Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-23

Charles H. Wyman, a runner for Wakefield g
sailor boarding house. in Charleston, com
plains that Wakefield beat him over the head
wi h heavy ri tol because he turned over a
lot OF sailors to a rival establishment
little boy named Warner, was accidentally
shot few days ago near walhalla. The ball
entered couple Of inches above the heart and
at last accounts had not been extracted. The
child, however, Is doing well
The Charleston authorities are waging war
on lotteries Colonel c. W. Montgomery,
President Of the joint stock company chartered
by the act Of Assembly of March 5th, 1872, has
been brought to trial charged with carrying
on lottery and keeping an office for the sale
of lottery tickets. He was acquitted, how ever,
Notwithstanding the fact that the existence Of
the lottery shop was proved as also the fact that
it had been broken up and the implements Of
the trade confiscated. The prosecution failed
to connect Montgomery with the shop in ques-
tion. Before going to trial Major Buist, for
the defendant, moved to dismiss criminal pro-
ceenings on the ground that Montgomery was
acting under charter of the State Judge
Mackey overruled the motion. After the YER
dict, on motion of Montgomery's counsel, his
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were restored to him. Lawrence Ferguson
who was tried next on similar charge, was
adjudged guilty, with recommendation for
mercy.
Robert Harris, twelve years of age, son of
Mr.. Thomas Harris, of Union, was recently
crushed to death between the trundle head
and cog wheel of the machine while ginning
cotton. He was driving the mules attached to
the machinery, and got up on the arm Of the
cog wheel, and as the arm passed under the
trundle head the boys head was caught by the
wheel and mashed TO pieces. He died instantly.
A Greenville correspondent of the Nes1s and
Courier says the rumor that w. p. Clyde &
Co. had leased the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line is without foundation. He states that the
people are waking up to the importance Of
building the Greenville and Laurens Railroad
Elections will be held in March to determine
whether the city of Greenvile and the county
shall subscribe S75,0t0 between them for the
purposes of the road. Major w. S. Greene esti-
mates the cost of the road at about $l45.0
The improvement has many strong supporters
in Greenvilie and Laurens.
Charles Wright, aged twenty-five, a store
keeper living near Wright S Bluff, in Clarendon
county, recently shot himself with shotgun.
He was to have been married the next day. 1t
IL thought to have been clear case of suicide,
as he endeavored to procure supply Of NOR
phine day or two before.
Daniel Douglass, q member of the Legisla-
ture and prominent c tizen of Chesterfield,
died at Cheraw on Sunday.
strolling colored musician, giving the
name of Ned Hall, died suddenly at Bennets-
vile. e. j. Sawyer. a colored storekeeper,
Identified him as Mack Blackman, formerly Of
Fayetteville N. c., where he was a member Of
a string and brass band. which grew into bad
odor from being suspected Of robbery and bur-
glary. The band was broken up and several
OF its members sent to the peDitentiary. Black
man fed and led a vagabond life in Darlington
and Marlboro counties.
The Hampton Rifle Guard of Ridgeway has
been assigned to the Palmetto Regiment.
Momus Green, a colored brakeman on the
Columbia ard G eenville Road was sent out
to flag a train one night last week He fell
asleep on the track He was run over by an
engine and tW o freight cars, which crushed his
arm frightfuliv. err 81 r--