Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-10
j. H. ESTILL. PROPRIETOR.

Ohe was entirely devOured. but the remains of
the other were found in the back ward slightly
touched. Presuming that the denredator was
a Wild cat, and that his catshiD would return
sooner or later for another meal Mr. G. Sc
creted himself at convenient distance and
awaited MS arrival. In the afternoon, sure
enough, be came, and just as he was about to
take up the turkey Mr. Gould fired shooting
him directly through the heart with several
bucSshot killing him almost instantly
Under the heading designs Against the Cen
trai Railroad" the Griffin Nelrs saws: For a
week past some party or parties who are at
present unknown, have made numerous efforts
20 wreck q night passenger on the Central We
learn from Ar. VIII Woodruff. who lives sew
erai miles up the road, who frequently walks
the track going home at night that for several
nights IN succession he found dangerous o0-
stfucuons on the track, which he removed. On
Thursday night he found a very formidable OBJ
struction. rocks and crOssties piled up aDd
strongly brace6 and which would have made
terrible wreck Of any passing train. These
Instructions have been at or near Wood
run 5 crossing. Hr Woodruff reported the mat
ter to the railroad officials here who informed
MIN that they had also found such distractions,
ana we're keeping sharp look out for the
parties. No reason or cause can be given for
this hendish attempt to destroy life and prop
erty, but it Subjects passengers on that road
70 fearful danger, and every effort and care
should be taken TO avert it. If the parties are
not discovered and given over to a steI n JUS
tice or if the most strict Surveilancei is net had
of the road. day aud night, some morning our
readers will shudder over the details OF a de-
structive wreck. accompanied by less OF life,
which, thanks TO the excellent management OF
the Central in the past, Is without any prece-
dent in the history OF the road -
'sH w G." thus writes from New York to
the Atlanta Constitution AT a lay-over on
a SRow-bOuud train the other day ! heard
group Of drummers talking in a way that
would have done AIr. Stephens heart good.
could he only haye heard them. Said one: I
have been selling mules in Georgia for twenty
five years, and never saw the people in such
a fix as they are row. 1t looks ike every
Georgia cracker carries one hundred dollars
or SO in his breecbes pocket all the time. A
few years ago when I sold mule to g farmer
he invariably took me to his factor and bor-
rOwed the money to pay for it with.
>Ow he runs his hand into his pocket,
draws out a wallet and counts me down
the bills. There is no longer any
sale for cheap mules. Even the negroes
won't buy anything but the best, and they al
ways have the money to pay with. Dir.
o OShaughnesSy, an importer Of Irish linens,
Just from Georgia trip. said: 1 have never
seen the time when my customers were so
ready with the cash. On thirty-day sales there
il probably IS per cent. that pay cash snd take
the discount. IN Alabama this is not so no.
ticeahle as in Georgia. The Georgia merchants
generally seem to think that the boom will
have bought heavily of goods for next spring
and fall delivery-Inay fear a rise in prices and
want to lay in future stock at present figures.
Mr. Baldwin, well known 10 Atlanta, represent
ing Boston shoe house, said: My cash sales
in Georgia are 90 per cent. bigger this season
than ever before. The merchants, oimost
without exception, want to pay cash and take
she discount. They ell say that the people are
more prOsperocs than they have ever known
them. -
The following truly wonderful incident is
reported by the Atlanta Ph0nogrGph Of Fri
day: "One week ago yesterday Miss Minnie
Byrd, the fOurteen-y year-old daughter OF I. A
Byrd, well known printer OF this city, was
pronounced dead by the attending physician,
DR.. Simpson, and placed in q Casket ready for
burial. The funeral was arranged to take
place the sunday afternoon following, ard at
the appointed hour the hearSe and carriages
were at the door ready to take those in attend
Rnce urOn the funeral to Oakland Cemetery.
A few moments before the funeral services
noticed that small flower had
fallen from one Of the hands of the
corpse into the space between tie body and
the side OF the coffin, the lid of which had
never been placed on. Mr. Ridge lifted the
flower, and, as he attempted to place it in the
position from which il had fallen, noticed that
me hands oi tiLe deceased were sun warm enI i
also that the lips and ears were still
highly col0red, and also warm. He
called the attention of a lady to the
fact. and asked her to put her
hand under the corpse and see if the
back was warm. The lady did as requested
and found that there was still considerable
warmth in that portion Of the body laying
next to the bottom OF the coffin. These ob-
servatioas were soon made known to those in
attendance, and the hsarSe and carriages were
dismissed, The room was cleared and several
gentlemen held a conference for the purpose
of ascertaining what was best to be done
They made an examination Of the condition of
the body, and after some discussion decided
that life vas extinct. The mother Of the child
about this time interpOsed, and insisted that
the remains should not be buried as long as
there was any reason for believing that her
child was still alive. Nothing more wes done
until the following day when Mr.. Green HOl-
land. the keeper of Oakland Cemetery, called
at the house for the purpose Of ascertaining
why il was that the funeral did not take place
He thought that something was wrong, as he
had prepared a grave at the request Of a
friend Of the family who notified him of the
death When DIR. Holland reached the
house he learned ell OF the facts in the case
aud stated TO Nr. Byrd that if he would send
the body as it was to the cemetery he would
take care of it until further developments were
reached This was done, and the body sent to
Oakland, where the csske5 was deposited in
the dead house. Since that day there has been
r. o perceptible change in the condition OF the
body. No signs Of decay are noticed, and Ger
tain portions of the body are still warm and
li'elike. During the past four days quite a
number of persons have visited the GENET cry
for the purpose of asces tanning if what they
had heard was true. number of the ply
s.cians Of the city have also investigated the
matter, and can come to no satiSf factory con-
clusion. The case is one of the most remark
able on record. and will attract considerable
attention in the future What will be done
with the body remains 70 be seen; at present
we can't say"