Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-21

Encounter near Lafayette-An Athe-
mans Confidence IN Erial Navigation
-TaIIuIah on the Boom.
GEORGIA
There have been more than 5000 visitors Il
TsUuIah this Season
r. .J Blackwell has rented the Gainesville
Hotel formerly occupied by Mrs. Asa II.
Ayers
THE attendance. sunday. at Crawfish. was
over two thousand. North Georgia never
turned out better behaved crowd.
ID is said that prominent hotel man from
Florida Is negotiating fer the lease Of both Of
Iar houses at Tailulah Fails.
Frank Daniel. Of Gainesville. was one Of
fHr first settlers OF Canton. and has attended
10 sessions Of the Cherokee superior Court.
Tine foundation for the new court house in
gainesville has been constructed. and work
upon the building Is progressing satisfac-
tJrlly.
Thirteen thousand dollars was paid Tues
.av last 10y Mr.. Lilly 10 Mr.. J. Il. Gravitt for
u- farm and mine located five mile east of
.ummlug.
George and Edward Winn. colored. were
arrested at Cumming on Tuesday last upon
warrants charging them with setting fire to a
church house.
F. -. Askew, of Franklin. will move TO Car
raIlt0n and 90 into the livery stable business.
af the stable now occupied by DIR. Cheney, on
Newman street.
Milton a.. Wade, of Quiunau, has been ap-
pointed Deputy Collector Of Revenue for the
counties Of Wilcox. Irwin. LOwndes. Col
gultt Coffee, Berrien, Brooks and Thomas.
Mr.. Wade VIII at once proceed TO the dis
charge 0f his duties.
Capt. Henry Wells. prominent civil en-
Eueer Of Athens, believes aerial navigation
viii De a successful accomplishment, and that
rLe mode Of rapid transit viii, in future years.
-uuUlaut all other motors. Captain Wells
SAYS that TO navigate the air. Il bird must be
duplicated nm every particular. the tail being
used as a rudder to circumvcnt the currents.
James \. Rumsey. living Few miles east of
Iaccoa, has q number of the HHeHigu bear
iug the date Of November l1. ls2g. and pub
i-hed 40 Athens by o. +. shaw. The sheet
I- 81 hve-Column quart0. plainly printed i'm
bourgeois and mlnlOn type. and Is equal iu
appearance % the average modern weekly.
except that the paper used Is not So sIh0oth or
line or white a. that generally used in these
days.
The Lafayette Messenger SAYS: There was
% cutting scrape last sunday near the Big
spring about p m. Eillck knox was at the
house Of John Nash and his brothers. There
had been an Old grudge between Eilick and
the Nashes. Nash's horse had been driven
hard In "a wagon IN which Ellck rode. The
matter having been brought mp. Ellick said
he had nothing to dO with the driving. one
word led to another. until they made an at
tack on him. He defended himself with his
knife, cutting John Nash iu three places. one
dangerous blow split the chin, and grazed the
neck. One was across the left breast Another
ranged from the left shoulder 10 the elbow.
Ellick. who. 10y the way. D. one of the best
hands In the ncignbOrhUot. has sought other
pastures.
Macon special TO the New York Times has
the following. '-Ihc story of the death of
Mrs. Arrah smith, the mysterious lady whose
death in Montgomery. last sunday, was the
cause Of So much sensation. finds its cNplana
tion IN BOlingbrOke in this state. The facts
are given by Mr. Julius ii. BaZemore. broth
er of the lady The Bazemore family ls one
highly esteemed The father. Thomas j. BaZe-
more, was one of the highest citizens. and tie
lady who died In Montgomery was a daugh-
Ter of this man. her correct name being
Araminta Nlera BazemOre- She had access
Co the best society and was welcomed every
where. having hosts of admirers. Her eldest
sister was married TO Mr.. W.
ID. Dent. gentleman wei known
here. lii- relationship 20 the family he made
usc of tO ruin the trusting sister. THIS fact
transpired last January. The sensation
caused iu BoliugDrukc was lndcScribablc.
Citizens were anxious 10 lynch the cuWarilv
wretch. when vengeance was stayed los the
family. who knew that Dents death would
plunge the other sister as well into despair.
The family called together It's entire relation
ship and laid the matter before thcm. They
iIeciied that Miss AramIuta should remain at
h0me that even in her downfall she should
hold their tcudere-t affections. To this the
tuUu- lady 0cmurrcu. as she wished 10 20
where she could hegIl life anew. 10 was
then agreed that she should 20 To Virginia to
i've with relatives there. uud her brother
Julius was chosen as the person 10 ac-
company her. When the brother and
tuc unfortunate girl reached Atlanta,
Miss Araminta changed her mind and
refused To 90 to Virginia She preferred
going where she was not known. Finally Ju-
iius agreed To change the location. Then they
went To selma. Ala. This place the Young
lady did not like. Then they Went tO Mont
g0merv. where she adopted the name of Mr..
Arrah smith. and secured employment I'm a
dre-- making establishment. 10 being her i'm
Ieution % learn the trade a. means of iycli-
hoOd and then 90 West. Her brother supplied
her with money. but left the family ina Gcor-
Zia under the impression that MS sister had
gone TO Virginia In Montgomery SHE toiled
uu uucomplaiuingly until last sunday. when
She died among strangers without diVulging
her identity. The family knew nothing Of her
hiding place 0F death until q statement of heI
burial was published in the papers"