Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-27

Athens Banner. 25ih instant Reports came
yesterday by the noon Northeastern train Of a
dreldful accident at Lula, OF which Mr. H.
Head. section master on the North
tryi 70 get out Of the way + the
Northeastern train. and got upon the track Of
the Air Line, and was run over According to
the reports the train ran over him lengthways
and mutilated one side. His condition is very
critical Another statement Is that Mr. Head
was srandi on the Northeastern track look
ing at g sir Line as il approached, when the
Northeastern backed against him k Ocked him
We do not know which account is correct The
officials at the NOrthaa tern depot had not
heard Of IL. and could give no informant n. so
we had to do the best we could Cn street
reports
Marietta Journal: "a few days ago, Andrew
Bsckburn. a negro man. attemptef an out
rage on Miss Mary d. Noon. OF AcwOrth He
entered her dwelling and seized her from be-
hind. choking her until the blood clotted in
her thrOHt. and she fel 70 the floor. He then
rel xed his grasp and picked her up and car
ripd her to 4 bed room. Bv this time she re-
vived. and by a supeThuman effort got loose
from the black scoundrsl and gave an alarm.
He then n9f from the house. and as he ran
fired pistol. He was subsequently arrested
by James Hood. Marshal Of AcWorth, and sc
the preliminary trial last Tuesday he was fully
identified and was committed. He had been
around AcwOrth but a short while, aud but
little is known Of him, save that he is a bold,
bad negro. When arrested he had pistol
concealed on bis person lie also h4d a match
box full Of gold sleeve buttons. shirt studs and
other Jewelry. aud his valise contained many
articles OF value. lt IS believed he is a fUgi-
tive from Justice for crimes committed else
where He said he came from Dalton. He
now rePoses in Jail at this place
Macon Telegraph: Crowds OF people go
down 10 the river daily TO see the progress
made by the workmen on the new railroad. On
sunday IL seemed to attract as much attention
I ssrTr-- TaN7
brauche~ of from the Brunswick road to far
/ beyOnd the cemetery. a large crowd of people
cOul1 De seen, although the wind blew cold and
the waikiDZ was muddy and damp On Mon.
day the engine pulling the construction train
! ran of the track, and swarms Of people gath
| cred around TO witness the first run-otf of the
new road. Tuesday at ten minutes t. twelve
| o'cock the track was inside the cemetery. and
| the gang of workmen seemed - think they
had acc0mplished a great feat. They hur-
rahed loudly over the event. BY night time
the tracz was laid nearly through the GENE.
| terry. and the trecE-layers claim that once out
Cf there they viii be able 10 Law one and a hall
miles Of track per day, and that by June Isl
/ the cons sructiOn train will be running between
here and Atlanta. The trackmen are working
rapidly. and only need good welther to reach
| the Gate City by the time SpeCf d On non
/ daF three steamships arrived in Brunswick
loaded with iron, plates. etc 1t viii be speed
/ ~ brought up aud dumped OF alongside of the
/ sixty mi IS Of supplies at the yard. The las
s1ke a golden one, will be driven at = t'anta
/ and no doubt Grady ami the Constitution force
/ will be on hand at the jubilee
Macon Telegraph, 25th instant: "a fearful
| c0u1iditOu of our fire department was reDOrt
e1 10 the City Council last night. The intro
ducsiOn Of water works into the city seems tC
/ have had the effec5 of producing negligence
Of the Interests o. he department. aud the en-
/ gines have gradually developed into mere
| wrecks. with perhaps one or two exceptions
| According 10 the report of the chief engineer
/ each Of the fire engine houses is in great need
OF repairs, viii e the steamers are not FAR from
/ absolute unfitness for duty. Protection /,
/ without horses Ocmu gees engine is in baC
order. Young Ameri as engine needs new
/ smoke fEes, Mechanics has no suction, and
| D~fi4Hce has the only engine reay for Are
/ Thus l. will be seen that IN case of a fire not
/ much II ore than the plugs can be relied on
i and as Alderman Hendrix stated last night. in
/ the upper portion of the city the plugs
/ steamers. At the fire on Sunday night
| only one steamer was on the grouud-Ma
/ chsnics- aud. IS her suction burst, she is now
/ horse du combat. This condition of affairs i
! most dFplOrable. True, the City COu3cil acted
| last niEht with great prOmptneSs in ordering
/ T. e nee 5ed repairs made at once, and no doubt
/ the III .ency If the Cepartm mt will be re
1 should prove lesson, and the present danger
/ Gus stuati n averted in the fu-ufe The COun
/ ell voted last night 10 sell the steamers he
/ longing TO the Young America and Defiance
/ They will he put in first class order immeGi
/ atelf, and the two companies will be rtQuest
| Ell TO organize themselves into hose c mpa
| MES VIII the three steamers ressired, IT re
/ d ired, aud the reservoir kept with fifteen ol
/ twenty FEET OF water. agreed by sup rim
/ teudent ROzrdman a cJUhagration of no Uuu
/ sual magnitude could be- h8nJIed, and in sucl
| a condition would answer for aeon"