Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-10-08
IT is understood In German diplomatic
circles that Austria is secretly supporting

IT Is understood In German diplomatic
circles that Austria is secretly supporting
Servia.
GEORGE ARCHER an old farmer of La
donia, Tex, was confdenced out OF $4OO
by a stranger on the I'd.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Is at Dub
lin Castle inquiring into the condition Of
Ireland and tho wants of the people
w. A. LoNGMlRs has sued the Missouri
Pacific Railroad for 5000 damages for
personal injuries Ia Texas.
PRINCE BIsM ARcK is giving counsel to
the Sultan, and 1t Is expected the latter
will adopt policy in harmony with the
suggestions.
DAVID VINroy, aged ffty-eight years,
of Southbridge, Mass, while under the
influence Of liquor, attacked his son, aged
thirty five, and was killed by the latter.
WILLIAM A. WEST, Of Oxford Miss, has
accepted the position OF chief Post office
Insp ctor, and entered upon the discharge
Of his duties on the 81
THE Greek Government has obtained a
f5O0, 900 loan for defensive operations, in
view Of the possible spread Of the Rou-
melian difficulty.
THE Pennsylvania State Board of Char
tiles has made the discovery that the AL
legheny County Home at Woodville /, In
such wretched condition that the in
mates are dying at the rate of one day
from typhoid fever and other infectious
diseases.
COLONEL KITCHENER, in his report on
the fall of Khartoun, attributes the dis
aster to the starved condition of the
troops and tho desertion of their posts by
the native contingents.
BY the explosion OF mud. drum under
the boilers Of the Sailor iron works at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the I'd, sevent, ben per-
sons were injured, several of them ia tally.
PHILIPPoPoLIs advic.s stat, that the
Roumelians are greatly angersd over tho
reports that Russia wishes to dethrone
Alexander.
The President and members OF the
| Cabinet will attend the Virginia State
Fair, to be held at Richmond, Va, on the
22d inst, il the pressure Of public busi-
mes, does not prevent.
| THE hostile attitude OF Servia, with an
army in the field and the probability that
she will seiz, contiguous territory, IL is
thought, will cause difficulty in the solu-
| ton Of the Balkan question.
THERE were III failures In the United
States during the seven days ended the
| "a, as compared with 141 the preceding
week, and with 1888, 100 and 122 respects
lively in the corresponding weeks Of 1884,
1883 and 1882. About 81 per cent. were
those of small traders whose capital was
less than 5000. Canada had twenty
three, an increase of three
| EDWARD McSwRENKY, the Irish suspect,
who has been an applicant for position
In the customs servic, at San Francisco,
withdrew his papers from the Treasury
Department on the ID, and says he will
make no further efforts to secure an ap-
pointment under the Government.
| CAPTAIN Fred M. CRANDALL of the
Twenty fourth Infantry has, been direct :
ed by the War Department to carry out
the instructions of the Secretary Of the
Interior concerning the removal of un :
authorized persons on the Cherokee lands
In the Indian Territory, west Of tho Ar
kansas River. The order refers particu-
larly to the removal OF "booms rs" and
squatters.
DR. THoRroN, Of Portland, Me-, has
been appointed Sanitary Inspector, and
ordered to report to Sergeant Austin at
Moose River, Maine, on the Portland &
Quebec Railroad. This completes the or
ganization of the inspection service on the
Northern frontier.
THE Chicago Grand Jury has refused &c
indict Jasper e. Sweet, who shot and
killed DR.. Waugh, who, he alleged, took
mprop + advantage Of Mrs. Sweet, while
treating her Professionally.