The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-10
Georgia Items.

which affair we mentioned yesterday, was sng1-
Mott, Of Col. Mott, and was being driven along
nnopen road rom Dover to Mr.. M. 3 plantation q
aheSt distance e hs!9 poE9a q the
tance of saw the occurrence. Everything about
the wagon dropped instantaneonsly with the fash
spoke 81 . wheel and that only slightly spit' was
affected The four mules fell with their backs to
each "a; oshsE and the negro driver was found dead
The ground around Was open and levoL-C Columbus
Su1. 4; NJ n
!. UNFoaguNATE OccuRnENcE.-We learn that Mr.
Barron, in Clinton, Tuesday last. n Both were re-
s.eectabe citizens Of Jones County, and the former
s aas eSg Ihy too
quarrel The affair is much regretted, by none
At last accounta he Ind not been arrested. Iut i
was not believed he would attempt to escape from
the law.-Mdcon Telegraph. aA' 1,1. 7-E
A HoHoIDE.-Saturday afternoon last at about
o'clock, the usual quiet Of our CITY was broken
by report OF pistol, and the subsequent death
OF young colored woman, named Anna Gardner,
virtue. This tragedy occurred upon Bay street
IN the Office occupied by Mr. R. Hopkins. The ac-
f counts q the transaction are go Conflicting, and
nature, thatwithout empting to give the par
ticulass Me Nill tie said soolored
tol shot, fired by Mr.. Hopkins, in the room Of tie
2 latter: she after being wounded, rushed out on
dhs Bay @ she fe and
breast, and death ansued- from internal hemorl
rhage: 49, 1!2 a3 :a-5 AZ t :1.I .:Ss-s'
NepMposeiy refrain from entering into afurther
detalo this sad case otherwise than stating that
according to the statement OF the only witness
present when the shooting took place, that it was
witness, Alexander Hardee {colored(, being the
party for whom the ball was intended and who
Office Both parties were arrested and an I esami. umH
nation, which will be held to-day will elicit ali the
facts in the case.-Sdu. Republican. ST
MEETING OF TIE SOUTHERN Press AssooA-
Friday night last, we Hotice that the following
preamble and. resolutions, offered by Alderman
Il appearing from notice in the press Of this
city: and other Cities South that the Southern
Press Association win hold its next annua Il meet
ing in Atlanta, on the Ahird Wednesday, being the
e ,:t lResotped, That His Honor the Mayor Be re-
!;queated 70 designate q hail., in which the dele
and that he also be requested TO furnish such Sta
,tiouary and service as that body may require dur
sRssotoe% That the proposed meeting of the
Southern Press Association in thiscity is highly
g1sG{y1ng 70 To- ts 1' Gyl auth9Fties as they feel
Etlanta, and IN that OF the Southern press.
We a5e grataed in noticing. the foregoing action
5 sf s 8RaE evsTy
calculated to make their stay in this city agreeable
VII! u be: N made, We trust that every paper in .ho
South VIII be represented in the needing The
varied interests Of the press both daily and week.
together Andana lateQigenceT. II .sss5s-t
The Athens Banner says: .tMr. s. ". Pruitt has
placed upon our table specimen OF ore from Gold
Bill mine. about two miles from Auraria, Lump.
kin county, which exceeds in richness any speci.
men we have seen from that section The mine is
under the management Of Mr. J. Newton who
realizes from five hundred to one thousand dollars
per; day, working hut q smail party. 4 Mr. Pruitt
INFORMS ns that there are several other mines in
the eanevicinity which yield arich harvest OF the