Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-20
j. H. ESTILI. PROPRIETOR.

for the thieves, which was kept up this morn
Ing, Dut they have not yet been apprehended.
The robbers passed through coruii-ld and over
fence, and left blood marks on the route, nut
their tracks were lost in the WOpds. Mr MaYes
is suffering badly from his wounds today. sud
Is Indeed in very critical condition.
Atlanta Constitution: BY a recent order Of
FIR. John f. B-Brieu. General Superintendent
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgis
Railroad. Major ". Y. McCracken is appointed
Superintendent Of the Georgia division OF the
line. with Mr. j. f. Mallory as Assistant Diyl-
sion Superintendent at Macon, and ar. y. n.
Beaity as Assistant Division superintendent at
Atlanta Another circular from the same OF
flee divides the system into the following diyl-
sons, The East Tennessee clvision-cOmpris-
ing the line from Bristol to Chattanooga, and
the North Carolina Branch. from MOrrlstOWn
10 Warm Springs; the Ohio Branch, from
Knoxville to Kentucky State line and the
Cleveland Branch, from Cleveland TO Cohutah
Junction The headquarters Of this division
viii be at Knoxville, Ienn. The Georgia Glvi-
slOn-cOmprlsing the inc from OOltewah JuEc-
ton through Dalton, Rome, Atlanta aid Ma-
con 70 brunswick Ga. together with Hawk
lnsvtie Branch, from Cochran TO Hawkins
yli g. Headquarters Of this division 70 he in
Atlanta, Georgia The Alabama dlvts
lOu-comprisiug the line from Rome through
Selma AMI Lauderdale Junction to Meridian,
MISS. Headquarters o. this division 10 be al
Selma, A Ia The Memphis and Charleston di-
vision comprising the line from Chattanooga
70 Memphis and the following branches. Flor
ence Branch, Iuscumbia to ference; SOmer-
vile Branch, Moscow to 6Omeryille Head
quarters Of this division ct Memphis Tenn
| Until such time as the new road between At
lauIa ana home IS completed and opened for
bus ness. that portion OF the line iying be-
tween Rome. "a. and Cleveland. Tenn. Will
continue 70 be operated from Selma as part Of
| the Alabama division"
RumOrs prevailed at Rome that terrific
fight took place between some whites and
negro labo'ers on the railroad at RCckmarf, on
Saturday night in which five negroes and two
whites were lied. The negroes, seventy-five
IN number, banded together and defied arrest
Assistance was -Eed for at Cedartogn he
Rome Daily Courier of Tuesday, in a letter
dated Rockmart. Il ih, gives the following par
| tculars OF the scene. AT your solic tation, l
/ Will give you short Ccount Of the difficulty
/ as have heard it. From what / learn from
| the best sources, in this, as IN most all rows,
| whisky was the cause. Mr.. John Hicks, on
| Saturday, in company with Mr. George FOOte,
undertook TO take he pistols from the hands
at the tunnel, aud after having taken several
/ they demanded pistol 10 enc negro, who re
/ FUSED TO give up his, and said he would die
FIRST so mr. HicEs shot him four times and
/ Mr. FOOte once, so he says, at which time the
/ whole crowd charged upon Hicks aud FOOte,
/ firing as they charged Hicks stood his ground
| until oyerpCwere1, and then ran, as also
/ did FOOte. Hicks was killed very
/ near where the fight began. Elr. fOote escaped
| with q very slight wound iu the heel Mr.. Hicks
/ mad little son with him who also fought
/ Oravely, but was captured EY the negroes, but
/ later as liberated ON account Of his age. Mr..
| Hicks as very dangerous ana Overbearlng
| man when drinking, aud bat for the troubles
/ caused with Maj Mckechney's hands by the
| unlawful selling of whisky ar the tunnel his
| work could have been nearly completed,
| whereas the tunnel is not half done, and his
! hands are now scattered, rwenty-SiX Of them
/ having been arrested and put IA Jail at Dallas,
/ all growing out of the fact that these whisky
| men have been allowed 10 sell whisky right
/ amongst the hands Of Maj MckechLey, con
| trary 10 Law and the petitions and WISHES OF all
fnT rfff of
! 81 this section are in sympathy with MAI Nc
] kaChney ia his troubles with his hands and
| lawless whisky sellers W 4. !. WHITEHEAD. -
Mrs. Rebecca GOldsberg, the wife Of Rus
sian tailor, at Athens, Ca, committed suicide
| on Monday last The Athens Banner lEdtck
1 man gives the following pictnre Or the dread
| fut scene: "A number of witnesses were ex-
/ aminej, and from them We CLEAN the following
| testimony: Michael GOdsberg and his wife
| came TO this country about eight months ago,
| eXiles from Russian cruelty. they had known
| better times at home, the family of the wife
| being quite wealthy GOidsberg was a tailor
| MessrS. Cohen, who testified that he was
| quiet, hard-wOrking man, and, so far as they
| knew, perfectly sober He often worked unit
| twelve o clock at night. The couple had ived
| paaceably together, and the neigh
bOrs testified that the husband
was very kind 70 his wife-in fact
he often did the cooking and washing for the
femily. when his wife was eick. Mrs. g. seem
| e1 perfectly content in America, aud expressed
no desire TO return 10 Europe. But about two
we ks ago she complained of having a pain il
| her head. and acted somewhat strangely. On'
| night lately her husband came in from hi
| work quite late and the wife told him that D.,
| must not not leave her at nig1U again. as sh,
| was afraid to stay in the house alone he
I bought her some salts and seld'itz powders
/ thinking her uupreu. and Frid -, in order 90
| humOr her. bought some fruit and almonds
sunday uis nt Tie woman complained OF retIirE
| unweli and asked him TO 20 To bed earIv.
! They retired together about nine O'Clock
| About Il O'Clock he heard the child cry, and
| calling his wife by name asked her TO see what
| was the matter She dif not reply when he
| felt for her IN the bed and found that she had
| left IT, He then arose and turned uD a lamu
| that was uimly burning, when he discovered
| his wife lying on thu moor, beside the baby S
| crib. with bCoi OoziEg from her mouth. He
| was very much frightened, and summoned his
| neighbors. When they came in it was fist
| discovered that the woman had cut her throat.
| aud had evidently been dead for some time
| The Garments OF the body were covered with
| blood as also the bed clothing and crib In
| the cradle was found the large knife with blood
| on the handle. and a small looking glass, also
/ stained The small pocket knife was a few
/ iuches from the outstretched hand of the dead
| woman and ives dyed with blood. It seems
| that the mother had deliberately taken the
| glass TO see how 10 iutlict her death wounds
! and then tried the large knife. This she found
| too duh for her purpose. ana then hunting uI
/ the smaller weapon, with repeated gashes, &C
| complished her work. With a maternal ten
| dsrness she wanted her last gaze to rest upon
| the baby che was about to leave forever. There
. / .-e- orsfee F1s4r older child in hH r0rrs1