Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-15

OF brutality and bloodshed go unpublished and
unavenged In a civilized country. 1t Is the
duty OF the law, and it Is the duty of every
Wnlte man who believes in law and order, TO
ald IN the suppression Of such lawlessnes@
The back man must be protected. He must
receive the same protection from the law that
white man Is entitled to. certain white
man IS suspected Of this crime, and It is hoped
tnat evidence may be obtained sufficient to
warrant the grand jury in finding a true bill
against him for murder"
Says the Waynesbora Herald: "On Monday
as dtay belonging 10 W. McCathern was com
down some distance. The driver succeeded in
extrlcattng the animal, and none too soon. for
the earth Immediately gave way and left a
mole some four feet across and about twelve
Ieet deep. We learn that many years ago
there was well at this spot. which prior to
the war was filled. In filling it barrels and
boards were used which have rotted and left
only q thin crust covering this well. The hole
Is In the centre of the street"
Hawkinsville Dispatch: There is a general
complaint on the part Of planters and farmers
as TO lack OF labor. The lored people who
constitute two-thirdS or more Of the agricuI-
tural population, are slow about making con-
tracts for the year, and many farmers are un-
able TO get even plOT hands There seems to
be general desire among the freedmen to
avoid yearly contracts, and inaugurate a dav-
labor system. Every freedman who can OBJ
tain an acre Of land and a cabin of his own,
thinks he can earn more money and have an
easier time by working for daily wages, and
picking up odd jobs. One Of our subscribers
told US that he hired pillow hands last year for
q full year, and concluded that he could make
his crop cheaper by hiring cotton chopped by
the day. The plan worked well enough till
the picking season arrived, when hs was unable
to secure force enough to gather his cotton
and large part of his crop is still in the field
A former citizen OF Houston county has re-
turned from Arkansas, and is offering consid-
erable inducement to the colored people 20
emigrate to that State, by telling them that
one half OF the last crop of cotton in that State
IS still ungathered, and promising them one
half OF all they can pick. We have been told
that many have been induced to leave this sec
ton OF the State Ia the hope of improving their
fortunes. The farmers Of this section say
they cannot, at the ruling prices of cotton and
provisions, afford to pay hands more than one
hundred and ten to one hundred and thirty
dollars per year, with the usual rations Some
OF the farmers declare that these wages, If
honestly and justly paid. will leave the farmer
no profit on his crop at the end of the year.
Says the Butler HerdId lone OF the most
outrageous crimes that has transpired within
our knowledge occurred near Garden Valley,
in Macon county, on Friday night last. Mr.. z.
d Jones. an inoffensive citizen Of said county,
apprehending some danger from lawless, mid
night ass Assins of previous threat which had
been made. together with himself and Mr.
John Hamilton, secreted themselves in the top
OF q fallen tree for the purpose Of guarding 8
school house situated some two hundred and
fifCy yards from the residence of Mr.. Jones.
men armed with guns, who came and stood
within few feet of where the two gentlemen n
were secreted, and after few words in a low
tone Of voice. one OF the men made every
preparation necessary, and with bottle of
kerosene oil which he had borrowed from a
noighbor the previous day set fire to the
school house and proceeded back to
where he had left his partner with
the gun, when, to their establishment,
they were halted and fred upon by Mr. Jones.
One of the party at once fled, but the one that
remained fired at Mr.. Jones, striking him about
the head, infiicting dangerous if not q fatal
wound He was at once carried to his home.
where he now lies in a dangerous condition.
Four men, Daniel, Thomas, and Joseph Hobbs
their father, and Zach Worsham, the son in
law Of Joseph Hobbs. have been arrested, two
OF whom have been identified by Mr.. Hamilton
as being the perpetrators Of this outrageous
crime. After the arrest of the said parties
upon close examination OF Joseph Hobbs by
DR.. D. A. Smith, the attending ply yscian of Mr.
Jones, there were found to be twenty small
shot holes between his shoulder and elbow
which points more strongly to his guilt. Numer
Gus are the reports abroad, but the above in
formation We have obtained from Dr. Smith,
The excuse of Hobbs for his wounds at first
was that he had fallen over a fence rail-"