Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-25

EIa for the Burning of AtIanta-Wife
murder Unearthed from the Crave at
Columbus.
GEORGIA.
Atbenians are to be made happy by a
rate war among the ice dealers.
Cen. Stith 2. Myrick died at his resi-
dence at Midway Saturday.
l. w. Mize will contest the election of
n Fl. White as Sheriff of Sumter county,
The Episcopalians in Milledgeville have
occurred a rector for st. Stephens church.
small alligator has been seen in a
,ond near Forsyth. Whence it came is a
mystery.
A meeting OF the Cobb County Sunday
school A association will be held at Smyrna
on July and ..
Mrs. Leo LeOb lost a diamond earring,
valued at $500, while walking on Twelfth
street. at Columbus, Tuesday night.
The Randolph Cotton Manufacturing
Company. which was shut down last week
owing to some needed repairs on machin-
erv, resumed operations Monday.
Sallie Grant, who was arrested at Rome
Saturday, for stealing a purse from a lady
boarder of Mrs. Allen, was released Mon
dsy, after having good whipping of 40
lasbes administered by her brother.
A motion for new trial for Maj. George
II Jackson was made at Augusta Tues
day before Judge Roney. He reserved his
decision. In case of a refusal, Mr.. Jack
sons counsel will appeal to the Supreme
Court.
The Superior Court OF Bib county was
engaged Tuesday in the trial of the case
of the City Bank of Macon VS.. the city
OF Macon. The suit was brought to re-
cover 81. 800 and interest for money loaned
to the city.
Mrs. Bessie Paschal Wright, who was
married TO Hon. Thomas Power 0'COnnor,
NJ p, at London, Eng, June 15 is a niece
Of Mrs, J. f. Lilly, of Gainesville, and
spent some time with her cousin there, G.
a. Lilly, about two years ago.
Mr.. FambrOughs, who works at the
wilkinson Paper Mills, near Banning,
lost his left arm by getting it caught in
the machinery. He was adjusting band
and somehow his arm was caught and
actually jerked off above the elbow.
The first of this year Gainesville's city
fathers refused to grant license to retail
whisky or any other spirituOus liquors.
A week or two since they concluded to
have beer on sale, and now there are four
concerns measuring out the beverage.
AT Macon last Friday a negro woman
named Rachel Branhan was holding pin
throat and lodged in her windpipe, causing
hermuch pain. Tuesday DIR. r. NJ. Brown
was summoned to extract it. During the
operation the woman swallowed the pin
and seemed to feel much relief.
AS the United States Supreme Court is
three years behind with its business, and
as Roberts case viii be at the foot of the
docket, Augustans believe that decision
in the pending appeal may be delayed
that length Of time, unless the case can
be advanced on the docket. The counsel
for Roberts will resist any effort to adj
vance the case.
1t is probable that foot race will be ar
ranged to come off on July 4 at Macon. 1t is
probable, in the event that the race is de-
termined upon, that Louis Dinkler, of
Macon; Manager Bryan, of the Macon
Base Ball Club; Louis Roberts, of Au-
gusta; Charlie Julian, of Macon; viii
Brady, of Savannah, and other noted rum
ners Will engage in it.
At Arlington, Friday afternoon, a num-
her Of gentlemen were playing base ball
in the streets of that town, when they
were summoned to appear next morning
before his Honor the Mayor. Nineteen
were arrested, and among the number
was an old gentleman 20 years of age.
The case was dismissed, however, for
want of witnesses against the offenders.
There is man in DOuglasville who
says he went into the Confederate army
in the Tenth South Carolina Regiment,
but at the time OF the burning Of Atlanta
he was detailed with the engineer corps.
He says that he was with the rear guard
OF the Confederate army when they left
Atlanta, and that he and the other Con-
tederates set fire to Atlanta and burnt it,
and that Sherman is not wholly RESPONSE
bic for the burning of the city.
A noted desperate named Frisco was
killed by Capt. William Strange at Grays-
vile Wednesday night. The latter was
deputized to arrest Frisco, who had COM
mltted several burglaries at CedartOwn.
The desperate swOre he would die before
he would submit to arrest, and started to
draw a pistol. Capt. Strange was too
quick for him, and shot him dead. The
shooting was justifiable, and no attempt
was made to arrest Strange.
Warren WilcheT, colored. escaped from
the jail at Gibson and managed to get
possession of gun, with which he shot
the negro who had him arrested. He
has lately been secreted on VIM. Walden's
place, causing quite scare among the
hands Mr. Walden has offered reward
or $50 for his arrest and imprisonment
IN any jail in the State. He killed a man
last year and recently tried to kill his
wife, Tor which crime he was arrested and
jailed.
The report of the Superintendent Of
me Public Schools of Columbus shows
mat there are 81 teachers employed, of
Wnom 10 are white. The highest number
IN attendance during the scholastic year
was LII in comparison with 1,649 last
year. The average attendance was l 1868,
out 10 would have been much larger but
ior the epidemic of measles which pre-
vailed during the spring. The cost Of
ilnMntaining the schools was about
$4,000
An. kitwOod, a Tennesseean, travelling
rom Atlanta TO Chattanooga, was snake
oluen in a strange way last Friday. AS
.he last train. No. 10, was passing through
tNe deep cut just beyond AllatOona
l0ree snake--a mOccasn--jumped from
ihe bank and bit KitwoOd on the feshy
part Of the arm, and clung % the place
uhli pulled OH. Kitwood iorked out his
pocket knife, cut the reptiles body in two
an" applied the flesh TO the bite, when
tue swelling at once subsidized and he was
Stsld OF his pain. The snakes skin will
Oe preserved.
Nancy Boail, who is now IS years OF
We and the mother of Col. j. b. Beall,
tuuor of the Carroll County Times,
n"3 I'll tgrandchildren, 62 grand
NNlUren. aud children living making