Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-09

a lot OF land owned by Sidney r. Dickson. of
SiI iay district, which has the appearance
"a gelhE tnickly studded with silver. Ii is
90 @ ~ ~ HIie silver ore, and the vein extends
lor some distance. Mr.. Dickson intends ODen-
lhs tle mine up and developing il IN order to
- just What 1t Is worth. Our opinion and
nc sHe oPIIlon OF miners 10 whom we have shown
nc tIo i,eclthens, Is that this mine VIII prove to
De nne piece Of property, and equal TO any
SILVER mine IN North Georgia. There is no
emu 10 the rich minerals that are IN Cherokee
county. All we want is capital and labor To
DIlns ~ 70 the surface. Only few days since
we were shown lump OF gold taken from
tHe rankln mines in this county that was
worth 1890. These mines are oOeratad NV
COl. y ii. Moore. and are sad to be richer
than any in the state.
Washington Gdsetts: We only had time to
mention the killing Of jim johnson bv ThOmp-
son Richardson. both negroes on the 1Ianta
tlOn of NJ. q Robert The following are the
particulars: Thompson had Quit his wife
Saily about a year ago. He suspected Jim
johnson OF being intimate with her. She sold
jim y quli' which was her own property
Ihe day the murder was committed last week
Il.2I thompson said he was going to have that
qullt or Kill Jim johnson, and took his az
with him. He first started towards Jimis
mouse, but turned and went to where Jim was
making little bridge over a ditch bv him
sen. some women on the opposite hill saw
tudt thompson struck Jim on the head with
the AK While he was STOPPING down at work
and that he struck him two or three Iicks
Death was instant. Thompson ran OF and
r.
says tnat jim was very inOdensive negro.
sheriff Maxwell, Of OglethOrpe, was IN
Athens, Friday, his business being to lodge i'm
Clarke county jail Mike Fleeman, the white
man who stole horse from darkev. The
negro who robbed O. G.. Halls was also can
tured and placed in the Lexington iaIl. These
are TWO oi tine SIX prisoners who broke Jail in
Lexington last week Fleemau was cauturpd
on the line of Madison and Franklin counties
bY several officers. after desperate resist
ahcs, curing which he was slightly wounded
ma the neck. The negro was caught on North
river Mike freeman Is either q knave or
fool. and seems to be afflicted with an uncon-
trollable mania for stealing, but has not
enough tact 10 cover up his rascality. He
comes from worthy family, who are deeply
morthed at his conduct. Mr. Maxwell saws
OslethOrpe's 5000 jail is a fraud Of the first
water, and he VIII not try TO keep therein
All the locks to the doors have been broken
during the frequent escapes.
Athens Banner- WatcEDaan: II am IN trou-
ble,' said Dr. Charley Long, yesterday. Il
am all broke up and gone 10 pieces. Mark
how this noble brow is furrOWed with care
and all on account of my roommate. Think
OF man going 10 bed with pair of spurs on,
and every time moved / was gOuged in the
leg like horse. Ny roommate thus tOrtures
me, and when / asked him If it was fashion
able % wear spurs TO bed where he came
HOms ne replied that IL was a fashion of his
own THIS was all the consolation / could
get This thing can't last always. There
VIII De "a suicide or murder If it Is not stop
Et.As N-Att NMN Lll lllH ttA lle put lhU iipNNNs
of molasse- candy in my chair. 1t Is awful
90 contemplate how suffer. Think of a room
mate getting up two hours before day and
practising ON a TN horn, My chum has done
worse than this. lie poured half-gallon
OF kerosene oil IN the water pitcher, and
arose next morning and bathed
my fevered brow Ia iJ. You may not believe
H. hut there was half "a gallon of good sting
ing Italian bees roaming in untamet fury on
my bed last week, and when 1 asked my part
ner how they came there, the only InfOrma-
ton could get cut of him was that he was
going into the bee business and thought the
bed good place to keep them warm these
cold nights. My pIpe is constantly loaded
with powder, and when it fires OF my ROOM
mate claims that IL is new kind of tobacco.
He has an innocent, lamb-like cOuntenance
whenever there IS anything of this sort on
foot. II YOU come down some morning and
see piece OF Grape on my drug store, you can
charge the funeral notice TO my roommate
for he viii be the death of me yet. 1t was
only last Sunday morning that he put half
dozen eggs In each one of my boots. 1 must
I leave you now and try TO get a little rest, for
/ your friend can't stand this much longer