Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-18
ITEMS TN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

z--,BerviIe Lovers Make Marriage
r-,brv secure by Having the Cere-
- twice decentralization Lamp
800 Down in his Doorway at Tiff
WaycrOss Residents Inventive
Geuluses.
GEORGIA.
.,-.... number Of old COnfederates met at
.r--It.---- Cemetery at Marietta last week,
srE e -u-A "'fA-
er- CHRISTIAN. Cf savannah. was ex-
-.. -r rre-rl sunday morning and evening
a--.e city Ls-H- A'iAs.
-a--=sr ~ sE- survivors of the Forty
-.-I Georgia I.e -a.Ht VIII be held AT Gaines
rTTr.ia tue Fla-eg zroVe- on Tuesday. Aug.
tr-s Wilkinson. 0l Orlando, Florida, nee
r-- Tr--. Llra.a.., Of TrOup county, died
es.r home BOZ tHe former place Thursday
morning
r-s Powder springs Agricultural Club had
.-.-rH.. .-.l-sIe meeting last SATURDAY.. One
--f.. r.arure- ut the day was fine speech
f-u CaL. Tom Howard.
-.--l woman died at Wavnesboro Tues
a...E scarlet fever. The case is said to have
H.- nr imported one. The Council had her
f1-eIuu Tuesday night. NJ other case has
occurred.
sheriff Mcneil, OF Brooks county. captured
rr Tuesday night last George " ashingtOn,
u.l a-t-mptet 60 kin William Golding and
l.e. arI made threats against any one who
attempt to arrest him. He Is in jail.
Tt-E G0r.y, negro girl whO was en-
r..r..i as o nurse by James a. Lewis. Of
columbus. was kicked by a horse ON Thursday
aH# died from the effects Thursday night.
-.- was spending ne summer with Mr.. Lewis
r % uu the plantation Of DIT. +. g.. Hood in
Harris county.
Four negro prisoners in Jail at COnycrs
r.auupd % kill the sheriff Wnen he brought
a I har
They had secreted heavy club and bar of
iron with which 90 deal the deadly blows. An
H-ler negro i'm the Jail conveyed "a warning TO
@. sheriff and the plot was, Of course, frus-
rrtei.
Scar Alpine. i'm Chattooga county. Thurs
# sam HJrdWiek, q reputable citizen Of
f.. count VI, upon going out upon his porch 10
-.. Cd drink ul water, was fired at hy some
u.r-Hu unknown. and two loads Og buckshot
l.-ai .u his body, killing him almost in
=-au.E-
Ertl1uv Williams. a black old sinner. was
..umttai t1 Jail last Wednesday for raining
-rH girl uHm q Lee Parks. in the six
ra.url district OF sumter county. 4 number
.t bus own race made the arrest, carried him
before ile girl Tor republication, and then
turned him over % an officer.
Egare-r-- HsrIElglt: Mess-s. Lester A Raw
emil. ul savannah, and Col. John 4. Melon
..#. uf NHvCrO-s, have filed SUIT in Pierce
superior Court against the Savannah, Florida
au. Western Railway for $4,000 damages in
.g.ruf Mrs. tuauucv Folks, whose husband
rH..l .r remembered. was killed in q cOlli-
SION gsl February.
At ~euer, on tile East Tennessee Road. last
Wednesday. small negro boy was passing
along with bucket Of water and negro man
a-E... him or drink. Upon being refused a
-u.Is eu-uct boo which the man cut the bow
terribly .u several places. The cutter was
t-.. down with dogs, caught and lodged in
fl. 10 reaartJwn. The boy viii die.
Brunswick HsrTlf: q negro man was Sc
rr-.r teI across the railroad track. about
..rw-..- uurth nf Eastman on Friday night
9th. -rl-l came laundering along and cut his
Le.I from his body. The train stopped. and
immediately Tie vicinity was alive with ne
-fH-- wHI had undoubtedly bound the man 10
r track. ana were hypOcritiCally lament
Ir-l.- death.
imam aGray between three cOIored men
PAN. Au-iiu- Massey Scarlet and Hampton
~..r...r-lt Brunswick. Massey Scarlet was
stabbed u the shoulder with a knife, the
UsLeul which was So deeply imbedded in his
Hu-. .aat the point could not be pulled out.
Dr. Hur-gr5 tried To extract the blade, but
rrr.-.-ttI an efforts at extraction. Austin is
u.al- d. scarlet escaped unhurt.
~-umervile Gazette: some one stole Dr.
JU.arUH.i'- horse Monday night. Riuing 10
= I- hu.N.s with rope, he went In 10 get
H-....- Tom Knox. coming from meeting.
f".I Linn there, thought ne was one Of the
lu.rlu put his hand on his shoulder. Tie
disc. .vgrej bis mistake when pistol was stuck
u ..- face. with the remark: ''Sav q word
ll. IT'D blow your brains Out.' Tom called
lar ...H- one or two from sam knON's ran
l.. aH5 several Ineffective shots were dis
charged nn both sides as be ran OF through
tle l.-i- being cut on from the horse.
Few weeks ago a negro IN ChattOora
county committed a horrible crime uuOu the
person 't g respectable young white girl near
-Guutryiiie. a posse was at once sent out
ts.rrh The iiend and he was captured, car
r7i before his victim and identified, after
which hC confessed his horrible crime. but
while part of his CaptOrs were after their
Z lR
raeIe.l Iu making ms escape. On last Wcdues-
EaNr however. information was received IN
~auweFyI.e that the negro was near there.
.l, .u q lew hours he was brought 10 town at
Eue end ut rope and lodged I'M Jail,
un Wednesday night an attempt was made
TU wreck train on the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia Railroad. near Big Ce-
alF creek In the curve just bcvoud the
creek some one UubCltcd a rail on the QUEER
curve. and moved it TWO inches and left il
.r.-. One Of the bolts that held the rail
rHU.I not be UusCrcWCd. SO was twisted of.
ll .at ram mad been taken from the inside,
where moet Of the weight is thrown in
curve. the train would most certainly have
Hatu wrecked. Several trains ran over 10
that night. The division master found il the
neNt morning. No clew 10 the persons who
removed the rail-
Albany NsFifm; Aaron Lamp was killed
Iasi SUNDAY while standing in the door Of Dr.
Whites office at IIftOu, IN Berrien CoJnty.
lL seems that he had some words with SIR.
Jake Young on that day. and that gun had
been fired, the bail from which shattered the
stock Of Lamps gun, which he held resting
in the hollow Of his arm. some of the spliu-
ters wounded Lamp IN the breast. lie left
for the purpose of fixing his gun, and later IN
rhr day was standing In the door Of DR..
Whites office. some one shouted to
him TO "Iouk out.r and this was Imme-
tatrIy followed 10y the report Of
O. gun. Lamp fell in the doorway,
pierced by a bullet. It entered one arm, be-
tween the shoulder and elbow. and passed en-
ur.y through his body, from the effects of
ssh ch he died soon after. Lamp was a white
man. and bore the reputation of being a des-
EeTlte character He seemed to be prone TO
take Up other peoples difficulties, and t was
this trait that led To his death. He was strictly
temperate. so we have been informed, even
refusing 90 drink soda water. We met him
once Zoo Ty Tv. and judged from his manner
aut appearance that he was labOring under
some kIui OF insanity. The person who fired
Gle fatal shot Is not known.