Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-18

while Walking dDeul- apparently III EoOu
heal b. Her sudden death was a shock to the
entire community.
The convic-s to work on the extension will
arrive ia Macon on Mondsy next, and go to
ro-k on TUESDAY The portable house in
vtf-b they are TO be quartered is now ready at
tbs srrplv yard. It is an Ingenious affair, 50
srrarrsi as 10 be taken TO pieces aud put on
cariu a few minutes
Thieves entered the stores Of Cauthens &
Tyers and D A Mckinley at Miner, on We'd
resisy night, with the aid Of a piece Of rail-
r,sf iron. and robbed them OF several hundred
dollars worth Cf goods. The firm had very
b,Bfs0ne selection OF fine shoes, and the entire
I-r vas taken from the store Every effort is
b4fBg made to aseertrin who the thieves are,
blt no definite clue has been reached yet The
robbery was committed between the hours Of
one ant five O'Clock in the morning.
ID Webster Davis, Postmaster at Darien, died
In that city on wednesday after brief illness.
He was highly esteemed by all who knew him,
and his dea'h was a shock to the community.
He wss buried on Thursday with Masonic hon
ors
The Enquirer sun emphatically denies that
there has been or is any case Of smallpox in
Columbus
Martha Urshur, colored, is in Jail in Colum-
bus. charged with rifing the trunk f 10
Goulden, Of Cuthbert. who had engaged room
Al her house. for which be paid in advance.
Levi Taylor. cOi0red, late Of Bolingbroke,
visited Col j. J. Rogers potato hill at Barnes
vile. The Colonel haq bell and wire connec-
ton between the house and the hill, ami ere
e H1e.r ,nh had
A burglar dug a hole half through the brick
wall of T. L Hunt & Co.'S store last Friday
night but il being ather hard job, he aban-
doned the work before an entrance was made.
Thursday night fire was discovered in the
Terrell county court house at Dawson The
alarm was given and some citizens by prompt
action extinguisbed the flames. which had
made considerable progress. The fire IS
thought TO have been accidental
Anegro glrI four years Of age, living upon
Captain Bridges place in Coweta county, was
90 badly burned on Monday Of last week that
she died in a few hours
In Paulding county. one day last week, q ne-
gro man drove a yoke of oxen and wagon into
Browns ford, on Pun pkinviue creek, and all
we're drowned. The Cxen were found a con-
siderable distance below, lodged on a fish trap
The body Of TIE negro hiss not yet been found.
There are eleven trtstles between the Chat
taboo -hee river and Sweetwater creek, and
not another one for the next fifteen miles
going wes. on the Georgia Pacific Railroad.
" 7. South a white convict who escaped
from the CedartOwn convict camps on the 10th
OF August last. was arrested by Officer White
in Atlanta, on THURSDAY, and lodged in the s'a-
tion house. South made an attempt to dodge
the officer through a side door when he saw
him approaching, but was headed on and
caught
Mr. A. ". Hill, OF the Sixth district Of Coweta
county, reports that his cattle are dying with
some strange disease, he does not know what.
They are seized with trembling and weakness,
and die in a very few days. He has lost cattle
in the same way for several years, and thinks
it must be some poisonous weed or vine which
they eat
It's stated that large cotton seed oil mill
VIII be built at Kirkwood before summer.
The negro man on Mr.. J. a. McCOY's planta-
ton. Talbot valley, who was so severely cut
short time since, few days ago dropped dead,
it is thought, from apoplexy. The wound had
almost entirely healed. The negro who did the
carving, hearing Of the death left instantly.
One day lest wetk Mr.. W. T. Kendrick
started a wagon 10 Talbotton loaded with
cotton, and from some cause had to stop by a
creek near his home, where his wagon re-
maiued over night. The next morning he
found that one # his cotton bales was mis-
sing, and tor some time thought that some
prowling thief had lifted IT, Fortunately,
s4gr.I 10
discovered bis missing bale a good distance
down the stream completely soaked and en-
bedded iu swamp mud
Tony Bryan AMI Ell King, two colorei
b.Oois Of Utah. a delectab.e suburb OF Co
lumbus. are held for count, charged with beat
ing an old man, named Culpepper, with
brick.
James BloodwOrth, OF Griffin, is reported to
have fallen heir to a legacy Of 600, left by
arelariye IN England.
Augusta Chronicle. 18th: Yesterday intelli-
genee or a horrible accident on the Georgia
Railroad reached Aususts MIR. DAVID y. Neal.
Hn0 left Augusta Wednesday evening at 5:i5.
On th nishJ exprtss, gos on at Forrest, ana
started up the track. When he got TO the six
teeu and haf mile post be laid down on The
lf-ck and fell asleep. Up through freight No.
i1 Enich leaves Augusta at 8: % p. m ran over
seventeen mile post, and Il Is said he was under
The H Hhlerce Of liquor when he lefs Augusta
lie vii be buried ar WaTrentOn this evening
Ne-i- Wn0 was a printer, was IN the Chronicle
editorial rooms Wednesday afternoon. and
showed picture Cf his father. who died re-
Gently, one Of the sten This picture was
found On him when the body was discovered.
Atlanta Constitution: within the past few
days cnHrract has been made with the Brush
Electric Light c. Cfnpar Y and a company organ
i. n n
u furnish eee-Tic lights for parties in the city
HLo vent this kind Of lighr. Il Is the purpose
OF llls company to have the lights n sue
eesstll operation within ninety days, and car
furnish AZ low rates electric Hght for any par
Ties who desire TO use iE The company Will
commence with q machine to make forty
IsAt- az first and increase as there IS larger
--nand for the lights the m 2chinery has
oeen ordered from G eveland, ohio, and will be
s4lpprd az once. The Brush light IL acknOW-
y sel 70 Be the only perfect electric light that
mas been made. Il is now being successfully
-ieq 10 New York. Cleveland Cincinnati, Lou
iafAl- aud large number Of cities
BeKGl5 Netrs. 1T is said that q lady OF this
S9tn'T, living in Cross Keys district, gave
oilln 20 two children (tNiusl some time IN Oc-
sSler, 1871 They were quite small, weighing
me and i've pounds respectively. but per
10y formed and apparently heaithV. The
strange part OF the mailer is that from the day
~ lheir birth untI some time in the month OF
december tn y showed no an nation and
scarcels any sign Of life beyond respiration.
~, ~ eppeared precisely as II asleep During
a. tlls time they took no nOuristm- Mt, except
very little sWeetened milk forced upon them,
ala aIl Efforts OF the mother to get them to
-l.se proved uuavailing. At the end OF anOut
40 Inonths GfIer their birth the twins appa
Lsltly Eaked 10 and became as lively any
Tl-lllfen, and are nsE living and thrt i'g-
10y we're weighed at the beginning and also
= We end of their long sleep. and their weight
= pIeesely the same each time"
Eastman Times "On Tuesdsy last Mr. G. D.
9ltespie. IN looking after soms business was
M. me pair Of horses belOnging 10 the late
-, 'cnn ". Griffin. and 10 passing the lumber
lilils q Steel & Gross. a few miles above East
-u, tne horses became frightened aud ran
10y After running 4 dist ance Of about one
ta-llfed yards they came in contact with
a. SOLe morse going on one side Of the tree
i-s ~ n Z o-Ler horse on the other side, break
~ .ue pole en1 throwing the huggy and Mr..
SlLlespie against the tree with considerable
Se. 4r. e. was fearfuliy bruised about the
- ald lace, and received painful injuries
s5sl s5-sl wise His upper Jaw IA said to be broken,
- ~ u We have not been able TO see DR.. 'Lati-
f.I, ne attending physician. and cannot state
- ,h7 extent Il The injuries received. He
sr9 -9 Drought back 70 town on Friday evening.
bos-lss.sst = ~ present at Mr.. ". 3. HsiddOn's-his
DOarding place
nt5Ssi.noridge Democrat: "Ata a meeting OF the
~. -ieuF ,suF County Commissioners. held IN this
4. ISloay, an investigation OF Tax Collector
fsDItoa aaffeil's books showed him TO be de-
rs-5 = 70 the amount Of three OF four thou
rast.S. S.os,lSfs- it seems that owing 20 the re.
~ Lss Lallure OF Mr.. Harreil 10 come uD with
s--s ~ 5As Tor ex animation the Commissioners
ds--s7u rat IN Decatnr's meal tub. sad Or
IN 49, = int stlsation Monday. which reSu ted K
snS S,lSa Le4lz alton Of their worst fears. Yes,
- - more IL resulted In bringing 10 ljght
''-4s very loose work on the part Of the Com