Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-04

UeOfRIa Affairs.
SIR R j. Boyd, editor and proprietor of the
Louisville Nel0s and Farmer, departed this
life at his home in Louisville the early part Of
this week. He was a man greatly esteemed IN
his county for his many manly virtues, and was
aprominent advocate OF the temperance cause.
One of the candidates for thes Mayoralty of
Rome is named P5ntacOst, and on the day Of
election his partisaus expect a regular pente-
costal shower Of votes in his favor.
The Dawson artesian well has been bored
three hundred feet in search Of a water sup
ply, which he contractor is confident Of reach
ing in a short time,
The Madison Monitor says there is but one
white man in the town district for speer, and
It is doubtful il ne viii vote for HIM.
Sid Carter. one Of the negroes who ESCAPED
f-5m the CussstA jail on Friday last, has been
captured and again confined in his old quar-
ters-
Mr. 7. c. Johnson, Of Stewart county, hauled
into Columbus on Wednesday forty-two bales
Of cotton from his plantation in wagons
The test Of the new water works Of Column
bus was made on Thursday last in presence
@ the Mayor and Aldermen, the Committees
ot Water Works ard the Fire Department.
The result was entirely satisfactory, and Co
Of pure water for all purposes.
The North Georgia Citizen says the act regu-
Izting legal advertising in this State is one Of
the nest unjust laws on the statute books, and
should be one OF the first things that the Legis-
lature Should repeal
Judge Blecliey has presented the Atlanta
Library with sixty nine volumes Of elegantly
iiiustrated books on art and art work.
Tha u1ror a7rsuerr f,fl d 40 49,, =
sixteen inmates.
Counterfeit money is in circulation in At
lauta as we'll as other kinds Of counterfeits.
The Georgia Pacific Railroad has been ex-
telded TO Tai apoosa, near the Alabama line,
uinety-three and a half miles from Atlanta
and trains will run through hereafter to that
point
OqlethOrpe Echo: at last telegraph office
at Crawford is a certainty. The poles are on
the ground and The instruments we're put in
position on Monday. The services Of Miss Cox
OF Madison, have been employed as an opera
tor. and we venture to say it will be well man.
aged. The citizens OF IexingtOn speak OF ruu-
ming telephone line from here to Crawford
So that we can have direct communication
with the telegraph This will be great bene-
fit 90 cur farmers, merchants aad business
men g-nerally.'
Dehul5 NelCs; Perhaps the greatest crime Of
the same character ever known in this county
In time OF peace, was committed last Monday
r
store room was broken into bV unknown par
ties, and about 3 SEQ in cash taken from his
safe. and several pairs OF boots and some other
clothing taken from his stock. The store room
was entered through the post office a small
wooden structure built in the rear Of hlr.
Wells store AMI having communicating door.
The door OF the post Office was frail and easily
broken IN. and the l1uer door to the store room
was un' 'OcKet. The safe was opened by break
ing the combination. Il is thought from the
appearance OF the safe that this was done with
comparative ease bystriking the handle sharp
ly and 50 driving it in on the cast works OF the
locA.' which broke IN pieces The lock
not have been broken so easily Apparently
the same plan failed to produce the desired re-
sulr when tired on Dir. f L Phillips safe
vii ieh was done the same night. Mr.. Wells
had between three and four hundred dollars in
his safe Of his own money, besides which were
the following amounts deD0s'ted there for safe
keeping viz; William Shepard S30O, d.
Pounds Sll0. NJ ~ Mason $50. II. P. Guess SO
and 3Ir Hicks 10. lt is said that Mr.. William
Hadden also had $500 in the safe, but there is
douot as 70 the correctness or this statement.
lf this be true the amount lost counting Mr..
Wells loss SO $500 only, would be 3. 200 cash.
besides which Mr. Samuel Peck, Postmaster
lost So tD stamps. Ir is certain that 5 $50 in
cash and SIS in postage stamps are gone
The Warrsnton Clipper Of the 1st instant
contains the particulars Of the unfortunate
shooting affair in that pisce last Monday. l.
SAWS: Our usually quiet town was thrown
into cons 7derebie excitement Monday morning,
about eleven O'Clock, by the discharge Of
shotgun the streets. On investigation we
learned the following circumstances: Mr. o.
l.. Nihai it, who lives about a mile west of our
town. came in during the morning, aud he
and Msi1r Cherries E. McGregOr proceeded 70
Dir. Gallaher's store to complete q settlement
for lumber before the Msjor left for. Atlanta
for the assembling or the Legislature, 60 which
Be had bel elected. During the discussion OF
the lumber bill something was asserted by
Major McGragOr. to which was given
commenced striking Mr. vi holt with
his fist. Mr. WiIhoit seized a stick
and proceeded TO deal the Major blows there
with They separated for 4 snort time, and
Nr. WilhOit, mounting his horse, started to-
wards home Maj1r McGregor called TO him
10 hold on, but be replied that he would be
back directly. On returning. Mr.. WilhOit was
armed with q double barreled shot gun, and
after hitching his horse proceeded down to Mr.
W. RI. Heaths store. Mr.. GaiIEher had secured
a warrant in the meantime for Mr.. W. for viO-
lating the town ordinance in his store. and the
Msrshal DIR. Joseph Raleg, proceeded to exc
cute 10. but afterwards left Dir. W. to himself,
who deposited his shot gun in Mr.. Heaths
store and seated himself on a bench on the Op
posite side or the sidewalk facing Mr. Heaths
store Nr Gall hers store is northwest OF
Mr. Hesths with Nam street running be-
tween. the two stores forming the north
east corner OF the Court House square,
Heath s store facing west and Gallsher's south.
Maj Mci4rrgOr appeared on the sidewalk in
front or tn southwest corner Of Mr. Gallahe-'s
store, armed with dou le barreled shot gun.
Mr. WilbolE saw him and dashed forward for
Mr. Heaths store door, stumbling and some
whet falling as he went. At this moment Mai
McGreEOr fired one ball Only taEing effect.
This entered the flesh OF the lower side of Mr..
W. 3 right wrist. making only slight wound.
There we're said 70 be eight rife balls in the
charge flied bT Major Mc4regor. and if Mr.. W.
had not fallen it is Believed he would certsinlY
have be killed Both parties were iInme-
dlately Cls1rmed and placed under arrest.
There being no warrant tsken ont for Major
McGregOr. he soon af5er left for Atlanta Mr..
W. was required to appear before the Town
Council aud thus ended an all ar that bid well
to be very bloody one. We hope il will stop
at present resu Is. at least so far as the shed
ding OF blood is concerned. There was much
excitement over tie matter for awhile, but
quiet was sgGin restored"