Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-08

-,,4Ir.- Fl Mississippi in which the General
4..,rg Interested. He expects to have his
b.ifr and equipped inside the next eigh-
tsen months
Tt5nasviue POst has changed hands.
wfsd mas assumed control OF the
,a- ami continues its publication
~. augusta Chronicle says that no one can
LII through Augusta without being convinced
of-5s heavy am u Of building and improve
--,,-s -5fr- on. I. is estimated that over two
t-.-4-.f thousand dollars worth OF building
ia. bs-u lone there during the past year.
H.. wilson. the negro saloon keeper. of Ma
Lila recently killed Mr. James Tinley In
.tsr cf.r. has been arrested. It is reported
t.tf--ss captured near the Florida line. as
rsrs. heading for that state. He will prob
.srr t. rt,eu 90 Atlanta for safe keeping.
Tie Rome Courier thinks that Garfield made
sr,4ttv inaugural address, but that it showed
tl. partisan very strongly.
The Columbus Times thinks that Garfield's
having been iuausurated on Friday was an un-
r,,sv circumstance. and that unless he makes
good President for the whole country he
cannot hope % be reelected.
TIE AIta7v Ne1rs GRd 4dUertiSsT heretofore
.s--5Hg Railroad Commission advocate. has
become convinced that the course OF the NEWS
on that su5j5ct is t1e correct one. 1t is now
umv5raf q commission, but that such COM
mission shan only be an umpire between the
roads ami tas people, and hat it shall not be
invested Nirh arbitrary and despotic powers. It
Isth- only correct position to take, and nearly
al our contemporaries who reason IA. .rly. aiI,
We hsv-u7 DOUBT, adopt the same line before
the legislature meets.
We see by the GJrianett Herald that
MIS- Mitchell widOg of Mr.. Jesse
Mitchell. exUrdiusIy Of Walton cJun
b. was accidentally burned to death
on th- Iith ultimo IL says that on the above
date Mrs Mitchell AMI her daughter were sit
ting together near the freside. when the
dlugd-er went out Of the room for few min
utes du her return she was shocked to find
her mother horribly burning and gasping her
last It seems that Mrs. Mitchell had been In
very feeble health for some time past, and it
bsup13sef that after closing the door after
tle exit Of her daughter, shs tried to regain
her ohair, but her strength failed her. and she
to-tered into the fire. and there met her tragic
death
Some one Of our exchanges has been propos-
iaga numberO names beginning with B for the
next Governorship Of Georgia. The Eatonton
Messenger is inclined to think that the success
ful aspiraut's name will begin with and end
vi,h IouRt
The Madison MadisoniaH says that two ne
gro children were burned to death in Morgan
county, near the Putnam line who had been
left alone 70 keep hnuss during their parents
absence It thinks there should be some law to
force parents to leave some grown person to
taAe charge Of infants during their absence.
negro man living sn Mrs Carson's planta-
ton in Marion county was attacked with pain
10 the knee two months ago. He sent for a
couIurinz doctor, ard he used a huiment on
TIE ne r1-S leg for about one month. The
negro was thought 10 be improving, aHd on
moving him from one bed 10 another his leg
dropped of below the knee, bone and all.
The Columbus Enquirer reports that on Fri
dav morning last a sad accident occurred at
the house Of Mrs Chalker. who lives near the
ie1-miie house on the Cusseta road, in Chatta-
Eooefee county. A little daughter Of Mrs c.
was pla} Ing near the hearth, when her cloth
ns took fire. Before any one could stop her
she ran into the yard, and in an instant the
IRE tanned by the wind, spread over her entire
person Buckets OF water were thrown upon
her and the Gre exdnguished. At last accounts
she was expected . die il a very short time.
It is stated that owing to the unu-
sualy severe winter, and also the search
oa labor, the farmers through
out Marion county are very much behind with
their farm work. Those men who have had
money 60 employ labor and could get It, are
pretty vel up, and are planting. The great
mass. however, who run one, two or three
ploughs are FAR behind, and will not be able to
begin planting in several days
4he Free r ess tells about loggerhead tur-
ue caught near Quitmaa, Which weighed sew
eaIy-hve pounds. its head being as large as q
man's and its shell being seven feet in circum-
Terence. some turtle that.
According to the Gwinnett Herald the guano
merchants and agents in that section are pre-
pairing fora big business.
Rome Tribune: Some people think that the
v-3gesloaal -3Is.. oveIfiows which We have greatly
INITIATE against the growth and prOsperity Of
9lFAltle town Perhaps So However an inves-
.s4tl1h as % the price OF property might 90 far
yyTsafds alaying their fears in this regard
~ Le reliably informed that property sells
LIore readily and at much higher prfces here
nan 10 any q the other Suburban villages
ne water there, instead OF retarding her pro
-, may De esf eemed an advantage, III that
sts the price Of property within the
-'1lls q moderation
tstsl accidents from burning are still fre-
s1.l teNgFttd q oy our exchanges. In its last
S,le tls f'-.e County Net~s reports : terrible
a. tslle IS. On Monday afternoon about
-. e-9cN. a two rCOmed cabin on th plau-
5e,-ll ol Alr John Akin. near GAINESVILLE, y as
--'' 1fru 90 be on fire. The hCuse nss Occl-
~. 's L5so cl.oTed women. who had two small
--tA each Harriet Merritt one of the
ssSg.el, vas IN the plaufa alton az work for Mr.
I---' "llie the ether woman was left at the
-s-et % lase care OF the children and to look
ATE the house affairs. Instead 81 doing thia
80 - tA- four children up in the house and
w Alr- akin discovered the fire and
~. ~. ..1 - NE house, reaching It in time to
t4lee OF the children but the oldest q girl
.,1f ears Old, the daughter of Harriet Merritt
f. oa1iF burned y hen Mr. Akin got her
t.r 'ae building that she only lived a short
vfrt O1toFed p o. Il should be more careful
r. - ulsir children and have more regard for
'-7u comfort and lives -
11slnnett Herald Thomas. n. Skelton. OF
No. es Jalier OF the county. was bruteliY
sT-sel - % negro, Henry Hill, last Thurs
cbsre.F5--L-l Hul has heretofore borne . bad
.ar- .7l5 having served one term in the chain
5s. a snort time since he was again arrested
yysrt ,l.llrd +lrd ~ Jail Skeiton on that evening
1919 - y the Jail 70 feed his prisoner and after
Ear.ss Es Elm MS food, fastened the door and
pris'- t5l some woter hiie he Was gore the
Sr----S- managed 10 get cut Of the cell, and as
ufsr,s-ss calle IN Knocked him down vi. h 6
y pi-nf, and then literally beat his head
n0i - - ana made his escape. The crime was
nigbr s5oN eFeu until about nine O'Clock that
~ HHt1 the murdered man was found in
gor. - Seltering in his blood, ami the prisoner
h. So ~ effort has been made to capture
lursT-sl' 09t ne has up TO this time eluded his
Jray - g II Is supposed that he made his
- aeuta Caro- ina -
vs-,IfLoEo wills Democrat. "a smooth faced,
st6is SS-sck, ,helvY set darkey OF medium height,
sr5 a. ~ on the desk OF a G. & G.. w How
c0Bts5531IA 1IAe>day, AZ Barnett. Ca a shot bag
mo. rs oet5een SO and E25 in specie the
rTTrctN-, which consisted OF dimes and nickess
srrs-t 49, a liberal reward viii be paid for his
ysbseee., ysbe ~ any Information concerning his
count~ us lie said he was from Wilkes
ne wore frOck gray coat.
CoIgg3b5,.lt CI4gg5 the heading Boring Burglar" the
WseEe ~ EHqufrer-SuH says: ''For some
gslpg - 80 Las been a Systematic robbery
ages ~ ny - nearly all the small towns and vii
Fis GO -!eaent 10 COlumbus-Hs milton Ia Har-
Russell Eox Springs in Talbot; Scale in
places Is aoatna, ana 3 number OF other
10 tbs Ss- 'e recently been burglarized and sll
10 Il t-.e Nay- In each case q e houses were
pie vTe-e ahu Was done 50 neatly that the peo-
and - .SonFlncsd It was done by an EXPERT
Orgsps-esSSn Sn Q believe that there was a well
bgt - - oand. The officials IN this eitv yFtre
spf rao-Ssse o-sesslon Of all the facss at hand. aud