Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-24

Dose of Threats-TWo Negroes
ne Bloody Fight with Knives in
D-rsthorpe COunty-A Child Burned
to Death
GEORGIA.
...rta.s iubIee over the election has been
A.-rreI from Thursday to Friday of this
T-.-.,rrtou continues to improve rapidly.
----.I.i0u has about doubled in the last Is
~. --- bouse and saw mill Of John Skies.
,.-,.,7aa county. was burned Thursday. 1t
e,t+ f-1u match going through the gin.
~. lanes Forsyth, of Douglassville. has
--rv -lreu birth to her 18th child. It is a
rr1 VilI be named after the President
now post Office has been started at the
- l-ree Of i. a. ii. Tippens IN Tattnall
--rrr. between Reidsville and Haw Pond.
-.nai Dauton- -
m. cotton compress at TOceoa has sus-
---IaI nupratIOu for this season. The favor
suasther this fan has enabled farmers to
-.-trar cotton crops TO market earlier than
ls-al.
r5. registration books for the Griffin cleo
..-- rTI-ai Friday night with Gao voters regis
.--i being about $40 whites and 800 colOred
~. IS an unusually heavy list Of voters for
f-rn t1 register IN municipal election.
Clr- Duncan Wright, one Of Brunswick's
r-r--est pilots sailed into port Thursday
r--rhr Palmer & son, Of NOauk, Conn. The
erlr.s is 90 feet over all, and % feet beam.
Henry Munro DunWOdy died of congestion
a. rfe Iuu-- ON Wednesday, Nov. p at the
r. euee of his maternal grandfather, on
Vfrauar-h Island. He was the only child
.fJlues s. and the late Lettie j. DunwOdy.
John Powell, cOlOred, who stole WHY F.
BDI- mule, was sentenced at
she1- Friday. to the changing
T--.y wears. He stole the mule Tues1lav
4 b. fr7 7prfE EfrfH os.o
fr1tr 40 Tom Smiths convict camp yester-
hT.
After next October license to sell spirituous
L.-.r- iu Lincoln will be raised to 81 600, in
adrluce with the recommendation of the
-rl1l jury. After Feb. next whisky Will be
r.u0re sold IN LlncOlntOn, so in less than a
uir from now Lincoln viii be virtually a
.rlIUu9u county.
jacob Fogt. Of Atlanta, is an expert bicycl-
IS. and rides great deal. Friday, while
ring. dog ran in his way, and to frighten
ts i1- OIL Nr. FOgt threw his hat at him.
Ile log picked up his hat and ran OF as fast
l-E- legs would carry him. Mr.. FOgt gave
tLse but never overlook the dog, and of
curse lost his hat.
Albany Nediuna: There are private detec-
t7e- in almost every portion Of the city, so
% learn. There Is grim determination on
ll part Of our people to catch few incendi-
l-- and make examples OF them. In this
--7tment Tor the protection Of our homes the
4F-amding colored people Of the city will
l-l.less heartily unite.
L'- Monday little child Of Peter HAYES.
N1 lives in the Big Greek neighbOrh0Od
l-linorpe county, while its parents were alb
saL by some means caught on fire. The
i.ralmlng OF larger child quickly brought
-s mother, but the little one, who was about
-Ea Years old, was so badly burned that il
lsj iu about twelve hours.
Monday night in the low part of GOOsepOnd
district. Ogiethorpe county, at a negro fair.
rTluc-r0es, Phait Thornton and HiN HUI
b.-.u ro quarrel. knives were at once drawn
a-l flalt was badly cut by HUFF. A negro
woman 81 no was standing near also received
lsVgre cash in the abdomen from the knife
ui- PhaiI used. Huff received no injury.
0u Monday night last the fodder house and
tg--T house Of A. ii. Gail, OF Scriven county,
Te-s destroyed by fire, including two buggies.
lvl-nu and considerable lot of fodder. He
Es-ulr.y under the belief that the fire was
le W1rE Of an incendiary, as tracks were
tl1l lcailug up to the place and away from
O.. 80 clew has been found to the perpe-
rl.0r.
Luther, the Il-year-old son OF ". r. Scar
Eul-l, of Dublin, stuck an S-penny nail
u0 L- foot about two weeks ago, and it is
bought uy the doctors that he viii lose the
ta-- lie suffers great deal. and can only
.'.ll ans rest uY eleYdtlng MS foot. The at
ta-.luts thought him dying last Monday
--lr. but subsequently, he rallied and Is i'm
.U,uE-
ArCouvers, Wednesday. Col. a. c. Perry, a
Prominent LAWYER, was iucarcerated in prison
lrclliempt Of court. In 1875 he collected
sue money for Garrett n Bro, of Atlanta
l-i failed % deliver 1t 10 them. An order
--rl court was taken ordering him to pay it
e.el- ono De Nld not do IT, and consequently
Vas ruled. He viii have 20 lie IN jail until
t- money Is paid.
>-rven superior Court was in session last
wees. The cases Of Margaret 4. Thompson
=. Central Railroad, and Katie and Alex.
Farley VS.. Central Railroad. were continued
olle,1lui ul Gen. LaWtOn's absence at the Su-
5fs-e curt. \ number OF civil cases were
-'---i 0i, and the usual number Of divorce
eases were mp for determination, principally
llll- the negro population.
Capt. HoNie, United States engineer, in
.-lrze oi the government works, Capt. J. j.
gay l1i other prominent citizens, who went
own tle JuOsa river from Rome on an in
feti1n tour few days since, returned Fri
-ig and report that the work on the CO0sa IS
ll-les-iug iu the most satisfactory manner,
EN- ile river between Rome and GreenspOrt,
A., VIII, by Jan. 1, be in excellent eondi-
Lu
Ai au election held in Murray county Fri
p Nl tlc question OF removing the county
-.e majority ot the votes cast were against
t1-lili. considerable excitement prevailed
Asue portions of the county In the town
r-Eiet the vote stood 335 against removal
q 3 "ior removal 10 Pleasant Valley The
-tonty, however, IN the county against re-
-.'A- Is small \ tWO-thirds vote in favor of
Size '-0 0S''''
Sparta BE1etin: An interesting cOnversa-
-l- occurred on Saturday between drunken
E--lll men aud one OF Dave SilVer'S dunn
--s5 ~ JEhich the countryman did all the
-a-l-- The fellow told the dummy good
u5 and, as it made no reply. the
--AAt1 fellow became insulted and rolled
-e reeves for fight. shook his fist in its
n. -li SAID; Il amt afraid OF nothing that
~ .l1 -fll' and n YOU want anything Outen
p you can git it, AS the dummy didn't
s-l. anything, the fellow walked of. say
Is; "l0u can't bluG me with your town
----e- one am 'sumpthin' myself
-eeniy y-one years ago when valuables were
----sl ol being captured bY the Yankee
VIC ". B. Berry, President OF the First
-l--. Bank, OF Newman, hid number Of
y sa4-e, OF money in the country, all of
--tl was found by him after the war eN-
.ole l9l OF 500 in gold. Dillgent search
- - .tel frequently made for this, but with
success until Thursday, when il was
-, =! o. W. smith, Of Carroll, after dig
-. -9i ll three days. Mr.. Berry gave half
~ money % the finder. Hesays that he now
- ----em lers putting the money where found,
.---ieistan,is how he made the mistake in
---z IT, which has given so much trouble.
,, ,-laW lord NelCs MORif0r; Last Sunday night
81 ~. - = 2. clock the dwelling Of old Ben Wat
f-- W. burned, together with about two
s. ~ cotton and ali Of his house furniture.
--l ~ .-'es On the old Mitch Lane place, now
-1. 2! 1lr. ID. H. Arnold, of this place.
a-st tle same night, about two hours later. a
~ E, morse, about 50 bushels Of corn. some
-el -l4 shucks. and about l1S bales Of cot
-Nslc llFueQ on place about 9l6 miles
m--. H.rt AoulGA place. belonging 10 W ait
&c. any rented 70 negro named WOrry
----lte- hoth fires were no doubt the work
T. .-- cl.llary- Both negroes were deeply
--- ---- % AessIs. Arnold and MeNwell, and
l-eutly their loss was heavy.
,1-e absence Of Homer Guerry is giving his
- much uueasiness. He has been away
~ - AAcen since Thursday, Nov. 6, and has
zen heard from since. He is a young
49, ana was connected with Col. /. y.
- IN whose Office he made headquar-
- ne nad been in Macon about year.
s-e ln1 parents are in Americus. When
q. e 20 Macon he was on his way West.
f5a prevailed on to remain there by
iS. e he mas been favOrite In society and
t- az. His habits were good. He held
s-. leelliQns OF trust. He was last seen
Tt We receipt OF the election bulletins,
10y Noy. g. He boarded with Miss Ann
~ - lie ate breakfast Of that day, and
rs-rs sAel Tor his board. He told her he
f1-s- sstlLe The money. He did not take
49, lL The house. at night he came to
vs-tet 4s usual, but looked detected. He ate
vr-t- -.l-e. After the meal he walked out
v-ss-- word. His father suspects that he
--4lncially embarrassed.
n ~ qs Recorder: Tuesday night, as the
5f,-oeA passenger train from Macon was
~ To- il' Do struck an iron rail between
rits-il -a4 Jackson streets The rail was
e-l up In the middle OF the track in
-4luer as to throw the train on. The
yer lalled 70 see the obstruction. and as
r atcher struck il, it raised and car
l-,-J 10 feet. All of that distance the
$50 we're toEu up anu thc AnaEhs
- --s4-l-iu. The engineer felt the unusual
s-it reported the matter to the conductor,
ss--- g examination was made, revealing the
-lc-s. The matter is still clOuded in
Il Nc not the slightest clue being found to
ha5 . -at -at e9leet the perpetratOr could have
49,, known. This makes twice within
,.,I- mat trains on that road have been
- el with a view to injury. Had the
d--I.l elen thrown of the track, as was
zf-tls' Intended, it would have gone down
fs---- 5faqe and serious damage would have
esl. We hope the authorities viii sue
- l- Andlng the miscreants.