Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-23

the general opinion that the bank will pay
every cent due by it. sifoor l.cn So
AT Alpharetta James Steele, colored
preacher, who has been living around the
place some months, and who organized
something over year ago a lodge of the
Labor Aid Protecting sUbAtY, of which
order he claims to be Grand High Priest,
was Gagged Sunday undera charge Of car
rylng concealed weapons. He has been q
considerable pest to this community ,aand
has done much to encourage strikes
among the colored hands and washworiiefl.
Mr.. Wier of Chambers district, Jaek-
son county, had a negro living o." his
place by the name of Berry Harrisrand
until the last few DAYS they had GOT along
peaceably. One of Berry's hogs got into
PR. Wier's field and WIS but oup for
awhile, which greatly enra2ed Berry's
better half, VINO gave Mr., Wier. 4 severe
cursing. During the quarrel Berry came
up, and the trouble was renewed between
him and Wier, when the latter drew a
pistol and shot the former dead. u '9fia
James Williams. colored. attempted to
steal a ride from Augusta TO Macon on
the trucks of passenger car Monday
night, but fell asleep during the journey
and rolled OFF of his roQsung place, mang-
ling his left leg. Tuesday morning the
down passenger train picked him UP from
the track, where he had been LAYING all
night, and took him to Augusta, " here a
physician was summoned, and his left leg
was amputated. About 10 O'Clock he died
from the effects of his injuries. Williams
was about IS years old.
Twenty-f0ur years ago yesterday the
battle of July % was fought east of
Atlanta. 1t was bloody battle, and two
brave Generals lost their liyes-Gen. Nc
Pherson and Gen. William II. T. Walker.
1t was sultry day, and many of the
wounded on each side suffered from the
extreme heat. The Conf6detates captured
about 1900 Federals from the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth army CORPS. Gen, Sber-
man, in going over the battlefield ten
years after the war, said it was one OF the
hardest fought battles of the war for the
time it lasted, but that he ala not have
but one army corps engaged. '' ''- 't
An old fence man in Oconee. county,
who has kept posted ON the quarrel over
the fence question in Clarke since the re-
cent election, hearing Bradeen's blasting
operations from distance few evenings
since, called out to his wife: There they
are fighting over in Athens over hefepce
question, and l am going over to help
them fence fellers Out;'l and despite the
entreaties of his wife, called up his sons
and told them to come on, as they were
suaded that there was no fight on hand,
and he reluctantly put up his old gun
with the expression :; 'sWe1, boys, when
they call on me Pm thar3 .-f r,,
The denomination Of the Church of
Christ, generally known as Campbellites,
represented by Messrs. OmeT and Go
lightly, has been refused the privilege of
eXpOunding the holy writ in the MethO-
dust and Baptist churches at LOgAnsville.
BY consent and request of Prot. Lewis
the series of meetings just begun, which
are largely attended, We're being held in
the academy, but the board Of trustees
met and passed an order refusing to allow
these gentlemen the privilege of the
house, and ordered MIR. Omert0 move his
quarters. There are a few citizens in the
town who are determined to have the
ministers preach, and have thrown wide
their doors and issued the proclamation,
''WhosOever will, let him come"
The Sheriff of Telfair county was off on
little official business in the lower part
of the county last week. He arrested
two darkies for trivial Ofenses, aud both
gave bond. One Lanier, implicated in a
case of murder, sought safety in flight,
and the officer pulled en- him at 100
yards, bringing him to the ground
at the crack of the rifle.
Having no idea that the. wounded
man would escape, the Sheriff immedi-
ately turned his attention TO another
prisoner he had at the time and hurried
him to safer quarters. When he returned
parties who saw the proceedings said the
negro had gotten up and waddled into the
swamp. The bullet struck the tieshiest
part of his thigh and passed interior to
the femur, coming out in front. The
negro is unable to move about himself,
and is being hid out by his cOlored friends.