Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-12

selves down by means of a rome mada of
their blankets. They were furnished an
IRON from the outside, which thew heated
get through. = JUG N0ie' "
III Matthews, of Gainesville. whose
priue OF an hour was torn from his arms
~ ner lrate father, who carried her to
,avlahta, mas secured his wife, and the
Happy par are now enjoying the sweets
VI COMMUNAL bliss at their home. Mr..
Osoorn, the father of the bride, has also
returned to Gainesville. He was in a
weaving way" last Wednesday evening.
ana was quite beside himself for short
WINE, ior some cause, and was placed
unuer restraint during the night, but was
recessed thursday morning, apparently
all right.
A son of Robert Ried, living near Rocky
Mount. went to a corn sbucking Dec.
ana While there become very much intoxi
cated. lie did notreturn to his home that
nlgDt. ana was not found until Saturday,
Dec. = when negro found a black bottle
ana the Young mans coat Just outside of
the shuck pen. Upon further search the
dead body was found. The young man
mad evidently been dead some days. No
marks of violence were discovered upon
the body, and it is believed that he died
from the effects of his spree. He was %
years of age.
Il. b. Watkins, of the International
board Of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, is In Atlanta in the interest OF
MS work. Money has already been raised
for the employment of a State Secretary,
VINO will have charge of the work in
Georgia. The money for this project has
oeen raised entirely in Atlanta, and a
man to take the place has been tele-
graphed for and will be at Atlanta by
Jan. l. The collections for the new
building are being made steadily and
surely, and the new building Will be be-
gun before many months now.
At Fort Gaines, Tuesday, the case of
the state vs.. Isabella Rooney was called,
and verdict has been brought in of
guilty with imprisonment for life. Miss
Rooney was a co-detendant with her
brother. Willis Hudson, in the killing OF
MlllirOns last August. The verdict OF
guilty in this case was unexpected. be.
cause Willis had been convicted in the
first degree at the last term of the court
as the actual perpetrat0r of the act, and
also because her mother had recently died
in Jail, and also because she was very
young, aud public sympathy was largely
with her, and the evidence showed that
she was only remotely connected with the
crime.
At Taylor Wednesday night little al
tercation occurred among the negroes on
Thomas Dlckson's plantation. Bill Slo-
cum and his wife were not on the best OF
terms, he thinking she loved McWilliams,
for which he had given her slight brush
ing. This enraged her mother, who per-
suaded her to leave him, and with broth
ers, father and other friends go to his
house to carry her back home. Slocum's
CUR was sitting in the corner Of the house.
and little brother OF the wife, 10 years
old, at the suggestion of the mother, took
1t and fired on Slocum unawares, sending
the whole load Of small shot in his back
near the right hip, infiicting an ugly
wound. Another female friend of the
wife took chair and gave him several
blows over the head before he could get
out. SlOcum took his departure as soon
as possible. He intends prosecuting them,
he says. A doctor was sent for, and he
being young and not of much experience
applied a large mustard plaster to extract
the shot, az be knew they were used for
drawing. sdBih complained considerably
Of the treatment.