Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-11

property has been leased for a term of wears
to wealthy and enterprising Boston company,
who have already erected two large engines
ana q furnace Tor the reduction of ores, to-
Betner with all the other necessary means and
appliances Tor complete and successful mining
operauons- The Empire State is rich in mineral
% r%tsonrees, especially In gold and copper, and
when the mines are fully developed she can
OF the South"
Under the heading Malignant Mischief, the
LOulsVllle Courier says: Last Sunday when
the train returned from Wadley to this place
IN the afternoon. Mr. Robbins. the engineer.
shut OF the steam, as usual ana left the en-
glne at the depot with the head turned down
o1S Ine rOa1 "a. ABOUT hundred yards below the
engine four loaded freight cars were standing
upon the same track. Later in the day, after
everybody had left the depot some one got
upon the engine, pushed thelever forward and
put on steam. started the engine down the
road, and then jumped or The engine, being
thus turned loose, run into the section Of
sreight cars below. bursting open the end of
the one Il struck. and pushing two others of at
the end OF an open switch Just below the
last car. The engine was also badly damaged,
the collision tearing up the COW catcher
breaking the head light and otherwise iniuring
II one or the cars was pushed about halfway
down the embankment aud came very near be-
ing turned over. The cars were loaded with
guano. negro by the name of Bill Turner,
VINO has just served term in the chain-gang,
has been arrested for the offenSe, but we don't
know whether the authorities have sufficient
PROOF 10 convict him or not He is probably
the guilty party. however and il convicted
VIII be punished 10 the extent of the law for
the malignant deed. The train was unable to
make its regular trip 10 Wadley Monday morn
ing The black-hearted perpetrator of the
VII ainous act ) the severest penalty Of
the law
Jesup Sentinel: From Mr. D. H. Carter We
gain the followirg particulars in reference to
the body or an unknown man found on the
Savannah Florida and Western Railway near
the II mile post on last THURSDAY February Cd:
He was light Completed. light hair and red
whiskers. bald headed. and about five feet ten
inches in height. his right wrist had a scar
on either side resembling that Of a gun-shot
wound. He was well dressed, haviCg on an
overccat which looked to have cost fifteen or
eighteen dollars. blue coat and vest and striped
wool pants, white shirt, standing collar and
black necktie. In his pocket were found three
keys, Lhirty-One cents and a copy of
the New York Herald of December
18th, bat nothing that would lead to
his identity, which articles Mr.. Carter
has now in his possession. His body was lying
nearly covered with water in the railroad
ditch, and was dreadfully decomposed, his shoes
being covered with green moss. It is supposed
the body has been there two or three weeks
He had two or three bruises about the face,
one on the temple, and the other on the left
cheek. The body having lain there so long, il
was deemed unnecessary to call the Coroner
and twelve citizens assembled, and, digging a
grave ss near the spot as possible, placed the
body therein. The impression is that he fell
from passing train aud died ia the ditch
from injuries received By the fall, the en-
bankment being some ten or twelve feet high
at this point"