Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-07
j. Il. ESHILL, PROPRIETOR.

came to his senses he found that he had
been robbed OF four hundred and ten dollars,
Next day Page went down to Vienna.
and had warrants issued for all three OF
the men-White. Coombs and Gum. The war
rants we're placed in the hands Of F. T. Rape.
snef1n or Dooly county. who promptly served
them, and carried all the parties TO Vienna ON
reaching vienna, the prisoners were carried
before O. l. LaSseter, Justice of the Peace.
Coombs and White being strangers nut M
sums OF money sufficient 20 cover their bonds,
been ascertained that the crime was commit.
TED In Pulaski county, and Gum,
pei being resident Of this county,
% %Sd of S Paa. GrQgshs Goah.y SHq St15o and 5Sdgs I
commitment trial took place on
WsG,1,a15y Wsd1eSday and Thursday last. Judge
tS6ndSnS InlSte,id do,Issq IEequisred s bond Of two
ance st the May term Cf Pulaski Superior
Court. After consideration, and some delay,
the bond was reduced to one thousand dollars,
and Mr.. William L.. Gum, father of the pris-
oner. and SIR. ] H Mask, Of DooIy, made the
bond. and John W. Gum was released to APP
pear for further trial at the next term Of Su-
perior Court "
JeSup Sentinel: We learn from DR.. Lester
that colored man. in the employ of the
Savannah. Florida and Western Railway was
brought TO his office on last Monday with his
hand badly mashed, which accident happened
while endeavoring to couple up some cars.
The doctor dressed his wound and sent him on
to Savannah
Says the Dsrien Timber Gazette: Timber
still continues to come down, but In small
Quantities The long looked for vessels have
commenced to make their appearance. Since
our last issue there has been six arrivals and
four clearanceS. There are now fifteen vessels
In port"
On the morning Of the 9th ult., Herbert
Wilburn, Coroner of Dougherty county re-
ceiyed information that on the evening previ-
Gus difficulty occurred at Lands store, In
East Dougherty, between Golden Rooth and
NWyFN = ksuE 81 g.
mer was fatally stabbed. The Coroner straight
way secured the services OF Bailiff Greer, a
jury was summoned, and the officials repaired
70 the place Of the murder An inquest was
held, and the evidence disclosed the following
facts: The two negroes above mentioned were
riding In wagon with several others, piay ing
cards Some dispute arose between Rooth and
Davis sharp words followed, and Davis finally
drew his knife and stabbed Rooth. Rooth
jumped out OF the wagon and ran, but was
overtaken BY Davis. who stabbed him in the
head and back and finally cut his throat. The
evidence showed that Rooth offered but little
resistance, hence it appears to be murder.
Nathan Davis made his escape.
Jonesboro Hstcs tsThe Middle Georgia Col
lege is again full and dourishing, nearly all
the measles students being in the harness
again"
Says the Thomasville Times: ''The next few
days must and will decide whether or not the
farmers Of South Georgia propose to depend
on the West again for their supplies If they
do, the same old story OF being behind and
asking for an extension will follow. But ie
they viii knuckle right down to the work of
making their farms self-sustaining-plan
just as much cotton in addition as they can
they will come out at the big end of the horn.
No farmer ought 70 depend on another for
something to eat. It Is the sharpest kind of
irouy. Be self-supporting.
The Cochran Enterprise reports that on last
Saturday night at the plantation Of Mr.. J. E.
BoOthe, a negro named John Wright shot
another negro, Sam Slaughter, mortally wound
md
John Wright had hired Sam TO work with him
and some other hands for the year, and Sam
performed his part of the contract until the
hrst or last week. when he went to Laurens
county on visit, and returned on Saturday
evening with q wagon to move and gun to
protect himself If he Was opposed in his
design. John Wright Quarreled with him, and
q row got up, when Sans gun was taken from
him, and during the melee John drew a pis-
tol and shot sam iE the head behind the left
sar. We learn that Sam = as dying yesterday,
and that John Wright has made his escape.
HawkinsvilIe Dispatch: lone day last week
Col. George W. JoTdan's gin house, in this
county, had narrow esca pc from destruction
| by fire. The gin was in motion, and from fric-
tiOn Er some other cause, the lint took fire. and
| in an instant the lint room was in blsze The
room contained about one bale OF lint. all of
| which was destroyed, and the fire got into the
| gin house and burned over pile of seed cot
| ton, but the hands succeeded after all in ex-
| tinguiShing the fire and saving the building,
with considerable cotton, The bale Of lint in
! the lint room was all that was destroyed.
| This is the only instance Of the kind we have
sTer heard OF.
/ OgIethOrps Echo: "One day last week Mr.
1 Neil Winfrey. who vas working at McWhor-
ters gin at Antioch, happened to accident
| that it is feared will result seriously. 1t ap-
| pears that in stepping over band that leads
frUm the engine TO the gin his foot got caught
and he was drawn backward and severely in
jured He was in an unconscious condition
and his life was despaired of at last accounts. !"