Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-16

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s s our farming friends to see it tested and
'ues can Judge Tor themselves"
cAAi,looing 70 the egeing which the Uuc'e Toms
~ SA SaeaI ueSi Combination recently received
~ U Ta the Chicago Times says: IAN I'm
Gle Toms Cabin troJpe from Chicaoo he's
Deen meeting with a great deal az had Incl - IN
Sn5 Soutn; When 1t has been undergoing a
peitlng or rotten eggs it has been sIinpino
ont se sTT er NlndoWs Of country hotels with
OUT settnng Tor its board. Uncle Toms Cabin
Ioesn take well in the South. where at its
pest u must be considered as an Insult to anv
oeu L9I man and woman who have a particle
u spirit IN them. If a Southern troune were
to visit the North with a NAV that riSicTIad
our people, laid bare our vices. and added a
larse number that we're not ours, for scenic
erect, 1t would hardly have n mnch more
pleasant excursion than Uncle Toms Cabin
Walton Nel1s: when we speak Of kidnan.
~ Pitus, our mind at once turns to the case of
Snarley Ross who was snatched away from
us Iathers gate in Philadelphia six or seven
years ago and has never been heard of since.
a case Just as trying no doubt on the heart
OF tne mother, has just been developed in this
county. Some two months ago a negro woman,
whose name we have been unable TO find ont
persuaded another negro woman in Madison
70 auoW her to take her child a girl some six
years old, to see her sister living in Eatonton,
put instead of going to Eatonton she by some
means slipped up TO Monroe and hired TO Mr.
mos ID. Phillips. where she kept the child as
a nurse. The mother, after searching in vain
through several counties, heard of her child,
TO Monroe, where he csbbaged the kidnapper
and carried her TO jail in Morgan county to
answer the grave charge"
The Columbus EnqltlreY-Sun inaugurates the
snake campaign for the season with the fol-
lowing: 1T is rather early in the spring to begin
on snake stories, but one of our prominent
hardware merchants repeated one yesterday,
as told by gentleman who lives a few miles
IN the country. He states that his wife had
hen and chickens which she allowed to roost
IN room In the house which was not much
so worn as TO be unfit for use. The lady, for
several mornings, had missed some Of the
chickens. and missed them one at a time until
they were nearly all gone One day she had
occasion to lift the cushion from the old sofa,
and the mystery was explained, Upon the sofa
and under the cushion was snake which
measured twenty-ssven inches around, and was
seven feet IN length. Our hardware merchant
did not see the snake measured, but in Justice
to the friend who told the tale, states emphat-
icalIy that lie was not drinking"
Discussing German carp, the Columbus En-
qlttTer-SuTl says: Some months ago num-
Der OF German carp were placed in various
ponds near the city. This species of fish is
very prolific, but they have proved extraordi-
narily so in the brick yard ponds Here they
are said to have greatly increased. A few,
measuring five to six inches in length have
been caught in seines They were not held in
much estimation in ancient days, and were
introduced in England about three hundred
vars ago. Carp prefer quiet waters with soft
or muddy bottoms spawning in May or June,
according 10 locality. The food consists of
inSscfS, worms and S1ft plants, though
they eat almost any vegetable food
in artificial ponds They are very tenacious Of
life, and Will pass long periods. especially in
winter, without food. They afford but little
sport to the angler, being very uncertain and
are difficult TO take in nets. The size varies
from SIX inches to two and one-half feet, and
their weight from one to eighteen pounds.
They are in season from October to April, and
are generally considered excellent for the ia
ble The carp is in shap- something similar to
the perch, although their body is longer and
more slender. They are of a golden, olive
brown color above, yelIOwish beneath, and the
fins dark brown. They live to q considerable
age An account of the death of a carp in
France which was over fosr hundred years old
has been going the rounds OF the papers"
A correspondent Of the Augusta EVENING
Nelcs. writing from Buckhead, Morgan county,
reports that ION the 18th inst. about O'Clock
p. m, there was most horrible murder COM
mitted on the chain gang farm of Mr. w II
McWhorter six miles north of this place in
Greene county, the victim being Mr.. Z. T.
LangstOn, young man highly respected by
all who knew him, the facts of which are as
follows: Mr.. Langston was guarding
three convicts named Willis Wynn,
Jim Alien and Joe Harris, all colored,
hoelng corn, when he unthoughtedy
laid his gun on the ground. and took JOs's hoe
tn show him how he wanted the corn hoed
When ne had gone but q few steps from where
he had left the gun, Jim Allen managed to fail
behind until Mr. l.. had passed him then with
his hoe dealt him blow that kno ked him to
the ground Mr.. LangSton managed 10 recover
though very badly hurt, and started for his
gun, but was too late. Jim Allen managed to
reach II about the same time. Mr.. l.. attempted
to escape by retreatiDg, leaving the gun in
Jim'S possession. When he had retreated
some twenty feet or more, he was fired on,
the shot taking effect in the back
of his head producing instant death.
Jim and Joe both left, taking separate
directions, and. it is thought carried the dogs
along with them, as they could not be found
Ia to "a m &c
about twenUy-one years of age, about five feet
eleven inches high, and weighs about one hun
| dred ana sxty-fiye Joe Harris is about
one hundred and forty. Jim is considered
very bad negro, and will doubtless be very
troublesome to arrest. Mr.. LangstOn leaves
wife and two children, one just four weeks old.
The citizens are doing all in their power to cap
ture them. Governor Colquitt was notified by
to-day's mail, and will, it is thought, offer
reward for Jim Allen arrest"
4 Red Bluff correspondent of the Eastman
Times writes that "on Monday night, the I'd
inst party of masked men went to the home
of Jerry Hamilton, a cOlored man employed
on the plantation Of Mr.. Asa Adams, took him
out of his house, carried m about aquarter of
a mile away, and then after beating and stamp
ing him in a most horrible manner, it Is sup
posed they threw him into branch near by,
believing hS az dead. Here he was found
next morning by his @ife, a!miSt in a lifeless
| state. He had crawled up on log, where he
was reclining with his feet nd portion of his
~
| talking some before his death, and it is said
/ tnat he told his wife the names of several
| of the party, whom he recognized only by
| their voices, as all were MASKED These names,
| so far as known to the writer, have not been
revealed. / suppose there was an inquest held
| over the body, but have heard nothing of the
| evidence nor of the verdict of the jury There
| is considerable excitement prevailing in the
/ community, as Jerry was peaceable, hard
| working negro, and no cause is assigned upon
/ which to predicate a reason for the enactment
/ of this awful deed. Hopes are entertained
| that everyone concerned in this affair I'll be
made to suffer the extreme punishment that
/ should be melted out to an perpetrators of
/ such sickening outrages. Jerry leaves large
| family several unable to work, and bis death
| to them is sad loss. The MacVille South GeOr-
! gidn states that mass meeting was held at
| Mount Vernon on the 10th inst, of white and
| colored citiz Ems, ana resolutions were adopted
| denouncing the atroci9us crime, pledging
united efforts for the detection of the fiends,
| and rendering sympathies and relief to the
| family of the unfortunate Victim"