Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-14
j. III. EsTILL, PROPRIETOR

and pointing bis pistol at the head Of the vonld-
oe murderer, made him lower his gun and thus
prevented what would have been q serious
sno0tlng analr, which doubtless would have
resulted fatally
=. Among the suggestions Of frau1 and illegal
MY touching the vote in Fulton county FOR
senator, is one that the chain gang were AL
lowed TO vote, and at a meeting Of the Board
95 yy hoaos ana Revenues Of Fulton county on
Wednesday resolution was adopted prohibit
ing the voting OF the chain gang in future eIec.
ions The Post appeal says: THE Board
OF county Commissioners has no right or au .
tnorlry 70 pass any such resolution, or if they
nave the right to pass such resolution they
nave no authority to enforce it; that is pro-
vided there is no law upon the statute books of
the state prohibiting the county chain gang
from voting IL those in the chain gang have
the right to vote and are entitled to vote. the
Board or County Com missioners has no right to
prohibit them in the exercise Of that franchise
IL there is a law prohibiting them from voting
then the resolution of the Board of Comfy
commissioners is superfuous"
Wednesday morning. upon one Of the Eve
places IN Columbia county-formerly The Reed
plantation-a difficulty occurred between two
negroes, in which one was killed. Several
hands we're managing the engiue and r11pninp
the cotton gin, among them Austin Williams
ana David Ramsey. Williams was said to have
been a sort of plantation buiIv and at the time
OF the ohnculty was trying to take some pota-
toes which Ramsey was cooking out in the en-
gIne furnace A fight ensued in which RAM
sey, who is mere lad OF IL, stabbed Williams
IN the side. The fight continued after the cut.
several rocks were thrown but finally Williams
Tell TO the ground and expired. The knife blade
entered the heart. Ramsey was not at all dis
concerted, but went quietly on eating his no.
tRtoes and those OF the man he had killed The
Coroner inquest Fetur ed a verdict of WiIlfuI
murder. Ramsey, however, fed from the
county.
On Sunday morning last as Mr.. D. E, Came
ron was riding along on Sand Mountain in
Dade county. about six miles ftom Trenton he
saw lying near the roadside the body of man
| The face was turned upward and he could see
| the features were rigid in death. Dismount-
| ing, Cameron discovered that the man b sd been
murdered A bullet hole appeared in his right
! breast and one back of his right ear The muir
dered man was person apparently about for
| tY-nVe years OF age. He wore pair of gray
| J ans pants, hickory shirt, a dark vest and a
| pair of brogan shoes. He was heavy set about
| five feet eight inches. wore heavy moustache.
3 NO hat or coat could be found, though diligent
I search was made for them. From appearances
the man must have been murdered in the road
and dragged about fifteen feet to a dry creek
| No money was found on his person, and but a
| few papers. The following note was found on
| his person;
''MoFFAT, November f3. 1876.
Six months after date, for value received,
promise 70 pay 5. 5. Harthayer twenty-four
dollars l4-lOO JOHN MoFFAT"
The Columbus Times of the 18th says that
rumorS or conspiracy among the negroes to
massacre the whites Of Marvyn, Alabama, have
pAChdAlCu W SUCH an extent as TO cause FeQu-
| lar stampede of the white families of that sec
ton, many Of whom have sought refuge in Co.
lumbas- lt says: For soma time there has
been fumor circulated in the neighborhood
or Marvin. Ala, Of an organized movement
among the negroes to massacre the whites and
plunder their houses. C0loring was given this
rumor by frequent secret meetings of the ne
grOes, and a sullenness of demeanor, with
growing iusolence, in their treatment OF the
whites. Tuesday trusty negro informed Mr.
Sasser that the rumors were not without foun-
dation. and that plot had been perfected, and
that the work would be done between Friday,
the 18th, and Sunday, the 18th, and that no
quarter would be given. Mr.. Sas-
ser quickly spread the news and a
regular stampede was created, number of
families hastily packing a few things in
wagons came on to this city for protection
leaving that night, They reached here yester-
day morning, and are now qusrtered here and
in BrOwnville. Those in the wagon train which
arrived Yesterday we're Rev. VIM Capps and
family, Josiah skies and family. Burrell Jack
son and family, Eb Edwards and family, Tye
Ramsey and family, numbering in all about
Htiy people-men, women and children. l. is
said that number of others were on the road
coming yesterday. The gentlemen above
named will leave their families here and re-
| turn to their homes to day to await further de-
velopments, but we are inclined to the belief
| that their fright is all they will have to con-
/ tend against. We understand that several
more families reached the city last night"