Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-19

erection OF two conValescent wards a chapel
and amusement hall, a hospital for contagious
diseases and two buildings for colored luna
tics. The committee was thoroughly inform
ed as to the estimates, plans, etc, and the esti-
mated cost Of the whole is from $50, 600 to
$1,000 This will make room for five hun
dred additional patients"
Sandersville Herald: 'sMr John r Wicker
informs us that on Thursday last his son Her
schel, a young man, had fearful fall into a
well and escaped without injury. He had
been cleaning out the well. and was up about
the top when the rope broke, and he was pre-
cipItated 70 the bottom, a distance Of thirty
eight feet We congratulate the young man
upon his truly miraculous escape"
Sandersville Herald: 1--WE learn there was
one OF the heaviest rains known in this section
on sunday afternoon in the neighborhoOd of
Tabernacle Church and at Mr.. T. J. Brooks.
Mr.. b. :. kfftrel 8 and Mr.. A. McCoy's. and
down Buff 10 to Roberts old store. The wind
was also disastrous to fencing and timber. and
TO cotton OF en- in the fields Lamar's creek was
said TO be swimming on Monday morning."
Gainesville SollthrOn: "a sad case of sedue-
tion. and death Of the mother. at the birth of
her illgitimate child. occurred last week
In the upper part Of this county. The unfortu-
nate Young lady was daughter Of one Of the
good citizens and, on the parents account, we
forbear 10 give the names. But we call upon
our grand juries 20 look well into such mat
ters. and If gross wrong has been done the
girl. let the perpetratOr be adequately pun
ished for her disgrace and seduction. Female
virtue must be protected by all good citizens,
at all hazards
Rome Bulletin: From Mr. Frank Coker,
the editor Of the Talladega Bulletin. who ar
rived in this CITY yesterday, a representative
Of this journal learned Of a terrible homicide
which occurred in Jacksonville. Ala. Yesterday
morning at O'Clock. 1t appears that some
time ago Seaborn J. Crook and John DeArmen
had q fight. and ever since bitter hatred has
existed between them On yesterday morning
| the difhculty was renewed, and after some
words DeArmen shot Crook through the heart
causing instant death. The murderer has been
arrested and the greatest excitement prevails"
Augusta Chronicle: Monday afternoon
cOlOred boy named Richard Williams shot
| Fred Williams. about his own age, in the back.
The shooting was done with a pistol loaded
with small shot, sixteen of which penetrated
| the flesh Fourteen OF them we're picked out
| by physician. The wounded boy was not Sc
| rlously hurt. Richard Williams. who Is about
/ ten years old, was arrested, but as he was too
/ young TO prosecute. and both he and Fred
/ claimed that the shooting was accidental, he
was released after iOgging by his mother"
McDufie Journal: ''On Saturday night last
about o clock, a heavy storm Of rain. hail
/ and wind passed over the southern portion of
/ this county. doing much damage to houses
| fences, crops and trees in its course It struck
Il the plantations of Messrs James and Sol. Nor
Il riS. T. q. Hardaway, Sol Gross Emory Binion
/ Tom Wig ins, Robert and J. H. Montgomery
/ and others The 7 laces Of Messrs. James and
: Sol Norris were In the edge Of the storm. and
/ did not suffer so much as some of the Others
| Ihoughi on tnese ana all the Otner places
| struck, the cotton and corn were effectuallY
| destroyed by the wind and hail The chimney
/ of Emory BiniOn's house was blown down. also
| new negro house, and another unrOofed. The
| fences were entirely swept away and nearly
| every tree, large and small. blown down Tom
| Wigsins and Robert Montgomery also suffered
! heavily, the fences, trees, etc. being blown en-
/ ti-ely away A large tree was blown against
| Virgins dining room. fitting it nearly over.
/ The trees in Robert MOntgOmery's yard, some
| Of them large oaks. we're torn up by the roots
/ and piled against the door of his house, so that
they had to be cut away to effect an entrance. "