The condition of the crop
throughout the State is above the average.
The London Daily Telegraph announces
that many members of Parliament had an
informal conference on Wednesday, and
decided to oppose the Introduction by the
government, through private member, of
bill for the relief of all elected members
who object to take the oath.
1t is reported that Sergeant Mason, who
shot at Guiteau, is likely to be brought a
second time before the court martial upon
the charge of insulting the surgeons who,
in the course of the late trial, were sent to
his cell for the purpose of examining the
wound received by him in the late war.
A Salt Lake City dispatch says: "The
Mormons are now openly boasting that they
have captured Congress, and there will be
no anti Mormon legislation. 1t is estimated
that the Mormons have spent over 81 ,00O,-
600 In their fight this winter, and the money
has been placed where it would do good
service"
The North German Krellz Zeitunq SAYS that
General Skobeleff's speeches have so i'm
pressed and Influenced the public mind in
Russia and In Poland that there is imminent
danger and reasonable possibility of a
great war breaking out, In which Germany
will find herself involved in complications
which she is at present anxious to avoid.
A freight train on the Illinois Central
Railroad was fred at near Grand Crossing a
few nights ago by several rulflans, who
stood a short distance from the track.
Nicholas Stuber, the engineer. was seriously
wounded, a bullet entering under his left
eye, but he took the train to Kensington be-
fore receiving medical aid. No motive for
the outrage is known.
A diligence, with full complement of in
side and outside passengers, while on its
way to Guadalsjara, Mexico, and when
within a mile of that city, was attacked by a
band OF robbers. Most of the passengers
being armed they resisted the attack, and In
the fight that ensued four robbers were
killed, while the remainder were put to
flight. Strange as 1t may seem, not one of
the passengers was injured.
One OF the points made In Scoville's bill of
exceptions is that shortly after the assass!-
nation a secret session of the Cabinet wss
held, at which District Attorney Corkhill
and a detective officer were present, at
which the conclusion was unanimously ex-
pressed that Guiteau was crazy. Notwith.
standing this and Attorney General Nc
Weighs frequent statements of his belief
that Guteau was insane, Corkhill persisted
IN the prosecution. Corkhill denies that
such conference was held.
An officer of the Navy Department has
received from friend in Santiago, Chilli, a
number OF Chilian newspapers, containing
articles 'abusing the United States In gen
eral terms, ridiculing Mr.. BIaine's proposed
American congress, and lampooDing the
United States Navy In particular" One of
these papers has large cartoon represent
ing Chilian feet destroying the United
States Navy-"a large washtub, manned and
rugged In most ridiculous fashion, doing
DUTY Ia the picture as the United States
Navy Some of the articles were trans
lated Tor Secretary Hunts edi6cation.