Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-27
j. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

NAL went on home, and a negro man seeing him
r1derless Immediately started in search or MI
Boyd, and found him lying inSensible on the SIDE
OF the road Help was summoned, ana tne
wounded man carried back 70 his fathers
house, and medical aid procured. The physl-
clans found that he had received wounds IN the
left arm, in the left side and two in the breast.
The most erious one is in the left breast, Just
below the nipple. J be probe failed TO find the
ball in this wound, and II is feared that 1t is
fatal A second attempt was made on Monday
night TO kill the young man. by shooting him
as he lay in bed, through the window This
intention was discovered. and the wOuld-be as
sasslns were driven on Suspicion was a.
rected to the three brothers. named Martin.
as the perpetrators Of the deed party or
men were organized and went to the place
where the shooting was done, and there they
tracks were followed TO a house occupied
by feyton Martin, where one dropped
out, and the two remaining tracks were FOL
lowed to the house Of Mr.. Robert A. Martin,
the father Of the Martin brothers. The tracks
we're measured and found TO correspond in
size 70 the Martins. On this and other evidence
warrants were sworn out for the arrest OF the
brothers and placed in the hands OF Sheriff
Norris, who summoned a posse and left Thom-
son yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
arrestiDg the Martins. It is said the trouble
grew out or charges made by Miss Georgia
Martin against Boyd BOYD, It Is also sal :,
promised to marry Miss Martin when con-
Ironted with the accusation male by her, but
Tailed TO do so. Proceedings were Instituted
against MN. ana the case Is set uoWu IOE lEldl
at the September term Of McDuf1e Superior
Court. II is stated that threats against Boyd
nave several times been made by the Martins
There is much excitement in McDuffie over the
affair"
Columbus ER9llirer-Sun: lit is no breach Of
confidence for us 70 say thst tie prospect con
tlnually brlghtens for a railroad from Colum-
bus TO the Florida line. We are in possession
Of such facts that we feel authorized to state
that within few months the people all along
the line OF the Chattanooga. Columbus and
Florida Railroad will see it under rapid con-
struction. The President OF the company -
now en- route to New York in the interest or
the early construction Of the road, and we
hope soon to be able to lay all the facs before
our readers. At present we can only assure
| those who are interested in the matter
| that the prospects are exceedingly nat
/ tering, and that as soon as it can be done
with propriety they shall have the facts in de-
/ TIL. We also have information OF the most
reliable character that lead us to believe that
at no distant day Columbus will have direct
| communication with Savannah by the racine
| Short Line The men who are managing it are
Of prominence IN railroad circles, and are those
/ who fully recognize the Importance or the
i road. They have already sent out from New
| York and had taken plans and specific atoms
/ of all the bridges between this point and Sa-
/ vRnnah. We have recently been IN direct com
1 munication with one Of the leading men or the
/ enterprise, and he considers 1t certainty.
/ While the business of the lins and pro-
/ gressive city of Columbus Is thus TO be
i so largely augmented we have few
/ words to say to Cincinnati Cincinnati is en-
/ deavoring to become a great cotton market,
l and with considerable show or success. we
| would ask If her citizens have ever thought
that it is only one hundred and eighty eight
Il miles from Chattanooga TO Columbus, ia, Oy
| the proposed railroad via Rome, while 1t is one
| hundred and thirty-eight miles from Chatta-
| nOOga to Atlanta Such is the fact Only fifty
| miles further, and the heart Of the great cotton
belt of Southwest Georgia and East Alabama
| is not touched At Columbus the head OF
navigation on the ChattahOOchee river. a water
communication with the Gulf of Mexico bv
steamboats, the entire year is obtained. The
immense trade to Florida, now cut of
from the Cincinnati road, will be
thrown into its Jap, as that trade
| now cOmss frincipally via Montgomery
| and down the Chattahoochee river At Chat
| tahOOchee landing, on the Florida line, the rail
road to Jacksonville, Fla, is reached and a
through line to the Atlantic and all places in
Florida made Once at Columbus, Ga, the
| Cincinnati Southern Railroad can defy any
competing line II annoyed by opposition, a
| splendid water line via ChattahOochee river
| and the Mexican Gulf to New Orleans and
Texas is at its command If a line to the At
| lautic is lenied via Atlanta or CarrOltOn, it IS
| granted here by river to Jacksonville, Fla, OF
| by river to Bainbridge. thence to Savannah
| even if the Pacific Short Line is not construct
! ed Many goods from New York come to
| Columbus via the Jacksonville, Florida, and
| river route now, and If return western produce
| could be had, the line would be very strong
and paying one. Columbus, aside from hel
| immense cotton and wOolen factories anC
| other industries, has an immense trade alons
| the river aud on the Mobile and Girard road
This extends into Florida and East Alabama
The cotton brought here for sale is 100.
| ono bales amounting to O',OOO
Columbus has increased its population
forty five per cent. within ten years
within the corporate limits. It's suburbs acros:
the river, in Alabama now number over 300
| all supported by Columbus factories. Its Geor
| gia suburbs are even greater in number. We
want an outlet direct to the great metropolis OF
the West and we think Cincinnati should look
| to our place as the terminus of its gigantic
railroad. With this connection we feel certain
that our cotton receipts will run up to l5l ,OOt
| bales Without any railroad competition il
has gained its present importance