Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-24

4 Negro Attempts to Make Dishonest
Dollar Out of the Craze Over Hidden
Fortsues-A Rare Collection of Indian
ReIics.
GEORGIA.
a catamOunt has just been killed near Ring
gold.
The Montezuma Record is out in eight
pages.
st. Patrlck's day is to be appropriately Gel
ebrated at Athens.
The post Office at Deunard. Houston county,
has been discontinued.
Lula Barfeld was probably fatally burned
at school in MOntezuma day or two ago
Bunn Ward. OF Stockbr1ige. has shipped
$50 worth Of wood o. Atlanta since the first
OF November.
John Nolan, his son William, and John
Fisher and his brother LUm are the men ar
rested at tsrecubero for rObbiug cars.
''Red Jaoset," historic AOwitLer lost by the
C0lGaibu- GJ@T.i- during the war; Is % be re-
covered 10y them from gentleman in New
York.
One hundred ami thirty-two old cases are
On the issue ana motion dockeIs of TrOup
Superior Court. But few new cases have been
thus far returned.
Rev. J. NJ Callaway, Of LaGrange. missed
his year-old half Jersey COW and found
It's hide in West Point butcher pen. 1t had
been bought from the thief for S..
At Columbus DR.. j. ". W. Drake has been
SUudgeu guilty Of voluntary manslaughter
and held to answer before the Superior Court
- the sum OF 5 900, for Killing John A. Scar
sroHgh on the 18th inst.
There was dangerous cutting scrape about
three miles from tlOwery Branch, on Frifay
last, in which Dir. q. W. Pirkle and a Hr.
MekinseY were the actors. Report SAYS that
Mehlnsev is seriously cut. but that Mr. Pr
kls was Justlhable. The matter will be
brought bef re the grand jury, who are now
IN session at Gainesville.
The Henry County WeeEEs says; 'COl. W.
~. Cav, Of Atlanta, ha, sued Uncle Davy
james for slandcr, placing damages at the
modest figure of $4,000. Cay formerly re-
sided at JonesborO, and the action grew out
Of an alleged sanderous attack by defendant
upon Gay professional character he case
viii come up at the approaching term OF Clay
ton superior Court
Ars. Wall1ce and Mrs. Reynolds gave an
entertainment aC Eastman Thursday even
ing At the Ashburu House which was one of
the most delightful social events of the SEA-
son The spacious dlutug-rOOm was thrown
open 10 tho @ h0 desired To engage IN the
merry dance. Prof. Gonzales and Mr. Humid
ley made the house rcSound with music suited
10 she occasion. Refreshments that would
tenapt the palate of ANY epicure were served
III lavish abuu lance
The Monroe AEC.rtiser says: Last Tues
day afternoon there came into FJrs th q
while woman who appeared TO be in a
ygTetched plight She nad two little children,
one OF WhOm was nm hrr arlns'and the appear
anse of the party betUkened such poverty that
the cOmmIseratiOn OF the people WAS called
t0Fth- On beng questioned the woman saId
she had gone from Jefferson county, Georgia.
to sand Mountain, Alabama, two or three
ysars ago; that her husband had died there
aRd left her destitute; that she was trying TO
make her way back to Jones county, where
shs had relatives; that she had walked some
and rode some thus far. Ia few minutes
several dollars were raised for her, and she
WHs put on tho down train and sent
on her way
The Washington GassHe sa 8: Monday
night about o'clock mir. John Furgurson. OF
Lincoln county, arrived IN town with negro
prisoner and committed him to jail. The
cause Of this proceeding, a. we learn, is as
follows: This negro, about ChrietmA As, in
fOrIEed one or two gentlemen of Lincoln cOun-
ty that lac had found \ lot OF gold and silver,
and not knowing what to do with SO great an
amsEnt Of specie, would turn it over 20 the n D.,
provided they would agree 10 pay hin some
green0aoks therefor. These gentlemen agreed
- his Proposition, and went far TO
pay hlm sI6). The negro put of
from time TO time, taking the gentlemen to
the hidden treasure, under some pretext, and
from whom he got tile $3.50 have been on the
lookout for hun, and sunday last succeeded in
capturing him. 1t seems, from what can. be
learned, that there We're two negroes con-
serncu IA tEl- gold hunting, but The Ogher one
has succeeded an escaping one OF the ne
grOes who eImc up with tine prisoner, says he
saw the prisoner with be gold aud silver, and
that lt was ont his hat and two shot sacks
fall, and finally he 'spected that il all Of 1t
Was together, &c would mighty nigh ill jO-
anna sack Tho above Is about the gist of
the FumOrS that are circulating IN regard to
this affair. some are Of the opinion that this
ease L. "a second edition of the Hull Evans af-
taIr- winch some years ago agI ated tbis town
from h'cntre To circumference, as Hull was
leading men around AT night with a dark lam
tern, plck-aXe and meal sack, TO untold 10
them the hidden gold Of the defunct Confed-
eragF."