Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-28

,,, ne southern Dramatic Critic says: "B. W.
y. mISnn, tne great railroad passenger agent of
siI sne ne snnsSaw Route, and phenomenal adver-
user, IS already busy on new lodges and de-
signs 70 ca1ch the unwarv tourist during the
summer season. Beverly filings a seductive fly
ana catehes MS fish out Of every pool in sight.
Kegarding the c1ning Press Convention in
rome, the Tribune Of that city says: Rome
must do the handsome thing by the quill
drivers Of Georgia, who will assemble IN Rome
cary carr, IN May The press Of Rome has nobly
stOOd up and battled for the firemen. the mill
tery and for everybody generally and now it
asks IN turn that the people will stand by their
guests. tney must have a banquet ride
down the Coosa and other civilities, and after
which the hundreds of printing presses shall
sing the praises OF the Hi City our people
" VIII De more than repaid for what they do for
tnem- Let as give them old Virginia wei
outside"
Americus Republican,: 'sOn SUNDAY last Will
Adams. aged sixteen years on the 5th Of this
month, commenced bleeding at the nose. He
pied proTuSely. and had to call in the assistance
OF physicians. His nose was plugged with
COTTON saturated IN laudanum, but bled some
all through Monday On Tuesday night about
nine O'Clock it started bleeding again, and at
times run in q stream. Physicians were called
In: out could not arrest the flow or blood.
after the blood was exhausted il ceased to
now from the nose but there was Lot enough
vitality or animal heat in his system TO sustain
NE, and he died at four O'Clock "Wednesday
morning. He was young man OF robust con-
sututl0n, and a perfect picture of health. DE
was son OF Mr.. G. W. Adams, OF Sumter
county"
Says the Brunswick advertiser and appeal:
1T has been evident for some time past. to
those living in the neighborhood of Bethel, in
this county. that there was an organized band
OF thieves In that locality, whose chief amuse-
ment was breaking into stores. residences, etc.
A short time since the store Of Hr. Tison was
entered and goods stolen Search was made,
and the goods found in the house of
West Burgess, colored Both hs and
another notorious negro, Jack Wilson,
have been arrested and lodged in jail,
charged with the above offenses. These fel-
lows are desperate characters, and have sworn
vengeance against their ptors. They are, by
no means, strangers to the officers of the law.
having been arraigned before. One of them
has served short term in the penitentiary,
been on the street force. broke Jail several
times. etc Let them be kept safe, and if
guilty OF the crimes alleged, be transported TO
some good convict camp, where there VIII he
their peculiar faculties.
Atlanta PhOnO0rdpk: This morning oiicer
Joiner, Captain Flynn and several citizens lad
a long and exciting chase after William Ivy,
eolOrCd man and an escaped convict from the
county chain gang Ivy broke Loose from the
comfy gang Saturday morning early and
slipped around to Mr. JOiner'S house, on Pryor
street. where his wife is employed, thinking
to have a secret meeting with her, but he was
stopped by the keen eye OF Joiner. who made
for him. Ivy took to his heels. running down
RaWSOl street to F0rmTalt, down HOTnlWGlt
TO Clarke, across Pryor, then into the bitches,
like deer started from his lair, he went till
he reached the branch at the end or PuIllan
street, where he y ss brought to bay. Officers
Joiner and Flynn fired Ave shots at their man,
none OF which took effect. The I.2en running
down their man and the pistols firing caused o
good deal of excitement and commotion in
mat usually quiet locality. Ivy had his liberty
only about tEO hours. He is a bad negro, and
be says he will die before he will work in the
chain gang"
Griffin Net5s "We have been informed for
slme weeks past that a movement was on foot
the Griffin, Monticello and Madison Railroad
scheme, and to brild the road. To this end
negotiations have beer pending for some time
with every prospect of being satisfactorily per-
fecfed. We hope to be able { lay the details
before our readers in a few days. The people
of Griffin, who once subscribed heavily for the
road, and witnessed it die ia its infancy.
have never since regarded the pros
of enthusiasm. Still the completion Cf
the road would be benefit to Griffin. and
sbOYld be literally encouraged. Some OF our,
people Rre not IN favor OF the road. under the
idea that it would cut of a part of the trade
OF this market We satisfied this appre-
hension is greatly exaggerated, aEd ct any
rate more than balancef by aceruing ldv6n-
taReS. The people of Griffin cannot afford to
oppose this abroad development. short
sightea S!eg of this kind, upheld by cur best
citizens many gears ago. diverted an inpor-
L
thus lost advant ges which laigh1 have made
Griffin the most important inland c tv 40 0eor-
ga. We cannot afford to repeat the blunder. :"
Says the 4aonn Telegraph and Messenger ::
considerable excitJment was created yester-
day afternoon Throughout the city by pecu-
liar circumstance. negro man from the
country vas in wagon driving horse ElOBg
Third street, and when by the sewer opposite
No I's engine house, near the Sidewalk leading
from RaSdal's corner to Blakes block, the
horse was seen suddenly to drop from the
shafts and disappear from above ground, and
the surprised exclamation Of the negro.
'Whar's my horse gone tos' was the inquiry
OF all. Investigation showed that the ami
NAL mad fallen down some six feet into a
hole as large as an ordinary ROOM How came
the excavation thers under earthl 1t se9ms
that the recent heavy rains hsd burst the sew
er, carrying q portion of it away, and the TEysh-
ing waters had washed the great opening un-
der the street-so when the weight of the horse
game upon the thin crust of earth it gave way,
precipitaEing the horse to the bottom. For
tunately the driver and wagon did not follow
The city authorities had an inclined plane dug
towards the horse, anu the animal extricated
without hurt. The negro driving the team
says he intends suing the city for damages,
but what loss he incurred save the twenty live
minutes time tn horse was in the hole, we are
unable TO say. The proper authorities WILL no
doubt. Immediately have the dangerous ex
cavation remedied. In the meantime, how
ever, il is safely pianked over, and free from
danger to all passers."