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

evidence was sufficient to show
the matter, and they are held for trial me
dead BODY was discovered and reported by
ina sadier, and the strange and excited man
heF OF turner, and his presence at SusI lciOus
moments, involved both, and Justify full and
searching investigator Of the mysterious
aIalr. The verdict of the COrOner's jury, OF
which B. II. Evans was foreman. after hearing
testimony on tie ed, 23d ana 18th, made
ont this morning, anu is as follows: We. the
jury, co hnd from the evidence before us, that
TIE deceased came to her death from straEgu-
lail0n ON the night Of the 2lsC Of December,
1880, and in our opinion she was murdered
and we charge Tins Sadler and Edward Tur-
Ler as being concerned Iherein.'h
Says the Albany Netcs and Advertiser: 1--WE
learn that number of pa ties are anxIously
weiting to see whether the steamboat that is
] being Constructed by ganJem IN in this city TO
| ply the waters of the Flint, proves a success
/ If the boat comes up To expectations and can
/ supply transportation, we learn that numhe-
/ Of turnentins CistiileTies VIII be sta. .eG .
| along the banks OF the river. Thus the boat
VIII at once develop thous 4nds of acres of good
I tlmbered land which nov lie Idle and will, in
/ return, receive remuneratIve business from
/ the turpentine men.
/ Under the heading 'Disgraceful Conduct
/ the Dublin Gazette says Last Monday mig ht
/ IN the over edge or johnson county. three
/ drunken OeSperadoeS were guilty OF conduct
/ such as des eryes the cenSure of all good peo-
I pie, the disgust of bad and the punishment of
/ tue law ia les S5veTest terms. he exact mum
/ Der is not known, bus is supposed. here were
/ three W hlle intoxicated they blOckaCed the
I roads IN several places by building a fence
/ across, tore the gates away in front of dwell-
/ ings, tore up four OF five aHks in different
/ places at Mason bri ige. where the creek vas
/ very hlZn and swimming and last but most
| disgraceful Of all, went 20 a Church-the sacred
/ Sanctuary Of God-and tore of two or three
/ widows and door. The parties who acted
so dIsgracefuly are not positively known bub
| suspicion points directly at the perpe rators
ana II viii most certainly receive legal inve ii
cation. The good people Of Johnson are great
/ ly insensed at the act -
The Rome Tribune relates the following pret-
I ty Christmas Incident: Perhaps similar Incl.
I dents might have happened on Christmas bIIt
/ this Is the only one mat came to our knowI-
/ edge, which IS worthy or beiGg printed There
( was hrlStmaS tree or something of the Lind
at the Episcopal Church. aud when it was dis
| covered that tnero were not enough packages
| for h poor children. the minister said to Tbe
| co3grega.io9 that If more bund es We're NOT
| forthcoming, he would tear aSunder those that
were on hand and divide them up until there
| vas enough for eve V poor child. It is hardly
neceS afy to state that enough viii be provided
/ This was right, and we honor that minister for
Z the part he 50 nobiy acted. Such "A hristfnas
Sceae is worthy Of the best Efforts Of the artist
I u ought to go upon the ImperiShabe canvas
I the minister In tho chuch divi ing the bun
/ dies 10 order that even the poorest might NOT
/ 20 away empty handed This is Christmas as
I it should be Of ali other times, at Christmas
/ We shonld give cheeEfully, and paItil luarly to
/ the poor"
The Columbus Enquirer tells how some
/ young ladies of that city had good time on
1 hrisJmas as follows: The young ladies who
I made Chr SLnss trip to Warm springs r.
/ turned BY q special train on the Columbus end
! Rome Road Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
/ They spent merry time, and ali returned per
1 fecly enthuSed with the pleasures OF the iaylpt
/ One of the thrilling SenSati rs was an exciting
4 fox chase which was participated in by two of
4 the most ch2rming young ladies Of the party
/ On Monday morning ct q O'Clock they were
4 awakened by the sound Of the huuter'S horn
I When the time or mounting the horses came
! only Two OF the young ladies' were brave
/ enough to make the venture and pui6-d hv
/ Mr.. Henry Harris, the champion fox hunter Of
i the south, they were soon enjoying he bracing
/ atmosphere of the early morning and endeav-
/ orig 20 strike a trail They haG not long
4 TO be / suspense before the deep mouth tOn4
/ of the 'stIike dog told that REWARD was 'up'
! hen cane the stirring chorus of the entire
| pack, and the fur began in earnest. They
/ struck the tail near Greenvilie, and for 6ve
1 hours he chase was hotly pursued The
/ nuntei followed the pack, and da he'd over
I hills through valleys, their steedS ever and
I anon leapin4s bitches, gUlies, losS and eyerX-
/ thing which came in the way, and not once
I old the courageous Young ladies leave the sad
! die Thus dbl they enjoy the chase for five
hours. when reynard made dart for the
mountain, but ere he had climbed it the faith
/ ful hounds hal gained the day. and the chase
was ended II proved to be a red; the feat of
catching ore is no small matter. One of the
yoEng ladies brought home the brush as a
| trophy of the occasion"
Columbus EHQutTeg-SUn: about 10 o'clock
| last night nero came to police headquarters
aud rcpur ed that Jim Hill colored had been
ha1ls burned at the wh1r A rep orter went
to the spot and 70 nd the poor fel ow suffering
I the agOnies of the damned. Some time 20 he
was scalded Al Samp, S mill at the time OF the
boiler exp oslO1, and since been subject TO fits
Having no frien. money he found shelter
where he CO Ia AID begged his bread Re
Gently he has been sleeping IN the old hui Of
the Holt, which is lying on the wharf
List night good-hearted old woman
Went down to carry him some sup
per, aud found him lying near the
fire, portion Of his clothes still 10 flames She
exunguisEed the bTe ana ran to the steamer
Lveriu guam for a sSistance Several of the
tuds red him near tia boat AMI did all
possible for him. white messenger went for a
ply lei m. His head and right side of the fac
is terribly burned the ight eve being entirely
ont. The right breast. shoulder and arm ar
Ia terrible conditiop the arm bel1g burned
aimcst 10 he bone DR.. Johnson, city ply
stefan. was sent for. and had bim removed to
the h0spIt l. It Is thought h cannot recover"
The Augusta Chronicle says: ~ esterday
President Nerdery, of the Augusta and Knox
vile Railroad. closed a contract with the
agent OF the Rome Iron Works. Of Chatta-
n0Oga, Tor fifteen hundre1 tons of iron rails.
These will iron about twenty miles of the road
and more iron viii be purchased as fast as
eaded as il is the intention of the officers u
complete the road without delay. Arrange
Weuts Il ave also ht en- MADE in this ity tor the
wheels aud trucks for the cars of the con
struction train portion Of the ork will be
done by George r. Lombard & Co and the
wheels were Obtained from the Georgia Rail
roai Company. Applications for large
amounts of the bonds of the road, at the pre-
viOus price. were made yesterday, but tbs ID
plcants were informed that no more Of the
bonds would be sold at that price Letters
have been received by Mr. Wheless from Nash
vile and other places, making inquiries in re-
gard 10 the bonds"
Night before last" saws the Macon TeIe-
graph and Messenger, ''as Henry Williams, a
colOred man, in the employ of Il. II. Nav 6
Co was g0iug home, and when near the street
car station house on College HILL, he was Gp-
preached by a negro man with the request that
ne would ass st in the removal of negro who
was freezing to death. Promptly complying. he
went with the man II the little station house,
and, together, they lifted the unfortunate and
SUGGESTED IN getting him into a house near at
hand. where in less than five n iBu-es he died.
He vas stiff when picked up. The man who
was with him, and at whose h use he ded says
he was trying get him home, having found
him on the streets intoxicated That when they
real he'd the station he was Obliged to leave him
aud 90 for assist tance. The name of the unfOr
tuuate man vas Henry Douglas He was en-
ployed cut near the Brunswick depot
4 Batch of News Items from Texas.
GALVESTON, December 81. A special
from Fort Worth says: "The thermometer
on Wednesday reached two degrees below
zero"
A special from seguin says: "Simon
McKew, an old colored man. drank for
wager hree pints of whisky, which proved
fatal y
A special from Fort Worth says: 'D. r.
BOaz a saloon man, was shot and killed, 1t is
supposed, by james Elliston, to whom he
had refu-ed credit for drinks.n
dispatch from Huntersvlle, Texas, says: