Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20


--,r rf The mail from Savannah.
w r5warIs. Of Columbus, is dead
.-,- Of robbers blew open the County
----.--s safs in CrawfOrdville, on Thursday
-t,r- and secured about 500
a. ~ S. Harden was thrown from his buggy
,---.v-aeo in Tatnau county, and received
.s su.arel Mr. Howard's store, in
,---- r-,rrf.s county. a few days ago, and
.esl from his trunk. a negro has been
,--sstst on suspicion
The uichm0nd Enquirer states that Kew
o..-, el,rebrook, late rector Of the Episcopal
-,---,b st Macon. Ga, who was badly injured
-sH-1sd accident in Georgia last June, is
.- tra residence Of his mother in Rich
--+ IL is now thought that he will not be
-.ra.nsntIv disabled.
Die West Point Egferprise reports that one
-..b- during thepast week. negro man by the
,fr. West was run over and killed at
,--.--r,u,. The uegro's wife has Instituted
....-.-.irst the Western Road for $4,000 dam
-,--ris lawrence, Of LaGrange, who was re-
-...Ir.s- week as having been shot in the
-.-rrs by a boy eleven years cd, at West
p,.r+ disd on the 9Th inst. The ball came
,.-ru..r going through his head the skull
tss-y f-s.tured on the opposite side
-tsrav-rua office in Atlanta received infor-
nation 1u Friday of the seizure by Deputy
r,rz-ro- John A Stuart, in Union county, Of
c-. conner still cap and worm. together with
ss,5t hundred gallons OF beer and forty gallons
orr,r wines Deputy Marshal Taylor Cobb
arrested jefferson b. Dyer. the proprietor Of
tssztfI- They also seized the disdilery OF
Jiuss swaia. IN Union county, and destroyed
four hundred gallons Of beer.
amber Of gentlemen were out deer hunt
ir, in S,rfvsn county on Saturday, the llth
i-.tsnt and were no little surprised to find
that their dogs had jumped a milk-white doe.
vbeh was chased near several Of them. "A
number OF shots we're fred at it with out effect
last Tuesday night parties unknown entered
Mr. Bird Hightower's bedroom, in Valdosta'
while he and his family were asleep, and stole
thsrsfron his trunk, containing S125 in money
auIaI his valuable papers, together with other
vsusb.s lr.l,les, such as clothing, etc.
O1 Ist tuesday morning Mr.EzFa McCalman,
Hyiazi7 Kansas district. some five miles north
vsro Of C4rroItou, while assisting his brother
G-6rgs I'm breaking young mule, got his leg
broken and also received some other injuries.
from which he died on the following day at
O'Clock iu The evening.
Ths Macon Telegraph says the town OF
Ahplha, not a great distance from Macon
basu1t been Incorporated but short while,
aur rar SAINT ur "a ali or calabooss what do
you suppose they usef Nothing more than
an ola cotton press. They put a prisoner IN
the box. run down the screw, and he's ss safe
a. In a Siberian copper mine.
Thursday gentleman's gold watch was
stolen from his POCKET at the chicken fight
il Hamburg. That night the police arrested
r-, white men, Joshua Hart and John Bell,
t,ff,. G-om New York, on the charge Of hav-
i-rp-.te, the sentleman's pocket The watch
W., f,1-t in their possession. They were
Ulcsd il jail
Boss p. .,fsre- a 4 sgro pFisonerin jail at Fora
Gaines art.mptes tn escape on Wednesday
1o-ui-- last Warden Simpson warned him
0haIt The negro paid no heed, Whereupon
Warden Simpson fred, send og OuiAe' in'7
his head, killing him almost insta otJ.
The GWinnett Herald has learned No'hing 70
couoboration Of the report that revenue ON
Ger vas cut in two in that county recently, ana
regards the story as a hoax.
Bsunie Freeman, OF West Point. came near
drowning oneday during the past week By fall
i1s into flower pi- in which the water Was
several feet deep. The little fellow was unable
swim, but usei his limbs to wonderful advan-
bge. and succeeded in kicking himself out OF
The water.
Ihusisy in excavafing for the foundation
o. the bell tower on Broad street, Columbus,
Mr. Norton struck the foundation stones OF the
FIRST market house the city ever bossted OF
lrvas heated at the intersection OF Broad and
St. Clair streets, and was a two-story structure.
ia the upstairs Of which was the Council cham
Der and ofises Of the city officials. It was
blrled down in the great fire Of 1915.
AHezro employed BY Collins & Co. on the
English EDDY Railroad, in Tattnau county, as
atrsin hand, fell from a moving train one day
lat week ami received injuries from which be
died
JAKE Williams, the boy who confessed his
connection with the robbery Of Messrs. Varne-
doe and Ashley's stores, in Valdosts. last week,
all who reported Ike James as an aecOmplice,
mas confessed that he was the sole actor in
thar crime. He showed the Sheriff where he
hldhid the money, and the last cent was recov-
e'rl- Ike James has been liberated. Jake is
oay about fourteen years Old
Ina dispute over the propFistOrship Of
l-lSsi five ceutsl. a negro men was shot
taiough tle heart by another, on the night OF
.ls lo-h inst, at sstilla. Ga, on the Macon and
brunswick Railroad The negro who did the
sllou1g atscouded and is still at large
brunswick was thrown into CONSERVATION
y '-- ',sl O'Clock Friday evening By the cry OF
me- Ii was quickly aseertained that the
'l originated at or about the jail, and,
Up Nop@ning the doors, blaze was found in
aFo1u occlpied - two negro women. The
1lzss haa Vsde 10 headway, and we're easily
sa5,ber-d s-.,'. q Blanket. The kerosene lamp
use- ty The gyr-, u ,ssd exploded. igniting the
o- which ran over ri e hoor. but. fortunately,
cin not come in cont. et With theif beds or
Clothing.
-. r-.-isyiie Nsirs and FaTns,'T: "a meeting
F---l--l uesday Of last wees 20 organize q
s-',-5- --l association, with tie onJecl Q.
srao.i-S contributions for the purpose OF /
nm S monument over the grave OF 6oger-
&C., y ln. deceased. The meeting vas |
'isl until court week"
; I7sl5sviL.e Star: Last summer. Messrs.
u ? 80 ~, Jr-, end ]. s. James bOugs ~ from
eastern ~ --iee tliee hundred acres OF land - the
sraof .1-llon or this town. on which aTe
Rses,-,., preltiest building sites in the place.
Gen-r-i' cslry disposed OF the whole tract to
hlr4s1-r,Sl So-uoa and Governor COlquitt at q
ta-si---r prom, these latter gentlemen in
lie io,ss r'!lng It on in town lots and selling
Dan n ,ts-o son Gazette: 'In passing along that
Tie sCsfb-s- Ssfeet between the seminary and /
ali Va ~ ,iS.., is..rcl on Tuesday morning, the
hfise-L was snapped in two Several /
te rr-,r-.5 i- lue carriage. and planks had TO i
% ttscc----sl and laid down from the sidewalk
cgt cr - q % enable the occupants to get
-.-lt knee leepSi -N9 inuu a' TINS poin1 Is
Es.l.a- VIE Dispatch: Captain william
4li--ss5, -l1.ller.y OF D0Oly county. died at II
ast c--.5, ~ sumter county. on Friday Il
tif befls.---u hilgier was a survivor Of the
al - "a The Uniied States and Mexico
C5oTSIs one of the u1fortunate command Il
t-rsf n 1s-- nm regiment, we helieveJ cap
hIsrse --,,,- n, = ME fighting for independence
g tas ve-v y nave been told that he was one
Ian. p es,ll LeW who. after the drawing Of the
1rlE Es-peq with his life. Il was his luck /
-10'y o-r--..t ute oAan twice. He resi1ed In i
= novel " Ior s many years, but some time
l-tsi - 70 70 Ancersonville, where. as above /
ueath occurred on Friday last"
ere5 II-isnls ago in Atlanta young man
.esz-r -f,,--Ii f,-i vas exhibiting q small Smith & /
4tersI+ +-'.li -.li az the horse OF family named /
fsrlse5-oo oll cry street. When in the act 1
ga fsrc-.t- y ln his pocket It exploded The /
e f1r 4 - s.-Ftled the occupants OF the room,
AetaH RsI- seconds 10 was not known where /
bl,b - ~ ~ = ne, but presently an acute pain
11lsfss i ii-les Sal ie MaksusOm's s lower limbs
setl5 l.a. the bali had passed in that oi-
pa c9-r.,tl ~ e1amlnstiOn proved thus fndiea- i
= bsio-- !, 4ne hall had passed through one /
i0us6 "A y ne h knee, and after going clean /
''-'ea' where it lOdged.''i