Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-10-08
SOUTHERN eLEANlNes.

bucket OF turpentlno and bseswax being
heated to fix the floor for the coronation
ball Architect Gum, of Nashville, was
seriously and perhaps fatally burned on
the hands and legs. Loss to house light.
frof johnson, Of the United States
Bureau of Geology, has for some time
been making an examination OF the hill
parishes OF Louisiana for coal and iron.
he reports that hs has found valuable de-
posts of iron ore, bat no coal.
The East Tennessee and the Brunswick
and Western Railroad tracks have been SO
heavily washed in the vicinity of B uns-
wick, Ga, by rec,nt rains, that travel
has been seriously mpedel.
During ftty-four hours recently there
was arainfall in theregion OF Jacksonville,
Fla, aggregatlng over ten inches. There
were bad washouts on all the railroads anc
great damage was done.
A very fine vein of silver ore has been
found on the farm of William Morton, near
Nashville, Tenn. The vein for some dis
lance has been traced and is quite rich. A
stock company has been formed and the
mine will be developed shortly An ana.
lysis of the ore showed eighty per cent Of
silver
Mrs. J. II. Lane, OF Lebanon, Tenn, who
was assaulted by robber and her skull
crushed with stone, died from the effects
OF her injuries. The case Of Jim Baxter,
col red who Is ch arged with the crime,
and who was identified by Mrs. Lane as
her assalant, is being Investigated by the
Ia douh 10
ter's guilt.
The Odd Fellows of Texas have pur-
chased 100 acres of land two miles from
Cor icana upon which the Widows and
Orphans Home of the l. o o F. will be
erected. C'n'ideration, 81 O00
In the Southern rate war tickets from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Atlanta, Ga,
have been reduced from "a 90 to forty
five cents. All the leading lines are be-
coming involved.
Two cises of smallpox have bean re-
ported at Huntington, Tenn. Bob pa
tients were quarantined and no spread OF
the disease Il anticipated.
In street affray at Abingdon Va,
few days ago Judge George w. Ward,
editor of Democratic newspaper, was
fatally shot by DR.. w. NJ. White, in lie.
pendent candidate for State Senator, and
two of his relatives, all Of whom were ar.
rested and adm tied to bail. The first
shot was f ed by Dr. White, who had
been lying in wait for Judge Ward.
The livery-stab'e of Day e. Allen, al
Gallatin, Tenn, with twenty five horses,
was burned by an incendiary few nights
ago Colonel Day was severely burned
while attemp ing to rescue the animals
Loss, $4,000; Insurance. 5000
The vicksburg Riffs and volunteei
Southrons of Vicksblrg, Miss, have sig
nifed their intention of entering the com,
petitive drill at Aberdeen In October. TIL,
Southrons have selected Miss Corinn
Sykes, a BEAUTIFUL young lady of Aber.
deem, as their sponsor.
A very important arrest was made ii
Chattanooga, Tenn, few days ago by
the Sheriff of Roane County, in the per.
son of Jack Crow, notorious criminal.
for r,bb'ny Maj IT Willis, of Rock wood, o,
$1,000. Willis had sold piece of prop.
erty and put the money in his c,st- peck.
ct. Crow slipo-d into his room, appr o.
rriated the money and a,d.
James Daniels, colorei, died near Ada'r.
vile, Tenn. few days sincs from by lro-
] phol n, his sufferinrs being OF the most
horrible character. He had to be tied wit
ropes, which he broke with ease While
hauling dead animals that had been bit.
ten ty mad dog some virus got into &
sore in his foot.
Mrs. VIM. Kountz, residing GA Reyton'r
Creek, s NTH County, Tenn, cut her shroat
from ear TO ear few days ago and died
She leaves sewn child en-, the younges
three weeks old. 1t is thought she was
temporarily insane.
The passage of a general local optiot
bill by the present Legislature of Georgia
has revived the temperance crusade in
Atlanta 10 wonderful degree. While
the bill was before the Legislature th
Prohibitionists gave out that they would
be con ent with high license In the large
cities. since the bill has passed into law
however, they have changed 'front.' anG
Allan ia is Just now the scene of violen'
agitation. Mayor Hillyer the City Coun.
Gil, the newspapers and other promlnen,
influences ars at work for the prohibit OF
Of the liquor traffic. There are S., 900 t0(
invested In the liquor business in Atlant,
by half dozen wholesale houses, az
'icenss cd saloons and real estate owners.
Gus Logan, colored gambler, convict.
ed of murder recently at Shreveport, In.
has let down terribly. He is said to spend
most of his tins In prayer.
Four colored murdersrs, julius North.
cut, William,Meyers, George Winston ant
Gus Logan, have been convicted a
Shreveport, La. The first three go to tn,
Peniientiary for life AMI Logan will suf
fer the death penalty.
Buck Brown, who killed officer Arnold
of the Nashville Glenn. Pol ce force las
spring, shot and fatally wounded W.
Easley, Of Centerville, an important wit
ness against him, at Graham Station,
few days ago. He made his escape, bu
has since given himself up.
Sensational disclosures have been mad,
re ,arling the sudden death of Doc Kirb,
\ at Scottsboro, Ala, few days ago. Kirby
was one of the best known drummers Il
the South. He died very suddenly Will,
canvassing the town Of 'Scottsboro, anC
Il was reported at the time that death wa
produced by congestion of the bowels.
Is now definitely ascsrtained that he was
killed by an overdose OF morphine adj
ministered ypodermicaliy BY physician
at Scotesboro to alleviate the pain in hi
bowels. The physician administered sui
ficient to kill two men, and his death &C
Cured twenty minutes after the op at
was injected.
General Toombs is growing worse
George Plowman, Of Rome, Ga, lief
nome few days since, aud letter ad.
dressed to his wife was found latsr, il
which SD were inclosed, with the state
ment that she should see him no more
! The next day his dead body was foun'
floating down the 0,stans1la R YER.
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