Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-07

Atlanta PhOnO0rGph: Last night about 8
O'Clock street car driver by the name Of
roWers was assaulted at the terminus Of
ne street. car line on Decatur street by Wm
'ath and Rock Varnedoe, and badly beaten
put the head with an iron car hook The
particulars Of the affair we learn from Captain
Sa1a SSoIineilyi IL appears that at about O'Clock
last evening, while Mr. Powers. q street car
orlver on the Decatur street line, at the ter
minus of the line was Changing his mules from
one end OF the car to the other fer the
Eock varnedoe fs ana wiIlism N me Heath eltS
Two young men. boarded the car, and
tsrneaoe commenced to break uD the
pushed VaFnedoe of the platform. Heath
then took a hand In the affair, and caught
hold OF Powers. whom he held while Varnedoe
struck MN over the head several times with a
car nook, lnfilcting several painful If not dan
gerous wounds Officer Vickers OF the police
IOrce, soon after appeared on the spot and ar
rested Varnedoe and Heath on the charge Of
rled to the station house and locked up for
saIekeeplng until the law shall take hold of
the matter. Powers was carried to the drug
store OF MesSrs. Collier & Cofer on Decatur
street, where his wounds, which we learn are
quite serious, were dressed. Powers was then
carried to his home by friends, where he now
The Albany Nelrs and Advertiser INDUCES in
the following reflection over the recent failure
OF the firm OF Welch & Bacon ia that city:
Ihere are still many people among us who
reel discouraged over the failure Of Welch &
Bacon They seem to fear disastrous results
and seem to bs in doubt as to what course to
pursue. The energetic and persevering iber-
slity OF the unfortunate firm has proven in no
wise final blessing TO cur community. They
rlsked heavily. and the assistance which they
offered 70 planters was too tempting for resist
ance IL was too easy matter to reach ex-
trsysgant supplies by simply signing papers,
and Southwest Georgia reVeled greedlly in ap-
parent wealth. The burden was too heavy
too weighty for the soil to return hence the
result We do not desire 20 60 into particu.
lars again as to what caused the failure OF
Messrs- Welch & Bacon, Time will develop
causes and present details. All is quietly work
ing now, and we can only hope that the heavy
LOSES Will be Tegained; but what we desire
mostly is TO see the planters OF our section re-
sumo work, draw in lines live within their in
comes. and make their farms set sustaining
The lesson taught by the failure ought TO prove
valusble one. While temporary inconveni-
ences have certainly arisen. where viii exists
there IS a way Of passing through the rough,
and when this storm is passed, our farmers
VIII stand enriched by experience. seltsustain-
ing and independent"
kmericus Sumter Republican: "Mr NJ L.
BrannOn. living on the Atkins place, near
Bottssord in this (Sumter) county, tells the fol-
lowing fierce fight between coon, three
On Monday lsst Stewart was in the swamp
with his dogs and an axe; the dogs found 4
coon prOwling around in the woods and pitched
into ft fer the sake OF gratifying the general
have for fig hting The coon was in no wise
10th TO have bout with its natural enemies
but made demonstrations that convinced Mr.
Stewart that he could not be an Idle spectator
The dogs made a combined attack-one in
front. one in the rear, and one circIed
around generally to distract the assai!ed
as to which should Ee the objective
point. General CoOn fixed himself firmly,
and wiki one blow of its right paw
knocked out the eye OF its front asSGilant
which dsmOraliZ-d him and sent him bowling
TO the rear. As quick as lightning iC then
crncenti ated on tine rear assailaHt, planted
its sharp teeth in the burr Of that dog S ear
and soon made shoe strings of il. Poor cabis
went yeiping after his brother; and cooney
Wen for Stewart before he had time to realize
that his dogs were defeated. With a rush he
dashed upon his leg, and with his tremendous
claws ripped the tough leather of his boot
from the top of his leg 70 the sole, and caused
him to retreat. Cooney might then have
escaped, but, wishing to make sure its victory,
IL followed the flying Stewart, who came upon
his axe AM greSpiag the helve firmly, wheeled
upon the enragec brute and cleft its head in
twain. Thus perished the father of the coon
tribe in that section. Its net weight was
twenty-eight pounds. and NJ. BrRAnOn says it
was the fierceSt and most persistent fighter Of
the coon tribe he ever saw