Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-07
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

Rudolph Holman, the historical painter,
| of Darmstadt, is dead.
Several anarchists were arrested yester-
day In Cruezot, Lyons, Lisle and Marseilles.
The Prince of Wales has consented to act
as Chairman of the Longfellow Memorial
| Committee.
The Capitol building at Washington is
assessed at Sl5, ,699, $50, the grounds at
| $780,, $50, and the White House at $753, $50.
The Australian mails which arrived at
New York Saturday evening made the run
from San Francisco in five days, the fastest
mail time on record.
A few nights ago Mrs. Anna Paul Glegg.
aged "a years, walked out of an upper win
dow at Chicago and fell distance of forty
feet, causing her death.
Rev. Jas. N. Miller, pastor of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church at Roslyn, l.. l.. has
been missing since October 8. The church
funds are also missing.
While doing some work at Lea q Sons
Brandywine Flour Mills, Wilmington. Del.
Harry NJ ullen, carpenter, was caught un.
der grain chute and smotheFed to death BY
the descending grain.
The estimated gross earnings of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad for October.
1882. were $255, ,277 81. The sctual gross
=.
an increase Of $6,74S ID.
The large cylinder of the jackson miss. J
compress exploded yesterday, ipiuriSg se-
verely white boy and two negro emp loves.
The compress was but recently repaired,
having exploded once before.
The Duke of Connsught arrived at Lon
don yesterday from Egypt. He was received
with the greatest enthusiasm by an immense
assemblage of people, who had gathered TO
greet him on his return.
The international half mile running match
between w. G. George, of England and L.
e. Myers, OF New York, at the polo grounds
on Saturday, was won by the latter by three
yards In minute and 81 seconds.
At Republican caucus at Rochester. N.
A., few nights ago in the town hall, the
moor gave way, precipitating twenty persons
to the cellar. One of them, Deputy Sheriff
Paul Hurd, was very seriously injured.
A tramp finding Mrs. Henry FrevIager.
aged SO, Of Jerusalem, Oyster Bav. T.. L.
alone In her house recently, demanded
money, and being refused, beat her into in
sensi6ility, infIcting fatal wounds. He
escaped.
James Queen was struck on the head on
Sunday evening by a woman of bad char
acter named Ann Barrett. about three miles
from Shelby, North Carolina,- and was
almost instantly killed. The woman fed
and had not been captured at last accounts.
William BovIDgton, a lad, had a thrilling
experience last week while crossing the
track OF the North Pennsylvania Railroad.
near Somerton, with pair OF horses. One
OF the animals caught his foot beneath the
rail, and fell upon the young man, pinning
him to the track. An express train was
rushing along less than a quarter of a mile
away. The engineer blew his whistle. and
the horse regained his feet just In time to
allow young Bovington to roll out of the
way OF the train as It Numbered by.
A large tract Of land, located near Estel.
vile, Atlantic county, N. j., has been mr.
chased for the purpose Of founding colony
OF Russian Jews. Carpenters are now AZ
work erecting suitable buildings ike those
in use at Vineland. 1t is expected that $50
families will arrive from New York shortly.
The men viii be placed az work cultivating
sugar cane, and arrangements are being
made for the erection of mill AZ EstelviIIe
next summer. General Burbridge, of Ken
tuckY, VIII have charge Of the colony.
The 250-horse power engine of J. Wood
q Brothers. rolling mills st Conshohocken.
Pa, was totally wrecked recently. The
accident was caused by the breaking of the
crank shaft, which allowed the crank
wheel to drop. Both heads of the cylinder
were broken in small pieces, the cylinder
broken Ia four places, the connecting rod
damsged, the master wheel broken the
governor knocked on and the bed plate
cracked. The mills viii suspend opera
tions for about month, until q new engine
can be built.