Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12

A Thrilling and Fatal Ending to an Ole
Feud in Heard COunty-State Treasur
er speer's Statement for the Las
Quarter of the Old Year.
GEORGIA.
j. P. Watson IS Hawkinsyille's new Mayor
There were AZ marriages in Augusta las
year.
A colored man IN Athens pays 81, $50 rent
year.
Macon has voted to issue bonds to build {
new market.
One Of the Atlanta street car lines will pur
chase a snow plOw.
An adjourned term Of the sumter superior
Court Will be held this week.
W. +. Williams has been elected one of the
County Commissioners OF Talbot.
Mrs. Frank Shores. Of Atlanta, has been
deserted by her husband and is trying To trace
him.
one Of the Augusta engines played on the
ruins Of the burned warehouse for 100 con-
secutiYe hours.
A fight occurred az TiIton Yesterday in
which man by the name oI Hall was badly,
probably fatally. hurt, while resisting arrest
by the Marshal.
jefferson Green. Of Fairburn, Is not expected
TO survive the bite Of a mad dog. a maidstone
Is said % nave been the only remedy applied
80 far which gives rise 90 any hope.
a white man named Isaac story is IN jail at
Bainbrldge charged with brutally assaulting,
few days ago, Miss Nancy Z. Anderson, a
respectable farmers daughter Of Decatur
county
John Wicker. an old citizen Of Hurtsboro.
slipped from the door OF his house on Tuesday
and broke his thigh. Being about so years of
age. 10 is feared that he viii not recover from
the injury.
NJ. II. Edwards viii commence within the
next few days enc erection OF handsome
two-story briek building on Railroad avenue.
Eastman, between the stores Of Il. Newman
and Peacock Bros.
The residence on the plantation of Col. W.
II. McCulloch. near Wayerly Hall, Harris
county, was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
II was occupied by negroes. The loss Is esti-
mated at $l,iQO and the insurance was 500.
A public meeting has been held at Colum-
bus for the purpose Of raising money by sub
scriptiOn 10 rebuild the college. \ committee
Of ten viii be appointed Monday TO canvass
the city and solicit subscriptions. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars are wanted.
An election held at Sumner, Worth county.
january 9, for Mayor and CoWncilmen for the
wear 1854, resulted i'm the reelection of the
entire old board, viz: Alex. 5. Heide. Mayor:
Dr. >. " Ferry a.. y. Afford, &. y. VIII
uams, Jas. j. Clements, COuncilmeu.
At2 O'Clock sunday morning the residence
OF y II. Massengale, prominent merchant
OF Norwood, was discovered to be on fire
by negro on the premises. The sleeping in
mates were Immediately aroused and the
WORK OF removing the furniture from the
burning building began. The fire mad gained
such headWay when discovered. that not
more than half the furniture was saved. and
It was with great difficulty that some of the
lady members Of She family were rescued.
There being only $500 Insurance ON the house
and furniture, Mr.. Mas~engale estimates his
loss al 500.
The Columbus EHIuirer-SaH says: "At the
Are yesterday morning some of the firemen
were attracted by the gallant efforts of a
stranger among them TO do all that he could
20 assist IN the work of saving property from
destruction 10y the fiery hend. He worked at
the hose, Waded through mud and water, and
stOod back Tor nothing He was thinly clad
and his shoes were badly worn, vet in this
condition he did not leave the ground until
the firemen had rolled their hose upon the
reel and drove away. So struck were the
members of Young America No. ) and stone
wall No. with the unselii-h and gallauH man
ner i'm which ne had worked. that. upon learn
ing his name. they looked him up. took him to
a clothing store and presented him with a new
suit of clothes and a pair of good shoes. The
name Of the young man ls Wilson, and we
learn that he Is an operative in one of the
mills"
Yesterdays Constitution saws: yesterday
state Treasurer Speer sent To the Governor
his quarterly statement for the quarter end
ing December 81 The report of the receipts
and disbursements for that period has several
items of interest. The largest item in the list
of expenditures is that of S369.3l9 80. which
was paid on the public debt. The Treasurer
up TO the close of business on the 3lst. paid ont
to the manned soldiers of the State, S3l 36j
lie IS still paying out steadily on that item.
Among the other large items disbursed were
the following: On the luuatic asylum S26 eG6
66; ON the enlargement of the lunatic ASYLUM
Saj,O00. The balance i'm the Treasury
at the close of business on the 3lst
of December was SllS.473 81, of that.
however. Mr.. Speer said to Constitution
man; 'Whilc that appears To be cash, it Is
largely made up OF bonds and coupons being
paid and of state School Commissioners
drafts received and held as cash until war
rants for them can be Issued The total dis
bursemeuts for the quarter reached $533,
- % The receipts for the quarter were very
heavy. the single item of general tax touching
s5l6,226 u. During the quarter the Treasurer
received the S5j,G25 from the city of Atlanta
as the assessed value OF the old capitol prom
erty at Milicdgeyille. The other large items
Were $4,000 from the rental of the Western
aud Atlantic Railroad, and Si0.Sll 90 from the
laN on railroads. 10 may be interesting to
state that the lightning rod agents who do
business in the state paid S97 90 tax during
the quarter.
An OLD feud between two leading families Of
Heard county has for a second time resulted
iu the murder OF one Of the parties. over the
line ia carroll county. Robert Huckaba, to-
gctner with several others. was employed
near Black Jack mountain in QuarryIng rock
for new house. While so employed j. T.
smith and James Craven. members of fam
iiy with whom Huckaba had feud, came up,
apparently On o peaCeable errand. \ few
minutes later John Smith also rode mp on a
horse grmed with shotgun. Jumping of.
me handed the bride 20 Craven, and 0stensi-
blv engaged in fixing the saddle. while luck
aba was engaged about twenty feet on the
other side in loading wagon. As the latter
turned his back, smith quickly took aim with
the shotgun from under his horse. Huckaba
realized that he was IN the hands of
enemies. and broke through the woods, fol-
lowed by Smith. who fired several times,
hitting him twice and riddlinS him with shot
The fugitive kept up speed TO the residence of
James Barnes. nearly two miles distant, still
followed by his pursuers. Finding no one
fhere to protect him. he continued on three
quarters OF q mile further to the residence of
James Garter, where he found no one but wo-
men. lie then kept up his flight two miles
further, growing weaker with loss Of blood,
when ne came to the residence of a relative,
Green Huckaba. being q total distance of
nearly five miles, when his pursurers gave up
the chase. There are no hopes of his rccOv-
cry. The feud between tncse families has eN
isted for many years. and scarely g public
gathering can be held for many miles around
at which the members who happen to be pre-
sent do not impose their quarrels upon others.
Several yeaFs ago the fcud eliminated in q
bloody encounter in the upper part of Heard
county. in which half dozen Of the CraFens.
smiths and Huckahas were engaged; Robert
Huckaba. the present victim, having been one
Of the assailants, and John smith one OF the
defendants John Craven fell dead IN the
arst voiley on that occasion. smith IS still at
large. and a renewal of the feud Is likely at
any time.