Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-20

-...- -- in months, an the streams we're
--sstr swollen.
v-1T- TWO little negroes were out cutting
-.-l on Captain J. T. Smiths place. in Mus
-...s +fs other day, one cut a tree down on
~ .-ra-. frscturing his skull and breaking
ss.ra,- TIT. died almost instantly.
e-rs we're thrown from the track on the
,-----as.-a-u Road Thursday evening, and one
nan vas Injured
--r-- ID. Fl. Hunt. one Of the Oldest citizens
30 H-f--- county, died on Tuesday. He was
s.rzrty five years old
The fsve,ry establishment Of Mr.. H I. Cor
.,.,ssev fu Cuthbert, was damaged by fire
--fsr morning. Also the Hasonic Mall.
Pssr estate in Newton county for 1881 was
-.r-s1 at sI.1g6. 500. Personal estate S979.9 $40.
81 amount of tax after deducting defaulters
-,ss,s-I ST. There we're 1,955 persons who
rad poi. tax
There are fn Scriven county 9S6 polls among
hae,.orsi population as appears by the Tax
p--s.rars books. They own 9.e49 acres OF
Ind besides personal property. The aggregate
value OF the whole property owned by cOlOred
,a.p.e in the county is S5i,4iO.
thursday night Captain Massenburg, Of
v..,, received from Dr. NJ. W Harris, Of
Perry r1ra uris in the shape Of a white
-.---i-- It had the head, shape, wings and
f-soft the Quail. and pure white feathers. 1t
r,s killed fn a cOvey Of partridges by
v- Richard Davis. It will be sent to
-svfie-uist to be stuffed
MIN Barnard's guano warehouse, just
. 10 nFfH a1n fr he
rr-7-d track. fell on Wednesday, about p.
~ with q terrific crash, drawing many per
s-st5 the scene Of the disaster. The build
f1ziss total wreck. nothing left standing but
hee1is The lumber, shingles. etc, were so
blily damaged that only a small portion
hereof can be used again. 1t had been
pushed TO completion so rapidly that the work
nlnship was defective
On Tuesday night last a burglar entered the
residence Of Nr. Willis at Walden. aud break
open a trunk stole therefrOm the sum Of
Hl Mr. Willis offers a reward Of S10O for
tshaf
Auum5er Of boys in Augusta have been en-
uz=d in the practice lately Of stealing hats
-1b-sIas and other articles from hatracks
Bs,srtlr "a hat and an umbrella were stolen
4 r5n Dr. Ford's residence The matter was
4 ,aesi in the hands Of Lieutenant Prather.
rh0 captured the thieves-twO cOlOred boys
lued Noses Cumming ana Isaac Andrews
ui recovered the property.
AEtIe negro boy living with Mr.. J. L. Camp
sI. in C0weta county. had four of his toes
slrIy cl. OF Tuesday. William Campbell
Furg man also living with Mr.. Campbell, was
sitting wood and the negro was assisting
tu Hs started for a wedge that was close
7s1i stumbled on the log Just as the white
Boy ma'e his stroke with an axe The axe
E-ck tbs negro boys foot, nearly severing
hurof Dis toes.
OHcer Weaver, OF the Atlanta police force,
ns, With bad accident Friday about noon.
which viii cause him to remain in the house
ilrslme time TO come. He was standiog on
the front platform OF the Whitehall street car,
ni when near Smith street attempted to
jump from the car while it was in motion
The ofice- was Just out OF a sick bed, and was
y naturally weak and in stepping from the car
be lost his bllance aud was thrown to the
ground. To falling his head struck the side Of
ts car. and bad scalp wound was the result.
Elr some time it was thought that he was
severely injured, but after a while he was re-
moved to bis home, on Cone street, where he
mFk
frisy Emma Turner, coiored, was tried be-
t',s Judge UcCahey, in Columbus. on a charge
q assault end battery. She vas bound over
ia the sum Of $50, and the baiIif in charge OF
aarp.sc-i her ia the guard house for a short
lnebefore taking her to jail. While in there
She drank three-fourths Of the contents Of
rsl Of lauiauum. and was found in a semi-con-
s-,ls condition bE the janitor. DR.. Oslin was
E1m0ued and administered medical atten-
Ton, alt she was sufficiently recovered in the
evening to be carried 10 the county jail
W. W. Hooks plantation, about six miles
h'n Americas, on wednesday. a negro child
l1s years old was burned to death. She was
paIng near the fire. when her dress happened
% sst Goo close and caught. enveloping her
mn head to foot in flames. Running to bed
lalr by, che threw herself upon it, and when
i-ll1 she waszd dead. Another little child was
lAgilgin the room at the time, aud when par
lss vent into the.room the little one vas found
arryiug water and putting out the fire in the
% thar had caught by the girls dress coming
-c'liact with it.
lle aggregate value OF the whole property
I Wilkes county for 1881 was s 5,763. i60. a de-
-tise OF 81 0l1 from 1850. Wilkes is the tenth
''---li7s- county in the State.
Atlanta P1st-4pDedI, 18th: "The police made
-eli Qn the city gambling houses last night
~ A're-el i've Of the boys for gaming.
- % sl1m executed a $500 bond Tor oppear-
~ before Bis Honor, Mayor English. The
,-sts say that the houses. one on Peachtree
49, " oller on Decatur street, were elegant
1e-l-lse1, containing nice carpets. fine furni-
~ -ll plenty 10 drink The furniture has
"a ~ iaSen 20 the station house"
-aeou TslsUGph. Yesterday morning the
L5-5 oH be outgoing train te Brunswick,
.--s A.c1u az l.05. saw q cOlOred man on
--.--N rear STATIONS brick yard. something
~ o ~ miles from the city. He whisrled and
o---t ---rf warnings. but the man did not
49, ~ y leir, and as the distance between him
49, engine was only few feet, the engine
j 49, i-e man from the track, killing him
Fs. l,llltlT. The mans name was Glover.
o7 o7tt -lllt forty eight years old, and was
Er---.l. y me brick yard 70 get work He
sa--a --eI, uuE evidently thought he could
H. --- track before the train could reach
rT.s.--I l5-l4r ateiy for him, he was mistaken
10y Ners and Advertiser: 'sThe follow
~ ~ A--fs OF very strange occurrence
q ~ Lae Aelrs and AfUeTtiser yesterday:
4 49,! la-l, while a negro was plOWing in
s--.F----- ~ tNe wilson Walters place, in the
sl7.l lgflQn Of this county. the ground
~ -- ---eF his mule, and the animal. plOw
- ~ -l were precipitated some fifteen or
D. -sr- telow The surface OF the earth.
tss-e-Y managed 10 escape, but was too
l,rr-5 5l,@sl @ 20 90 anything until assistance
49, me whole face OF the earth for ten
f.-5t- feet around had fallen in and carried
c. - - WIN lt, and the fearful struggles Of
l-f L -ll-lil caused the caVing to continue
S-s - .as completely buried out Of sight.
i,ra tt.-.e. negroes on the place tried 20
a. "a MN 7e.u nrsea
De- grt i-lLnoer came near losing bis life in
"a go ----.l- Times: Considerable sensation
t7ll r. 80 ----Lrr- Lrr- on Saturday last by the ar
~ sr-u, under arrest, Of little white
cared ~ Iily about twelve years OF age,
-li nm -.-L l horse stealing It seems the boy
H.l ts---5 lr cause abandoned his mother,
70. a,5 ~, vas working in the Macon fac
q Sb4as.5 ~ t seven weeks ago he went to
llTui--t - - I ll t1ls county, and obtained en-
-7t 49, l lle tarm- Mr. Sheffield happen
lYB'--,- BUSINESS away from home, left the
I I'd tt--7--.-l -li Was surprised On his return
-R ss--.5i- 5-e 1oY and horse were both miss
-t.sl fr7-, y y aa instituted. and the boy easily
% sir.r - Lolse 70 house in the community,
elsl. H. twenty miles ride he was over
4 b % ~ stated that he only intended
4 a. err-i-- LOT q Few DAYS. and then return
tlelisres ~ /, win lis horse. The youthful
lltss 81 " u tle lad, together with his tears,
~ tlsb - y y patny OF several gentlemen OF
-, lrf 80 interest ID themselves in his be-
2sifi5, IN oul much trouble they succeeded
Pms ~ ---l -- released from custody. A small
.li-el tT ft-steSa, and the young man was re-
Ags,,- ellernoou train to Macon"
sslllss7iilsf z appeal: "A correspondent ct
o1u0nf tsl7t1s; 'Ihere alighteG from the
- 1aFs - -. 44lne Railroad at Gainesville q
ei-e . ~ nc three hundred people, who
lssrghsseI hundred acres OF land near here,
tte U6ts2 . them through the influence
~ lsnes .aies Marshal Of Ge0rgia. Gen
- swiss lsetreef They are Germans
tie res.ie5l IN IN New York suburbs, and who
q l1I5Ses- sAa done business in that section
q years. There are forty-five