Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-08
gporgfa Affairs.

The board Of trade Of Columbus has been
fully organized.
Wednesday afternoon a number OF negro
boys were throwing rocks at each other in the
streets in Macon, and as Miss Flute daughter
OF EIr. Anderson Reese. was passing by on the
sidewalk near the residence OF her father, on
Washington avenue. she was struck on the
head by one OF these flying missiles and bad
cash was the result
Wednesday night a colored man named Silas
Campbell, working at the cotton factory iu
Macon reported to Lieutenant Wylie that
Rosa Glover, also colored. had stolen S25 from
him The Lieutenant came across Rosa on
Fourth street, and turned her over to officer
Avant to be taken to the barracks. where she
was locked up for the night. Some time dur
ing 1875 Rosa killed a man in Augusta, but it is
not known whether- -shehad been pardoned out
or escaped from the penitentiary.
The residence OF B. ". Renter. in valdOsta,
was burned on Tuesday last.
Mr. Benjamin Beech. OF Talbot county, ex-
hi0its fiy which came from the worm that
has been playing such havoc with the wheat
crcp Of late. 1t is much like a moth, very quiet
in its habits. but quite active in its flight.
There is great complaint in Albany about
damaged Western corn.
negro boy about twelve years Of age killed
a negro girl about that age on Mr.. J. G. Per-
teet's place, in OgIethorpe county, last week
by stabbing her with a knife.
A two weeks old babe of Mr.. Columbus
Bridges. Of Randolph county, was blown out
OF the house, and between two logs. without
being hurt or even walked up. during the recent
cyclone.
A little son OF Mr.. ThOs. Childers, OF Athens
came very near being killed on "wednesday.
He was sitting on high embankment in front
Of his fathers house With puppy in his arms.
The puppy fell, the little boy grabbed at it and
fell iato the ditch below. The dog was killed,
but the boy escaped.
The fine cotton gin aud gin house belonging
20 Mr.. JACK HUFF, on Brier creek, McDuffe
county, were destroyed by fire one night last
week. The burning was evidently the work OF
an incendiary. Mr.. Huff's store was also en-
tered and robbed
A huge Wild cat was shot on Little river I'm
McDUfie county, last week. by Willie Routen-
berg, lad about 13 years old. The animal
measured four feet from nose to tip Of tail
and weighed twenty-five pounds. The tusks
were sesen-eighths OF an inch long above the
gums. and the claws we're three quarters Of an
inch in length.
Oglethorpe Echo: Last Monday evening as
John Gleun, a negro, living between Lexing.
ton and Sandy Cross, was leaving the field. fol-
lowed by his daughter and another negro girl,
leading mule he was thrown to the ground
by a flash Of lightning, he rose and looked be
hind him to see the mule on the ground trying
to get up and both girls also down. He ran
back and found the mule dying. Both girls
however, were only stunned and got up. He
found no signs on the mule whatever Of being
struck, and yet. being in an open field, it must
have been the OBJ Iect struck"
On Friday night Mr.. Thomas Clark's store in
Dearing was broken open and some goods
taken out.
Rome Courier: 'sThe Courier threw out a
slight intimation more than three weeks ago
that ia all probability a new steamboat would
be built at Rome during the coming summer to
ply on the COOsa. and now We can state posi-
lively that the boat will be built. The requisite
amount Of stock has nearly all been taken. and
1t will not be q great while before the work of
construction viii be begun.
Rome Courier: ssFrom a gentleman who
came up from Cave Spring we learn that the
passed through that village yesterday. having
In custody man by the name Of GalamOre.
The prisoner Wes a member OF that gang of
outlaws that waYlai1 and murdered Lambert
in that county about four years ago. and has
been hiding out since that time. He was cap
tused over in Alabama. and before surrender
ing fired several shot at his captors."
cambridge Democrat Captain John G.
Reynolds, chief eng neer OF the =, II. and W.
Railway. passed through the city Tuesday en-
n in n
hOOchee. from which point he will run a new
line to Bainbricge nearer the eastern bank of
the Flint river. Y is hoped by this line that
the FOwlstOwn hills may be better overcome
Should the survey turn out as hoped for by the
management OF the road, the cost Of cOnstruc-
ton will be materially reduced from this point
% Chattahoochee-
Talbotton Register: Mrs. James NOEL within
the last year hss caught between sixty and sew
enty hawks. The process is her own Invention.
She makes circular cage OF old iron, places q
few young chickens Ia Il, attaches steel trap
well haited on the top Of the cage, and awaits
results The hawk comes TO the noise Of the
little chickens and in attempting to get at them
elights on the trap, when his liberty is imme-
diately seized upon by the merciless jaws of
me steel IL IS sure pop every Tune. Mrs.
Henry Lumsden has recently caught six hawks
IN the same way"
Atlanta Post-A appeal: ATLANTA will erect
during the summer cotton seed mill, With a
capital OF 100000 There viii also be one in
with same capital, one in Columbus with $50
10 There is already mill in operation at
Augusta. Thomasville has Cotton Seed II
Company who have purchased lands on which
70 erect their buildings. The machinery has
been bought and the erection Of the buildings
VIII be done as rapidly as possible. There are
now sixty seven mills in the United States en-
gagged in the conversion Of cotton seed into oil.
That which was once only used for feed and
fertilizers, produced last year s., 10000 worth
Of oil"
Butler correspondence Columbus Times. 9Th: ::
The town was startled this morning by the
announcement that the prisoners had escaped
from the jail. The delivery was effected by
parties on the outside. The locks on the outer
doors were broken and the trap door to the
dungeon in which the prisoners were confined
was przed down, drawing the hinge staple so
as to make an aperture sufficient to admit the
prisoners There were only two prisoners IN
5ail,- Richard Cherry, a mulatto. weighing l25
or 80 pounds, Is years old. and about i've feet
six or seven inches high. charged with break
ing open the safe Of d. 7. MOntford, at Rey-
nolds, December last; the other black boy,
Noel Williams, Is years old, charged with
burglary They were handcuffed together,
and as the handouts were found In the cell, 1t
is supposed the locks were picked"
The Athens Banner TFdtchmdn OF Thursday
gives detailed account Of the murder OF young
Rountree, from which we extract the follow
ing: The beginning of this terrible tragedy
was about three weeks ago. when Walter
hountree and another student named Grower
were walking along the sidewalk. They were
met bT the murderer johnson. who purposely
near knocking him from the sidewalk, but
passed on without Offering an apology. Mr.,