Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-17

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Georgia AHairs.
u- 8. Cathey, Of DsIton. ATTEMPTED sui
.-ss nv taliur about an ounce OF laudsnum
.-s .bro-ofarm few DAYS AGO. hut through
--. skin Of his physicians his life was saved
The ten thousand dollar Fqu7r law for scriv-
.--,nrrv went into effect on the fst inst.
VIZ John ". Owens. ~ Msriwether county.
,-.s shot and killed in the western part Of Up
.--r,1r-v. on Sunday. BY Mr.. James Baker. Of
the 1strer county
The Ogitmsn Free Press says that fifteen
b--,-r4d acres Of wat rmelons are planted in
rorr5es. PROOFS and Thomas counties Water
Melons as hig as q mans head now cover the
Earth In this section.
lohn G. PansaH the policeman who shot
himself on SATURDAY. in Augusta. with suicidal
i--arr is not dead. but the hall having been
extracted there is a chance OF his recovery.
r-a Perry Home J0urnal states that II Is a
-sr7zuize4 feet that The peach crnp Of Houston
-.-r-tv win Re short Some OF the tres are
fnT while others have TO fruit at al on them.
p1s.rsh or Neirs aud SiOndl: ''We learn that
w- IA Campbell who's home is h re and who
rms IN engine on the Savannah, Florida and
western Railway. recently had the misfortune
IA The accident was unavoidable"
asqv or two since Mr. wiTliam Zlnn and his
-arhau Fph. Zaun. lad ebOut seventeen
vasrs NJ age. living IN Dodge county, had
trivial difference as 70 some matter connected
with the shaariug and marking Of some sheen
s+7ra ~ rhai- folds. II resulted in a fight.
5r-frz which the nephew stabbed the uncle
seriously IL not fatally.
On Friday evening last Fed Lowe. an Ameri-
Gus butcher was stlbbed IN the back ~ a ne
20 from tba Huguenin plantation After the
crr,i1g. tte darkey took to his heels but was
son 0v-rtaken BY Lowe who gave him
s0unf pummeling yer the head with orlck-
hlt About his time the Marshal arrived on
the spot ard iaile7 the negro
tr1aricus Recorder: ION yesterday after
r01n quite an interest was excited by the pas
ssra through cur city OF p1rtv, consisting OF
tun famili-s, numbering in all about ten. 0n
heir Wv 20 Colorado. They were from Eas-
rIr-ifq and we're travelling in a hack and
sa-0n II they have good lnck they may be
sbs 90 take Christmas at their destination
Dublin Gazette: " The little twO-year-Old
5srrhter Of Mr J. J. Dominy, who was so
tasv burned with hot c. fee last Fridey, died
Gifts fleets on Saturday night The child was
sitting ar the table and pot OF cOff9e, that had
been taken from the fire a half hour. was
turned over on il. scaling the chest and abdO-
men The little suffer-r bore up well under
the burning pain until death relieved il.
Ssuiersville Mercury: I'VE learn from Rev.
Aa p
Loan E-lium colorFd. was shot in the breast
with twenty four buckshOt, by some unknown
rarrv white he was going along the road near
hizufqrrarfou in Johnson county He was found
dead in the road by Messrs Charlie Williams
ari Richard Waters, who were passing along
ths road The Coroner held an inquest on his
b0iy hur the verdict OF the jury we have not
learned
Griffin sun: "a few weeks ago we published
a an Item % news the fact that in the Pike
Superior Court. Mr.. Henry Walker, young
LAWYER % Miner, had been convicted OF subor-
nation Of perjury LAST Monday Judge Stewart
granted a new trial IN the case, aud Il is BE-
hevpt by those posted in the matter that the
evidence against the defendant is not sufficient
Or convict Mr.. Walker is a young man OF
talent and promise
Sv.v,uia TeleDh1ne: ''Sheep raising has COM
r4rc-7 aud from what we can learn. the clip
viii b. much larger this season than il was
last. and some Of our sheep owners viii reallZs
quite q handsome sum from their wool II Ger
taiuy beats cotton all % pieces and our sheep
owners are the most Independent m-n in the
county. We are informed that large numbFr
OF sheep have been killed BY dogs during the
past winter, ami the loss from this quarter will
cut OF the wool crop cons derab y
Atlanta Constitution: "A burglar came near
tis death sunday morning about four O'Clock
iu store &C the Junction OF Peachtree and
Cedar streets For some time past Mr.. Free
msu. the proprietor OF the store. has been ex
p-cGng nocturnal visit. and on Saturday night
n
tectiug his property. Early Sunday morning,
while be- was as eep. he was startled BY nois g
iu th- room, and upon awaking found himself
tsc- % face with large, burly negro. Soon
ue two men were engaged in a desperate
nE1t Mr. Freem an was using a large chees-
knife. while the burglar fought with a heavy
STICK which he brought with him. After in
1ic-ug severa wounds upon he burglars head,
De- K and chest. Mr.. Freeman and the negro
parted Subse quen " the n gro was followed
ty his blood TO he e. Cf Harris and Collins
streets. There he -tO0 g ?. and after tearing
ls shirt into lees lie VIZ pped up his wound
ana then isappear 8,
sen0ia PbIa IL. y .asi Wednesday a most
horrible accit- nt secured 70 two mules be-
illglg % Dir. j. 9. tCmms rs, who Is engaged
ll running w mt hOut two miles south
east 90 seuoia. Nr P. sihley. who was in
me employ lf sir. Summers had them at
tcted 20 q wagou ard hauling stock with
1eu Tn Or s.ny over what appeared to Be
OILY small 2 II brush in the woods one Of
lle mules sud eniy sank down, nearly disap-
learnz, Mr- Sihley thought il had fallen into
llle made by the rotting out OF a clav
lQlL anl Jumped from the wagon to aSsisf IL
- Ertlng out When he got down he discOv-
s sIsl hiS mistake, sni that it vas an
o- We'll hidden by bush and
leaves. and had he not been caught
u trace be would have been pre- ipitated to
ne tom Of the well. a depth Of a-out
t@e-ly-eitnt feet He made everg effort to
trelle tn- mu G. which hid started TO fall in
ull without avail The little hold which it
managed 70 retain soon gave way and it
sAtped through the harness and went crash
ls 20 the bottom being killed instantly. Mr.
celeY tten Greeted his attention to saving the
sl-er mule, but when the first fell it pulled
lae seconc so Tar in that it was impossible TO
A-ep from falling In also. and sharing tie
e1ne Tate Of it companion"
Macou Ts eqroph: "a little afte- one O'Clock
s---ay morning cutting ARRAY occurred near
5-e corner " Fifth and Pine streets, betWe n
E-cs slipes aud J. y. Walker on one side and
-lo4as Morgan and Chris McGee on the other.
KS Iacts as near as We can gather them. are
15- Morgan aud Mc8ee were coming out
y q lluse On Fifth street. and were met by
e--tee ana Walker, who commenced cOnver
s--.l1 OK a nature calculated to raise a dis
s-.llnce. Only a few words passed, when
e-les opeaed his knife and by some means
AcIee on the ground and commenced
--s him. Walker made at MOrg n
~. nls open kzife, and after
lm as he followed him. Morgan
-5- eud Walker ceased his knife work
collected. attracted 70 the scene by Nc
lll-e u murder. Snipas made his es-
hoJn the wounded men were taken into
-e- near bY and DR. Ferguson sent for
tAe 'ctor arrived. Mc1ee was bleeding
k--e74 from his wounds. He was found to
Es-a1QeQ II seven places. the principal stab
- IN MS breast, he knife cutting into one
-e llnSs- For a long time McGee breath d
-u me wound Morgan was cut in five
s' lne main WOuu0 being in the hack in
.-S lle spinal cord and paraly zng impor-
- -isalS The wounds we're s-wed up and
- --n taken TO their residences. Warrants
~ 9slle1 esterday for Snpes and Walker
-. .--,Vr y was taken 70 Jail and viii await the
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