Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-10

tion for fence or no fence Yesterday did NOT
create any enthusiasm in the city, and 50 far as
heard from, none In the county. The total vote
at the court house was only 33I which shows AT
once that the voters did not take much inter-
est IN an important election. We could ONLY
get meagre returns from precincts last night,
Dut II Is supposed the entire vote will be con-
soldated to-day. Four out Of the five pre-
clncts heard from give fence a majority as
follows: No. engine house 2s, Vineville l9,
GOdIrey -, East Macon g.. The court house
vote now stand: Majority for no fence l67.
with Warrior, Howard, Hazard aud Rutland
to hear from. No fence evidently wins the
day"
CartersvilIe Free Press: ave are aIway
glad to chronicle the success OF home
enterprise Of any kind. The Barlow
eGttOnmill oGt5 at AdaiEFsyille, we are
domestic goods are popular not only at home,
but equally so abroad. We were in the Office
last Friday ;evening when an order for five
Messrs. W. B. Grimes & Co., of Kansas City,
Mo-. and two bales from Messrs. Jacob Dale
4 Son, OF the same city. A short time since
the firm shipped upon order twenty-f bales
to san Francisco, Cal, and ten bales to Mexi-
CO. This is certainly very encouraging to
home enterprise. 1t is well deserved, because
the Barlow mill makes the very best material
IN their lne."
little girl, about ten years old, daughter of
Mr.. smith, who lives near LithOnia in DeKalb
county, who runs mill, gin, etc, while pick
ing up chips near the machinery, accidentally
got too close to the shafting. Her hair had
been plated and the plait caught in the rap
IDLY revolving shafting and the whole scalp of
ne hef mead was pulled on, Leaving the whole top
OF her head bare to the skull. The child suf-
fered terribly, and the best medical attention
the county afforded was called in. The almost
unanimous opinion of the physicians was that
sne could not live. Under careful nursing and
proper treatment she commenced to improve
Small sec tiOns from the heads of other persons
have been secured on the child's head. Some
OF them slOughed on, while others adhered,
ana her head Is now nearly entirely covered
with skin, and she is rapidly improving and
VIII get entirely well. 1t is questionable
whether she will have new suit of hair"
Macon Graphic, Sth inst: 's,The Bibb Supe-
riOr Court has been engaged during the morn
ing trying the case of the State against Billy
John Roberts for the murder OF negro named
Solomon Lanier, at Cross Keys, in this county,
on December p, 1873. Billy Gus Roberts and
his cousin, Billy John Roberts, were both in
dlcted before the grand jury for the commits
sion Of the Ofense, one as principal and the
other as accessory and vice versa. No bill was
found against Billy Gus Roberts, but a true
bill was found against Billy John Roberts. who
Is being tried to-day. The line of the defense
Il that Billy Gus Roberts was the person
who did the killing, and not the defendant.
Billy Gus Roberts is now dead.
Mr.. Billy John Roberts was under bond to
appear before the Bibb Superior Court, but. ii
Is said, in order to shield his cousin, Billy Gus
Roberts, from the crime, would never come
into court, so. finally. the bOndsmen forfeited
their bond, and after Billy Gus Roberts died
Billy John Roberts gave himself up to the ag-
thOrities, and he has been in Jail the past four
months. All the parties live in Jones county,
The strange case we noticed in a recent
issue of the NEWS of the disposition of a little
babe by Its mother, who, 1t is alleged. threw
II out OF the window of moving train with
evident intention to rid herself of a burden is
surrounded by strange complications. The
Young woman charged with the unnatural
Ra ha Ernff
Christmas week she came to Macon. passing
as a young widow named BlakemOn, whose
husband had died shortly after her marriage.
On the 2lst of January a baby was born to her.
and on Saturday last she concluded to return
to her home, in jackson, and on Monday took
the train with her infant boy. The rest of the
story is known. The infant babe was tossed
from the window of the moving train during
the trip, and on the arrival of the train at
jackson Miss Smith was arrested on a charge
OF attempted lnfanticide. The preliminary
examination was set for Thursday. but mas
much as the crime alleged was committed in
Monroe and not in Butts county, a change of
venue became necessary. and the trial of the
case will come OFF at Forsyth. The Macon
Telegraph and Messenger publishes the follow
ing letter from its correspondent at
jackson, under date of the 9TH,
which, IN view of all the cir
''Babe Smith, the young woman who was
arrested here yesterday. charged with infanti-
eide. gave bond yesterday evening in the sum
VI gov ApI appearance utAOEt bnc OOuulH
Court tomorrow to stand her preliminary
trial. She stOutly denies committing the crime
for which she stands charged, and says that
she has never had baby, and did not have
one when she left Macon. She seemed
thunderstruck when arrested, and pro-
tested that there must be some mistake,
as she knew nothing about 1t. She is the
daughter of Mr.. William Smith, of Henry
county, an honest, hard-workIng man, who
has always stood well in the community. Miss
Smith is represented by those popular and
talented young lawyers, G. A. Wright and Z
p. Catchings. who will make a powerful effort
and leave no stone unturned to prove her in
nOcent. Her case Is in good hands, and every
thing that ingenuity and talent can do will be
done. The case has created intense excite
ment here, and a large crowd will attend the
trial"