Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-12

ter-in- Lava KObber Captured
SpOnging Business and Bad Weather
The Jacksonville and st. Augustine
Railroad.
GEORGIA.
petition signed by more than a hundred
citizens Of Walton county has gone on to
Washington asking for daily mail between
Monroe. in Walton county, and jug Tavern.
Many Of the farmers Of Walton county have
no hands or troopers for this year. and will
have to depend on securing labor from day to
day.
An effort was made on Wednesday night Of
Isst week TO iiberate David Brown from con-
lnemeut in the Jail at Monroe, in Walton
county. Three men, the negro SAYS. were en-
gagged in the work. who said they wanted to
Kill him. They had broken down two Of the
doors, leaving but one between them and the
prisoner. 1t is thought, however, that they
were friends Of the prisoner Sho took this
method OF enecting his liberation.
AntOne Gaus, the emplOye Of Elsas, May X
Co. Of Atlanta, who robbed his firm Of $1,000.
was arrested in Canton, Tenn, on Friday last.
Gaus had been working fer the firm for some
time, but had been discharged. Among other
things, il was his duty to 90 for the mail Of
the firm. Onthe morning Of December Goth
ne went 10 the post Office and called for the
firms mail, which was given him, and Gaus
and the mail disappeared, in. which we're
drafts tO-the amount Of 81 900. When arrested
some Of the uncashed drafts were found on
his person. He was taken to Atlanta on
Tuesday and delivered 10 the authorities OF
that city.
Townsville is TO have a Telephone EN-
rhauge in the near future. sAfany Of the citi-
gems have subscribed to the project. and Mr..
Easterbury, Of Charleston. il in Thomasville
ggith q view of perfecting the arrangements
for the same.
Mr.. ". II. Adams. who resides a short dis
t.,,,e from Columbus across the river. AMI
roes b,s ssiness in that city, keeps pistol in his
l,use for his wife's use. As il had not been
discharged for some time,on Tuesday morning
he took it ont IN the yard and fired it at the
fence. and hearing scream in the direction
he bad shot. discovered that the ball had.
after passing through the fence, taken e1reetin
lb, forehead OF his sister-in-law. Mrs. /. &.
atiams, who was passing in that vicinity at
tb,. time. Fortunately the force of the ball
WA. So, much lessened by the fence through
which il passed that the wound inflicted,
though severe. Is not mortal.
The Warre1tOn Ciipleg, referring 10 the
MOENING NEWS, says: "Ihe daly Is grand
naper. and the weekly i the best story paper
within our knOwledge: and then II Is supplied
Eith most valuable reading for everybody.
Mr. Doc Harden. of AndegsOnviie. fell on
Friday last. and was taken INTO Mr.. VIM.
tflover's store. iu that place. and died I'D lew
moments We were not advised OF the cause.
Mr.. Harden WAS lnen IN midtie lie, ana
was. or had been. Marshal 0f the town.
The Sandersville Herald says Of the savan-
,,,h NORNING NEwS: 'tOf its excellence as
journal we have taken frequent occasion 10
MAKE. mention. and now confidently commend
II as Crle especially adapted 10 meet liie wants
~ me n, aiding public in this section"
Fx-Chief John Hurley arrived in Macon
Wednesday morning, via Atlanta. from Cin-
-innatf, with silas lvey in custody, and placed
hin in the BibJ county jan. oii37 lNtN VIII
I've remembered a. the cOlOred driver OF Col
Icb,, h. Joues. who killed Butler Graves, the
porter Of Z. Prices sons, in the basement oi
the StuBbleheld House IN . quarrel over a
game Of calgls on the morning OF DctoOef b
Sandersville Mercury: Asa Lawson, col
tred who participated i'm the oconee not.
died iast week. -AEq Is the negro that sh3t
viOUs 20 the war. lie Wns arrested several
wears ago and was put in tne tsiY JAIL ahu a
short time before the converting OF me ouft-
rlOr Court he made hir escape ny tu',lhs nut.
He has not been heard from since. until iii.
turned up at the riot at OcOnee under anOther
name.
The stockholders Of the First National Bank
~ Rome met Tuesday in annual meeting ana
efected the following Board OF Directors; J.
IL. CraiEmiles. g. \. l-eng. Cleyeiand; Iehh;'
and j. H. Reynolds, II. r. Howell NJ. DWi NELL
\. II. Hardin and Nm. West ut Rome. Al q
subsequent meeting of the directors >. II
Pey,.0lds was elected President and T. IL.
rOutfuufS1 as cashier, AMI the same teller anu
clerks as IL present.
The AtIsuta correspondent Of the ARgnsia
r-Ty9u 5eTe and I'oHsfjfufiOHGfiSf SAYS. "iuitEC
sa~an n RIeckieV has finished his revision ol
the new Code IA 20 the omission OF statutes.
Tie has done his work Fer\ thofouShlN, ~ iic
always does The additions VIII not make
over six ar seven pages - malter' anu tle
rosiiHcrs are having tite supplei9eni prep'itu.
\ good many Of the omissions were u sueh a
character involving no general law, tiia. nc
-Oditiers We're in doubt rs TO whether theS
ought 10 20 IN. For lnstsnee, one Omltte9
statute referred 10 the Lunatie Asylum. and
authorized the use 81 the old isenItentiary
walls for the new asylum.
l,be Peoples National Bank OF Americus
openet its doors To the public on Aonuay
1nornins-. The Americus RepNbtteaH,
aIIiIiS' .iII TiIS' 10 the event saws: The
bgnL occunie, the room lately used by Burh
halter & Hooks. and before used by George
Watts as shoe stge The : va"lt Nit is ,.iy massive
and secure. and the sabe uSeH 20 Eu' & tHe
money in is ono Of iiie uss. u II Iai1i,i, 1i-i
part OF the state. Y nest lIOh I@IillI5
incloses the front. and partition rims toH Il
the side and back. making net Tor til~ WORK
ers inside. As our readers already hh94'
Colonel :. ii. HawSlns Il PresiiAtAt' anu Vu-
-ier his management there l. no u,al u,alp' S ~
that the institution Will have a prosperous
existence"
The Monroe Adreyfiser gives uttcranee 10
the following complaints. which, n strikes Us,
should be remedied by the post Office; some
weeks since the postal route between TINS
l1laCe and Buena Vista was so reconStructe't
as 10 delay the mail - f.liavllle one uays ana
al ti.e close of the week two days. Ellavlle Is
an incorporated town WITH a dozen business
,.~tablisiimeuts. and feels fhe rst8nee 70 sucn
an extent that constant complaints are heard.
All the dRdiics from savannah, Macon Enu
Atlanta are Held back We hope TIE POST
master General VIII look into these complaints
and remedy them; tneY are justly srouh'ted;
Prom this point Frien0shIp. ElaNille ana
Ruena Vista are i'm direct line, and should get
their mails the same day.
The Atlanta Consultation. in references 10 the
51s nd temperance gathering IN that city on
Ws,l, ,esdav night.says: "At night the great au-
iitoriri N was literally packed Ia ileaF the Iied
Of the W ,lman's Christian Temperance mon
5, H. I-,,fs ad states Miss +. +. Willard. The
Rev DR.. Thosnas presided anu conductSa s. sile
religious exercises OF the neetlns- anu alteI
singing and prayer iutro1uSen tt,e e n the
the audience. II is very uouDiIuI II IN 'Iie
history Of the temperance @ WoIk 80 =, lai e ., al
audience was ever more IoihplSr.Sly
tiyated by public speaker. Inv the
er was frequently interrupteNt nS =, lle
applause Of the audience tolloM Sn
ing Miss Willard Mrs. NJ. L. sasan;
of the SuaRy south. recited an o'1elns-l
poem. which was received WIN a.
plaUse. Mrs. SibleY said that the meet,n @ Hau
been 10 her most delightful one--that ner re-
,cepfiOB and that Of other delegates iad peeh
most eorqiial Atlanta was a wonderful city.
She had beep informed that the people maoe
money 50 fast they actually threw II away;
and fearing that llnre OF the precious metai
v0fgbt lan wasted she would request some OF
the gentlemen present ts pass around the nat
and collect up the loose change. quite
large amount Wae contributed. mother puO-
Iic meeting BIil he held IN the same Pl2ce-"
.The missing records Of Fulton County Su-
~, 1r Court have not YET turned mp. Inc
fiarI- OF the court. Mr., strong. IN whose
.nsfodv- they were at the time q tHelr ao-
-trerfiou says: "When / adVertlseN tAiit
,,or,IG - zoo for the books and ask no ques-
fions ] meant what / SAID. whiitsd tlg
hooks and still ~ vant them As saiu t tt'si I1
say now. will pay he money ior inc ,.s,os, ooHs
aud ask no questions. VIII uS1l S 9tOIT r.
with the man who viii retSIh Oleni. Oi.t -
simply 2 husiness transaction hisll a. .bff
cannot adOrd 10 publicly lie even 80, - :. ',-ts,- @
and anv man who can return the selpks tiI! ~
negotiate with me in full confidence tsft nS
win not be betrayed. That ma! Si Syeilu
strange but my position i TINS: 1hose
records we're placed in my possession
Tor safe keeping. Through no Iault 9i
mine they were st0len, for Ehat reason ! 90
not know. But one thing Is certain, enu that
g.. Thai my first duty Is 10 recover the pro-
uertv that was confided 10 nae. ard that
Ahan endeaTor to do. It is enough Tor me 70
lose $500 in doing 80. IL those books can be
reluFnet: il can be done at once. ana nave
determined 90 place a limit on my oner. III
80 not get the bo0ksby sunday shall cnanSe
m oifer and in Sundays c0Hsffatto3 l Will
adv Srtise that I viii pay the rev ara onis ioF
the n NOks. with evidence % convict the thiei
or thfq YES. We VIII change cur tactics
FLORIDA.
The comm ission. consisting Of Captain Luce,
chief Fngine,r I.oring and Mr.. a. b. Mullett,
-.-assrr, Of che navy v.rflc have