Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-11

Georgia Affairs.
Mr. Edwzri L7ug formerly Of Valdosta,
died at IFS home in WavcrCss last Thursday
afternoon. He was-t7k-n sick suddenly. and
death followed so rapidly that very few Of his
friends knew that be was even unweL
SIR VIM 5Is-arter. who has been a citizen OF
Harris county since 1884. died on the lst inst
He was born on the goth OF December, 1921, in
south Car0lu1 The Hamilton Journal says
that De had always been an houored citizen,
and served in the war OF 1885 with Gen. Scott
In the last issue of the Sparta Times and
Planter. Mr. Fred. Fl. Neary publishes his vale
dict0-v as editor. The paper VIII hereafter be
conducted by Mr. John l. Culver.
Auufing to the proposition to issue a scrip
dividend based on the earnings Of the Ocean
Steamship Company, TO the holders Of Central
Railroad stock. the Monroe AdrertiseT says:
"Mr Wadley's management OF the road has
been excellent. and his opposition to the plan
OF Increasing the stock makes us believe It un-
wise But Gen. Alexander. who planned and
executed 90. IS considered a fine railroad man
ager and may make it apparent that he knows
what boz is doing"
Mr IT. d. Watts. Chairman Of the Americus
CITY Council Committee on Wells, IN his annual
report LlIt clllalil Va al a. Al--s
well on the square in that city The Recorder
thinks the recommendation a good one, and
hcpes steps viii be taken by the Council to
carry ir into execution. Such a well, it thinks
would furnish a supply Of water that would al
ways keep the public cisterns full and in case
OF a large fire this would alone be worth the
cost or the we'll T. also thinks in connection
with the veil a system OF water works could
be- bull. that would at least supply the central
portion Of the city with an abundance Of pure
water and be- a source Of revenue to the city.
The Fort Valley Mirror and Advertiser states
that a Mrs. OxIey. of near that place, was
found dead iu her bed a few mornings since.
She mad been in bad health for several weeks
but her condition was not considered at all Sc
ri0us.
The Baiubridge Democrat has come to the
conclusion that from its observation the name
Of Gibson figures more extensively than any
other as the victim in the records of crime
Hope our contemporary has no., been having
any unpleasant experience with Gibsons
XXE-
Says the jasper County Nslrs: Cotton pick
ing is over and rail splitting is now in order.
How long. OH Lord, viii we he compelled to
build and ke p up our fences !'
4 burglar entered the store Of Messrs. Con
verse Brothers at Valdosta last Thursday
night and carried or supply Of goods and
SIS in cash.
According TO the Telegraph the proposed art
exhibition in Macon is a booming.
About II O'Clock Monday evening triangu-
lar fight occurred in Atlanta between John
LawIess. John showers and Henry Garvin. 1t
resulted In John Lawless receiving a probably
fatal wound ia tine left lung from a knife in
the hands OF Garvin, and Showers getting cut
in the left arm by Lawless- The Constitution
says all tne parties stood well IN Atlanta, ana
whisky caused the difficulty.
Last Sunday afternoon. while the colored
MerhoIists Macon were assembling about
their church. en- Cotton avenue, night occur
red between Alexander Day an Warren Kitch-
ems Day strut kitchens with a % lex on tue
summit of ms Uranium which aid him out and
may result seriously. Kitchens Is now IN hid
ing.
says the Fort Gaines Tribune; The rains
that prevailed through this section last
"Wednesday did considerable damage. We
hear of many bridges washed away and mill
dams broken In Randolph and Qlitman
counties: also. in the counties OF Henry and
Barbour. Ala. Capt. Mcbae's mill dam was
broken Though very heavy rain fell in this
immediate vciuity We hear OF but little dam
age To mills or bridges
The Hawkinsvile Dispatch SAYS: Turner
sutton who klled lige Whitehead in a shoot
ing affrsy on Commerce street on Monday
a5-r -7l- was gfveu- "A Commitment trial on
"Wednesday. After hearing the evidence Jus
tice of the Peace A G. Pipkiu, before whom
che prisoner eas tried, bount him over in the
sum OF S5 To answer the charge of m an
slaughter. The bond was made by Messrs.
John B Lewis ". +. Ferguson and Byron
Bell and the prisoner was released from
Jail"
"On Tuesday last, says the Athens Watch
muu. "Mr Charlie Shuhart. an Athens butch
err was ar Tom Garfleds blacksmith shop
washing his hands He picked up n ola corn
sack lvIug near and began 70 dry them, W en- a
rex.o from the country named gnOn began
60 abuse him f7r thus sppropriattug his pro-
Bignou picked up pick-haudle, end, striking
1ir. Shuuart back u the head knocked him
seusei,ss The assaiianr- after some difficulty,
was arrested by fieer Culp and landed in the
caI8b00se 60 await {. e result Of Shuhart's in
furrs which Dr.. Hogan pr1nOunces very seri-
Gus"
on the subject or Quarantine the Bruins
wick AiUertiser aud AppeGl says: We are
era fd-d CD learn that euOrts ara being made
Co have uniform quarantine regulations at ali
the al les OF our coast an Worhlng "a harmony
with our national quarantine at SapelO. BY
adopting the same regu attOns at each point
all NtIl stand an equal showing in trade and
hsva better 4 rotpc. ion from disease at a less
cost TO the individual city than at present.
The pan being adopted is 70 have all vessels
at I'll dangerous 20 direct 10 the national
quarantine station, and there 10 be inspected,
fumig ated, etc
saws the Columbus Enquirer Sun: "a most
horrible sffair occurred ON The plantation Of
Alabama. in which a negro man Is likely to
lose his life. It seems that man named Gus
- had ingrauated himself into the affections
OF a girl 90 whom Lew hlng " as also very
much attached. They met, and from has'y
words the combat deepened, and Levi made q
desperate assault upon Gus with an axe The
frst blow hp made. with the blade foremost he
struck us i'm the face, the blade entering the
foreE cad and making a cash below the eve.
This felled Gus 10 the grOund, when Levi
aeaiu struck him below the shoulder. the biare
reuarraLiug 70 the hollow Not satisfied with
this he agaiu plunged the axe into MS thigh,
and also cut him on the heel As soon as the
cutting was over Lew saw what he had DONE
and LETT for parts unknown. The negroes were
Indignant at ths brutal act, and at once set ont
in pursuit. bUt at last accounts had not sue
Ceetlt.f in C lpturiug the fugitive It is thought
thsr Gus can hardly recover from his wounds -
Macon Telegraph aud Messenger: "Oficer
sTurrhv has AT last succeeded in capturing
three or a gang Or boys who have been long
augagei in stealing wood and everythir z else
thev coult lay their hands on in the Central
yard These boys. the Oldest Of EhOm cannot
be more than fourteen years old have sup
piled their respeCtive hreplaces with stolen
wood for a long time. Their thieviHg opera
tons were carried On In the day time but so
proficient had they become that they have
eluded ali Efforts at capture for several weeks
TEs, conresfe fef themselves in some way near
the engine as they came int the yard, while
one pulled the wood from the tender another
was on hand % take IL. and t passed along a
line Of them until the tender was empty. when
they made en- with H. In ad ltlon 70 Gao
bag ng the wood, they were up TO all sorts OF
devIlmeut TIE other day they uncOupled
train put on the air-brake, aud the resu was
a broken coupling. They carried pistols, and
were fast growing into highweymen. Tne
railroad authorities win now apply the thumb
screw Of law. and the wicked viii cease from
troubling for some time"
A colored man has been arrested in Augufta
for robbiug the msils The Augusta AeIrs Of
Monday SAYS: Louis Warren the cOl0red
driver 0f TIE mail wagon. which Mr.. Gillette
runs bv contract with ali the roads in transfer
riug mail T. and from the post Office. was ar
rested Yesterday morning for rObbing the
rails Several letters have been missed of
Iate and suspicion fell on Warren. Several
letters from Waynesboro were missed on Mon
dav last and one with money in il. On Sstur-
day night "a post office emplOye thought he saw
Warren hastily conceal a package in his pocket
while waiting in the Office for the mail bags.
decOV was set yesterday, Sundsy
morning and when Warren brought in
fhe mail bag its contents were opened
and cast on the table by the clerk, who went
into an dj0iuing room and watched for de-
velopments Warren was seen TO snatch
Dsckage from the table and place il in his
pocket while the clerk was in the next room.
The clerk got on the wagon with Warren. and
rode to the denOt with him. There a policeman
was called. Warren was arrested. and the
package found IN his pocket. Warren was
out under arrest, ana held by the Recorder this
morning for the government Captain Prince,
the Postmaster. says there is no Commissioned
Eu Augusta. and ne has telegraphed to Captain
Frye to send Commissioner, or order one