Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
,rrUl IN THREE STATES.
,C,, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
orI,,ROLINA PUT IN TYPE

49, fAttDAAA-'-
Z ana serial Circle Murderer. Caught
Ca.l'.. th-Atlanta Wins
Ahr tsr Water Works Suits-HOw
one -, Gentleman Filled his Empty
pockets
.,f Liberty are at the rate of s. 10
fh0d-luu-
ock, Cll.' ,,r,l that WaynesbOro is to have a
h 4 -,oa time in the near future
7ed Of l-A -,i,sr-ity Of Georgia has opened well.
l4- t..5r. class numbers 80 members
la Hal Il c0lOred nimrod OF Atlanta,
"f'--.fir Slot hs wife in the knee Mon
s1 iH r..g.I made his escape from Fulton
p af sunday morning, but was recap
En- MONDAY morning
AtIri-iv and goes 10 the Albany peni-
esea ese r- .Sr.euuious old lady Of Augusta has
~ %. -.l..I SS tu mission work. and expects TO
ssiee ~ t5e money uy washing clothes
r,-. Colonel IIHl oil wilkes county, left
l-.+-. of S5u.Uuu % be divided among his
-t1- 81 .a and relatives. The estate Is IN good
aud o.. s,rerment. on sunday morning a
a,r.re was placed at the Macon and Co
MIA. ls eufs 0f tho telegraph wire, and a
ars l.ar,.r.gtion was carried on between the two
.-.4s easily amt distinctly.
..-4 --. cotton house. containing about seven
ft -.a.i cotton. ON the plantation of " d.
lies. Fan h'l lil,r,.i sunday evening 10 in
n.a DC i- supposed 90 be the work of an
!, .F J. r. Tate has inaugurated in the
Nm r,mnku lIizh school monthly review of
IL -l4fsr-. which occurs on the fourth Fri
.r..th scholastic month. The exercises
,t-upt tbe entire day and embraces a thor
--f review of the months studies.
P Dor. W. +. Boggs, Of the Columbia
ri..f5aral seminary. has been engaged TO
-.Ia-flke tHc mission work the Hill at
1,--.ei near the Sbley Mills. and he viii di-
sh.. time between this work and his chair
rrhecult-e $50 Columbia
WaHa tbe stable of Major stanley was
"a -.-n- ir Athens, Friday last. pOssum
IN .--I-a.I uut tu keep from being baked. and
,r-t every one present went for him. but
3 at rsir thrv were bent ON catching this var
: OF -.nr 81 large ratuc-uakc crdWled out and
rsat towards the crowd. The spectators
-.sff.r.I at once IN every direction. The
en- .a0-.am was captured. but the snake L. still at
M hA liberty.
ON ON Apumber formerly at work with CARING
tp A Brown Ieft Macon last week, with his
Fsrks wages iu his pocket leaving his wife
- SOD child without a cent or any word as to
~ Il, departure. She wrote to Atlanta and
97 Chattanooga. mquirng as to his whereabouts.
hi5 SUD .olui that he Is at the latter place She
5tH .-l-.e.ir.l iu raising enough money bv sacrI-
fFs Geag herfHrulture To take the train TO look
uU Der husband
Ia. Margaret Harris. the condemned negress.
,rh9 al' hc hanged at Calhoun next Friday.
il, made another statement, IN which she
Urleams her innocence and denies ever adj
mm-rerHz amy poison tO Mrs. BarnWell and
others. a.. charged against her. She SAYS that
ta, faherof the poisoned child gave her the
H. d.-artIan. and after the child's death thrashed
a. bermu sine consented 90 make the cOnfes-
.ar which convicted her and David Duke.
Tbe story is au improbable one.
Th. Macon telegraph anil Messenger has the
Ok following. MIR. r. J.. HinsOn. OF Altoona.
lz F4 and one of the Florida State Commits
3s. .l4er- ur thr Louisville Exposition, passed
e, through Macon ou saturday afternoon with a
On t4r-asI ul lines. lemons and pineapples
Sc -uaEI- Jui other tropical fruits, and num-
es Ier oi decr. seven years ago Mr.. IIinson
"a went Oh Florida with no other baggage or
3. earthly possessions than "a shotgun. He eN-
changed tle gun for team of oxen, hired
strt 5uI went % hauling. lie entered some
government laud and now lee can get $1,000
fora portion OF Dds land, besides being we'll
- t-do. Die i- now q prominent citizen, and
g all hr Dos own efforts.
Henry Curry. who kiIIed Powell Reid near
Social Circle % year ago. has been arrested
They were rivals both -eekng the affections
aI tar"ing Harris. g notorious lewd mulatto
woman. The Two men met at her house on
fhe night Hf The l1th of October and sleDt to-
Eeflrr. Ahout sun-up the next morning.
\ while liriI was still asleep, Curry got mp and
-' struck him three terrible blows on the head.
each sending the axe mp TO the eye into the
. skull oi the sleeping negro Reid died and
II curry made his escape Curry cOntesses his
= guilt ia everyone. lie says he hit him three
Y blows WITH the axe while asleep; but says Reid
= hIt threatened tO Kill him and he thought the
= besl time 20 kill Reid was while he was asleep.
William Page.who sued Henry Beermann in
Atlanta, for $500 damages. failed to secure a
verdict. This suit has been i'm the court for
: nearly @ year, and attracted good deal Of
attention. 10 had its origin IN Pages arrest
ou lbe 2I-t Of January. lSS2. the date of the
Dug lrt which swept away the two corners of
Alabama and Prior streets. At that time
Atu,a ire department volunteer
QUE. MT. Beermann was acting as foreman of
2 rhe hook and ladder company, amt during the
discharge of his duties as foreman. caused the
auef0l Mr. Page, alleging that Mr.. Page
interfering with the tiremen in the dis
charge ol tucir duty. ON the 5ad of January.
two DAYS after Pages arrest, the case was
hc4rl before the Recorder, and the charge
NOT heiu. sustained. Page was released. The
arrest ol Page 10 Is alleged, was malicious.
hEd io heal his wounded feelings he brought
SUIT against Mr.. Beermann in the Superior
Court
Atlanta has won her suit with Nathan Car
roI. which was one of the twenty-five cases
brought hy persons living on lands bordering
on south river. and who claim that their
lands aut their growing crops have from time
lo oime ueeu injured and ruined by the over
lows ul uc river. caused by the opening OF
lhe waste pipe of he reservoir of the Atlanta
Walef-Works. The amount of damages
tidiulel in these cases aggregates about $780,
vi. Tie Carroll case generally assumed
D" be % test case. ami the verdict has been
locked for with very considerable interest by
those who were appriscd of its bearings upon
lle large batch of pending suits. The effect
Oh tl.- verdict If 10 shall stand will De the
tu4sllHE 81 most Of the pending suits. as it
WEI lA lhe law In such eases OF damage and
establish the right of the city To erect and
manage iis water works system according to
tie charter provisions. The plaintin will
carry lhe ease 10 the supreme Court for re-
view, ind fnc decision there will furnish the
Lef iof lurlher proceedings in these cases,