Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Another Murder-Rifiemen Have a
Gala Time at Brunswick-PIansto to A
sassinate a Marshal in Washington
County.
GEORGIA.
Tne convention Of cotton mill men Is de-
clared improbable.
seventeen persons were baptized al the
Duulln Terry on sunday morning
Inc rental OF boxes in the Augusta post
ONCE is TO be reduced one-half on oct. 1.
A. Rome the trial Of Fletcher for the mur-
"er OF John Griffin, resulted in acquittal
lodge Of the knights OF Honor has beer
bers. -
The public schools Of Americus opened
Monday, sept. IS, with an attendance Of 54C
scholars against 45i for the year ISS3.
Fred White. the young man who shot and
Killed Eugene Robinson In Atlanta about "a
month ago, has been released from jail under
bail bond Of $500.
Fred = Mansfield. q Marietta young man.
was married In Tyler. Texas, last Monday
night to Miss Ecua Hubbard, daughter Of eN-
Gov Hubbard Uf Texas
Mary Norris. % cJlorei chambermaid Of the
Commercial Hotel robbed one Of the per
formers Of the Auamless Eden Company,
while they were lu Athens, of SIS.
TJ- Holder, the Treasurer of the Ameri-
can Legion of Honor at Hawkins yille. has re-
ceIyeJ Il check for 5000 to paw the amount
due ou the life OF the late j. p. williamson
At Miner. Tuesday night, there was a dihi-
Guilty between two negroes. Will Lee Connie
ami sanford Hill, IN which the former gave
Sanford 81 serious cut in the left arm with a
pocket knife. The wounded negro has since
died.
Col. w. a. Hun took control OF the Airing
ton. at GaIensville, Tuesda and Immediately
commenced % reconstruct matters and things
liU l5 also holding the Hudson House vi ~
arui-- over the protest Of the owner. Thomas
p Hudson.
Thursday night r. L. Oliver, who is travel
ing l1r shoe house. left his sample trunk at
rTe depot IN Lccsburg for few minutes as
.- was awaiting the train, on his return the
trunk was gone lt was found next day
broken open, the shoes taken ont and hid un-
tl-T pine straw, and some OF his most valuable
samples gone.
Athens BfHHsF- WrfelHna; Mr. LLOYD VIII
EIu- Tells MS that upon taking stock in his
.trr.u- Groom. Tor SIX months. he found over 200
pieces OF cr1ckcry and silverware missing.
rlar bad either been broken and not reported
OBJ stolen. Mr. W says their loss i'm this way
fearful They manage 10 keep up with
their linen. and miss but little of that.
Bob Bolton. Jr., Charlie BuckalOw and
Charlie bdlt- three young white men. VINO are
Wlll known ln the western portion OF At
IautI- are under arrest charged with knock
jug lilIarj Garner, c0l0red. seuseless some
imr ago and tying hm 90 the railroad track
sfum which he was removed by negro named
f1ll Mckinley. who had seen the assault.
W WaFua-lurO correspondence NEWS. Sent
--. ghe politics OF Burke county are getting
ryeIv The election for members OF the Gen
araI Assembly viii take place next Wednes-
..sv. Evcrs effort 20 win viii be made by
both Sides just So our people get three EOod
uau iu the House. and Judge McElmurray in
.He senate they viii he perfectly satisfied
Much cotton D. betsE picked and many of our
farmers tell ms that by frost all the cotton
win Dee gathered. and tha. nearly One-nalf Of
ahc crop Is now CHt-
During the revolutionary war. when the
fut .Yu- were very hostile. a white man walk
-ur stpalthilY along the bank Of one Of Ge0r-
.-g'- water courses saw an lnufdn klu anu
-a.Iu another white mEG on the opposite side
UE Ia- river and throw his zun into the raEif =
current. The man waited until the Indian
Jvas gone. swan 90 tile spot diving down. Sc
cured the gun, and carried it home as trO-
phv The weapon IS now in the possession Of
Dr. G. D.. Thompson, Of Dawsonyille, and his
grandfather was the man who went down TO
the bottom Of tine river for DO.
Thomasvillc EHterYrise: on Friday night
last serious cutting sCrape occurred on the
plantation Of Mr. George swift IN the Friend
Ship ueighborno0d. 10 seems chat Gilbert
Williams found York Moore tbOth COlOredl in
his house under suspicious circum tauces and
made murderous assault on him. The re-
-uIr OF the attack was that Moore was cut
-afce across the abdomen. the knife peuc-
.rE-fug 10 the hollow: once just under the left
-l8uIdgr. across the left hand, and on the left
shoulder t1 the bone. DR.. MunrOe was sum-
rr1r-I % attend the man and pronounced the
wounds almost surely fatal. The man IS pro
IllIv dead hy this time.
The state Conference Of the Congregational
Methodist Churches OF Georgia viii meet az
Fort Valley on Thursday, Oct. 2. lSSi- The
delegates passing over the Central aud south
yye=.aru Railroad and their branches. will
uav fare for going and be returned at / cent
aar mile. on presentation Of q certificate OF
attendance Those travelling over the Rich
unut and DaHgIlle Airline Railroad VIII
nav auJ be returned the same as the Central.
Those passing over the East Tennessee. Nlr-
-.uia aut Georgia VIII PSrchase tickets FOR
round trip at cents per mile, the tickets
uuIy ta bs had on Oct J.. All delegates and
.i-.tlrs wiu DE met at the train.
ThomEsyii'e Enterprise: We learn from Mr..
ID. d.. Pitts. city sgEton. that the total number
1I u-rials i'm Laurel Hiu Cemetery during the
wear ending on sept. y We're 81. OF these
only q were whites and the rest cOlored- Ot
Lue whites ia -Te were suicide, still born,
stranger who came here to dle, or c0E-ump-
tIbu and g brought Fa from other points for
rutermeut. There were only white deaths
during the year from malafial diseases con-
Iracted in town. The great difference be-
tween the mortality of the whites and cGlOred
over 100 per cents due 10 the shittlesSnesS
nf the blacks, who either viii not work at al
when well. or II they DO, lall 70 lay by any
+r5r. ~ tn procure them needed food and COM
forts p-hen taken sick.
IL is sai1 that few days ago United states
Dauurv Marshal Whitley narrowly escaped
assassination II Washington county. The
Marshal was in s., udersvllle on official bust
ness Word was SEM by some friend IN san
dersville TO Henry Horton against Whom
there was warrant, that ihe MaIollai anu
mis- posse were on their way out 20 arrest MN
En q short time party Of so or - zen rang
themselves on the roadside and a%StLeu the
roming If the Marshal, with the intention OF
EIIug him if he attempted to arrest Horton.
But the Marshal was not after Horton anu
went In another direction in total Ignorance
OF MS danger. on his return To Sandersvlle
he was informed OF tine plot made up 10 asSas-
zfuare him. aud. aS may be supposed, the
Marshal thanked his stars that he did not 20
that road
IN Dodge county. a few days ago, near the
tr-r,rutiuc works of W. W. Harrell. George
I,Ilrso - c0lored. about Is years Of age, and
While ~Icige, c0lOred. about Is years of age.
HgI "a guarrel about some trihing matter IN a
,,-gs-7ul when johnson threatened TO cut
-Ieli.-Is and uiIuchs d him on the shoulder with
ms Enife SIedge iunpei out Of the wagon
and johnson followed Dtsu, plckeu up piece
OF plank and strucE ,leGge on the SIDE 81 the
s,-.siF f-or7 thc effects OF Which he died. John
son said before he lett the wagon pc was going
Go cut Sledge with his knue. Sleuse hau d
hatchCt iu hIs hand. but made no atteteP P,, ~
rf-c ir. johnson struck him from Dehlna. me
slifFcuIzr commenced in play. Johnson csht
t6 Eastman and was arrested, carried before
Justice T.. f. Lee, and was c2mnltled 70 JAN
10 answer the charge OF murder.
Frunswick had q gala time last night. At
A o'clock In the afternoon tue band and rine-
rnen Ie lt their armOry and marched through
~ ztr,sets winding mp with a dress parade
and revtaw bv visiting officers. At o'clucS
tra u faetaen met at their armory ami went
~ ~ rioso Hail. At O'Clock the curtain
rose. exhibiting lue ltihellleu anu fl7ltiH Z
.,Gieers mt ssuarade rest The curtain then
f7-lr,lsd ana rose on tle ''silcut driil'-a sight
never iefOre seen iu BruusWlck. 1hen Iol q
lowed the competitive drius and afterwards
fhs urezsutss tiou OF prizes. tapt- talllgant.
Fsylre- hen nominated for the Savannah
Sensf9ri9I district and being compelled 20
canvass his district, could not be present ana
ms nIace was filed by another gentleman
This over the hall was cleared LOT tcFpetcAu-
rian exercises and the remainder Oh the even
ing spent in Gaueiug-
Tom MarstOn. tke COnyers incenoiaFy' says
sseverv tongue shall confess and every knee
shall bow 10 him; that he is lord OF lords'
that he Is going 20 rule or ruin. AZ times ne
talks "a sensibly as anyone. He VIII not
allow ANYTHING to remain in has cell. breaks
lver-thing that is put iu-glasscs, pitehers,
chair. or anything that he can put hls hanus
on His father puE feather bed IN Tor MN,
and lin the morn ng ta3 ii0or y as coNere' v ~ M
feathers. and tue ground outside was Mlltg
with them. He had toyn up the bed and
p0ked sosre OF the feathers through the ar
holes IN the window. some say that ne Is no
,crazier now tnau he has always ueea, tbat y
Es only pretcnse. cud that he mas beeE i.-t
he released. lJ is prODable that ms trlal VIII
take place next week. as there Eill be an ad-
1ouruea term OF the superior COuTt AT that
time.
Warrenton C5lDpsr: The seven . year old
son Of Mr. 1nog41E shelton. living near Elm
Church. was found oH the morning of Sept. Il
dead. with his neck broken i'm a cotton house
q short distance from the re- 5TGeuee A few
hours before tle chlld had been seen PLAYING
on the cotton nY MS mother. There fta5u1 a
large pile Of cotton ia the house. 10 is sur,posd
f6sT he little fellow broke his neck m Inrn
ing s0mersauIts from the tOp of the heap TO
the foor His absence was not noticed until
fbe dinner hour had arrived. when the
mother thinking that he had fallen asleep on
rne cotton dispatched one Of the family to
awake him. The poor little unfortunate was