Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-23
Eenrgia Anairs.


] ". WHY, q well known young man Of
Atlanta, attempted to commit suicide on
Thursday in that city. He had been on a
debauch. and, on partially recovering, repaired
10 a bIacksmith's shop. where he procured
knife. and inflicted two ugly gashes in his
neck He bled profusely. and fell in the road.
A gentleman found him, and placed his finger
on the bleeding al tery until a physician ar
rived At last accounts Wyly was resting qui-
etIy. and it is thought he will recover. There
is little doubt that he was out Of his mind
when he inf icted the wounds.
The Dublin Post says the black fiend who
stole into the horse Of Mr.. Downing at mid
night during his absence, and fed naked from
under Mrs. Downing's he'd when discovered.
was shot to death a few days after at Midnight,
BY a few cool-headed men who clearly traced
HIM up. His name was John smith, alias John
Kellam. bold bad character. about twenty
years OF age
DR. W B. Cheatham, of Dawson. came near
being poisoned the other day by some one put
ting strychulne in his water bucket.
The Cartersville free Press predicts that
Col. Cole and his syndicate will have no dim
Guilty in getting a charter for their lateral
road running side by side with the W. and A.
Railroad from Atlanta TO Chattanooga
firm in Atlanta, it is announced, proposes
n select ten or twelve counties in Georgia (the
hest. we supposed. and Ieni the farmers thereof
,-,--s Il4iI'ss.. - dOlar- taking security in
real estate. If the interest expected is low
enough, this may do some Roo3 but let every
farmer abstain from borrowing, r he can.
Two old and valued citizens Of Washington
.,rrpfr- .FfaT Il vel Henry ard
Mr. Elisha W Jordan
The Warrenton clipper says Walter Thsmas,
eoIored, on trial in that county for the murder.
Of Kittie Pringle, has been acquitted.
A Mr. Royal. in Burke county, recently few
to his screaming daughter in her room. to find
a big buck negro under her bed Mr. Royal
had no weapon, and seized a piece Of wood. but
the villain jumped out and made god his es-
cape.
Sumrrerville has had 5000 fire. mostly the
loss Of Mr. W. M Johnson
A gentleman in Cartersville is suing the tele-
,raph company for S25. COO. because Of the non
delivery OF two messages sent from his dying
wife.
tifrfnueft Herald: John Jordan. one Of the
prisoners who broke jail recently, was cap
Iured by the police force in Atlanta last week,
him home securely chained, and ne Is now IN
jail. and viii probably remain there unIll ne
hss an opportunity to attend one OF Juoge
Erwin s levees-
Cuthbert Enterprise: "a little cOlored boy
BY the name Of J0- Gordon was drowned IN the
pond Of Iessrs Gum & Moody about eleven
O'e OcS last sunday morning
VI rietta Journal. ssNfr W. T. Stephens cap
tured Ike Thomas at this place on iast lhurs,
day, for whom S5a reward was offered, charged
with an assault and battery IN Atlanta he
was carried TO Atlanta-
Dublin Post: lon the morning OF the lltn
inst 1lr. NJ J.. Smith, within one hundred ana
fiftv wards of his house, killed buck weighing
one hundred and sixty pounds. The deer was
in the act Of leapiug the fence when silOt, ana
fell on the fence, crushing it to the ground
Columbus ENQUIRER: "Wednesday a coiored
caroeDfer at the Eagle and Phenix mills, was
enraged i'm rolling barrels at the mill when he
met with quite. a severe accident. His right
leg vas caught under the barrel; ana the
weight snapped the noula bone. mere Is
case for Judge Twiggs' DILL
Irwinton SoutherIteT aud Appedl: I'VE learn
that in portion of this county. on the sand
Red rOad contiguous TO IwlggS, and, IN
and around JEFF -rsOnviile, some OF the farmers
haveuOt had enough rain TO stand an the III
rows since planting time. and they are SUI
fering for rain very much
Marietta Journal. Three families hailing
from Salem. Marion county, Illinois, passed
through this place on "Wednesday OF laS1 WseA \
Thev were travelling in wagons, and had oeen
on the road oger four weeks They intend
making Florida tnetr future nome
Bsrnesville Gazette. - horrible affair oc-
Cured on a pl lntatlon hes- , y me ia 60 SoS-s
Springs. in Meriwether county, rev ,, UaS >
since. The house OF Henry Green coloTeu;
was burned and three children. oSins 49, 1 - -
gp in the house were ~ sas on fire to cover
A THEFT OF twenty five dollars, which Green was
known to have had.
Waynesboro Exposition: a solored youth
sauntered into the Ordinary S once AS. SAUL
,dav- his object being TO procure marriage
license TTpon being interviewed "a REGARD 20
the age Of the bride elect he SAID sue Nas
about forty years old, aud also gave as 5ta-
son for his preference for a D Ushing dsinseI SO
much older than himself, that she had four or
Eve children who were able to work.
Cochran Enterprise: 1--WE had good rain on
Tuesday evening. which was the first. except
two Iisht showers. since April 25th- This cry
srea extends from Cochran east for ten miles
and southeast for about the same distance s.Do
the crops. orchards and gardens are compete
" ruined No corn will be made, ana me COT, Z
ton and potato crops are seriously damaged
Newman Herald: sMrs. Lydia Beavers. Of
this COUNTY aged eighty nine years. has about
one hundred and eighty living descendants
children. grandchildren and great eranccnu
.dren. She was one Of the constituent mem
ibers OF Providence Baptist Church about ntty
years ago and. with one exception. Is the
only survivor among the original member
ship"
SandersviIle Georgian ''The Christian
Church at Buck Eye. johnson county. " s
burned recently. It had but short time since
beeu repaired and placed in good order. Ihe
fire is supposed 70 be the result OF accident,
and is thought to have caught from a tramp
Who was passing through the country, care
lessiy dropping fre while lighting his pipe.
The membership viii for time worship st
Bethesda some five miles distant
Dublin Rosf- "lIr Richard Smith, Of Dooly
county, stopped IN Dublin last Friday night, on
mis- way 20 Washington county. DE reports
crops along his route OF about seventy miles as
NeinE generally pretty badly burnt. In DoolY
-, crops are not now suffering. bdt were badly
IN = before uhe rain came. From Hawkins
burn Cochran both corn and cotton are
vile 70 ~ np. and stSll no rain About Dub
almost bu- - he said. had Jared better than
lin the crot. ~T1Ute.'
anywhere on IT, . George Kemp. eolored.
Marietta Journal: " sharp. colored. at
who murdered Hem fsTS and Wbo' vvss
Brevard. n C.. April p. - sveeks aSo nv
captured in this place seye - an iaiI here
Mr. ". p. Stephens and lOdg. 1S5uS on lasf
was carried back to North Car. "a n Tran
Thursday by J. II. Lanning, SheT. u Two
sylvaDia county. n. @ reward ~snor
hundred dollars was offered BY the GoFe
OF that State, which llr. stephens VIII get
Marietta Journal "'An Old Postmaster
writes us from AcwOrth as follows: / md the
following In the LATE United States Postal
Guide, and hcpe you Will publish ir Tor the
oenent OF the public: 'POstmasters shousd de-
cline 70 deliver mail to any one but the person
addressed without a general or special written
autnOrlty 10 do So. You see from The above
tnal ali persons sending TO the post office for
man must send en order for t. Postal cards