Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-22
THE WALKER MURDERERS
ARRANGING DETAILS FOR
THEIR EXECUTION.

handing Payment of Confederate
Bonds-Tamperfng With the Mails
Tax Digests Sent Out.
We have received a copy Of the Railroad
Rso'rS, published at Atlanta, at the low price
OF one dollar per year. We find in it a num-
her Of railroad items Of interest, and have
transferred several Of them to our Georgia
news column. Mr.. 4. L. Harris is the mana
sar Of the Record.
statement has been going the rounds Of
the Georgia press that a father in Hart county,
while in ht Of drunkenness, poured a shovel
f1I Of red hot Goals upon his infant child burn
ls- it 70 death. The Elberton New South
save ''the story Is fabrication made out of
whole cloth,'' and we arc more than pleased
20 publish the fact.
Tue residence Of the editor Of the Rome
Csrier, at Atlanta, was damaged by fire on
sunday last. To what extent he has not yet
earned.
The Commissioners OF Roads and Revenue
q Monroe county, who have had charge OF
the financial interests OF the county for the
uast seven years, have proved themselves to
te excellent nnanciers- They are Messrs.
zsllner, Phinazee and Amos. They have re-
suced the public debt OF the county in that
t,re from $4,000 70 S4,sO0, and have at
t5s same time steadily decreased the rate Of
taxation, and they deserve the very iiattering
aa,.ce os their labOrs for the good of the
county given them in the recent presentments
of the grand jury and IN their county Journal.
4 new post Office has been established az
Harmony, on the new route from Eaton
fen TO that place. for which the people
are Indebted to Colonel Blount, the able rep
rs5eutative in Congress from that district.
The EatOnton Chronicle says an aged lady
ir Gainesville has some relics Of old furniture
shat were brought from England at the time
q the landing OF the Plymouth Rock settlers.
in i51l-over two hundred and fifty years ago.
Augusta has established new industrial
sa-srprise, which will add another 10 her
F-tof enterprises that promises to increase her
nauufacturing wealth. The Georgia Refln-
Ing company have petitioned for an act OF in
corporation. and will establish in about Il
months time an oil refinery, which will be
sup-riuJended by Mr.. Thorn Hill. who is one
sfthe incorporatOrs. The company is organ
.-.f and the capital already subscribed and
tt, site will be fixed upon in a few days, and
sIsree factory viii be the subsequent result
O.. The undertaking.
The county Jail OF Tattnall county is without
any prisoner, and the Superior Court session.
-rfich approaches, viii ind no criminals to
trr. The county has not been put to the eX-
ren=s of keeping any prisoners since the term
y
stizer for old Tattnau!
Auegro brakeman on the 4. c. ;. Railroad
was crushed to death between the ears At
Rising Fawn on Monday last.
state Treasurer Col. d. y. Speer is just
mixing arrangements to pay the quarterly
interest on the state debt due Slst OF March.
Tie Newman Herald will come ont in Il new
sud beautiful dress about the first of next
m5nth.
Am OglethOrpe county man was in Maxeys.
last week, with 200 bushels OF home raised
grain 90 sell.
The East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Railroad has recently bought ten passenger
engines, for the Georgia division, TO run be-
tween Atlanta and Macon. They will be
the finest engines that run 10 the city. They
are 90 be delivered by May lst.
captain Harry Jackson has succeeded in
raising something over s., 200 of the sum re-
ourei on the proposed new armOry. and
s.stss that the scheme is now an assured sue
ce-e, aud that he Is glad TO state that every
body Is helping the matter along.
Hon 7. C.. Furman. Of Milledgeville, has
been invited bv the faculty OF the Millt AIRY
auI Agricultural College of Alabama. located
II Auburn. to deliver the agricultural address
= tIeir commencement on the 26th Of june
aeyt. ". Leroy BrOun - the President Of
ti- college
Mr.. Tncmas Adair. OF Dallas. on last Satur-
ra- witilg hurnIng logs in new ground near
h5 house, was sirlckeu win an ap0pleetic mt,
a1I unfortunately fell into the fire and was
severely burned lie laid IN that unconscious
aaf rerllous condition until his wife, who was
uelr br came TO his rescue.
The .-,av digest for the different counties
n fhe state have been expressed from the
Clmgtr0uers Office, Tor the purpose OF
r.eeI,5ur- me tax returns from the Tax Col
ts=.ors. The iaw requires that these digests
De returned 10 the COmptrolleF's office by
august Ist in every year. It Is generally the
riille Of August before all OF them are re-
EJFled.
TIE Georgia Railroad Is building six dwell
lu.-7 Tor tine use Of the hands on the section
nelt to the city of Milledgeville, at the jUnc-
t0D Gl the Montgomery and Eufaula ami
Georgia Roads. II VIII add TO the comfort
- The employees. and the benefit OF the com
plnr, and II nicely painted OF Whltewashed
greatly ty The appearance OF that part 0i the
City.
sII,ascvine Recorfsy: AT the time we
vrte. saturday. 18th. from \ close inspection
0t the many peach trees, aud from the obser-
1a-11 o. others. we are Of the opinion that
tag pessles have not been seriously injured
10y the bate fF9rf- and freezes II no disaster
u tHe future happens, there VIII be an aver
4-g crop ot peaches IN this section"
:. G.. Flint. Of Butts county, q nephew of
G.ts Flint, Representative OF Monroe .cOun-
Jr. vas arrested Monday night and carried TO
Macon n-esday morning by the United states
Marshal aud placed in Jail, charged with
passing a sourffeTfeit dollar in February last
Flint IS % man "a family aud esteemed char
scJsr. 4 negro reported the case Flint says
Ae knows nothing about passing the money
H. viii give bond easily aHd be released.
Preparations are being Uade for the hange-
In Cunningham and BaSks. The Hdikcr
te-r'g Hssssi,gsr Of last week states thaI the
gll1ws has been erected nearly three-iOnrths
~ 6 mile east OF the court house. IL Is oulit IN
Tie usual style. The execution VIII taSe place
between y and ] O'Clock. The CONDEMNED
.1tu vii. be taken from the Jail IL the place oI
execution IN % wagon: their collins VIII ae-
company them. The death rope VIII De- q
tarse-tourth Manila. The drop VIII De about
seven feSt.
Nr,.r--. IN V-slto,, co.,,,fy- f.eorria which
nov has 2 railroad from social Circle, on the
Georgia HOSd, viii probably get an extension
uCrth to jug Tavern. Us Major Green. mana
Eer oi the Ge0rgia Road, Is investigating tne
Feasibility 0f building said extension. WIN
Jlr narrow gauge system, reaching out from
Gainesville. completed 10 jug Tavern. and
1he Athens and Monroe links built, the Hpe
agricultural and mineral country traver-ed !
o them wiz develop wonderfully.
A lttie nine mile narrow gauge road slipped
10 without anybody knowing II, eOnnecAhs
Seuey. up on ihe Atlanta and ROme division
OF TIE East Tennessee lrglnia anu lreofStHf
Hnt Deat0l, on the East aud West Railroad {
q Alabama II is owned by the Rogers l;nm-
Ger Company. and is run on regular scneu-
-le. The Rogers mill Is a big thlng anu Is
nov saving a bill OF one million feet OF lum-
Der for the Ohio Falls CSr COmpsnys There
are thirteen large saw mills now ia operation
aA the ROAD between Rome and Atlanta.
4 romantic tragedy. all for love, occurred /
IN vs. alton county last Thursday. Floyd Nc
S1uThey aud Bill Lowe bad been paving their
respests FOR two or three years 10 Pattie Jack
son. fattie. not wishing 10 slight either OF
ACr lovers. but having to choose between
them- decided 70 take Bill as her husband
AMI they were married last Thursday. Now.
Floyd having lost the one that was most dear
70 hlu. twas more than lie could hear. 30 he
Fut an end TO his life, which could only have
oeen one o. misery, by. shooting himself
through the brain.
Athens BrRner- WGfchlHHH: "fhe physssians'
y Athens called meeting Friday 10 ma%e
lae necessary arrangements FOR the reception
Ar enteFfafnmput OF the Georgia Medical
lssnciatiOn. which eOnvenes here on Tie lSth
% hpF5i. The court house having been kindly
rendered them. WAS chosen as the most Eutt-
able fQrthe place OF meeting. Athens having
alwava been noted for its liberality. the mem
1srs will be eutertai ined right royaDy by the
citizens aud local physicians. The hotels VIII
reduce board for the rQeJascrs 10 S2 per day
In the Congress just closed bills Eere passed
authorizing the construction OF br=4s-es IN
Georgia by the Savannah and Pacific Short
Ll.e Railway over the Usoeehee river IN lue
cQuus - Of Chatham. over the peonee IN lpoht-
Ftua-p county over the Ocmuigee IN Pulaski
lnuntr over the Flint in Dooiy county. anu
over the Cha; ;tahOochee in Stewart or auscO-
gee corutieg ~ such other county = the COM
Hany NAV dnd ufost practicable: Ihe bridges
shan be 50 constructed, either Dy uTan, sl,aa5 la5
0r Otherwise 50 that 4 fIeS ana 1nODsl slIuCtest
passage may be secured 70 A. Yesseis AMI
ether water craft navigating said t3sSsss an. am
10 bridge shall be constructed Wu!ch s'tsst =. 7
any time Substantially or materially oUslth'' I
the free navigation Of the fIYers.
Correspondent OF Macon Telegraph and I
AssssageF. .sHsFkiusviile Is growing rapidly /
in 1879 there were only Sl3 souls in the place.
81 told Ia 1883 tie setual figures OF the cen