Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-23

The Wsycross Reporter says: ''Mr. George
s. Haines, a brother of the great railrosd mag
nate, H. s. Haines. is now the General Agent
for the South Florida and Western, and Gen
eral Superintendent of the Waycross Short
Line. We fiud him to be, like his brother a
very fine, polished and clever gentleman. He is
frequently at this end of the line
Comptroller General Wright has written the
following letter to Mr.. g. L. Player Tax Col
lector of Thomas county: Your digest to
hand. and permit me to thank you for the neat
manner in which the same is executed and to
say that in connection with the large increase
Of valuations as expressed by said books,
speaks volumes ia praise Of you as an officer,
and for the progressive people OF your county. -
Washington Gazette: Some Of the country
butter brought to this place is adulterated to a
great extent with tallow and other foreign sub
stances. OF course house keepers can readily
detect the fraud, but sometimes they are in
Velgled into buying the bad for the good with
out first examining it. If good butter is put
on plate in the hot sun with tallow- butter,
the good will melt while the other stands as
firm as ever"
Atlanta Constitution; THE Legislature has
been in session forty days The penitentiary
matter, the capitol question, the temperance
question, the usury question, the educational
question the lunatic asylum appropriation.
the fish Matching esta blfshmeut the Cole char
ter. the general railroad law. the railroad tax
law, the Railroad Commission law-these are
yet unsettled matters. The fact is, no single
measure OF importance has yet been COM
pleted.''
Atlanta POst-ADpeaI: "a strange occurrence
took place a. a planning mill in this city the
other day. Messrs. Charley Maddox and G. T.
Watson were standing some six or eight feet
| from the planer, watching piece of timber as
/ it went through the machine Suddenly a
piece few of of the timber, one end striking
Mr.. Watson on the right side of the head, and
the other end striking Mr.. Maddox in the left
| breast. The blow knocked Watson down. and
- Ill
dead He soon recovered, however. and suf-
| tered no serious injury. Maddox carries a
| black and blue mark on his breast to show
| where he was struck"
Washington Gazette: I'm tearing down the
| pulpit in the Methodist Church yesterday, the
/ following record was found in one of the pill
| lars: This pulpit was built on the I'd Of June
| 1850, under the direction of James E. Naddy,
/ Robert H. Vickers. George w. Palmer, Gabriel
/ TOOmbs and Robert S. Smith. George W.
/ Palmer. architect: John B. Green. builder;
/ John W. Talley. Presiding Elder: Daniel Kel
| sey. preacher in charge; Isaiah T. Irwin, Sr.,
/ Gabriel ToOmbs. Robert H. Vickers, g. g. Nor
man. r. L. Foreman, James ID. Smith and JAS
/ Z Waddy, Board of Stewards; Garland Wing
/ field, G. G.. Norman, Daniel Kelsey, Robert s
/ Smith, Alex. Pope, Sr., Lewis S. Brown, John
/ B. Green, class leaders; g. G.. Norman, local
| preacher"
Columbus Enquirer: From passengers by
/ the steamer Jordan, we learn of the killing of
a negro cotton thief by his partner in crime.
grOes were seen lurking about a gin house on
| the place of Capt. DickersOn. near Greenwood,
/ Fla. They we're evidently waiting an OppOrtu
| uity to enter the house and steal cotton. Capt
| Dickerson and his brother attempted to cap
| ture them, but they ran TO the woods. One OF
! the negroes was found dead next morning. and
| il is supposed was shot by his companion. The
| theory advanced is that the first. not knowing
what direction the other had taken, and hear
| ing some one running after him, supposed it to
/ be the owner Of the place and fired upon him,
with the above result"
Augusta Chronicle: "a colored woman
named Charity Shellman. was sitting on the
pavement, next to Mr.. Thomas R Rhodes
/ store, on Monument street. when ball struck
/ her in one of her eyes. causing the blood TO
gUsh forth. and completely destroying the
sight The poor creature screamed and cried
/ in pteous manner. II could not be aScer-
/ tained who fired the shot. Much Indignation
/ was expressed by those standing around. II is
/ time TO put a stop to the sling shot practice
/ No exception should be made to the rule.
/ Every boy found with an Alabama sling in his
possession, be he white or black, or nigh or
| low degree. should be severely punished. We
/ trust that a crusade in the matter will be at
| once inaugurated."
Atlanta Post-ApDeGl: ed. Barnes, colored
/ youth of fifteen, who has been employed at
/ the cotton factory Of Elsas MAY & Co, got
/ himself run over by a switch engine yesterday
/ afternoon, near the culvert on Butler street.
/ The engine was IN motion and coming toward
/ h N. when he stood in the middle or the track
/ prepared to jump on the fOOt-board, upon
! which the switcnmen stand while the engine
| shifts from point to point. Miscalculating the
/ speed Of the engine. the board struck him be
/ fore he could spring clear OF and on 20 II, and
/ knocked him down. fortunately with his vitals
| clear of the track, and slsnting so as to place
/ his right fore-leg near the knee. which was
| nearest the engine. thus saving him from hor
/ rible mutilatiOn. The wheels passed over BIN
l in this position, completely crushing the bones
/ and leaving the limbs dangling by the minced
/ flesh and slender cuticle a curious crowd was
II wrNaa - 10
/ delay the boy was removed 10 his home, near
| the boulevard. where he died at z o'clock"