Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-05

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in the Union Theological Seminary Of Virginia,
and Rev. \. kef Smith, pastor OF the Third
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, has received
q call TO do evangelical work in the Augusta
presbytery. Dr.. strickler VIII submit the
proposed change in his labOrs TO the presby-
terry Tor It's decision. while Mr.. smith VIII
tender his resignation.
OnF. r. Putney's plantation at Hardaway
station, in Floyd county, few days ago, an
is years old cOlOrcd boy named PlOnkey
Young. son of George Young, Wmle amusing
himself with a shotgun, discharged the gun
and INSTANTLY killed little cOlOred girl named
Sweety Davis. daughter of Louis Davis. 1t is
rot thought that he intended to shoot the
child. hut lie was it IS said, criminally
careless IN pointing the gun toward her
The COrOners jury pronounced IL accidental.
but the father of the dead child was not salts
fed with the finding, and sWOre out warrant
against PiOnkey charging him with murder.
The Marietta JournaI says: "Rev. J. IL
Baxter, the new pastor Of the Methodist
Church, was met at the train by delegation Of
church members, who escorted him and family
TO the neatly furnished parsonage. where COM
Portable fires, a well laden table Of nicely pre-
pared Nlands, and a larder stocked with pro-
visions, gave the pastor and family such
cordial reception as was well calculated to in
spire them with the belief that their lines had
fallen in pleasant places. purse Of 500 in
cash, also. gave additional strength TO the
warm welcome extended. Mr.. Baxter has
filed the pulpit for two sundays and our
people are well pleased with him.
Next " cGucSQaE Is election Qdy lOr MaTOF
and Council at Decatur. A large number of
citizens are opposed to the levying of tax on
property. and it is said there Will be a ticket
run for Council opposed to levying any tax
this year on property. There are also many
citizens VINO are opposed to the present salary
of officers, claiming they are too high. The
Mayors salary this year is $780, the MarshaPs
$500. Clerk Of Council S15, and sexton of
cemetery $50. The present Board Of Council
meet next Monday night 10 receive the OIL
GERS report. They viii also fix the salary Of
the Mayor for this year. The marshal's, clerks
and sections salary are fixed by the Council
elected for this year.
The Brunswick Herad SAYS: About $1,000
Of city Indebtedness. created on account of
the purchase of the Old cemetery. have never
been funded. The Old cemetery property was
pledged To secure the payment Of the bonds
thus issued. When the city defaUlted in the
payment of the bonds. the holders thereof
sold the old cemetery for $1,000, leaving $4,000
7till unpaid, with coupons Tor interest. This
balance is due, and its payment has never
been provided for. Hence the holders 90 into
the courts, and get Judgment on the coupons
as they become due. If the city has equities
growing out Of the sale of the land purchased
on account of this Indebtedness. they should
be asserted and the debt set aside; if not, it
would save costs to pay without suits. Let
the new Mayor look into this particular case
Of Indebtedness
The HawkinsviIe Nelcs says son Christ
mas day Eugene Anderson, son of Mr.. C.. &.
Anderson, of this place, went into the woods
fun. With bows and sometimes with men it
is favorite amusement to burst trees and
logs in the following manner \ hole is bored
into the log, quantity Of gunpOwdcr is in
serted, tightly fitting peg is driven into the
hole, a slow match is applied the powder is
iguited and the log bursts with q loud report.
But Eusene's slow match wouldn't burn. He.
therefore, took fuse out Of a fire cracker
and substituted it for the slow match. This
ne set fire to, but before he could get away, the
tree burst, the powder flashed into his eyes
and face and the peg which was driven out by
the force of the powder barely missed his
head. Ills escape from death was miraculous.
lie was suffering considerable pain from the
burn at last accounts. On Wednesday,
Charley, son of Mr.. J. j. Anderson, who lives
I'm this county, had his eyes filed with powder,
his face badly burned. and his eyebrows and
laSies singed IN identlcally the same manner.
He could not see when heard from last"
The Douglasyille Star SAYS: "Our sister
town, Powder Springs, is So law-abiding and
peaceable that q viOlatOr OF the law is kind
OF "a rar avis. More as a matter of form than
anything else. the town was Incorporated last
August. ami a Mayor and Council elected and
a Earshal appointed. Everything moved on
SO quietly that there was no occasion to make
any arrests until Christmas. when under the
eNllCratlng effects of the time -hOnOred egg
n1g and the holiday festivities an unfortunate
citizen became so bOisterOus that il was con-
sidered prudent to restrain his too eXutant
liberties. He was placed under arrest, bat
here dilemma arOsc-there had been no
callabOOsc built. and there was no place to
impris0n him. After considering the matter
they decided TO incarcerate him in the gin
house. and he was accordingly given a berth
iu That novel cell Thinking they had him
safely slowed away, they gave themselves but
little further concern till he again made his
appearance on the streets. having found a
hole IN his unappreciated prison large enough
to allow him to effect his escape. He was inn
mcdiately rc-arrested and put in stable.
and this time held fast
I'm Echols county, near bonneville, year
ago. Frank p. COulsOn and his wife separated
and "A divorce suit has since been pending be-
tween them, in which they charge each other
with acts OF adultery, etc. COulsOn has con-
unued To reside upon his place, his mother
amt others living with him. Since the sepa-
ration Mrs. COulsOn has lived with her father
George &. Carter, spending q portion of the
time at James NJ. Carriers, a distant relative
of hers. All of the parties live in one imme-
diate nelghb0rho0d. Considerable i'll feeling
existed between Coulson, his wife and George
G.. Carter, her father. Recently some trouble
arose between Couls0n and James NJ. Car
ter with reference to certain property
and ii was also alleged that Mrs COul-
son and James NJ. Carter have be-
come criminally intimate ON Thursday, the
20th Of December last, Frank COulson and his
brother, Joseph COulsOn, went to NaldOsta,
returning to Frank COuson's place about 10
o'clock at night. After eating supper, and
before retiring for the night, Frank CoulsOn
stepped To the mantel, winding his clock up
and turned TO walk across the rOem. When
just opposite the front door, which was open,
he was iired upon by some one from the dark
ness without and killed. Mrs. COulsOn. her
father. George {. Carter, James NJ. Carter
and Thomas Swilley. who was staying with
him. have been arrested, charged with the
murder. NO positive proof against any of
them has been obtained, bnt certain threats.
circumstances, etc, are relied upon to fasten
the crime upon them. The matter came mp
Yesterday at Statesville. but was postponed
until next week.