Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-16
Georgia Affairs.


The stores OF Carmichael & McMichael,
drugs; Martin L. Duke. general store. and one
other, we're burned at Jackson Butts county,
about 10 o'clock Sunday night.
A Mr Holmes residence on Houston street,
Atlanta was robbed Tuesday afternoon. The
thief got away with quite a quantity Of wear
ing apparel and a small amount Of money.
novel suit has been started by a citizen Of
Atlanta. He has been unable, after two years
Of trial % get place for his children in the pub
fcschOols. He now proposes to resist the pay
ment Of the school tax by law. and has en-
Il0yed an attorney to take the matter in hand
The jury in the trial of Egbert Stevenson,
charged with numbering his aunt in Gwinnett
county last summer, returned a verdict of
guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be
hanged He confessed.
Mr. j. 7. Waterman, late Of the Athens Ban
uer. has bought the Monroe Advertiser, pub
lsbed at Forsyth. Dir. Cabaniss will remove
10 Atlanta
Clarksron has a prisoner in the shape Of an
eagle. measuring six feet from tip to tip. 1t
vas wounded about three miles from the town
and attracted much attention
Mr. T. R. Lyon. prominent citizen of
Camilla, died on Saturday.
The Georgia Baptist Convention meets in
in Americas on the Goth Of next month.
The next report Of Treasurer Speer will
show tlat he has S72O,O0O Of State funds.
The oat crop in DOugherty county is said by
all farmers TO be extraordinarily fine.
Nessrs Cailds & czerson, who own the
valuable Jaruett mine. in White county, have
Ir~ a
coed 20 work their property.
Mr.. John A. McWhorter. a prominent young
lawyer Of Atlanta, died Mondsy afternoon at
the Cannon House in that city, at the age Of
twenty seven years, after a brief illness from
typhoid fever. 8Ir. McWhorter was the son Of
Senator R. L. McWhorter, and a law partner Of
General GartreH
James H. Slsdge, OF Columbus, travelling
agent for Lamar, Rankin & Lamar. OF Atlanta,
vas instantly killed at Casseta, Alabama, by a
freight train Monday morning. He was going
from the coach to the baggage car while the
Train was in motion aad fell between the two
ears.
negro man By name Of Van williams, en-
pioyed az the saw-miH Of W. o. wadley &
Bro, at Rogers, Ga was run over about dark
On the Messrs Rodgers branch road. VIII
hans had been drinking for two days previous,
bat there is reason to believe that he had been
t1ully dealt with and his body placed on the
rack 70 cover the deed.
Peter D.fieY, white man, was attacked in
NE upper wagon bridge, at Columbus, Satur
lay hight by two or three unknown parties.
he received two Fl ash wounds, inflicted with a
knife, one on the neck and the. other in the
SIDE He says he has no idea who his assailants
are nor does he know what prompted them to
make the at ack.
AgentIeman in Columbus found in house
On Jackson street, in that city, the corpse Of a
young woman just dead, and the father and
egat children on the floor with the measles.
several o. them very sick. They have recently
arrived from the West and are in great need.
un Sunday morning last. Mrs. Nancy Carter,
% aged widow lady. living five miles from
erghtsTile, while nursing her little grand
caAd' fell from her chair dead. she was sit
-ls near the fire place, and in the fall the child
'A thrown in the fire, and before it could be
rescued was so badly burned that it is 6oubt-
All Il Il will recover.
frank Hammond. Of Atlanta, fell from a
bsn recently and broke his left arm just
Al the drug store OF E. c. Long & Co., in
--1Ls, are two human skulls of men who
&C executed ia Jefferson before 1.-The war.
80 " them sold his body to Dr. Crawford
% IoF - before the execution.
ealoersvilie Mercury: "a little colored girl, !
49, 49, mother Is hired TO Major Newman hile
-is5ttls near the fire on Wednesday last her
h, 6-1s caught IRE and she was burnt very
nnf hEa for fhef aafr rafa
burned % "OuiN nave N0oN A9'AiS
s,5 ,15'llnOus Tines: I'VE are glad to see here
vi,e tlefe along the route vast fields green
l-fo---Al liiant crops Of small grain, and we are
r--sl ,-sl mat this condition OF things prevails
es-s1llu ul TINS entire section. This being the
e,- ul some Unforeseen disaster, the last
ls--5.-.0p viii be supplemented by an unusually
oppressed farmer" A"
~ iAInsericus Recorder. "A negro by the name
r Fii-.. H.. Sherman was drowned on Sunday last
i5 - - Ilser, near Mr.. George beavers place.
tie sfrsS-.oNu -ounty. Ia placing a trOt line across
sntsrgI-;5- sntI-;-; ne teli out OF the boat and became
s7S-s.el s7S--l IN the line. and was drowned. Every
b1f es made by his companion to save him.
h0T.-- an. his body was rescued several
-ller drowning"
ia iss-l-snlsFllle Recorder: I'VE learn that there
% r1B - ISa1road al project in contemplation
Eoad 5i 5.oul aqley, No. 10J< on the Central
unos,,-.LL ~ Leet 70 DuDiin. in Laurens county. We
Vli eo----l g--l mat the surveying OF the route
urIr7s --lleuee IN few days Who are the
ls1 1--we I've IN the cause, we are not author
mssrs out suppose them TO be men Of
Ehsr M ~ 1 llaI undertaking is cOnsummated,
'-llle pr0iectsr' --'s '---'
Wassv--e.aa FoSt-Appeai, f4th: 'BIr. Phil Dodd
noise ~ Ieu about daylight this morning by
Gettir, - "a me neighborhOod of his hen roost
sh0oJess p and providing himself with a six
when h. sI. sI. Dodd went out 10 investigate,
Ground .ound burly negro sitting on the
sirth cbi-lsased In wringing the neck Of the
henerv ~ es the proceeds OF his raid on the
be noy.a, ile thief was hailed and told that il
ng tbe ~ ne would be shot, b1t, notwithstand-
scond a. - AT az ne made erranyements TO ab-
which s.-le - lel Alr- DOdd an exciting race in
hone OF 49, sious we're fired by the pursuer.
hen ro7vf men, however. took effect and the
81 hsadi.llea lalier made his escape. leaving the
bis visit y hels and his hat as a memento Of
Eh0 hs-- 1esle9raDh: The deaf and dumb mute
trouble Al ~ several occasions given the police
IRON the - Hnl vas on yesterday released
condition cracks because Of his unfortunate
engagin.' vas arrested again last night for
house. ma ll a nsht at the notorious KimbaII
able 10 s;-s mute Is a full grown negro, un-
s's ms name, il he has any, has q