Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-10-08

VOL. LIMO. 4.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
LoRp RANDOLPH CHURCHILL has gone
to Dublin to confer OF measures for the
suppression OF boycotting.
The Massachusetts, Greenbackers held
n convention at B oston on the Goth, and
nominated full State ticket.
CAcEREs, the Peruvian rebel, threatens
II not recognized as belligerent to treat
foreigners as Peruvian subjects.
THE Gar of Russia has called a confer.
cnce-of the Governors of provinces to con-
slider the condition of the Empire
The Insane Asylum at Warm Springs,
Mont, was destroyed by fire on the 3Oth
and three inmates persisted in the flames.
DISASTROUS foods have occurred in the
Presidency Ct Bengal, British India,
causing great suffering among the peo-
pie
CONSUL GENERAL EWING expects to be
sufficiently recovered to enable him to
start for Mexico about the middle of
October.
The coinage at the mints during the
month of September amounted to S4 42O, .
1854. of which So, 5)O05) were in standard
silver dollars.
THE Ohio Live Stock Commission has
qiiarantined against the cattle of New
York, New jersey, District of Columbia
and Kentucky.
The Repubipl, Franc1tse. Paris, says
the peace of Europe demands that the
union Of Bulgaria and koumelia be recog-
nized by the powers.
WHITE miners in the employ OF the
Union Pacific at Carbon, Wy. T., and
Louisville, Colo, have struck against the
employment of Chinese by the road.
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EARL DUFFERIS says necessity has
ar sen for an armed Intervention in
Burmah. The tenor Of his advices point
to an early annexation of Burmah by
India.
CHOLERA is raging a. Hanoi, Tonqrln n.
The average number of deaths daily is
thirty. A Chinese General at the head Of
large force has invaded Auam against
the French.
GENERAL e. F. JONES, of Binghamton,
N. Y, has been chosen in place Of Ros-
well p, Flower as candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor of New York on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
COMMISSIONER GREGORY, OF the Civil
Service Board, hal long interview with
the President on the Goth, at which it is
UNDERSTOOD arrangements for his retire
ment were perfected.
FRANKLIN J. Moses, ex Governor o
South Carolina, was sentenced ct Boston
on the 1st to three years. Imprisonment
in the State Prison for obtaining money
under false pret,ns,s.
ARCnDEAcoN FAR1AR was at B,lti
more Md, on the 9Th, tho guest of Pres
ident Gilman of John Hopkins University
where he addressed til, fellows and stu.
donts the following day.
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III, ~, Socioti :
leader, was arrested the2d, charged wi
high treason in having stated at public
meeting that not only was ths army al
engine of wholesale slaughter, but to |
was chargeable the murder of tn, publ
on masse.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has been electe,
IN honorary member of the twenty .flrs
New York Veteran Association, whic
honor he has accepted, intimating that h
shall be pleased to assist in the proposes
undertaking of erecting monument t
the fallen heroes OF the regiment.
COLONEL SwrrzLER, Chief of the Blu
reau of Statistics, is preparing codiflca
tion of the laws governing his bureau
with sundry amendments, for submission
to the Secretary of tho Treasury will
view of obtaining the latter's recon
mendation for enacemeat by Congress
INFORMATION having bsen received a
Washington that employees on the Gran
Trunk Railway are in c,mmunic ltior
with the families who resid, in Cana
dian districts infect ID with smal-p
instructions have be,a issu, for the en-
forcement of strict quarantine on tina
road.
LIEUTENANT GEO. NJ. STOREY, com
manding the expedition to Alaska, re
ports to the Secretary of the Navy, unde
date of July 18th, his arrival at Hothar
Inlet on July 1flh. He was to start o
the day of writing with the larger part {
his stores for tho head waters of Putnar
River
The Governm mt of s ,uth Australi,
has made overtures looking to the negc
tiation of q postal convention with th
United States for the delivery of rrepai
correspondence without additions
charge, and for the establishment of
money order exchange system betwee
the two countries.
BUSINESS Is almost at a standstill |
Montreal by reason OF the smallpox cpl
demc The hotels are deserted, and tn
entire city presents almost a Sunday still
ness The authorities are determined
stamp out the disease, in spite of the ie
norant French Canadians and their ant
vaccination prejudices.
THE customs receipts for Septemb'
amounted TO Sl7,5si, s6i, against SI1,66a,
So in September year ago. lnterni
revenue receipts were $l0.446 191, or
half million more than in Septembe
1891; aud the miscellaneous receipts WEI
500, s6s,0 al, nearly half million mol
than in September year ago.
THx President sent for DR.. Hamilto
Surgeon General of the Marine Hospit
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