Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed orm.

The British Admiralty has invited tenders
of shlpbuilders at Belfast for the immediate
construction of six cruisers.
Advices from BuenO Ayres represent the
financial crisis as so serious that general
suspension of cash payments is imminent.
Col. A. X. Mcclure, of the Philadelphia
Times, arrived at Augusta, Ga, last night.
He and his party Will spend Sunday in that
city.
The Secretary of War has decided not to
order court martial for the trial of Lieut..
Darlington on the charges preferred by Chief
Signal Officer Hazen.
The publishers of the New York Star an
nOunced last night that the daily edition of
that paper will be suspended from this date,
but that the Sunday edition viii be published
without interruption.
At Halifax, n. s., Friday night severe
thunder and rain storm prevailed. The
heavy tbuuder, accompanied by the most
vivid lightning, lasted for over an hour and
at times the rain fell in torrents.
At Richmond, Va, yesterday morning, r.
A. Barry, a youth employed at the Vulcan
Iron Works was caught in the betting and
killed. His body was so horribly mangled That
it was necessary to procure a coffin to take
the remains home.
Two freight trains on the Chesapeake and
ONO Railroad came in collision yesterday
ne;R jackson River, Virginia, and the en-
glneer and fireman Of one train were killed
and three brakemen severely wounded. Both
trains are total wreck.
ne COHIHlIlet appointed Dy the court OF
Wise county, Virginia, to investigate the con-
dItOn of the sufferers from the late plague
report that there is more destiUution than was
at first supposed, and outside assistance, here
tOfOre declined, Is asked for.
At Cincinnati last night it was rumOred in
steamboat circles that the Sallie Cooper,
small steamboat plying on the Kentucky
river, sank Friday night at lock No. ?, near
LockpOrt, KY, aud that the captain and his
family, with the crew, were all lost.
Japan appears to be hindering a peaceful
settlement of the COrean difficulty. She has
protested against the conveyance of the King
OF Shanghai. The Chinese commissioner
recommends that the king be seht back to
Corea. The German Consul has left Ten
Ism to accompany the king.
Charles SimOns, a stOrekeeper and heavy
slate dealer at Portland, Pa, mysteriOusly
disappeared from that place Monday morn
ing. 1t has been discovered that he is a de-
faulter to the amount of $4,000. His heav-
lest creditor Is ID. C. Pratt, Of New York
city, to whom he is indebted to the amount Of
S2%eOO. Simons whereabouts is unknown.
The colonial government of New Zealand
has asked permission Of the home government
to annex the island of Samoa to its jurisdic
ton. 1t holds q steamer in readiness to pro-
ceei to Samoa pending the reply of Lord
Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies.
This reply Will probably be unfavorable to
annexation. The announcement OF the
desire Of New Zealand TO annex Samoa has
caused sensation in Berlin. Newspapers
consider it certain that Germany and Ameri
ca VIII vigorously protest against annexation.
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