Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-23
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from IL
Wires Printed in Condensed Form,

Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.
The United States Supreme Court adjourned
yesterday until Jan. 8.
Bombay dispatches state that heavy rain
storms are damaging the cotton crop.
A severe famine is in progress in Arehan-
gel, owing to the failure Of the grain and po-
tatO crops.
The Russian Government Will newly and
strongly fOrtify Batoum, POtio, Kars and
MichailOwski in 1885.
Marquis de Leuville has commenced suit
against the New York World for libel in pub
fishing attacks on his title.
The Archbishop Of Paris has issued pas
t0ral to the clergy against Free Masonry with
the Natlcan's structures thereon.
At st. Petersburg all printers are searched
nightly by the police on leaving their offices
in order to prevent the secret printing of
seditiOus literature.
Later advices confirm the report that the
German flag has been hOisted over New
Britain, New Ireland and the Admiralty
Islands and portions of the northern coast of
New Guinea.
A party of white emigrants from Canada
arrived at Petersburg, Va, yesterday morn
ing, bound to North Carolina, being the third
party passing here within week. Others
are to follow.
Second Assistant Postmaster General Henry
ID. Lyman has resigned, to go into the tee-
phone business. John b. Thompson, General
superintendent Of the Railway Mail Service,
will probably succeed him.
At New Orleans the owners of the steam
boat Fred A. Blanks, sunk on Friday evening
by collision with the steamer Victoria, have
libeled the Victoria for $4,000. They allege
that the steamer is responsible for the acci-
dent.
A boiler exploded yesterday in the cotton
gin and grist mill of Z. Herkinson. near
Pleasant Hill, Va. Joe Sharps (colOred), who
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piece Of the boiler
Secretary Of the Treasury McCulloch has
received a letter from a resi- lent of Riga
Russia, enclosing 500 note of the Confederate
States, which he says he inherited from his
uncle, and which he wants exchanged for
currency. The note has been returned to the
sender with the information that it is worth
less.
While party Of miners were at work i'm
proving the ventilation in the Barnum mine.
near PittstOn, Pa, yesterday, a miner rushed
through ono OF the chambers with a naked
lamp igniting the gas, which caused a ter
rlthc explosion. Patrick Egan was instantly
killed and Andrew Mcmillan Jefferson Yam
dell seriously burned and injured internally.
At Winchester, Va, yesterday the negro
Banks, who was indicted as accessory TO the
killing of Joseph McFall during the Demo-
cratic procession there on the evening of Nov
II and convicted OF murder, was sentenced to
be hanged on Friday, March 20 next. He re-
ceived his sentence with slight twitching Of
the limbs. The case will go to the Court of
Appeals on a writ of error.
Bill Thomas, coored, was discharged from
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Rail-
road at Coahoma station Miss, on Friday. He
afterwards ambushed a train. firing at the
conductor, who was riding on the engine and
putting eleven shots in mis- leg and three in
the head Of the fireman. Thomas was mr.
sued, and when the party attempted to arrest
him he attacked them and was killed.
On Sunday morning, Jan. 4, the ceremonies
incident to comforting the pallium upon the
most Rev. DIR. Ryan, Archbishop of Philadel-
phia, will take place in the Cathedral of St
Peter and Paul. Invitations have been sent
| to all the members of the American hierarchy
to be present, and a large representation Of
| Bishops is expected to participate. The cere-
mOny will be of the high order Of rituallsm.
An accident occurred on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, near Eddyville, XIV, yes-
| terday, in which William BuddingtOn, fire.
| man, was instantly killed. and George Gore
an engineer, badly injured The locomotive
ran over cow and fell down an embank-
| ment, carrying with it eight freight cars
which were completely demolished. The
other train men escaped injury. Buddington
| lived in Alabama.
The fast express from Washington over
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, due
at Chicago at o'clock yesterday morn
morning, while going forty miles an hour.
struck broken rail or an obstruction near
Bremen. Ind. The forward part of the train
pulled over safely. but the dining car and two
| sleepers were overturned. The dining car
burned up, but the sleepers were saved.
Four of the cooks and walters were so badly
| burned and scalded that they will probably
die. Everybody in the sleepers was badly
shaken up, but no bones were broken and no
one was seriously injured.