Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09
j. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

whose name is Willie johnson, was shot by a
small companion with an old pistol which the
two had found in trunk. An examination of
the wound showed that the bullet had entered
the right side OF the neck, and after severing
some OF the blood vessels, had made an exit
about i've inches TO the rear of the point of en-
trance The wound was bleeding freely, but af-
ter a short while DR.. Roach succeeded in stop
ping the flow OF blood and saved the child's life
His chances for recovery are goOd.-From a
gentleman who came up from Jonesboro yes
terday, a COnstttuttOn representative learned
OF Iatal accident which happened at Anvil
Block the day before. 1t seems said that
gentleman, from what can hear, that several
young darkies were playing about a cabin.
One OF them, Fletcher Hunt by name. got a
pistol and began chasing the other children
around. Ali OF them ran from him except a
girl about eight years Of age, who refused to
move. Fletcher pointed the pistol at her and
pulled the trigger, and a ball went crashing
through her brains. Death was instant. No
one knew that the pistol was loaded. 1t was
an Old thing that had been in the house for a
long times and was considered useless The
whole affair is looked upon as an accident" "
Columbia Advertiser: Mr. John c. Pearson
was at Sawdust during Wednesday, and when
ready 70 90 home took a seat on Charley
Avary's wagon. which was going in the direc-
ton OF his home. The wagon was heavily
loaded with guanO. After riding some dis
tarce, aud when near the residence of Mr.. Ben.
Carr. the wagon ran into mud hole in the
road, fitting on one side and causing Mr.. Pear
son TO fall. By some means he fell between
the wheels and in the hole mentioned, and
while doubled up and unable TO free himself
from his position. the wheels of the wagon
passed over him. The unfortunate occurrence
| happened so quickly, that the driver of the
wagon IS said TO have knownothing of it until too
late. Stopping the wagon, he assisted the I'M
/ fortunate and wounded man to get up, but be-
/ fore he could get home he died. The deceased
lived in McDuffis, but just across the line from
/ this county, on the Drain place. The de-
| ceased was about sixty years old. and leaves q
wife and large family 10 mourn his death"
Macon Telegraph, eth: Yesterday was a
/ Held day for accidents at the Wesleyan College
| While the workmen who are employed in
i building the extension were engaged in remov
/ ing the observatory, the frame was allowed tc
/ slip, and 1t fell on Mr.. Wimberly, one of the
| carpenters, and broke two or more of his ribs
and otherwise injured him. The wounded mar
i was taken down from the building as soon as
possible and sent home in a carriage Another
| carpenter, Mr. James Chastin, asked another
| workman to throw him hatchet It was
| thrown and struck Mr.. Chastin on the calf oi
/ the leg, cutting quite cash. Green Wheaton
/ is one OF the cOlOred hOd carriers. He was
going down the ladder with an empty hod
/ when a brick fell from the top of the building
| "A considerable distance-and struck the hod
| breaking it into pieces. OF course Green wa:
| unhurt. SCme time after that he was using {
/ piece OF board on which to carry the bricks
i the hod being broken, and when half way dowI
the ladder another brick fell, striking the board
and splitting ttin half"
Macon Telegraph: Yesterday the old Ma
con fox hunter, Emanuel Hunt accomplished
feat seldom done in fox hunlng-that oi
running two foxes together and capturing
i them. Emanuel has been engaged in hunting
| foxes, OpOssums and cOOns for nine years
/ He has a pack Of fourteen hounds, which ht
/ is ready to match against any other pack in
/ the South. Ii is composed OF the July. Red
| Ball and Birdsong Breeds and one genuine
/ English fox hunting hound, which he declares
will clean up anything that gets before him
/ Yesterday morning Emanuel gathered crowd
/ of men, and, taking mis- hounds. started out OF
q big hunt for foxes. They jumped two, anC
they sprang forward together aud kept so fol
about three hours. The race was exciting the
| dogs keeping up with the procession, Emauue
i drinking in the music OF the far-away yelping
| When ABOUT ten miles from the starting point
/ and in the vicinity Of BOlingbrOke, the foxe.
/ parted company, and then the dogs piled in on
them. Some Of the hounds who had follow eG
the other fox heard the squall of the captured
/ one and came uD. but when he was killed ths
| English DOG, Jake, led off after the other. fol
| lowed by ten OF the hounds. They soon CLOSED
i in on him. ana the race was over. The skins
| were brought into town and exhi bited as tro
| phieS OF the double CaDtuFen -