Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-23

Devoured AIfve-A Man in Berrien
County Who Has Not Slept in a
House Since the War-Murder Near
Newman.
GEORGIA.
There are 200 white tax defaulters in Henry
county.
stewart Superior Court will convene next
Monday.
Judge R0ney has ordered am attack bv the
grand jury on the gamblers in Augusta.
q dog epidemic prevails in Cochran. over
aozen dogs have died in the past two weeks.
Col. j. a. Thomas, Of Cochran. has deter
mined to make the race for Representative
from his county.
Conductor Burford has won his suit against
Dir. Brewer, details Of which were given in
the NEWS day on two ago
Cochran has a steamer that cost $500, two
reels and 1000 feet Of cloth hose The com
pany had q tournament day or two ago.
The Newman District Conference viii con-
vene at the NJ. +. Church, in JOnesbOrO, on
Wednesday night before the first Monday in
May.
J. f. Gordon. Treasurer Of Madison county,
wants the county to establish pauper farm.
over $500 per aHnum Is now spent for the care
Of the indigent.
Cochran Messenger: s.AIessrs. John Pusser
and John Rogers, OF this county, favor heavy
tax on dogs. ont Of 800 head Of sheep Mr..
Puszer can only find 800, and out of 200 head
Mr.. Rogers can find only 1900. The missing
ones have gone to the dogs"
Governor Mcdaniel has appointed VIM. II.
Pitcher Judge Of the County Court Of Warren
county. This court was established on the
recommendation of the grand jury and Mr..
Pitcher was recommended for Judge. The
Governor has also reappOinted J. $. Pope
Judge Of the County Court Of Pike county.
Tax Collector Moss, of Henry county. had a
final settlement with the county and made
special showing OF his stewardship during the
year Just past. OF the total assessment OF
fgr al
been collected except about 5000. OF the
amount vet due s5o6is poll tax and Slo0 gem
cra tax.
Pulaski Fire Company No. /, of Hawkins
Vile. Won three prizes at the Macon tourna-
mont, and now enjoy glorious record. When
the train from Macon rolled into Cochran
with the Pulaski boys on board last Wednes-
day ntpht the members of Cochran No. ] were
waiting for them at the depot, armed with a
keg Of beer and several boxes of fine cigars
90 congratulate and cheer them.
Atlanta Constitution: ssThe Police gazette
case. in which Editor Fox was fined a
thousand dollars by Judge Clark, Of the CITY
Court, has already been argued. From the
questions Of the Judges it's believed the iudg-
ment Of the court below VIII be affirmed. and
Brer Fox VIII be compelled to ante to the
tune Of a cool thousand. This VIII be quite a
setback fer the pictorial police paper"
Berrjen county Ne5cs: There is a man in this
county who has not slept in a house since the
war. lie carries ms entire wardrobe with
him wherever he goes, as well as his pantry
and kitchen utensils, and spends the night
wherever dark may Overtake him. lie Is a
veritable curiosity. He never reads newspa-
pers claiming THAI to read the Bible as it
should be read occupies all of his time. Sew
eral days since he inquired Of the editor of
tins paper If Germany and France were still
at war, referring to the war of lS70.f
Danielsville Monitor; last Friday even
ing Sheriff Scarborough went to feed George
Long. the only person now i'm jail. and found
that he had got the shackles OF his feet and
a. frpapcra
had been at work removing rocks, etc. and
had made another hole in the floor nearly suf-
HcIent for him to get through In "a short
time he would have been ready to get out
again, IN the same manner he did before.
sheriff scarborough then chained him in q
tdlerent way. lie Is now chained"
Grihn Nelrs: a Griffin lawyer who was
ln attendance at a Justices court in Pike
county Monday relates remarkable incident
of the past weeks cyclone. Two little negro
children were sleeping in bed in a cabin on
Austin Davis place, and the cabin WAS
blown away from them. a heavy log, prob
ably q sill from another house. was blown
along and lodged right between them on the
bed, crushing it to the floor. Another log
came along and lodged squarely across the
first one, pinning them down; but they were
rescued from their uncomfortable position
without stratch or any HARM
Brunswick 4 ppeaI: '.St. Simon's was visited
by "a lady last week-aud who is not very far
away Just naW-whO commanded a large
three masted schooner on voyage from Phil
adelphia TO Genoa, Italy, with full cargo Of
case petroleum. and thence to the West Indies
to load for New York, where she arrived, in
seven months. having sailed the vessel her
self. taken her observations. and attended to
al the financial business OF the ship-making
good proht-Of which she was part owner,
as she was in fifteen vessels of the same class.
On the above trip her husband died four davs
out from Philadelphia. She touched at the
bahamas, had the body put i'm an air tight
case. and proceeded with the voyage, burying
the Captain on her arrival in New York
John Allen Cathcart and Nathan Thomas
cousins were driving nome from Newman on
sunday evening. Both were under the in
hucuce of liquor and a quarrel arose, in
which Thomas became SO enFaged at Cath
cart that he assaIled him with knife, cutting
him several times Cathcart ran, pursued by
his lnfurlatcd cousin Finally the hunted
man turned around, opened his barlow knife
and, as Thomas came up, plunged it into hi,
heart. Thomas fell dead i'm his tracks. Cath.
cart gave himself up TO the authorities Cath.
cart has a wife and four children and Thomas
had wife and two children. About the samt
hour ON the saturday before Christina,
Thomas father was sitting on the railroad
track drunk near the same place and wa,
run over and killed. Thomas had previously
wounded two men. both of whom recovered.
Cochran Messenger: MIR. Harrison Barlow
is a farmer, ana, with others, tends the over.
hey plantation, beyond Gum swamp settle
ment. about ten miles northwest of this town
He went to his work very early THURSDAY
morning and about o'clock his son Henri
came 10 the field with breakfast for his father
Henry waited until the meal was dispatched
and returned to the house with the dishes
lie was a little puny and partially deaf, 5,
was not required to work any, but playet
about the premises at pleasure. About j
O'Clock Henry got his bow and arrows an,
went back to the field, but not near the work
men, At u O'Clock Mr.. Barlow came to tn,
house fed the stock and went in to dinner
Mrs. Barlow inquired after Henry and wa
told that he had not been seen since he lef
the field. His absence at that hour was un
usual, and as he was a little sick some uneasi
ness was felt about him. After calling hin
and looking about the house and ward with
out finding him they began to search tn,
field. several neghb0rs joined them, an,
between I and o'clock Mr.. James Multi
found the child living in an open field in tn
sun. about 800 yards from the house. 4 new
suit Of clothes which the boy had worn Wer
torn into shreds and scattered about tn
field. The child's body was chewed int
mince meat from the head down. and blOo
was spOuting from the veins and arteries
The dogs had CheWed through the stomach
and into the entrails, all the flesh was gnaw
ed from the arms and legs, and it is suppose
was eaten by the merclless dogs. Tn
child was still breathing when found. an
when Mr.. Mulis touched him he opened hi
ewes. and with difficulty said: MIR. Null.
your dog bit me- Mr.. Mullis quickly raise
the child and took him to the house and lai
HIM ON the porch, when he again spoke am
asked for his father-whO was then hurryin
toward hm-and arrived lust in time to Sc
his poor child gasp the last time and sink int
the peaceful sleep Of death, and his horrIbl
suflerings were ended. 1t Is believed tina
several dogs attacked the boy, and the groun
around where lie laid showed signs of a fear
full struggle. the dogs having dragged hin
over the plOwed ground. logs, stumps etc, fo
fully hftv yards. Mr.. Mulls surrendered HI
dog-a rather small yellow eur-and MIR. Ban
low took his shotgun and sent him whirlin
into eternity