Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-30

UCtIGlA AMaAEs.
A little boy named Earl Colbert was smoth-
cred to death while playing on a pile Of cotton
seed In Palmetto one day last week.
The Thomas County stock-breeders' Exhfbi-
f5n opens at ThOmasville November 3D.
Sheriff Burkett, OF Decatur county, offers
reward for the apprehension Of John Williams
trs escaped murderer now under life sentence
% the psnitentiary.
The Columbus and Rome telegraph line has
sesn completed to Hamilton, Harris county.
". H. Lester, Clerk Of the Superior Court Of
lziethorpe county, was elected to that Office
t7-ty-one years ago, and has served continu-
-rsly. with the exception OF two terms.
a number OF gentlemen have applied for
charter for a bank to be known as the 'Mer-
chants and Planters Bank Of West Point"
Iu a difficulty in the Lutherville district.
Wariwether county. one day last week. Sand
ford harris was cut several times by a man
named Thomas Clark. who also fred at two
other parties, but without effect.
Tie gin house, several thousand bushels OF
srr-ou seed. and five bales Of cotton, belonging
toe. E Perkins, were burned at Millen one
night last week.
Govenor-elect Stephens indOrses Mr.. James
r Esldall, Of the Augusta Chronicle as de-
serving to succeed him in the Forty-seventh
Congress.
Hon. Eli Lockhart, Of Lincoln county, died
last week.
Tine residence aud outbuildings OF 1Ir. John
Bauleu, Of Bulloch county, were burned a
few days ago.
Tie Athens water works are to be COM
.......g Eor-arrfar q ou1 70 10 com, ,,fafafs
VIZ. = G. year from that day.
Tie new water works at Columbus are now
iu operation, and the citizens Of that city are
Justly proud OF the great improvement.
Tie new steamer Thronateeska, Of the Peo-
pas Line, is now receiving the finishing
touches at Columbus.
Elsrman Times: "Workmen are now busy
lrr4n zlng the foundation for the new depot st
this place. IL is TO be erected on the site Of the
one recently burned. and will be fifteen feet
greater 10 length. The office department of the
building is to be of brick. and the portion used
for the storage or freight viii be OF wood, as
before. The work IS being supervised by the
railroad authorities, and will be pushed rapidly
Go completion
VEidosta Times, 'lIessrs. Hut BeviH and
Tom Wilkes bad z difficulty last SUNDAY at the
formers house. in this county, in which the
.5--er was shot just above the left breast The
bail glanced upward, ran around and was taken
badly hurt and sunerl 2 much, he IS not NOR
tally wounded, and vii doubtless soon recover
SIR Bevill has not vet been arrested. -
IrFritrether T-fHdic1t0r: MIR. Henry Scott.
whose death we announced last week vas a
/. aIaur soldier Of the war of 1872 and partici-
mated in the great battle of Lundy's Lane and
other h0tly contested fzhts the Canada
frontier ia 1914 Uncle Henry, as every one
i-'i-hted 20 call him. was peusIOner OF our
second great war, and though hi name was
louu-d from the pension list during the Con-
fat-rste war ir was restored after that strug
gle was ended aud remained there until the
isy 0f his death. Mr.. Scott survived the war
in which he fought under Brown, colt and
Ripley for seventy years. living 10 the great
ago 0i ninety"
Pr1usw'ck AdUertiser and appeal: 'It is
e'iabIv reported that a new line OF steamers is
On Ue established on the Altamaha and Ocmut-
gee rivers making g regular schedule thereon
This line viii be q great convenience TO the
Georgia Land and Lumber Company in the
transportation OF supplies and fatt hAnds from
the ass to the base or logging operations at
Dodge B'Ua on the OcUru gee. This company
has been SEEDING an average Of about 200 men
rsft hands, per month from the tOOms near
no. /. Macon and brunswick Railroad, over
that road TO Lumber City, and also large
uaufifV of supplies for gue railroad and leg
cius works at camps near Mchae, which will
probably be transferred 70 these steamers"
Newman Herald: 'On the morning of the
af frsr a homicide occurred on the prenis@s 5
Uy the discharge Of a gun in the hands of Geo.
Sheffield. coored, taking effect IN the throat
and neck Of JOnn WiAiamS cOlOTed. killing him
Instantly. Ic seems that the party killed was
u a scufiis with arother party, while the party
d.schargiug the gun, standing few PAGES on,
reached up TO q rack on which the gun was
placed taking it down, and. whether intended
or rot, the result was as stated above The
party instrumental IN the killing saw fit to
place space between himself and the tragedy.
The result of the CorOner's inquest is not
HT- -r.HH FL nnaHH Inc - 2 So
cis."
Cochran Bonner: son the 4th of October,
election day. a negro by the name OF I'd.
Rogers was found dead, with pistol ball in
bis head, in Gum Swamp creek. near Chauncey.
ON investigation it was learned that the muir
lered man and one Sam LOwdy. also cOlOred,
f71 been engaged in picking cotton TOR several
days for Capt John A. Harrel, and that on the
day before election hal gone TO Caauncey.
sam had returned to Captain H. s, however,
ga the same day, alone, and reported Ed.
ss sicz in ChauuceT. and that he was COM
u.s,i0ued to collect the wages due him and
GET his trunk. The trunk and wages were
delivered 10 sam, and the last seen OF
him he was about six miles from Chauucey,
supposed to have been en- route for Macon
Both negroes had formerly been employed as
gravel hands on the Macon ans Brunswick
Esiiroad and Capt. Albert Sharpe was imme-
iia ely telegraphed to ia Macon TO apprehend
Sam, but up 20 date no arrest has been made"
E1rIy County Ee5rs: stOur town was shocked
on Tuesday afternoon last blythe receipt OF
Tie sad news OF the sudden accidental killing
Of a well known young man in the C community.
l.r. John b. Mulgan. The deceased, with his
young brother Jimmie, had been out hunting
Do The forenoon Of the day, on their mothers
plantation about nine miles from town. When
tney returned to the house, about dinner time,
the younger brother passed into the hall ahead
with his gun on his shoulder. When he got
about midway Of the house his dogs came
running 70 hin, in a playful way, and ran
against between his legs causing hun
ro lose bis balance. In his effort TO save him
self from falling the gun was thrown from his
shoulder. causing it TO be discharged. The
ulfortu1ate young man-hsd Just ascended, or
was ascending the steps.abouJ twenty or thirty
feet of and received the whole charge OF shot
i1 his body, causing alTCst immediate deafh.
He was able to respond TO his mother when she
ran % him and asked him If he was much hurt:
Yes. mother. I am dying; pray for me- and
then uttered the prayer, Lord have mercy up
on me q sinner and soon expired. His re-
mains were brought 10 Blakely and buried in
the cemetery here about half past three p m.
yes. .erdey."