Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27

Mr.. Wicker some strychnine that was left
there. to hand to his father. When Mr. W.
reached home, he told his wife to prepare him
some melted lard as he was verY sick. He
however. did not wait for it but began 10 eaf
II, when he was seized with a cOnvulsion. and
died In twenty minutes. There was found
the next day in the road he had Travelled
some paper, and near by, placed under some
wood the vial OF strychnine, which il is be-
heyed solves the mystery concealed with his
violent death. No reason is known for the
commission of the awful dead beyond the
trO1bles."
The Macon Telegraph Of yesterday gives the
following chapter of a batch of railroad acci-
dents on the previous day: ''G esterday morn
ing, about II O'Clock, the outgoing Southwest
ern freight train met with an accident at
EchecOnnee creek that caused the delay of
some dozen or more trains on that road. The
train had passed over the bridge with the ex-
ceptiOn of the cab car, and when that car was
about half way over the forward trucks got OFF
the track and turned completely around, and in
TINS condition was dragged by the engine
across. The damage done to the bridge was
great. and though only twelve miles from Ma
con, II was some time before any aid or tim
bers could be furnished. The consequence
was that there was a complete blockade of the
road and delay of over five hours for the
passenger trains from Columbus and Mont
gOmery. Ahead of the Columbus passenger
were seven freight trains and wood train
Both the Columbus and Montgomery pas
sengers were on time, but there was moth
the bridge could be fixed and the blockade
removed. About eight O'Clock last night
the bridge was repaired sufficiently to al
low the trains TO pass over, but no speed
was made owing to the great number of
freights on the road. The outgoing trains
from Columbus and Montgomery left the de-
pot on time, but remained in the yard until
the road was clear. About 10 O'Clock a freight
train went out, and when about half a mile
from the junction cOllided with the first of the
incoming freights, producing, however, no
other damage than broken pilots for both en-
gines. These trains came back into the yard,
and about y O'Clock the two passengers had
arrived under the depot roof"
From the report of Superintendent SlatOn,
OF the Atlanta Public Schools, we CLEAN the
following: Atlanta has ten city schools under
control of Superintendent SlatOn. divided as
follows: Grammar schools for white pupils,
); grammar schools for cOlOred pupils. 3; high
schools for bows, /: High schools for girls. J.
The report gives - as the number of teachers.
SO Of whom are white and l6 cOlOred, and says
that white teachers are employed in the col
Ored schools. Twelve boys and D girls have
graduated during the year, and 22l pupils
were enrolled in the girls and Ill in the boys
high schools. The total number of pupils en-
rolled in the schools, other than the high
schools was 4.7j2-2.943 being white and 1,477
being eOlOred. In the grammar schools the
pupils were divided. Ivy street grammar
school. j4S; Crew street grammar school,
jgl; Walker street grammar school, IA:
Marietta street grammar school 555; Fair
street grammar school 5O2. In the cOlOred
SCHOOLS Tie enrolment WAS houston street
school, 62l; Mitchell street school, 1873; summer
Hill school. 1863. As the amount paid by the
city and State for teaching. furniture and re-
pairs during the year the report gives S43393 20,
and as the amount paid by the city for cost
of Mitchell street school, cOlOred, and in addi-
tiOn to Walker street school 50. .743 IS. making
the total expense S53,l37 35. 1t puts down
S56l 3j as the amount of tuition received from
nonresident pupils, and places the cost of ed
ucatiOn for the year So, l3l piece. By the re-
port the per cent. of attendance is in high
schools, 90 ,; in grammar schools, white, 93Is
grammar schools, cOlOred, 9212.
The Augusta EreniHg NeaCS of Thursday
says: "Direct trade with Europe Is another
one of the advantages offered TO Augusta by
means of the deep water harbOr at Port
Royal. When this port is properly appre-
ciated, this trade will be Immense and second
To that of no port south of the great metro
polls. Indeed, Port Royal is now better ap-
preciated abroad than at home, and in Ger
many. or at least in Bremen, the most impOr-
tant port in Germany, Port Royal is thought
much of. and is termed Augusta's Bremen
Haven. 1t occupies. in the minds of our Ger
man friends, the place that Bremen Haven
does To Bremen, and hence the appellatiOn.
Bremen Haven Is the port of the
great commercial and shipping city
of Bremen, and the Germans see
the same kind of future for Augusta and
Port Royal. So certain are the Bremen mer
chants of the future, and so well pleased are
they with direct trade to Augusta, that
strong firm in Bremen, MessFs. ii. BischOf
Co., have already put ship on this line. and
named il in honor of our port, the Port
Royal The Port Royal is now lying at our
seaport. having arrived with cargo of kainit
for fertillZlng purposes. The snip VIII return
with a cargo of cotton for Bremen. Messrs.
Wright n Crane, Of Augusta, are agents for
the line. and they are loading the Port Royal
with our great staple. Captain ROSsini. part
owner of the Port Royal and jolly German
tar and capitalist, is now in our city, and is
enthusiastic and in earnest over the prospect
of a irourishing trade direct between Bremen
and Augusta. The Fort Royal IS commanded
bv Captain Schutta, and she will sail for the
Faderland full freighted in a few davs."