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

much work. After cutting the wire and stop
ping telegraphic communication with the out
side world, he would prance into the city and
patiently wait for a call from the telegraph
ONCE. This was a good job for Lazarus, for he
was paid two dollars per day for his services
and two dollars for horse hire, thus
making four dollars for going about half
mile and remaining couple Of fOurs. The
pay was not too much il he had done the work.
but he would go out aud cut the wire down,
return TO the city and get his tools and then
and lay around there for several hours and
then fix up the wire. By doing this he made
Mr.. Robinson believe that he had been many
miles in the country. The trick was a sharp
one, and Lazarus. the black rascal, was having
good time swindling the telegraph company
and delaying important messages, but trap
was set for him on Thursday morning, and he
stepped into it Just as easy The evidence
against him is overwhelming, and when Judge
TOmpkins comes down next month he viii put
Lazarus where he will not cut any more tele-
graph wires. He was committed yesterday
afternoon by Justice LeLorme."
Fort Gaines Tribune: "a fearful cyclone
raised through the upper edge Of this county
Monday night last, destroying houses and
fences and leaving desOlation in its track. 1t
came from the west and crossed the Chatta-
hoOchee river opposite the Magruder place, in
the upper portion of this county. All The
houses and fences were blown down and their
contents scattered. The old Magruder resi-
dence that has stood the storms and winds Of
y
ed that scarcely stone remains to mark
the spot where il stood. From the Ma
gruder place the fearful tornado pass
ed on east. and the next place
in its track was the farm of Mr. Richard
Gay. completely demolishing the dwelling and
scatt sring the fences. Cullen Alexander,
cOlored man living on the place. was badly in
jured by falling house, and among other
wounds had his cheek bone badly shattered
Mr.. II. NJ Shaw's place lay next in the track
Of the storm. and here the destruction was
even greater than at either Of the otner places
mentioned. Every house on Mr.. Shaw s place
was blown down. and the contents-corn, fod-
der and provisiOns-carried away by the fear
full tornado. So completely was the
family OF Mr. Shaw stripped of every
thing. one Of his neighbors Mr., Credell.
bad 70 send them breakfast the next
morning. The next place in the course of the
storm king was the Holloway estate place.
Here only three houses were left standing At
Dr. Dobbins' place every house was blown
down, and the timbers and fences scattered
a cOlOred blacksmith on DIR. d s place, Crockett
Jester by name, had his thigh broken. DR..
DObbins estimated the loss to his own, and the
Holloway estate place, at not less than $4,000.
The places OF Messrs. Lawson and Ethridge,
which lay in the track OF the storm, suf-
fered q like fate with those above
mentioned. though the houses on
the Lawson place were left standing.
The houses on the place of Mr. J NJ. Redding
were not blown down, though the fences we're
al leveled. The place OF Mrs W. ]. Perkins
suffered greatly. but the dwelling house and
corn crib were left standing Mr.. W. G.. San
derling's place and the place OF ]. A. Bats
were badly injured, although the houses were
left standing On Mr. VIM. WOFthY's place.
fences and houses were completely destroyed.
The track Of the cyclone is said TO be from a
half 10 three quarters Of a mile wide. The
noise was heard distinctly in this place Non
day night. by several persons"