Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-18

r,I Cave Near Gainesville. Fla.
GEORGIA.
7fare we're over 100 bales Of cotton sold in
uFI.fEeyille last saturday.
stone. Of Boston, died Sunday. He
---z prominent in the vicinity.
r-rfueer Jerry Griffin, Of Rome, was killed
.---5 railroad wreck near York, Ala. Sunday.
A eamp-meetiug VIII be held at bonneville,
f-rah county, during the last week In sep
teu5er-
charles Rose. the husband of the woman of
+r1rrame so mysteTiOusly murdered IN At
fr-ts. announces his intention Of leaving the
v-- Elizabeth Martin. OF Taylor's Creek.
r#I.rtv county, died Wednesday. She had
Irel o. the age Of - years
Mrs. VIM. O.. Smith. who lived in the Six
tserth district OF Liberty county, died last
F--lav after a short Illness.
Inc heaviest rain that has teen known in
liberty county for years fell last Thursday.
Vgrv bridges were swept away. the roads
washed lu gulleys and travel partially SUI
pended.
Charles and Ed. Kelley, the two horse
thieves sentenced for seven years from Ogle-
thorpe court for stealing horses from Frank
Howard. viii be released shortly They have
been go work In the Dade coal mines. They
are desperate men, but have been severely
punished.
The Central Railroad Company is now
binding q round house In Atlanta. The
HurffIug b. located near the freight depot, Snd
viii be Il uistautial frame structure It VIII
have "a capacity sufficient 10 accommodate all
the engines Of the Central Railroad running
into and used in the city
Tom MarstOn, the crazy inCendiary Of Cpn-
var-. Is getting along very well. The balls
fu his stomach nave not been extracted. He
was not well enough 10 stand a commitment
tru. He says he ls not half through burning
vet; that he VIII show the people something
as soon as he gets up. He Is q dangerous fell
low.
Lowndes county correspondence NEWS,
sept. 13: Mrs. Nancy Ennis was picking
cotton near pond iu her husbands field when
one Of the little boys. while walking around
the poud.saw something and called his brother,
when he saw two snakes fighting. He called
his mother 10 see the fight. When she got there
size found two large mOccaslns with their
heads about two feet from the ground, lighting
like men, and there being no man present the
-uakc- fled unhurt.
The drug store Of ID. U. Mann. and the gro
earv Of John Mann, with their stocks, were
burned ag Augusta Tuesday night. 4. +.
u-Jouu0rremOved his groceries. but the build
Iu- was destroyed, as was also the dwelling Of
Mrs. Elizabeth keeuer. All the structures
were 0rwoOd. The total lossis $1,000. Mrs. Kee-
Htr owned all the buildings, Wnlch were par
TALLY insured. None Of the stock of the stores
was insured. The scene of the fire was di-
rectIy 0ppo-ite the Sibley Mill.
st CrawfordviHe Tuesday Robert Usher,
alias Thomas Fulton, was arrested by NJ. ID.
L. G1aEer. sheriff, upOn requisitiOn from
the Governor Of Texas, charged with the Of
f.use of murder Usher went to Crawford
erlI months, after which he commenced mer-
ralugI-Iug. He made an assignment last
january, making his wife preferred creditor,
Uh1 bought his stock Of goods, since which
time ht has been acting as agent for his wife.
Usher was turned over 10 4. G. Seaga. Deputy
sheriff Of Richmond county.
last Saturday the Sidney Browne Infantry
F-rl ID meeting at Sparta in the court house
Lieut.. Albert Hutcherson, the only surviving
officer. was elected President, CASTOR Brown
auJ William Martin Vice Presidents, and
rfr. lot
this elmHauy was very large. but there are now
only about twenty members in the company.
aUI of these only fifteen were present on the
above mentioned occasion. The company has
Organized itself into an association. and will
have q regular reunion next month, ceebrat-
ing tHe occasion with dinner.
Bruce & Morgan, afchjtectsof Atlanta, have
furnished plans FOR an elegant building for the
Morris Brown College of the African MethO-
dist Episcopal Church of Georgia. TO be erect
eli corner Of Boulevard and Houston stIeets
I1 that city. The work is in charge Of Elder
". d. Gaines. ami the corner stone is to be
ilIt Oct. with Masonic ceremonies. Bishop
S. r. DiCkers0n. Of south Carolina, and ID.
N. Ancett, ID. D., OF ONO, VIII be present,
with others interesf ed IN this church. Mr..
Gaines has raised nearly $4,000, and the work
has been commenced and is progressing rap
lI.y.
Yesterday at / O'Clock tbe Governors Horse
Guard and the Gate City Guards marched To
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, where the re-
mains Of Gen. Benjamin Harden Helm, Of
kentucky. we're eNhumed. The remains were
then escorted bv the military to the depot and
Ieft on the 2:j0 train for Kentucky. John
Helm. brother of the General. Helm Bruce
MS nephew. and Thomas II. Hayes. his
hr0rher-I law, reached Atlanta from Ken
tuekv TO e frrv the remains back. The Occa-
sion Of the removal at this time Is the erection
Of a monument 10 Gen. Helms father who was
twice Governor Of Kentucky, and the first
President Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. The state has voted $4,000 for the
monument % be erected at EliZabethtOWn,
Kentucky. Tomorrow there is to be general
Elt. eriuE Of the Helm family at tlZabeth-
town and 10 was thought proper time Tor the
removal Of Gen. Helms remains to that place.
The General was kllled at Chickamauga just
tyeutv-One years ago next Sunday. His re-
msius were brought to Atlanta for lnterment.
5u Harris county. Fllman Sweet. colored,
diet from wounds inflicted by his wife. She
lsiu ili at Hamilton. After their marriage
few months ago all ran smoothly till the
wife became suspiciOusly frisky and
her husband proportionately jealous. One
day he thrashed her. She left
Monday Of last week he was engaged in
emitting hay for neighbOr, and at dinner time
be lay down IN a corner OF the fence 10 rest
and dropped OF 10 sleep. His hFst lntlmatlOn
40 danger was cut that took one ear OF.
This was followed by another that crossed
one ~ his ewes aud as he rose the knife was
driven TO the hilt IN his breast and the blade
broken of. leaving the handle in the hand of
lls infuriated wife, who had crept upon him
whuC asleep to execute her horrible threat.
Bleeding from his every wound he finally
reached the store Of Mr.. j. II. Pitts, where
bis wounds were dressed by Or. Stanford. and
twas thought he would get well. The woman
Is held Co answer a charge of murder at the
next term Of the SUPERIOR Court.
Albert j. Twiggs, Of Augusta, has just re-
turned from Wilmington, Del He has been
arranging for steamboat machinery for light
draft boat. 10 run between Augusta and Sa-
Y4luaH, and VIII have this apparatus trans
ported te Augusta, where the third Of his fleet
MI. be put up as soon as possible. The boat
Wil De built here from the waters edge.
There will be three steamboats,. The
Alice iiark-l35 feet long. 2j feet wide
ami d teet deep. She has capacity for
t,ilI bales Of compressed cotton and
draws feet Of water. Then there Is the
Esle., light draft steamer which Capt. Glib
son u1S 5ust BUTT, and whose dimensions are
lot hHuWu. The third steamer, 10 be bult
acre, VIII De light draft, with a capacity for
-5.N compressed bales. and drawing three
teat Cf water. The Alice Clark will make two
grips t1 savannah week, and the new steam
srWlI also make two for through business.
HE Ethel VIII make one trip. and the Katie,
q DE other line, Will also make one This
Will give daily boat between Augusta aud
savannah, sundays excepted or there viii be
SLY trips "a week.
The clay pigeon match for the Ligowsky
state championship medal was shot at Bruins
NicN Tuesday between the Macon and Bruins
W1s leans. The match was shot in q high
VIM. which reduced the scores considerably.
The following scores were made: Brunswick
team-l #rrymau Ill, ThiOt y, Dent l3, Wright
~ hluzaiN S, total a. Macon team-Parker
IT, Taylor %. Butts Is, Ayers Is, Edwards 10;
t|--...a LNe GtE UELMEEu DuAke A1l4 a ItEE
Was shot ol. ana resulted, Ayers j, Butts rs.
4li- match was determined rs follows: Each
clutr-rlut shooting 10 single shots AZ Is yards
E-,5. and double at Is. The first sweepstakes,
Elles same as above, resulted: Bergman 8,
IhQy e.. BarkuIOO 3, Cook 3. Butts g. Tay
~ 5, Mediation 6, Llttleneid 3. In
tle second sweepstakes same rules, there
we're d entries. Contestants were
showed i've shots each. The result was:
9-Lls hrsts IuIUt second. Mediation third.
mere were twelve entries in the third sweep
s-tAes ana four single and two double shots
reEe allowed The result was: Ayers first,
maine second. Edwards third. The fourth
s>eet stakes had twelve entries. Dent was
LI-t Berry, ymau second. DaugaiN third. Fifth
sretlelaSes- three single shots. There were
zen entries, and Ayers won. In the sixth |
SSe-us'8ses, eleven entries, three shots each, ]
AtH4t-5u won. In the seventh sweepstakes,
e@tlte entries. three shots each. Taylor won. /
81 tAr eighth sWeep epstaEcs, twelve entries, for
----tA-e guns. three shots each, Parker won
-F7I money, Butts second.
Fort Games Tribune: some time since West
Sellgu. q negro who lived QuarEelsOme life
S.,- ms vile, came 10 the conclusion that she
l't care anything for him. Therefore be
-...vi De Wuuid test her faithf illness. In I
--ttll9u of the white man. he secured
l'" -tne which he fastened around his
go. Seeing DO did not wiring her heart
.t'-.-- I9 any great extent. he went out near
-.a~e and pulled down a stout sapllnE,
= "a.eA DE tied the rope. West said In an
~ I'D question from our reporter: BOSS,
--L no notion or COmmittin' suercide, but |
,t-' lille ] was IoOkin' 10 see Whu. the old ]
He--lAA was gwineter do, my holt on the tree /
sA N-E. anu dar wus, with nv tongue out !
ell eek twisted all oun-EffnF ans most