Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-16

ing qualities and wind by gradually gaining
upon him. Finally he overlook him. The ne
gro refused 70 surrender, when Mr. Hurst, IN
stead OF shooting him. knocked him down with
his pistol He rose, however, when the opera
ton was repeated three times before DuseS
would surrender He was finally OverpOWered
and returned to his cell The Sheriff deserves
credit for his GOODNESS and grit In graphing
with the big burly fellow Dy himself Dukes
will not be apt 70 make another attempt al
escape verY soon. He is laid up for repairs.
The Darien Timber GGzerte says: The
prices for timber continue good in this market.
The scarcity or the artic will be likely 70
keep the prices good for some rime to come '
The following are the Gazette s quota-
tions FOR last week: "Square-6O0 average,
s 50as 90: 1t0 average. - SJtf W.
1000 avera =, g. O0a10 90; 1,lO0 average, SlO W
all 90; 1900 average, SO eOal2 UJ Scap-5uJ
average. s. O0a6 50; 400 average, - 50so W ~
SO average, S T5a9 90; eco average, SlO qua
"A journalistic dead beat has been flourish
ing around IaGrange Of late, who is thus
exposed by the reporter Of that town. Re
Gently, a man calling himself G. g. Adams
alias Ames, arrived in LsGrange after doing
other c-mmuniti-s and began a systematic
beating OF our people by representing himself
as the agent for long list of papers. taking
subscriptions. p0ck-ting the money and giving
receipts signed bv himself Il is estimated
that he thus fraudulently took about forty
dollars. He " uld call at a private house.
rightly suppOsiug that he would find more
credulOus victims there than on the streets.
llurnal having published him as an i'm
postOr. Marshal John r. Ware
took the matter in hand. In the meantime,
Adams had left LqGrange, sending his trunk
Us train to Columbus and trampiUg through
the country on foot, in order to
gather in the shekels by the wey-
side Marshal Ware telegrapned the facts
u the Columbus police, who watched
his baggage. and when the owner appeared
promptly Informed him that he was wanted
He was delivered into the custody Of Officer
Ware. who. at his own expense, went after
him and brought him to TrCup county jail on
Tuesday last. His trial, which was app inted
for "Wednesday, was postponed on account of
the absence Of witnesses"
The Griffin Nelrs relates "a sad case Of IN
sanity" as follows: When the CarrOtOn train
C me in Thursday an officer was seen to get
of having a negro woman in charge who was
violently insane. The wOman's name is Nancy
Moore. and she lived in CarrOtOn. About a
month ago she was discovered one mOruing in
the fire, Where-she had fallen in a fit, Rn1
severely burned herself. Since then she has
been totally non cOnlpOs lHentis Deputy
Sheriff John Skipper, man of great soul and
tenderness, was conducting her TO the asylum
when seen by this reporter. At the O'Clock
train she was very free in her talk. and
preached a sermon, commencing from the
creation and going on down TO the present
day. Then she prayed, kEeeling as
though she was holding regular
service, with the crowd present as her congre-
cation. After her prayer she got up ard
| opened the door of the church. IN thank
some good brother for a hymn, she sal Z, earn
esry and when no one would start it, she did
| so herself. and then held an imaginary sacra-
ment. She finally grew imp 8tlenu with the ne
| grOes. and pitched into them in hurry, bring
/ ing the Bible into proof to why they were
| black. She said that a niger always would be
black. kinky-headed. thick-hpped and long
heeled. with nose IKE the devils shovel and
| feet like fiat-boats. and there wasn't any way
10 help &c. Altogether. her case was deplOrably
/ sad, and brought forth many expressions of
pity from the Bystanders. Officer Skipper was
| especially attentive to her wants. she was
very thin-emaciated, IN fact.
Says the Atlanta POst-Appeal: Between
eleven and twelve O'Clock LAST night, Keeper
/ johnson, who was the guard at the chain
/ gang stOckake beyond the cemetery. about
/ two miles from the city, and out of the cor
pOrate limits. was hailed by voice at the en-
| trance Responding to it. he found three men
| WhO requested admittance saying they had an
order for the release or a prisoner. They were
admitted, but no sooner got on the inside than
| they whipped out pocket scythe blade each,
/ with which the k-eper was threatened to be
/ moved To the ground if he raised an alarm or
| interfered with the proposed proceedings of
| the seemingly murderOusly inclined intruders.
/ The terrified keeper beng willing to consent
| TO whatever proposition the maTauders saw
! &c to make, they let him into the secret of
| Their purpose by liberating six prisOnef s, viz
/ Sally Sims and 'Griff' Mcknight a brace OF
| iewd females, George johnson, Charles Brown,
/ Mack Clay and Wilson j ans. after which
/ rescued and rescuers absconded. One OF the
/ liberated prisoners, Brown, was raught about
/ an hour afterward by Captain Couch, but the
remainder. with the deIiverers, are still al
/ large. After the rescue keeper johnson re-
ported the facts at police headquarters, and
| claimed assistance for the recovery o. the es-
| capped, but up TO the hour Of going to press
| only Brown had been captured. Captains
Starnes and Bagby. ofaceE Vest, and the chain
| gang guard, BankstOn, started 6hOrse for a To-
cality five miles distant, where the escaped are
suppOS- TO be The only reason assigned for
the delivery OF the prisoners is The question:
BILE relations between the two women and one
| or more of the liberatOrs Four of the prison
Frs including TIE women, were thirty dayeis
! one twenty days, and one four days"