Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-24


deceased might join and make il worth while;
but IN no case should a reward be paid until 1t
hand"
Jesup Sentinel: 1--WE learn that Mr. Willie
clark, on last week, while on his way TO Da-
fien with q raft OF saw logs on nearing the
orloge fthe 5: f., & W. Ry, on the Altamaha
river, discovering that they could not pass
through the arch for which they were stser-
ing, attempted 70 make the next to the right
and struck the arch Of the bridge with she
I.ona enc OF the raft, tearing the entire raft
Lterally 10 pieces Outside OF lost time to
n!naseif and hands in getting the raft into con-
dillon % travel again, he sustained a loss Of
some thlrty or forty dollars, some Of the logs
having sunk and Others getting away. They
seemed to have had bad luck all the way, and
one OF the colored men employed on the raft
says: DAT allcause we bin start Friday. Eeber
start nowhere on Friday TO mere. Sure to
have bad luck. See dat now
Says the Rome Tribune. "a negro formerly
connected with the gas works came to grief by
large majority last Thursday evening On the
evening of the above day Mr. VIM Gartreli a
White man, who was two or three days in the
city was going down Howard street, when he
was stopped by Mr. W. A. Tubbs, the Howard
street grocer, who showed how an order pur-
ported to be written by GartreH. instructing
Ssr Iubbs TO let the bearer have two or three
dollars in merchandise. And now here is
where the fun comes in-as Gartrell had not
given any such an order, he promptly had the
negro, Riley Herbert. arrested FOR forgery.
in preliminary trial before Justice Waters,
the thieving son Of Ham plead guilty, and ac
knoWledged forging an order also on 8r. X. T.
Wilson. Sr., TO- three dollars worth of meat.
After making these candid confessions the fel-
iO8 was sent to jail whare he viii stay until the
next term Of Floyd Superior Court, unless he
FORCES an order from the Governor for his re-
lease"
Says the Athens Banner: ''We learn that
very disastrous fire occurred In our neighbor-
ing town Of Jefferson ON Monday night about 9
O'Clock. The fire originated 10 what is known
as the Nenable house, a large two-stoTy tuild-
ing, on cne corner OF the public squarA which
wssoccupied by ss.Venable and her daughter
Mrs. Thompson, as a residence, and by DIR. WIn
Watson with his of1lce, and by VIM. Waddell
as shoe shop. Prom thence it spread 10 an
adjoining building, occupied by Hon. J.
law offices It then took in the next house.
q Farge two-ssory building occupied by DR.
Henry McCartT. aud by the Forest Netrs. The
houses were all OF WOOL and when the fire
started it progressed very rapidly From
whst We can l arm very little was saved from
any Of the houses burned. The type or the
Forest NetCs savef, but II Wss IN state or
ri and the presses were destroyed We regret
very much to hear OF this calamity, and the
sufferers have our sympathies- Mrs. ThOmp-
mother Of Charlie Thompson, an empIOye of
the Banner Office. aud one of the most worthy
young printers in the State"
Discussing the freshet in the Ocmulgee at
Macon the Telegraph aud Messenger says:
Yesterday the roaring OcnuIgee, under the
impetus OF the late tremendous rainfall had
rushed over its banks and inundated cOnsid-
era5le portion Of East Macon adjacent to the
river. The streets were converted into deep
canals, UP and down which boatS were con-
stently plying, removing from the submerged
houses the inhabitants that occupied them. On
the railroad many homeless women end chill
dren had been landed, and stood shivering in
the keen wind which was fercely blowing.
Il was g sight well calculated 70 awaken
the pity and sympathies of the large
crowd which had congregated near the bridge
to view the swollen food. Driven from their
dwellings in the midst OF this iuc'ement
weather by the angry tide, which swept
through everv chamber. with nothing TO eat
and unproVided with shelter surely the condi-
ton OF these unfOrtuDates is worthy the atten-
ton and care OF our city fathers. I5 may be
days before / will be safe for them to Tecc-
cupy their saturated houses, even after the
waters have retired In the meantime, for the
honor of our city and the sake OF humanity.
We trust that the hum0iest sufferer will be well
and generously cared for"
Atlanta is in a tad fix truly. Not only are
the streets covered with slush and Elud, bus
the CcGstitution says: There is hardly
enough coal at the water works TO last until
Saturday night. and the roa6s are in such bad
condition that it is very doubtful il any can be
hauled there. One hundred tons are due on
the last contract, bat the contractors have
been waiting for change in the weather and
roads. In the meantime the supply has about
run out. Few people who use the water are
aware that it IS TO be pumped two hundred
aud sixfy-six feet high (from the pumpsl and
a distance TO The centre OF the city of four
and three quarter miles, and that q pound
of cosl will pump just a certain quantity Of
water, 80 that the more water that Is used,
thu moro coal is burned The waste is in
dwellings and Offices; large consumers pay
by me re, consequently waste no water. In
some places water C osetS are running all
through the day and night and thousands OF
gallons are wastei in this wny Fixtures get
cut OF order and are allowed to remain so
month effer month. Two million gallons per
day is being pumped and six tons of co-l burn
ed TO pump II. This is fully one million more
than is needed at this season Of the wear. II
the consumption increases during the next
year as it has in the two years past and the
waste is not stopped. nothing short or an ex-
penditure of two hundred thousand dollars for
additional machinery and water mains will
give the city a satisfactory supply. No one
can control the waste but the consumer"
A man named Benjamin H. SchnelI. Of
Oconea. Ca whose age is stated 70 be about
twenty-three, accompanied by a little girl
named Gertrude PCsey, only thirteen years of
age, has been arrested in Atlanta, he having
unsuccessfully endeGvored bOih at Columbus
and st Opeliks, Ala, TO marry the girl, and
having come 10 Atlanta TO try and C. n um-
n lte lis plans there The P0St-ApDedl inter
viewed him in the station house and Eays:
''s5ch1ell was disgusted with the situation, and
was p-ancing around with considerable energy,
intimating that he should make the city smoke
for the outrage of pla ing h m in cnstooy.' He
stated that they had left 0eOnee for the pur
pose Of ge' ting married; that she " as thirteen
the 10th Of this month; that her mother con-
body else's business He stated that he liked
the girl. and wanted to make her his wife, and
that his reason for marrying her now was that
he wanted to send her To school few years,
AFTER which he would claim her as his wife.
His relatives would, il she was married to
him. make no objection to his sending her
to school; otherwise they would. He
declared his intention TO marry the
Girl IL the Law permitted. About ten O'Clock
this morning the Mayor directed that Schnell
should he set at liberty, which was at once
done Schnell at once employed Q ]. f. f.
Hoge as his attorney. 1t is expected that the
girls mother viii arrive Tomorrow The girl
is pretty. blue-eyed and with dark hair. She
is small for thirteen years, but talks intelh-
gently and appears to be devoted to her lover.
Schnell is a sjx-footer. and weighs one hu1-
dred aud eighty pounds. Col. John w. Rea-
froe. who knows the families of both, says
Schnell is Of a good family, possesses some
property, and has kept store at Oconee Sta
ton Ii is stated that the girl clerked for
him, where the two probably formed the at
tachment The law IS against the marriage OF
the two 1t positively prohibits a female from
being married until she is fourteen, and not
at that age without tie consent Of her parents
rrr rrTgaFlinng "