Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-13
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
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Found Dead in Bed-A Train Wrecker
Caught-A Deadly Debaueh-A Sus-
pected Murder-The Torch in Laurens
Badly Burned-Death from a Nail
WOund-Again the Toy Pistol.
Mr.. ) G. winn, residing two miles from
Quitman, was found dead in his bed on
Tuesday morning last. He was a hard work
ing man and tanenr by trade. His death Is
sad, as he4eayes four very bright little boys
orpans unprotected and without means.
The municipal election for Hawkinsville on
Wednesday was hOtly contested in the case Of
Aldermen, but there was no opposition for
the May0ralty. The following is the result Of
the vote; For Mayor, !. II. Dyches Alder
men. I. p. Watson, J. c. Mccormick. L. b.
Wilcox. W. ID. King, 1. L. T. Fam, r. c.
Halliburton and }. J. Jelks.
Two weeks ago, just beyond AcwOrth, the
accommodation passenger train ran against
and Knocked some ties Of the track that some
misereant had placed there for the purpose Of
wrecking the train. On Tuesday last Detec-
tive Jones, Of Atlanta, who went down to look
after the matter, arrested negro named
Dolphus Blanchard. charged with the crime,
and, on a preliminary investigation. he was
placed in jail for trial.
The City Council Of Newman has raised the
license for retailing liquors to $4,000, and for
wholesale dealers $4,000, amounting to pro-
hibition, as was the intent OF the act.
4 temperance wave is rolling over Coweta
county. At Granville and Sonora, at which
places municipal elections were held on Satur-
day last, prohibition tickets were successful.
The dead body Of David Griffin. a cOlored
youth about twenty years Of age, was found
in a mud hole Just outside the limits Of New
nan on Wednesday morning He had been
employed in a distillery, and was returning
home drunk on Tuesday night, and in attempt
ing 10 climb a fence fell helpless in the mud.
When found he was frozen to death.
The residence OF DR.. NJ. F. Crumley, of
Oglethorpe county, was destroyed by fire on
Thursday night.
Hawkinsville Is excited over the mysterious
disappearance Of Henry Francis Cullen. He
was known to have a good deal Of money
about him. and it Is thought by some Of his
friends that he has been murdered.
The artesian well being bored in Hawkins
vile had reached the depth of 40 feet on
saturday last, when water began boiling out
of the top Of the pipe SIX feet above the earth's
surface. the low being about six quarts per
minute. Evidently the water bearing strata
has been struck, and it will not he long ere
the complete success OF the experiment is an
uounced.
The municipal election at Talbotton takes
place to-day. The race for the AIayOralty will
be- very warmly contested between }. II. WOr-
rilI and NJ. Matthews.
Milton A. smith, proprietor Of the Monte
yuma Weekly, has bought the Gainesville
Eagle Of II. W. j. Ham.
The store Of Mr.. Rufus +. Beacham, some
sixteen miles below Dublin. on the east side Of
she river, was fired by an incendiary on Sat
urday night last. 1t was q brick ediice, but
was nevertheless completely destroyed.
At Wrightsville's municipal election the dry
ticket was successful by majority Of two 10
one.
There are about twenty-five turpentine
farms in operation between Hawkinsville and
! Darien, and new ones are being started in
Irwin county. and the steamer Cumberland,
owned by Messrs. Wilcox X Churchill. OF Da-
rien, and commanded by Capt. Billups is the
vehicle by which the product Of the stills finds
q market. She now plies regularly between
HawkiasviIle and Darien in this interest.
IL Is rumOred that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company viii shortly raise the salaries
Of AN its emplopes, which fact viii be prompt
iy telegraphed throughout the United states.
George Wentworth Milikin, Of Holmes
Vile, a youth Of Il years Of age, trOd on a
nail on the 27th of December, and ON Tuesday
morning died from the effects of the wound.
NralfEltt ST. lllstlAt't taAtAA AAtA ttA At'A-
icaluttentiOn. nothing could divert the final
result Of this comparatively slight accident.
The Montezuma Weekly laconieally says:
d. The Savannah MORSING NEWS Is one Of the
best and most reliable papers in the State
One of the banks Of Hawkinsville has adj
vancei about 100000 on cotton. which Is now
IN the warehouses at that point waiting for
1 higher prices.
The election for Mayor and Councilmen of
Decatur. Wednesday, resulted in the selection
of the following board: +. N. Word. Mayor.
C0uncilmen-G. W. scott, George J. Howard,
". f. Pattill0, II. X. Anderson, ii. r. Jewett.
T.. F. smith.
in Oglethorpe county the result Of the coun-
ty election was as follows: g. II. Lester,
4 Clerk: ". 7. DOster. Sheriff; J. 4. TOlbert,
Tax Receiver; e.. +. AmasOn, Collector; i.
Pace. Treasurer; J. W Tiller. Surveyor; j.
X. B0ggs, Coroner
4 special 10 the Macon Telegraph from Cor
don January nth. says: This morning, about
10 o'clock, the shop of Henry " allace. colOred,
caught on fre from stove, but was prompt
ly eNtinguished by many willing hands This
afternoon negro girl. bout sixteen years old,
was standing by ire when her clothes caught
lire. She ran into the wind and her clothes
burned OF rapidly. DIR. II. W Bridger at
tended her, but thinks no medical skill can
save her. She is certainly IN danger, as not a
hands breadth WAS left untouched by the
cruel flames.
Monday last put a toy pistol loaded with
uowder and ball. 10 the back Of the head Of a
cOlored girl about his own age, and, as usual,
pulled the trigger. The pistol, OF course,
tired and the girl fell TO the floor with a
bullet through her neck. The attending ply
sician DR.. Little. found the ball lodged near
the cOrOtid artery. and deemed il unadvisa-
be 10 extract it. At the trial before His
Honor Mayor Ware, on Tuesday morning,
the evidence adduced was sufficient 10 war
rant the Mayor turning the boy loose. BY all
means parents, give your children pistols.
Let them have bail practice. Ii improves
tbeirminds and makes them good marksmen.