Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-09

49, fre new Si0ley Mills, now IN process
construction in Augusta
,rr-uv ysJCs and 4dUertiser states that
..,--s i'm ttat section say they will not begin
-, ,5tt1u until next month.
trf,snv correspondent writes US the fol-
mems. The Superior Court OF Dough-
~ county is now in session, Judge Arthur
- r--s5iiug. Judge Fleming being inter
- n certain cases The most important
.-f.5 yrss that Of L. F, Barbour, accused
~. murder of s. d. Wilson in that county
,.-s The Jury returned verdict of not
9.- The fruit trees in that section are all
- THE citizens OF Albany are making
-, ,r.paratf5ns To entertain handsomely
4.r..-,-ss 10 the convention Of the A. o. U.
N On the sta Of Nay.
Wednesday morning last the colored Bap-
T.. rt,,-.b ia Rome was destroyed by fire.
-zsm-aiters had helda meeting in the church
.s..gsofpgursyious, and it is believed that the
s..,--irste5 fu carelessness in putting out the
Hshts Or fire.
The Atlanta PbOuOgdpb regrets to learn
.z.- rrf5- Hiram Warner is still quite sick.
and r,u.L worse than he was a week or ten
4.vssflee For some days past he has had
s--s- which 1t times was quite high. In con-
,.,rzrcs u this. he hes grown much weaker
9t a,e.
Tbs Dawson Journal comes 70 US in deep
r,grBips this week, on account OF the death
.f-be wife Of Mr. L. l. Weston, one of the
sH.1rs OF that paper.
T6eWsrreuton Clipper reports that one OF the
-,.sr horrible murders that have ever black
.,s9 the pages Of the history OF Warren
e,rrty was committed at Wheeler's Crossing,
near YsvtieId. last Saturday night That pa
r4-lsarns the following regarding the affair:
aEirrv PriugIe. a colored girl, about fourteen
vssrs OF age. was. On her way to a party at
VaTaeld depot, in company with Ned Jones,
e5l6-rt Youth about tventy-one, the girls
mother ana several others Just as they
bst reached the lane, crossing the Macon and
augusta Railroad a gunshOt was fired from
t5s right hand front corner, taking effect in
Eirtys collar bone to the right OF the throat,
s1Iranstus so a. TO come out near the lower
u5iat OF her shoulder on the back. Death i'm
msiiarely followed" A cOlored mau named
walter Thomas was arrested as the murderer.
Eis believed he intended the shot for Ned
Jones
Charles Powell. the murderer OF Sam Stat
ham. in Tefair county, and who was found
guilty and sentenced to be hung, has had his
sentence committed to imprisonment for life,
anibsen taken TO the Dade county coal mines.
The deed was committed one year ago.
The Gainesville SouthrOn announces a
serious ARRAY at Bolton According to that
paper it seems that some time ago several
persons got into difficulty in that town, and
vere arrested and fined by Mayor L. C. Carter.
On Wednesday last some Of these parties were
IN BeI.ton again and about night got into
difficulty in a saloon. Marshal Tenn Hughes
attempted to suppress the disturbance, but
vas unsuccessful Mayor Carter and others
coming to the rescue. a fight ensued, in which
Mayor Carter was dangerously cut in the back
aai under the shoulder blade. James Elrod,
Frank Lumpkin and Walter p Rudisill were
saalIy arrested, brought to Gainesville and
bigsi in jail RudisiH is the one charged with
tie cutting.
The Cuthbert Enterprise wants new court
house Tor Randolph county.
The JOue~boro NeJeS says: THE only report
Fegst is that all fruit in this section has been
killed By the cold. That's almost too bad-and
veelI vet hope that a remnant escapes de
s.ruei0n'
The Augusta Chronicle is jubilant over the
railroad combination. It says: "Col. W. II.
Na1ey was Inadvertently alluded to as Col
v. T. Wadley. The TT stood for Triumph
ant as the NJ stands for Monarch"
Eastman Times, I'VE learn that the planta-
t1a e Nr. Harlow Clark. of this cOuntyS was
visited by terrible storm one day last week,
loFing down fences, trees and, among other
.-lgs. his smokehOuse. We are not informed
8 20 the extent OF the damage, but learn that
Ar- Z. S loss is heavy"
says the Columbus Enquirer-iSlln I'VE have
91el very hopeful Of the fruit crop until with
= NE past few days It IS usual about this
season OF the year to get up a scare on the
s-a7ct OF rruit being killed by the cold, but
Arlear that there is more truth than sensation
Z l- Er0ui responsible persons we learn that
--gt- ol the peaches have been so seriously IN
--fsl by The cold Of the last few days that the
~ "I.. be a failure in this section. There
Wi l9t le large crop Of apples. while plums
44Ee been considerably damaged. Figs will be
el.up,ese failure, IN many instances the trees
having been Eilied-"
says the COvingtOn Star: Three rocks were
---9" into the accommodation train on last
s5--lslaY evening as il was coming down under
~ Aeadway, about half way between HamI-
s-4 crossing and Yellow river, one Of them
ttsaslls window glass of the smoking car
e-- ne other two breaking two of the windows
= --- la-l-s car, and throwing the broken
- e'er q lady passenger The rocks were
lleA oy Two men az the side of the road
~ were plainly seen bY the conductor and
80. 80 LALIs- This Is a most hendish and das-
-. outrage and the authorities OF the
t7-- ga hoad ought 10 use every means in
- power 70 bring the perpetrators 10 JUS
GAINESVILLE Soutbron: "The gold mines OF
----s-,l Georgia are yielding large dividends,
- az the drawbacks or a winter and spring
-: ---el Tor severity in half a century. The
tF y, ~ 70 5iarch and april largely surpassed
- u any season within the memory OF the
-1et mh3btaut Notwithstanding these
-. drawbacks, the Findley and Pigeon
- nave yielded from 1909 20 5000 per
80 ana The numerous other mills IN proper
S1-.t- y lGeir power Mr.. White. from the
has recently purchased the
--Aaar lot on the east side OF the
-5asa-s7 tiser, adjoining the celebrated Beers
~ Fields lot, which embrace the teliu-
T-.s5l - lne only mines Of the kind IN the
-; S-a-eSs except in Colorado and a Inn
- 1lle 10 SpOtsylvania county, Virginia
80 i1Al has been as vet but superhclaIly
s.lel On the Fields fraction. where we
u-~- - gLSn nan one busheI of ore yield over 4.O.O
IN .eisAes-nearly $4,000 per ton. ms
F.tA eA strange and wild To some people, but
5fTE WI lie low and keep shady till the first
-g' they viii be converted.
- ~ - hai5 AeJrs. under the head of Mush-
- i--nlerprlses," says: The condition OF
ss-7-ilLlssss q Cotton Factory Company is Tair
&C., u tAe late Of all such enterprises II
EsirH -iAl any substantial foundation. kim
arsi'ss- ana bowed about il tilfhe got some
- ogutnerneTs with little money 70
EHo = rev good, puolic-spirited citizens,
srts. ~ NAllng 70 lose something to get the
- t.Se started, to invest in the stock; he
usz-sS' 81 some sharp Yankees to take the COM
Lsr1s .L--a' that they would play into ms
s. n men the inevitable smaSh-up came.
s-A started the mill 70 work. drew a
ira raa-e 5aa-e salary for himself, work Ell in his
sa5-s.- ,llllek, ami dealt out moonlight on a
oatbe " lAe stockholders while the interest
ollqs accumulated. Now the concern
Bu'I--r9 -Ae management OF the court, and
CO.'S, as receiver. continues to enjoy the
e8brzctlssl dEawn by the Southern residents
5eTl WIN II, until such time as the facto-
55usS-1so INTO the hands Of those Yankee
EqT--t-ISalss under new organization, when
oF--A- hlubail & Co will manage to get the
uM NJ ~ ne lions share OF the profits OF the
le5ryisI LaI 70 see any special benefit TO
-A such mushroom enterprises
n5rTi-5 -selcs dHd AdueTtiser: Yesterday
ssvs--s men n the regular freight train on the
le.n.' 80 Z loflfa and Western Railway was
passsr...l l-ed from the freight yard to the
W1g,d ~ -epot, an accident occurred which
1ss.fas . Il aaLi.ly have resulted in irreparable
sgi rr--@l @l il Lot been for the watchfulneSS
II Eri,Lpta y attention of the engineer. In be
FzrI - 80 80 from the freight depot or train
Eslrs- ne savannah Florida and Western
Rsi1s . tne Union passenger depot, all
tsssgIa -1ss 70 be drawn out over the river
Ater - - men backed on on another track.
il Vas--s switch had been passed in backing
Eston - eay morning, and while the train was
ses MIA Eter trestle. one OF the cars near
TIE 80 tt q the train ran of the track.
ad n &a was moving very slowly
g po4-L7@s stopped as promptly
eltl o-s y the vigilant engineer, but moi
ald ts-- " " ne trucks had gotten out Of place
ssps t-p ~ me cross ties and track for per
ssg6ss.iiE ~ feet The accident was un
caused BY some defect in the trucks