Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-12

of W. II. Henderson He was arrested and
held in $1,000 bail.
The Aug Ista Chronicle and Constitutional
fst chronicles the following sad occurrence in
that city; We learn that on SATURDAY. morn
ing last Mrs John Jones' living some efght
miles west OF Augusta, having Occasion ~
come to the citg, left her youngest child. aged
about two years, in the care Of A neiehfsor
After the mother left, il appears -fle child
eiuded the vigilance Of the person in vhose
care 1t was placed, end wandered OF In the
woods as soon as missed search was fnnrne-
dately instituted but all efforts 70 find Il were
unaValllng until Sunday morning, when It was
found some distance from home IN a small
creek IN a sittisg position, with its head rest
Ing on the bang of the creek, dead II Il sun
posed that the little thing died OF exhaustion
and exposure
Newman Herald: Mention was made last
week OF or a rock thrown into car window on
the Atlanta and West Point Road few days
afterV ard Detective Hilderbrand was nut on
track OF the criminal, and very soon caught up
with Allen Hogan, a colored man, who proved
20 be the guilty party. Having been put of
the train a short time before while stealing a
ride, he thought TO take out a petty spite IN
the manner described. Having been arrested
by the detective. he somehow managed to
effect his escape, bat was afterwards rear
rested, and is now in Coweta jail, awaiting his
trial"
The Augusta Nei1s says: The first engine
that ever crossed over the Augusta canal made
the trip yesterday on the Augusta and Knox
vile Road. The new bridge, about four miles
from town. IS completed, and the track laid be-
Eond the canal A party composed Of Mr.. W.
7. Wheless, Mr.. II. p. Moore and other friends
OF the road, accompanied Captain Twiggs on
the first trip across the canal yesterday Quite
large party was on the programme, but sew
eral were left, not knowing the schedule
The Dalton Citizen advises its farmer read
ers 70 go slow On cotton and raise a surplus
Of hog and hominy." It says: 1--WE greatly
fear the cotton success in this and adjoining
counties last year viii operate to the Gisadvan-
Of nennia-fhR fa1lr
many OF whom have gone Wild upon the sub
iect Of cotton planting and are preparing to
put ia more ground this year in the f4eecy sta
pie than ever before. 1t is well enough for our
farmers 70 grow some cotton, but it will be
ruinous TO the farmer, especially the small
planter, who fails TO make a suffieiency of
'hCg aud hOmIny' for home consumption
just what many OF them failed to do last year,
judging from the quantity OF meat, -four and
other neeessaries Of life that have been bought
IN TINS market bY the country people this win
ter for their own use Cotton is q good thing
to raise-there Is ready money in it.; but when
It IS grown 70 the neglect Of the productions Of
wheat, corn, potatoes. etc, aud the raising Of
cattle and hogs, it viii react disastrously to
the farmer sooner or later, who thus unwisely
cultiVates his land "
The Hawkinsville Dispatch mentions a case Of
attempted assassination as follows: Tim Row
land, a young white man of this county was
brought up to Cochran on Saturday morning
last by the up train on the Macon and Bruins
wick railroad. Young Rowland was shot the
night before near Graham station, No g. while
walking along the railroad. Two men, con-
ceaied from view, arose Immediately in front
Of him aud both bred upon him with pistols
One ball pierced his clothing and the other
ball struck him in the chest, and made pain
ful wound, ami one which came near causing
death. After receiving his wound young Row
land walked TO the station, and was brought
up to Cochran next morning, ard his wound
was examined and dressed by DIR. Thomas d.
Walker and DR.. s. l.. Richardson. The
wounded young man is q son of Mr. James
Rowland, who lives few miles below Ccch-
ran, in this couHty."
Macon Telegraph: I'VE understand that
| Doc. Wilson says he ran out the front door of
l Savage's barber shop on the night of the shoot
/ ing and went across TO the jail and rang the
/ bell, for the purpose OF giving himself up into
| the hands Of the law. but receiving no re-
/ spoDse. and seeing the large and excited crowd
/ gathering at the scene of the homicide, he be-
| came alarmed and concluded to seek safety.
/ He went first to the house of his sweetheart,
| and finding that guarded by police, he then be
/ took himself to the cemetery. His subsequent
/ course we have already described
Atlanta Constitution: by the Western and
| Atlantic passenger train there arrived in At
/ Ianta last night w Head a prominent
I cOIOred citizen OF Amsricus. Head was a
\ slave OF DT. Head, rich Georgian, but when
4 the war closed he began shifting for himself,
/ and to-day is the owner Of several thousand
/ dollars worth OF real estate. be is just back
from an extended tour of the North, and last
/ night stated TO a Constitution reporter that he
was thoroughly convinced that that section OF
I !
home thoroughly satisfied that the South is
| the cOlOred mans home"
| SAYS the Halt0n County NeIos: 1.-Two weeks
| since we noted the extraordinary size and
! height of Murray county youth OF the age or
| eighteen years. Murray challenged the pro-
ductiOn of a greater, and here are two. We
have the figures and facts from the best
| authority, and now in behalf Of Walton
| challenge tine State. There are two young
men in this county, each of whom are eighteen
years Of age, whose combined height is IL feet
/ II inches-One being feet inches, and the
| other feet lncheS-and whose c0mblhed
! weight is 3SS pounds-One weighing 1876 pounds
| and the other 1872. It certainly is a good county
| that can grow such boys"
/ some months ago." SAYS the Warrenton
/ CliDper s'NIr Thomas Ivey's little boy, about
! two years Of age, fell ana one OF his eye teeth
! was driven back into the gums, out of sight
| Ihs little fellow had mouth full of teeth
besides, and the parents thought the vacant
! place was made by the tooth being knocked
/ out The face became swollen, and the eye
/ above became seriously affected. In a few
| weeks the eve tooth began TO reappear and
has since come back in full, only it is some what
! shorter than the others The eye Is said by
| soma who have examined it to be entirely
| sightless- Mr.. Iyey lives in the neighborhood
/ of Brier Greek Church, in this county, and is
! extensively connected throughout the county"
The Warrenton Clipper says all Georgians
/ who wish to 90 TO Texas should ponder this:
| I'VE know personally young Baptist minister
| who went TO T. with his family year or so
| ago, and when in the State he purchased a horse.
It turned out the horse was stolen, and being
| found in the hands of our young friend, and
/ he not being able 70 prove himself clear of the
| theft was convicted and sentenced for several
| years to the chain gang. hotel proprietor
/ and others, who deeply sympathtZed with the
/ unfortunate young clergyman, and fully be-
/ lisving him innocent, Immediately secured his
/ services from the State to drum custom Tor his
establishment The young wife and children
/ had to return with downcast heart to Geor-
/ gia It does seem that the BaptistS OF Texas
I should look into this piece OF severity on the
I part OF their States laws and see II something
/ cannot be done We believe he is in Houston,
/ Texas At this Tins and thus cruelty separated
from his young family
R.ilsviIle EatsTpriss: I'VE have been in
formed by Dr. j B. Rogers that Darkus Smith,
/ a colored woman, living near his place, was
/ terribly burned last Monday afternoon. From
everything that can be gathered, the woman
had evidently dropped asleep in front OF the
dre, and her ciOthiPg ignited and were burning
rapidly when the flames, were discover
ed She made every effort to extln-
| guish the flames, but all to no purpose,
for her hands we're burned crisp to the bone,
and every vestige of clothing burned from her
| person, except q bandage around her waist.
| The doctor says, without doubt il is the worst
| case of burning he ever saw. and does not think
| there is any possible hope for her life. The
woman herself does not know how her cloth
| ing took fire"