Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-08
Georgia Affairs.

Another good man gone. Mr.. Frederick Bell
OF Weston, died on Wednesday last, seventy
five years Of age.
Musca Picket, Of Webster county, last week,
struck VIM Abrams on the head with light
wood knot, fracturing his SKULL from which, il
is said. he cannot recover.
Messrs. A. c. Bell & Co, OF Americus, have
undertaken to furnish that section with white
field hands, house servants or skilled laborers
for any kind Of mechanical work. They pro-
pose TO do this with immigrants from Europe.
According to the roll Of the EHquirer-SUH.
only tLirtyseven out Of the one hundred
and thirty-oue Sheriffs Of the State attended
the Atlanta SherifTs' Convention. But these
effected perm anent organization by the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Anderson, of Newton, as President,
and Mr.. W P. Bussey, Of Pike county. Secre-
tary. The convention was ably aud apprOpri-
ateIy addressed by Governor Colquitt.
The Americas Recorder reports the death of
a good man in that Of Mr. 81 Carter,of Webster
county. and denies the report Of corn dying
out, in Schley county. It says schley is one
Of the best counties in that section. and has
splendid crops
Rome Courier. Capt Hines Smith aud his
engineer clr.s Is encamped on the Euharlee
creek near TaylOrsvilie- The corps consists Of
the following gentlemen: Captain Smith, in
charge. Mr.. MCCracken, transit: Mr. Rob- TT
level. Mr Cooper Sir. Sparks. rOdmen; MIR.
Alex Capers Mr. NeTOney. chainmen."
Americus Recorder: determining to devote
himself 10 civil pursuits our young tOwnsman,
Lyman Hall. Just graduated from West Point,
has written TO the secretary or War, refusing
a acommission in the army. Thoroughly com
pet-nt Lyman can bring success to his efforts
I'm any avOcati0n Of life. His friend, Mr.. allen
who accompanied him home, viii enter the
artillery service
Americas Republican: ''lIr. B. g Mitchell
was accidentally caught in the wheel Of hi;
bark mill At his tan yard in this city on Monday
last and drawn through the machinery. II,
was considerably hurt. but we believe there
were no bones broken. The assistance OF {
physician we believe, was needed 10 straighteT
him out but We learn he IS nearly all right
though very sore. from being ground up FOL
tan bark. We congratulate him on ms narrow
escape
Americus Republican. "W6 learn that tive
negro bows. brothers, were working togethe
in a field belonging % Mr.. Evans PrOthrO o.
Stewart county. They had been Guarre ins
nearly all the morning one OF them hal I
nickel left OF work. went q the vlllage or B b,
Ankle bought powder and shot, loaded hu
gun. returned TO the field, awaited at the enl
of the row near the woods until his brOthe
was close up 10 him, and discharged the Goa
tents Of the gun into his stomach. whicl
killed him. We suppose he Immediately left
We could not learn the names Of the parties.
Augusta Euening NeIrs: "a report comes t,
US as We go 20 press that party OF negroes
digging sand for the Georgia Chemical Works
about four miles from Augusta, in Carolina
on the Port Royal Road. were engulphed anC
covered bv a caved embaukm ent this morning
The accident happened in Beech Island. anC
one man was killed and two seriously injured
IL was first reported that eight men werJ
buried and killed The party had to work lk
lions TO get the unexpected covering from Of
az A ~ ~
SibIev Mills lust out of town. also fell thi
morning. and the results were very serious IN
deed Three of the men are reported killed
and several others were injured, but not serl
ouslv The scaffoId was very high, and tn
fall tremendous from the almost finished wall
Of the factory"
Columbus Enquirer sun; The Atlanta excuI
siOuists who returned home yesterday We've
a horrible sight ct the depot in West Point
was the mutilated form Of negro who wa
killed about two miles from that plsce- Nor
day night freight train on the Atlanta an
West Point Railroad, when within about tw
miles OF that city rau over and killed him. II
was sitting on the track. and although tn
warning whistle was sounded, he did not stil
and efforts Of the engineer 20 stop the tran
were futile The iron monster struck the III
fortunate man and the entire train passed owe
his body, leaving IL a mutllated mass OF hes
and bones "A passenger says ne was cut al I
pieces and nothing but a portion or the hea
and below the knees was az al recognlLaols
The train was stopped and the body taken
West Point Parties in that place identified th
body as that OF AlOnzo Drake, or Montgomery
Ala From AL indications the negro was drum
and had fallen asleep
Albany Advertiser: ION Saturday night las
about S O'Clock. a negro named CharlRs Harri
vent To the home OF Mrs z. G Carroll. a wido'
lady Of respectabilitv. living near LeeSbure
AMI entering the house through a window, mad
an assault upon the lady. striking her with
rOck and choking her most unmercifuliy- h
great effort she got sway from the negro. an
took 4 shot gun and fired at the wretch twice
mt without effect. The negro ran of a shOI
distance snd there remained till next morning
Mrs Carroll informed some neighbOrS OF tn
deed as soon as she could. and early mex
Tnaruinz her son. VIII Carroll, arrested IN
negro and carried him before IN
mother. who at cree identified him. Wi
Carroll then led his prisoner 10 certai
1lofut when the latter took from him his pistC
and escaped A party was out at the tim
looking for Harris, and Mr.. Fleetwood, one @
this party. ran after him on a mule, purSuin
him fhra- miles The mule gave out and h
fooL after him or foot Mr. Fleetwood nre
Al him with pistol and the prisoner returne
the IRE. but continued TO miss Harris belonge
fo a gang OF railroad hands who had been gel
tinv out crossties. He is said to have com
fr0n the neighbOrhCOd OF Browns station
He is now at large, but every effort should b
made 70 arrest the scOundrel and bring him I
account fer the atrOciOus crime