Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-11
ITEMS TN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
Madison Exercised over Bad Mans
sr.ndaIous Manner of Visiting a Young
GfrI-Two Children Burned to Death
Near 1IiuedgeviIle-An Army of Frogs
Near GAINESVILLE,
GEORGIA.
,ratrer cotton warehouse viii soon be ID
0-arafI1u Iu Butler.
I'M TAYLOR county Mr.. ID. A. Jones early
cr1u of cotton has been partially destroyed by
rats.
The little girl of Milton Hudson. Of sumter
earurv. met with fatal accident ON Wednes-
dsv last. She accidentally stumbled ana iell
INTO pot Of boiling soap. Which scalded her
sd severely as Co cause her dealh IN lew
hours Tie child was about years d.
Mou1ay last was the day appointed FOR an
election t0 decide whether Mcintosh county
would appropriate few hundred dollars for
the uuru1-e of holding "a railroad survey be-
tween DarieU and the savannah, Florida and
Western Railway. survey carried the day
lt unanimous 'te-
MIedeevuIe CIroHiele: Penny Clay,
ra.lrsi wom1u living on what Is known rs
r.a Nathan liaw kiu- place, in Baldwin county,
went fI church Wednesday night last, leaving
use Uf her children iu her house. one OF whom
1vH- studying her lesson. The house caught
fire IuruE her absence and the result was
three of the children made their escape and
Two were burned. They doubtless all fell
|Ir
treu got 70 the door dragging one Of the
r4uu ger ones with them the r. Of fell in. knock
.l- IJ back into the house. and it, with one
other uerIsheG m the flames.
Gainesville Register: DR.. T. J. Crow re-
ports school of frogs on the road leading
trIm here % Athens. near GhOlston's mill,
taat tc.IrSes our former frog story. He saws
le went % Athens about two months ago and
found the whole face Of the earth, from the
mills tI Mrs. Hardeman's, distance OF about
tu1 mIles. almost literally covered with
small toad frogs. He passed the same road q
ieW days since and the frogs were still TO be
.u, and Do az large numbers as before.
uen seen both times they were in a short
distance ol tue same place. and AN apDarputfv
going m tuc same direction The last time
DE- -lW lhem lhey were much larger than az
al-.. This Is the story as told by DR.. crow
and I- true in toto.
Amerlcus RspHbIictH. We learn that Mr.
l-aae ~. w ggIus. living or no miles from
.le city. had "a severe headache Thursday af-
ferluOu- and took several remedies. such as
he bad about the house, but found NJ relief
That night he sent a negro TO DIR. Tinsley for
some morphine, aud took it, going 20 sleep
immediately afterwards. His wife becoming
alarmed at hls breathing. sent for DR. Tins
teg- aul hc used every effort TO awaken the
man. FrlIuE morning DR.. NJ. ID. Saunders
a..ri tu attend patient, and both together
Egra irving hard 90 keep Mr.. Virgins alive.
Ile LlI been whipped and walked enough To
wear ANY man out, but had not said word
from LNr time ue went 10 sleep. The NOR
Hluc Lg took, It is stated, was not enough to
Iar. him. unless hc had taken laudanum or
some other zOporlhc before.
Earkshear correspondence Of the MORNING
NLW-. aug. % Intelligence of the death Of
Nr. T.. ID. Byars, eiIt0r of the Blackshear
E--, Tef >iytEi, which occurred at the home
fL.- father, at S O'Clock this morning. ln
CuEHert.. was received here with
sorrow bv his many friends. The
#fl.t of tie Nfsrg anil Signal is draped i'm
mourning f0r him. lie died of consumption.
which he has uad, ln a mild form. for years
Nr. Brar-' whole life had been devotsd 10
journalism. and while he may have commit
5et errors, no doubt he endeavOred to VIE a
bis pen I"r good. He was about 30 years of
r-e--lr. t. ID. Erautley, Jr.. Of the firm Of
d. ID. BrIutIev n Sons, Is visiting North
Georgia. Nr-. W. C.. Erantley also Can't
y. d. Fuller. accompanied 10y his youngest
daughter, VIII leave FOR North Georgia and
Alabama Tonight. They viii tarry al these
tvr places tIil sept. j.
WrghJ-y he Recorder; a very singular
misfortune befell Mr. j. +. Thompson, Of this
county. a- De was going on visit last sunday
ru DIS sick father who resides I'M Wilkinson
county. lie went 10 what is known as ThOmp-
-au'- Terry. a private crossing on the OcOnee,
and ieit hls horse, gentle and very valuable
animal. standing OH TINS side hItched TO the !
buggy. with the lines tied TO the dashboard. [
while le went across the river IN ba eau To /
.-ar the nat. just as he reached the opposite |
Iluh- hc luukcu back aud saw his horse enter |
IH- ruC water, Ae made his way back TO him |
a-uuIcbly as possible. and met the horse lust
a- De struck the current lie caught him by
over. the caU-IZm- Of the buggy turned thu, /
horse over ou his back. Tie birdie then broke |
aud tbc buggy and horse DO l. sank from his |
TICW- Mr. Thompson saw nothing more Of |
them until eight hours later. when they were
found q few hundred wards below the ferry: /
tho horse was dead, and the buggy somewhat /
damaged.
MADISON W19fs0nfqn: w 4 Burrcv q |
vull- farmer about "a years of age, went TO |
tAe residence oil ". r.. Matthews. respected
citizen 90 this place, Thursday night, IN an
-Wer t1 a note said 10 have been written by |
Nl-- Muile huuerI, niece OF the lattcr's |
vile. who was at the time visiting the family, |
and after stripping himself of outer clothing.
which Le laid under some shrubbery near the |
house. climbed into the young lady's room
through du open window. Before ne entered. I
however. seeing that he was detected by |
negro woman living on the lot, lie asked her |
20 he could come INTO her house. She told him
90 c Dee COULD as there was no one in her |
mousse. and DC a lamp 10 receive him. While /
she was doing this. Buruey climbed into !
the window Of the Young lady's room, |
when Mr. Matthews. who had retired, I
hearing some unusual noise. called the negro |
woman. susan. and asked v no 10 was hat was |
going around the house. The woman told |
him that it was VIII Buruey, and he had |
climbed into Miss MOlle's ROOM Mr.. Mat
theW- then seized a shot gun 10 go around to |
1he window just as Burney- who had become
frightened, was egresslng. Whereupon he |
pulled the trigger. and seeing that he had |
m;-scd his mark struck him blow in the !
head with the stock of the gun The two came |
Buruey was uuarmed, but fought like a tiger, |
and was about to get the best of the young
lat.'s protector, when John Wynn anu
lille Fitzpatrick ran up and separated
Them. Miss MOllie Hubert. the unfortunate
.-r about is wears of aEt. and the daughter /
ai Jehu Hubert. AN industrious farmer Of this /
county She Is wei connected, and no more /
discreet lady lives In oar city than Mrs. Mat !
tleWs. her aunt, with whom she Is stopping.
Her own family occupies an honorable So I
CaI POSITION. The young lady denies having 4
any knowledge Of Buruey's visit, avOws her \
Innocence. and SAYS she would not marry \
ham. Euruey. on the other hand, holds let \
ter which he claims was sent TO him through \
q vOLuE man whose name it IS not necessary \
Co furnish The public, urging hlm 70 come at \
once aus 40 something for her. and written 4
ll the most InectIunate strain. Burney says /
tlat he went into her room for the \
reason that he had been prohibited by /
tle family seeing her, and wanted to \
A-ve am interview DatQre their marriage, \
which Was 10 occur in about a week; that he /
pulled "a ais clothes before entering, because \
De- couldn't get through the window with \
Them on. Buruey bears very bad name for i
truth 4uI morality. and this statement car
rlr- Ittie weight. IL seems that he had been /
Prohibited from coming to see the young lady |
gu account of his bad character. lie Is the 4
son ul John W EurnCy. who has occupied /
Positions Uf trust iu OUr county. and who Is
Today one uf our most respected citizens. \
Bye -ympathiLe deeply with him and his i
wife iu this matter. Burney says that 4
Le D. ID intended % marry the young lady, and /
Uil. 90 SD yet If permitted. He went 10 his i
home, abo-t 10 miles from town. 70 await the I
decision uf t2e unfortunate girls parents, i
NF. Matthew'S uOt being willing 10 assume i
further responsibility. Mr.. Matthews acted /
Aguorab.y boo protecting the young lady, ana /
De and family have the sympsthy Of our /
people.