Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-05

Mr. Butler at FlcmingtOn, his mother and his
children. left the dangerous residence for the
open air Amid the darkness and general
horrors OF the night, one OF the children,
little girl, was separated from the rest and
the distress OF the family was only relieved the
next morning by finding the little innocent
asleep, sheltered from the wind by friendly
log
The summerviue Gazette tells us that Mr..
John A Startling ard a Mr.. Gwinnette engaged
in a severe cutting scrape last week, the former
dangerously. and the latter supposed to be,
but he crossed into Alabama and his condition
is not we'll FuOwn.
Mr.. ]. N. Reeds gin house, half mile from
West Point, was burned last week, with hay
and fodder. Insurance, $50.
Between 1,lCO nd 1900 bales OF cotton, this
years crop, were received in Quitman during
the month Of August.
Lewis jackson, colored. in Henry county,
the other night, through crack in his door,
shot Lee Brown, colOred, with pistol, intiict-
ing a slight flesh wound. The assassin then
went to the house of Mr.. Floyd, and set it on
fire. It is gratifying to know he fziled all
round The penitentiary is yawning, hollow
eyed and hungry, for Lewis Jackson.
The state Line Press states that two men
walking on the railrosd near that place got
tired, lay down on the road to rest, fsll asleep,
and were woke up by an engine knocking a
shoulder Of one Of them out Of place.
Hon. E H. Cohen, Mayor OF Madison. after
many weeks illness, died last Monday.
The CrawfordviIle Democrat under its new
editors, Edward Young s Co, now comes to US
enlarged 10 eight pages and crowded with good
matter.
A bright little girl, Ruby Byington, at Fort
Valley the other day, fell from the second
story Of the hotel, ard was picked up so much
injured that death was thought to be imminent,
but the Mirror says she is recovering The
same paper regrets to learn that Mrs. Gen. Eli
Warren is very IN at her home in Perry.
A young cOlored woman, daughter Of Randall
Mitchell. at her fathers house in Thomas
county, accidentally shot herself in the breast
with a small pistol. on Wednesday last, from
which she died in few minutes
Fifty extra policemen are to be elected in
Atlanta for the three months during which the
Exposition will continue. More than eleven
hundred applications for the positions are on
file
A warrant was issued for Noses, who killed
PimOnti. but Mr.. Williams who is attending to
business at the Old Town Camp. in the absence
OF Capt. James, declined to give him up until
he could hear from headquarters, but prom
fsed TO keep him well guarded and sheckled.
The Albany NelUs thinks Captain r.
Meader, General Superintendent Of the Bruins
wick and Albany Railroad. is sounding the
Flint river at that city with view TO the Sc
lection OF a crossing and early extension Of his
road
Dublin Post: The heavy wind and rain
storm which lasted from Saturday night till
Monday morning has worked untold ruin on
the cotton crop Ali open cotton was beaten
out, and the young stalk often oloWn or beaten
down"
sparta LshmaeIfte: ''The Savannah WEEKLY
EEws is a model paper. IL contains ar least
twice as much reaoing matter as any paper
that comes % this offics. IL is unsurpassed in
an those qualities that go to make first-class
family paper. Send for specimen copy"
Ouitman Free PreSS: "A young man in the
employ OF Mr. T. Hilton was attacked and cut
iug BY jim Studsill and his brOther-in-l law,
Snipes The difficulty occurred on Mr.. HUI
tons turpentine farm, about hve miles north
OF Quitman-"
Atlanta POst-AppedI: THE colored woman,
Mollie Hopkins who shot herself in the eve,
the ball penetrating the brain, bids fair 70 be
come an object OF interest to surgical science,
and may, after ali. recover. as she is much ina
sciOusness"
Athens Chronicle: Mr.. J. Joiner. of our
city, an operative OF the Athens factory, has
invented quite a useful machine. 1t is for
measuring the cloth as it comes from the
IOom and is so arranged that when bolt Of
cloth is complete a signal is given by the
sounding Of a gong"
Atlanta Post AppenI. Charlie SeItzer. a
Young son Of Mr.. Henry Seltzer, Is Broad
Street was severely bitten by bulldog belong
ing 70 Mr. Forsyth on Walton street. opposite
the Appeal building. He was bitten in the left
arm and the wound Is an ugly one, though as
il was attended TO at once, no serious harm
may result
Americus Republican: capt. John A. Cobb
had the misfortune Of losing by fire, on Tues
day night. the gin house, together with gear
inc on bis Spring creek plantation. valua-
ble gin with modern improvements, a grlst
mill and eight bales OF cotton were also de-
stroyed- Loss estimated at SS,OtO. Origin OF
the fire unknown"
Fort Valley Mirror: 'sOn Monday night Viii
liam Carter and Celia Smith, both cOlored, got
into dispute about some goods, and from
that they got to blows, Celia Smith using
a small axe, with which she cut Carter in sew
eral places, one cut severing the artery az the
wrist. He would have bled 70 death IN snort
time had It not been for the assistance OF Dr.
J. Z. Jones"
Warrentou Clipper: ssWe learn that a young
negro man by the name of Will Ivey was beat
eE and otherwise severely handled last
Wednesday night. He has a crippled hand,
and h living on widow W a. RicketsOn's place.
He thinks he was logged because he left his
employer, a widow lady, some miles below
HP Is a young negro with family, and states
that his head was put in baS when the hog
gers started with him 70 the swamp"
AT anita Post-AppedL Sd inst Between ten
and eleven o. lock last night Lloyd No Sc,
formerly an emplOye in the postal service. fell
from the Wall street window in the first story
OF Fuller & Ogleby's building to the platform
below, dislOca1ing his hip and receiving an
uVly cut on his head. He remained uncon-
eavearal hours and hIq0 GOnlOuSIW from
the wound in his head He was put under the
influence OF chlOrofOrm atteleyen O'Clock this
morning and his hip set oy Dr. Nicolson who
pronounced him easy and in favorable con-
dition. He was sitting in the window resting,
and probably fell asleep"
Atlanta Post Appeal. Sd inst: This morn
ing as the accommodation tram was coming
down on the State Road, track hand named
Toni Boyd noticed a crow bar lying on the
track near Smyrna, he fastened 10 remove II
before the train reached il. He lifted IL from
the track. but the engine struck one end in
ss1fch a manner as to cause the other end 70
come in contact with his shoulder and chin.
The Door fellows shoulder was crushed ana
his lower Jaw manglSd into shapeless mass
The unfortunate man was placed on the train
and conveyed to Winnings Station. where be re-
sides. The man will probably die"
Albany Netcs: Colonel P. NJ. Slaughter, En-
gineer in charge OF the government WORK on
tne the, Flint lint was in town recently on the way
teen miles below Newton, 10 his fierce at work
on the upper Flint. now about HOntezuma
he reports good progress i'm the work work Ot
biastlng out the channel through Hell Gate
and mas already secured at least three feet Of
water ln tue enamel, reckoning from the low
est water mark in 1851. His force is now blast
Ing out the rock between the island and the
shore, Gnd have about one months work
ahead OF them yet. He is confident he will
have the river In good a. d safe boating order
before very long"
sandersvilIe Herald: ''On Monday morning
Mr.. A NJ Maxwell the timer, and Mr. JesSe
Marlborough, had some hard words which r.
suited in Maxwell striking Marlborough a bloVr
on the head with a hammer. making an ugIv
cash. and bdaly fracturing the skull. The
wound was dressed by Drs Mathis and Raw
hngS and this unfortunate young man carried
TO his mother Mr.. Marlborough is the same
young man no was so seriously shot about
two years ago. in the head, the bullet pene-
trating, it is said, the brain and exposing it TO
view. Maxwell, soon after the difficulty, made
hB escape and has not yet been arrested"
sandersyille Herald: s-The little son OF the
eoltors Robert L. Park, had the misfortune TO
step on needle on Tuesday last and break
part or 4 on in his foot He suffered intense
pain and soon remarked that he was going to
naFe the iock1aBs when il was observed that