Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-22


NriEhtsville to-day.
Ihe cows are dying above Athens with a
disease Ike mUrrain.
The cane crop Of Dougheriy will be a small
one. owing ID the small acreage planted.
Henry Cato who murdered Jack Dukes. has
ueen sentenced 70 hang az COuyers Oct. 81.
Naidosta mas ordered a fire engine. Il will
De paid Tor Jointly by the city and private
subscription.
Dalton's first bale Of new cotton was
brought Din Tuesday by Mr.. Chastain. OF Muir
ray, and sold az auction for g54c.
The Yaldosta Gun Club viii go to Boston
next Friday to engage in another shooting
match with the club of that town.
At Wrightsville j +. Page has torn down
ms old house, ami fine cottage residence Is
now being ei ected ON the same site
Extraordinary reyiyals Of religion have
been in progress throughout Whitfield and
Murray counties the past few weeks.
At Dalton Robert Springfield is going to re-
build hl- livery stable, DESTROYED bV FIRE last
week, at once. Tie loss, without insurance,
was about sI 90
dlstemper has greatly reduced the jersey
herd Of cattle Of the Messrs. Flemister, at
Tunnel Hill. 1t is said they have sustained
over $1,000 m losses. The disease Is called
bloody water.
Cotton is nearly all open, and farmers,
taking advantage Of the favorable weather
are picking Il out rapidly. BY Nov. J. if the.
weather continues favorable. the most Of the
crop Will De gathered.
The Mcdaniel Monumental Association is the
name of au association that has been organ
lZei at CarrOlltOn for the purpose OF raising
funds 20 erect q monument az the grave Sf the
late col. Chas- A. Mcdaniel at B0wdOn.
The caterpiLlars have done some damage 10
the cotton IN D0ugherJy county, but the hot
urF weather has been vastly more destruct-
i've There is no stop CROP OF cotton ana
the middle crop Is only moderately good.
a gentleman living about two miles from
WrEht-ylie has twenty children by his
wife, Who ls hale and hearty lady. and is in
the best of health. The youngest child Is
about { wears old. and sixteen of the whole
number are now living. The old gentleman
and lady, and nearly all the children, are
consistent members Of the Methodist Church.
The wounds of Thomas PolhiH. OF VaIdosta.
received In the difficulty with the AIcCAUs last
week. were not as serious as first reported.
While the knife penetrated 90 the hollow of
the abdomen I'M one place, causing an ugly
and dangerous wound. stIll the danger is sup
posed 90 be pas ell now. and Mr.. P0lhilIis
cheerful and doing well. He will be confined
TO his bed some time
WriEhtsvIlle Recorder. WrightsviIe con-
tuue- 90 grow, and real estate continues ~
increase Iu yalue. Land ON the outskirts of
our town j. now worth from SIS 10 SiOO per
acre. w hen whisky was sold in Wrights-
vile but few buildings were being erected,
and the same lands could have then been
bought for SO per acre. Away with the idea
that the whisky traffic builds up a town.
The main bricE work of the Crown Cotton
Mills dt Dalton is nearing completion. and the
wood work 17 being placed IN order lis COM
uIeriou for business Is set FOR the first Of the
next year. 10 viii DE Of three stories, and
probably the Llud-umest building In Georgia
north of Atlanta The old officers were re
elected at the late stockholders meeting
Fifty per cent. has been called for and mostly
paid i'm
Thomas Alexander. Of Atlanta. aged 10
vear- and the heIrOf the dead convict lessee
of hI- name. walked into room in. which his
sister was sitting saturday night. and draw
iuEarev0lver fired bullet into ms left breast.
He feI tp the floor with moan. IN q
Urol OF blood He wanted 10 die because the
parents Of q Young lady Of whom he was en-
amorci and his own relatives objected % calls
which were rapidly maturing into courtshIB.
The wound very dangerous, and death ls
feared. He had previously y siEuifici am in
raurIGu of poisoning himself, but his sister
-rItchet the puIal from him.
The first ure iu villa Eica occurred last
Thursday night between n and y O'Clock IN %
house occupied Uy Fresneil 4 Co. The fire
had made such headWay before discovery
that 90 was impossible 20 save anything. The
house was fully covered uy Insurance. also the
stock of goods and uNture-. The fire soon
rr--at the adjoining house belonging Go T..
NJ Allen ana occupied by y L. Allen and
wife. mIlItery goods, etc, and bY Mr.. Allen
a- postmaster. Most of the contents OF this
house were saved by the crowd, who gathered
go tus lire. There was no Insurance ON the
Tr-r rsu-s 6r goods. Two other houses we're
exposed. but by continual wettiug, they were
saved
A serious difficulty occurred i'm Marion
county few days ago which came near re-
-u.tug fatally. The parties were Robert
Rutherford and Buck Parker. There has
been am old Erudge existing between them for
some time. and few days ago, while they
were both working ON the public roads. n
was renewed. Rutherford proceeding towards
Parker with a drdWmg-kulle and lndictug
HHrH rr.rr hH.HE.1 .1a HHr..Hs
proceeded % defend himself with q hoe and
struck his d-sailaut over the head, Telling him
fl the ground and luuicuug severe wound
at fret Thought fatal Rutherford was carried
fJ ms home, and has been laid mp ever since
from Che effects of the wound.
WrIuhtsviIIe Recorder Since Mr.. W. B.
Bales recent recovery from severe spell Of
fever ms ewes have been very seriously az
ieet.i and last week, accompanied 10y DR..
P. NJ johnson. left for Atlanta for the pur-
ul=c Of being treated Dy Dr. Calhoun. a noted
ueuIi-I Of that city. Last Tuesday postal
from DR.. johnson informed us that Mr.. Bales
ewes were stili Ina very critical condition,
and that the chances for saving his sight were
NOT verv GOOD. Another postal Thursday
evening brought the sad Intelligence that he
was then suffering from severe attack Of
asthma rOuuIfcated with heart and liver
trouble. ami that he was IN almost diving
condition. but was being kindly cared for and
treated bT the best medical sklll of Atlanta.
MrIpfrpvfIIe chronicle: On Sunday morn %
fug Coroner ". 5. scott was summoned TO
the plantation of squire john Ray TO hold an
inquest upon the body of q negro boy. l6 years
of age. by he name Of cIlas Miller, who was
accidentally killed by q gun lu the hands Of
another ucE-D I'D years OF age. by the name
81 Henry Miles. The two boys thought 10
take 4 hunt and started out with an O q gun
that had probably been loaded half year or
more Walking along in the field, Henry
Miles carrying the gun, and walk
Iu1 fu front with the gun on his
shoulder cooked, and Silas IN the rear. sud-
Hrr N r7n n Ted HfHz zFr
and running up to Henry tried 90 get posses
sion Of the gun. Henry at the same moment
saw the object that had attracted the atten-
ton Of ~iIas and struggled % retain posses
Sion 0f the guu. and Iu the struggle the gun
went on and planted nine buckshOt i'm Silas'
stomach. from the effects OF which ne uled IN
an hour and "a half. The verdict Of the jury
was he came TO hIs death accidentally by a
guushOt wound.
Augusta ErsuHg Ne,rs: The Brown Base
vail Club has Wideued its scope and organ
fyeH the Augusta Athletic Association at the
meeting Friday night as intimated III yester-
DAYS issue of the AeICs. The association IS
stocked with sixty shares at S25 each. making
a capital Of sl,j A, which can be increased by
a majority vote The association Will be
maintained on q strong. popular basis. and
Kent alive the year round. and encourage in
every possible way athletic sports and manly
dsvelOumeut- Augusta IN fact, Is taking deep
interest IN such matters and with two line
organizations Is not only fostering generous
riFaIrv at home, but keeping up with
az PROCESSION Of Southern cities now
So ambitious i'm this line. The ON
GERS elected last uighc are as fol-
lows President. Geo. Z. >tuley; wee Presl-
dent. W. Z. Cummings; Manager, Frank W.
Poster: Assistant Manager and Secretary. u
j. NerJery- Directors, Jn0- = Cohet' l. i
TafaferrO. J. T.. Jackson, L. W. clay ton and
III H. UfAnUguac. Treasurer. W. >. Cralg'
Captain OF Ball Team Asbury HGlif scorer
w NJ D'Autiguac. Messrs. j. X. Lamar
Has T0hin and Paul Muslin were appointed z
r.nrnrlrfffat4 ID Eraaure "a charter. anu 1leH-L7l
NJ J. Ner,ieFy. r. ". Foster a1d J. IL.
OABrien q committee 20 select a suitable Dase
ban park
Robert Usher, who. after three years
residence in trawtQrdvlle as a respected
grocer and .confecti0ner, has Just been AT
rested charged Ith committing murder III
Texas three years ago, says that at thc tlhe
Of the klllIEg he was Keeping store at Doug
lass In NacoEdoches county, Texas lie Eau
in his employ man named Edward 0. g
new, Wno tended part Of his business. On
the l-ut OF July u. lNsl. he noticed that Ag-
new had closed up his store and was going
of. He then spoke o. A ZneW, and told him
that lL was roo soon 10 bc going away. as
I'm ere was a crowd in town that day. and he
Vron' 'd lose custom Dv closing mp too
esrIv. Agnew answered that he was not
S-i-f ~ va, * nil % aud day, when Usher told
hin mat he Pad been going or too soon oi
Iafe and that the had better part company.
E-i's-,- fben rot ana, Usher SAYS, and came
-A7g -.7-rseT him. = fight ensued and
Arreyr who was q large ana much more
170verlul man than Jsher, beil MN up badly.
Usher went back 70 ms stot ttheni AFLcW
HAVING b9en Joined 10y his Drother ana two
.8fEer '7,eD ne continued 70 curse Usher and
went towards MS store aIter MIN. es-lSL, ~ i
the meantime. armed hlmseh WIN q plsS1 ~
a- be believed that AgueW was aIHiSL. . nv y,
f,.Tar Continued 10 advance toward MIN. lhi'
fTma in "A threatening attitude, WHeh 5 OslLsl
frpd The ball took effect 10 AsheN
breast. and he fell dead sner s5y
that he i'm mmedistely went toward Naeo=uo
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