Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-23

OF the cOuyicts and distribute tnem accOrulLB 3
10 the lease act
DeKdlb Netcs: "a crazy or a drunken negro
was captured near here in the woocs this
Tuesday, morning. From whst we Can learn
be was put OF the accommodation train yes
terday morning betVee here aud Stone Noun
tain He was heard halloOing in the woods,
near Mr. Hsmhrick'g. last night a search
was instituted this morning with the above re-
suits. He W-s perfect y nude " hen overteken.
but his clothes had been found where he had
sc ttered them over the woods. He could give
no intelligent &C cunt Of himself He was
taken to ~tOne Mountain. The same negro
created cOn~i- erabie excitement at KirkwOod
Tuesday night Threatening z tn burn out ana
XII cut the whole community. He was cap
tured and brought to Decatur and confined In
the county Jail until yesterday. He gives his
name as George Washington EchOls, and says
he works with Traynham & Ray. in Atlantis
Trwinton SOutheruer and appeal: AT
MademOiselle Cush s residence on McInUvre
street. one day not long ego. there arose dis
uute between little cOlored child and hog.
in which the latter came near getting the hes
OF IT, It seems that the child was seated on
the door steps partaking OF a n tween-nrear
iIrcheon. when the Old SOW who had been
roofing around seeing what she could dew ur,
AMI no doubt finding 'piekings' a little scarce
meandered up 10 The feaStng abe. end with
inverted snout and distended Jaws made n pass
for the child's allowance; but, being a liffle
hoggiSh. the old rip took the eatahleF. child
and all and ran under the house with the en-
tire Icy our The child gave vent TO its lung
DOW r. however, which brought assistance in
time rO save IL from a horrible death In rescu-
ng the child, however. ths father was attacked
by the blood thirsty beast. whom he was forced
q strike on the head with an axe ere ehe
could be recOncied TO the fac q hat she cOuldn'S
eat up the whole family without opposition
ard salt"
The Augusta Chronicle states that number
OF prominent gentlemen Of that city have
applied To the superior Court Of Richmond
county for incorporation. under the name of
fhe Augusta immigration Company. the prime
object n which is the announcement Of i'm
migration. bv purchasing, selling. leasing. rent
iRg and mOrtgaging r al q tate. A. improving
the same by building thereon or otherwise. en-
pl0Y ing agents. erecting buildings for immi-
grants, aud contracting for their transpOrta-
ZION, establishing workshops and stores for
m-rcsntile purposes. erecting saw. grist and
h1uri mills. machinery for brick making, gin
ming cotton and menu acturingc ttOn and wool
IN goods, agricultural implements, household
ensils. furniture md farm products. and
operating the same, engaging in rming.
stock raising, mining am any other business
by which the minerals, water power, forests
ami other resources Of said company may be
developed and utilized, with the rights and
privileges necessary to such Objects. The
capital stock of the company is to consist of
six thousand sh res Of the par value If twenty
five dollars per share, with the privilege Of iG-
creaSing the same to sixty thousand shares.
the 60 p pany 10 begin business as soon as
fifteen thousand dollars is paid in"
Columbus Enq,tirer-Sun: a case has re-
Gently Deen d, cided by the Supreme Court. the
decision rendered by Associate Justice NJ. J.
Crawford inVOlvi what it takes TO cons ute
a I gal fence. II came up from McDufie. and
was H4milrOn VS.. Howard Pam ltOn sued
Howard for damages done by a trespasS on his
sock. which broke through the fence, snd
failed TO recover. The decision is as follows:
D. The law defines what cor stifutes a I gal
ferce: ami there is no distinction made as to the
different animals which are likely To enter into
n enclosure, making the fence of one height
for one class and another height fO- anO' her.
, Neither can the aVerege height Of a
fence. too low at some points and too high
others. be tasen To decide whether it meets
the requirements of the law. 3 Nor does the
fact that a fence not uD to the standard fixed
by law vi Feeo out other hogs than that of
the plaintiff Justify a tFesp ass upon his hogs,
even where hO ice has been first given. 4. To
an acti for trtspASs committed upon stock
white on the premises Of the defendant, a set
off Of damages 10 the crop d me bv the stock is
not mainta nable. where the fe- &c around such
crop was not a legal fence. s. Where all The
evidence material TO a case is not brought up
10 this court, alleged errors depending up N
the evidence cannot be considered. Judgment
affirmed
Albany spondence Macon Telegraph
Thursday nisht about nine O'Clock the resi-
denca OF Mr. Ben Wil1er was entered soon ef
ter he and his family had retired by bur
glar, supposed TO be a negro. Hn0 his pockets
robbed Of twenty-five dollars in money. The
thief was discovered AMI shot at without effec
by negroes in the negro quarter. Soon after
wards Mr.. j. ID CheveS. living about ile
nearer town. was awakened bY a noise at the
foot Of his bed THAT is, his wife by we'll di-
rpcted blow in ne side awOke him), 70 find q
man rifing his pockets Mr. Cheves sprang at
him, but be was out Of the window in a second
AM managed TO kick the towel rack from
under the sash (which had been placed th-Te
10 support itl, the coy shutting Mr. CheveS
up in the room and making gOOC
cent in his rocket soon after the residence o'
Mr. Richardson. on BOUe street. was entereo
in the sa ne wav. nut Mrs. r soon discovered
rhe would be burglar. and with good rev Diver
chased him of tue premises without setting q
shot. however. Nor old he stop after that
scare Soon afterwards the hons Of Rev. Mr..
Hanks was entered, and the thief discovered
attempting To unlock the trunk of Mr.. Jones.
his father in-law. in the room where the two
were sleeping. He made good his cape
through window, and upon investigation. il
was found that he had robbed each Of their
% ,ckefs Of al the small change they had The
aunily was awakened by The new Of the house
cat"
Griffin sun: Whatever the average Grifanite
mas lack in originality he makes up in imi a
ri No feat that he has SEE anot her Der
form Is too great or too daU gerOus for him to
undertake. Our fellow citizen. Bill JOnpS-sO
attended the Coup circus a few weeks ago in
this city. The feature that attrac ed Mr.
Jones' attention more than anything else was
the wonderful catapult-the dgfng machine
and the daring Lu Lu. The cstapult il won
derful machile. a. d Is so constructed that bv
the agency OF q large number Of rubber cords
it will throw man a great ways in the sir,
giving him several evOlutiOns before alighrirg 2.
This trick excited the imitatlvenesS OF Mr..
Jones. and he told Johnnie Doe and Dick Roe
In cOnhi ience that he could fix up a machine
that would fling him as far as the catapult
did Lu Lu, ard a small wager WAS put
up 10 stimulate Jones in the undertaking
Now be il known, Mr.. Jones is the man who
has en- run over by fr, light train, and a 2:f0
UrOtter IN full TILT Knocked him within an acre
Of the further bank of the dark river. and the
hard side OF brick on another occasion came
near taking the half Of his head of yet being
unbs fled. he built a catapult Of his own de-
wing The machine was easily constructed
being made of two gOOd-sIzed hickory sap
lings bent down and cut of about fifteen feet
from the earth. Across these a plank was
fastened. upon which the would be Lu Lu was
to lay himself At about the diStan e he i'm
agiued he would fall large lot of loose hay
was placed. so as 10 make the descent easy.
Everything being put in circus-like order
Johnnie Doe and Dick Roe and the boys in
the neighbOrnOOd were notified to be on
hand The cataplut was sprung 10y means Of a
windIass and strong rope Now said Janes
putting himself in posi- ion in a way that wOu d
nave excited the envy of Lu Lu the original,
when l say ready. cut the cord and turn It
loose Every thing was arranged and the
command given. Dick clipped the cord, and
Jones went up as IL he had been shot from a
two Hundred pound gun, and Johnnie Doe says
he went up as high as the weather-c ok on the
court hOu q steeple He pas ID forty feet be-
yOnd the hay pile and fell in close proximity
% a big stump. The only injury received by
Mr.. Jones was five broken ribs nose rlslOcated.
socket, His physician says he will recover"