Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

his hip pocket. ready for Captain D. to come
on shore The Captain avoided him and re-
mained on the boat, hoping the chap would
leave. At last however, it became necessary
for the Captain, In the discharge of his duty
to 90 on shore. He, therefore, went below
got his pistol and started out. The fellow an
ticipating him, had changed his position and
was standing on the wharf, directly over the
door from which the Captain must come.
Emerging from the door, and seeing him there
right over him, in the same threatening atti-
tude, Captain ID. hesitated not q moment, but
fred. the ball striking him below the
first rib, ranging upward through the lungs.
aud grazing the liver. He staggered back
saying 1 am shot, aud a few moments later
secured wagon and rode over 70 the store,
in search Of medical aid. His brother came
over from Doboy to settle the matter, but,
hearing both sides Of the case, concluded the
wounded man was the aggressor. No arrest
has been made up to this writing, and the
wounded man is improving. Captain Dart
gave himself up to the Sheriff as soon as he
arrived IN Brunswick, but, as no warrant has
been sworn out, he is still on his own recogni-
Zance."
Americus Republican: ''On Thursday two of
the colored scholars of r. s. Slappey's school.
In the old TwentY-sixth district Of Sumter. had
aquarrel. The eldest and largest. Barlow Row
land, imposed on the younger. George McCree,
but as the latter was not able to cope with his
assaiant, he got out Of the way. The next day
as Rowland was STOPPING over the spring to
drink, McCree struck him over the head with
stick Rowland sprang up and wrested the
stick from McCree, and struck him two heavy
blows over the head. cracking his skull and
leaving him insensible on the ground. We learn
| that the boy is expected to die, il he is not
dead at this writing"
Columbus EnQitiTeT-Sun, 22d instant: yes
/ terday we we're shown a curiosity that resem-
/ bles tooth, or what is called a grinder. more
/ than anything else. It was found by Colonel
/ Quaftlebaum while blasting in Flint river at
| Hel's Gate. Experts have examined IL and
are unable 70 say, technically, to whom or to
=
/ and is made up Of what appears to be petrified
/ gums, bone and the enamel is plainly visible
It is curiosity the like Of which We have
| never before seen"
Atlanta correspondence Macon Telegraph
23d inst: THE contracts have all been closed
| to build the road from Atlanta to Macon They
| we're assigned as follows: Sixty seven miles to
1 Condor & Co. who were contractors on the
| Cincinnati Southern and Knoxville and Ohio
| Railroads; fourteen miles TO W. ID. Grant &
Co. seven miles to Patrick Ly nch of Atlanta,
and five miles TO J. w. Renfroe. The contracts
| have al been signed TO day, and the several
| contractors viii commence work at once, and
| the work be finished at the earliest possible
| date. The route OF this extension is up the
| west side of the Ocmugee, passing by the
| Indian Spring in Monroe county, jackson
| in Butts, McDOnOugh in Henry and
| through the corner or Clayton and DeKalb
| into Fulton and Atlanta. This ends the long
| discussed question as to where the extension
| would run. While It bights the hopes of our
| friends of Jasper, it raises the hopes of the
| monroe people ana puts the celebrated 1nclan
Spring within thirty minutes ride of Macon
| It seems the projectors OF the road we're look
| ing for a short line to the sea rather than q
| new country. The extension will be ninety
three miles in length, and will give road
I from Atlanta to Savannah as short as that
| which is now in operation. In addition to the
| securing Of this short line, VIII ch was one of
the causes Of the choice the company saves
| the building OF two bridges across the Oomul-
| gee and ten miles of railroad, or in figures
/ about Si75.C00. AS will be seen by the tele-
| gram, the contractors will at once proceed
| with their work. This will tighten labor and
| embarrass farmers TO some extent, but viii
also bring large amount of money into the
| country"