Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-04
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.

THE HAGUE, sept. 8.-Count L. G. A. Won
Limburg-Starum, one of the Ministers OF
State, is dead.
GENEVA. Sept. 9.-4Ir. A. s. Solomons was
elected Vice President Of the Red Cross Con-
gress which convened here yesterday. Miss
Clara Barton was present.
DARIEN, GA, Sept. 3.-Lazarus Harris (col-
ored) the murderer Of Dick Willy (colored),
was captured at Hackton and brought back to
Darien to-day. He said 10 the officer Il
know | am going to dle."
BERLIN, Sept 3.-The North German Ga
sette, in an editorial article to-day, attributes
to Prince Bismarck design to create poiti-
cal blockade against England by forming
coalition OF the powers until her egotlsIlcal
policy of colonial extension Is abandoned.
Growing activity is apparent 10 the German
electoral campaign. The Socialists of Berlin
have brought forward six candidates, named
Vollmor, Hasenclever, Tutzaur, Dietz, Singer
and GrIllenberger. Among the Progressist
candidates are NeichOW, LUewe, hlotz, ira
ger an Eugene Richter.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 3.-The wife of Fred
erick Merrill, of Cleveland, early this morn
ing, being crazed with grief on account OF
the death of her child, shot her husband
while he was in bed, and then swallowed
a fatal dose of carbolic acid. Merrill VIII
recover.
vienna, Sept. "A number of Anarchist
printing materials have been found IN the
suburbs of this city. The police have seized
quantity of printed revolutionary proclama-
tions.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-It was reported that
warrants were issued to-day for the arrest of
eighteen Aldermen who passed the ordinance
over the Mayors veto IN the matter OF the
broadway Surface Railroad on a charge of
bribery and corruption.
READING, PA, Sept. 3.-Mrs. Washington
Keller, residing at Strausstown, near this
city, who has been fasting IS days, died to-
day from starvation. She had been affected
with a fever and began her long fast after
reading of Christ's fast IN the wilderness.
xNrt NIol,A Ind
but was reduced to less than 100 at her deaeh.
BERNE, Sept. IA convention with the
Vatican has been signed providing for the
restoration of the Catholic diocese OF Basic
and making TiclnO an apostolic vicarate.
ST PETERSBURG, Sept. 3.-The Car started
for Warsaw shortly after midnight last night.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3-The gates of the
twelfth Industrial Exposition were opened
this morning. but the formal opening eXer-
cises occurred tonight. These consisted of
addresses by Senator George II. Pendleton
and Representative John K. FOllett, and
concert by an orchestra, chorus and organ.
There was an unusually large attendance Tor
the first day.
ST. JOHN. n. F., Sept. 3.-The steamship
Greenland was burned to the waters edge
last night at HarbOr Grace. She was towed
to Riverhead where she sank. The vessel is
total loss.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-The boss stone cutters
of this citv threatened to lock out their work
men unless they withdrew from the almalga-
mated trades union and ceased to support the
brieklayers in their strike for nine hours.
The men at once quit work. To-day meet
ing was held and strike was formally de-
clared.
PEORIA. ILL. Sept. 3.-State Veterinarian
Paarcn Yesterday investigated alleged pleuro-
pneumonia cases in herds of Jersey cattle mere
belonging to d. III. and t. Trip. Two anil
mails, each valued at $500, were found badly
affected. and were slaughtered Immediately.
The right lung of one weighed II pounds more
than il normally should.
DUBLIN, Sept. "a meeting of the National
League was held here to-day at which limo
thv Healy Member of Parliament for Mona
CHAN. presided. A resolution was adopted de-
nouncing the Irish Executive for refusing to
hold a fresh inquiry into the Maamtrasna
murder case in view OF informer CHseys re-
cent confessions and pronouncing this refusal
\ breach of public faith. The previous in
quiry, the resolution asserts, was mere
farce.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA dispatch from Joliet,
Ills. saws: "a riot occurred at the WIRE
drawing mills this afternoon, on account OF
a reduction of wages said TO be caused by
competition in the State penitentiary. Part
of the men remained at work. ana were at
tackled Dy the strikers. A considerable num-
Der of men, including the Chlef OF Follce,
were seriously, though not fatally, hurt. Most
of the attacking party have been arrested and
fined"
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. "A Richmond,
Mo snecial saws: 'sThe Ray County Savings
Bank suspended this afternoon. 1t is as
serted that the embarrassment IS temporary"
Col MBUs o., Sept. 3.-The Columbus
Boot aud shoe Company, operating at the
nenitentiarv, to- day assigned, previously ex-
ecuting chattel mortgage to the CINCINNATI
National Bank for $4,000, and the CONNER
cial Bank of Columbus for $4,000. The state
brought suit and issued an attachment for
$50 GOO due for convict labor. The liabilities
are SOC The assets are unknown.