Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-26
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vannah a. Second Glass Matter.
Georgia Affairs.

A tremendous explosion occurred at the
steam saw mill OF Mr. A P. Dixon, below
woodbury.. in Meriwether county. last week.
The boiler and heavy timbers and machinery
we're thrown hundreds Of yards, and the ions
Of some % the taliest pines over fifty yards
distant we're broken on. No one was reported
inj red
Mr.. James Townsend. who. with his son, Mr.
". C Townsend. has b en- planting rice at the
LeConte place. in the lower portion Of Liberty
county, lost his barn and commissary by fire
one night last week The barn contained one
thousand bu. hels Of rice. which had Just been
threshed- The origin OF the fire is unknown.
but it is supposed to be the work Of an incen-
diary.
Sneak thieves are walking OF with cotton in
Dublin.
The project Of cotton seed oil mill has been
br0ached i'm Dublin.
Andrew r gers. charged with the murder OF
Mrs j. II. CIews and child. in Thomas county,
q few months ego, has escaped fro a Valdosta
Jail. whittier be was sent for safe keeping. 1t
is thought he had help from outside.
The Griffin NelCs learns that James F. White
who so cruelty shot Mr.. James Rose, in Upson
county. some weeks ago. has been captured,
and will be speedily brought to justice. He
was appreheudei in Mobile county, Ala
The Albany NeTs and AdUsrtiser reports
that during the high wind Of Saturday after
noon. whirlWind struck log cabin on Mr.
Crof Mayo's Huger place. the sole occupant Of
which was Tom Lee. a negro blacksmith. A
sill fell across his abdomen, and he died in two
hours after being extFicated from the debris.
He was about hfry-fiv years Of age, and had
been in Mr. Mayo's employment some years.
he had his leg amputatsd few years ago.
The Augusta EUening NeICs states that a lit
tie negro boy, Allen Moore, was committed by
Recorder Webb Tuesday morning TO await the
action Of the grand jury in curious case OF
killing Last May Allen was fighting with an
other small negro named Robert Griffin and
struck the latter on the head with a brick.
Griffin died three weeks since and the little
fellow who caused his death IS now committed
for trial He cannot be more than thirteen
years Of age and his parents say he is only ten.
Orange Law, respectable cOlored man liv-
ing near Riceboro. in Liberty county had some
money. Not having any confidence in banks
since the days of the Freedman's Bank, he put
his money in a trunk and hid the trunk un er
the shucks in his crib. Some one got the key
Of the crib to get some harness. Now Orange
Law mOurns the loss Of his trunk and S3l5 in
cash.
Sip Williams and Dublin Maberry, young
gentlemen of color. ara in Louisville Jail re-
GREETING the fact that they tried their hand at
burglary only TO be caught
posse, led by OH cers Keyhoe and Ballard
made a raid in Gilmer county last week, and
near N. v. Teens destroyed q still and quaD
tity Of beer. and in the Wheeler settlement
near the GiImer and Piczens line, destroyed &
still and about four thousand gallons Of beer
besides capturing barrel OF whisky; also, oE
Talking Rock creek, in Pickens county, thel
made scraps Of another still and liberated th'
fermenting contents Of number Of spacious
barrels to work its way down the famous
stream
The grading on the Marietta and NOTtl
Georgia Railroad IS moving up lively Th'
right Of way is cut out to Cool Springs Church
four miles from Jasper.
Information reached Washington on Sun
day that two attempts had been made las
week to turn the residence Of Mr.. Pleas. Cox
In Lincoln county. Five or six persons are
said 10 be implicated. Some OF them are
negroes, and one or two are white men. FOul
negroes have been arrested, and were
threatened wiki lynchIng. Messrs. F. Il
CJlley and N. P. Reese, OF Washington. wen
down to Lincoln Monday TO look into III,
matter. 1t is said that the plot was to burr
COx's house and kill him as he came out.
Tlomasviie Enterprise: "The dwelling
house of Mr.. L W Stephens, on his plantation
near tie station. IN this county, was destroy ed
by fire last saturday nlsnt. The fire. IL Is sup
posed, was the work Il an incendiary. and
one Mr.. Stephens sOnE narrowly escaped
being burned IN the house III. building was
insured ia the southern Mutual for S5OO.'
HresviIle GGz tie: I'VE learn that the
pre- misses OF Mr ". A. kennedy. a leading cit
Z-u 10 he upper part OF the county, were de
EtrOyed by FIRE last Friday night. We are not
in possession OF any of the particul. r, but
are informed that the fre was the work of an
mcendiary who applied the torch to conceal
thrft. We are not able 70 state whether any
thing was saved. "
Euiav Courier: Bill Webb & few days
since informed US that mis- brothers. Mart. and
David, no live in ChattOoga cluUty. this
State. rtc- ntly cut down tree which - as one
huuureI and sixty y-nve years old, each cut
making thirteen hundred boards, numbering
iu a fourteen cuts The bOarus said 70
be worth 90. he says there Is another tree
Standing near Oy which Is larger than this one
de, ia sarcastic way, SAY CnattOoga IS mol
q very gUJd sect on for making arIs-"
BulIoch Banner: Our farmers have suffered
Tor LLe past Two years from extenGel drOughts,
am nov 20 add 10 the 0iscOmnture Of many
there has been no timber freshet here since the
spring OF 1851. Merchants and OtEers ar5
beginning tG press their claims for debt, and
there is a general cry Of hard times"
ThomasviiIe Times: THE election passed OF
quietly on Tues ay. The vote was not a very
fuu one The contest for Mayor was very close
Mr. Prevatt receiving 153 votes. and Judge Hop
kins l52 The following gentlemen were elect
81 Al 1ermen: heduen p smith, Col Wright
Jos Jerger, J. l. Waic0tt. H. Wise and i. -.
Thompson IL has been our custom 70 give the
vote 10 full. but no one kept q copy. and cOu
sequently We cannot give it. The best Of order
ana 20, q feeling prevail ed during the day. Al
night MaF or Prevatr ana the board elect were
sereuadzd b. the baud. Judge Hopkins has
notified Dir. PreTatt tnat he Will contest the
election. The evidence will be taken before
Ju1ge Mitchell on Tuesday, wEen the mana
gers wild pass upon IT, B"
Madison MadjsonfGR: Last Th Irsday even
Ing the cOlOrt mali carrier from this plsc "a
AI0nucellO missed the mail bsg- Hs iDmedi
ateiy reEraced his steps about two miles. aud
found the mail Gag IN the house OF cOlored
woman namel Amanda Jefferson be brOug
ft % this place. and the Pos master discovered
that tue pouch had been cut open and rlfied
The woman vas Immediately an ested and con
fined In Jail she says thaf uer children found
the p0ucn and carried il TO her house, and thai
CharIes Gary, cOlOred- cut It open, she being
absent from home at the time. A Onlted
hLates detective Is IN the city a. We 50 70 press
terrsting out the Eulny party"
Columbus qlfirer sun: "A few days age
the EHquirer-SoIi 10 ade notice OF the fact
that the Whlle culp UT Springs had been sold
10 Msssrs- j. H. DeLacY aud X p. Tallman, Of
HaIcheehubbee, Ala. Ths next day the report
vas corrected, but we are now informed by
both larties Nat the'Jrade has been confirmed
and the title has passed TO the gentlemen above
named. We repeat the opinion expressed 9
few days sgo that q ese gentlemen are sue
cessful busines men and are full OF vim and
enterprise with the capital 20 carry out what
they uuuertaks We expect 10 see this favor
lie old summer resort what il used to be a. ain
by the coming summer, and. doubtless, before
many years have rolled around their POPULAR
o viii even be greaier than ever beforehand
this Is saying great deal"
OJlefhOrps Echo: ION last Sunday morning
the Sheriff Of Bilan county. Texas, reached
Lexington in search OF Sheriff DOster. TO whom
he shO Fed a recuisif lion from Gov. Roberts for
the arrest Of Dan CulliLs, who has been living
in era ford. Mr.. DOster appointed John Knox
% arrest him, which was done Sunday morn
tng and be was turned over 20 the Texas
Sheriff, who left for Texas with him on the
~ IS train. We we're unable 70 learn the
charge against the prIeoner, except that Il was
for theft"
Madison MddisOHiHn: ''Lass Tuesday night
the stOrerOOm Of Mr.. ). b. cohen was Durglari-
Ously entered and robbed Of one hundred and
ninety dollars ia money. b-sides blankets,
made at about twelve O'Clock, oY means OF
prizing open the celia door. The tap door
which leads fr N the store 20 the cellar was
not locked, and be easily succeeded IN getting
into the msfn room, where, as evidences
showed, be lighted the candle and proceeded
70 carry his plans into eject M. Conen hao