Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26

fore he reached il. The negro remained
unconscious until he was raised UP by
Mr. webb, when he, too. began to revive.
Negro ana mule are now enjoying their
usual health.
Az columbus Saturday afternoon Moute
McEachern, boy about years OF age,
son OF Il: ). McEachern, was playing on
Lne oank OF the river, and, losing
ms balance, fell into the river
lie sank for the last time, and as he
was going down Alfred Hammond,
coIored carpenter, saw him. Alfred was
WORKING on the roof of a house some dis
lance away. He leaped from the roof to
the ground, ran to the river and jumped
IN. The boy bad gone TO the bottom, but
Alfred dived down, and in few seconds
reappeared with his insensible burden.
Safely ashore, the boy was rolled and
restOratiyes applied, and was soon
brought to life again.
Americas Recorder: There has fallen
under our observation a queer case of SUI
perstitiOn and VOOdOoism. A negro
woman in the city has been suffering for
some time with mental alteration, and a
few days since she became so violent that
the authorities were obliged to arrest and
imprison her. Her relatives ex-
amlned her effects, and claim to
have found ample proof that she was
"trleked." In the mattress of her bed
We're found various "coniure balls" made
OF different mixtures, a lock of hair, and
some insect generally forming the nu-
cleus. In her pillow was bali contain
ing lock of wool from her head. and sew
eral Lizards emerged from the pillow and
scampered away when the investigation
took place.
A mari bed has been found on the plan
tatlon of W. d. Hammock, living six
miles from Cuthbert, on the Fort Gaines
branch, which may result in a paying en-
terprise. The supply seems to be genu-
inc and inexhaustble. Petrifed remains
OF animals can be found in abundance.
Samples have been shown to Profs. Key
and Wilcox, of Andrew and Agricultural
Colleges, and both pronounce them fine
samples and easily convertible into fertil-
izers. Samples have also been forwarded
TO Commissioner of Agriculture Honder-
son, Atlanta, for inspection. Col. Perry,
Representative in the legislature, has
visited these mari beds, and prOnOunces
them fine and seemingly inexhaustible.
o. II. Cochran, of Campbell county,
hired eight hands in Atlanta and took
them to his plantation on the river to
chop out his cotton, for which they were
TO receive 40 cents an acre. They had
worked but few days before a committee
of colored citizens of that locality waited
on them and informed them that their
services were no longer needed in that
beat, and also informed them that if they
remained until the next night they would
use stronger persuasion. The Atlanta
darkies, approaching the situation. re-
tired to their old haunts in the Gate City,
convinced that the Campbell county ne
gro don't propose TO work all the winter
and snare the cotton chopping with his
city brother in the summer.
When Robert E. Hightower was 10years
of age, his father, Capt. J. w. +. High
tower, of DhOmastOn, said to him that if
he would not take a drop Of spirituous or
malt liquors until he WAS u years Old, he
would make him present Of a fine horse
when he reached his majority. Robert
accepted The offer, and well did he keep
his promise. He was 3 in April. ana he
said to his father Friday morning that be
would take a good buggy ia the place of
the horse, and his father said, "GO into
my carriage repository and select the best
buggy you can find" So Robert now has
a splendid new buggy as a reward for his
worthy example. The Captain made the
same proposition to his son Capers, and
he is now IS years old and has never taken
a drop of liquor.
Robert Mccoy was convicted at SYLVIA
MIA Saturday OF the murder of James
Miller. James Newton, the principal
witness for the State, swOre "that he saw
James Miller, the man killed, and the
prisoner at the store of Mr.. Heard at No.
615 Central Railroad, on the evening Of
the killing: that deceased left the store,
and few minutes after he BEARD two dis
tinct blows and grOan at the back of
the house. fastening there he found Mr..
Miller lying on the ground bleeding pro-
DGalE from NNOID6g tho nn4I and
the prisoner running towards the woods
about forty yards away. The witness
shot twice but failed to hit him. A white
pine board was found by the side Of the
dying man, covered with blood, which
board was introduced in evidence as the
fatal weapon"
Two weeks ago a negro named Bell
killed an old negro in TrOup county and
left. Subsequently it was learned that
he was on the plantation Of Col. J. T.
Holland, in Lee county, Ala, about three
miles from Columbus. Thursday night
Bailif William Teft, in company with
William Jones and Col. Holland, went to
the cabin and caught Bell asleep, and
succeeded in Handwriting him. They
left the cabin with the prisoner,
but had scarcely got away
from the house before the negro
suddenly ran over Mr.. Jones and
made good his escape. Several shots
were fired at him. bur failed to bring him
down. He afterwards returned to the
cabin and informed the Old negro woman
who occupied the house that he had re-
ceiyed two balls-One through the arm
and the other in the body, hut was not
very seriously hurt. He told the woman
where the handouts were, and on looking
for them they were found broken.