Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-12

Which Ended in Murder-Rrunsvfelr's :
Hanging to be Made Gala Day by the
CoIOred ParsOns-Murder at Florida
Picnic.
GEORGIA.
a detachment Of the Salvation Army Is Al
work a Rome.
A wagon load Of peaches sold in villa Rics
for 81 per bushei day or two ago.
Ripe peaches and melons are coming into
this year.
The Arlington Hotel at Gainesville had q
narrow escape from destruction By fire day
OF two ago.
scott Blackshear, colored, Of Bainbridge
mas been put DO Jail on the charge OF incest
with his daughter.
j. 7. Slaughter, Of villa Rica, accidentally
gave one Of his calves Rough on Rats in il
bran and killed DO.
C. s. Mizzle's house al TalbOtton has been
burned The insurance is $500. The aggre-
gate loss D. not known.
Rev. J. W. Ford, Of Bay City. Michigan.
who was recently called 20 the Baptist Church
at Quitman- has virtually accepted the call.
Mauda Hall, a colOred woman. was CON-
mitted TO Putnam jail on Saturday, May 81,
charged with the murder Of her rchild, about
zyears old.
Liberty county farmers say that their oat
crop is not heavy this year, owing 10 the fact
that there was not enough rain when the Oatz
were heading.
james beHhtur. y no lives ABOUT I've miles
from Preston, Webster county, fell from a
wagon be was riding IN. near his home. last
wednesday and broke his neck. lie died in 3
Ftantly.
Bill Miller. coI0red, who was tried at the
last term % Brooks superior Court, and found
guilty OF horse stealing. was sentenced on
Thursday last by Judge Hansell to four years
IN the penltentiary-
7. T. Wuheit. am old and highly respected
citizen of Linc0lnton, attempted suicide sun
day night by cutting the jugular vein. Ma
cause assigned. lt is supposed lac was labor
ing Under mental alteration.
The heaviest mortgage ever recorded in
Washington county IS mortgage from the
Central Railroad and Banking Company 90
Earmer's Loan and Trust Company, Of New
York, FOR f5.uJ0,OoJ, executed In 1872.
j. NJ. Rogers. of sumter county. on Friday
last, shipped three dozen crates Of peaches
from ~Wlthviue 10 Jacksonville Fla. and
Richmond, Va, Mr.. Rogers has an orchard
OF four thousanu trees which are just coming
into bearing.
Lightning struck a small house in the
southern part of Cartersviilc last Saturday
and almost demolished H.. lt was occupied
by old Mrs. Broughton, and there were six or
seven persons I'm the house at the time but
fortunately no one was hurt.
a gentleman residing ON Pine Level. near
HaW kluSylile. owns "a sow that has given birth
% $50 pigs, and from that number she has
succeeded in raising for her owner just 800
hue pork h0gs. z lie SOW Is now fifteen years
Old and has not tooth in her head.
soon
have pat up their mill in Buinbr dge plauer
and hatcher. resaWer and siding machine,
and "a heurder and hatcher. These attach-
mcut- viii cost several thousand dollars.
ami add much TO the variety Of the work Of
the mill.
Augusta has caught the walking mania, and
the Canal CITY Boat Club is arranging q grand
State match for Saturday. June n Several
entries have been made, and Atlanta, Macon
and other cities are invited and expected TO
enter. Half the proceeds will be divided be-
tween the five best walkers.
Gainesville S0ufhrOH: George Lowe, Super
intendent Of our court house, has a beautiful
and curious walking stick called diamond
willow. which grows under water in the
Ewamps Of Dakota and looks like bay wood
rod covered with the leaves Of lily blossoms.
10 is very hard and susceptible OF high polish.
and worth any persons inspection.
The case of Evans Wright. charged with
assault with intent 10 murder, was called in
Museogee superior Court Tuesday. aud the
defendant not being forthcoming Solicitor
Grimes moved TO forfeit his bond. which the
court declined 20 allow. The case was
put at the heel of the docket that an effort
might be made 90 bring Wright To trial. This
Is he case IN which an attempt was made on
the life of Gov. smith few days ago.
Four Young ladies contested in a two hours
gO-as-y -yOu-place foot race IN the Gate City
Arm0ry 10 Atlanta Tuesday night. The race
was won hv Miss Lausdale, who made in the
two hours ten miles and twelve laps. Miss
Freeman came second, making ten miles aud
seven laps. Miss Hutchlns was third, making
ten miles ana four laps. and Miss Hammond
fourth, making nine miles and eight laps.
There were twenty-five laps to the mile.
Canton correspondent NEWS. June Q: After
aprotracted drought general ram fell to-
day. Crops are clear Of weeds and grass. and
the pros poets for an abundant yield in Cher
okee Is an that can be desired.-On next sat
urday. the ifth inst. the grand gO-as-yOu-
please walking match comes on in Canton.
The contestants are: James Curtis, e. q.
Copeland. ). }. Cogglns- J, II. W heeler, G. }.
TeasIev. j W. Jarvis. v. r. NIckersOn, b.
=. Perry, Dock Puckett, and 4. B. Chandler.
The time; six hours, from 10 O'Clock a. IN. to
D. m. a very large crowd l. expected.
BIackshear correspondence NEWS, June 10:
We had a superlatIyely bold robbery here last
night. e. IA. and A. \. smiths stores were
broken into some time between midnight and
day and plundered generally. The object
was. 10 seems, to get money, as the money
drawers were either thrown out i'm the street
or else upon the floor. 1t is conceded here by
those who ought to know that the robbers
were not professionally and that they were
none other tnau citizens Of Blackshear.
regret 20 say &c, but il is the opinion Of the
best people here that we have thieves among
us. several negroes have been arrested. but
were almost Immediately released. there
could be no proof found against them. The
whites are now being susplclOned. The rob
berS made good use OF all the watches they
fOund.-We are having very fine seasons in
PeaTce and the crops We're never finer. The
oat crop has been gathered, and is the best
Weld that have ever seen here. Can't. n. j.
Fuller's and Messrs. Hendry and StFickland's
oat crop averaged about forty bushels per
acre. 4. Harper has got one OF the finest
vineyards i'm Georgia. Il is well worth Sl.500
OF any mans mOney.-We are having plenty
Of nice ripe watermelOns, and Will begin 70
ship them ere long.
Darien Gazette: The following notice, which
has been stuck up in the shape OF hand bills
on the streets OF Darien for some time past, is
respectfully commended 10 the attention OF
Brother Beecher, Parson Newman,
and the Methodist Episcopal Church North
generally, who have specially busted them
selves for some years past IN the moral and
Intellectual development OF the cOlored race
OF the south. "Dr. e.. ". Harris and Rev.
james @. Kitchens" are ciergymeu OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church North, the latter
now in charge Of the cOl0red congregation Of
that persuasion I'm Dsrien. The unfor-
tunate col0red murderer. Rube PeytOn,
is the person alluded To in the language
OF the notice, rs "he viii hang on June
%" Notice He will hang on June 20.
There will be a grand excursion from Darien
20 Brunswick. Thursday. June l9- 81. Every
hoty can go cheap. 81. Go and see wonder
shat has not taken place in Glynn county be-
fore in twenty years. The steamer viii leave
Darien wharf at O'Clock on Thursday even
ing. and there viii be big supper and hop at
the Hall in Brunswick on Thursday night.
VIII return on Friday evening. 81. Round
trip only ST. Children not excepted. Re
member. good order VIII be enforced. Re-
member, refreshments VIII be had on the
steamer. Remember, good band Of music
will attend. Remember, we Will 90 Thurs
,iay. june Ig- Remember. round trip only 81.
Remember. no difference made for children.
Come one, come all, and go with rs. Tickets
can be had any time from the committee. DR..
q. W. Harris and Rev. james q. Kitchens,
committee"
The Augusta Chronicle OF Wednesday con-
fains the following details OF a murder
in Columbia. already briefly mentioned IN
the NEWS: News reached the city
Yesterday morning Of bloody and fatal
ARRAY in Columbia county on saturday, in
which several parties were involved, and
which resulted IN the killing Of a man by the
name Of TAYLOR. The fight occurred near Mr..
WaltOu's, about seventeen miles from the city,
and two of the parties involved were just
returning from picnic at Ouchee bridge. at
which also 4 game Of ball had been plaved
later in the evening. According 10 the ac-
count the Chronicle received. Mcssrs. William
Nt,rvall and Paul Griffin were riding along in
Auoue. them were Messrs- Newt Gray. 4. Z.
Norris and TAYLOR. The parties accosted
each other when NOrvall and Gray, il is said,
became involved In a difficulty and fight
eusued. Taylor, who. II Is said, 6ac ked up Gray
and Griffin. either 10 defend ms friend OF
separate the parties. jnmped from the buggy
where Norvall had left him. Taylor told
Griffin to stand back. and. il Is s2id. threatened
20 Kill him il he advanced. Grim is believed
TO have fired either after TayiGr had
was drawing &c. The ball entered Iay-
i0r's right shoulder and inflicted 4
wound from which he died. =. p. Norris, &C
cording 10 the Chronicles informant, during
the melee cut Griffin in the arm and mead, In
hictiug severe wounds. and shOtguns. II i.
said. were finally drawn. Fortunately nd
further destruction occurred 70 add TO the
ghastliness or fatality of the fight. The Cor
Onerss jury held an inquest YESTERDAY and 5
second report 10 this paper stated that the
evidence given IN was decidedly against Grit,
du and justified Coroner's verdict OF muir
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