Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-30
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.

Slight earthquake shocks were. felt Friday
at Rome, Marseilles, Lyons, and in the de-
partment of the Maritime Alps.
At the French Cabinet Council yesterday it
was decided to make the proposed increase OF
the duty on foreign grain francs per centner.
Nancy Miller, widow, living south of
Vandalia, ILL.,, in i'll health aud destituti0n,
poisoned herself and two children Friday.
All three are dyi1g.
Superintendent of New York State Prisons
nenmera prison on Monday making clothing
in the interest of the State.
Edward Mulhatten Marum, member of
Parliament for Kilkenny county, has written
TO his constituents rcsigning hisseat because
nell.
John Stanney, a prominent politician and
late treasurer OF Norwegian township, Pa,
was convicted OF embeZzlement and cOnspira-
cy yesterday after trial lasting several days.
Sentence was deferred.
A Providence. r. l.. special states that the
effort to raise the debt of the Narragansett n
Driving Association having failed, that or
ganizatiOn became defunct tonight. The
Irottlng park will be sold at auction next
Friday.
The boiler of saw mill about miles from
EliZabethtnwn, KY, exploded yesterday, tear
ing the building to pieces and killing John
and James Morgan, Richard Figg, and four
others whose names are unknown. Two
others were probably fatally injured.
The Spanish Government is in conflict with
the municipal authorities of Madrid. 1t
threatens to suspend the Town Council and
several learned societies for passing votes Of
sympathy with the university students.
Many of the sub Mayors of the city have
resigned.
Near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids aud Northern live stock train Of
eight cars of hogs yesterday morning ran into
a Northwestern Railroad train causing bad
wreck. Fireman Fred. Phillips was instantly
killed, and Joseph Benjamin, an engineer,
was badly hurt.
The action for damages brought by Mrs.
Weldon against DR.. WinslOw, at London,
Eng, for aItem Dting to cOnfine her in his pri-
vate asylum, was cOnclud yesterday. The
jury brought in q verdict for the plaintiff,
giving her Is 0 damages. DR.. WinsloW eX-
poets to appeal the case.
BY direction Of the Solicitor Of the Treasury
the property belonging to Col. j. o. Z. Burn
side, late disbursiDg clerk of the Post Office
Department, at Colonial Beach, Va, valued
at $1,000. h: been attached to satisfy part of
the claim of the government aga nst Col.
Burnside for his defalcatlOn.
The Chies of the Post Office Inspectors has
been informed that the safe of the post office
at Little Rock, Saline county, Mo-, was blown
open Thursday night and al the stamps and
Bellows Falls, VT, was also entered by bur-
glars on the same night, and Sl,400 in cash,
and number OF stamps carried of.
Seven colOred prisoners confined in the
IHllilpS county, Ark. jail last 0lgHL over
powered JaIler f. NJ Brickey and escaped.
Air. Brlckey recovered il time to fire, and
two bullets struck Pate Walton, WHO is
charged with rape. Walton was recaptured.
He VIII die. All the others have eIuded the
large posse who are in pursuit Of them.
At Washington yesterday Frank Minor
(colored), who was few days
ago convicted of the murder of his
wife, Victoria, in October, 1882 was sentenct
to be hung on the second Friday after the
close of the next term of the court IN general
term. John Langster, " i0 killed Policeman
Fowler, VII! be hanged at the same time.
At Chicago, Judge Tully, in the Circuit
Court, yesterday morning decided the appli-
cation for the appointment of q receiver for
the estate of Wilbur +. Storey, granting the
petition and naming Thomas A. Hurlbut as
the receiver. The receiver is eDjoined, how
ever from interfering with the editorial staff
or policy OF the Times newspaper, unless un-
der a sDecial order of the court