Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-18

wreck train. About two weeks ago
smith, who was attempting to steal a ride
10 Opelika on the night freight train. was
discovered by Conductor Drake, who com
PEELED him to get off about ten miles from
tne Guy. he walked back towards the
Guy; ABOUT SIX miles from town he found
on the side Of the road pile of iron rails.
ana getting one he placed it on the track,
On the return trip of the same train be-
lore light the next morning the cow
catcher struck the bar of iron and threw
ltW1th considerable force against fence
near by, which destroyed one or two
panels.
Athens Banner Waterman: We can
out leel sympathy for this poor crea-
tnre, now confined in our jail. Sheriff
Wler says Mike will cry like a child when
MS Wlte and children are mentioned, and
says ne knows they must row be suffer-
ing Tor the necessaries of life. He chafes
greatly under confinement, and is ALWAYS
ueNlslng some means to escape, having
nearly succeeded three times. With a
piece OF tin, wrenched from a bucket in
Whlch MS dinner was brought, Fleeman
made saw that would cut through an
IRON bar. While he is undoubtedly weak
minded, Mike is very shrewd about de-
Vlslng means to escape.
AT Villa Rica, on April IA, H. C. Will
llamS took his horse and ploW and went
INTO Marshal Yates garden and plowed
up MS vegetables and planted corn in the
garden. Mr.. Yates had Williams arrest
| ed. Last year when Yates went to inclose
his garden, Williams told him he would
give him the rent of his lot if he Yates
would 1nclose it with his garden. Yates
dld so. and few weeks ago Yates rented
WllIiams' portion of the garden, and paid
| tne rent IN advance. A few DAYS after
wards Williams proposed to sell Y ates his
lot, and Yates told him he did not want
10 DuY 1t, and in Yates absence Williams
Went to his house and plowed up his
truck.
Clark Dyer, of Union county, thinks,
and firmly believes, that he has succeeded
In making an air ship. He says that he
can sail through the air but has not means
TO get material of sufficient strength to
complete the machine. He has had it
patented, and he now only lacks capital
10 complete the machine, and he wants
capitalists to engage in the matter. He
| believes that If he can get scientific men
to examine his machine they will come
| forward and aid in its completion. Mr..
Dyer has worked thirty years on his ma
chine. He is not crazy but in dead
earnest, and confidently believes that he
has solved the problem Of aerial naviga-
ton. 1t is said that he is not a crank nor
a fanatic, but is good, quiet citizen and
a successful farmer.
Eastman correspondence NEWS. April
49, A petition to the President, signed by
county officers and lawyers of different
counties is in circulation recommending
the appointment of Col. Thomas Eason,
of Telfair county, to the office of United
States District Attorney for the Southern
District ofGeorgia. Mr.. Eason was for
long while Solicitor General for the
Dp0npp ,In6iaiaI (iirnt1if biab Offioo Io
resigned to accept seat in the Georgia
Legislature, to which he has been twice
elected from Telfair county by large ma
jOrities, and he is the present member
from his county. His peculiar forte is in
the practice of criminal law. He is a
ready speaker. and by nature fitted for a
prosecuting officer. He is now in Wash
ington city looking after his interests in
connection with the office he seeks.
Americas Recorder: Wednesday morn
ing negro boy named Ed Gibson went
down to thicket in Col. Dsvenport's
field, in the western part of the city, to
get some wood. While picking up some
sticks he heard a clinking noise in the
bushes, and walking in on log he dis
covered two negro men, one sitting on
stump and the other on log, trying to
break chain by which they were fas-
tened together Nv their wrists They
hailed the boy and asked him to fetch an
AK to cut the chain, but he became fright
ened and ran home. His mother came up
town ana reported the occurrence, when
Marshal Lingo, accompanied by a Re-
cOrder reporter, went out to investigate.
After beating about in the bushes for
awhile the hunters gave up the chase, as
it was probable that the parties had
sought safer quarters.
Albert Diehl, a furniture dealer of At
10
before daylight by some one moving about
in his room. He thought it was his
brother, and asked sis that you, JOhn?"
Instantly the man sprang towards the
bed upon which Mr.. Diehl was lying, and
as he came he said: 'No, it is not John,
and by God III finish you this time" He
was armed with a razor. A ter
rible fight followed. Mr.. Diehl was
wounded in seven places. His as
has received several threatening letters
lately. Several months ago a man as
saulted Mr.. Diehl near his front gate one
night, and inflicted two or three knife
wounds. At the time it was thought that
his assailant was a highway robber. A
few weeks ago some one saturated Mr..
DiehPs stOrehOuse and applied a match.
He cannot imagine, however, who his as
sailant is. He will recover.
Inc COfuWell muIueT cases IN Jefferson
county are difficult to dispose of. The
witnesses live in five counties, and many
of them are so poor they can get to court
only by walking. Newton and Over Ross
were tried for the murder of Cornwel
three years ago, and both convicted, and
Ross IS now in the penitentiarY, and
Newton was sentenced to be hanged, but
asked for a new trial, which was granted.
Two adjourned terms have been held to
try Newton, but the first time a material
witness for the State was absent on ac-
count of sickness, and the case had to be
continued, although Judge Carswel per-
mitted it with reluctance. The second
time the defendant was quite sick, and
the case had to be continued. An effort
TO dispose of the case will be made at the
coming term. The case Of the State VS..
Elvira Ivey, charged with the murder Of
McCauley, will also come up at this term,
and no doubt take up considerable time
and money in the way Of trials, continu-
ances, etc.
Elberton Gazette: An old gentleman,
who was boy fifty years ago, says that
in his young days it was very uncommon
TO see a young man with store-clOthes on,
and that young man considered himself
handsomely dressed with a pair Of clean
cOpperas pants and blue hOmespun sack
coat. The first pair Of boots he ever had
was when he was II years old, and lit took
a pair of No. - brOgans 20 fit him. He
bought them on saturday, and the next
day went 10 church, and thought
himself handsomely dressed with his