Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-06
j. FL. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

lock A thread is tied to the trigger. after
being stretched about the room The least
contact with the thread pulls the trigger.
which strikes match. lights wick. fires of
miniature cannon and start veciferous alarm
clock II this isn't all the alarm YOU need
then you ought never to 60 to Sleep
Valdosta Times: Last Monday a negro by
the name OF Raif cut Mr. William Dees of
Stockton, very severely. The knife entered
the side and cut of the ends OF two ribs The
cut IS a ghastly one, laying open ten inches in
length DeeS Is in a critical condition. Mr..
Dees was an overseer for Rev. John Norton,
and Rsif was in the employ of Mr. SIoat. Raif
came into NOrtor's field one day last week and
Interfered in some way with the colored labor
ers at Work, and Mr.. Dees ordered him to leave.
de did as bid, but he came back Monday and
as troublesome again. Mr.. Dees ordered him
70 leave again, but the negro refused to go.
They we're planting sugar cane. ano Mr.. Dees
tried the virtue OF stalk OF cane over his head.
The negro thereuDOn stabbed Mr.. Dees as
above stated Raif is now safe in Jail at Ho-
mersville."
Rome Courier. 4th inst From a gentleman
who came in from Cedartown yesterday we
learn that one of the convicts a negro en-
plOyed by the Cherokee Iron Works, was
struck by lightning last Tuesday. He, with
several other cOnvicts, was engaged cleaning
out the dirt which had fallen into a cut on the
Cherc kee Railroad during the hard rain on
that day. The lightning struck the track of
the railroad some distance from where the
men were at work, and, taking up one of the
rails, ran along IL until reaching this man, who
was standing nearer the iron e an any Of the
others He was prostrated by the bolt and re-
malned in an unconscious state for twelve
hours, but at last accounts had so far recOv-
cred as to give partial account Of his misfor.
tune"
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Last Tuesday Dr.
George J. Grimes was called 10 the plantation
of Mr.. Robert FlOurnoy, about ten miles below
this city, to see patent. While there his
horse was taken sick and he secured another
animal to drive home, leaving his there. On
Wednesday he received a note from Mr.
Flournoy stating that his horse had been stolen
or had strayed from the lot during the night.
Nothing has been heard of the animal since.
and it is evident that she was stolen On the
night the mare was stolen a tramp, who had
been in the city hospital for several days. dis
appeared. and has not since been heard of. He
had expressed a desire to go to Eufaula, and
as Mr- FlOurnoy's plantation is situated some
what in that direction, il is probable that the
tramp visited his horse lot during the night
and rode eff Doctor Grimes animal"
Rome COUefer: Mr. Dave Pharr, or Chattoo-
ga county, came near being drowned in the
back water near Big Dry creek bridge Thurs
day afternoon. He left Rome in a
buggy and started for his home, and
on reaching the back water which came from
the OOstsnaula river, he drove 10, thinking he
could cross over with safety. II 4 had not gone
ia far before his horse struck swimming water,
and at place where the water was eight feet
deep. the buggy struck stump, frightening
and confusing the morse so much that he began
pluneing around, becoming entangled in the
harness. NJ. Pharr got out of the buggy into
the water and endeavored to extricate the an
imal, but instead Of succ eeding he was jerked
under the water by the horse and almost
drowned. Fortunately, however, he escaped,
as did also the horse. The only loss occasion
ed by the accident was few valuable papers
and small sum of money which were washed
out OF the buggy"
Augusta Chronicle, 5th: Yesterday morn
ing. about six O'Clock, a Corporal at the United
States arsenaLin Summerville. was startled by
a loud report from the guard house at the gate.
fastening into the house he found Private
Karl Erbsch lying upon the floor. a large Colts
navy pistol by him, and a mortal wound in the
left side, from which his life blood was drain
ing away. Sooner than one can tell it he was
dead; and the circumstances leading up to the
unfortunate occurrence are almost as Quickly
told Erhach had been a man of diSSipated
habits. He had been arrested Thursday even
ing and put ito the guard house. in one Of his
sprees. and early yesterday, when the officer
called him out TO clean the morning gun, he
refused to do so, saying he would never obey
such an order again. Hanging up in the ante
room was a large holster with a navy revolver;
from this Erbach took the weapon. leaving the
case undistur bed on the wall II was supposed
from the pO itiOn in which he was found that
he had carefully arranged himself on the floor
of the cell, planted mis- feet against the wall
and pointing the pistol to his breast. sent the
slug plOughing through his heart The large
heavy ball passing entirely through his BODY
the wall and had flattened itself to half the
usual size"
Midway correspondence MilledgeviIle Her
aid: "On the night OF February 2o5b, at about
twelve O'Clock. lightning struck the chimney
on the east end of my house, KIN cking the top
eff tearing of part OF the gable end, and run
ming down the studdiDg next the chimney,
tearing up part Of the hearth and scattering
the brickbsts, timber, mortar, etc, over the
room, breaking out the glass of the winfows
ell ~
Mccinty and 7. A. Chapman were sitting at
table about six feet from the fireplace writing
and were both thrown back from he table and
badly shocked. Chapman received a slight
wound on his face from some Of the timbers
Mr. McGinty was also shocked, and received
a cut on the back Of the head, but neither
were seriously hurt. Mr.. n. s. Eaves
was lying on a bed in the corner OF
the room with his head within four feet
of the scantling that was entirely torn out by
he lightning, and was considerably shelled by
brickOats and mortar; but bis head being pro-
tected bv the headboard OF the bedsbead he
was hurt very little. J. NJ. cook and A L.
Eaves we're lying on a bed in the room, where
they were covered up by splinters and dust
Sp!tnteTs were also stuck IN the ceiling of the
room all about Joha COlvin Hilburn was
sitting on the he'd in the opposite corner from
Mr.. Eaves. and when he came to himself he
was on the floor. r p. Raves was on the bed
with Hiiburn. but received no injury at all
The lamp on the table, between McGinty and
Chapman, was put out and a hole made
through the lamp chimney. There were twelve
in the other part of the house" "
Macon Telegraph. 4th instant: about ten
O'Clock on Thursday night, at a house near Pic
Mono College. some dis ance out of town.
fiRht occurred among some cOlored men, which
suited in Ben Williams being ba0ly cut II
the back and shoulder Ben. il seems, is wanted
in Savannah, and also at Albany, being under
iudict ment for mis- iemeanors committed in
both places The Sheriff of Dougherty county
was In Macon on Wednesday looking for Ben,
who succeeded in evading him He is a des-
perate man when in liquor, aud, it is said.
whipped nine white men at one time in Albany.
He and a woman recently came 10 Macon ard
were domici ed at the house sbove mentioned,
occupied by barber named Henry G Wilson.
The two men had some dispute on Thursday,
and fearing some trouble, sylvester Wilson,
brother Of Henry, and also a barber, went
out to the house for the purpose. as he
saws Of taking Ben and the woman away.
When he got there the dispute was renewed.
and ended in a hgh'. Ben had his knife drawn
and made every effort TO cut Henry and would
have succeeded but for the intervention of the
woman who ran between them and it WAS over
her head that the lunges at Ben were mace
Turing this scufii. Ben received the knife
wounds but as TO who did the cutting is not
known. both brothers DENYING il. Ben was
then made TO go out of the house, and an Off
Ger sent for. = flicer Louis Nelson was found.
and he secured both the man and the woman
and they ere lodged in jail. Fridsy morn
ing Henry Wilson sued Out b-fOre Judge Free
man two warrants against Ben-one a peace
warrant and the other for assault. The woman
has been released" "