Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-20
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

On Thursday night Harvey Taylor, of
Richtield Springs, n. Y, killed his wife
and mOther-in-laW and then hanged him
self.
The negro boy, Charles Shaw, was
hanged at Washington, d. c., yesterday
at II 40 p M, for the murder of his sister,
Susan Ann Carter, on the night of Jan
uary 16, 1881.
The publication of the st. Rama of st.
Petersburg has been suspended for four
months on account of its having stated
that there was neither good faith nor
rational ideas in the government.
DIR. j. l.. NJ. Curry, agent of the Pea
body fund, by invitation, addressed the
North Carolina Legislature in Joint ses-
sion yesterday, making an urgent and elo-
quent appeal on behalf of common schools.
His address met with great favor.
At meeting of Scotch railway strikers
held III Glasgow, representatives of Eng
lish railway service stated that the CaladO-
nian Railway Company would receive no
assistance from English wOrkmen. The
strikers in the various districts firmly in-
tend to hold out.
The stallion Pemberton. with a 2:24
record, while being driven to a sleigh
yesterday at Lawrence, Mass, became
unmanageable and ran into a picket
fence and was instantly killed. He was
owned by II. G. Nevins, of Methuen, and
was valued at $4,000.
The revolution at Oruro. Bolivia. against
the CamperO Government has been sup
pressed. A band of negroes and Choices
have committed six murders in CallaO and
the neighbOrhOod within the past week.
The Chilians are Furnishing the culprits
with summary death, and are actively
engaged in suppressing these Outrages.
Frederick f. Shaw was yesterday in
dicted by the grand jury at Washington
on the charge of endeavOring to corruptly
influence Edmond d. Doniphan, a Juror
in the first star route trial, by offering
him large sum of money to favor Ste
phen w. Dorsey, one of the defendants in
that case. FOote has also been indicted
on the same charge.
Various accounts from Constantinople
state that there was an atfray on Saturday
between two regiments of the police
guard, one Of them composed of Alba
mans and the other of African Arabs. be-
tween whom bitter hereditary jealousy
exists. About fifty of the cOmbatauts
were killed or wounded. There was moth
ing political in the affair.
Portland, Oregon, dispatch saws,
AT O'Clock Yesterday morning a fire
broke out in COrbett II McLeay's whole
sale grocery and destroyed the establish
ment. Knapp. BurdelI & Co.'s store on
the south, and Fleischer, Mayer &.Co.'s
store on the north, We're damaged bv
smoke and water. COrbett & McLeav lose
$4,000 Insurance $140,000."
At the sitting of the French and Ameri-
can Claim Commission yesterday. an
award was made in favor of Sazerac de
TOrge against the United States for $40, 800
with interest at ) per cent. from the time
of the war. This was a claim for duties
paid to the Confederate Government. and
afterwards demanded by the United States
Government, and also for about 1900
gallons of brandy, seized and used bv the
United States Government.
A fire at Newberry, 5. c., on Tuesday
morning destroyed two brick stores be-
longing to JAS. A. Crotwell. Loss $4,000;
insurance $4,000. Other losses and insur-
ance are as follows: W. Z. Pelham. drugs
and medicines, $1,000; insurance $4,000.
G. l.. Pease & Co.. bar and billiard saloon.
$500; insurance $1,000. Silas Johnston.
law office and books, $1,000; no insurance.
Wheeler Bros, confectionery, 81, 800: in.
surance $3.50. L. 4. East, drugs and
medicines, $1,000; fully insured. DIR. F.
c. Jones, dental instruments and office
furniture, $500; fully insured. Total loss
SO. ZOO: insurance $40. 900,