Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

one Of the most enthusiastic eyer held hv tho
body, and showed plainly that every member
proposed to place his shoulder to the wheel
aud do what he could to further the connie
tiOn Of the undertaking. After two hours Of
earnest discussion Of the matters relating to
the call Of the President"
"a gentleman who had Just returned from
RoekInart, says the Rome Bulletin s'in-
formed US yesterday that on SATURDAY. last
VIM. IoTery was shot and killed at Rockmart
by some one whose name he could not learn
From all accounts L0Wery was a dan0eroIfs
character. and had killed a Young man named
Price at RoekmaFt some three years ago. He
also is credited with stabbinO q MT Simnson
lessr fall, after which he ran away to Arkansas
All returned about Christmas No further
= ais could be learned of the ARRAY than
those above written"
In regard to the late mysterious murder of
AF- hudson. OF Americus, the Recorder says:
since the mysterious death Of Mr. ]. J.
hudson every effort has been made by our
active police to ferret ont the mystery and
come up with the perpetrators Of this villain
GUS murder, and their efforts have met with
success Emma Clarke, a negro girl, was
traced to the country about six miles up the
Eliavllie road: to the Lester place now rented
bY Mr. j Il. Howell. A negro man in his en-
ploy IS the uncle of this girl She had carried
the package of money taken from the person
OF the deceased to this uncle, with the re-
quest that he take care of it Tor her
Ihls negro man, seeing the police going
TO the premises, became alarmed ana re-
ported to Mr. Howell the facts and went
with him and got the package which contained
S3,165 IN bills and q, ss29 in bank checks. This
man, Sam Jones, Jim Clarke and Eliza Cults
have been arrested and ere now in Jail Hav-
ing made these discoveries it viii be only a
qurStl0D or time to develop all the fendiSh
steps OF this diabOlical business We sincerely
hope the majesty of the broken law will be
vindicated by those modes and measures
which 1t provides In the case of Mr.. HUDSON
We have the repititiOn of the lesson that no
one should carry money or Jewels about their
persons OF such value as to prove a temptltion
to the morally weak and brutally wicked
The Thomasville Enterprise reports that on
saturday night last Robert Mitchell alias
Eaton, coiOred, went to his home in town and
raised a rumpus with his wife He seized a
heavy palIng or piece OF scantling and struck
at his WIFE, striking one of his chIldren a little
girl, terrible blow under the eye, and then
struck at his wife again, but fortunately struck
door that broke the force of the blow He
was arrested and lodged in Jail under the
charge of assault with intent to murder as TO
the child, and a charge Of assault and battery
as to the wife. Il was thought at first the
child would die, but the wound turns out not
To he so serious as was at first thought Robert
will stop painting for awhile and cool his heels
in Jail
The ConyeTs Examiner saws: ''We learn
from railroad man that the company intend
20 work on the track of the Georgia Road all
spring aud Summer. The steel rail is being
distributed all along the line. and the work
will beseOntinued uUtil tho iron is laid and the
rOadbed ballasted from beginning to end The
granite IS being got at LiJhOnia, where they
have laid track out TO little mountain and
machinery IN operation grinding up rock to
put on the rOadDed. When this work is com
pleted the Georgid Road will be one of the
most substantial and smOOtheSt roads in this
country. The present administration is alive
to its every interest. and in the course OF time
II viii be one OF the best equipped aud bes5
paying roads in the State. Freight at this time
Is very heavy and the passenger trains are
crowded every day"
The Glcinnett Herald says "On last Thursday
there came near being a serious accident on
the Lawrenceville Railroad On that day
Charlie Vaughan, eldest son OF W. J. Vaughan,
in coming from the depot, was walking across
the Brandon trestle. He did not know that
train had been put on the To1d. When about
miiway the tTestls. which is forty feet high
he discovered an engine rapidly approaching.
His first impulse was 10 jump off, but, on sec
ond thought. he determined to get under the
ties on some tiplbers left there hy the force
building the tIestle He at ouce crawled
through, and remained in that perilOus condi-
ito until the engine had passed This Is
high and dangerous trestle. and parties should
not risk walking over It, as there Is no regular
schedule on the road. and there is no telling at
what moment the engine may bs passing"
The Gainesville Edgle gives a long account
Of the freaks Of q lunatic who has been going
az large about the streets o. that ci'y It says:
For some time past tie actions Of Dr.. Luther
J. M4ley, dentist Of this city. have been the
occasion cf much uneasiuess among his frien Is
and thOSe who were comp slled u meet and
associate with him. tending as they did on
various occasions 20 create the impression that
his mind was unbalanced Some t.ma since
h-. = ana in poSs 'ssiOn Of piece of glass, and
faDcie1 ID q diamond of priceless value. He
showed it to several persons, and assured them
that it was worth at least half million dol
lars He conceived ths idea Of going to Eu-
rope to dispose Of it. He boarded the Airline
train and started to Atlanta, but hav-
lny no money to pay his fare he
was put off th5 train few
miles from the city. Somehow though he
made his way to Atlanta, and there his strange
actions and wild stories attracted the attention
OF the police, who took him in charge and car
risi him TO the house OF a relative. Eventually
he came back To Gainesville. A few weeks
since, he got into an alteration with negro
at one Of the livery stables, ana his frantic
attention Of Marshal HaEie, who, to preserve
the peace, put him in the station house The
next day he was released upon promise Of
good behavior. Last Saturday mOrning he ap-
peared on the streets armed with large horse
mans pistol which he carried under his arm,
and occasionally 5Eandishsd in the air, and told
several gentlemen that lie was going to kill
Marshal Hanie If he intertered with him, and
made divers and sundry threats as to other
people Marshal Hanie, on the sdvice OF q
number Of CifiZsnS, went before the Ordinary
and swore out warrant, charging DR.. Maley
with being lunatic, and person dangerous
to public safety 70 be at large. Upon this war
Fact he was arrested and brought before Ordi-
nary Winburn, who, after bearing ell the facts
and Dr. Maley's speech in his own behalf, com
IN tied him to Jail In furtherance or public
safety until such time as jury can be sum
Inoned to determine the question of his