Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-30

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pie from different parts of the state at
tended the wedding.
Albany Medium: Our noor colored
people should be careful. One of the
greatest privileges poor man enjoys is
the privilege of getting drunk, and this
privilege leads TO more important one.
that OF remaining poor. Who would be
1901 enough to vote for ANYTHING that
would prevent him from remaining poor!
Ii you want to remain poor. houseless,
ana homeless, never vote to stop the sale
of whisky.
Job St0vall, who lives two miles from
ElBertou 90 the line of the railroad. has
about his yard a large black cur. This
oog has taken up the daily habit of run
ming alongside OF the engine going at full
speed, and Keeps up wIth il until his
strength gives out, then he marches
slowly back TO his yard, ready for the
next train that comes along. IL is said
that the dog has kept up this practice for
nearly twoyears.
George Huguly, ST., of West Point, and
Miss Saiiie White, of LAGRANGE, were
married yesterday morning at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. DR.. Terrell, of LaGrange.
The groom is a wealthy widOwer. about
50 years OF age, and is remarkably well
preserved. lie is planter and owns "A
plantation in Chambers county, Ala,
near West Point. He is the father of a
large family, all Of whom he has well
fixed up in this worlds goods
Thomas Y. Blackwell was buried at
Elberton Monday afternoon. The deceased
was member of the Knights of Honor at
Gainesville and of the Masonic lodge at
Elbert0n. He was buried with the honors
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was we'll known and very popular man.
He was about 30 years old, and born and
reared in Ebert county. At the time of
his death he was living at LavOnia, where
he filled the position of railroad agent.
The large two-stOry brick house at
Decatur known as the Hovle place, was
set on fire about s O'Clock Tuesday even
ing, and was completely destroyed. No
one was living at the place, and it was
undergoing repairs. 1t belonged to j. B.
Adams, Of Washington, Ga, but was
leased by ex-Mayor Ernest Word, who,
by the terms of the contract, was to keep
it insured. Having failed to do so, the
loss falls on him. The FIRE was unques-
tionably of incendiary origin.
At Augusta Tuesday little somnam-
buhst narrowly escaped death just before
daylight by falling from a secOnd-stOry
window while walking in her sleep. She
is the l0-year-old daughter Of Rev. Dr..
Lansing Burroughs, named Mary Dell.
Strange to say, although her fall WAS over
thirty feet, she had no bones broken. She
was fearfully bruised, and her screams
aroused the family and neighborhOod
The little one has the somnambulistic
habit, but has never before happened to
an accident.
At Augusta Tuesday at the union de.
pot a squad of nine monkeys and a large
dog attracted great deal OF attention.
Upon inquiry it was learned that the
party owning them was teaching them to
play base ball, and they had progressed
under his tuition so far as to be able to
play a tOlerably fair game. The dog cap
tains The nine. The whole thing is not
only cOmical to look at, but in the imagi-
nation calls forth everything that is
ridiculous and funny. They were en-
route from Macon to Savannah.
A convention of the grist mill owners of
Georgia will be held in Atlanta Aug. 10.
The convention is called for the purpose
of taking some action looking to a reduc-
ton in the present rates Of insurance
upon such property. The millers claim
that their rates are more than they
should he, and steps will be taken by the
convention to get a reduction. Other
men engaged in this important industry
will be discussed and acted upon. Fully
100 delegates will be present upon the
day appointed for the meeting.
The CorOner's jury in the inquest held
over the remains of lobe Rivers, the negro
tenant ON Mrs. McWiliams' place in
Twiggs county, who was killed Sunday
afternoon by Wash Roberts, the white
OVerseer, brought in verdict Of murder.
An examination of the body of Rivers
showed that he had been shot in two
places, the heart and stomach, either
wound likely to produce death. 1t was
also brought ont at the inquest, that the
difficulty arose over four roasting ears,
that Roberts accused Rivers of stealing.
The whereabouts of Roberts. who escaped
Immediately after the killing, is still UNI
known.
Every Sunday afternoon some Of the
young men of Amerlcus have been in the
habit of getting on a hand car and riding
out as far as the new road is completed.
Last Sunday they tried it again. As they
started back, one OF the negroes on the
car proposed to time it as it came down
the long grade 10 the Muckalee trestle.
The distance from the trestle was then
three and a half miles. The car was
started and the negroes dropped the poles.
When the trestle was crossed watch
located the time at five minutes, the three
aud half miles being gone over in that
time. The railroad hands say that the
engine shuts of steam and puts on brakes
when 1t starts down that grade.
The excitement caused by the lynch
ing Of Peter Stamps at Douglasyille
on Friday night has subsided.
An inquest was held over the body
Saturday night, and the jury return
ed, after a very thorough investigation, a
verdict in effect that he came TO his death
by being hung by unknown parties. The
grand jury in their presentments, which
they returned Saturday afternoon, de-
plored the occurrence. There were wild
rumOrs that the negroes had made threats
OF burning the town Saturday night.
Mayor james prudently put on an extra
force OF police that night. After dart not
a negro was seen on the streets. While
the people very much regret the circum-
stances causing the lynching, and the ne
cessitY for it, aud do not openly advocate
lawlessness, still they tacitly approve OF
what was done.
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