Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-12


A peacock 25 years old died in Whitfield
county the other day.
Young lady of Pleasant Grove, in Whit
field county, has a quilt containing 5000
pieces.
william T. Faircloth is announced as a
candidate for Representative Of Wilcox
county.
AZ business meeting Of Spring Greek
Methodist Church. on the 9TH inst. it was re-
solved TO establish camp ground.
A lady living few miles from Clarksyille is
the owner Of "a lamb six weeks old, that weighs
~ pounds, Is Is inches high and is being nur-
tured by hand.
A post Office has been established at Rouusa-
villc's Mil. ln Floyd county, and has been
named 'ROunsaViile," In honor Of j. W.
Rounsaville. w. A. Hoss is Postmaster at
the new Office.
Lutitia Smith. the white girl down I'm Ogle-
thorpe. who is thought TO have killed her
child. IS guarded at her home. not being able
rs yet TO De carried TO jail. She is thought to
Doe going deraneed
The store Of fricks Bros at Rising Pawn
Dade county, was entered by thieves last Sat
urday night. and the safe blown open and
robbed ul $3.50. Two unknOwn white men
who have been lurking about the store were
arrested on suspicion.
George smith, who killed Lum street. at
Cole city, Dade county, about two years ago,
and subsequently escaped from jail. was shot
three times by o posse of men near Jasper
Tenn, last Sunday afternoon. who were en-
dcavOrIug TO arrest him. lie made his cs-
cape, but 10 Is thought he is badly wounded
the West Point Enisrpriss says. 'Maria
Rouse, negress Just from Liberia, got on the
train here Tuesday. She SAYS she left Ala
uama about seven wears ago with over sixty
others. that they led miserable life in Ii
IBERIA, that there was much sickness and that
all who went there are dead except ten; only
two making enough TO get back 70 their dear
Old home
The stockholders Of the Eagle and Pheuix
Mlll at Columbus have, by a vote Of 6.703
shares against 2,z27 shares, granted authority
fO the directors TO build and eQuip No. mill
whenever, IN their Judgment. 10 can be done
without increasing the capital stock: and
provided 10 can be done without embarrass-
meut TO the operations and financial position
of the company.
Adam Cooper, a negro Of Washington
county, few days ago called his 9-vear-old
hoy to him, tied his wrists firmly together with
strong rope, lashed him fuTiOusIy until blood
howed freely from wounds on back. face and
UiheF portions OF the boy person. absolutely
tore the entire nail from one of the bows
thumbs. and left him tied i'm this condition for
one whole day. The rope was fostering in the
flesh Of the wrists when some one came TO the
rescue of the boy. The father had charged
the boy with some petty theft before lac en-
tered ON his fieudish work. The father is uu-
der arrest, and the boy VIII be bound out to
some respectable white person.
The Board of Examiners for the purpose Of
examination of applications for the drug
business of the state met i'm the rooms of Bibb
County superior Court at Macon. Thursday.
The following members were present: Dr b.
Barry. Chairman. Augusta: j :. Pembcrt IN.
Atlanta: j. Ingals. Macon: o. Butler. Sa-
vaunahs /. Lach2rias, Secretary, Colun.bus
The following were applicants: + NJ. Wheat
Columbus; &. l.. Larry, Rome; W. b. Fmcher
Rome; Iobt. O. orr, Macon; /. Cowly. Macon:
w ii. Jones Macon n motion was second
ed and carried that prosecution be entered
against all those who are amenablc 20 the law
and who have not applied.
Gainesville E9g7e. "Matt strickland.
negro woman Of low repute, who resides ON
summit street, In this city, was fearfuIly cut
by some unknown party on Tuesday night
last. 10 seems that she had been up town,
and invited negro woman of like character
as herself home with her TO spend the night.
and while they and their paramOurs who had
accompanied them were together the dark
and bloody deed was committed. The cash Is
Iu the forehead. above the ewes, nearly sever
iug the top of the head from the base. After
The attempt was made 10 decapltate her. the
wOuld-De murderer recanted from CARRYING
out the dark deed. and tired TO stop the flow
of blood hy daubing the cash with SCOT. This
restored partial consciousness 10 the unfur-
tmate victim. and she tells the substance Of
what We have written with her own lips
save who IL was that did the cutting. she is
stlll alive as we go 70 press. but grave doubts
are entertained as TO her recovery. The ease
i7 u the hands of the police. and will DE fer
reted OUT
Franklin Nsne: Considerable-eXcitement
was created iu town last Saturday over the
development of the Brown robbery matter
House and Cox were arrested by Detective
PIttman, and Cox was bound over hy the fit
uuz of his boots To the tracks while House
nothing being brought TO bear that would
connect him with it, was released. The grand
Iur. found @ true bin against Cox. and as he
could mo- make bond. lac was put IN jail. Mr..
priman being satisfied i'm his own mind that
House was connected WIththe robbery. deter
mined To find out: So he sent to Atlanta for
one of his associate detectives Mr.. j. /. Gleer.
Who when hc arrived was put IN Jail under
the pretended charge of horse thieviue-no0 one
su-Pecting that anything was up. After lie
EAd renamed N Jall while he showed Cox
that he had key that would unlock the door.
and told him that they would get out and run
away the next night. WhercupOn Cox dis
closed TO him the whole matter. House has
been re-arrested, and Is now in Jail awaiting
trial before the court Of inquiry next Mon
day
Lawreucevnle Heraza, April $. about a
month ago "a COW belonging 10 Mr. Henry
Mathews, who lives on the Chattahoochce
near strickland Ferry. was bit by "a rabid dog
and subsequently went mad and had to be
killed. Within short time three of Mr..
Matthews children were taken sick, and one
of them. the youngest. has been lying totally
unconscious for three weeks and died last
sunday. The other two are very low and it
is hardly probable that they viii live.
IL s-,oI9 generally AL, believed bel ei., in the
these children was caused by drink
ing the milk from the COW while she was af-
fccted with hydrOphObia. At the time she
was bit and before the family suspected that
anything was the matter. the COW was MIXED
and the children allowed to drink it. and it
was probably used by other members OF the
children were affected, but from the fact that
they were all taken about the same time. and
are similarly affected and the pecularity of
lle disease, the conclusion Is pretty well set
tied in public opinion that the disease was
produced from the condition Of the COW.
Henry Gordy ana ia young man named
Graham drove a team of horses and a woke
of oxen on TO a fiat to cross the river at Dub
lin. When about fifteen feet from the bank
the oxen commenced. backing, and pushing
the wagon on the team behind, showed them
into the river. The doomed man occupied
chair in his wagon when the accident
occurred. As the hind wheels left the Nat
the wagon tilted upward. THROWING the occu-
pant backward in the water. The Dublin Post
continues Help cannot SWIM. were the
last words of the deceased as he sank from
view, but ne called IN Valn. The terryman.
old and decrepit. could render no assistance.
Graham was no swimmer, and =. L. Weaver.
who was on the bank, has seen too many Win
ters to brave so swift a current. As the
drowning man arose to the surface the second
time, Frank Smith. cOlored, attracted by the
noise, made his appearance and plunged into
the water TO effect q rescue but before he
could reach the struggling man the waters
closed over hlm and only a few bubbles re-
NAMED to tell the story. In the meantime
the ferryman shifted the fiat around where
the horses were struggling In the water, and
cutting them loose from the wagon. landed
them safely on the bank. The wagon and
portion OF lis contents were also recovered
The body was recovered. The deceased was
25 or q years of age, and resided with his
mother-ln-Iaw, Mrs. JoRu Maddox seven
VILE road. He married years ago and leaves
wife and child.
Macon Telegraph dud Messenger: sit 10 well
Eu0Wu that In the dry counties Of Georgia the
most popular method Of obtaining supplies of
whisky is 10y the jug line. This is especially
so ON Christmas. when thousands Of jugs are
expressed to people who must have something
stimulating. The United states authorities
have been looking INTO the matter, and arrived
at Che conclusion that the express agents at
the towns Of the dry counties should take out
e license for retailing spIrltuOus liquors be-
cause they receive the c. o. ID. charges. To
make q test case, Deputy Marshal W. II.
Iecary was sent down the Macon and Bruins
wick Railr0ed 10 work up a case and present
DO. BE arrived yesterday afternoon with Mr..
John Gill; the express agent at McN lie. haV-
ing arrested him on warrant charging him
with retailing spirituOus liquors without IL
ceuse Mr.. Gil gave temporary bond FOR
Gins this morning. when District Attorney
Daruell Will be present. In conversation
with Marshal lseary. who spent considerable
time in working up the case. he said that the
Jug business was moi as square rs II looked 10
De, and that there was considerable crooked
ness In 1T. As an illustration he says that
John smith. living in one of those towns,
for ive gallons Of whisky. He instructs the
dealer to put up that amount IN one gallon
Jugs and address them to certain names,
which are fictitious, at that place, and to be
sent G. @. y. When man applies TO John
smith for a gallon of whisky and is knOWntO
De albright, an order is given to the express
ageut Tor g jag addressed 10 sO-and-sO- The
man pays the express charges and . certain
amount more, and takes the jug. This GER
tain amount is then divided between John
smith and the express agent. In the case of
Nj. ON we DO not know that any such charge