Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-14
j. Fl. EsTILL, PROPRIETOR. 7-7

there was not bucket of water thrown upon
george, as ne was not at oil wet there being
Only Iew sprinkies On his cost. he was at
once arrested and carried TO Fort Gaines where
ne was lodged in jail, end where he Il now con-
lined. Baihn A. w. McMicheel will 90 down
tne Ilyer on the Jordon this morning for the
purpose OF bringing him to this city he will
meet the steamer Moore at that point
Atlanta Post-4ppeaE: Yesterday Deputy
revenue Collector A W. Port returned to At
ianta wIih three stills from the locality known
= heq Oak- NJ. Port, accompanied by nine
men teIt Atlanta Thursday evening for Red
OAK and returned yesterday about noon,
MAKING iot only very short trip but q very
successful one The stills, we learn, were
found near the boundary line or Fayette and
G.ayton counties, within radius Of one mile
lie oIncers say that they were the property of
Bob. Mcconnell, Tom Cooper and VIM. Reed
AbouI tnirty-hve hundred gslions OF mash and
beer were destroyed. Mr.. Port says thot with
these three he has taken out OF Red Oak
tWenty-tliree stills since he and his party had
the night with the moonshiners in that section
some months ago"
The Rome Courier gives the following par
tieuiars OF most revolving crime committed
3 fe@ days ago in ChattoOga county. From
mr. Louis Parker, a reliable gentleman, who
came Through TriOn Factory town on Wednes-
Gay last. we learn that q terrible crime has
been committed one mile from Trion Factory
From him we gather the following facts: Mr.
Ephrain Marsh, an old man about sixty years
old tout who Is in no wise related to the family
OF the Marshes connected with Triou Factory
owns a large farm one mile from the factory
and on his place there Is q store kept by r. f.
Robertson, msn who has wife and two or
three small children Last week Mr. Robertson
left b sIne for neighboriu2 town for the pur-
pose OF buying goods, expecting to be gone
several days During his absence old man
Dir. Roberson's little eleven year-old girl
70 go down to the stable, which Is q
considerable distance from the store
After they had both gone INTO the stable. he
fnld her trb hsa4 Mt Aodd . 49,
ever told any one he would kill her and her
father and mother. The little girl was over
come by fright, and the old man f0rcitty i.oll-
mitted most heinous crime usa ae
the outrage we ins af. faeF -r.r- s-asere3
DN . feHa -HF nH His1o, ai.l 10 "a
asle friends - i, 10t lhef would rot
aeWvs e un- rhe lHtie gifl toia ter mother
as a1eu - ner father returned. Old nsH Marsh
reu1ailed in the neighborhood ssrtn the dsy be-
fore the little girls fs+.a-a came home He then
DISAPPEARED, afa. 4Gp 70 the preaent 1rtr s
ha-S = E1or uRhiy 1ro1sf - ailen are max
my q lt 1rc "a all directions for the
hwf -syatcnes have been sent in all direc-
-.oirs, trying 70 apprehond him, and II he Is
caught there is great danger Of his being
lynched"
Eastman Times: "Thsre-was a disgraceful
negro row on our streets on Sunday afternoon
last between John Kellum, trifiing drunken
negro Of our town, and Anderson Mitchell,
another colored man. KelluIn inflicted pain
ful cash in Mitchell's leg during the melee and
mgde several motions OF the arm, as if at
tempting to stab him At one time a general
row seemed imminent, but Sheriff Sapp ap-
peared upon the scene and quelled the disturb
ance.h
Rome Courier: Thursday night about s
O'Clock, Just after the arrival OF the Rome
Railroad train, Walter Whitehead, a yard
hand. while undertaking to make a coupling
between the engine and a passenger coach, was
unfortunate enough to get caught between
the bumpers and was seriously injured. He
was carried 10 his boarding house, where he
was attended by Drs. J. b. s. Holmes and E.
p. LOyelace. His physicians say that no bones
are brok' N. and that it is impossible 10 dis
cover the extent OF his injuries. as they are
Internal He has a wife and two children
The DaIien Timber Gazette says: "Au the
bOOms and every available space is filed with
timber awaiting shipment. The river for three
miles up Is full Of timber and still it continues
70 come down in big drifts. So far there has
been but about coo feet shipped There
Is large number Of vessels on the way to this
port and when they arrive we shall have lively
times hereabout, for they will all doubtless
come in together"
The 70 lowing are tde Darien Gdzette's timber
Quotations for last week; SJuare-60O aver
age, IS 5006 7D0 average, Sc 25Gl7 500
average, 81 25GS; so average, $809 +:
1.2Oe average, $40 50Dl2. Scab-3J1 average,
S6G6 IS: 400 average, SSQ9; 500 average, Sl0G1
II IS; eco average, S126l3.