Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-22

miums are to be awarded. This will in no way
conflict with the Worlds Exposition in At
lanta, but will really help out the latter, be-
cause exhibits can be made in Macon, pre-
miums received and money paid, and then the
articles can be removed to Atlanta, and the
same thing repeated. Macon fairs are always
successes"
A letter to the Albany Nelos and Advertiser,
dated Cyrus. Worth county, Ga, August 16,
says: "a tragedy occurred here this morning
which resulted in the death Of William Dyson
at the hands OF Jack Kemp, both colored. The
parties had had a quarrel on Sunday last and
Kemp was heard to express a Determination
70 Kill Dyson The killing took place about
three hundred yards from the saw mill of Mr.
W. F. Moss After shooting Dyson. Kemp
gave chase to another negro near nv following
him to the mill, and firing at him twice as he
ran, Mr.. Moss then made his appearance.
Seeing there was a disturbance. and not know
ing the crime committed by Kemp, he ordered
MN 20 leave the grounds, which he did, forth
with. ana has not been seen since. Dyson, his
victim, was shot in the side and neck, and died
almost instantly"
Brunswick advertiser and Appeal: 1--WE are
called on sgain to chronicle an ATTEMPTED in
cenciaTism. On Tuesday night last, about II
O'Clock, as some Of the railroad folks were
drilling cars in the neighborhoOd Of Drury's
wharf, they discovered q fire bursting through
the side door OF the old cotton press building.
The alarm was given and parties were soon on
the spot, armed with buckets and put out the
fire, first breaking in the door with a large
that the incendisry had deliberately prepared
for the work Through a hole at the
bottom Of the door he had carefully
inserted and piled up a lot OF paper, spIinters
shingles, billets OF wood, etc. and then thrust
ing his arm through the hole had struck his
match. ignited the pile. thrown away the
stump or the match and quickly hied away
The alarm was given promptly and the FIRE
so speedily put out that part of the paper used
was not all burned. and the stump OF the
match still lay on the floor This is the third
attempt made to burn up the buildings along
our water front "
Columbus Enqlirer-Sul Goth inst 'sYester-
day quite an unusual sight, and one very at
tractlve to the little street gamins, was pre-
sented in our city. It was two men and one
boy, who. by reason of the difference in size,
formed a rather peculiar and comical looking
trio. The first suspicion that something out of
the ordinary routine was going on was caused
by crowd OF 'band-wagOn boys lodging in
and out of the walk as they hurried up Broad
street. The next moment a large man, fully
six feet in height, hove in sight. There was
nothing peculiar about his appearance. and we
were at a loss for time to determine the
cause OF the amusement or the boys Directly
behind the man came another, who appe red
to be not half tall as his companion.
Then came a little boy seemingly about
two feet in height but in form was
miniature of our high Sheriff. The latter
two, seeming accustomed to the StaTes and rude
unbt coming laugh of the crowds. passed them
with an air of indifference that would do credit
son, anc belong to the dwsrfish family of
TrOup county. The fathsr Mr.. F. NJ Darnen.
lives q few miles above West Point, on the
river; is forty niBe years of age, and is only
four feet and four inches high. He has four
children, two of whom boys inherit their
fathers imperfect stature. One is twelve years
old, and his stature is thirty-one inches; the
other nine, and measures thirty three inches in
height. The eldest Of these two children is
afflicted with malformatiOn and disease of the
spine The mother is five feet high, and the
other children are Of the ordinary height
Albany NelCs and Advertiser, 10th instant:
Frank Hudson, the negro whose name we
published yesterday as connected with one of
the most disbOlical crimes on record, viz: the
murder of Mr.. David NJ Lee, his wife, and two
cOlOred servants in Terrell on Tuesday last,
was arrested on Thursday night by Sheriff F.
G. Edwards, assisted by r. n. Westbrook. City
Marshal, in Lee county, about eight miles
above Albany. Having ascertained that he
in that neighborhoCd, Messrs- Edwards
and WestbrOOk quietly left town early in the
night in that direction. Shortly after
passing the Dickinson place they met
pied by two negro men. one of whom
proved to be the object of their search. He was
at once arrested without trouble or resistance,
Sheriff Edwards seizing him by the portion of
his coat that contained his pistol. He was
brought to town ami lodged in jail, where he
now lies The prisoner. Frank Hudson, is
cOal-black negro, twenty-ei bit years of age,
about five feet nine inches in height ard
rather spaTely built and has rather a good
countenance. He was born in Greene county,
and was owned BY Mr.. Sid Aiken at
the time of emancipation. He has been
in this section some five or six years,
and was for q time in the employ OF
DR.. Alfrierd as a driver in Albany. The
prisoner confessed that he was a participant,
tut denied that he struck or killed any one.
He implicated others as prii cipsls, and stated
with Particularly the part each one took in
the sffair. He also stated where the money
~ight be found. After the crime was com
mitted the parties divided the proceecs of the
robbery to be between $500 and
SS1O-and separated, the prisoner coming to
wards Albany hen captured he had eighty
dollars on his person in greenbacks and specie,
which ne admitted was a portion of his part OF
the spoils, also some articles of clothing which
he said had belonged to Mr.. Lee"