Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-13

vile.
There is but one prisoner confined in the
county jail Of Scriveu county.
Price Matthews, formerly of Washington
has purchased an interest iu the Mllledgcville
Chr0Hicle.
A dog ightin the Baptist Church at Dub
lu was a source of no little annoyance and
disturbance last sunday night.
A lady near Athens invited lady friend to
spend "a week with her. but presented board
bin upon the guests departure.
Mrs Guiford Bitchie, of Franklin county.
committed suicide last Monday by taking
quantity OF strychuine. Her motive is a
mystery.
- r. Mercer has retired for the present
from the management Of the calhoun County
Courier. and has leased his paper to ;. J. Cook
and r. IT. Hall.
The ladies of Lucy Cobb Institute at Athens
decorated the grave Of Gen. Cobb, founder OF
the school, with flowers Thursday, that being
rhc anniversary Of his birth.
Good stands of corn are reported by the
idrmers oil ccrlven county. From present in
dIcatlons the crop OF peaches in that section
viii also be unusually large.
4 10 year Old negress of C0yingtou. who had
been whipped by her mother, attempted to
commit suicide 10y cutting her throat with
razor, She VIII survive the wound, however,
Sylvania Telepioue: zone of our young
iarmers informs MS that he has one piece
OF cotton that was chopped out over week
ago lie evidently intends TO try for the first
bale"
a resident or Walker county attributes the
prevalence of cyclones TO the large quantity
of gas and electricity from the immense num-
her OF gastric and electric lights used In the
cities nowadays.
Oglethorpe Echo;-''J. W. Echols, ESQ this
week traded for the pistol with which Jones
killed his wife. He holds and prizes it highly
as q mcmentO of that terrible tragedy. Ii IS
rot very dangerous looking weapon"
The City Council of Leesburg fixed the
liquor license at $500 Monday night. If any
person takes license under this regulation, the
money so raised viii 20 to aid i'm building an
Hrtesian we'll the County. Commissioners,
under the rccommcndation Of the grand iGrv,
to pay the balance.
Brunswick market house, which had been
. landmark FOR forty years past. was torn
down last week. The City Council are con-
tCmplating the erection Of a new market
house, the building to be of brick or iron. 40X60
feet. A. soon as built the present system of
green grOcers VIII De changed.
CuH0IH Cotrier: .'Leary for years past has
aceu the centre OF large credit trade. 1t is
gratifying to state upon inquiry among our
merchants. that the proportion of this years
credit trade is nothing in comparison to years
of the past. There rs but small demand for
prime necessities the principal trade being
in dry goods. This shows healthy state Of
Cuthbert ADps1I: Randolph county is out
of debt and has from four TO five thousand
dollars IN cash ON hand. Stin we are almost
are none VIII be bUlll until the present
dilap.dated concern falls to the ground The
Ordinary has bonds for sale bearing 6 per
cent. issued for the purpose of building a new
court house, but can find no purchasers"
The Campbell county Board of Commission
crs have adopted plan for the new iail. and
VIII let out the contract at once. The build
ing Will be of brick and stone. with shingIe
roof. The dwelling house part viii be two
stories high, with four rooms below and three
above stairs. The building Will he let in three
ssntracts. one for the brick and stone work,
ene for the wood, and one for the iron cells.
When completed the Jail Will cost between
five aud six thousand dollars.
Lcary C0uritr; THE City Council met last
Tuesday and transacted the following bust
ness: license Of $1,000 put upon the ssle of
whisky, $500 OF this amount to 20 toward the
payment of debt incurred bv Cant. BOvd on
tue drtcsldn well, remaining S400 to pay the
Marshais salary; an ad yalOrum tax of about
one-h3an of per cent, and per capita of $3,
together with Il small license to do business
on the establishments of the town. was as
scssed and VIII be devoted to the improve
aent OF the streets and the artesian we'll"
Greensboro Home Journal: .'The election
fnr City Council came of ON last Saturday
The day passed quietly. the vote was light
and no excitement was manifested. The to-
tai vote was as follows: For MayoT-H 4
Lewis, lib; for COuuCilmen-W. q. Durham
ll2: V. :. Han, III; james B. Park Jr IO5:
,. j. Burke lJ3; W. r. Reynolds. $; scatter
ing, l. The new Council. Mavor II. I. Lewis.
and COuncilmen Durham, Hall, Park and
Burke, Will begin their term of service at
once. MIR. Reynolds was not q candidate"
Oglethorpe Echo: "Owing to the earIiness
81 the hour at which we went to press last
week we could not give a detailed account of
the lail delivery on Thursday. As we stated
the fugltives were pursued bv dogs. and sew
eral times Overtaken, once by Messrs. Travis
Rowe and r. r, Smith, near the residence of
Mr.. ". I. Sturgus. but these gentlemen being
unarmed, and the four negroes being together
tuey could not take them. The chase lasted
until late IN the evening, when by some means
The dogs were eyaded and the negroes made
their escape, nothing having been heard from
them since. reward VIII probably be
offered for VIII Reid, but the others crimes
are not of much Importance 4 sharD
lookout IS kept, and they will in all proba-
billty be taken again
MOntezuma Record: 1T seems that trouble
never comes singly' with some of the people
Of DOOly county, and those who suffered so
severely by the ravages of the recent cyclone
were VISITED last week by the fire element. The
debris Of the cyclone on the plantations of
Messrs. BellfOWer and Sheffield. near Snow
was being gathered and burned when the
wind storm of last week set in, and the fire
got beyond control and spread so rapidly that
houses. fences and everything IN its reach
was consumed. Mr.. BellfOWer lost all of his
houses and saved nothing from them bht two
or three beds and some bed clothing The
houses and fences Of Mr.. Sheffield and others
living in the settlement suffered the same fate
Those who witnessed it say they never saw
anything 10 equal 1t before, and that il looked
like prairie on fire. 1t followed the track
OF the cyclone, and cleaned up everything Of
light, in1lammable sub tance.'
NeriweIher TtudfcafOr: Mr.. Frank
Thompson IS citizen of the Tenth District.
living about four miles from Oakland. on
Wednesday Of last week Mr.. Thompson. ac-
companied by his law, Mr.. sam Tid-
well, was returning from Newman with a
tWO-h0rSe load of guano. The wind was very
high and. fire being in the woods. Mr. ThOmU-
SON was anxious TO get home, as he saw "a
dense smoke in his plantation and i'm the di-
of
haps. mile of home he observed q small
patch of leaves ON the side of the road with a
little fire IN 10. Being in hurry. and think
ing there was no danger 10 be apprehended
Mr.. Thompson attempted to drive past the
fire. When about opposite the centre OF the
unburned leaves a sudden gust of wind famed
the flames SO quickly that they reached the
border of the road in an instant. The mules
slylug from the fire, ran the wagon out of the
road. and one of the wheels struck 81 log. 8Ir.
IIdWcu leapeu from the wagon to lift the
wheel over the obstruction, when the fire be
coming SO hot the mules. instead OF going for
ward, began TO kick ana endeavor TO break
loose from the wagon. Mr.. Thompson. Jump
ing out, tried to cut the harness so that the
mules could escape, when he was kicked or
pushed down. Being an old man of over go
years. he did not get Hp quickly. While down
h!s hands face and bead weI2 badly burned,
as ears Being parched almost TO a crisp. One
Of the mules Is reported badly burned.
Though painfully injured Mr.. Thompson
burns are not likely 20 prove serious. But for
Mr., unveils presence the Old gentleman
might have been fatally burned
Columbus S1R "For the past two days T.
NJ. Foley. comm t-sioncr. has been engaged in
taking testimony concerning the title TO the
proceeds of 5-l4ths of the steamer jackson.
which was burned on the Chatt3hoOchee river
IA 1865 while under charter by the govern
ment. 1t Will be remembered that Captain
Aaron Barnett. of New York. and Captain
Daniel Fry. Of ApalachiCOla. put in their
claim as owners of the vessel for ITS entire
value. and IN 1871 the government awarded
S35, ,l15. There was however. d dispute as TO the
ownership Of 5-l4ths OF the steamer, and Bar
nett gave bond to repay to any person or per
sons who should establish valid claim to the
3 l4ths interest, amounting 10 Sl2,90l 1s
subsequently John Il. Ely, John B.
I-Ockey. 4. K. Goodwin. sand J. Irwin. ThOs.
NJ. White and Ellison and Hughes, profess
ing 10 be the valid owners Of the 5-l4th interest
made claim before Congress for their pro rata
of the award, alleging that they had never
conveyed their interest in the steamboat TO
Barnett and Fry. Congress at its last session
gave the Court of Claims jurisdiction of their
claim. with the right to Offset against It the
cost Of such repairs as could be proved to have
Fry while under their alleged ownership. The
object of the testimony taken here has been to
determine all issues IN relation 10 the owner
repairs and amount Of advances made by
Barnett and Fry under the supposed legal
ownership on their part, Capt. j. c. BlaIn
ana capt. Daniel Fry have given dispositions
IN the case, the latter being ordered here for
the purpose from ApalachicOla, Fla. Both
witnesses testified that the value Of the re-
Qalrs upon and debts chargeable to the steamer