Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-15
Regfstered az tbe Post Oflee In Sa-
v.nnah as second Glass Matter.
Georgia Affairs.

The citizens OF Senoia are agitating the
project Of changing the boundary lines Of
Fs, cite county. 50 as to make that place the
centre snd county seat. 1t Is proposed to take
portions on Coweta and add other portions Of
Fayette to ClsytOn-
The residence Of William Ward, on Pine
street, Atlanta, was robbed last Friday night
by man named Brooks. A warrant is out for
the arrest Of the rObbsr.
A telegraph line has been established from
Senoia to Carrolltoa by gentleman from
Montgomery.
Several gentlemen recently sigEiaed their
willingness to take stock In chemical works to
be located near Rome, and already cOmmuni-
cations have BEEN addressed to Professor y. A.
Pratt on the subject of putting up the works
A burglar entered the residence OF Frank
Over. on Moore street, Atlanta, Sunday night,
and stole therefrom several pieces Of jeweIry
and a quantity Of money.
There was an unsuccessful attempt to
burglarizs the store of Holland & Bearden,
on Decatur street. Atlanta. Sunday night. Mr.
Holland heard noise in the early part OF the
night but when he got up to see what was the
matter he saw what is now supposed to have
been the would-be rObber crawling of on his
hands and knees, but at the time Mr.. Holland
thought it was COW. Subsequently he found
anup stairs window raised and a ladder at the
window, but nothing was missing from the
house.
There was distressing accident at Stone
wall Iron Works, Floyd county, Friday even
ing by which Barton Williams lost his life. He
was in a tunnel mining ore, when the tunnel
caved in. killing him instantly. His heal was
crushed 70 pieces by the falling rocks.
Tie store Of Messrs. s. W. & Thomas Whaley,
az PowelltOn, was burned on Sunday night
week. Mr.. S. w. WhsleY. who was sleeping in
the back room Of the store, was aroused by the
smoke and heat OF the fire about two O'Clock
Mr.. whaley ran out carrying his bed with him,
and gave the alarm, but il was too late. Before
assistance reached him. the fire had made such
headway that it was impossible TO save his
goods. He succeeded in getting out a few ar
ticles near the door. about SIS in vaIne. The
show case and contents, and box OF shoes
and few pair Of boots were all that were
saved OF a stock OF S25O0. They were insured
for $4,000.
With the prospect Of the completion of the
Macon and Rome Railroad, Indian Spring
promises to take on a boom The hotels are
being put in order. and large number OF visit
ors expected during the coming season
On Sunday night, near the burned Second
Street Church in Macon a number OF colored
boys got up a row among themselves and Jim
Kyle was badly stabbed in the breast and cut
in the hand by Will Beasley and John Bostock,
for whom warrants were issued.
We learn from the Fort Valley Mirror tha:
Mr. W. NJ Kersh, Of that town, was stabbed on
Saturday evening by negro boy named Pas
chal The wounds are serious but not thought
to be mortal. Paschal escaped and has not
been heard from since.
The Lanier Memorial Concert will be srepeated
in Macon.
Mr. W E. Sweat lost pocketbook in Way
cross few days ago containing s21O.
Fort Valley Mirror: 'sWhile quite a number
Of the peach trees have bloomed il will be no
ticed that many Of them have not yet shown
flowers and grave apprehensi0ns are enter
tanned as to anything like full crop, It is said
the mild weather of the past winter hastened
the swelling OF the fruit buds In December and
the coli snap in that month killed many OF
them. We earnestly hope our informants are
mistaken. All trees sheltered by yard fences.
ETC. are reported doing we'll Should the
peaches fail this season it viii be the fourth
year since full crop "
Apalachicola Tribune: "On last Monday eve
psrture OF the steamer ChattahOochee, Mr..
VIM. B. Liverman, one of the engineers, had
the misfortune TO crush himself very badly,
and il Is feared seriously, in the machinery of
The boat. He was Oiling the machinery of the
vessel, and, through negligence. got caught Z y
the cams and the connecting rod. which is
only slant some one or two inches, and these
coming together. he was terribly mashed. Mr..
Liverman was taken to his room aboard the
boat, and will be turned over to his family, at
cambridge. where. we hope, by good nursing,
he viii soon recover"
Waycrors Reporter: ''We learn that the
water works in hesWaycrOss extension have
been successfully completed The new depot
restaurant is furnished il all OF its parts with
water from the tank in the west end. There
viii BE- another tank in the east end. which will
also be furnished with water from the west
end tank. Sewer pipes will soon be laid from
the restaurant to the branch. We understand
that the contract for canaling the branch viii
soon be let. Plans and specifications have been
submitted by the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway Company to the public in order
that they may calculate and put in their
bids"
Augusta Netss: Two negro boys were play
ing with gun at BOwles' wsgOn yard, beyond
south Boundary street, on Saturday evening,
supposed. OF course. mt 70 be loaded and with
out even cap on the tube. when the harmless
thing fired of in the abds OF boy named
Coleman. and instantly killed the other boy,
Freeman Perry. Coleman did not run awav,
but remained on the spot and declared that the
killing as accidental The Coroner's inquest
egreed in this view. and Coleman has not been
arrested, althOu@h relatives OF the dead boy
are attempting % I'VE Coleman arrested be-
fore he goes of with band OF gypsies, with
whom he IS working Both the boys are about
fourteen years old"
Hartwen Sun: "On last Sunday evening a
little girl about three and a half years old,
daughter Of VIM d. Chapman, went down TO
Edgar Parker's to play with his children.
FINALLY Il got tired, it is supposed, and started
Ior home, but took the wrong way and got
lost Il was late before the child was missed,
and the parents at once began TO search for IT,
4he premises were searched. every nook and
corner, the wells f1shed. but no discovery was
made. Torches were procured and the search
vas extended to the woods and fields around.
Finally its tracks were discovered and follow
eQ over gullies and bitches, through bramble
and wood by the parents and neighbors, until
The little one was found securely perched upon
fence in a body Of woods about a mile from
nome fast asleep, This was O'Clock Monday
morning. The OYerioyed father tenderly car
lied the child to its home without awakng it.
Ihe distance the little tOddler Travelled must
nave been fully three miles, and over very
rough ground at that"
Macon TeleQrQDh. There happened on Sun
day afternoon one more of the million cases
ually happening where the pistol comes into
play 10 the hands OF those who didn't know It
IiEer that at about o'clock man had been
su9l by his sweetheart. Our reporter hurried
% East Macon and was soon alongside the bed
sl1e OF the man who was shot The shooting
knoEn as Flanders alley, and was about as
LoAows: Thomas Wright is a young colored
man, formerly of Milledgeville, but has been
q work on the new road. AdaliHe Hall
sort of sweetheart OF his. and
On Sunday afternoon they were playing
Win each other. During the frolic Adaline
Iesened up and got a saIal pistol from the
Ilsntei, and Tom rushed out Of doors. Out
slde she pointed Il at him, and he told her
several times it was loaded, but she said she
EHe" Z was not, and continued 70 point Il at
nm Like all pistols, il didn't want to be
TTyoied with, and went on, the ball entering
aOm right eye. Dr. Carroll was sent for, and
ele nature Of the wound discovered TO be
Ao.hlng serious, the bal hsving entered the
80, out haJtened itself against the bone Of
We nose and lodged under the lower lid. Yes
seloay he was doing quite well, but it will be
S'ne ume before he can see ont OF his optic.
Athens Chronicle: "On last Wednesday night
I'm Nolan and Lum Fisher. two prisoners
lo were confined in our Jail. succeeded in
Is-aplng from durance vile. It will be remem-
oeleo that these were the two men who were
Sylnlntted for stealing cotton from Mr.. Hoyt
~ ~ "a Sno the Princeton factory. IL seems that
@ 80 Sherin was accustomed to allow Nolan
- 49, isner 70 walk around In the passage way
S - Lront OF their cell during the day. while the
Soof between was left open On Tuesday the
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