Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-06
AN PARTICULARS AT SAVANNAH.
The City In Great Excitement Over a
Severe Shock.

day Savannah was visited by sever,
shock, lasting several seconds and creating
general CONSERVATION. The business houses
were quickly emptied of their occupants
and great excitement prevailed. The public
schools were hurriedly dismissed. The
streets were thronged with children hurry
ing to their homes, many of them crying
Buildings were shaken and windows ratified
badly, but there was no damage done. The
shock was also felt at Thunderbolt, subur
ban resort four miles from the city, and resi-
dents report that the quake was followed by
a commotion in the river resembling that
caused by a steamer, which lasted several
minutes. There was slight shock at
a. m. The people here settled down to the
BELIEF that their quakes were over and there
fore were more startled than the occasion
probably justified.
Big Scare at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 5.-During the earth
quake shock to-day at 1926 all of the public
schools were in session. At the most of the
white schools the pupils stood the shock
pretty well, but at several of the colored
schools quite panic ensued. At the Bethel
church colored school during the rush which
was made for the door three children were
thrown down and trampled upon and little
girl who jumped out of window was seri-
ously injured. In another of the colored
jured by falling plastering. None of the in
jured, however, were fatally hurt. The dis
turbance to-day was very severe at Summer
vile and was sharply felt throughout the
State. Late telegraphic dispatches state
that it was also felt as far south as Savannah
and to the north at Lynchburg. At Savan-
nah there was some excitement and one or
two of the schools narrowly escaped panic;
In this city no serious damage is reported
beyond the cracking of few walls and the
tumbling of a few chimneys. To-day's
shock is variously estimated at from
thirty-fve to forty-fve seconds dura-
ton. The direction of the wave
was from north to south and the motion
was of compound character, up and down
and side to side. Although there has been
no interruption to business, there is mani
tested very general feeling of uneasiness,
much more so than was the case during the
shocks of two weeks ago. No further shocks
occurred up to $50 p. m. The fears felt this
afternoon of a rise in the sea level on ac-
count of to-day's shock coming apparently
rom the ocean have been without realiza-
ion. Advices from WATERFORD, Greenwood,
Laurens, Abbeville and other
points in the State indicate that the shock
vas more severe than in Charleston. At
WATERFORD it was SO severe that the Circuit
'surt adjourned without ceremony. A dis
patch from Columbus, Ga, says the shock
vas first felt there about midday.
ECHOES FROM THE ELECTION.
rhe Close shave Given Speaker Car
Isle.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 5.-The returns from
eventeen voting precincts in Kenton and
Campbell counties combined give Carlisle
majority of 459. This cuts Theobe's major
ty to 1,5O3 in Campbell and Kenton
ounties. The official majorities for Carlisle
n the counties outside of Campbell and Ken
on are as follows: Tremble $40: Boone
81; Gallatin 357; Grand 400; Pendleton 349;
'arroll (estimated) $50; total z, 40.
INDEPENDENCE, KY, Nov. 5.-The official
cunt gives Theobe majority of 915 in the
ity of Covington and county of Kenton.
The official count in the Sixth district was
ompleted to night and resulted: Carlisle
,416; Theobe 1851; Carlisle's majority 765.
A Congressman in Doubt.
ASHLAND, KY, Nov. 5.-A report is rife
IQOu2 tu0 b0mOCTdGS I1AG -" oil (D6u.J Is
lected in the Ninth congressional district by
5 majority. The Republicans are claiming
'homas' election by a small majority.
Petitions For Recounts.
LOWELL, Mass, Nov. 5.-Petitions ing
Or recount of the vote for Congressman in
oard of aldermen tonight. 1t is said Hon.
ohm j. Donovan Dem hopes by the recount
D wipe out the plurality of three received by
lllen in the district.
BRoCKToN, Mass, Nov. 5.-Ex-Senator w.
:. Douglass, who was defeated by 2 G. Keith
Rep.) by So votes, has petitioned for a re-
cunt.
DeIaware's Big Prohibition Vote.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 5.-Delaware's
ffcial returns complete foot up: For
overnor Briggs, Dem, 1892; Hofecker,
ro, 1889. For Congress Pennington,
lem, 13, S37; Cooper, Pro-, $3.50. The leg |
'lature is solidly Democratic.
The Labor Party's Great hope.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The labor party |
aders were hard at work to day arranging |
,r their Cooper Union mass meeting to- |
borrow night They seem determined not |
allow the enthusiasm of the men who |
lied up the sixty-eight thousand votes cleo |
on day to evaporate. Ex-senator Ecclesine,
ne of the most prominent members of Irv-
g Hall, in an interview said he believed |
le labor party will sweep the city and carry
,ery district in the next election. "I am a
ember of Irving Hail." he said, "and hope
remain so, but if a question arises where
10 interests of the new party and the