Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-06

-, Loses Fair Lady in Americas
rfort to Wreck Train FOiled-
rEsrley Ross Yarn in Atlanta, an d
- Items of Interest.
GEORGIA.
p..-arfire is ready TO bore for her artesian
Kansas man is in Georgia buying cattle
rrt1 a.- pastures.
T-. taxable property Of Glynn county this
ear fl1ts mp s--l-i'pzz-
rv.u-r-tvo marriage licenses We're grant
-.. T.frmuu- last month.
trr.ee.ion i1r teachers OF Glvnn county
-I- held au Monday, 18th inst.
No. rsr-llrd Clifton, age about 81 years.
#-f .r her home, near Liberty, on Thursday
-rl-u.u-. one -ulu uit-
.-.1.u named Bill Jones has been arrested
.-lgr7n.lu- ou suspicion Of being the mur-
'l.,.raf smith Austin, the hackman.
Tteravu Of Dawson is twenty-seven years
III Prior 10 It- foundation NJ. IL. Baldwin
-e-rraHrietor of all the lands where il now
stands.
rfs. county. SIX miles east Of Cuthbert. has
been burned The loss is $1,000, and the in
.-rIr-e. t-..0u.
Ges k.t Warren, It is said, writes such IN
d.,tu---Aable hleroglyphics that he can
tsrf.r read them himself. This fact does not
Il.ure his widespread popularity, however.
Tie Amos Hayes. new steamboat. arrived
AZ Columbus Friday. Her arrival was the
signal for g cut i'm rates by the Peoples and
Central Line boats. and the first reduction
made WAS sd per cent.
Near Brunswick a lumber hand had his foot
r1u-Hr beneath falling pile, but continued
srI-uq-t. When he removed his boot his
small tl- remained in It,. The man was at
work again the next day. however.
The rImOr that VI. T. Hancock. the inventor
oltl. Hancock pillow. had left Greene county
permanently was not true. lie Is now in
Greensboro. and has efIectually crushed an
damaging rumors about him.
s. yer,able battle was fought Thursday
night u one of the cOlOred churches at Au-
El-.a HefWecn Two opposing factions The
police were called In and number of dea-
cons aua elders were arrested. The trouble
hai .ryH going ON some time.
John r. Pounds. who lives in the Ie-lie-s
Bill uelghbOrhOOd. shot VIII Chapman. a
negro Hov. on last Wednesday morning \
difficulty occurred between them az scott
shorter uldc6sinllh shOp. Chapman picked
uH au 3N and started towards Mr.. Pounds
when tue latter shot him. The bail entered
The side Of the neck.
An oyster taken from the well of Jim Duke
of Mpntezuma, was thoroughly petriied. she'll
ami all. one half of the shell had been split
off, which plainly revealed a clear outline of
tlr u-V alive though 1t ls not SO soft and juicy
d- DO was I'M the days of It's earlier existence.
It Was perhaps imbedded there many years
ago when the great waters were rcccding.
un the farm of James NJ. smith. in the
Gray Lands negro boy while putting a cap
on gun accidentally discharged IL. the CON
tents of the barrel passing through the body
ol c0loTed glrl. who WAS standing near
killing her instantly. The girl was about "a
years Of age. The name Of the boy IS George
Thomas. The name Of the girl who was killed
is Eliza Moore.
Henry Averett. "a brother 10 Bill Averctt.
one of the negroes in jail at Scale. charged
with the murder of Joe Williams. cOlored, has
been arrested as an accOmplIce. ON Monday
he was talking TO a crowd OF negroes on the
Nuckous plantation and said that he was
present at the killing of Joe Williams and
booked at the wound IN his head after he had
been shocked down. He said that his brother
aHI Jesse Thomas committed the crime. The
negroes 90 whom he made this statement at
once arrested him and placed him i'm a smoke
house for salekeeping.
Au effort To wreck train at the uine-mIle
post. nn the Brunswick and Western Rail-
roa..- was made en- Thursday last by placing
bar ol railroad iron across the tracks. Engi-
uecr Nahry discovered the bar across the
track q short distance ahead. He immedi-
ate.r reversed his lever ami as soon thereafter
a- htc0uld jumped from his engine. The cow
catcher mounted the rail and dragged it
along for 200 feet on the tracks. and finally 1t
Wnrhet Itself out one side without any dam
age. The engineer, finding no harm done.
mounted ms engine and went ON 10 Bruins
wick.
Charles TiIden an Atlanta neWsbov. who
disappeared from his home IN that city last
Tuesday. has returned home, and tells a story
which has set the city by the ears He claims
t9 have been forcIbly abducted and terribly
md.-reatcd by Charles OgletTee living near
Ialultt0n- Among the cruelties alleged 10
have been practiced was the fantastical cut
ting ul his hair. unmcrCiful beatings, the
piercing of one OF ms ears and the insertion of
earring, and the cutting out of two mOles
from under the lads arm. The man, the boy
alleges, compelled him % acknowledge him as
his father. a warrant for Oglctrec's arrest
was issued at the lads application.
The Brunswick 4dCerfissr dHr> Appe1l has
tuc following. "a diSgraCeful affair occurred
sd Nauecylllc. ON the Brunswick and Western
Eodi. the past week. Mr.. Ben FurlOng he
coming enraged with his wife, ehastised her
severely with whip. and because she at
tempted tO get away. struck her with the butt
ui the whip. knocking her senseless. He then
stood lu his door way with double barrel
gun aup told an outsiders % keep OIL or he
would Kill the first man who attempted to
enter. lie remained master Of the situation
l9r 7eN erM days, and finally surrendered
Meanwhile hls poor wife was lying extremely
Ill without attention. lie has had a prclmi-
nary trial, and been bound over in the sum
of $500
The Brinbridre Democrat saws: son Mon
day last Ed MoultOn. of Miller county, was
brought 10 this city by sheriff kimbrel and
posse OF Miller county. before Judge Bower,
under writ of habsds corDus-seeking bail
Judge Bower was not prepared to grant the
PRAYER. however. until the evidence Of the
State witnesses could be adduced-and the
hearing was set Tor THURSDAY. Moultou. iU
viii be remembered. is charged with the Kill
ing Of one BOlIu. q young man aged about
nineteen years. IN Noyemher last m rem
cOntre in the woods. where they were engaged
in board getting. Moulton fled when he COM
mltted the deed, and has since been at large.
but sheriff kimbrel arrested him about "a
month ago near knoxville. IN Crawford c0un-
ty. Ga, and brought him safely back"
i Uf AlutIlCuS AttfuFtfF mas Eut INlluM InG
interesting little narrative: - Young fellow
from the country. whose manhood Is a wreck
and whose finances are more dilapidated. all
from dissipation, had Won the affections of "a
pretty country maiden and insisted on meet
TuE her against her stern fathers will.
4 few nights ago they met and were arrang-
ing am elopement. The spot they had selected
for their trysI was near an old family burYinw
ground and the hour was near midnight.
They had made no definite plan. owing 10
The girls perverseuess. and the fellow was
suing earnestly when grOan was heard in
among the graves and a white form rose up
and advanced toward the couple. Neither of
them could speak or move. The figure moved
slowly forward. the ewes seemingly blazing
aud the bones Clanking it stepped. When
within few feet Of the lovers IL spoke in a
scarcely artculate tone. telling the youth to
~kegOne! as his object was to destroy the
girls happiness after getting her money"
The Young fellow. slid on his knees. promised
tQ leave If he was allowed. lie was granted
ten seconds to get ont of sight. when the girl
keeled over in faint and the young man
started on q run for home. Then the old man
threw down "a sheet on which some ph0sphO-
rus had been rubbed. and some old dead cow
bones he had picked up, took his girl into his
arms and carried her into the house. The
Young fellow has left the country, and the
girl is as quiet aud gentle rs dove. The old
man is happy and gives his daughter all the
presents and attention he can, but has never
told his part in the transaction. and she has
never spoken her lovers name. nor said
word Of the terror that drove him from her
side