Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-05

deaths in Montreal on the 24th from small
pox, five in St. Cunegonde, two IN Cote
st. Louis, two in st. Jean Baptiste and
one in st. Henri. On the 25th there
were fifty.two deaths in the city, six in
Cote st. Louis, two in st. Jean Baptiste,
two in st. Cunsgonde, and one in st.
Henri.
BULGARIA is strongly fortifying Slivnit-
"a. This will be the sole protection Of
Sofia should Dragamon Pass be carried by
the Servians. Although the Servians
have not actually crossed the frontier,
they are making movements in readiness
for an invasion of Bulgaria. The roads
are in bad condition from heavy rains,
and the transportation Of artillery is diff
cult.
On the night of the 20 h United States
Fish Commission car lett Washington, D.
c., with carp to supply applicants in Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah,
Colorado and Kansas. Another car left
on the night on the 2Sth for Portland,
Ore, and will supply en- route all appli-
can in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Da-
kota, Montana, Washington Territory and
Oregon.
TERRE HAUTE (Ind.) nailers are having
trouble with their employers.
ON the 9th the Jewish Minister'S Asso.
citation of America met at Baltimore, Md.
THE Gautier Steel-works, Johnstown,
Pa, have been closed indefinitely.
TURKEY continues massing troops at
every available point in Eastern Roumelia.
On the 9th a meeting of carbon point
manufacturers was held at Pittsburgh,
Pa, for the purpose of advancing prices,
which have fallen, by reason of sharp
competition, below the cost of production.
The ship building trade on the Clyde is
greatly depressed, over seventy per cent.
of the workmen being out of employment.
On the 9th the annual reunion of the
survivors of Stevenson's California expe.
dition OF 1916 was held at New York.
THERE are to be no more Arctic expe.
ditions under the ausp. ces of the Govern
mental least for the present.
IT is stated at st. Petersburg that the
Gear will consent on Ger ain conditions to
make Prince Alexander Governor of
Eastern ,Roumelia.
On the 9th four managers Of theatrical
companies were fined S. each at Cincin.
natl, o., for giving performances on Sun.
day.
THE Secretary of the Treasury says the
women bore him, and none are to be al
lowed hereafter in his office.
On the 9th the Treasury Department
purchased 10000 ounces of silver for de.
livery at the New Orleans and Philadel.
phia mint for coinage into standard dol.
lars.
The Post-office Department has rendered
a decision on appeal directing that postal
cards having special delivery stamp af.
fixed shall be Immediately delivered, the
samelas letters. with the extra stamp on
them.
THE War Department has not yet de-
cided what disposition will be made of
Geronimo and his hostile band of CHR.
icahua Apaches when they are captured.
1t has been proposed to place them on the
Fort Leavenworth Reservation, but there
is so much objection to this use o. the mil
itary prison that the suggestion will hardly
be adopted
The Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Claims, which will expire by limitation
December 31st, is making rapid progress
with the business before it, and officers Of
the court say that all the cases before the
court will certainly be disposed of by the
middle of December.
The Surgeon. General of the Marine Hos.
pital Service has received a report from
Surgeon Murray, in charge of the Gulf
quarantine station at Ship Island, that
there are three cases of yellow fever at
that station. They were taken from the
schooner Indianola, which had just ar.
rived from Havana.