Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-12-03
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER


Of the Natsonal Cattle and Horse growers
Association assembled in TIE Exposition
building at st. Louis. The attendance at
the opening session was quite large, and
the proceedings give promise of being
warm and interesting.
HANCOCK (Mich.) fishermen, who have
returned from Lake Superior, found three
bodies of victims of the Algoma wreck.
On the 23d portions of New York city
were inundated by high tide and much
damage was done to railroad and wharf
property, and passenger traffic was con.
siderably inconvenienced.
THERE was a lively panic in the Pitts.
burgh oil market on the 23d, and it was
thought that many of the operators would
come out badly singed.
THE mortality from smallpox in Mon.
treal is steadily decreasing.
On the 23d fifty six arrests were made in
New York for infringement Of the excise
law.
DURING the week ended the 2lst the is
sue of standard silver dollars was 78,S18;
during the corresponding period last year
$4Sl ,497. The shipments of fractional sill.
yer coin from November 1st to November
21st amounted to $439, ,064.
BELGRADE advces are to the effect that
Servia's hopes of final victory are fading,
and that foreign Intervention is hoped for.
On the 23d the United States Supreme
Court decided that neither police officer
nor a private citizen can lawfully arrest,
without warrant or order of military au-
thority, deserter from the United States
army.
A VIENNA dispatch says Austria has
Joined Germany in urging Turkey to inter.
vene in the Bulgarian war.
OFFICIAL and press kilograms between
Calcutta and Burmah have been stopped
for some unknown reason.
1T is not true that the Porte has sum.
moned the Servians to evacuate Bulgaria
SUBSCRIPTION lists have been opened
throughout Austria and Hungary in aid OF
the Servians. Liberal responses are being
made to the appeals for help. There are
5000 wounded men at Pirot.
SEVERE shocks of earthquake were fell
in Spain on the 22d at Valez, Malaga, An.
dalusia, and especially at Elhama. There
were also seismic movements on the Afri.
can coast and numerous land slips, and il
is reported that the bed of the Mediterra,
mean Sea has risen perceptibly.
A DISPATCH from Bulgaria to the London
Daily Telegraph on the 23d said: eth,
Servians have evacuated all the positions
hitherto occupied by them. Dragoman
Brasnik, Pernik and Izvar are in the hand.
of the Bulgarians. The Servians are still
retiring. 1t is stated that Bulgarian cav
airy have occupied Tzaribrod."
NINE branches of the Mormon Church Of
Latter Day Saints have been organized by
Elder Scott in Southern Indiana, including
one at Lancaster, where q conference o
about forty leaders was in progress ON tn,
24th. They advocate the general tenets Of
the Mormon Church, but oppose polygamy
THE missing boat of the steamer Iberan
wrecked in Dunmanus Bay, Ireland, ar
rived at Crook Haven on the 2Sd.
A GREENoCK (Scotland) firm has re-
ceived orders to build two steamers, which
will form the nucleus of passenger serv'
Ice between Shanghai and Melbourne.
A SERIOUS religious riot took place OIL
the 22d at Broach, India. One Englisl
official was killed and three others wer
wounded. Five of the rioters were shot b,
the police.
The English Admiralty authorities hav,
asked the Treasury to sanction the ap
pointment of high official and assistant
to superintend the Government dock
yards.
A DISPATCH from Cooktown, Queens
land, says the geographical expedition
which was reported to have been massa
cred in New Guinea has arrived at Cook
town. All the members are well.