Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-01

Ihe BeTTIen County Nelcs thus writes of the
erect OF the late cold spell in that section,
M 211slless sI or every kind has been at stand
SIN SIN I0r several weeks. To the farmer loss oi
time has been quite detrimental 10 his Interest
/ ~ ~ we III pehtIne men It has been likewise
Inc merchant also feels its effect, and thors
anus OF collars worth Of business throughout
/ the country Is untFansacted which ofherTVise
| would nave been done, and the money mt IN
/ circulation thereby would have cancelled much
/ Indebtedness. In fact, every branch has snf.
fered on account OF the continued Indictment
weather. O'''''''N iN0'e'i'ei'
Inc Inc Americus Sumter RepgtbIican tells the
IGoh9Wing amusing story OF how a sharp
y Dooy county darkey got his potatoes" :" It
LOWING on one Of the cleVerest young bacheIo' !
/ or that county, Gus M He savs. One ni0bt
lasI week Gus took his usual walk around his
/ premises 70 see that all things we're right He
/ nad gone through the barnyard and his hog
PEN, passed the fowl house. and was nearing
ne; me snn.okenouse when he thought he heard a
S'iss,,l noise IN ms potato house. He approached
| quietly and found it open. Ahal he had
Saugnt thief in the act of stealing potatoes.
| standing in front Of the door and peer.
/ ing INTO the gloom of the inside of the
Some out The only answer he evoked was a
lleRce growl. You nasty dog he shouted
come out Do you think want to eat potatoe es
/ you nave slept on, and messed overg Come
out, SIR, he said with a stamp of the foot A
/ Er0NI nercer and more threatening followed
Well, sir, Just stay there until l get my gun,
/ INTO the house and was back in q few seconds.
now sir. come out he shouted. All was
| silence, except the barking OF a dog hundred
/ or two yards of towards the woods Come
/ out, say Bow, WOW, wowr from the
woods. Won't you come outf' Bow WOW,
/ WOW" was repeated. and he went into the
house with the muZZle OF the gun forward
and his hand on the trigger, but every hing
/ wasquiet except the bow, WOW, wow over In
/ the edge Of the woods, and there was no dog
/ IN the house. He came out and FREQ one
/ barrel OF his gun in the direction Of the mock
/ ing bow, WOW and went into the house and
| retired In the morning he fOuni two large
l tracks, telling him that sharp freedman had
/ outwitted him, and taken off three or four
/ bushels Of potatoes. He shook his head and
/ told our informant that the darkey had won
| ms ms potatoes IalTly, and he would not bother
hln II he did find out who stole them
| The Macon Telegraph of Sunday gives the
/ following account of the sudden death OF wit
/ ness as be was giving testimony before the Su-
/ peTior Court OF that city on Saturday: Yes
/ terday morning in the Superior Court, the case
I of Victoria Hays vs.. Emanuel Hays libel for
divorce. was called. with Col. @. J. Harris rep
l resenting the defendant and Col John l.. Har-
deman the Hbellant. The evidence for the
/ hbellant, Victoria Hays. had been given when
the defense put upon the stand hale, well
| dressed negro by the name of Robert Tucker
| to break down her testimony, she having
\ stated as ground of divorce that her hus.
Il band did not furnish her with means of sun
port The witness stood at Judge StewaIt's
/ left hand, on q little platform, reached by
I
! excited, and nothing 10 his action or manner
I gave warning of the tragic scene about TO be
! enacted. Colonel Harris began his questions:
/ DO you know Emanuel HsySY FYes sir
/ Have you ever visited lis homeV Yes cir
| How did his family fare? Did they have
plenty to eat?' They lived comfortably
We're We're you there at meal time!
/ Here the libellaut leaned over to her
I lawyer, Mr. John l. Hardeman, and whis
| pered; That's not true He never was there
! but once. n What did they have for dihners
\ continued the questiOner, They had ham
/ and chicken. and rice, and tea ard coffee and
/ sugar" AS this answer was given the libel
/ liant touched her lawyers arm and excitedly
/ whispered Mr.. Hardeman, that's a lie -
/ Colonel Harris asked another question but il
] was not answered. or only partially. The eyes
/ of the witness were seen to cross once or twice
/ in quick Succession. He lifted his hand in the
| air, tOttered and plunged headlong down the
steps to the floor. Amid considerable exftement
/ the fallen man was lifted and carried into the
I Judges room, where he expired in a few mo
ments. DR.. Ferguson, who was called in,
! examined the body, and pronounced life ex
tinct. His death is attributed to apoplexY
| This sudden death and its surrounding circun
/ stances were the topics of general converse
] tiOn among the cOlOred pc 0ple, it having beer
/ reported among them that deceased was tell
/ ing an untruth and was struck dead on the
! spot. OF course no one can pass upon the
! testimony Of the dead man. u may or it may
/ not have been true. The case on trial at the
] time of the occurrence was continued, as the
| dead mans wife was an important witness anC
/ eould not be called upon to testify"