Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-31

Four negro prisoners attacked Jailer Howell
at Cusseta the other day, and after desperate
fght succeeded in making their escape.
Awhile man named Stephens was shot in
tle knee at Jefferson, Jackson county, one
night last week.
A new railroad. to be known as the Atlanta,
Buena Vista and Eufaula, is projected.
Fred Williams fell under the cars at Elber-
ton depot last week and was killed.
A house occupied by Mr.. John Rooney was
burned in Macon on Friday night.
The Second Baptist congreg alton at Colum-
bus are taking steps for the erection Of a
church edidce.
James jenkins, colored, who assaulted a
BIr. Pope In Atlanta recently, was captured at
Acworth a few days ago. Three OF the as
sailants are now in custody.
The restaurant Of J. g. Wright at Cochran
was burned last week.
Two men named Seymour and Bailey, Of
Athens, became involved in a difficulty at
Dowdy a few days go Sey mOur struck Bailey
on The head with an axe handle and fractured
his skull.
Col Z. NJ Broyles, of Atlanta, was robbed of
fine watch at the circus in Atlanta a few
nights ago.
from buggy a few days ago. and sustained
fracture Of the arm.
A store house occupied by q Mrs. Quinn was
burned on Friday night at Macon. Loss from
$500 to $1,000.
Anegro was found dead one day last week
near Cochran with two pistol wounds in his
head. There is no clue to the tragedy.
Under the head OF Timber Notes. the Da-
risn Gazette says: There has been but few
RATS down this month. Since our last issue
there has been two arrivals and one clearance
There are now eight vessels in port "
Mountain Signal "On Thursday. the 18th
inst. Mrs Esther Martin wife OF David Martin,
of White county, aud her four children. ere
on their way Co where Martin was at work in
Hall county. On arriving at FOrrester's ford.
on the ChAttahOochee river. three miles above
the BeItOn bridge. Mrs. Martin secured a batesu
aud made ready to cross the stream. After
holding the boat until the two eldest had got
ten in, She took the Others one under each
arm. and attempted TO step in, but by
some means slipped into the water, and
Immediately, with the two babes. went down.
20 rise no more. he two children that re
maiued I'm the boat went drifting with the cur
rent while the three were diving in the cruel
stream. They hOated something over a mile,
when they were b. aten to shore, and one OF
them caught to a bush and succeeded in get
ting out ia safety; but on jumping, the boat
was tOsSe ed back into the current. The one
thus released followed her little sister. crying
for help until finally party came to the res
cue and both the little ones were saved from
drowning"
Pike County Nelcs: "On Thursday morning
last Rev j. F. Holmes, who resides two miles
southeast of town. had occasion TO correct
negro boy in his employ, and the negro being
insulting iu manner toward him, he. according
Co an agreement with the boys parents, whip
ped him for his in science While he was whip
pin z him another negro approached him with
an open knife as if he intended to make use OF
&C. whereupOn SIR. Holmes turned his attention
TO the second negro to p Otect himself from the
knife. As be was making the best Of the fight,
the boy who had received the first whipping
gathered a stone and hurled il at Mr. Holmes,
striking him with such force as to render him
seuseless for q time. He was struck Just in
rear of the eye, and had the blow been received
an inch farther backward or forward he would
undoubtedly have been killed outright. a mes
senger was sent for physician. who found the
wounded man seriously hurt He Is doing well
at this writing aud will as his condition now
indicates. recover IN a short white We sup
pose the negro escaped, as we have heard moth
ing to the contrary"
TCcCoa Nelrs ION Wednesday evening last
at l.s0 o'clock, the cry OF FIRE was again heard
ia our town. Repairing TO the spot It was
found that fifty-eigtU bales Of cotton, the prop
erfy OF Dir. Z. schaefer, which were standing
on the platform Of his warehouse, had in some
way been fired and It is generally believed by
spark from passing engine. The male citi-
Z-us OF the town, almost without exception,
promptly hurried to the scene OF the burning,
and by their united. perseverng efforts, sue
ceeded in saving the warehouse and some
two hundred bales OF cotton, which were
on the platform and in the building from being
burned up. The cotton on the platform, num-
bering some hundred and thirty bales, was
promptly separated. the bales winch Ea0 taken
fire being thrown from the platform in one
direction, and those that we're untouched q y
fire In the opposite direction. a large number
Of persons were busily engaged in bringing
water to put cut the FIRE iu the burning bales,
and after few hours vigorous work the fire
was subdued Mr. Shaefer's loss, which we
learn. is covered by insurance, will amount, we
suppose, TO some 500 or $500. possibly more. -