Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-20

NJ Negro NMEGMuAaEAam-InG musCnRea
Poisoning Case now Thought to Have
Been AccidentaI-The Enterprise Fac
tory's New Issue of Stock Being
Placed.
GEORGIA.
wld ducks and geese are plentiful in South
Georgia
w. b. Lees gin house at Covington has
H4au burned.
Lieut.. I. c. Levy has been elected Captain
effhe Clinch Rifles Of Augusta, Vice Capt. j.
= Bear resigned
Atlanta is Co have a Democratic Jubilee
Ttqrk--5ving day as further celebration Of
fre Democratic triumph.
ara welding in Dublin. to which many
--.-s invited the failure Of the bridegroom to
appear uecessitated pOstpOnement OF the
ulur-a-s-
r. p. Browning. Of Lawrenceville. offers a
-....r-i for the return Of a horse which his Il
rsraiI son appropriated and rode away on
The cane crop in Emanuel county is almost
failure, uut the county VIII never make
more potatoes to the acre than she has made
H- year,
Vr-. Coleman. Of Augusta, offers a reward
rE for positive Information Of the where
SHOUTS Ol her husband, the physician who
F-aruelrcd mysterlOusly a few DAYS ago.
Daring the month ending Nov. Il the police
-rW.-lu made % arrests. of this mum bor
-utre white males. II white females; 50 col
81. males. 5l c0lOred females. The amount
Il ines collected was $25f.
W. O.. Gay, Of Georgetown, had q crib con-
-lrr- aul lut tl bushels Of corn destroyed bv
f-s Thursday night. a horse belonging to q
nero ten mt was IN the lot. and was so badly
lrr..l before he could be rescued that he had
rHt EilIet-
L4-. Friday morning the Messrs. Cowart.
living or miles northeast OF ReIdville.
.-.r. on "a slow trail deer hunt. They soon
.rnHeI Iu old buck, which they ran cOntInu-
6l-.g. with the exception Of a few hours Fri
.- night. tIll late saturday evening. They
r.--ei through Reidsville on their wav home.
hungry ured, torn and no deer.
So Hartwell Joseph Durrett. colored. killed
iIllH Neal cOlored- Tuesday morning about
O'clock They both had been attending a
r.-r1 hot supper during the night. and had
--lrcI home when the killing took place
I- statement Is that John was coming at
ru with ms knife open, when he struck the
frHI blow with "a fence rail. There was no
s1... found on or near the dead mans body.
JHe has been committed to jail.
Nugtv-iye bales OF cotton were Skinned
rHu CarrOlltOn Tuesday in wagons 10
Ia Bica. From thence it viii 90
tlr 90 ls SIX cents per hundred cheaper
u wagon cotton TO Villa Rica from CarrOlltOn.
Hmaes, then ship to Atlanta, than ship via
t- central Railroad. IL Is good thing for
farmers with idle teams, as they have coined
money this fall
Efforts are making at Augusta to place part
Of Inc new issue Of stock of the Enterprise
tctOry at that place among the Young men of
Ie town. The par value Of q share of the
stock is 500. and TO a person who pays a small
gu1unt, say S25 IN cash. the banks viii lend
tle rerainIn- SIS in cash, taking the stock as
cIIlrcral. along with the buyers note. upon
which he can pay from month to month as he
saves money from his salary or income.
woman has victimized Atlanta ladies by
anew dodge. Going TO a house she repeated
ar.Uful tale Of a sick family at home. pen
urT. etc. In nearly every instance she Sc
curci 90 contribution. Following up her snc-
cess sine pleduel 10 ne auoWeu 70 sell any
clothing east OF by the ladies Of the house.
promising To return them the proceeds and
arUut whatever part Of them they chose to
-ge her. Once securing the clothing she
never Tut Iu an appearance again. At one
house She obtained S6l worth Of old cloaks.
Capt.. HoXe, United States Engineer in
charge 0f the government works. arrived at
Rome Monday, and Tuesday morning. acc1m
panied hv Capt Seay, OF the White Star
~eluHpat Line. and other prominent citizens,
started on survey Of the upper COOsa river.
Caps. IuNle VIII push the government work
.r tle river with all possible dispatch. and
expects r1 make q very favorable report to
Old next Congress. It is hoped that Congress
W- appropriate a sufficient amount IN thor
o--l.y clean out both the COOsa and OOs-
tlu4a.a rivers.
Columbus EHIuireF-SWn: There are those
who think the poisoning Of Mr.. +. j. RlggeFs
-rI -au aud Mr. Burgess and wife was accIden-
ta-aui not criminal. IL Is said that Mr.. Big
gers u4I been using arsenic 10 get rid of a lot 81
worthless dogs on the place. \ beef was
6..ai and arsenic was put on the liver with
tae Intention of giving 1t to the dogs. IL is
thought uE some that piece Of the liver was
rrgua-ei Tor breakfast through mistake, and
-a- u ibis way the family was poisoned.
Whether this Is the ease or not remains to be
seem Hg further Investigation.
N .-eyi.lc Chronicle: Mrs. r. W. Scott,
UHa la- her residence in the old NiCCOmb EIO-
-a.. Ull @ pet squirrel that was very tame and
great tavorlte with the neighbOrs round
a... li would 90 into the stores and find
t ground pea box and other goodies. and
-.. um-giI literally, and play with the boys
FL. WH Enf
a. when night came, like a moral. Well-bred
lrre.. Dee would return TO his cage and en-
joy such sweet sleep rs awaits the possessOr
o- clear conscience. But. alas! without
warming and with no opportunity To arrange
Dis worldly affairs. or leave even message of
--lc-i1u for amy dear friend. while making
ole % his daily excursions and thinking no
er.. Mr.. Har-hallfs pointer. cruelty and with
-aIrr al0rethuught, etc. suddenly pOunced
..-l u.ul. and IN a few moments poor Bunny
-l notably hardly whole bone IN his poor
Little body.
Newman Herald: With the Inauguration OF
l- Cleveland SIS President viii begin the dis
ne.ueut of officials unfriendly to his candi-
.g ant to his adH1nistratIOn. The South
r. people as a matter of right and justice
W.. demand that all offices IN our midst shall
.- uIrI ny persons who are 10 the manor
a.-l -lt who have never fOrsaken her cause
. - --i -eFele-J humllAt nerctY an
l'-... myself as an applicant for the office 81
postmaster so Newman 1 am aware that any
-u This direction appear premature;
s. others are moving IN the matter.
-l thar forces me to make my can
-.y known. / claim % be no better or q
I.rt loyal citizen than others who have
-u-N. ii same battles Tor Democracy with
Do, yus should my fitness or qualification for
u- position Doe recognized by my friends. l
-Hu.t ue pleased ami grateful for their in
-'l-emeut. I'm due time l shall offer petl-
-'l iur their approval. and should my petit
-l prevail 40 Washington, pledge the best
o- pl my life in discharging the
.-.- oi Postmaster honestly, eliiclently ami
-- .l-lllLr. VI. Il. PINSON.
IL visitor in Gainesville writes: From MIR. +.
A-'Huu-Hu. since deceased, retired MEM
' nl lut bar and veteran OF 81 years. who
came tl tIe country in 1927. the writer
--.H-r-l many interesting facts relating to
Dis early history. IL appears at first there
pas very lively contention as to the locality
e. tlt e1uutv seat One faction wanted the
one spring selected, the present site
e- Nuv Holland. and another what was then
-.9Nn Z, Mule Camp Spring" now Gaines
ilc- The commissioners were divided ON
-eguesuon, and it was agreed to decide the
a-iicr Dy an appeal 10 the people. After a
7E-fl.eHi contest the "Mule Camp Spring men
prevailed, and the new town received the
SANG tL GAINESVILLE. Ihe Olu spring stu
,e-'.s llrtl ITS pearly treasures unconscious OF
~ lame. Hall Is not a rich county. hut
t.Q-ai> ln minerals, such as gold, tourma-
-ae. mica, silver. lead, cyanite and ruby.
: leE emeralds and diamonds have
.s-1 found, and one of the latter was
Q such size and value that 1t was sent
--iule 20 be cut and set Inc celebrated
Na-lluu NINE now attached 70 Lumpklu. was
originally in this county. The "Glader ami
fotlsi" were also especially rich. More
uau 1lfv gold mines have been opened at va
mons times. bGt all save two or three have
leel abandoned. owing % the rush for Dab
lacEl. Not one Of them, however, Is eX-
A-lsted. hlt when the unskillcd miners would
-e- down 90 the water level, having neither
.---n- nor experience for the prosecution OF
- No-s, thev would seek other localities
e-A resume the pick and cradle again. Many
-lsuee-y fortune still lies imbedded IN the
-.-nlouet holes Of these gold diggers. Han
county contains about l4,Go0 white inhabitants
ava -i-I negroes. There are only 26f cOlOred
lo-s against about $500 white. The total
--A41-e values for the current year foot mp
t-''s-ll3, showing an increase Of S61,iO5 over
-. The climate is delightful. and instances
" great longevity are numerous
augusta Chronicle: Since the triumph OF
-rNluonal Democracy in the recent election
---fe has been a temper Of unrest and depres-
--- among the cOlOred people. Ihey were
l- lne most eager to gather about the
--e,lu boards, and were among the last 10
-e'e them in the cities. From day 10 day
---- The returns came IN with cOnnictlng
--N- and The vote of New York lay upon the
--- oh q penny the cOlOred voter Walleu
--s- for the final count, and walled the
-2-iest when the verdict was made up There
ta- widespread belief that they would be
marched back into slavery, and the clanklng
i-aiuz WAS heard this side the plains OF
'-an- AmGug the intelligent ana Dest IN
.t4ei toe anxiety attached to their school
-les; among the ignorant country
-tAtFs especially fears were aroused over
iEee iom. several old family Servants
f'e themselves up, and one or tWO Ol1,
slaves wept because their Gu
tfa were dead, and they knew moi
lle 70 20 or to whom to surrender.
lAieuious and insane IS their appre-
icons are, they are shared bY thousands
cue .N.uTaIN un0rfn n Georgia and the duty