Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-07
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from Il
Wires Printed In Condensed Form,

Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed In Condensed Form.
A few cases Of cholera haye occurred at
Gaetia, Italy.
The Prussian Diet has been summoned to
meet on Jan. Is.
Right Rev. John Jackson, d. D., Bishop OF
London, ls dead.
Prince Bismarck has abandoned his inten-
tion of visiting southern Europe.
The Nevada Legislature convened MOnoay
and decided to vote for United States Sena-
tor Jan. IA.
about sixty miles above Arkansas City yes
terday. Two lives were lost.
The Chicago Board Of Trade yesterday re-
elected +. Nelson Blake President. James
IL. Milne was elected Third Vice President.
The Paris evening papers report that sever
al deaths from cholera have occurred on the
island OF NoirmOuters in the Atlantic, off the
coast of France.
A dividend Of per cent. on the capital
stock OF the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
ROAD company has been declared, payable on
and after Jan. Is.
A heavy wash out on the Texas Pacific Rail-
road, at Eagle Ford, and a land slide on the
same line at Red Fork, west of Colorado City,
are delaying traffic.
Hon. b. T. Jones, Of Pittsburg, and of the
Republican National Committee, was yester-
day elected President Of the American Iron
and Steel Association.
By the will of the late Elijah Rudolph, Just
admitted to probate at Winchester, Va, Roam
oke College, at Salem, Va, will receive at the
death OF the widow, property worth fully
$4,000.
The Signal Corps Station at Barnegat. Nj.
reports the bark Aberdeen, from Mobile to
Boston with cotton, ashore six miles south of
that station. The crew was saved. The vessel
will be total loss.
President Grevy has ordered a medical
report upon the mental state of Louise Michel.
shall nnOlaFan iFaao ho.
her under a guarantee on the part of her
friends to provide for her.
John Furim and wife and two children, and
Henry Bradentree and wife, of youngstown,
ONO, nave been eating freely Of pork OF their
own raising. They became i'll, and physician
pronounces the disease trichinOsis.
At Empire City, Oregon, the tugboAt Sol
Thomas, while towing schooner, exploded
her boilers near her wharf yesterday. Capt.
James Hill alone was saved. Engineer Stew
ard, deckhand and the fireman went down
with the wreck.
The annual auctionrenting of pews in Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, came OF last night.
Inc hlghest premium on any pew was $500. The
tOtel premiums, SIS, ,399. The total of the pre-
MUM and rentals is y27, ,256. Last year this
total was $34, ,S39.
A dispatch from Cape Town says that Sir
Charles warren has asked Gov. Robinson 10
increase the forces OF the frontier OF the
TraDsvaals The Beers are focking TO the
help Of the Stellsland and Goshen hlDusters.
At Chicago yesterday Judge Blodgett in the
United States Court decreed the foreclosure
of the mortgage held by the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company OF Connecticut
against the Chicago University for $3.50, 900
with accrued interest and attorneys fees
amounting to $3I, 900 additional.
Gen. Hazen has been instructed by the War
Department that lit was within his power to
visit punishment upon Sergt Holtnorth, of
the Signal service, and the latter has accord
ingly been reduced to ranks and his dismissal
| from the service recommended for having
broken open Lieut.. Greeley's desk and read
his correspondence.
At meeting at Carrickmacross, Ireland
yesterday of constituents OF 7. N. Heaey
member Of Parliament for Monaghan, a testi-
monlal check for f., 900 was presented Mr.
OF the Irish cause. Several members of the
House OF Commons were present. The meet
| ing was followed by banquet.
series Of experiments have been con-
| Quoted at SpeZzia, Italy, to ascertain the ef-
fects of tOrpedoes on the keel OF vessel Of the
| type Of the ironclad Italia. Her steel plates
were displaced and bent, and water entered
| her compartments, but she maIntainnd her
position. The result is regarded as showing
| that the effect Of torpedOes is overrated. and
| that they are insufficient for the defense of
| ports.
at meeting of the faculty of Harvard
| College yesterday afternoon the report Of the
Athletic Committee recommending that foot
| ball be abolished at Harvaru. was acted upon.
| The faculty decided, by vote of "A to 5. to
prohibit the Harvard eleven from engaging
| in any more games OF the intercollegiate
Association. petition from the Foot Ball
| Committee Of the students asking the faculty
TO postpone its action was read, but the
prayer was not granted.