Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-01
EenrgIa Affairs.

Morris. OF Macon. engaged in fusilade IN Fort
Valley one day last week. Nine shots were
.,,barsed. The former represents the
Vri,hts Of the Golden Star and the latter is
p-ssi4ept Of the Sons and Daughters Of Jacob,
t,-o co1ored organizations. A dispute as to
the relative merits Of these bodies led to the
sifBrultv. Wellborn was shot in the left arm
and Norris in the right leg.
cards are out for the nuptials ofsMiss Ida
.c,sta daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs E. J. Acosta,
G. q, Hon. John C. Nichols, at the residence
~ the brides parents. in BlaeEshear, to day.
7bed ntists will hold State convention in
Macon an the 9th of May. Dr. Huntley. OF
,tr-rra. will deliver an address to the cOnven-
ton,
nupirfstic encounter over a corpse by two
sons of the deceased was the excitement in
Alexander street, Atlanta. on Friday
The answer Of the State Railroad Commits
si7pers to the bill OF complaint of the Georgia
Railroad Company and W. NJ Wadley. lessee,
tss baen filed in the Clerk Of the Superior
Courts Office at Atlanta. The day for hearing
the case is May 10th
Lsst Tuesday afternoon colored boy about
eighteen years old was drowned in Potato
eraeF, at the Rogers factory pl'ce, about two
and baIf miles from Thomaston. He had
shot a duck and swan in and got it, and just
sc he neared the hank he sank Although dill
cent search has been made his body has not yet
been recovered
FarIv Friday morning a negro man named
Iisbert. who was assisting to tear down an old
br7sfnz on Formwalt street, near Pryor, in
Atlanta was badly cut about the head and
face by the falling OF a brick chimney at the
zrf Of the house near which he was working
While Tom Harris. q colored carpenter. was
st.rork a. a house On Pine street. in Atlanta,
he was attacked BY a large. vicious bull dog
and severely injured. His right hand, which
he uzed TO defend himself with. was so badly
lacerated that it viii not be Of use for some
time to come. Harris was also badly bitten on
the leg and in the left cheek
The right Of way on the Chsttahoochee ex
tension Of the Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway is being cut. out. The work was com
menced at the ChattahOOchee end
Jack Debose, & colored desperate, OF Car
r9Iltcn. was placed in the calaboose in that
town one night last week. and succeeded in
nearly demolishing the building.
lawson Stapleton attempted to drive a horse
and buggy over submerged bridge in Webster
county one day last week, and narrowly es-
capped drowning.
Cochran has a nine-year-old colOred till
Taper
There was 9 remarkably heavy rainfall in
Sumter county on Thursday. In Americus a
number II sewers burst, and the cost Of re-
pair is put at S2,OoO.
Mr. William Mullis, who lives in the edse of
Cochran, hss joining his yard a patch Of beauti-
ful corn. On last Saturday night lightning
struck stump about three feet high. and on
one side the corn wss killed for more than one
hundred feet. while on the other it was just
scorched for few feet.
DeKdIb Netrs. The contract for building the
cotton seed oil mills at KirkwOOd has been let
out aud work will commence. The company
has paid up capital Of S6l,O0l and VIII pro-
baby increase it to S1O0.O0l. They will erect
four buildings, two brick and two frame"
Redsville Enterprise: 'sTattnall county fur
uishes timber for all the known markets OF the
world. and the men who cut il and take It 70
market make less money on il. perhaps, than
any one who handles IL. The steVedores load
lug vessels in the port Of Darien make more
Gear money on a raft OF timber than men who
take it from the forest and carry II to market
Cuthbert Enterprise: I'VE learn that Mr..
John Beacham, while practicing with his pistol
last saturday morning, shot himself and
cousin, a little boy about twelve or fourteen
years Of age The ball passed through Mr.
Eeacham's hand. and. striking against the fore
head OF the little boy. ranged around and came
out on the back Of the head. Though painfully
hurt. be Is getting on very nicely, and prom
lses soon 70 be we'll -
Pike County Netrs. Mr.. Tehudy, of Barnes
vile, Was badly hurt in jumping from train
e. Goggiusviile few mornings ago. He board
"a the arn. train for the above named place
Upon nearing the station, the train going at q
rapid rate, he decided it would not stop. He.
therefore. jumped and,fell, receiving serious
Injuries about the face and limbs. We learn
le = lll sue for damages"
Thcmssville Tunes. Thursday afternoon
about four o'clock, while Miss Smith was seat
60 az her instrument in the telegraph Office, a
o9it or lightning came crashing over the main
wire. The OpeT atOr was startled by loud re-
port, when looking toward the switchboard,
ele discovered il torn and covered with q blu
!sn smoke. The solid brass plates were melted
y several places, and this Notwithstanding
lle wires were well grounded"
Columbus Times. "Mr. A L. Harrison has
ayCung newfoundland dog. which is very
sasacilus, considering he has had little or no
training. The other morning gentleman tied
lls horse % one Of tbs posts near the 81 iewalk
in 'front.' or the store. AS soon as he left the
horse the dog. RCllo, reared on his hind feet
Shl with his teeth united the knot and led The
horse out into the street The horse was
brought uack and tied and the dog repea' ed
we same thing. In the afternoon the horse
vas tied in front Of the store again, and as
soon as the deg discovered him he proceeded
% unite him again, and was leading him into
.a SORE to the proprietor, when he was
Syvauia TeIephOne. "a homicide was com
ssll..ed On the place Of T. ]. Wells. Esq near
2earooro, in this county, on Saturday last
Ie-Iy wright. a negro man about twenty-one
seals Old, being the victim. IL seems that
lAr words we're passed between on Jim
. eaPn negro boy about Sc enteen years old
.ll Henry Wright, Vhen Wright threatened
y set razor and cut JiTr's throat; where
sl- -Y-n Jim IN procured piece Of fence rail and
slgtk Wright heavy blow just above the ear
y lle back Of the head. fracturing the skull
.lon which he died the same night Sapp wss
ll55steq, The Coroner notified and an quest
se, which resulted in verdict Of murder
sN.sl eapp. who was committed 10 Jail to
home Courier: Captain Norman Webb,
SSoisllclor on the down passenger train to
Ina informed US OF very singular occur
,ss-c- IS he came up on Wednesday. About
r- ,5e miles below Columbiana, a man by the
-F uL JQhn spain was observed by the engi-
49,, llnnlng toward the engine, and when he
1900 the road threw himself down and de-
tLeqly put his left hand upon the rail. The
sleels ran over his fingers about the second
49, 49, de then thrust bis hand still forward.
49, vas taken on about the wrist. The con-
\" a. Informed OF the matter, had the
Tf--I -I-- fln back and took him to Columbiana.
So ne could receive surgical attention. Mr.
s5 avs ne siumped his toes and fell But
ar5- our gentlemen saw the whole afair,
- ~ ne cd II designedy. What his pur
vas remsins as yet mystery" "
nome ColH isr: capt. Henry B. Pope in
fceIs - US OF rather singular occurrence that
- pace 10 his neighborhOod a short time
49,: a gentleman ia the neighborhood, in
iaT'ls place 10 SOW tobacco seed. wished to
re- n mr. for he
&C., ee stoOd upon the bank OF Woodard's
me- de cut nearly all round the tree
~. " was about reaGy. and. to pre-
49, me tree from failing across the
~ - ~ pped upon the stump with one foot,
ab9v- - mold OF the tree with his hands
elsr--!- g. pIAe1 the tree in a wrong direction,
bo5vrtt me FOOT between the stump and the
va. ~ ne tree. which plunged him intn the
hss5 eeneath, causing him 70 hang with his
hs1-..LIH ~ t1e water. He became nearly ex-
SON. so-- - OeIore he could by his loud cries call
en5ooLe oLe 70 his assistance. He could not have
HiS ~. tle situation but few minutes longer
bis % errt,t.eas es terribly mangled. He is now on
lsS- S-1.nsa Constitution, s9tb: aAr late hour
a. Hs-.l- "a coiored man who gave his name
Bin franks, and his residence AZ Summer
ssse5 cred DIS Stroud and Peck's offlce and
shir1 -ot medical attention. His fac and
ing 49, covered with blood which was flow
tie dor.9 rom W und Ia his forehead. To
The i-ssLa le stated that when he received
he 10y from which the blood was oczine
rapidiv - - Us way home, and was making
M AZ .s.,lt .lt Washington street When near
tsef - residence he came s1lddenIVin con-
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