Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-05

slightly injured,
The following persons have been selected to
rspr-sent Georgia in the Tennessee State Sun
5sv School Convention. which meets at Muir
f-eesboro. on the 12th instant: Governor A H.
C5rquitt. John H. James. J. c. Courtney ]. c.
Berrisn. A. c. Bruce and J. J. Toon.
Rust has already made its appearance In
some sections OF Oglethorpe. and the chances
are that wheat viii suffer no little from it. 1t
attacked the rye first and then the wheat.
A few DAYS ago as Yrs. Swami. of Lexington.
was going down the steps that lead from her
room O the dining room, and while shutting
the door. the knob to the door came off, caus-
ing her TO fall spraining her ankle very badly
and receiving other severe bruises.
Anegro convict, observed passing Big Black
Ferry at PicEens on Saturday, was pursued by
7 VI. Ward. who fired twice without marked
effect. Being again Overtaken, he attacked
Ward. but was shot dead. His stripes were
marked ss22" He was about thirty years old,
small and black. He said he came from Lou
isfaua. but nothing more is known Of him.
Tie Marshal Of Greensboro. on Saturday
night. succeeded in capturing a very notorious
character. robber and car breaker, Young
Fisher. in the very act OF breaking into the
depot at that place. together with his tools,
keys. etc The robber was safely lodged in
Jail
Bret NIOreI. an escaped prisoner from Rich
rnond couu-v, wss captured in Savannah and
was being brought back to Augusta Sunday,
when he managed TO jump from the window
OF the car while it was In motion, and effected
his escape.
A Columbus gentleman reports the grain
crop of Harris county larger than any since
the war.
Acollection Of five hundred dollars for the
cyclone sufferers has been taken M in Ameri-
Gus. The County Commissioners have added
one hundred collars to this amount.
Ro1ne's new ice works will be ready by May.
on Monday SIX colOred boys, from nine to
fourteen yeais Of age, a man and a woman,
we're arrested in Augusta on the charge OF till
tapping Parties who have been robbed are
requested TO call at police headquarters and
see if they eau Identity the prisoners.
Arrangements have been made to start a
cotton seed oil mill at Hawkiusville. The ma
chinery is bought and gentlemen of means
and energy are running the enterprise, who
viii make a success Of il.
While MIS- ADAMS. CT CAUQF AEDoSs was -Al-
ting at her window, some one fired pistol at
her. sbivering the sas1, several pieces or the
glass striking Mrs. A. in the face.
Waycross Reporter: "Our readers will be de-
lighted TO learn that work on the Western con
nectiOT-viz; from some point on the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western Railway to Chatta-
hOochee, ia Fl0rida-will be commenced in
verv few DAYS The road will be completed
by the first Of August
Lumpkin Independent: "Mr R. B. Ryan and
-HnF-- TTr,-un
pond on hursdry evening last. One OF them
was about six feet long and the other four.
They saw seVeral more but could not get to
shoot them We advise the boys to 90 to some
other pond when they want to go in swim
ming
Couvers Examiner. s'AIr. s. H Anderson
showed us a few particles OF gold one day this
week, taken from his mine, about six miles
from this place, in Dekab county He In-
forms US that he has commences working the
mine in earnest. having sunk a shaft some
twenty-iv feet deep. and expects 10 ind e
rich vein Of the precious metal
Augusta Chronicle: 1--WE understand that the
lessees or the Georgia Railroad paid over 70
the Directors on March 31st. the semi annual
rental Of S3G0COO. due April 1st We also learn
that the statement OF the Georgia Railroad
Bank is a very fine one, better than Tor years
past A sale OF a lsfge block Of Georgia Kali
In"
Wayc-oss ReD0rfer. ''The remains Of a dead
man were found last Wednesday in one OF the
dirt shanties, about one mile from town. that
were used during TIE construction or the Way
cross short Line. by the employees From all
appearances he had been dead for some time.
1t Is believed that his death was caused by the
falling Of the shanty-it being very heavy p
upon him, which crushed him The suppositiOR
is he was a tramp, there being nothing to iden-
tifF him or give any clue as to who he was OF
from whence he came. His remains were taken
In charge by the Coroner and buried"
Griffin sun: Some Of our farming friends
inform US that their wheat, oats etc, are oil in
iue growing condition. and that if no unfOre
seen accident should happen they will have
satisfactory yield. The fruit crop. they also
say, was never M re promising several with
whom we have talked have cut down their cot
ton acreage and have planted more corn than
usual. and will raj their own meat. We are
glad TO noe that some OF our farmers are
waking up TO the importance Of making their
farms sir sust,ining, and are determined to
have their corn cribs and smoke houses at
home instead Of in the West"
BrewtOn Blade. Yesterday morning John
T. Maxwell OF Montgomery, and W. q. White,
Of Atlanta Ga. left Pollard together on a
turkey hunt I'D in the river swarbp two or
three miles They failed TO get a shot at a
turkey. and finding a squirrel concluded TO
shoot him They we're fifty orsixty feet apart,
and were moving about with their guns 'cked
in order to get a plain view OF the squirrel
when Maxwell stumbled over a log. which
caused him 10 fall and 10 accidentally dis
charge his gun. the load OF buckshot taxing
effect in Whites head, causing almost Instant
death These facts we're developed before the
C0roueF's Jury, and a Veruict IN accOroance
with the facts was rendered Mr.. White came
near meeting death in a similar manrer on
THURSDAY morning by another party who acct
dentany discharged his gun, which burned
Whites hat"
Buena Vista Anus: Fire in jail was sound
et last Saturday, and soon living stream OF
people we're moving toward the prison ON
grating and ventilating apertures. Some
time elapsed before an entrance could De msde
through the front door. When the inner coor
to the iarze room was gained II was
found that the fire wss in that. In at
tempting 20 enter that Sheriff R1shin found
that efforts had been made to stop up the Key
hole with piece OF nail He displayed much
patience and perseverance, in removing the
obstruction. Entrance was finally made. when
he discovered that q hole had been burned In
the floor six or eight inches deep and about
the size Of q half ousnei. some OF the plank
ing had been torn from the walls and used In
starting the fire. The prisoners ssy that some
little toys gave them the matches"
Atlanta ADpeaI: -. Sinclair, who was
arrested here saturday, left Augus-e withou.
paying a board bill Of 80 due me Palmetto
House He represents himself as agent OF
C1up's circus He was followed here BY Minis,
who notified Chief Connolly and requested the
arrest OF Sinclair. Captain Connolly ana Capt
Couch. uuon investigation, located SlnSialr
either in Marietta OF Chattanooga Chief Con-
molly dispatched to Chattanooga and nad MIN
arrested aud Mr MINIS got q requisitIon from
Governor COQuitt aud went alter him. he
left with Lis prisoner for Augusta Saturday
Sinclair Is also wanted in South Carolina for
horse stealing. The descrif ti0n in the hands OF
the police exactly suits Sinclair and the name
is exactly the same. Chief Connolly has re-
ceived dispatch from Durham stating that ne
is the man wanted. and SIS reward viii De Pald
FOR his arrest"
Baltimore Suh: Among the witnesses in
murder trial in New York Wednesday was
Colonel W. H Belts. now OF washington, but a
SOutherner BY birth. who, IN response 20
question, stated that during his LIE ne had
killed three men, Being called on 70 name
them, he located the first one at Pensacola,
Fla, the first year Of the war, when ne had an
encounter with an officer named Brown, OF an
Alabama regiment. In the affray, Bets re-
ceived a shot in the thigh, but killed his an
tagOnist with a knife The second fatal en-
counter was in a harroOm at West Point, Ga.s
where he had his right arm broken IN shoot
ing ARRAY, and responded by shooting his op-
p0nent dead. The third killing was at Albany,
Ga Belts was assaulted by man with q re-
EOlger and hickory club, but he got the drop
on his assailaut and shot him dead. In each
case he was tried and acquitted. In giving
his career Belts was se.f-pOssessed. but IN no
respect seemed to boast OF his bloody exploits-
His testimony was listened to with great In
terest"
Washington Gazette. The news or the
deaih of Edward Jones, By suicide, reached
Sharon Friday last He was living at the time