Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-21

here yesterday at / 40 O'Clock. He informed
officers McMichael and VIM. Burrus OF his
bus ness. and in less than half an hour they
person was found only 81 95. although he ad-
mitted that he had stolen the money Mr.
Smith will leave for Thomaston with his
prisoner today"
Columbus SUNDAY Enquirer: Last night the
fscts OF mot terrible tragedy, enacted at
Hood, the terminus of the Columbus and Rome
Railroad, reached this city. Yesterday after
noon Mr. Robert Garner was drinking, but his
friends anticipated no mischief at his hands.
About 2: 80 O'Clock be was at the store of Mr.
4 3ck Hardy, and a negro woman named Wick
Simpson and negro man we're also in the
store Mr. Garner had dispute with the
woman about opening door, when he picked
up "A shotgun and threatened to shoot the
woman and the man. lt is said that the negro
man told him the gun was not loaded, and that
Garner thought il was not Our informant did
not know whether he was pointing il toward
her on purpose or not. but the gun was dis
ch aTged and the whole load took effect in the
wOman's head and face. Her brains were
scattered over the floor, and she died almost
instantly IL was said to be most ghestly
sight, and all from a careless use of firearms
In the hands of drunken man. The gentle
man who relates the circumstances or the kill
ing could not tell how the gun was discharged,
more than that it was said to be purely acci-
dental"
Rome Courier: For the past several months
we have been cOgnizant OF the fact that negO-
& Sullivan, OF this city, and Mr.. .. o. Nelson.
OF Montgomery, and Mr. George o. Baker, of
Selma. looking to the erection in this city Of a
cotton seed oil mill, but we did not know until
recently that all arrangements had been COM
pleten and that work on the necessary build
ings would be commenced as soon as a charter
could be obtained. application for which has
b-en made. The capital stock of the company
will be $4,000, with privilege OF increasing
same to $4,000 The conn., any has selected
a site for the mill the two lots adjoining
= g.
Cherokee street, and the lot just across the
Rome Railroad from these two. Three build
Ings viii be put up on these lots. ne two
story brick (the mill proper 1I2 feet long by 40
feet wide; one frame building 81 feet vide by
112 feet long. and another frame building 55
feet wide by l5J feet long. the two last being
necessary for housing the large quantity Of
seed necessary to keep the mill in stock"
Hamilton Journal: 'The death OF W. H.
Durham. who lived near Hood, Harris county,
which occurred on Thursday, is probably with
cut parallel. Mr.. Durham was a soldier in
the Confederate army, and at the battle of
Charlottesville he received a wound in the
hip. the bal lodging in a bone. Had an OPP
Grafton been performed at or shortly after that
time, the ball could have been easily removed;
but the wounded man, thinking that it would
never cause him any trouble. allowed it to re-
main Some two years ago the wound began
10 give him considerable pain, bnt he did not
seek relief through surgical operation until
last summer. when he applied to DR. Willis
Westuoreland, Of Atlanta. to remove the ball.
DR. WestmOreIand made an att mpt, drilling
into the bone. but failed to find the object of
his search He advised Mr.. Durham TO keep
the wound open by tents. telling him at the
same time that If he failed to do this, death
would shortly eusue. The wound became so
painful about two months ago that the unfOr-
tunate man decided to ignore the advice of his
physician. and consequently death eDsued
closely afteTward. A post mortem examina
tion vas made and the ball was found in the
small OF the back, lodged against the back
bone. 1t had worked its way through the bone
in the thigh, we're it first lodged, to the point
at hich it was found"
Macon Telegraph: when the morning train
from Jacksonville reached Cochran on Friday
night. Mr. Alfred Schof, Treasurer of the BOs-
ton and bingham Steamboat Company, had
occsSi n to leave bis berth in the Pullman car
for short while. He returned after the train
started, and found that he had been robbed
His vest, cont aiming his gold watch AMI roll
OF bills of ab ut sixty dollars, were not to be
found, though he had only been absent a few
minutes. He informed the conductor of the
sleeper. and both called in Conductor Jeter.
The doors OF the car were then locked and no
one allowed to leave. When the train arrived
in Macon Captain Sharpe, of the road, was
cal ed up and the news impaired 70 him.
He hunted up Lieutenant Wiley, Of the
police force, and the party then vent
into the car There were three ladies on
board and about dozen men as passengers.
The gentlemen consented to Be searched, but
nothing was found upon them. as Mr. Schoh
was compelled to 90 on there was nothlny left
for him to do but to leave with Lieut.. Wiley
description of the articles stolen and await de-
velOpments. He will be at Marie: Ia for ten
days. The vest was of English wOrsted. olive
green color made with white thread. In the
pocket was an open face gold watch, with he
letters composing the name OF ALFRED Schof'
on the face, instead Of the Roman numerals.
The chain a gold cable, with gold-mOunted
rubber pencil and moss agate charm In an
other pocket was the rol! of bills. as to who
committed the robbery Lieut.. Wiley has his
theory which he will work out in due time. 1t
is quite certain that none of The passengers
had anything to ds with it"