Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-03

Mr. stanton's little child got its clothes nm ,.a
oy some means or other, and IL re0nired NJ
stanton utmost exertion 70 prevent isa n11ths.
rom catcnlng It up aud having the Are com.
= coIor5 % ner or clothes. Alkaline Davis.
= coloreo woman. was present aud succeeded
IA putting out the IRE and saving the chiId .
put IN cong SO her own clothes were AZ, -.
hre ~ the enrning child. and she was literally
mad come to Covington IN the Tnarni,ssS -
business, and was not spprised OF Adaline,s
norrlole death until some Of his friends cane
facTs a. an. % eet cnfin These are the
eaS.S As reported oy the e0lored man who arne
LOr tne comm. We have not been able To oct
any further particulars !" = -
Americas Republican: "a coIorad man
name hatned Jasper. living eight or ten miles from
S SoHh, says That on Friday he and his little
ooY, about ten years old Were hoeir ot $3.50
tlas ne was some distance ahead OF his how
VINO was working near the edge Of the f,eid
S55,ssaoule weeds and bushes. He heard his bow
uuaslOO, ana looking around did not see him: he
tnen ran to see what was the mater on
arriving at the spot he found the lad on the
seOGno 10 the coils Of three large black snakes
fiebt IL 6;, appeasance the snakes prepared TO
nSns h,In, ana seeing that they would soon
choke MS little boy to death. he took his
POCKET knlfe and cut the one that had made
;rts I hIs IelloW very uncomfortable cravat
lLte nalf dozen pieces BY INSERTING the Knife
next the lads neck and cuttine n1ward Ne
men nen caught the others by the head and with
MS knife. cut them in two or three nieces He
was oltten several times. but he said, I
KnoWed black snake bite wouldn't hurt much
ana let EN- bite, so could save de bow. hut
had 70 take him to de branch and throw
water on him long time Ta = ali ris.ht
now"
The The Butler Herald gives the following &C
SVIh1 20, OF the action OF stimulants on hogs:
Mr. west having a large Jar of brandy
PeScheS which had become spoiled set the lar
GUY upon his front colonnade, which ia the ab
Sence OF Dir. w. was soon turned over by hogs
There being four in number. OF eonrse thew did
not hesltata but soon had the entire contents
Oh lne Jar swallowed up, each one becoming
Wen satisfied with hi5 portion. It was only
moment before the strong spirits began to take
erect and craze the brain of the unsusp4c
Drutes- Being closely watched by a number
OF persons they were seen to whirl
round ana round in quick succession, their en-
TIRE backbone appear ng as Fupp'e as an eel,
winch action was kept up for several moments
when as they would attempt to walk they
would reel from right to left One, however
seemed to have taken on OF the good things of
the Jar little more than his share. and on
reaching the sidewalk stretched itself as IL
prepared to give up the ghost. and in this posi-
ton he quietly lay for two days and nights
showing no signs of life with the exception of
his breathing"
Macon Telegraph, list inst: "a few days since
woman calling herself Fannie Hollingshead
came to Macon from Fort Valley. and found a
home near the residence of Officer Stevens in
Collinsvie. Night before last her husband
whom she had deserted on account Of ill-treat
ment came to Macon in search of her He
went to her home yesterday morning and de-
m 4nded that she return to Fort Valley with
him. She refused to do so. She had deserted
him once before, and returned under promise
OF better treatment This promise he had not
kept He abused her again and threatened to
Kill her II she did not go back with him. at the
same time exhibiting his pistol. Alarmed for
her safety, the woman went do an TO see Solicit
tor Hardeman to have a warrant sworn out
against him. Nose went along with her to get
a cross warrant, accusing her of stealing the
sum OF two dollars from him and five from
somebody else. In the presence of Mr.. Harde-
man he stated that be would kill her or take
her home with him. The pistcl was not con-
was sufficient grounds to act upon, Mr. Harde-
man gave them some advice and sent them
of. The case seemed TO be one of the numeF-
Gus quarrels among negroes which come be-
fore the courts in various ways. The woman
returned home followed by her husband. He
continued to abuse her, and suddenly in the
presence OF q half dozen witnesses, DIRE
his pistol seized her by the arm
and fred upon her five times One
neck, one the top of ths head and one the
hand. He was Immediately seized by Mr. Jas.
Heating and hid until Officer stephens ar
rived He was then carried 70 the barracks.
The pistol was q small seven-shooter. If it
had been of more power. she would have been
instantly killed. The buller which entered her
ear is visible. AS it is now, the wounds may
prove fatal. Moses Hoiingshead Is a short,
painfully bow-legged specimen OF manhood.
de is about nifty years old. His wife is only
about nineteen The threat to kill the woman,
coupled with his deliberate attempt in the
presence of witnesses, leaves Moses in a bad
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