Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-18

diving out IN many places from the effects OF
the dry weather A few weeks ago we never
present il Is folly to try to make any estimate
as 10 the extent Of the damage. Some fields
have already been given up as lost. and il Sain
does not come in abundance within the next
few days almost the entire crop will be a fail
ure," From the same paper we learn that the
mail route between Lumber City and johnson
station has been resumed, Mr.. Steel having
taken the contract"
Americus Republican: Some portions of
this section are fearfully dry, while other por-
tions have been amply blessed with rain The
rains for two months past have BEEN very
part'al, falling here and there, and never gen.
eral in their scope. here in the immediate
vicinity OF Americas the crops have been
greatly injured. and the dust and general dry
ness OF things IS almost intolerable. Gardens
are utterly ruined and cotton is shedding
while corn was caught by the dry weather
Just as il was maturing. At points near here
plenty Of rain has fallen"
Thomasville Times: ION last Saturday, at
A Q. Browns store, Just over the line, two
LothariO and one Of them used knife freely on
her antagonist so freely that she hi led her.
The survivor has been lodged In the Talla-
hassee jail. On Tuesday night. at Tallokas,
Jack Calvin killed Frank Wooten. We learn
from gentleman, who is conversant with the
facts that Calvin was going to church with
WOOten's wife. when he was met by the latter,
who put in on him with a club. After knock
or fell over bush, when Calvin jumped him
with a-knife He cut him to the hollow, killing
him almost instantly"
LaGrange Reporter: Tuesday morning
rather a singular killing took place on the plan
tatiOn of Mr.. r. S. McFarlin, few miles north
OF LaGraDge. A negro man by the name of
Stephen Haitian. in a fit Of anger struck his
steD-sOn. named Lee Akers with such violence
as 70 cause immediate death. The quarrel
arose about some plOughing that Akers had
not done rightly, and upon Hattan's atten pit
10 chastise him, the boys mother inteHfeTed.
Haitian, being Of desperate temper. became
greatly enraged, and says he struck the boy a
harder blow than he Intended. No signs Ct
violence could be found on the boys body, but
the fatal lick is supposed to have been in the
left SIDE The slayer has been arrested"
Americus Recorder: "On Tu sday night
last. about eleven O'Clock, while riding
along the road in a buggy, in DoOly,
somewhere between the bridge and Hugue-
nin's Ferry, Mr.. George KimbrOugh, Of
Americus. was stopped by a negro man, who
emerged from behind a tree. took hold of his
horse. demanded the team and all his money
Mr.. Kimbrough replied he would not IMPLY.
when the rObber said: Then will kill YOU at
the same time approaching the buggy with an
uplifted club Fortunately, Mr.. KmbrOugh's
DistO was lying at his side. He fired, and the
negro stood still. He fred again, and the m an
fell in his tracks. Mr. KimbrOugh reported
his rencOunter at the next house. stating he
did not know the extent of the injury. It is
rumOred that the bold rObber is dead, which is
probably true"
Augusta Eueniag Nelrs Last Sunday
night as Mr.. H. G Rabun returned from
church at Villa Rica, he noticed great light.
and fastening to the spot, he found that Mr..
h. NJ. Smiths gin house, with his entire crop
of wheat and also his crOpper's wheat. also a
portion OF Mr. Smiths oat crop had burned
down. Mr.. Rabun remained there until day
light, when he began his work trying to catch
the guilty party. He soon discovered some
tracks going out through The cotton field, and
Fastening on. he overlook a negro boy In at
Mr.. Smith had with him for some time. Nj
Rabun asked him To go up to the turned house
with him. The BOY went, aud seemed to be as
innocs Mt as il he had never thought of such en-
acE. About the burning he said Yes done
it, Why did you do 10 : Case Mr.. Smith
owes me some money and won't pay il, and l
thought I'd burn de house. Mr.. Smith did not
owe him a cent"
Greensboro Herald: ''The dwell ng house of
Mr.. Edwin I. Walker, about three miles from
here in the country, was burned on Sunday
night last This was doubtless the work of in
cendiaries Mr.. Walker and family were off at
the time on a visit to his brother. in this coun-
ty. When they returned Monday they found
their home in ashes Mr.. Walker had a small
box in which he kept his cash. This was left
in his house, and was found on his return
short distance from there. Tracks of three
persons. one barefooted, were traced going to
aud from the house. These facts, with one or
two other circumstances. indicate beyond
doubt that burglars had first plundered the
house and afterwards set fire to il in order to
destroy all traces OF their crime. I0ere is no
clue found yet as to " no are the guilty parties.
OF course everything in the building-ciOthes,
furniture, etc.-was lost. There is Insurance
on the property, We learn, to the amount Of
500"
Columbus Times: From a private letter
written to young gentleman in this city, we
learn the particulars of one OF the saddest &C
cidents which we have been called upon to
chronicle IN long time On last Sunday eve
ming Mr. John Morrison, his two sisters and his
aafF FHsaf-
home about ten miles below Union Springs,
Ala and were, moment before the accident
a happy and peaC eful company Itseems that
they rad been frolicking with pistol and
swapping il at each other in turn. Finally
Morrison and his sisters took their seats and
began to entertain themselves by singing.
McGogin went to his room and got his
pistol. which was loaded, and, as he
thought, took out all the cartridges.
He then proceeded to whe @ the young
folks were singing and thought he would
frighten them by creeping up behind and snap
ping his pistol at them. He snapped it several
times at Morrison, who was sitting with his
back towards him and in STOPPING position.
but imagine his utter surprise and horror when
he snapped the last time and the pistol fired
aud Morrison fell over q bleeding corpse into
The lap of one Of his sisters. The fatal cart
ridge had been overlooked in unloading the
pistol and thus was a bright young life unex
pectsdly brought to an END and happy Family
suddenly plunged into bitterest grief. Nc
GOWN is said 10 be perfectly frantic with grief
and cannot be cOnsOled. Morrison was an es-
Unable young man. and mis- sad and untimely
death has cast a gloom over the entire com
munity."