Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-10
Georgia Affairs


yr Rainwater, OF the Crackers Neck neigh
b7rb75i. was robbed last week Of thousand
pounds or more Of bacon.
Scott smith. a colored waiter at the Uplands
Ho-e at Eastman, who hailed from Macon,
appropriated about forty-five dollars Of the
earnings Of his coIaborers on Saturday night
last and eluded the officers.
The residence Of J. J. Tanner. about ten
miles from Atlanta. on the Campbellton road,
was destroyed by fire Thursday, caused by
spark from a pipe which fell on the bed.
Apartv Of surveyors left Cedartown on last
Monday to make preliminary survey Of the
urrf-cted continuation OF the Cherokee Rail
roll TO Birmingham.
A destructive fire occurred on the premises
o. Ur Jere Isben at Esom Hill about two
weeks since. His barn, stables and smoke
house we're all consumed, also a quantity Of
neat corn. efc.. and his dwelling narrowly
escaped being burned.
Frrrg C0untg Neics: "We mention as Incl
dents 0f the week the putting out of an eye OF
a little negro girl by q splinter piercing it; the
amputati0n OF an extra finger from each hand
0f another little negro girl by Drs. DOstOr and
Etherd-e: the breaking OF an arm OF Mr.. E ].
Tabbs little son. and the same sort Of an acci-
dent 20 a little negro boy"
Rome Courier: Mrs. Walker and friend
of Cedartown. we're driving to Rome in bug
gr ana when they near5d the railroad track
SIX miles below town their horse became fright
sued and ran tT Both ladies we're thrOGn
from the v-hicl5 and sustained painful bruises.
Ar j. Iippin. who resides near by. rendered
the ladies valuable assistance by placing them
in his own buggy and bringing them to town"
Constitution. Yesterdays dispatch was re-
csvei ar the Governors office stating that
hese Webb. cOlOred. who killed another Ne
gr1 named Thomas Lamar, in Crawford cOun-
o. two or three years ago. had beel arrested
Do Montgomery, Alabama The two negroes
had engaged in a fight when Webb stabbed his
adversary 20 the heart and fed. A reward OF
Sl5l was offered by the Governor for his ar
fest. The Sheriff of Crawford county is in
Montgomery awaitiHga reQuisttlOn with which
TO bring Webb back to Georgia
Brunswick Adrsrfiser and appeal: whilst
the steamship City of San Antonio was living
at her wharf yesterday loading one of her deck
hsHds was hit by a barrel and hurled TO the
l0Eer deck, distance Of twenty feet. He fell
up0a q naTrel which uucapped the left knee
joint whilst his head struck sgai st piece OF
um1ef, cutting severe cash Other injuries
we're received, but Of a less serious character.
lie wzs taken TO the residence Of Mr. John
Ward and a physician summOnei J, who advised
that The leg be taken OF, but he strenuOusly
opposed It. prelerring 70 run the risk Of saw
ins It,"
~lirEFl-4 ~ UEcNniNMs AS We 90 10 press
We Siean the sad news Of the burning to death
ol an infant son OF Mr.. i. ". Browning, of
montgomery county. on Tuesday of last week,
as-l t|5 years, the particulars OF which, in
lfl-t are that during the absence Of the
mother the child left his father, who was split
ing rails a short distance from the house, and
proceeding 70 the house alone and unobserved
caught IRE while attempting to remove some
Poja19es from the burning Goals. The little un-
tvll-lat- ran towards his father, but before
assistance C 1ui he rendered he was so severe
y burned that death ensued in a few hours
Afterwards "
Greensboro Home journal: while Rev
Niles W. Lewis, OF this county. as in town on
4on1ay. his barn, granery and stables. with
three hundred bushels OF home raised corn.
together with all his oats. forage, agricultural
implements, and three horses were destroyed
eI t14 torch of the incendiary, applied, ft IS be
lesei, hy gmsll negro boy who lived with his
amt on the farm OF Mr. Lewis, and who says
ne was nstgated By her 10 commit the act
lhe woman was named MOllie PeaFce, and her
lls1a1d had been driven from the place for
some misconduct. She was before Judge
Weaver on Thursday for trial, and under the
testimony in the case bound over 10 the fall
tsrn Of Greene Superior Court under a bond
ofSLQ01r
tqr.g County Neirs: The Sheriff Of Henry
county, Ala ans. had an interesting expert
s-ee ln Gar county On the 9th inst He came
.eS s-llsS tEe river to arrest darkey named Ma
s-4l r0well, who had sW-indled merchant in
Solmoia by mOrtsagiUg him property that
- oern previously mOrigaged in this state
siled with a rfquisition from the Governor OF
AAo4la the Deputy proceeded to make the
attest. bat when he laid hands upon Nathan
- we or tie latter came to his rescue with
-9lo.e uarrelied shot guH II her hand. with
sl-cl She tapped the officer over the head, and
us enabled her husband tCescape- She soon
L.-lsae1, and both succeeded IN making their
sseape. Natnan has the reputation in this
O--nl5 o. being great Ecoundrel-"
FEint0n S0ufheTHer and Apgedl, "On last
sunday, about eight miles from here. near the
seiers of Big Sandy. Mr. Sanders. with his
S..s--lfen, were out taking a stroll IN the woods
eG-.5E wandering around ~ some time. one OF
~ l-tie girls approached near the stream TO
t.--s some hCneySuckle blooms Wnicn grew
el Lle bans. Rud was instantly attscEed by
Ll1r alligator Mr. q. who was not far sway,
t-l % the rescue Of his child. and snatcheo
~ as PC were, out OF the Jaws or death. by
~. lLle the entire little party we're IN Wild
&c F---s q excitement. After Mr. S. had removed
f-- - rom danger, he at once set TO WORK
- 10y ms gatOrship in the accomplishment
-Al-n DE was forced to solicit the aid OF
-1tal OK his neighbors-in fact, there was
S-1 sle company called ont, and. after
T--.rl contest, the alligator was forced 70
- - 20 ms checks After he was thought to
h go desd ne was measured and found 70
a1sen and half feet long"
tort Valley Mirror: 'sWe learned Yesterday
~l sn0-esale poisoning in Crawford county,
r.
rts-an and family. 4 seems that William
.i5-es colored had bound his thirteen year
E--u 20 9lr Jordan for the present year. The
-lf-5s tired Of working for Mr.. Jordan, and
e--tisssli % poison the whole family, and thus
i1gi-.-5 himself % change his home. Accord
fs5,{4Lle f{ ne emptied a box Of rat poison into the
f--5 eQnee-pOt, just before the breakfast
~ "a !lesday morning last. Mr. Jordan,
hs-eAl eAl children. all drank Of the coffee, and
ss 49, 80 q grow SICK. Concluding that they had
r-ie eseh poisoned, emetics were quickly ad-
- -efsd and the family soon got relief.
eoIuan suspected the negro boy OF the
49,, ald he was arrested and taken before
sr5ss roland tOr trial He was convicted,
- -.eer lile trial acknowledged having taken
sr5 :. y poison from a shelf in the cook room
49, slaptied it into the coffee pot. He was
JAN" N'ine yesterday ana placed IN
,s,f es4nlington Gazette: "On Thursday, the
49, ~ a coiOred man on Mr. James Wylie
Ha-Iel place, in this county, died from iD5u-
- " lad received four days before. On
N -9nlay previous he was engaged in haul
- s llogsl for the saw mill. At the time
snS nSiisslsed the injury there was q very long
Ese ~ STOCK on the wagon, and the man
49, ing on the foremost end driving. The
vs'sh struck some obstruction. and the
7-' u Ihe log behind tilted It 50 Is 70 throw