Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-25
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WAEeS Elubou HI OOuUeusou EOrIus
Cardinal Manning is writing a life of St.
Vincent de Paul.
At Abbeville, S. c., yesterday John C. Fer
guson killed Arthur W. Benedict in quarrel
over bill.
A decided improvement in the condition of
Hon. Robert C.. Winthrop was reported yes
terday, and his recovery is now looked for
certainly.
DR.. Grimm, physician of the Emperor Will
liam, is dead. DR.. Grimm was the originator
of the sanitary system adopted by the German
military authorities.
At Leavenworth, Kan. the material of the
Kansas Pr0hi6iti0nist, St. Johns Kansas
organ, run by Martin Van Buren Bennett,
was sold by the Sheriff.
The Vienna police yesterday surprised and
arrested a number of Anarchist Workmen
who were holding a secret meeting IN the
ruins of Weissenberg Castle at Teplitz.
Capt. James II. Deaton. for many years
Chief OF Police of Petersburg, Va, died last
night. The deceased was at one time mem
ber of the City Council and Collector of De-
linqu mt State Take
Prince Albert will join the Grenadiers at
the close of his studies at the university. The
Prince of Wales has requested that no dis
tinctiOn be made between Prince Albert's
duties and those of other officers.
A freight train on the Knoxville and Ohio
Railroad was wrecked by broken rail near
Chattanooga yesterday, and both the engi-
neer, Thomas COnnOr, and his firemen had
their legs DTOk6n anu were OInefWlSe Sefl-
ously injured.
1t is announced that Gen. Butler and Gen.
Hazen, of the Signal Service, are each to pub
lish books of personal reminiscence. Mr.. But
ler's is to be his political reminiscence and
Gen. HaZen's bears the title, "a Personal
Narrative of Battles"
La IgtrGnsigednt of Paris, yesterday said /:
Anarchist Reinsdorf told his friends during
his trial at LeipsIc that if he was sentenced
TO death he would refuse to ask grace He
a bq To ma mi ofr I,,s
death, and wished only that his execution
should not be delayed"
The Board Of Trustees of the Columbian
University of Washington, d. O.. upon the
unanimous recon- mmendatlon- of the faculty Of
It's medical department, has decided TO admit
women to the study of medicine in the institu
tiOn, with all the privileges of instruction. :
now accorded male students.
Last Sunday was the seth anniversary of
the birthday of Prof. Leopold van Ranke, the
historian. Testimonials in honor of the oc-
caslon were received by the Professor from all
parts OF Germany. His strength is undated
and he works daily upon his history, which
is now approaching completion.
A telegram from Pekin says that the Board
Of CensOrs has proposed that sentence of
death be passed upon Ma Kien, Secretary of
sponsible for the Tientsin treaty. It is ex-
pected that Ii Hung Chang VIII intercede in
the Secretary's behalf, and with success.
The distress at Glasgow, Liverpool and
OIhcI pOI 70 hao 1bIIdCtou tue ATTENTION OF the
Queen, VINO desires to open a subscription for
the relief OF the sufferers, and has asked the
geafernment for information on the subject
~ sseported that Mr.. Gladstone is unwilling
Sngs st the existence of distress and opposes
s " seen's proposition.
~ ,bsFslas been received at Shreveport that
lie dam across the mouth of Murphy's canal
saDout $50 miles above here, broke few days
ago. The dam was completed only about a
month ago under the superintendent of the
government engineers. The canal was cut
during the existence of the famous Red River
raft and the closing of the same was neces
sary to improve navigation on the Upper Red
river.