Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
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RobBed-The Flames at Mt. Airy-A
Young Students UntimeIY Death-The
MiuedgevilIe Showers of the Queer
An Indian Peace Pipe.
ztis stated that the sanitary condition OF the
t5wn OF TOomsborO has considerably i'm
proved since the successful completion Of the
ar,esian well. The name Of the town, TOOms-
b1ro. has Somewhat graveyard sound about
d. aud it ought to be changed.
The Weekly ReCistc Is the name Of a new pa
per owned and edited by colored men in
Athens. 1t Is edited by p. L. spralling. a well
known c0lored school teacher in Athens. The
mission Of the paper is stated to be the adj
vaucement and elevation Of the coIored race.
We wish it much success IN carrying out its
proposed objects.
The safe Of the Treasurer Of GlascOck county
was robbed one night last week and $500 Of the
county funds taken. William Shaffer, Clerk
Of the Court, was arrested, charged with the
crime, and bound over for trial.
a Lhinaman named Loo ChOng has opened
store in WaynesborO and is quite curiosity.
H- store has been crowded so far, says the
Gg-s.ts, the colored population especially
f8rsing 10 him.
Mr.. r. c. Miner, Sr., Of Miner district.
Harris county. has found lump of pure gold
ou hIs place.
The etelephOne from Gainesville to DahlOnega
has proven a failure, and the wires have been
taken down.
Daylight can be seen through the big tunnel
being cut on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad, five miles from ROckmart.
Trains VIII pass through in about two weeks.
The Sandersville High School is in a very
f1urlsbiug condition. 1t has now one hun
drei and sixty pupils, and will probably in
crease Inc number to two hundred during the
rrasel. term.
one of the Eastman rioters, Tip Willis. alias
Willis Howard. was cQptuaed in Dublin last
Wednesday and taken by Sheriff Sapp back
tI Dodge Jail. He Is considered, we believe,
heru--leader Of the riot.
The Buena Vista Arglis has changed hands
having been purchased by DR.. Wisdom of
fr4tusce. and Rev. W. j. Mitchell, formerly
r.s-rar of the Baptist Church at Griffin The
tttar gentleman viii have editorial charge
% ,le paper.
Tine farmers of Warren county have soVved
more largely OF small grain than ever, and the
tI DIZZY remarks ln this connection that War
rer county Is the leading evergreen spot Of
u-,-rer.tv iu the state, and the cause is that
tr- farmers were first to reform in raising
homo supplies.
On Tuesday night last the valuable grist and
Forru- mill and machine shops OF Mr. Robert
smith, go Mt. Airy. were burned. Fire is sup
-a-ei to have been accidental. and was dis
covered about IL O'Clock at night, AbOnt 100
bushels of corn. meal, ETC., were in the build
.uz at the time
Athens B1nHsr- Wdtcbman: Capt. Lamp
ku last evening chartered three wagons to
carry his game cocks to the depot. They were
h. -6.eujid trim. and the Captain is confident
afrfrtHrr He viii enter 62 cocks at the New
Orleans tournament and SAYS he will back
Them t1 the last dollar he is worth"
Nr. james, whose charges against the man
s-emeut of the deaf and dumb institute
created -0 much interest some days ago, ap-
pelr-l before the Governor at Atlanta Wed
ne-jay. Governor stephens showed him that if
there was any fault it was in the bill of fare
which was prescribed by the State and not
g-aiu-t Mr. COnnOr. Mr.. James left for home
Wednesday.
Train No. from Macon was wrecked near
ihe 3l post. two miles east of Dawson. Wednes-
dlv morning. about 80 O'Clock. Five cars
arj -he cab are "a total wreck, the cars rolling
down the embankment 20 feet high. Con-
iIc,ur William Brantly and brakeman VIM.
Howard were slightly injured. The track is
i1rH up for 200 yards. The passenger trains
were -Qmewhat delayed.
a -'utleman in Athens has large Indian
peace pipe, that viii weigh five or six pounds.
taken rom mound IN Greene county. IL Is
tlH exact shape of a crow. and as sound as
hope the gentleman viii come TO the Centen-
ual and bring it with him. so that OglethOrpe
and lumochtchI can have an old fashioned
smoke together on the occasion of their meet
U-
Americus Recorder. The Americus Fair As
-1riltiOu has gone the melancholy way OF all
q.
We learn the grounds and buildings are TO be
Uut upon the market and sold. and il is with
regret we chronicle the event. The story Of
Its life and death is a very brief one. Organ
1tI hv q number Of our best, most liberal and
patriotic citizens. who for the public good,
with uutiriug zeal, fitted up buildings and
grounds that compared favOrably with any IN
The ~tare-a brilliant inaugural fair-the sec
01i one not SD good, the third decided falling
OF. and the last a failure. Cause.-The want of
patronage. Ours has followed in the wake Of
Albany ami ThOmasvIlle, and others.
HDrrFe Journal. Robert Beau shields, son
70 Judge T.. A. Shields. OF this county, died OF
catarrhal pneumonia at oxford, Ga, on Tues
day last. January -, 1883. aged 20 years and
udIg-. At the time OF his death he was at
tending college in oxford. and was one OF the
most promising and popular of the students.
He was sick only about ten days. but the dis
ease was of such violent character as to baf
1r the most skillful medical treatment. On
Thursday the remains were brought TO ThOm-
s1l and buried in the cemetery at this place.
Following are the names OF the committee OF
Students who accompanied the body and had
charge af the burial: q. ii. Carson. Savan-
nah. trI., o.. r. Glover. Monticello. Fla: Bar
tIW W.lingham. Thomson. Ca: +. {. Merry,
Harlem. Ora.; sterling Gibson. Thomson Ca;
7. b. ilarweu. Monticello. Ga. Rev. L. L.
Carey pastor of the Methodist Church, con-
tuctri The burial services. which were at
tenieI hy large number OF relatives and
friends
Atlanta Constitution. seThe report that Mrs.
Patterson, who was assaulted and cut by her
husband IN Banks county several nights ago
was dead turns out to be untrue. She Is stu
living. Yesterday William \. Hope, OF Banks
county. appeared before the Governor ana
asked for the reward offered for Patterson
tie haI certificates from the sheriff and Clerk
Of The superior Court that he had delivered
lle body Of Joe Patterson TO the Sheriff. \
Sir Faulkner had previously telegraphed the
Governor that he lFaulkuer) had arrested
Patterson. and as the Governor was not sure
about the matter he considered il best to wait
ha
could .e determined who was entitled 10 the
reward. 10 appears that Air. Hope took Pat
ter-0u before the sheriff, and he refused TO
receive him on the ground that there was no
warrant issued for him. Hope thereupOn
sVo-e ont the warrant and Patterson was
turned over. PattersOn's father then went on
MS bond. which was fixed at $1,000. Patterson
was arrested az his fathers house. and the
chances are that he has made mp with his
wife,
Iae two Young couuterfciters who were ar
rested in Mllledgeville. where they had been
showing the queer were taken 10 Macon IN
irons and arrived in that city on Tuesday
morning. Their names are Demps Buck, y
wears Old. and Marshal Bland, Is years OF age.
fr.n the account given Of their operations IN
ali about Milledgeville, where they were
captured, there can be no doubt but that they
alr .le tools Of a gang Of cOunterfelters Ope-
rating in the state. These two young
scouudrels live down in the lower part Of
bAllWIu couHtY. near the line OF Washington
county and about fifteen miles from Mllledge-
Fle- The Marshal of Milledgeville, who,
With his deputy. made the arrest, found upon
l-e person Of Demps Buck a long wallet Of
olelskin that contained about $50 in fifty cent
--l qne dollar counterfeit pieces. The gang
IN which these two captured members opera
led was doubtless scattered in consequence Of
me above arrest. The counterfeit coin Is
evidently made from faithful moulds or dies,
ont the metal with which they are made Is
very base and could only deceive the extremely
ignorant II is apparently Babbit or type
metal. There Is no ring to il, and when
handled soils the fingers with lead color. The
commIttal trial of the prisoners VIII take place
90 Macon next Monday.