Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-14

County Shocked BY a Man ; incest
with His step-DauEhter-A Bloody
Array at TalIuIah.
GEORGIA.
Cr1u- in Hancock county are reported to be
unusually promising.
Macon is becoming agltateu over the I'M
purity of her wei water.
The contract for building q new jan Tor
Henry county viii be let sept l.
The Darfen Gazette iutlmates that there viii
be q scarcity OF rice birds this year
The vt. Zion fSpaliing county, camp meet
ing viii commence week IRON to-mCrroW-
The crane crop has been seriously injured
Ty excessIv wet weather il some par. Of the
State.
The Lanier House at Macon has been closed
on account Of q disagreement among the
Ie--ees.
Tauulah has about 40 visitors. White sui
plur -, New Holland 200, Covers Springs
Jim Brown. q negro, was tried in jefferson
and found guilty Of assault with intent ID
commit -Oiomy-
Mr-. j. q. Whiting, Of Harmony Grove,
died sunday of nicotine poison. The Coroner
held an inquest over her body.
Thenty-six persons were baptized by i'm
mer-I0u at Poplar Springs church in Franklin
county saturday morning last.
Tie Jury Commissioners OF Barlow county
are now in session revising the jury box. lt
VIII take them several days 10 complete their
work.
Anderson and Miller. two Oconee county
uappers and fishermen. have just returned
from Lumber City, where they caught 1850
pounds iu one week. They sell fish for cents
per pound
A difficulty occurred i'm Madison county be-
tween James Breckenridge and All Haynes.
Breckenridge struck Haynes with q rock,
kn'cking out his front teeth. Breckenridge
left the county.
The Tax Receiver. !. T. Harrison. OF Har-
.'s4H.4 "a Ffrr
the year 1851. he whole amount of proper
O. returned in the county is SI,6l4, 532 %, an
increase over last year OF - tOQ1.
Just after the eXcursionIsts left the wharf
at Baisden's bluT on Tuesday evening last, a
large ball OF fire about ten feet through came
from the heavens and struck the bans at the
Quarierman place and burned the dirt a. it
took q large portion Of IL into the water
There viii be reunion of Capt. W. S. Pow
ellis company, the same being Company T..
t0Ib'- Legion, at Fair Play court ground.
Carroll county, on Aug. 10, lSSf, the place
where she company met TO start to the war.
tWeuty-three years ago. Appropriate speeches
WIii De made To the survivors and friends of
the e mpauv.
90 the Air Line Railroad. committed suicide
at THcCua Monday bY taking mOruhiue. Over
work iu his railroad business is assigned as
iue cause ~ the act lie was one Of the best
railroad officers connected with the road. He
leaves wife aud one child, daughter, aged
about years
Hsmiiton Journal: We are glad to see a
stimulated interest IN seeding orchards.
There s. delicious flavor iu some Seeding
peaches tbat cannot he found in those grown
0r Erafted stock Extremes are ALWAYS % be
avoided however and ir will not bc ami-7 for
those putting out orchards % graft q number
90 desirable varieties not otherwise Obtaina-
DE-.
Very Zine rains have visited OgIethorpe
ruuUry during the last ten days. Everything
i- refreshed. and crops Of all kinds are about
a- -aoI ls the land can make them Farmers
report Juat cotton Is now very heavily fruitCd,
au1 BE- max uE great deal more Of forms very
rapidly. Late planted corn promises now q
very heavy Weld, and the prospects were
never better for gathering large quantities of
forage 0f an kinds.
The tax book Of ROckiale county for 1854
shows the following returns. Total number
90 white aud coloreu polls 1.e1t, seven law
ver-, four doctors. two dentists. Number
ut acre. si-siS value Sj1A.5SS. Town property
-. +I- money and solvent debts Slfl.S -.
The whites Of Ihe rouuty hold property to the
amuuHI OF sl.Ii-,o1f. the blacks S'g.1tS.
Decrease iu value from last year s. -.0tl.
over S.Sto decrease in notes ana accounts.
Cochran Neos1gar- 1Ir. Clay got every
thing lu working order last Monday, and that
night bau gone down over feet The
dIll passed through clay. mari. rock. etc.
y Yesterday evening at depth of about $50 feet
an srtesIau stream WAS struck. which spOuted
mp three Dr four feet above the ground and. at
rough guess. flowed about eight or ten gal
Ions per minute. The water is clear and
cold. Mr. clay will continue boring until the
f0w Is satisfactory.
& few DAYS ago Marshal r. D. Locke re-
cetvel letter from a prominent and reliab e
citizen ut Echols county containing the InfOr-
nation that Republican meeting had been
held m that county a few days prior To the
cate uf tie letter, lt which an intelligent ne
gro made a speech. Shortly after the meet
ing ended party Of men rode up and eN-
pressed regret ut not arriving sooner, as their
purpose was 10 break up the meeting. The
writer then goes ON % say that the Aforesaid
Intelligent negro was searched for by the m sn.
but could not be found. and the letter con-
cluded with q request that steps De taken to
prevent like occurrence, and the appoint
mcnt OF deputy marshal for that section.
Col. Locke took the letter ia Amusement and
concluded 10 appoint Mr. W ). hcenC, citi-
zen of Echols, which was done.
Griffin Sun: Thomas L. Carson, of Pike
county, farmer who has enjoyed the good
opinion Of has neIghbOrs as well as the citizens
OF Griffin has been overtakcn IN a most dis
graceful AFFAIR His stepdaughter, who lived
with his family. was some weeks ago found 10
De IN a most delicate condition. and Carson
and the young woman some three weeks ago
came to this city and took tre train for some
point north Of here. Carson returned, went
home and sold his property. and on last sun
day n ght took the ira for, It Is sa q, Texas.
Before leaving he gave his wife $500 and left
money 20 paw his Indebtedness TO some parties
m this place. This is the second time this
man has DETAINED the sanctity Of his own
house. upon the person OF one whom the laws
of God and man command him 10 guard and
protect instead Of dehauch and destroy.
Athens BEHuer: The excursion party. while
at Jallulah last Saturday. were startled by
the sharp. whIp-liSe crack of pistol, fired
nearly i'm front of lounZ's hotel. It seems
that the barkeeVer, c0'Ored man named
Porter. who IS well known IN this place. had
some words with Henry Thomas about insult
InE his wife while she was in Athens last
winter. One word brought on another, and
Porter went back into the bar. while Thomas
walked tn the spring at the corner Of the hotel.
Porter came out Of the bar-roOm with pistol
iu hand, and when he found Henry he
opened fire on him. Afier firing twice. and
missing both times. he tried what virtue there
was iu the pistol over HCnry's head. After
giving him three or four Hcks over the era
uIuW, the Cumbatauts were separated. The
crowd seemed 20 De- scared worse than the ne
gro " no vas shot az. lnere VIII probably be
an Investigation Of The facts before the courts.
Atlanta C0Hstitari0H: r. I. Rice, prosper
Cus pehaiO county farmer. was wayluid by
foot pad on Decatur street Tuesday night and
had his throat cut, besides being Knocked on
the head. Mr.. Rice has a large peach orchard
and Tuesday brought wagon load OF peaches
90 the city. Tuesday night he went out near
The Airline crossing to see his daughter. and
about 1880 O'Clock started back 20 the wagon
ydrt where Eis team was When passing
Fort street negro nam stepped in front Of
ilm and laying hand on hls shoulder, said +:
''UId man. give me your watch and money!
AIR Rice. though well advanced i'm wears. is q
large. strong man. and with his fist struck the
f0otpad q terrible blow in the face. The lick.
though powerful, had no eject upon the ne
gro. tho instantly struck Mr. Rice over the
head with a heavy stick. Immediately after
giving the blow the negro threw
one arm around Mr. Rice. and with his olsen
gagged hand. drew large mUTderOus-lCOking
knife from his pocket which he opened with
ms teeth. While this was going on he sjrug-
Eied maufully and called loudly for help. but
he could not stop the assassin from his pur-
pose. for after opening the knife he drove ID
into Mr.. Rice's neck and cut q long cash. The
blood from the wound on the head was drip
ping over Mr.. BIce's face. and believing tha,
the negro intended TO kill him. he dropped "a
the ground and feIEDed death in order TO save
MS lie. As soon as he struck the ground the
negro proceeded 90 relieve him of his coat
uut after getting The coat started OF, leaving
Dir. klce on the ground. A. soon as the Negro
leA him Mt. Rice ar0. and sought police
man. He found Patrolmeu Mercer and Ioouv
coming To his aid they having heard his calls
but the negro had ma re good his cscape. and
the pat1 Oimen turned their attention to SIR.
Rice and conducted him to the citv prison,
where his wounds were attended by q
physician. The wound on his head was
a bad aud ugly ore. /. bled profuselv and
was enough uf itself TO have produced death.
Ihe wound m the neck. though not danger
Gus. was serious. The knife entered near the
ear. and coming forward cut deep until II
reacned the Wluupipe, where 10 terminated in
deep slab This wound came near being a
latat one Had the negro pushed the knife
an inch further the WlndpIDc would have
been severed, or had the knife entered the
nesh quarter of an inch further back the
luEular vein would have been cut ia two. Mt.
8lce. however. stands the wounds well. al
ihOuEn be lost a goosi deal of blood. About
O'Clock Eatrolman Pool brought in a darkey
answering the description given by Mr.. Rice
put ne was not the one and was released.
FLORIDA.