Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-08
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

News has been received at Tunis from
Gabes that the insurgents in southern Tunis
will take refuge in the Tripolitsn frontier
A fire at Salem, Mass, yesterday destroyed
the Eastern Railroad passenger and freight
depot with their contents. The loss is $780,
coo.
One of the arrests in Dublin THURSDAY
was that Of Fitzpatrick, supposed to be the
Secretary of the Dublin branch of the
Feniaus.
The body Of another victim of the Dako-
ia insane aeylum conflagration was found
Thursday night, which brings the number
OF the dead up to five.
The bill legalizIng marriage with a de-
ceased wife's sister has practically become
law in Canada, the Senate having passed
the second reading by vote of 40 to Is.
A telegram from Berlin to the Daily Tsle.
graph says: "a bad impression Is produced
here by the nomination of NJ. De Ganaff
as the Russian Minister of Public Instruc.
tion. The new Minister belongs to the
section OF the violent Slavophilists."
1t is reported that Mr.. Chamberlain, PresI-
dent of the Board of Trade, and Sir Charles
Dixie. Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, will withdraw. from the Britieh Min
istry on account of opposing an extension
of the coercion policy Of the government.
While Oscar Mcdaniel, a gang boss on
the Pacific Railroad, working near Annis-
ton, Ala, was opening a can of blasting
powder with pick, an unlucky stroke
caused the powder to explode, fatally
wounding himself and three men of his
gang.
Bertha Miller, girl of sixteen years, was
taken to Bellevue Hospital recently with a
ten dollar gold piece stuck fast IN her throat
in position that threatened her with suf-
location. The girl accidentally swallowed
the coin, and it lodged at the entrance to
the windpipe so firmly that no surgical skill
could remove 1t.
Billy Madden has posted $3.50 with Harry
Hull as guarantee of his earnestness In
offering to wager 81, 900 that Sullivan can
whip James Elliott In four three minute
rounds privately, no gate money, and but
five witnesses for each side; Harry Hill to
act as stakeholder and referee, and to select
the battle ground, and to be the only man
to know where 1t is up to the moment of
departure.
A Frankfort dispatch says: "German emil
grafton has been recently advancing with
enormous strides. So vast are the proper
tions, In fact, which It has been assuming
for the past twelve or fifteen months that It
has inspired the central German Govern
ment, as we'll as all the State Governments,
with the most serious uneastness. IL the
exodus goes on increasing at q geometr'cal
rate of progression such IS it has shown Of
late, the German War Office will certainly
begin to feel anxious"
Geo. Achtonoun, German, hanged him
self in the Raymond street jail, Brooklyn,
few days ago. His companion In the cell with
him was not aware OF his intention OF self
destruction until he awoke In the morning
and saw the unfortunate man suspended
from the cell door by short hemp rope
which he had plated In order to make 1t
strong enough to hold him. When he got
the rope about his neck and attached 10 the
cell door he had to let himself down until
his knees almost touched the cell floor, and
with remarkable determination he must
have choked himself to death.