Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-16
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The Senate yesterday confirmed Richard
hennedy, at McMinnvIlle, Tenn, and A. l..
Iyler, at Admission, Ala to be POstmasters.
AT Wellsboro, Pa, yesterday George Travis
was hanged IN the jail for the murder of
marina Sylvia in Charleston, Tioga county,
Pa, April 3, 1888. He afterwards burned the
remains IN vacant barn to conceal evidence
OF the crime. He also drove all her cattle
away, claiming to have bought them. Travis
was convicted on circumstantial evidence
alone.
The steamship Harbinger, which struck on
the bar at Charleston Is. C.) harbor Wednes-
day, and was compelled to put back, is still
TO be discharged. The cotton thus far re-
moved from the vessel is not damaged.
AT tParis, France, a contemplated Anarchist
meeting has been abandoned, the police
authorities having limited that they would
interfere In case the Anarchists should assem-
ble to discuss their plans.
NJ. S. Belknap, Superintendent of the
Mobile and Montgomery division of the
He is succeeded by B. G. EppersOn, present
Master of Transportation. W. H. Harris
superintendent of the first division of the
same road, has also resigned. He is succeeded
by George Evans, present Master of Trans
pertation.
Archbishop Gibbons left Baltimore yester-
uay Tor New Orleans to confer the pallium on
ArchDlshop Leroy. The Archbishop was ac-
GduRnGY.
AT Harrisburg, Pa. the Republican legisla-
tive caucus yesterday nominated for re-elee-
tIon Senator j. d. Cameron
Daniel Carnahan, coIored, last Tuesday
beat, choked and outraged a.young lady, living
with her mother miles from VicksburS Miss
1t mas been reported that he was captured by
some citizens Wednesday and executed.
The body of Charles B. Brady, of the ST.
Louis Republican, who died last Friday, was
inclnerated yesterday in the crematOry at
Lancaster VVifb Masonic
fatal afray occurred in the Cherokee
nation, near Fort Smith, Ark, Wednesday
evening, in which Budd Ross was shot dead
by Charles Foreman. Ross and Foreman who
were both Cherokees, were in Fort Smith
Wednesday drinking and playing cards to-
gether. They had dispute over game and
while going home together renewed the quar-
rel. Both drew pistols. Foreman was the
quicker Of the two and his first shot was fatal
Ross died with his pistol in his hand without
having fired a shot
The bullion in the Bank of England in
creased f37S,lS7 during the past week.
The weekly statement of the Bank of France
shows decrease in gold of l,35S,OOO francs,
and in silver of 932, 900 francs
An anti-Jewish riot occurred at Vilkomer.
Russia, Wednesday. A party of army re-
cruits made a ferOciOus attack upon the
Jewish residents. One of the latter was
killed. The police were powerless to qHiet
the disturbance, but firemen came to the
rescue and dispersed the rioters.
Freenldp'S journal, of Dublin, ireland, has
paid f3OO and costs, besides publishing an
apology, in settlement of an untried action for
libel brought against that paper by Mr.
FreckletOn, a clergyman. Freenld7ls Journal
alleged that Mr.. FreckletOn had eloped with
married woman.
In the Lower House of the Prussian Land
tag yesterday it was stated that the estimates
of the revenue and expenditures for the en-
suing fiscal year balanced at l,257, ,725 900
marks, but that owing to the increase of the
matriculatory contribution of Prussia TO the
government of the Empire there would be a
deficit of 22. .0ql 000 marks ~