Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-22
SANDERSVILLE GOSSIP.
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SANDERsvILLE GA, June 2O.-Editor Morn
inc Nel0s: Again have we been visited by a
severe storm, and sustained considerable dam
age. 1t will be remembered that on the 27th
of March last our little city was barely skipped
by fearful cyclone that vented its gigantic
force Immediately northeast Of us, swapping
forest trees like straws, and SCATTERING houses
as easily as if they had been built of paper
cards by infant hands. On the 10th of May,
near the close of bright sunshiny day, small
thunder-clsud suddenly gathered and lowered
over us, and amid the play of heavens grand
artillery a lightning bolt leaped to earth and
struck down one OF our best citizens; hence, it
was with anxious eyes We watched the rapid
approach of a dark, lowering cloud on last
Sunday afternoon, and at one time we rejoiced
in the hope that it would pass north OF
US, but suddenly /, veered around al struck
US from the northeast. The lightning was
binding, the thun5er peals deafening, the vino
terrific and the al stones enormous. A large
oak near G. W Bionnt's was shattered BY
lightning; the Gilmore House, the resi-
dences of William Gallaher and NJ
b. Boyer were struck, but were pro-
tected by conductors. All vegetables fruit
trees, cotton and corn 10 the northern part Of
town and for TWO miles beyond lin The same
district visited by the cyclone of March'2nh)
we're demolished by the hail, which driftei in
such quantities in the fence corners that it
could nave been gathered by the bushe an
hour after the storm The fury of the wind
bore down the corn fat to the earth; tore
limbs from trees and uprooted others. We
counted eighteen shade trees prestrate on
Harris street in a distance Of Two hundred
yards.
The District Conference has closed after a
most interesting and harmonious session It.
will convene at Louisville. Ga next year. G
Miller Cf Savannah, j W. Cheatham of JEFF
ferson county, Rev. VIM. Park and Hon. &. r.
Pringle Of Sandersville, were elected delegates
to the annual Conference.
Ds.lO orrfu nA fhn hall
hour after l had finished my letter of that
date, and his arrival was discovered too late to
correct it. He presided over the further de
liberations Of the Conference, and, despite his
feeble health, delivered an eloquent sermon on
Sunday.
We Lave had much good preaching during
the Conference, and as several ministers have
remained to continue services during this
week, it is hoped that revival may be the re-
snlt We need it.
During the sunday school exercises on Sun
day afternoon Alex MacDonell, Esq, of Sa
vannah sen of Rev. Geo. G. N. MacDonelI de-
livered a short but appropriate address
directed particularly to young men.
| Emory College, through its Financial Secre-
tary, R-v. w. p. Lovejoy, received subs nip
ton of S225 at the Conference on Friday morn
ing, and in response to the appeal of Rev
Louis B. Payne, Superintendent of the Or
phans' Home at Macon, the coneregatio made
liberal donations Of sundry useful articles, be-
sides cash subscription of 1916.
About eighteen months ago 1.-The powers that
be- deposed our efficient Postmaster, E. A
Sullivan, ESQ.,, and gave the appointment to a
negro. who was totally incompetent. and
finally, in consequence failed TO make bond,
necessitating another appointment, which was
wisely then bestowed upon DR.. B Roberts
Three months ago the contract for carrying
the mail from Sandersvlle to Tennille, to take
effect on the 1st proximo, was awarded to
Noah johnson, another negro land ex-United
States soldier), and to day we are reliably in
formed that he has forwarded his resignation
| 70 WaGh f=-rrfnr for 10 n
seems that attempts TO inSt6Ue negroes in gov
ernment offices here are so far futile. May they
ever be abOrtive.
The ever urbane John L. johnson, of John
Flannery & Co., of Savannah, gave us a pleas
ant smile and hearty hands he Ike Saturday.
Politics are still dormant, and l will touch
them only to say that Savannah has one man
at least that would have many strong support
ers in Washington county for CongresSman-at-
large. l refer to the Hon Rufus E. Lester.
1t is unfortunate that so many people are
ready to cry out murder" whenever a homi-
eide occurs; it is damaging to the interests of
any community and especially so when the
press gives greater publicity, aud invites the
attention and criticism of the world For in
stance, a negro was cut and killed in the county
some ten days ago-the Coroner's jury find
that the killing was murder aud enc of our
county papers haStens to make the startling
announcement that this is the eighth murder
committed in the county during the past
eighteen months; the legitimate consequence
is that our county Is not only unkindly but It7t-
justly commented upon by the press at large.
The truth of the whole matter is that tut of
the eight blood curdling murders" one of the
perpetrators plead guilty to manslaughter and
went up for one year; one was never charged
with anything but an assault with intent to
murder; one was a case of accidental killing,
which the evidence will Overwhelmingly prove
when it comes to trial; one was captured by
| a fifty dollars reward of the Ordinary
and was acquitted of any crime in the
court of inquiry; and the other four have
never been captured, else, doubtless in some
of the cases at least, it would be developed
that the term murder. is more a convenient
than appropriate one 1t is greatly deprecated
by every reasonable man that Washington
county should thus be so wrongfully advertised
and grossly misrepresented. G. H. NJ.