Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-09
ITEMS TN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

ENNNEEAuLELF It Aa-ANAAt-h AA-N0 9OO1G
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
r,u Details OF the Jasper County
Homtcide-In GIynn County the Muir
4srer or His Friends Wife Goes TO
4.iI for Life-A Huge Petrified Tooth.
GEORGIA.
erection Of an English Lutheran Church
,--raeu commenced at Augusta.
ra Floyd Rifles have received their new
-.--f df arms They are fOrty-fve calibre
-r-t.eli rifles.
r-a Brunswick Morning Breess made It's
---aarlnce sunday 1t is a well edited and
r- printed paper.
me Georgia Railroad carried 3.727 excur-
i-.--= J1 Atlanta last Friday, by the returns
f-fa set agents along the route.
primary election is 10 be held for the vari-
--s5aInty officers Of Bibb on Saturday, Dec.
-r He conducted after the usual manner.
,r the cotton factories at Augusta. Ga.
.-ru that vicinity have advanced the price
Fra.- o cent per yard. The mills are run
-r-d1 iuIl time.
--.uire's carriage factory at Madison was
s-.fraze last Monday. and would have been
la.-rr-ed by fire but for the timely appear
---e of tle ire company.
tuericus Recorder; Henry johnson picked
--a r.rr0w about twOiuches long on a bank
rubbish in the yard back of Bugg Chap
--a--- saturday Ine msh was fresh and had
sfaree Of having been alive a short time
ff-a he was found. Did he rain down.
rfues IT. Campbell, a member of the Macon
r-e Department, has just returned home
lr Wnrri st0Wm, y. J.. where he was ten
ss-s 81 dinner by the Independent Fire Com
--rr1t that place, who we're the guests OF
p--aet0u No. ]. Of Macon, during the tour
lament last April.
rf Warwick conductor on the Brunswick
srI Western Railroad, was killed on Friday
u al accldent on that road Mr.. Warwick
MAS formerly a conductor on the Macon and
western Railroad and afterward on the Macon
ami Brunswick Railroad. He was well known
a1 cNceedInslE popular.
AL. NIX, of Columbus, has In his possess
.-.-r. found near the Columbus and Western
RlHr1ad- a large petrihed tooth. IL is a
r-r-HDu for naturalists to discover what
reuuer 0f fish, fowl or animal wore such a
weapon The tooth IS fully two ana a half
inches long by one and quarter wide at the
bases lt tapers OF TO a fine point and in former
years was q most formidable object.
Tie case OF the State VS.. Nike Frazier a
-uauE negro accused Of the murder of his
irfu1's wife. under circumstances which
went t0 prove her infidelity, has just been
trel lt brunswick. The parties all reside at
Sterling, where the tragedy occurred. The
testimony developed the fact that most
feuIIsh crime had been committed, but the
farE. giving due weight to the prisoners
statement, and considering the ungOvernable
impulses of even poor, ignorant negro human
nature under such circumstances. rendered
veriict which relieved him Of the death
penalty, and he was sentenced to the peni-
tenlIary for life.
Beauregard Edwards. a Young negro.
charged with the murder Of John Robertson
cl.0red. was tried and convicted of invOIun-
t1ry manslaughter at Glynn Superior Court
last week. Edwards went to the house Of
EObersOn. where a shouting" was being held
and was refused admission on the ground that
there were enough in the house already. He
persisted IN his attempt 20 enter when an al
tercation resulted between Robertson and
Emsclf I'm which he stabbed Robertson in the
head with q pocket knife, causing death. Tes-
tim0uy showed that murder was not cOntem-
rIatcd. and the verdict was rendered for
lesser O1euse- He was sentenced to the cham
gang for SIX months.
Within the past two weeks the steamer
Amos uavs has been fined $500, and the W. D.
Cr.aIev the same amount once. for carrying
cotton not completely covered with bagglng
sra1rii ing 90 the lsvg.t The cotton on board was
s--l seized and the~OWners fined s. a bale.
Tie masters of the steamboats, gave bond for
their appearance before the United States
Court, where they viii contest the payment
rf fhe fine. The seizures were made on the
TaWer ChattahUOchee river by the United
states Marshal of Florida. The steamboat
men claim that the cotton was covered ac-
c1riiug 90 law, but the bagging was torn or
ripped in places IN being handled.
EeidsvIlle correspondence NEWS, Dec. s:
Tine Democracy OF Tattnall county has put in
nomination the following ticket for the cOun-
r-e.ectI0u ON Jan. Z. Ordinary, Hon. &. W.
smith; Treasurer. W. W. GOdbee; Sheriff,
Joseph EasOn; Clerk, Talbot Lee; Tax Re
Fe-U o.. g. " BraZellf Tax Collector Berry
BreWrou. Surveyor. Hiram W. MattON; Cor
grer. ur. H.. O.. Nell. The ticket has uDOu it
some of che best citizens of Tatnall county.
HON. &C. vs.. smith, the nominee for Ordinary.
hl- f'oi the Office for the past "A years. The
Democracy Of Tattnau held a GRIND Cleve-
auI and Hendricks jubilee at the home Of DR..
E. So. sharpe, at Perry's Mills. last week.
at Brunswick last week Harry Williams. an
OH Gender. vs. as tried Tor assault with intent
toulrler. Harry has spent much OF his life
bsuui prison bars. and at the time OF the
commission Of this Oflcnse, was actually with
-l cen u the jail He had thrOug1 some
means obtained a revolver and liquor enough
rl make him reckless in the use OF II. Being
what I- called q t.trusty.H he had been al
lowell Co leave the Jail yard on the night Of the
Recent lre. amt while on the streets had an
alteration with the cook az the jail, one Fanny
stewart. who had him arrested and returned
ta his cell. Afterwards while standing near
tle window of Harry's cell, he deliberately
fref atthe woman. the ball entering her side
auI nearly proving fatal. He was convicted
anil sentenced 10 five years IN the penlten-
uarr.
Madison lrrEfsoHi1n: A frightful homicide
has been reported In Jasper county, near
Shady Dale. The most authentic information
rrll Wc have been able TO receive states the
circumstances Of the homicide as follows;
NUllm Barr. an industrious and hitherto
Telcrable citizen. several years ago purchased
t.. -4rm of Capt. HOrsley, now OF Texas. ana
telauted certain parts Of the land 10 negroes,
MNEhHl ON uALNE=s Aul- year z utAlU
Us lIe name of Jeff. Nichols worked a part of
tl.- land on the above terms. and divided the
crop as gathered and giuned. Everything
passed ON salts factOrilY, as FAR as we have
been able TO Learn, until the negro tenant
started tO market his last bale OF cotton. Mr..
Barr wanted t0 make a payment on his land,
ami requested the negro 10 loan him this bale
Cf cotton. stating that he would pay him
soon. jeff. Nichols refused. saying that he
needed che cotton 20 buy clothes for his fami-
j.. Mr. Barr then told him that he would
MOI allow him to move the cotton. The
negro. who had engaged @ team for the
purpose. said that the cotton belonged
Oh HIM. and that he Barr could not
prevent him from marketing the same. Barr
a-rt of and got q pistol; when he returned
le lred two shots at the negro, who by this
Time lld started of with his cotton. These
shots were fired 20 scare the negro from his
purpose. but seemed 10 nave the opposite
effect. as he replied that she was not afraid
ui Barr OF any other white man." Barr then
followed tine team 20 the gate leading into the
road, and fired again, the ball entering just
below the riE iEht nipple Jen Nichols got down
from ms wagon and walked ten feet 10 open
the gate, when another shot from Barr's pistol
brought nim % the ground The only words
uttered by the negro were, ''BOYs, I'm dead
man. ana with this he expired. Two negro
boys, who were present when the shooting
took place. sWOre % the above before the
CorOueF's iurF. The verdict OF the COrOner's s
jury was Unlawful shooting" and up 10
Ns.f .1..r- M. ar ar nn a faanm made