Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-07

--...l, viii be the scene Of races Dec. 1G.
= Sd i3.
80. rIsr.berE. OF West Point, has just
Al--- enatenr for an improved inkstand.
-rreumonia is reported among the
- wilkes county, in the vicinity Of
--srEt0u.
III o. ButIer, a Methodist minister
A--,,r-i1.ar hy trade, VIII start paper in
-,.-.or early in January.
~ George Mills has just wound up the
800 he Magruder mines, paying every
nat tie concern owed.
---- 1a1 prominent citizens Of WaycrOss
rsrit.tiuned Mayor J. e. Mcdonald to
--i tfe Office for another term.
IN gelttie. o. Smithville, engaged in
.--i-~ wafermelOns for seed last year. and
=, rom So 10 Sj9 per acre, with very little
- he IS engaged in furnishing seed to
--rftte largest seed houses in New York.
al A. r. walton died at his home, a short
-.rfs frem IallapOOsa. Tuesday night last.
4 walton was about 20 years old, and was
= N HarLls0nis oldest and best citizens,
n b. those who knew him best and re-
-.edby all.
-v Collector T. q. Johnson is probably the
- ran iu Early county that don't know
t1zta OF whisky. He says he has never
+7d It. nor has he ever. 20 his knowledge,
= mOiaue language; nor has he ever had
- on his face. lie Is now about 50 years
/ Az West Point q. T. Mitcham, groceries
= I-lantati0n supplies, has failed, and made
4 ti-Ir -Irumeut for the benefit Of his creditors.
- liabilities are $4,000 and the assets
To- There are no preferred creditors.
& ssets consist OF merchandise, notes and
r5uuis and real estate.
-rBn Fslcg. Spaldiug county boasts OF con-
rEE within her precincts man who Is
qftF trg shFeWdesf and IuckIeSt better in
81 fsafn a flNn 81 nrnz
0riT years past and never lost bet. The
81 are always expecting TO down him, and
Says getting left, while the cash goes INTO
rocket. He won on Cleyeland's election
q has just pOcketed $50 on the MayOralty
Z-e-t. He Is shreWt and kindly Old gen
-an, and long may he live to fleece the un-
g who are so wicked as TO put up their
l-gy on the wrong man.
BE-. VauDusen. Of Ebert county. has a sill
-pOOn that Is more than POO years old. Tt
q made in Scotland IN 1910, and has the year
he initials 7. &. 4. IT. engraved on it.
. history % this spoon is, that a lady had
euaiC and save one 60 each OF her daugh-
- amt this one has been handed down from
er Co eldest daughter for more than two
rf=. EE was once owned by the mother
Jerome Leseur- of Wilkes county. \
h colony settled on Broad river. which
ss WILKES and Ebert counties, about a
s---y ago. aud this relic probably crossed
Atlantic with the other effects OF this
sl7-
EsrlWether TiEdicrt3F: Last Sunday af-
a-aCn about 8 O'Clock Dick Terrell shot and
al scott Jones lust beyond the WOOd-lOc
fNr 4. r. Hill, near GreenVille. Both par
are C0l0red- and about II years OF age.
inv Jones. a younger brother OF the de-
-ssi, and George Terrell, cOlOred, say that
q PARTIES were cracking and eating walnuts
Che grove, when Scott Jones asked Dick
. -sTel Tor l5 cents due him. Dick not hand
- the money over. Scott rushed on Dick
81 !.
sli anil shot Jones IN the throat. Jones
n few MINUTES. Dick Terrell made no
-a1Tl tl escape. 4 cOmmittal court in
Iglllc Tuesday discharged Dick from ar
ig-ustl reports another faith cure in the
.-ll Of Ir. Richard Norris. q well-knOwn
-l prem uent citizen. who has been for
Ts unable 20 walk and prostrated with
area, giving intense pain TO the nerves of
es. iie was 60 in that he expected and
pared for death. He was visited Thursday
i ty Elder Welsh, one Of the holiness
r-ers, travelling through Augusta, who
zig.d With the sick man with such power
TrUiczsed faith and arose Immediately
l bis bed. Friday Mr.. Morris was en-
ireei from intense pain. and was on
ileeis in the rain. perfectly restored.
'--l wondering friends ASKED why he was
-upTuIent, he replied: II came out to
g iae devil what the Lord has done for
lis wagon yard in East Athens was a
q Wild confusion Friday morning about
laeeE. There were about forty persons in
- l-Hl. ana LNG negroes. VINO were stopping
le yard, got into fuss and commenced
-.lg so loud that IL walked up the whole
lafllol, and among the rest Mayor Dor
2 Nlo mounted his horse and came over in
~ a.ter the police. The Mayor headed
nee and Immediately went TO the scene
ne dlmculty. As soon as the police made
i appearance the negroes ran and the pO-
-.lnucnrel nrlng at them. This caused
-ApeIe among the mules and horses. and
iFal.e the widest confusion reigned. The
-tles we're captured and brought TO the
oQse. Inc Mayor tried the two negroes
.pla Of them plead guilty. The Mayor
one Alu anu the other SIS. They paid
= INES ana -elL for their homes in Madison
--s lax digest Of Pulaski county as re-
$50 % the grand jury contains so many er-
l4t lt VIII nave 90 be made out anew.
--Alef OF polls IS less than appears on
- ~ qigest by more than 400. The ag-
es-t value OF property returned is less
eEitlfe on last years digest by more
li..lo- Not % single defauIter has been
-ea. ana IN number Of instances the
30 el taxpayers appear on different
yA tlc 4gest. The grand Jury say:
--4 .l4t the taxes as given in are very
~, many giving IN their property be-
r. value Therefore we recommend that
~ p recurring each one TO give IN his
-! az l-s true value. We call his atten-
70 section No g20 OF the code. We
-. !, u snl AMI urge that our Representative
eFil = Assembly draft a bill for the
- o. having Board II Tax Assessors
49, - llf W our county for the purpose Of
people. u
~. ~ q Fsns, thursday, the case Of the State
3 ~, l-.A s---.-.li fiittman, who was arrested
!s a-' under three warrants sworn out
- 1Tr--lter' was heard before Justice
-. Aut woman who swOre out the war
e-'t,- uer lather denied all that was
-a7 ~ we warrants. and clearly vindi-
II 49, - l4t-ef from any wrong. Below is a
l-- 3-,-lte Evans, who heard the case:
as-.e Investigated the cases against Mr..
e--.--.s- ~ llsillzsec them all. I am abund-
- ~. ...1ltl tlat he is an entirely innocent
z----e tt-Alng 20 his daughter. and she
~ ~, ll.l, and / believe her when she
fl - ~ te mas always been 10 her a good
al7s.- --3s-ll- l0u may rely upon il, the
ss-.'. MN are mOnstrOusly false.
~ ~ az injured man demands this much
HE following card Is from
h 49," 10 10 s1ore ont the warrants: 81
I! tAd- the charges contained in the
~ e----- my father are utterly with
f-u--.l -1-.l ..ili0n. / signed them without
------lol or what was doing. Nv
.Es7s .etl GOOD and kind towards me
I ur,-L-ir-tt not 90 forgive me for the
~ -e-- nave done him.
~ 1i7-ilcl2ld, q a night watchmau in t,,e
~ --i-e yards at Atlanta. was shot
@s wounded Friday night bv an
Ge1r--' ~ =. 4he shooting occurred in
49, T.. l.--ue yard about S O'clOcs. and
1-.-51 Icy persons heard the report Of
rlt9ri ~ ~ one witnessed the shooting.
s.,-5 r-l = q negro, has been serving
i-r 81 -. ~ ~ com p-ny as night watch
~ ~. tWo months. He discovered
lf. sr1 oytinlle Of pine wood from a
it1r 1r5 r.5-s' -s'.ei1llng his pistol. yelled out:
I'm h, --s: ----s: Yes, IN drop that pine
ffr sail lle thief. az the same time
t-s-ol which he instantly fired.
= S7ri. e--ef which he turned about and
Bsr-Ilts with tire report Of the
u @ ~ -4i p uttered . terrible grOan and
tr,-k -louut mOrtaTIv vroTrnd61 in are
Fl1r1 r ttAs made an examination of
lfa5 A. -- 9alir Judging from the hole,
s.orI ~, q 9o-cal0er, and entered the
iti. Eor-'i ~ Ii. lle1 below the naVai, making
lu'd ~. .- - ~. Parks prObed the wound.
-e- 49,. 80. All the bali. and gave IL as his
is sHf rE-s lsau had been lost in the
Hs f--at internal hemOrrhage had en-
81 Bi--.iaallu, salu mat the chances were all
"a, - 4asailant was q negro.
ss9s-el, OF the Atlanta police. has in
81. via ~ pistol which he believes is the I
~ Hil,-eu ms. Jennie Rose was killed.
~ Cd NJ, -1sol Alng q negro boy about IA
Re ir.-oS.t tLSes near the house in which
.ilF strss.' occurred. entered a store on
ssi tn ~ 4nu pulling out the pistol
llile 80 --o proprietor. The pistol had
y .aEine 49, tne IRON part, the wood or
lsk. ~ ibcE ~ burned away. The barrel
=, ar5 fI, .lanber was in the same con-
p beer S s- pistol gave every Indication of
nan vras v.'.'.s 3..sed .seted 70 d good fire. As the
- +Thsfi- - A4inlnIng the pistol the bOv
~ sH,-r pistol Mrs. Rose was killed !
an Nv ~, 90 You knOwfs asked the
-1d h e"hat astonished. Because !
Fhars ~, % pile Of ashes in the
els ~ useo when she was killed"
y l1lls t--t-s morning. i was over there.
Hsr,if- iS1lng through the ashes found
alFT g. Nlng what 10 think Of the
y sai 80 -eienaut decided 70 keep the
~ o -. -n Tie day handed it to Can't /.
.-aleb ~ N -.ls ~ repeated the boys story. !
e5'sSiss95 ,he sane s.oTv. T6s Ca Captsin tain
iAe 39ys visited the Rose