Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-01
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
iATHEREB IRON OUR STATE
EXCHANGES.

commence " oman on Her Travels
The Acworth Burglar Caught-A Das-
W2rdly Assault-Organized Robbery in
Pweta-A Terrific FalI-suieide I'm
- ianta-Pois ,ned bv Mistake.
4 -d-look- 8 Young lady got into Gaines
ring al the hotel as
ned the merchants
.na- -tiaee. ,he .isited several stores
ld ordered goods sent 20 the hotel in her
me. She got af one store an ulster, at
other "a sacque aai no several other stores
is OF various l- and values, which the
cent merchants sent TO the hotel 1t was
% lueutiy developed that she was first
swudler, and had vamosed with the
G. and iu arrears for her hotel bin, leaving
merchants to mourn tEeis iu-placed conf
-e. She was traced to atlanta. where il
a. found Chat she bad pursued The same
ale in thatcii.
"a snow storm -e-t its be. .i Deltngs on
Adanta on Frijat nlsht al. -uay. The
HDslI poe, aily remarks. They seemed
Ike atoms of shattered gate Of heaven as
hey beautifully nUated everywhere, or strad-
ling The geulest 0f brcezes bounded away
se the soul Of mirth through measures Of
rightly rOuudeiay." As is usually the case,
e poetry Of ihc fall Of snow was quickly
langed iuto the slush and mud Of Atlanta
reet-.
8 Dr. George -. Couch, % Baker county, oe-
me involved In q difficulty with Mr. Alb.
atou, at Newton. ON last Tuesday evening.
clinched, aud during the scume Dr.
b was thrown and his assailant fell on
&. breaking his Cthe doctor'sl leg above the
nee.
Al Three deaths from scarlet fever in Bruins
ck last week have necessitated the close Of
schools in the city as sanitary measure
I arrest the spread of the disease.
1 Our readers viii remember the murder Of
hu Hicks at Rockmart, an account Of which
l- published i'm the NEWS at the time One
Nho-e implicated in the crime. John Swan
Nnadc his escape. \ day OF two since he
Nrested. and will be brought to Justice.
The hv City Council Of Macon contem-
1tc. arraying the pelice force in becom-
b. uniform, with standing collar aud white
foyg-. When this is done the force can ap-
telr to adtautage in any crowd and in all
i Aui- of -1ciety.
# ht tue time OF the burglars bloody work at
irwHr-h 600 the 23d ult., as published i'm the
! EW-. i- Hill be remembered that while the
burglar Tl- making his escape he dropped a
ehrt..0E, IN which was found a bill 10
.aua. Gregory for a suit OF clothes bought
u 20 --rs- shannon Co. ol Rome, Ga.
rautHsr.ties of AcwOrth made known the
-l O.. tHe authorities OF Rome, and asked the
rc-t of Gregory. ON Friday night last
bat Individual was arrested and lodged in
100 awaiting tine requesitiOn of the Acworth
lfhar.ues.
4 The majority for prohibition at the election
J. Monroe county last week was So. The
ree- of both sides were enthusiastically led,
a. victory perched on the banner Of the
Friends Of refsrm.
THE County Commissioners of Fulton county
4,. offered "a reward OF five hundred dollars
lr thc delivery of the records stolen from the
dice of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and
p1 hundred dollars for sufficient evidence
aat VIII lead to the conviction of the thief.
llrs. swain, who resides on Horton street,
atlanta. bv accident gave her child, "A little
ur named Carrie, poison instead Of pre-
urtiou which had been prepared by the doe
Dr.. auJ the little one fingered awhile in great
iu, until death relieved it of Its suGerings.
& Newman Herai5. "Our new Mayor and Al
arm.u will assume the control Of city affairs
4 est Monday. and with them is inaugurated
vs. ezra Iu our municipal government. With
odd year expires the license To sell spritu
liquors I'm Newman. and with the new Is
arai Iu 81 brighter day for our people, we
1U.v trust. An hail the day.
saturday night about O'Clock, at At
II u. Mr. ~ IMAM r.. DainlnEs VINO llNeu on
cWal. street, committed suicide. At about
IUcN the Young man went to his room and
pared. u one brief hour. 10 20 10 his last
d It. Tie carefully arranged all his papers
q a. E.ok7. burnt such Inc would not have
81 become public. and then, sitting down by the
8hg.--ul tire, he placed the muzzle of
Fhrt. Ight caubre revolver 10 MS tempe,
aara Ue last lingering lock out on the cold,
.ear. starry night, Snd then pulled the trigger
lg. sent the remorseless missile crashing
r0u-n his brain. Other occupants OF the
I,o. alarmed, rushed 70 tine spot whence
batg eel The deadly sound, but the spirit had
g ltu .- flight.
tIauta Constitution of sunday: Amongthe
-eu-ers who reached Atlanta by the Ncs-
IalI Atlantic passenger train last night
y ere 81 Nr. Moore and wife, who were en- route
~u.rfauhurg. =. G.. ON Tuesday last they
ioNa- for visit 10 South Carolina and
81 .r. wen supplied with money The trip TO
#r1r-.a was made without any accident until
.tl reached Tennessee. Yesterday, just be-
tt r. .tev reached Chattanooga. Mr.. Moore
- occasion 20 use some change, but when lle
j DIS hand into his pocket for his purse he
7luuI iUao 10 was gone. An examination OF
j pants pocket revealed the TACT thal IL hdu
! s.u .lt with knife. and the probabilities
j. tuHt the purse was stolen 10y tblei. IAe
j u-e contained $500.
United states Deputy Marshal Guflin left
tIufa saturday with the following prison
sentenced hv the United states Court to
81 -u. 90 the Erie county penitentiary, New
j ur.. Henry May. of Polk county, Tor coun-
lrltu-- goes Tor uNe years. u W . htlet-
i Pods county. five years for cOuntertelting;
II a. rh0mason. Of Lumpkin county, five
.as~ l.~ having ina his possession mau lock
e.. sanford Hatcher Of Polk county. three
81 Ig- = sIUO fine for passing and attemptlngto
-- uUmterfHIt money. Oliver McCfacken,
Ellm county, two years FOR conspiracy.
orry Nilsson. Of UuiOn county, one year for
UHu- tue mails. Charles Gary, one year Tor
IN ut.H- and Iobbing mail bag
Newman Htr1fd. eve are panied to an
II UEucr the serious WOunding Of MAJOR ID. a
h.-Hr- last Monday nil Eht by shotgun IN
D.. bands uf desperate negro OF our town,
.Ir.e- Reese. 10 seems that Reese met
fturt Phillips. another negro, at the mouse OF
d woman Nlu live ,a lif. hugOre's lot. HaN-
aD old -rudgc between them, difficulty
sued, auJ Reese shot Phillips in the face,
HaI. ranging from tho chin back 10 the
Do Dug NOT seriously lnlufihg NM.
..se Then called ont Mr.. kilgore
..u Dos .Hu-e. and, as he approached, dls-
arEeI tUu toutents of the shotgun into his
-..-t. stomach and face. VS. thOut any provo
t-al other tHaH that Mr.. hllrore had threat
l-I to have him arrested tOl dis0rdery con-
I'i on some previous occasion. forty-seFen
ulUeI--llt wounds were made on ms per-
%. and There Is grave doubt as TO his recON-
D. because of his advanced age, being about
Feuiy wears. and the severe shock To ms
rFou- ay-tem.'
Ne,yur Hsrr1F. There is an organized
utoi robbers in this and some of the adj
~ ming rH.atfeS which Is becoming very dau-
i yrnu- tutuf peace and security Of TINS section
4 tlr eUlrtrV. no should be the first duty OF
.rE good citizen 10 aid in the capture ana
lu.~lmear of these outlaws About two
a y-A- ago 90 line mule was stolen from Berry
4 Combs. who lives ON Mr.. j. A. Hunters
Ifl- Lr1r Newman. He Is hard working
-rH Who had just finished paying for two
Jules .ui % wagon, and was getting fairly
f. towards making 2 good living
li~ family it Is heavy blOW on
-. on Wednesday night of last week TWO
uies were stolen from Hardaway Hunters
81. ElUk OF the store. They belonged 10 Mark
HlSllc" and Morgan Fling. Of Meriwether
unity. Next day. "a suspicious looking man,
attempting io sell two mules at aeat End IN
4luuta, was arrested but afterwards man
aEti tp escape. The mules were identified rs
BE- property OF Justice and Fling, and were
gyrCa by them at an expense OF about hfty
Mplars. There are some strong suspicious as
individuals connected with this gang of
ieyes, and their movements are being close
watched
Is Athens BJaae-- WdreHH,Gn- i.On Wednesday
cht last Captain Swepsou II. Cox. OF Bath.
-mmoud county, but tOTIpeg citizen Of Lex
-tun. arrived iu Athens, and being an old
4Ieun 90 Mr.. Il. II. Lampkin, started TO see
im. There is an outside entrance TO the up
diiS a. Mr. Is place. which Is lighted by
q lantern suspended nj che head Of the steps.
Il also another7et of stairs alongside that leads
r. tlc rooms above iGuis Morris store. a plank
f#f rlltion dividing them. At the top of the
Ter siers Is a small square platform,
Just 10 fle rear the baniEters have
- taken away and regular man
-. some fifteen or twenty feet deep
posed. This flight Of stairs is as dark as
p -At' ana 81 Is q matter of surprise TO us that
me one nae not been killed here long ago.
seems lhat CAPT. Cox mlstOOk the steps
.l.u ut started uE 20 Mr.. I.amnEin's room.
II % went 10 the right Instead OF 10 the left
course ne could not see iu the dark. and un-
l-ci9Csly Watseu into the tran we have de-
~ ~tYe. a"afe. capt Cox Is naturally Of a
iil"tt constitution. ana the fan was a fear
{ ~ lon "A la