Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-02
'',O' l : ordinary Of Crawford cOun

r-. lin Jones, the oishohese nlsH'
50 - thst town, whose abseonding
,s,c-la -,bberies we have already noted,
,rs- Ted. his whereabouts having
% teen - through the medium Of let
sl ll'l.sr, a, a girl OF whom he was en-
Es-'el f-,ul the Rome Courier that on
We ' In Floyd Superior Court Judge
l-.s-5,,f passed an order instructlng Mr'1no'
r-i5- receiver for the Bank OF Rome
g IN the agent Of the State all cash
rp1 --r-,sI from the assets Of that bank
also learns from Major R j. Moses.
DE- % -s,-ssentative in this case, that there
i-s la over to him in cash Sl2,6Oo, this
3 17e- -ll,---,s5 an hand after deducting ten
-7-- for expenses
~ ----.rf, Telephone states that Miss
-- 5-l.s-ts was found dead in the woods
y5i.-1 11--.-si.res. in Scriven county, on the
1s- i, the 18th inst. She had left the
1- --,-4 health the previous evening, and
l5-'. Iii -, have gone over to a neighbOr's,
SO v,- returning that night, the next
171- s-,ui-v was made after her, but moth
l--4 t. learned. At length her dead body
-- i- the woods, as mentioned. No in
~ held nor has the Telephone been in
4.s+, the probable cause Of her death
r.,-r from the ThOmasville Enterprise
....-r Friday last the wife Of Wiley Miller
-4 v-h1 lives near Boston, Thomas coun-
-.-ts- little child. between two and three
t.r Ia -r the house while she went II the
i On her return she found the child so
.--,.--r. Z that it is impossible for it to re-
~. Drbir Gazette reports that a young
--s.rst ci.y. while out squirrel hunting
-s.-f4v. came across some hands work
.--5--rs field. and thought he would have
fgB ... So he pointed his gun at a wo-
-..-bv. and was surprised when il went
-r.-f shot her badly. He claims that the
.---.-- was wholly accidental, and that his
--4r- of haif-cocked. This may be. but
s---,5-t7 receive due justice for his foolish
-=s
,-p.r plrss. who resides between four and
s-.-1-s from Dahlonega, informs the Noun
.-.- S-rrrT that he has raised bag Of long
..-rsr1--1n on about an acre and a quarter
.sl.rf aai the staple has been pronounced
--.=ss1t iIdges TO be Of a very superior
,-,.-y. This fact says that paper, shows
t,-bv proper cultivation our lands will pro
s-..t tie staple as well as those in Southern
,-tsHthwestern Georgia"
.1-i-rs7 Free Press: "Mr. Malachi Jones.
.-,f s-v,n.y-twO years, died at his home in
-. county on Sunday night last. Uncle
vsry as be was familiarly called, was an ID
~ fi-lY v respected citizen He has raised
r--l ---IV creditRbly and hOnOraoly. he was
s..-i friend and an honest man He died in
-l-f.--h af the Primative Baptist church, of
rta.h domination he had been a member
sru--ry Ialf a century. May he rest we'll. D."
The Dublin Gazette thus tells Of a wonderful
4.f-r pepper BUSH in that neighbOrhOOd:
.7tl-a IS gro ing at Mrs. Daniel Fishers
s5.u- three miles from Dublin, the king Of
rsrr-r bushes. The tree, for such you may
-s-1 De- is u enormous size II has attained
"a Ia-aI 8ge of majority. which gives it. be-
s.leits p-1I ctive qualities, the title y which
U-cau De- During the present year it has
-r.1rI4f and fru ted. and from il there have
been seven thOu-and pods gathered fully ma
tl--i and it Is impossible 70 tell how much
more there may be yet TO add to the almost
Incredible amount. The bush or tree has been
Ur-ss-vei through twenty-five or twenty-three
vir-s-s. and never ceases bearing"
The suausboro Herald details the following
fatal gc.iienr: "As the train at the mill or
Thlmr.On and FienGell was coming in from
he station last Wednesday, Mr. Sack Gilpins. a
vdrs hand 8t the mill, who was on the train.
rIULrl U1Hu with the intention OF moving the
sFic1. hen from some cause he slipped and
fell OH. train knocking him on the track and
Jan over his left shoulder and side Of his head,
Eir- him instantly. Mr. Giipins was 4 pOOr
honest and hard ~orking man. with vile and
$50 children. who are LETT In almost destitute
circumstances Mr. Hie1dell. one Of the pro-
rre-lrs of the mill, has kindly promised TO
sll pay TO the widow the regulsr salary of the
Unfortunate man Such acts OF benevOlence
srz not soon forgotten
ur Gus Tomlins0n. OF Polk county, arrived in
tlr CITY and informed Policeman Dempsey that
De- Lsd traced two negro men to this place who
had stolen a horse from a negro near Cedar
town. The darkies were described to on ser
Dempsey. and he at once began search for
them They were soon discovered in Mr.. Jas.
Douglas livery stable, where they were offering
he stolen property for sale. They were
promptly arrested and lodged in jail, where
tley n malred until this afternoon, when they
were turned over TO Mr.. .TOmlinsOn TO be carried
hack 90 Polk county. Judge Underwood and
Solicitor General Wright viii interview these
Is iu good working order thsy viii doubtless be
sent TO the penitentiary for half a score or
more years each.
Another fatal accident is reported, this time
from Lumpkiu, from the careless use Of IRE
arms saws the Iudeuendeuf: ION Thursday
sflernooH last Stephen Bennett and Dick Lee
we're in lsham Lindsey's blacksmith shop. in
lOrence. looking at some old guns with a
view OF making some kind Of an exchange
Old man DICK Lee was examining double
barrel shotgun, and by some careless con
duct caused IL to fire. The load lodged
10 the abdomen of Stephen Bennett
Producing a wound from the effects OF which
he died that night at clock. The deceased
was an old COlOred man. some sixty years Ci
age A messenger was isent for the Coroner
Yesterday. but that officer being out of the
county he returned to FtOrence and turned the
caSa over TO the Magistrate Of thst district
somewhat similar accident occurred in the
same shop about a year ago, by which a little
negro child was killed
The Columbus Enqsirsr-Sun tells OF how q
murderer met his death in Webster county re
Gently. IL says. "a gentleman from the lower
portion Of Webster county, in the city yesier
lsv gave US the particulars OF killing near
Warsaw. Worth county. A few nights since
81 the house OF a man named Young, a party
spent the early night in gambling and drink
nE- The influence OF mean whisky caused
tlem at q late hour 80 cease the carOuSal ard
lie down to sleep. Sometime after midnight
there came a knock on the door. and George
kyais awakening inquired, Who is thereE and
the reply vas Warren Story Rysls in a sec
0nd vas on his feet and endeavOriDg to secure
his pistol. It is supposed he was under the i'm
Preston that story came TO renew a difficulty
ih-y had had some days before. Shouting N
denlrce. Cut your cards. he began hring on
Young. who sprsng into the room, and seCur
luE shotgun fred a load OF buckshot into the
breast OF RIVALS. who died in a few moments
I. E SAID that RTalS uaQ kiAaeu q man IN
northern portion OF the State, and the Cover
nor had offered reward for his capture. Both
were considered dangerous men and bad ciii
lens"
We have already published by telegraph q
1--t ccOunt Of the brutal murder OF Mrs
C.eeys and her daughter, near Thomasvile
trlm the Enterprise OF that place We learn OF
t-e Arrest OF the supposed murderer says that
paper. The prisoner, Andrew Rogers. Is 6
thick. smOOth-faced black fellow, and was con
IL. - rrrrFr ~
ue burglary Of a house on Mr.. John Neel's
p.ase and sentenced to the penitentiary for
four years He served out his time and was
fe-el "a about two years ago. Re IS in charge
oi Sheriff Hurst, who proposes 70 keep him
safely tlli he can have trial The evidence
szalls- him is strong. but we hope the peOp'e
90 ile vicinity OF where the crime was com
miited will 20 earnestly and systematically "a
5,on & e ga'h9bT tb.t up v every y,br6T sTFap s61 ~
Aglt on the subject. and prepare
Z for use We sYmpathise with the feelings
ilat prompted the citizens to threaten q
glen Rogers. but are gltd 70 know t1a'
ss-r c1unsels prevailed. snd that they De
lermiled TO let the law take its course While
lle brute deserved to die by torture, the pre-
ssrvl-iln Of law and order and the punishment
ot crime IS best left to the courts, as punishlng
t me- hy violence tends 70 produce spirit OF
I-lllli>m tnst will breed more cri since
ne above was put in type Judge Hansen
ordered the prisoner removed TO the Naidosta
!-l. 'or safe keeping. and he was safely LOGGED
10 mat Jail on Monday night "
The DahI0nega Mountain Signal gives the
following particulars OF a horrible murder re
c-nty perpetrated in that town: "On Tuesday
s'eui1g, az about O'Clock, our Peacefui and
=" ABIDING citizens were startled oy the report
oI an atroc Gus murder which had Just been
lefpetrated- Immediately proceeding TO the
Sfot where the crime was committed Y taptsln
frank " Halls stOre) we found the unfortu'
sAte clim lying on the floor perfectly dead