Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-10


The gin house OF Colonel c. 7. Lathrop, in
pgr..sl county, was consumed by fire on Wed
--.5.y last. with eight bales OF cotton. No
Insurance
rr IS reported in Greenville, Meriwether
courty. that Judge Allan H. Watson was NOR
.,rrg j1red by being thrown from hi, horse
on rss- Monday in the lower part Of the county.
Tr-oaIee Of the Hamilton Journal took fire
,, Tuesday morning last and narrowly es-
.arei obstruction Fortunately the fire was
s.-e-v-rsd 10 time, and by prompt action was
s,t.r,uished before much damage had been
done.
The D0oly county Jail is now without an oc-
,1rart. There is but one white Republican In
-bs county, and there have been no Sheriff
sales in The county for two months. a proud
record
Tie cotton receipts at Columbus since Sep
tsu0srIst have been 49, bales, against As, sos
bales for the same time last year.
grand Gambler torchlight procession last
night at Athens celebrated the victory Of
Gambler 10 the Ninth district.
JEFF Grant a colored tenant on Mr.. Joel
Folks Tllce in DOoly county, made this year
with 0na mule fifteen bales OF cotton. three
Ties of forage, potatoes, cane, etc.
Editor CAN'T. Of the Banner WdtchmdR,
says. Vow We will quit pOiit cs until the next
race We have had our mind so occupied in
our euCe8vOrs 70 elect the One-eyed pillow boy
that every other in crest in Athens was lost
sizat off, but now We will turn our attention to
the city and whO0p her up"
The Pulaski Oil Mill. now in process Of erec-
ti1n az H4wkiusvIile. will be big thing and a
u4viug institution Of our sister city. The main
N..s.. h. hr fhFga cfnriac
hish The machinery is now being placed in
position. The AetCs says The mill is bound
% be- the biggest kind OF a success a fact we
ara qroH1 10 chronicle, for it is one Of our pet
enterprises
A meeting was held in BrOWnville. MuscOgee
county. Monday night for the purpose of
changing the county line. The meeting was
largely attended and the general sentiment
was iu favor Of C ange. committee OF
three from each county was appointed TO make
an additional canvass and report at future
meeting. The people seem TO be very much
Interested IN the matter and doubtless some
thing will be- done.
The following instance Of speedy Justice we
fnl IN the Griffin Daily Netrs: "A negro stole
thirty dollars from j. 4 oxford, his employer,
az Sunuyside, Tuesday morning. while he was
asleep, and left for Med noush Mr.. Oxford
got up and missed his money, and at once sUs-
pected the negro. He discovered his tracks on
the public road, and started after him in bis
shirt sieevss, tracing him by the toes out OF his
SHOES on MS AtII LnDL ABOUT n ne o CLOCK ne
caught the negro near McDOnough; recovered
twenty five do lars Of the money and brought
him IN before Judge Beeks, of this city. where
he confessed the crime nd was sentenced TO
the chain gang for twelve months. This may
be regarded as very expeditions transaction. "
Macon Graphic Of "Wednesday: "Tnfs morn
ing about 10 o'clock accident occurred near
the ice WORKS, on the Brunswick division of
the East Tennessee. .Virgi ia ana Georgia Road,
that resulted in the klling Of William McLen-
don, William Allen and Sem Stanford. For
some time past Mr. A. j. Harris, one Of the
gravel train conductors. has mad a force at
work undermining bank on the road for the
purpose or obtaining earth TO be used along
the line. The mode OF Opei atoms has been to
cut under the bank as far as was safe and then
prze it @ n from the top by means Of crOwbars
driven down This morning four men were at
work together as usual undermining a partic-
la- sec ion f the banE. The work is not con-
siiered dangerous but Mr. Harris, TO avoid
the possibility OF an accident. is always on the
lookout IL noticed this morning the enOr-
nous mass breaking loose, and at once gave
the men warning They Immediately dropped
their tools and broke from the bank. but three
OF them were too late. The pOnderous mass
OF solid earth came crashing down, buryiBg
them out OF sight and producing instantane-
Ous death Mr. Harris aG once collected all OF
his large force and put them at work digging
out the unfortunate men, The bodies OF Will
liam Allen and Jim Stanford were first recOv-
cred. and were found to have been buried TO a
depth Of about three feet The body OF VIII
liam McCleudOn was buried TO a depth OF five
feet, and was not recovered until some time
later"