Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-21
THE JUDGE ADVOCATE LIKENED TO
NEWS In "A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.

interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.
Half a foot of snow fell in Shreveport yes-
tcrday.
Gov. Scales, of North Carolina. will be in
augurated at noon to-day with military and
civic display.
Mr.. Reed was elected to the vacancy in the
Fifth Congressional district OF North Carolina
yesterday, without opposition.
\ dispatch from sydney. n. s. W. an
nounces the death Of RI. Rev. Dr. Quinn.
Roman Catholic Bishop OF Bathurst, New
south Wales.
The contractor for building the ships BAYOU
and wilson leYee, on the Mississippi, has
abandoned the work on account of the rapid
rise of the river.
The latest mails from Madagascar state
that Il small body of volunteers, under an
American officer, had run the blockade and
reached Antananarlvo, the capital.
The noted stallion Gen. Greene, owned bv
e. Greene, OF Fall River, Mass, died Monday
OF lung fever. He was valued at $4,000. an
oiler OF $4,000 having been refused two weeks
ago.
1t is rumored that John Mclaughlin, Of G.
W. Tylers law Office, who obtained $4,000
from Gen. Barnes, saR or counsel for ex- -Sena-
tor sharon in the divorce case. for spurious
agreement, has absconded wilh the money.
At Montreal the Chief of POLICE has re-
eelved an unsigned letter notifying him that
uHit7o iAC Ntol1t5 from lLlcIltflGR Win tavern
keepers IN HOchelaga for keeping open sun
days they win blow up the City Hall with
dynamite.
Conductor Frazier, of the International
Kallroad, who was shot yesterday by tramps
ui6u yesterday, en- route to Ga.VesuOD. HIS
wlie was on the north bound train to meet
her husband who expired just before the
trains met.
Two heavy freight trains on the Nickel
Plate Road. each drawn nv two engines col
n low
ing, badly damaging four engines and killing
an engineer named Charles Ellis The other
men escaped injury. The loss is $4,000.
me Russian Government has rejected the
dra1t OF contract submitted by the ex-
Governor Of Eastern Siberia, BY which it was
proposed 10 c0ncede to an American COMPANY
Il monopoly Tor 70 years of The fur trade and
lhe hunting of fur animals on the Russian
Pacific coast.
At Evansville, Ind. two officers early yes
Jeruay morning caught two notorious chick
en- thleYes with their plunder on their backs
ana attempted to arrest them. The thieves
showed fight and the officers used pistols
one OF the thieves was killed and the other
VIII soon die. Both officers are under arrest.
1t IS alleged that S. Keyser, Hebrew who
mas Deen acting as salesman for several
JeWelry firms IN Boston, Mass, has left for
Cahada, after swIndling several firms out of
from 5000 to $4,000 worth of goods. He was
accompanied in his flight by a Mrs BRYANT
whose husband is said to be sick in a hospital
At salt Lake City, Utah, yesterday C. w.
fenr0ss, editor Of the DeSeet Nea1s, the Nor
mon Church organ. was sought by officers on
a warrant for pOlygamy. They searched his
once, but the accused could not be found
Angus NJ. Cannon was arrested Yesterday for
Bolygamy. He Is brother of poste George
q. Cannon.
1t IS claimed that the special grand Jury
Whlcn has been investigating the alleged
election frauds at Chicago has discovered that
the canvass OF the vote upon the proposition
TO increase the city police force was fraudu
lently conducted, and tnat in reality the pro
position was defeated. Extra men have beer
employed, and are now serving the city.
The steamer Chesapeake of the virginia
oyster navy, captured Monday morning OH
GWynn's Island seven schooners engaged in
Illegal dredging for oysters. The schooners
ana their crews, numbering 68 men. were
turned over TO the Sheriff of Matthews county
NO effort to escape was made, except in one
case, when shot from the steamer quickly
brought the escaping schooner to.
John Bright has just published a letter in
the form Of pamphlet. devoted to the con-
5loeratlon OF the effect likely to be produced
by the extension of the franchise, which has
been brought about by the recent franchise
PHI. The great Liberal predicts that a re-
formation OF landlords will prove such as will
lead TO material improvement in the pre-
sent position Of farm labOrG-s There will
come revision of the game laws In the di-
rectlon of accepting the principle that the
game belongs to the farmer