Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-16

Friday morning officer Cooper, Of Albany,
VINO happened to be in Smlthville, sue
ceeded IN capturing the culprit, and
turned MIN over to the Marshall of that
place.
About u O'Clock Friday night tragedy
was enacted in Walker county which
may result in death to one of tho partici-
pants. The principals to the affair are two
colored youths. 1t seems that the parties
we're rivals to the hand and heart Of n
dusky damsel, and one of them becoming
terrible jealous of the other swore VEN
geance. Both parties attended
sehool exhibition Friday night at
the ChRttooga Church, which is about six
mics from Lafayette, and after the close
OF the affair the boys got into a quarrel.
The quarrel waxed warm, and one of
them pulled out a pistol and planted it
against his antagonist. The trigger was
pulled, the ball entering under the
shoulder-Diade OF the lett side, going
through the lung. The negro is in q criti-
cal condition, and is not expected to live.
Inc would-be murderer lett for parts un-
known, and has not been heard OF since.
The Indians were wise race in many
ways, and in no particular did they show
their sagacity more than in the selection
OF the sites for their towns. They gem
orally selected a place where the lands
were fertile and the country abounded in
game, and if possible near good fish
stream. They did not cut away the large
timber, but only cleared away the under
growth, and raised their crops of corn
and pumpkins under the shade of the
larger trees. These towns were always
healthy. The whites who first settled the
country always settled in the old Indian
towns. Not far from where Americas
now stands there was a large Indian
town, and one of their most traV-
eled trails originally ran near where
the court house has since been
built. Near Magnolia Dell was a favorite
crossing place ON Muckalee creek. They
must have enjoyed themselves in these
beautiful woods, which We're well stocked
with deer and turkeys, and the streams
nlled with fish. For many years prior to
their removal there were great many
wild bees, and although Mr.. Indian hated
the bee because he was the herald of the
pale face, yet he was exceedingly fond of
the honey, and would labor assIduously
with his little tomahawk telling the
gigantic pine where the bees had laid up
their winter stores.
Speaking of the work of the board of visi-
tors at the State University at Athens Col.
l. w. Avery, the Chairman, says: 'The
BOARD found the university in a much
better condition than they did last year.
There was higher grade OF scholarship,
a greater excellence in all minor details
and very fine senior class with a very
high average. The board went more
thoroughly into the matter of scholarship
and into the methods Ofteaching than any
previous board had done in a long time,
and made close and searching investi-
cation into every matter connected with
the curriculum and scholarship of the IN
stitution. The board questioned the fac
ulty very closely in regard to their
methods of teaching, and they became i'm
pressed with the fidelity and skill of the
whole faculty. The board discussed a
great many of the matters connected with
the curriculum of the university, and
found that there were deficiencies grow
ing out of the need of more money, and
that the needs were of such a nature as
should be supplied and the deficiencies
corrected. For instance, they found that
there was no chair of botany or natural
history, an absolute essential, especially
to those who are studying agriculture.
They found that the supplemental farm,
while it is very finely conducted, needs
more money In order to be run properly
and bring out its full value. There is a
large building there with 36 rooms splen-
didly adapted to college purposes. This
building they are utterly unable TO use
because they cannot pay teach
ers for it, and Prof. White,
who is at the head of this
department, has advocated that part of
the money from the inspection of fertili-
zers be used in perfectng THIS farm, and
in putting 1t upon a proper basis. There
are only four special students in agricul-
ture, whereas there used to be a great
many, and the reason of it is they have
not enough money TO properly run the de-
partment of the institution. The board
discussed the value and necessity of en-
larging the chronological facilities OF the
institution. AS it is they now train
physicists, chemists and engineers. They
ought to be able to turn out practical
workers in wood and metal, telegraphy,
stenography, and kindred matters. The
board realized the necessity of enlarging
these technical facilities Of the institu-
ton"