Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-29

MN to gather his family together
ana run with them to the pit. Ar
irving there he jumped head fore
most INTO 1t. His little son, who was fol-
lowing him, halted and turned to his
mother and excitedly exclaimed: ma;
pas INTO the soap barrel up to his ankles"
ohe replied: "Oh, well, sonny, if he's in
no deeper than that he can get out!r The
Mule fellow replied: Eyes, but his heads
turned the wronY tayl' We will not
Nouch for the truth OF this story.
In 1888 a negro named Bill Lee, in
Lumpkin, seriously stabbed another ne
gro, and afterWard shot at Sheriff Holder,
who tried to arrest him. Bill made his es-
cape. A few weeks ago a Mississippi de-
tective, while looking in Alabama for
fugitive from his own State, spotted Bill
and captured him. He was carried to
Lumpkin last week. The Governor offered
a reward of 800 for BilPs capture. Bill
claims that he only fired his gun at MIR.
Holder to brighten him at the time he
made his escape, and says he had no de-
sire to XIII him. He is of the opinion that
detectives are sharp people, and saws that
the one who arrested him attended seve-
raj meetings at the church with him dis
guised as negro, and sung and prayed
as loud as any negro at the meeting.
Thomas Cain has been employed in the
East Macon cotton factory for some time.
His wife is quite a pretty little woman,
and they have several children. Recently
Cain has taken a prominent part in a
series OF holiness meetings that have been
held at the East Macon Methodist church.
He eXhorted and held prayer meetings at
various points in the community. and
finally attempted to convert notorious
woman by the name of Carrie Butler. His
efforts resulted in his falling under the
influence of the woman and the virtual
desertiOn of his wife. He cOOllY told his
wife that he would give her what money
he could spare, and that she might take
the children and return to her relatives in
Augusta. 1t is said that the Butler
woman asked the prayers of the cOngre-
cation at SUNDAYS services at the East
Macon Methodist church. Parties in
East Macon propose to present Cain and
the woman to the grand jury this week for
Indictment.
Fort Gaines correspondence NEWS,
April u: The religious feeling in our
Methodist church still continues under
the ministerial guidance of the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Riley. Much interest is mani
Tested and the church greatly revived.
Rev. K. A. Branch, of Cuthbert, spent
most of last week assisting. His eloquent
and forcible appeals commanded
the serious consideration of many
hayward and hardened sinners
A shooting atfray occurred in our town
Saturday evening. An accidental dis
charge of pistol in the hands of a Mr.
GOh shot and seriously wounded Sam
Brown (cOlOred) in the shoulder. The
wound was examined by DR.. j. 7. Man
deVille, who pronounced it quite an ugly
wound, but may not prove fatal.-Weath-
er is very dry, and farms and gardens are
suffering for rain.-Ihere is considerable
sickness in some localities near us of
pneumOnIa.-Our town is looking up in
way of Improvements.
In 1868 J. B. Torbett, of Epson county,
living near The Rock, buried 81 800 in
silver on his place. 1t was placed in a
meal sack and buried deep. The war
over, he resumed the pillow, and for -
years he has passed and repassed the
spot where the hidden treasure lay. The
locality was marked, and he could have
secured it at any time. A day or so ago,
having use for that amount of money,
MIR. Torbett took friend along with him
and repaired to the spot. While they
knewlthe exact location, it required nearly
half day to dig it up. When the treas
ure was reached there was not a thread
lett of the meal sack. 1t had vanished.
The money, however, was there, though
some of the coins had sunk to the depth
VI lOuL icSb lIOlll JuG maui PIE. II Is pos
Sible that there was Quicksand in the near
vicinity, and the weight of the coins car
ried them down. Judge Burkly, another
citizen of the county, buried or hid a
large quantity of money about the same
time. After the Judges death the prop
erty passed into the hands of Tom Rose
who has used every effort to find the treas
ure. A portion of the walls of the house
was torn down, and some Of the money
found, but there is still great amount
yet to be found.
Charles johnson, of COlquitt county,
was born in London within sight of West
minister Abbey. In 1865, Uncle Charlie
was Is years old, and he was among the
great crowd that stood upon London
bridge who saw the procession of boats
bringing the body of Lord Nelson to the
great city for burial. Shortly afterward
he joined the British navy, and for 10
years he belonged to that class of defend
ers. When his 10 years expired he
came to America and Joined
the American navy under CommO-
dOre Porter. firing Of the navy he drifted
to Georgia, and has lived in Burke,
Scriyen and COlquitt counties. He has
married twice, and now lives by himself,
though he has two grown sons who live
within sound of him, and are men highly
esteemed by all who know them. AL
though 30 years old, he is in much better
trim physically than most men at 80, and
reads without the aid of glasses. His
mind and memory are as clear as a bell,
and what is most singular he has always
used whisky and tobacco. His religious
creed is: ''Christ came into this world
to save it, and that it is wrong to lie"
HIS political creed is: democratic at
all times, and hatred for Radicals and
hOmesteads." Mr.. johnson is feet ~
inches high, and one year ago he danced
a jig in Townsville. He was well-to-dO
before the war, and Lincoln's proclama-
ton freed forty negros for him. He has
not been sick in forty years.
SandersvIlle correspondence NEWS,
April %: Memorial day was appro-
priately observed yesterday, the usual eX-
.ercises being conducted under the aus
pieces Of the Ladies Memorial Associa.
ton. Beverly ID. Evans, Jr., delivered
the annual address in a most crediLable
manner, and much 10 the delight of his
hearers. The procession on its line OF
march was led by the Sandersville cornet
band, a home institution of which we are
Justly proud.-The roller skate craze only
struck our town some three weeks since,
but the long delay seems TO have in
creased the violence Of the attack.
We now have two Kinks in full blast. On
Thursday night last prize was offered
for speed, which was won bv X. +.
Roughton. Time, 2:43; distance 20 laps,