Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-16


lin County-MOntgomery County's
Turpentine Riot
GEORGIA.
Crawford Is taking steps to secure fire en-
cinc.
Farm work is wen advanced in Dougherty
county
W. T. stagler's house at Harmony Grove
has been burned.
Miss Nary DunwOdy, "a very philauthropic
lady Of Atlanta. died Friday.
james ID. Pittard, one of Athens oldest and
most influential citizens. is dead.
The murder case OF Lconidas johnson vs..
the state Will come mp in the supreme Court
this week.
The Republicans Of the Seventh Congress
siOnal district viii hold their convention at
Rome. March -.
A negroes. named Battle, was fatally burn
ed a few days ago while working around q
pile burning logs.
Near Albany negro has been obliged to
XIII horse and q COW which were made rabid
by the bite Of DOG.
Warren J. Curry, % Bainbridge is an ap-
plicant for the position Of timber inspector for
cambridge and Decatur county.
Sear Darlen an earthen pot filed win
orumblng human bones, has been plowed up.
10 Is supposed TO be a relic Of q funeral Of the
ahorigInes.
Elections for fence or no fence were held in
several of the districts OF ChattahOochee
county few days ago, and the fence men
carried every district.
The Water Works COmmitteeof the Atlanta
council has made favorable report on the
LuatahOOChce canal scheme and the Council
has adopted the report.
The Baptists OF Blakely are taking steps to
tear down their present church edIhce and
build new one on new site, as the ground
now covered Is needed 10 enlarge the ceme-
tery-
At Temple V. r. Davis storehouse aud
stock of goods has been destroyed by fire.
The house and goods were insured The fire
N.aIa an. "a H.aFH
in the fireplace.
AtLexington the distillery at Maxey's, run
by Il. =. Gillian 4 Co., has been closed on ac-
count of over production. They have more
whisky ON hand than they sell for some
time, and concluded to close until the stock on
hand Is disposed Of.
Hon. John q. Adams, OF Washington, was
recently poisoned with some foul beef which
be bought from some negroes. The COW was
killed accidentally, and when the negroes
skinned her. tney concluded to sell some of
the b ef. The negroes We're prosecuted and
convicted ln tine County Court.
George White, the cOl0red painter who fell
While painting the belfry OF the Presbyte teriau
Church at Lafayette some weeks ago, died
about I O'Clock yesterday morning. The
trouble which caused his death resulted from
Internal injuries sustained Ia his fan
About sc zen miles north Of Blakely, on the
Mercer plantation, are several Indian
mounds, ono of which IS very large. being
about 50 or 80 feet high and about l25 feet
through at the base. The authorities Of the
Smithsonian Institution have promised to cX-
Pl0re them.
The Washington Gasette says: Jack Hen
derson, negro was brought here from LIN
colin county Wednesday and lodged in jail. He
was arrested for an attempt to rape a white
lady, amt only by the greatest euOft was saved
from lynching. He il the same negro who
few weeks ago obtained SI6O from some white
men by pretending that he had found large
amount of Confederate treasure
The Greensboro Hera1d says: Cyrus Moore
the barber, died very suddenly last sunday
forenoon. He had shaved several gentlemen
during the morning and appeared TO be in
usual good health; without the slightest pre-
m0nltlOn, while standing in his shop door con-
Terslng with some persons on the sidewalk, he
suddenly fell backward to the floor dead. 1t
ls supposed he died of heart disease.
There is q large deposit Of white earth or
white mUd,' as il Is commonly called, within
the corporate limits of Greensboro, which has
the property Of extracting grease from floors;
and has been used from time lmmemOrial by
The housewives of the town for THAI purpose.
It is also used quite extensively for white
washing hearths, and in some instances has
taken the place of Whitewash for fences.
The Dublin Gazette says: The general re-
port now Is that the Third Congressional Dis
trict, the one IN which the last Legislature
uut faurens county is to have more than one
candidate. Judge Crisp, we presume, VIII De
a candidate again. and it is rum0red that his
seat viii be contested by Judge Pate, of Pu-
laski, Col. Roberts, OF Dodge, Tom EasOn, Of
Telfair, and Col. Duncan, Of Houston. With
The present lights before us, we incline to the
opinion that the race Will lie between judge
Crisp and Judge Pate.
The Banbridge Democrat saws: "It is re-
ported that the Mills place-emhracing Lake
Douglass beautiful eXpanse of water near
ly a mile WIDE aud one and half miles long
has been sold to a Northern gentleman, who
VIII build an immense hotel near the lake
and convert the plantation into a grand truck
and dairy farm. The lake VIII be supplied
with a half dozen or more pleasure sail boats,
which, when done. viii make IL the most
beautiful and desirable winter resort in all of
southern Georgia. The price paid for the
property was about $3.50.
The Butler Herald SAYS: After many fruit
less attempts by the other boys TO ride an eX-
Cecdngly obstinate young OK yesterday after
non Mr.. Elbert Marshall concluded that he
could manage the Wild beast, and 50 essayed
To- mount him, at which proceeding the ami
mai grew quite indignant, and turned fercelv
upon him, gave him several vigorous punches
i'm the ribs with his full-grOwn horns. causing
The greatest excitement Imaginable 20 prevail
for while, but fortunately no serious dam
age was done. except a terrible sore side. with
a Dreken riD Tor Mr. Ebert much uneaslness
and genuine sOllcitude on the part of his
numerous friends, and timely end Of the
youthful ON's wild career
The BlaCkshear Ne1os and Signal says: "The
Town Council Of Blackshear saw fit several
DAYS ago 10 levy ad valOrem tax OF IS mills
on all pr perty within the corporation limits,
and due notice OF said assessment was pub
iished in the AeJCs and Signal At an ad
iourned meeting of the Council on last Mon
day morning petition or rather q statement
q
town, saying that they would not pay the tax
unless forced TO do it by law, was read. The
Council, sfteI debate. decided, on the ground
OF necessity, we suppose, that the tax must be
levied They provided, though, that for the
present only lie OF / per cent. or 10 mills,
would be collected, and that the remainder
would not be collected at all unless needed
The Dublin GGsette gives the following fuller
particulars OF a matter already briefly men
toned in the NEWS: "a general riot occurred
at Riddles turpentine farm IN Montgomery
Y plu M he
riot WIS the killing of Macon johnson and
m0rtSlly WOundlng OF Abe kttrel. Six or
eight Of the hands were engaged IN the diff
Guilty. The killing OF johnson, according to
the verdict of COrOner's jury. was accidental.
The testimony showed that the deceased was
not Interested or engaged. 4 negro, whose
name has escaped rs, was firing at Abe kltrel
with shotgun, and johnson, standing be-
hInd hlru, received three Of the shOt-one
through the brain. one through the neck and
third through the chest, breaking rib Just
over the region of the heart. kltrel. the
wounded man. received ten or twelve buck
shot, but Is stIll living. The firing was stimuli
taneous between the parties shooting and in
which johnson was accidentally killed. The
party doing the shooting was arrested, but
under the circumstances was released. The
wounded party is now under guard, not being
able 10 70 10 jail Others connected with the
rOt have He'd"
At recent meeting Of the Shady Grove
Baptist Church. Of Lumpkin county, the fol-
lowing was d.pted: Whereas. has become
painfully necessary to exclude from Ourmem-
bership our once highly esteemed brOt er and
pastor, Rev j. ". z. ackler, alias J. W.
FaokleT, on the charge Of drunkenness, pro
family and cruel trea meut TO his wife: and
whereas. he has gone to parts unknown to us,
carrying a letter or certificate of membership
from this church, and also having in his pos
session ministerial Creden ials, by means of
which he may impose on other communities
as he has upOn Us; and whereas, we have rea-
son TO believe that he Is passing under an
sumed name, that of J. ". Price, therefore,
resolved, that we declare the said j. w. p.
Fackler unworthy OF and in no wise entitled
TO the confidence ana esteem of the public, or
OF churches as q minister of the gospel: that
a COPY OF this preamble and resolution be sent
TO the Christian fgdec Tor publication, with
the request that all Baptist papers especially,
Snd others that may feel it TO be public duty
and service, to copy once If no more. SAID J.
W. Faekler is about 40 years old, about feet
or 8 inches high, auburn hair, and usually
wears side Whiskers has large mouth, is of
nervous, irritable temperament, and in walk
ing carries himself a little stopped or inclined
forward"
On farm at Island Shoals Samuel Ne
DaRIel a young farmer, was IN the field pioW
ing. His plOW caught in some obstruction.
Urging on the mule, he dragged forth five
gallon jug. The jug had 4 cork stopper sealed
with sealing wax. and a piece Of tin doubled
over Is, with a wire fastened round II, max
ing it perfectly secure. Mcdaniel was anX-
lOus TO know what was in the jug, so took his
heelscreW of his piOw and twisted of tine
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