Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-07


~, and ne-sy paper. in his saiutatory
5-savs he is agraTe of the great obstS-
..---f.i.s have to be oy6rcoale to successfully |
...t,lsb another daily in Atlanta, but he has
COME 10 stay
-s, Augusta Esls says Hr. Robert Lamp
,.- IF columbia counts. is reported to have
s-,.r .5 death q few nights since while riding
lam. Augusta TO his home In COiumbis. The
,.--.-,-srs of his death have not yet been re-
csiygl- i
1s r-.s.efs- eftcraCon last the newly elected
.s.---,a-rmsn5 az Atlanta was inaugurated
,,ss-- r.s!h .ua retired end Mayor English as
.---4 ne re5ns or government.
.- 7-.e41v eve li1s last, StonewaIi Robinson,
.-i,-.ss ss DoUgherty county jail, died in
sr,rv snI wes currently reported that he
T,5 +-z.r to death. The Albany NeIrs and
,--.-s.5--. however, denies the charge, and
s-,..s -iI.s gll, deceased died Of pneumonia
..r...a. lrm Va'dost1 infcrns Us that q
-t..-s5 named Reidin Wilkins was killed
,r-=-a-5sv morning. near Cusley, LoHnies
c--..-. 5v d negro. the weapon used having
t..rs ..-a=l,iue axe. The di patch does not
..s-a ,-r-thsr or not ths murderer was ar
rested.
He7r Campbell Wallace, the cnly man on
e.- 2sEr1ld Commission who has ever at
,..su.si Go manage a road, says that he has no
dom, that circular II OF the Railway Commits
s.,, rsiu .iu- passenger fares to three cents a
,.i4 vfl prove u great benefit to the railway
lines
Even the most ardent jvCcates of the Rail
WV Commission must give The Macon and
Bruuswitk Railroad credit. The Macon Tele-
.r1us says tEe; during the late fuel famine
Fl tta. li-y ths corporation gave eight car
loads o- wood 60 the POOR, and voluntarily
s.rapad their freight aud accommodation
trims To- relieve tie suffering. Ec0re one for
he grass uS uonOpoles-
Qntaa 9Th Sunday OF October last there was
q union Of the Masonic brotherhood from
Et1ssgi.Ie. Jesup and Altamaha Lodges ct
Jones C eek Cemetery. to ct end the burial OF
v- DAVID Deiz, q deceased brother of Alta
r1ahl Lodge No 221, z. =. - The usual Me-
s71.. funeral ceremonies were performed at
tta grsvs. S. D. Francis J. hapman OF NJ. %,
aca1-a az y. III Af,er the ceremonies the fra
t-7u.t- assembled IN church to hear an eloquent
funeral sermon from elder J. G.. Norris, and
af--t tLis vss concluded a committee os the
Lodge Vas agpoicteI TO draft suitable res9lu-
ulns sr respect to the memory OF dc Delk.
This was done Gld on the 5th inst. the COM
ui-tse reported a ssries CT resolutions highly
suoctstis Of the life and virtues Of the de-
ceased
G-fa vstrs. "Our reldars viii re all the
acci.uz which happened to Miss Cattle irwin
81 CJViGE-0n g tes days ago She was attend
ilz school there, aG1 . Few evenings ago, while
in her room studying, was fatally burned lt
had besl her custom since early childhood to
lie ftazE of the tire. On the evening IN qIes-
t9n She took her book and assumed her favor
Ike position near the lire. A spark cf fire fell
up5H her dress AMI in {. few moments she was
elv-lJped iI flames Friends came 10 her as
ss-aucs and extiuEuishsd the flames, tut her
iuilies were severe and painful. She fingered
until yesterday morning. when she led. The
deceased young lady was the dAU Chter OF Col
sam D. irwin of Miner. and vas eighteen ears
old she was a most es5imabie young lady and
loved Br all Her remaIas Will be brought 70
this city for iuternent.
Under th= heading ''Piayed Out a. Last - the
C-uHilus Times says: The msii line from
here tl LuuPSiI, and the line from here TO
Florence, has st last ceased to run ct 81. Yes
tsr1ly DE- N0OidG5ge, OF jamestown. who Is
the sub contractor for these lines, notified III.
J1I son or worthy Postmaster that he would
c-reg lt DI longer. the price paid by the con-
traas7r not being = sufficiently remunerative,
el4 lr. Johnson has been uns5se 10 get any
ore as E=t TO carry it az the price e6 Wh cl the
contractors IL ssrs Sawyer * wyatt. OF Bar
legS' lie KY ElI Il OF, this being eli be Is au
lL4-iI-l 70 Pay. IiA some arrangement Is
male The mails for Luu4psssn, Union and Flor
enc5 Vi 20 around by EufaUlG and CuthbeTt,
AMI those for Cusseta via Busna Vista, and
tlJss for the other officers on these lines go
utat al THIS IS ont another evidence Of the
miserable system Of letting mail contracts to /
parties living hundreds OF miles from the
proper scene Cf their iab1rs. adopted by the
ueSt sOvsumeut the world ever saw"
The Albany Ectcs and .Adu@r- issi- reports a
h5rrieis tragedy enacted in Lee c, uBty. noEr
that city. Oh Tuesday last it says: "Testsr-
DAY morning 1i-- a > &oUEkoa- better known
ll This city sad county 6E Dolly" Moughnn,
slll sli instantly kil'eI the foreman OF his
plantation 0hI--es Raymond. CcicTed. Mr.
aaughoH has been generally regarded by-his |
tnelds as a lI-tle of f3rsoms time past but
he was elaays IEoffeGsive aud no one had eyec
naa G Use. so fG- Gs we know, to fear violence
a. bis hands He hes be n IA the city on one Of
us haJltlaI sprses for a week or ten days past.
and on Monday afternoon friend undertook
70 carry him hme. Re had considerable
fol1le wish hIm however. ana finally left him
a the Whatsey-J JoTdan store, about TWO miles
ana laI from his plantation. Here, it
seems Ar- IOuEbOn spent the n 'Eht, and yes
teflay m m1rniHg went home Mr aCU ghoa has
ll family OF hs own, AMI has been lea ling 2
u-coei9r lie on his plantation during the past
yeaE Whenever he left home he tur1ed the
Ar!s % MS barn aud iardeT over to his truSty
e.i c3alr-1 foreman Charles Raymond Soon
a..er Is returned hcIns yesterday E.OrTing the
ll man szarte ilt) the hJusa 70 giy5 him n s
q =
VS. kind and friendly master met him with a
shotgun. Gnd fred on him The whole charge
u lue qua took eject IN the oil mans abd0-
t5rh- making fearful ho5e from which the
9.V1u came gus hlug ont IN stream nearly as |
s- as man S wrist. and he d.Ud almost in-
sanity Not satisfied with this, 5Ir. HoughOn
--en tlSied cut or the house and tried 20 shoot /
-l Ll eHu GLItF coloreu men v no = ere employ |
JOE MS place. D. hey ran of. no ever and fin
sly escaped. soon after the tragedy. Mr.. Moue- |
w "- brought 20 the city in a little wagon by
a-liIf,l man. He WIS in a state OF helpless in !
- -1.-- loa when he reached town. At this /
-l-.l5- Ee learn that he IS still In the city az
.-5 L9-Se Of trienI He las made no effort |
y ~ sway and does not seem 70 have reason |
1-s- leIt % realize what he has done
Jn tuesday night last the Southern Express |
piny s oslce at y est Point wEs robbed o. /
- al1 an attempt was made TO asslssinate /
express a-ent The Columbus Enquirer !
49, ne following account Of the outrageous /
-. -. On the night of January I'd, between |
s-.t " Q clock De. L. 4. Wilson, agent OF the /
,I--=ln Express Company, at Vest Point,and 1
ssfaph operator, was badly beaten and |
49, VI S11J and some valuable papers. OT /
~ ~ es-.2uHt lost $3.50 belonged to Mr.. wilson |
- - 70 the company. A note against Mr.. |
T5eI iof 81 was among the papers stolen
m money in the drawers was not disturbed |
~ ll AGENT vas in the office ia the evening at /
- I.'se OF the cay business, when 9 stran- /
~ ~ -llle up ana asked permission 10 come lm /
So nm After sitting about the ot1ce Tor |
49, '--ite tlc Stranger LETT, and Dir. wilson /
" 6ni went 20 the safe 10 deposit the /
Ei-5 taken in during the day. He washed /
u. ~ ---l'-s ans went TO the door to throw cut /
NJ s4teF and as he turned he was struck on /
--cA ol the head with a stick Of wood By /
Lv tn1aoNn person He was found |
Rs -e Ealchman at ten O'Clock, aud /
sr Eing near the ticket Office in |
gssb CONSCIOUS condition, with a terrible |
zC--- ia tLe SIDE Of his head, and also other /
dstZI1s IN his desk was found a dispatch |
So, which showed that he had been in /
f5r-I-'ess condition for nearly an hour be- /
CON- ~ "ass discovered IL is not known vino |
seSf--ttsd ths diabOlical feed, but suspicion |
Poir.tL l4o men--0he OF whom was IN West /
0ffr' ~ y tAr ID and claimed 70 be an employe |
vbiTf 15een Line, but hunting up lost cars |
ti. o14s ASe1 10 the company, and who gave |
SsV-4e &s lte5ny, and that his home is in |
e4rDs Z va, ond the other is the man who
Esrr NO ~ me Office during the evening TO
cJlv-.--tt-e>e tWo men were seen in private |
10 e.1. e.e-'-gA t "a eral times during the day.
taps+ - tneir whereabouts had been OBJ
atW-uBB uB 3 to ten o'clock last night The people
he O7ir1o-i- Ill are J1ssly dgnant ct the horri-
TIE r.-se, ana are making efforts to secure
IL nt4 -Iat9is The young man upon whom
F0rtI- E - Jus assault was made is said to be a
anu most excellent gentleman"
arsos-1.a 1aeon Ielegroph ard Messenger relates
i1llovs. serious go cutting ARRAY In Cuthbert as
ususiIr ~, DuIln- Christmas holidays the
eoasldt-aL55 d-J5 city OF Cuthbert was thrown into
leDtre = alis excitement by the announce
hgbivS "a serious difncuity betwee. two OF its
rostr5sSf.s Sf.sg.ed citizens, Mr. W. d. Dixon and
iGloEineess duncan JOr3an. We gather the
peAss fTsst if5ls from reliable source: II ap
t0nsV-srs III Jordan wss vending his way
shat sturss. t ~ ~ met MF. Dixon. who was some
teVe,see - s1s influence Of the intoxicating
9lehIfn =. -. 1E- Dixon requested Mr.. Jordan
ss Saloon and take drink with