Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-31

after fftv veafs seaaration. and we're happy.
One Maid the other fifteen dollars he promised
as boot in a horse swap. He said it had
troubled him all through the fifty years, and
he now compelled the other to take The money
that he might be relieved Of the burden.
Mr.. Brown, proprietor Of Browns National
Hotel. in Macon, has purchaEed a lot at the
Indian Springs, and viii bui a handsome hotel
on It.
Lord Cecil" the crazy preacher, is now re
ported in Greene county, sill preaching. social
equality and counseHng the blacks to assert
''their rights" It might be well to examine
into his case and see whether he be not more
knave than fool.
Wi liam Nash, car coupling in Rome on Fri
day last, got his fingers mashed of between
two bumpers Rome also had an alarm OF fire
from the burning OF freight car, supposed to
have caught from a spark from the engine.
John Williams, cOlored, says the Wrights-
vile Recorder, fired his gun into crowd Of
colored peotI, the other day, riddling Sarah
Hicks dress, aii wounding two men, name
not given. join vas mad because the crowd
did not appreciate tale he told as well as
they did the tale of another negro"
In Marion county the other day R. E. Butt
white. cut Mike BrsHford coiorec, with knife
severely, but not dangerously. The Sheriff
left the latter to guard some prisoners, and
when Mr. Butt desired to speak to them Mike
objected.
Pike County Neirs: About the checklist
thing on record is King Coles request to the
Georgia Legislature To allow him u use three
miles OF the Georgia Railroad track without
the consent OF the railway company
Dalton 4rCus: Two Of the negro boys ar
rested last week for firing pistols at train on
the state Road have been released. there being
not sufficient proof TO convict. TIE third is
held on the charge Of carrying concealed
weapons"
Carroll County Times: ''Sherif Hewitt has
arrived i'm town with Geo Cook, charge1 with
the murder Of Joe Williams, ~ the skin cls-
trict Of this county, some five or SIX years ago.
The Sheriff arrested Cook at Truss Terry, TAI
ladega county, Ala.
Columbus Times: Yesterday George Bart
fay. negro on the plantation Of Mr. John
Chiilev in TAYLOR county. was KILLED 10 Butler
by a runaway mule. George was driving, al
tie mule. becoming frightened, ran away.
throwing him out anu killing him almost in
stautly-"
yVavcross Reporter. 1--WE learn that Mr..
F1euf7g civil engineer. viii come from Savan-
nah next Monday and commence 10 locate the
line Of the WaycrCss Pacific Railway Ihls IS
another enterprise for WayeroSs, Whlch Will
he rllt through in a hurry ana VIII ada mUcn
TO / $ importance as q grand railroad centre.
Pike County NeJcs: THE colOred waiting
1.e.y. +ulul0ved this week by Sheriff King, or
Mo. roe county, TO bring y ater and Keep The
court room in order. was branded on lis cheek
before the war with the letter M He was
tired and found guilty OF murder, and was
branded under sentence OF the court
CrawfordviIe Democrdt: Tile fiery postal
card fend must tame his wrath or else lall a
-i,fir7 10 the law a Dir. Braswell, who had
written tQO abusive postal cares 10 a; a.
Z.cHry. Of CouyeTs, was tried last week a.
ECCBdaie superior court un0er Two lIulct-
u1en,s for libel. aud fined SiOO by Judge Stew
art in each case
CoyroU Co,,ntg Times: 'AIr. Jim Tumlin sold
RutIer Martin. on last Monday morning three
nails of twiue for rather a novel purpose
{iutier saws that he has a patch Of cotton so
s'ovfi, fr11ired that it is all falling on the
Ground end to keep il from rottlng ne mas 1e-
Si6ed TO stake il and tie The stalks up. The
match is planted in hills three feet apart
Columbus Times "CoUsi cradle excitement
was caused in the ueighhorhood Of the post
office YESTERDAY evening by s. diihcUltg between
two gentlemen, in which one uf them struck
fhe other blow with his fist. and aigerWaid a
aF,pesred on the scene with whip with Wblch
f,e'tr-orosfd q To administer a cOWhidiag- An
officer interfered and prevented wh't might
have been a more serious dIthcultg-
4fouroe zdrertiser: work on the Macon
and Brunswick extension near our village IS
Tr0gressing rapidly. The working force IS
beina almost daily increased The road III
mass within TWO miles OF Ca6anlss, ana also
bout the same distance from indian cpfiug
ONE OF the farmers seem TO tnink tAlt y VIE
be difficult 10 get day labOrers, since they can
-et from one TO one and quarter OF a collar
oe- .iav TO work on the railroad
Sfqte Line Press: "a rather ludicrous affair
occurred down in Harris county recently A
negro procured a license to marry, ana paid
therefor 81 50 He also procured the services
Of a colored minister at s. 30. The ceremony
yvaS dulv performed. ana while the happy cou
ple were receiving congratulations OF IrlehCs-
Low of ~.
dangerous looking pistol, told the girl she had
rrcrpised to marry HIM. ana mat She must
rnfrht be killed should she decline to obey, the
puzzled bride responded TO the demand, ieaN-
no IT, unhappy FroCm minus - and bran
new WIFE"
state Line ResS: An unfortunate an lr &C
,.,rred near New Hope Churcn, IN hsrrls
-, y the other dav. Mr.. Dennis. TIE BaihM
stfsr1rted the arrest of a negro charged with
,sUa He took with him three young men,
Harry Whitaker, James hlehtoh anu Joe, Joe
T5rstr- When near the house IN which the
-1eerO was taking refuge, Mr.. D. told these
,-oIlng men should the negro attempt 70 run
thay must bring him down Mr W hreG twice
ar fbe negro. one shot taking effect IN the ab-
|for1s, from which he has since died Inc
sal mart OF the affair was thaI the nero Nto
was shot was not The negro charged Win the
crime but one who Iiad beeh s1AiS u sOiA0
slight misdemeanOr."
Crawfordville Democrat: NHis Honor judge
Pottfs and quite a number OF the VI lung oar
Dsrtake Of the generous hospitality OF LioeIly
HAN this week In accordance with tAe time
borored custom OF 1Ir. STEPHENS, court week
q a gala time at his house 1n-SS sgclal
-a+berirgS Of his friends are one OF tls nls nest
,5Ieer,r-rS Famed himself as a most enter
fsinipg and liberal host few pleasanter spOls
are 10 bfs found than Liberty Hall on such oc-
caSious Despite the labor incident 20 lhe
DreDarstiOn Of the literary WoFk on WHICH M ue
g engaged. his health is perhaps better than
- e,1,,-fT,e- tire mast few months he has in
creased in flesh. and his Weis1t Is no" greater
than il ever has been before
Marion county correspondence OF Soinmous
E-,0,t,rer. "A negro named JACK SteVsns
.-si,ed a uole about ten feet long saying lie IL
tended TO whip his son for his impudence- Inc
SON erected his bOdy and head. feIilarElu g
you had better kill me az oacr, MHth tue
,,-,,fei T,oralf struck his child across the nose
and severed the nasal bone and the nesh OF tne
nose to the bones Of the face. excepting small
strips of skin about the Ip.-ee learn a., q ny ny 5
terious discovery has been made near Pr. John
Hendricks' between Brantiey and Thornton
vile Two shirts, with knife cuts across the
left breast. with blood on them, nave oeen
fonnd recently. No trace of evidence nor clue
10 the cause is known, and the matter may re-
main a profund mystery
1h. TeIegraDh SAYS: There are now no
s,o,9se- f. rent in Macon; me demand Tor
5,-sIIi7,-S fs Great. Fifty four-room cottages
could De rented n torJy elS ,S noaIs- .Iie5 -.
fbe last week one RAJ estate gent 1eeSissu Si.-
fvr.,rfv sr,r,licetf0ns for isOuses 10 rent 1lOIe
than $500 worth OF real est~ste IN ~ = - 80 ;o
changed oW ne rSniD IN that time l+AN = So,
depot for artificial ice, located betWee@ SIT ;Il
fields foundry ard the passenger oepos,; p . q
hold four hundred tons Of ice.-Captaln W g
Rockwell Grand Commander OF KNIGHTS lem EN-
plsr Of Georgia. is in the city. his Iaths5' vi
w : Rockwell, was the first COMMANDER OF
St Omer CommanderT, established N
this city in ls4S-The last IenneS-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad nave
purchased three lots on the river near Ellis &
Cutters factory for 800. the factory also
has been purchased but the price paid Is un-
known. For the resid nee Of Mr.. Clarence
Nllllams. corner OF Bridge Row and "harI
street, the road paid S1,OQJ.
BerrieH County Nerrs: 'On Thursday morn
Ing, - ths passenger tTai. was leaving Brook
field MI Fat Creamer, the engineer. discover
ed lhat some nlng " as wrong with his engine,
and imue1laeely called for brakes aud shut
on steam On examination. il was discovered
that the axle Of the driving wheel was broken.
UDOn further examination, il WAS discovered
that the axle had been cracked some tin,a and
that only one and a half inches OF solid i-on
had held il together. Mr. Creamer on tie dav
previous, carried heavy freight mp the road
and was relOeding rs he came down and
while ascending the heavy grade at Brookfeid
the axle gave way. II made no unusual noise
AMI was ouly detected by a slight movement
of the engine to one side, which was sufficient
TO attract the ever vigilant eye Of the engineer.
Thus great calamity was ayerted, IN which,
probably, many lives would have been lost
Had the train been run ring at rapid rae OF
speed. there is no telling what the eOnse-
quences would have been
Waycross Reporter: Last Wednesday NIGH
a lot OF thieves entered the house OF Mr.. A j
Sweat, OF this place, and attempted to rot
hin- 1ney procured the keys from his pant