Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-18
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
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Wires Printed in Condensed Z Form.
Edmond About, the French author, is dead
George s. Osborn has been appointed Post
master ut Tnrnerville. Ga.
Heavy storms have been raging in Southern
Europe during the past few DAYS. The trans
ports with French achievements from Alge-
ria for Tonqun have been delayed thereby
The boiler CT Earnest's saw mill, Good
Spring station, on the Lebanon and fremont
Railroad, Pennsylvania. exploded Yesterday
afternoon, killing three Of the employees and
injuring two Others.
At Springfield, ILL.,, the Legislature adj.
journed at l;ij o'clock Yesterday m0rnIno
after the passage Of a resolution that argr2
mc4t on the temporary speakcrship should be
the first order next Tuesday morning, which
is considered victory for the opponents of
Haines.
At Petersburg, Va, Lettie Jones, aged 10
years, the oldest person III the city. was IA
tally burned yesterday morning. She was
standing with her back to the fire when her
clothing ignited. She ran out OF the house
while the wind was blowing fearfully, and
soon became mass Of flames.
The special grand jury appointed bv the
Cook county, H., Criminal Court last night
returned indictments against Mackip Gal
lagher. shields, HansbrOugh, Sullivan. Biehl
teenth ward election frauds. Mackin vas
also indicted separately for perjury in swear
ing that he did not order the printin. Of the
bogus tickets.
The municipal election at Knoxville Tenn.
yesterday was very quiet. James G. Iut-
trell, Democrat, was elected Mayor. The
Board Of Aldermen stands IS Democrats and
3 Republlcans. There was majority OF 500
in the November election.
At New Orleans yesterday in a street foht
F. a. >chedel was shot and killed bv Frank
b. Renton. Both men were policemen.
The jefferson Democratic Club OF Birmipp-
nam. Ata., discussed proposition for enter
talnltg C"l. \. h. Mcclure here Whtn be re-
NaNu ll-l.l hut lT,f-
upon plans. Proper courtesies will be shown
Col. Mcclure, however.
The Springer committee started from Gin
cianati last Hicht for W Washington.
At Paris the French UItra-R4diraI Com
mlttce, ltc udlng among its members Roche
Icrte, ClemetCrau III q iJuyot. has pub}i.hed
a programme Tor az int grail revision Of the
constitution bT 60 atitueat assembly. 1t
proposes the abolition Of the cuatc com
plete sU' ordination &C the executive to the
legislative power, separation of church aud
siate, tae election o. magislracv, the de-
Capitalization of the departments and the
autonomy # the c0mmunes.
At Wilmington, y. G.. Yesterday afternoon
2 I" gro named Ben Allen. mailing from jack
SONY ito, Fla. was arrested while making
counterfeit silver com. About $50 IN bogus
monfy has been secured. 4 negro woman is
his accompice.
statistics published in relation 70 the acri-
cultural industry IF Ireland Tor the year 1884
show that free trade j. proving fatal to the
>
BIAS been found less dl-a strcu.. Al he nres-
eDt moment the ground used ~ cultivation of
cabbage is half great as that under wheat
cultivation. Ak reth-r there are 81 6-S
acres less under tillage than in 1888.
Leon say, formerly Minister Of Finance. IN
an article in La Re0Ue Des Dur N0ndes com /
plans that the French Legislature is usurp- |
ing the functions of the Finance Minister. lie /
Pre1lcts that the time viii come when the |
budget Will be suspended and the govern !
ment Will be compelled to ask for its dairy /
expenses from permanent committee chosen |
by Parliament. He advocates the abolition /
of committees on each chapter Of estimates /
and the submission of the budget directly to |
the Chamber
Hundreds OF handbills are being circulated |
at Czaslau and keelin, towns in bohemia, call /
ing for vengeance on the executi0ners Of /
kammerer and Schumacher, the Anarchists
A workman has been arrested at Keelin for
throwing before the house of a sergeant of the
an Anarchist paper condemning
the Chief OF Police and other officers to death. |