Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-11
DARIEN JoTTINGs.
Another murdeF-Ehe Jury Lists
-Ehe Academy Project-A Good
Showing-Rice PrOspects-A Lull
In Trade-P0ltGtea.

DAR1Ez. August 7.-EdstOr lsoyadno Nsses /:
Darlen appears to be noted for the many nzur.-
ders she has had in her midst In the past two
years They were indeed shocking, and can
well be styled cold hlooded. and we are now
called upon to chronicle one OF those horrible
deeds. On last Saturday the negroes from
Champney Island, about three miles from the
city, came over to do their shopping for tha
next week. When returning home ons Of
them named Tony James cursed another.
Prince Anderson, and applied to him an insult
ing epithet. Anderson told him to repeat il
when they got on the shore. which he did. and
they commenced cursing one another, when
Tony at length drew a pistol He was told by
Anderson to put his pistol up and he would
ngh5 MIN rair, but he refused 70 do 30. The
pistol snapped two or three times. but a. last
Went on, shooting the other. 1ony was caught
ana pound with ropes, and he ana the wounded
man were placed in q boat oy some men and
Drought TO the ci y. the wounded man dying
oeiore reachlng the shore. Tony is nov in jail
s0rn.a 70 a@als nearing The Coroner's jury re-
turned VERDICT or willful murder. So much
Tor the use of the lit 10 pistol that ahounds 20
pientifuhy IN our city,
The Jury Commissioners have bean busy all
day revising the jury list, so 5nat there viii be
no lack OF Jurors Ia trying the Andersons who
nave been IN Jail almost two years under the
charge or murder. 1he successor of Judge
TompKins Will have his hands full hearing
criminal cases when ne comes to Darlen in No
vember.
IL is said that We will have an academy bullt
in the city this fall that is il any one viii send
bid In Tor building the same The Commis-
sloners advertised several weeks ago for bids
out have not received an offer as vet Compe-
tltion is the life OF trade
summer has At last arrived, and our citizens
complain terribly OF the heat and the mosqui-
toes which have arrived by the hundreds since
that long spell of damp weather we have Just
passed through.
Our COUNTY makes good showing in the last
two years, having an increase OF taxable pro-
perty of over one hundred thousand dollars.
The lax rate Tor the present year has been in
creased TO one per cent.
Captain Barnwell has commenced cutting
rice on Champney Island, and the planters
generally are well pleased with the present
prices, and will try and send Their crop TO mar
ket as early as possible.
There are but very few foreign vessels up for
this port snd after they arriv. the shipping
business, SO far as foreign shipping is con-
cerned, Will be closed for the season. The
Hilton Timber and Lumber Company will con-
tinue the coastwise business the whole year.
New dwellings continue to go up in Darien,
and on the Ridge, which shows enterprise and
the looking forward TO better times. We hope
that these expectations will be realized.
General Gartrell is expected TO make an ad-
dress and an appeal to the people here about
the last of the m 9nth. He need have no fear
Of losing this county, for the Republican ma
Jority is too great, and it will MAKE little differ
ence whether he comes or not, although the
people would ike TO have a specimen OF his
oratorical powers.
Joe Mansfield says he is in the field for the
Legislature, and that if beaten will contest and
get seat anyhow. DER.