Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

An Unbeliever Tries to Burn Out a Re
ligiOus Revival in Rabun COunty-TwO
Negro Children Burned to Death Near
Lumpkin - The Strike at Augusta
Ended.
The meeting Of the Southern Racing Circuit
at Augusta begins Nov. 25.
Nothing has been heard Of Douglas Cole
man, the missing physician Of Augusta.
William NJ. Evarts and John Kelly, of New
York, have each sent $50 TO the stephens Me-
mortal Association.
saturday night J. NJ. Buttri1. near Corinth.
hail his store burned Most of the goods were
saved. The ire is charged to incendiarism.
large flock of cranes. flying quite low
rr--ld over Lumpkin last sunday night
They were living toward the Gulf Of Mexico
sunday night at II 30 O'Clock the steam gin,
etc. of r. j. BlOunt, near GrOvetOwn. was
destroyed by fire. 1t was the work Of an in
Ccudiary.
At the Methodist Church at CartersviUe
sunday The congregation passed an unani-
nous resolution asking the General Confer
euce. which is to meet next week. to return
llr. j. b. Robbins To this church.
Green Carr, colOred. was shot and killed
last saturday night by Eb. Guthrie. at a partv
at the house Of Baker Carr, ON the line OF
Blrkdale and Walton counties. Eb. had NOT
been captured late Monday evening
The little child of Mr. HAYES living S. e..
lower portion Of Clarke county, was burned
t1 death saturday night The mother had
gone 90 milk the cows and left the little child
ln the house. where ITS clothes caught on fire
auI 10 burned 10 death.
John Cheek, who killed Anderson Odom in
Emanuel county, was not tried last week as
E.- counsel had not had sufficient time in
which 10 gather testimony TO make a proper
defense for him and partly because OF the
prejudice now existing IN the minds OF the
people against him.
The scarcity of squirrels around Iumpkfu
this fan is said TO be the result of the hard
W isrw ToeH
arE- when great numbers Of them were frozen
ll DEATH as the uusavOry OdOr for weeks
afterwards Of the dead squirrels all through
che woods was very percepuble.
There was a destructive fire on Isham
Daniel place on New river. near Franklin.
last Tuesday night. His barn. stables and
crib. siN houses in all. were burned DESTROY
iu- ABOUT one nundfeu bushels Of corn and
about thirteen thousand pounds of fodder and
hay- IL Is supposed TO have been the work Of
au inCeuu1ary.
ON Thursday night a fire occurred on James
Burk's place, near Lumpkin, which resulted
Iu the burning of negro cabin. in one end Of
which two bales OF cotton we're stored. Two
little negro children who We're in the house
perished in the flames. The children were Ieft
alone, and it Is thought that they careles-ly
SET fire 20 the cotton.
Last Friday night. in DahIonega, during the
demonstration a negro named Cato threw a
rock into the crowd, striking Cadet D.. +.
Blake ON the arm. The negro might have
Jared badly had he been caught, nut NE got
away Mr. Blake caught him on the square
last Monday, and gave him several severe
raps across the head with club before Cato
could get away.
A man. who did not believe in revivals OF
religion, set the woods all on fire in the Vi
rInity of Liberty Church, near Clayton, Rabun
county, where - persons were baptized by
immersion on sabbath last. Ostensibly for the
purpose OF breaking up the meeting, and as
She fencing and other property of the citizens
ln attendance on the church were endangered
by the ire, his purpose was accomplished.
Tr.HH rHarE L..
and acquitted Of the murder Of Keener at the
itll term of kabun Superior Court. at CLAW
teu, lu the year ltS3, died suddenly viii e sit
ting in ms chair on Friday last. He was ap-
p4reutly In excellent health. RumOr says
that many citizens of Rabun county, who are
Iu % position 20 judge, believe that Arandel
was guilty, and that Eugene Beck, the wife
murderer, was accessory.
The strike of about thirty hands in the card
room Of the Augusta Factory on Saturday
ended by most Of the number returning to
work Monday morning. The ring-leaders
were not taken back. The strikers were not
ln tle spinning department. but in the card
r1lm- The proper understanding Of the
relation which the mil and its working has
borne 90 the operatives during the hard times
hal due effect I'm satisfying the operatives and
adjusting she difficulty.
AT Lumpkin some Of the boys improvised
cannon on Thursday night by using two an
wis 20 shoot Cleveland guns. When loaded
the nuvil- would contain bout four ounces Of
powder aud make q report that was heard
3
shots, being equivalent 10 the number OF cleo
tlral votes received by Cleveland and Hen
bricks They also swung the national cOlOrs
o. the breeze, and on Friday morning the flag
laLIy nuIted over one o. the public wells.
The object in planting the flag over the we'll
Wa- JWO-fOld- To show that the crowd was
duly sober, and TO pay a slight tribute to St.
John. the cold water candidate.
4 fatal .ciden- occurred nesr Calhoun
sunday night, In which John HOlcOmbe was
the victim. Mr.. HOlcOmbe and two other
men were out hunting OpOssums and
were cutting q large tree TO secure their
game. The tree was felled. but while falling
struck another tree near by and large limb
HIum the falling tree was broken on and
hurled back upon Mr. Helcom6e, killing him
Instantly, having crushed his skull. Mr.. HOl-
c1mHe recently came from Chattanooga,
where he had been for several years in the
employ Of the Western and Atlantic Rail
ruat. He leaves wife and five small chill
dren.
The death Of Thomas Stewart. in Berrien
county, ends a story of singular adventure.
The family with whom he lived when lad
re-ldei not far from the Alapaha swamp. One
laF he and another boy were sent to the
swamp tOIeed a cow. When within a short
distance OF IL large tiger sprang out Of the
bushes aud brought Stewart To the ground.
Ile tiger then took Stewards head in its
mouth and closed on IL, but its teeth slipped
over instead Of penetrating the skull. IJ bit
Che boys skull several times with the same
result, and he, with presence Of mind Won
Nerlul ln one so young, did not once
finch while the beast was tearing
huge burrows through his scalp. The
tiger. after holding its nose near the boys face
am instant. as If listening n he was breathing.
seemed satisfied that he was dead. and hastily
covering him up with pine straw left, aud
Stewart sprang TO his feet aud ran home and
Gullg reached the house in safety. The tiger
was klllet by party which went hunting for
o. Il few years afterwards Stewart, while
Zee ling O cane mill, had one OF his hanaS
caught and drawn IN between the rollers and
Sou badly mashed that the hand and portion
nl tIe arm withered. Later on he was IN the
lsIl at work when a thunderstorm came up
aud he was struck by lightning and left for
dead He came to, however, and Was all
right lu q few days. By this time he was
OIL enough TO take to himself a wife. but
ilt parents Of his girl did not favor the
alliance, so they decided on elOpemeut. In
those days. even, a hero could get married
without shoes, 30 he started for his future
wife. succeeded in getting her from the house.
ami the happy PAIR were on their way To the
parsons. when Stewart was bitten on the
RI loot lF a mOccasIn. a dangerous reptile Even
that di1 uOtstop him. They proceeded to the
parsons and were married. Stewart did not
uie from the snake bite. Next we hear OF
stewart. he was being tried for his life for the
murier of a man named Wheeler. The evil
le1ce was all against Stewart, and everybody
thought he wOuli hang. He was defended by
tle now venerable Judge Hansell, Of Thorn
asFlle, then a young lawyer Just ''startIng
OUT and was sent 10 the penitcntiary for SIX