Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

tne murder of L. A. Beall, returned a
verdict of guilty of involuntary man
slaughter in the commission of an unlaw-
iuI act, and Judge Simmons sentenced
MN 10 two years in the penitentiary. The
counsel for the defense announced that
no appeal will be taken, the prisoner pre-
lerrlng TO serve short term than to lie in
lall pending an effort to secure new
trial.
During the storm Friday evening the
| trestle over gorge of the new Sanders
! vile Road, at Gracewood. was struck nv
lightning and several timbers were disl0-
Gated. AS the train at the other end Of
Tue line was coming back to town and
! When crossing this trestle it was noticed
thaI something wrong was the matter.
anu the train halted, when the danger to
Ihe trestle was discovered. The train had
| d very narrow escape, as the distance to
the ground is about twenty-five feet.
John Lyons, a Macon pawnbroker. has
entered suit against Col. Henry j. Lamar
Tor $4,000 damages. Some time since the
residence OF Col. Lamar, in Vineville, was
ROBBED. Among the articles stolen were
TWO watches. They We're recovered after
wards IN Mr.. Lyons shop. Col. Lamar
| prosecuted Mr.. Lyons for receiving stolen
goods. A verdict of not guilty was rem
dered IN the case. Mr.. Lyons now claims
mat ne has been put to great expense,
and his business otherwise injured by the
! prosecution.
Many very fine shad have been caught
curing the last few days out of the Oc-
mulgee at Hawkinsvllle. They are caught
IN small nets placed in eddy water. One
old fisherman caught four very large ones
the other afternoon, and sold them for a
dollar each. Red-bellies are biting at the
mills, and angling is now favorite pas
time. One party brought to town on
saturday blue cat weighing TWENTY-FIVE
pounds. He caught it on a hook baited
with the head of a red horse. Cat fish
are not much sought for, but when they
begin to bite it is a pretty sure harbinger
of spring.
A young man named Scott, who works
at the mill at Prentiss, and Mitchum had
row few months ago. Last Saturday
Mltchum went to the mill and Scott
raised row and succeeded in getting I'D
a big fight. After the fight between Scott
and Mitchum was about over, young
smith appeared with big billet of wood
*and struck Mitchum on the head, knocked
him down and inflicted a bad wound.
MItchum had Smith arrested and Scott
had Mitchum arrested. Smith waived
trial and gave bond for his appearance at
! Superior Court. Mitchum stood his trial
and came clear. l
A negro named Brown, from Marion
! county, was knocked down and robbed at
the railroad crossing, on Jackson street,
at Americas, on Thursday night. He
had bundle of dry goods and some
money with him at tho time. He SAID that
some one ran up behind him and struck
him with club, knocking him senseless.
The thief grabbed the bundle and was
| searching for the money when some other
negroes, who heard the scutile, came up,
and the rObber ran off carrying the
bundle. Brown had an ugly wound on
the back of the head, but was not seri-
Ously injured.
A dwelling on the outskirts of Ameri-
Gus was burned Thursday night under
peculiar circumstances. 1t was owned
by Henry Jones, cOlored, and had recent
/ ly been occupied by two white women,
who moved away on account, as they
/ said, of frequent threats to burn the
house. Julius Hogue passe the house
about dark, and seeing it on fire went in
and eXtinguished the flames, but found
! the floor saturated with kerosene, and re-
4 ported the fact to the owner. The police
were also informed, but before they could
/ get there it had been fired the secOn d
/ time and destroyed.
A country darkey went to Americas to
/ give in his taxes few days ago and the
/ Tax Receiver asked him the usual Ques-
tiOns. When he came to stock the man
said he had mule and buggy worth $25.
''Twenty-fve. why they are worth more
than that, are they nOt?" "NO, sab, OATS
/ all dey's wutf." ''Well, PlI give
the Receiver, thinking that the
man was trying to underrate. "All
right, boss" and the darkey left. Thurs
day he returned, bringing the turnout
with him, and driving up to the court
house door he proposed to turn them
over, but the tax man saw at glance
that the glue factory was hungering for
the mule, and that the lumber room of
blacksmith shop would be the most ap-
prOpriate place for the old rickety vehicle.
He therefore backed out.
One of the gigantic enterprises en-
barked in by Atlanta capitalists was a
/ silver mine in Mexico, which had no less
a title than the San Francisco and Esme-
ralda Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany. The mine, including its title, was
purchased for $4,000, or some such sum,
| by a syndicate of well known Atlanta
| gentlemen, who began Immediately to
build millionaire castles. Ten thousand
dollars were paid cash, and an agreement
entered into to pay the balance on or be-
fore April 4, 1885. but failing to meet that
| payment they were to forfeit the money
already paid in. There was a meeting of
the hopeful stockholders and board of
! directors elected, with the following DILL
GERS: Capt. l. w. English, President,
J. w. Culpepper, secretary, and Lee Smith
superintendent. Among the gentlemen
composing the syndicate there are men,
toned Messrs. Deceive, Beerman, Collier,
| Todd, Grady, Adair, Muse and
! others. The company took charge of the
| mine, the superintendent entered upon
his work, and a large amount Of money
was expended i'm making improvements
and operating the mine. In the course Of
time April 4 put in an appearance, but
the report is current that the balance Of
the $4,000 purchase money was not paid,
and will not be paid, and the "San Fran
cisco and Esmeralda Mining and Manu-
featuring Company" has gone to pot.
FLORIDA.
Gainesville wants fire department.
Cedar Keys is organizing fire depart
ment.
Greenville's artesian well is now 325
feet deep.
Strawberries are only 20 cents quart
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