Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-29

Vi9ViiliuS. his sentence was To paw
nne OF $lOO and tn serve one months I'M
prisonment. As his crops in Monroe
county had Just been planted and needed
WORK until they could be "laid by" he re-
quested Judge Speer to allow him to 90
uohe and work them, when he would
return and serve out the sentence. The
court consented and issued an order
lor ms release, to which was attached
Nohd Tor his temperance. Crowley will
return as soon as he gets his crops in
GOOD shape and serve out his sentence.
W alton NeaoS: 1t is currently reported
and believed by many that two toads were
Iouhd awe IN the cornerstone of the old
court house. In fact they say that when
the workmen reached the cornerstone the
TWO frogs hoped out briskly. There is
no doubt that the frog can subsist long
while without material food, but even
pure air would not answer for the term of
forty years. We told a gentleman of the
report of the frogs being there and he
salu; Yes, l remember that it was told
many years since that two frogs had been
put there" But tradition is not fact.
but 1t is true that a grain of corn was
found in the mortar of one of the walls in
an absolutely perfect state of preserva-
tlon, showing the wonderfully preserVa-
tive properties of lime.
Fairburn NelcS: Recently an unusually
large number of beef cattle have been
driven 10 Atlanta. Last Friday we noticed
drove of fifteen being driven back on
account of the low prices offered. 1t was
predicted before the stock law was passed
that mich cows, beef cattle and butter
would be very scarce at prices beyond the
reach OF the poorer class of people. But
trial OF the law has proven to the con-
trary, as the above circumstance would
indicate. Mich COWS range from $50 to
200 Tor good average, say two or three
gallon cows. And butter is plentiful at
rom 10 to 20 cents per pound. Everybody
Is perfectly satisfied with the law, and
Judging from the improved condition OF
the cattle, they too have cause to be fully
satisfied with the change.
Louisville NelgS and Farmer: 1t seems
that 1t takes $3.50 to run the Superior
Court each day, and so the salary paid
the Judges Of the County Court would run
the big court only three DAYS. Remove
the County Court, and the Superior Court
would last about four weeks in the year
instead of two weeks and often less.
Hence we conclude the County Court is
great saving to the county. A great deal
OF civil business is conducted in it, twelve
monthly ana four quarterly sessions be-
ing held each year, for the trial of civil
and criminal cases; and it is always open
for the trial of criminal cases, and most
OF them being misdemeanOrs, they are
tried in this court. The Judge is paid
salary and the other costs Of court are
paid out Of fines and forfeitures. No jury
is allowed IN civil cases and in criminal
cases only when demanded.
Frank Smile is a drummer. A year
ago he lett Cincinnati without a
certain peril med letter that was ex-
pected, but he gave instruc tions to have
it forwarded. The letter arrived the day
after his departure, and was forwarded,
but in some way Frank did not get it. 1t
kept right behind him and followed him
into Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mis-
sissippi, but he could never get it. All
this time be was wondering why ''she
did not write" About a month ago. he
read a marriage notice in q newspaper in
which the writer of the misplaced letter
figured as the bride. This explained why
she had never written. and Frank sighed
heavily. Wednesday Frank was in Ma
con. and one of his customers handed him
the letter, to his great surprise. 1t bore
date OF April 3, 1884, and had travelled
thousands OF miles in hundreds of mail
bags, and the envelope looked like an At
ghanistan war map, so numerous were
the forwarding marks.
Near Browns crossing, Baldwin county,
NethN'AAft1 btOi 'AhEs OtNui IGN a bidEtul
thar viii result in the death of William
WhiddOn, a weIl-tO-dO farmer. Henry
Lane SHOT him with twenty buckshot for
an attempted rape on his wife. Lane
went to HaddOck's Station yesterday
morning to make some purchases, and, in
passing WhiddOn's house, he hailed the
latter, and asked him if there was any,
thing he could do for him at Haddock's,
thus giving WhiddOn the information that
Lana would ha n rsyaK
don then went to Lanes house and hailed
Mrs. Lane, who, not being then out of bed,
came to the window, and asked what was
wanted. WhiddOn, seeing his OppOrtu-
nifty, went into Mrs. Lanes room, and at
tackled her. Mrs. Lane screamed for help,
which soon came from some negroes in
the yard. WhiddOn then took to his heels
and early this morning Mr.. Lane, having
returned home. took shotgun loaded
with twenty-five buckshot, and finding
WhiddOn at his home, fired into him and
wounded him seriously. Whiddon was not
dead at last accounts. Whiddon fired at
Lane with pistol, but failed to hit him.
Lane surrendered to the Sheriff immedi-
ately, but was not held in custody.
The following correspondence throws
new light on the recent flight of Miss
Randall from the seminary at Gaines
Vile: "Martin, Ga, 1924, 18S4.-Prof
Wilkes, Gainesville, Ga: Dear Sir-I
want you to find out if my Daughter
Fanny has received any letters from J. +.
Hany. he has mailed letters at Martin
to her they were not addressed in care of
you they were backed Fanny Randall
want you to find ont if she has got them,
and if she has not got them please 20 to
the office and IL they are there for Fannie
Randall please get them brake them open
and If they are from James Hany please
Enclose them u me l want to-see them
don't want her 20 get any letters from any
body but me / will direct my letters all to
you. please send letters directed 70 her
TO me be strict with her about this matter
let her have Que stamp a week 10 write TO
me. II she takes any exceptions 10 me
addressing my letters 10 you, tell her that
some Of my letters has gOt.missent don't
let her find out about me writing
t1is TO you. ! want you 10 besure 10 find
out about the . letters Hany has wrote
ner If she has got them IL you can get
them please send them 20 me. Yours
Truly, /. w. RANDALL, Copied CerbdtEl
90 HtcrGtim. l think every person who
reads the above letter is obliged 10 admit
that managed Fannie RandalPs case ac-
c0rding % her fathers Instructions. He
binds himself 10 direct 70 me every letter
intended for her. When she received q
letter through other hands, | had reason
20 believe 10 was not from her father. /
doubted still more the genuineness Of the
letter, when we proved 10 her that she