Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-28


A Bold Horse Thief-Murder in VOIu-
,fa-The Flames at MadisOn-A Leon
County Horror.
GEORGIA.
Hogs are dying ar0pnd the mountains in
Murray with some sttAh ge disease.
Mrs Mary Ann Turrentine, twin sister of
senator Hills mother, is still living, aged
sbguts5. Her home is in WaveTly Hall neigh
b0rh0Od, Harris county. She gave the future
senator the name Of her first husband. Benia-
min Harvey.
Two small wooden structures used as stores
I.v 9Iessrs. Goss and BOsticf were burned and
entirely destroyed IN Augusta, on sunday.
They were located just beyond the Broad
street high bridge over the canal, on the south
side Of the street and opposite the Sibley Mill
operatives houses. The origin Of the fire Is
unknown, and there is some mystery about it.
which has not yet come 10 the surface. The
bindings were small, and few thousand dol
lars viii cover the loss.
The augusta Nelcs reports that Mr.. T. J.
Pittman. who has been a professional fisher
man ON the Savannah river for thirty-fve
years, brought into town day or two since,
along with a number OF magnificent shad. a
specimen which is known to naturaIIsts as the
aCavalla." Il Is the first Of this fish ever seen
iu these waters, and was viewed by number
Of Gentlemen. Its natural home is in the
waters Of the Mediterranean sea and others
Of the Orient, where il is highly priced as an
article Of food.
At Acw0rth Manuel Gregory, the Rome ne
ero that burglarized Mr.. Orlando Awtry's
house last December and then and there at
tempted to murder him by cutting with a
knife, was arraigned before the Superb Court
for trial on the 22d. He pleaded guilty to
burglary and was convicted Of assault with
intent 70 murder. For the two crimes Judge
Brown sentenced him for twenty-six years.
Fort Valley Mirror: ssMessrs. T.. o. Skellie
and j. r. Parham. who have leased the Wes-
ter place. are now planting one hundred acres
iu WatermelOns. Mr. Skellie viii also plant
twenty-five acres on his home place, making
one hundred and twenty-five acres IN all. The
Watermelon crop promises 20 be very large in
this section. AZ hundreds of acres have already
been planted. We hope the experiment viii
DE- -uccessful. as, il il is, money viii circulate
more freely here next July then ever before
90 that season.
Tie CrawfortlviIle Democrat thinks that
Georgia should purchase Liberty Hall and
erect a monument there. II says: Liberty
Hall B. and has been celebrated Tor many
wears. both i'm this country and abroad, rs the
home OF one of the greatest statesmen and
ph.IanthrOpists of the age. The dwelling is
uIliu and unpretentious. The walls and cell
isE- display none Of the sculptOT's genius.
The furniture Is all common. No decoration
ar architectural beauty grects the eye of the
visitor 90 Liberty Han. Nothing but that
grand intellect and great heart Of him whose
home DO was made il so famous. There are
many reasons why Liberty Hall should be the
property Of the state Of Georgia, and should
D. ucruetuated Just as Mount Vernon Mon
uc6llo. the Hermitage. Ashland. sunny side
and other celebrated American homes have
been. Doubtless more can be said for Liberty
uall than for any other home IN America
lugusfa Nelrs: "a terrible cutting affair is
rf flI from
pare being the corner of GWinnett and hOl-
lock streets, and the time just before midnight.
10 appears that party Of four young men. all
operatives in the Augusta Factory, were en-
gagged IN the friendly but formidable combat
0f the wrestling ring. and two of the young
men became over excited with the sport. Ed
ward Dinkins had been thrown in the wrest-
ling match several times and becoming en-
ragged drew his knife and made a lunge at
samuel Hadden. cutting Ills throat from ear
On ear. but not deep enough To cause death or
to stop his victim from pursuing with another
knife after the deed was done. Dinklns fled
and has not yet been captured. lie l. young
man Of about twenty-five years OF age ana the
police are on the lookout for him. The wound
ej man. HaddeDs who is about twenty-One
wears old, was taken 10 a physician, who
dressed his wound, making thirteen stitches
across his neck. lie Is now lying IN very
critical condition.
Macon Gr4Bhic: "a few mornings since
when o Alr. j. \. Jordan went To his stable he
missed q horse; when Mrs. Calhoun (who
Lives near Nr. Jordnnl went 20 her carriage
touee -le missed a buggy. and when another
PARTY In the same neighbOrhOOd went
about hIs premises he missed a set of harness.
Those interested in the two found at the
identical moment that Mr.. Andrew j. Eng
H-h and Miss Baird. not entirely unknown TO
fame. were also missing. Mr.. Jordan was
not long i'm ascertaining the road taken by the
purI0ncr of his buggy, and followed upon
h1t trail. Reaching point in Taylor county,
he CAME to a house where two people had
breakfa-ted-a man aud woman, the de
d nt COR -HrrHf
uearance Of English and Miss Baird. He fol-
lowed ON. and reaching Columbus. he found
his horse. which had been swaDped by Eng
lI-h for another animal and sixty dollars boot.
Securing his horse, Mr.. Jordan returned.
English s supposed to have gone in the direc-
tioB of Eufaula, where it is TO be hoped the
fellow viii Dee captured and placed IN that re-
ceptacle provided for such scOundrels as he