Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-03

prisoned the sheriff and was Let OF
by the Judge-A Chfckamauga Remi-
niscenCe.
GEORGIA
A bsIed buzzard has put in an appearance
80 Macon.
The Athletic Base Ball Club Of Augusta has
been reOrEauiZed.
Ed. Brown, colored, went to sleep on the
rallroad track, near A4apaha, few days ago
while drunk and was killed By train.
The Augusta Cotton Exchange is endesvOT-
inE % increase its membership and unite the
merchants OF the city for the common good.
Albert g.. BagWeil. an old resident Of Car
tersviiie, and Rev. l.. &. McCalman. Of Bu-
chauau- have joined the silent host within the
past day or two.
The report that the capital stock Of the
Rome street Railroad COMPANY was deposited
ID the James Bank, of Atlanta, IS not true.
The funds are iu Rome, and the road VIII be
built WIthoULdelay.
Dublin Gazette. There has been for several
weeks q negro. claiming himself 10 be a mute
hanging around Dublin He carries q billy
and weara the top OF an oyster can as "a police
mans star. lu every respect DE is 10 be feared
HIS countenauce Is as bad as il could be paint
ee-aud the question Is what shall be done
with him.
The editor Of the Qultman Free Press offered
a copy OF his paper for one wear % the man
who brings him Ihe first ripe watermelon Of
the season. As joke several Of his friends
decided TO bring In four loads OF ripe melons
simultaneously and claim a COPY Of the pauer
Tor each melon. Col. Perham was one too
many for them. however. and unearthed the
conspiracy before It was hatched.
PIKE County Aesrs: Dr. +. :. Bryan, Of Tai
bottom was i'm the city Wednesday. The
Doctor tells very amusing auecd0te Of the
Chjckamauga Ggdt. "The hottest part Of the
fight said th- Doctor, "Was on Saturday and
sunday ON saturday night wewcre expect
ing % renew the tight the ucNl dav. turned
20 Ar. NJ, says ]. Andrew look into that
ambulance there and Won Will find q tyo-raI-
Ion iu-. Take % down into yOnder raviue and
bring 30 fun uf water. IL any of the boys get
hurt To- morrow they might su1crsfOr water
He took the jug and went of, and I never
heard or saw any more OF Andrew until Tues
day morning after the fight was over. lie
came up almost breathless with the jug OF
water Doctor said he. i found the water
40 last, ] would have brought 1t If it had taken
me three weeks 90 find IT."
Eatouton HesseHger. Nsuy years ago. there
lived i'm Putnam one James Dismukrs. called
Laughing jim He was fond OF his dram,
aut when under its influence, was very noisy.
ON one occasion when the superior Court was
IN session, he went into the court room,
created good deal OF disturbance, and rs he
could not oc kept quiet, the Judge ordered
tine sheriff % take him 20 jail ana lock him
mp When the sheriff arrived at the iail with
him he unlocked the door ami ordered him To
cuterthe cell. Dlsmukes pretended to be afraid
90 20 in first. and asked the Sheriff To lead
she way The sheriff did So As soon he
entered the cell plsnukes suddenly closed the
door. locked it. took the KEY with him ana re-
turned in great clee to the court room. and
getting on top of "a box. he addressed the
court and said: ''Nour Honor, here is the
kev % the jail.and when YOU want your Sher-
IN Won VIII iud him locked IN jail" This
brought down the court and The bar, and Dis
mukes went scot free.
Fr1Htia Comfy Register; in 1S65. about
the time OF Lees surrender. Shedrc6 Nc
Daniel. q g1lOred boy BELONGING 20 Matthew
Mcdaniel, made Up his mind 10 leave friends.
relatives and home, and accept from the
aukee army his forty acres and q mule. lie
joined 10 here and took ms departure from
town with elevated ideas and buOyant hope
for prosperity among his uevl s. made friends.
He was next heard Of hanging to a limb of a
mulberry tree. near the residence Of DR.. ".
Il. WClhorn- 1--WE miles west OF GAINESVILLE.
Nothing is known ol when he was hung OF for
what cause. HIS body hung To the limb
dav or two, aud during the time his boots
= were stolen. The body was cut dowu and
buried beneath the tree in the grove, and is
now q spot unmarked bv slab or stone 10 tell
where the body was buried. The tree still
stands, the lmb on which he was hung hav-
ing been cgt or several years ago. This mUr-
der Is velled in mystery. and will probably
remain so, as II has been about nineteen
years since the murder was committed