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

r5J..-ss-- " -tSSA Jug grave, anu upon
digging down they found the dead bodv Of
Inc missing woman. Her skull had been
orOken, and there was other evidence OF
ueatn by violence. The Coroner was no.
tined and, at the inquest held Tuesday.
the evidence brought out pointed directly
10 the husband as the murderer. and he
was arrested and lodged In Jail to answer
the charge of murder.
Saturday at Milledgeville a 4-year.old
daughter Of Thomas Wilson. living near
the asylum, while playing in the ward
was attacked by strange, probably mad
aog, and was thrown to the ground, and
ner clothing literally chewed bv the
vicious animal. Her frightened parents
ran TO her rescue, drove the dog away,
carried her In and removed her clothing
and were thankful to find that though
bruised and raked, and almost frightened
INTO commissions, there was no ebrasion
OF the skin, hence the little one Will es-
cape the terrors of blood poisoning. The
uog made his escape, after being shot and
wounded by Mr.. Wilson.
The readers of the NEWS are familiar
Win the status OF the now celebrated
bridge case" between Col. Nelson Tiff
ana the County Commissioners of
Oougherty. In January last a Justice
court Jury gave Col. Tiff a verdict for
9Io,'oo damages for right of way. The
case was certioraried and argued before
Judge Bower IN Albany about ten DAYS
ago, and his decision has lust been rem
oered. The court decides that Col. Tiff
was authorized under the act of 1850 to
Dulld his bridge and charge the tolls he
charged, and that the destruction of his
Drldge property by the erection of free
bridge by the county would entitle him to
us value on that basis under the evidence,
winch would be far in excess of the YER
dict found. The verdict is, therefore, set
aside and new trial ordered.
Thomas Jordan, who committed suicide
a few days ago at Lawrenceville. left the
following note: ''Please lay my body
away in the graveyard and grandpa's by
Willie. Please have my funeral preached
at my grave by MIR. Sullivan, and lei
everybody go away rejoicing. Oh, how ]
hate to leave the Sunday school. Oh
how / love every scholar of that school,
and God only knows the love have fol
the Superintendent of Union Grove. Fare
well, father, mother, brothers and sisters
all ye loved ones, fare the we'll. DON'T bt
cast down because of me-" This note
was found IN druggist prescription en-
velope. VIM e. Vaughan, druggists
LawrenceVille, Ca, was printed on it
and in pencil marks this: 'tPoisOned OF
strychnine." There is no longer any
doubt as to the cause of the death, vet the
motive of it is clouded in the deepest
mystery.
The certificate admitting John Jones
Gresham, of Burke county, to the prac
tice of law is being exhibited by the
owner at Macon. 1t was very neatly
written on parchment and signed by JOhr
Silly, Judge Superior Court, Middle dis
trict, and John Watts, Clerk, and dated
1884. To the certificate was attached
with blue ribbon, the seal of the county
While Judge Silly was of the same family
of William Schley, Governor OF Georgia
in 1896, he insisted on spelling his name
with only four letters. In 1886 Mr.
Gresham removed to Macon and Joined
its bar. The following is the roll
of members of that year: Christie
pher B. Strong, Edward ID. Tracey, Alb.
SALON Fl. Chappell, Washington Poe,
Henry G. Lamar, Samuel T. Bailey, John
Lamar, Abner z. Powers, James A. Ms
bet, Samuel NJ. Strong, Creed T. Strong,
S. c. Reid and r. A. Beall. Gen. Beall
died In July, 1886. Mr.. Gresham is the
only survivor of the distinguished roll.
Macon came near having a most dis
astrOus fire Tuesday morning. Some time
during Monday night an incendiary
effected an entrance into the furniture es-
tablishment of Charles Taylor g. Son, on
Cotton avenue, and strewed the bottom
floor with excelsior shavings from front to
rear. Proceeding to the second floor,
where a quantity of furniture is stored,
the incendiary piled quantity of the in
flammable substance between the
various suites of furniture, and then
set it a fire with a match. The flames
leaped up and scOrched the ceiling over
head, and also burned hole in the floor.
Otherwise it did no damage, beyond
slightly injuring few pieces Of furniture.
The fact that the fire made no Roadway is
remarkable, and is only explained on the
theory that there was no air in the room
to support the flame. The windows and
doors had all been tightly closed the night
before. and there was not sufficient air in
the room to sustain the flames that other
wise would have soon envelOped the build
ing.
1t is stated that ex-Treasurer j. W.
Renfroe is now in Washington city armed
with weighty petition urging his ap-
pointnent as Postmaster OF Atlanta. 1t
is said that in addition TO the support OF
both of the United States Senators from
Georgia which Mr.. RenfrOe has in this
candidacy, the petition is signed by Gov.
Mcdaniel. Chief Justice Jackson, Justice
Mark Blandford, of the Supreme
Court, Treasurer Hardeman, Commits
sioner of Agriculture Henderson, Mayor
Hillyer, Hon. j. II. POlhill, Chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, and quite number of citi-
Zens of Atlanta. To these names is ad-
ded by report that Of Attorney General
Anderson and Judge William r. Ham,
mond, of the Atlanta circuit. Mr.. Rem
froe's candidacy was further urged by
strong personal letters from the Governor
and the Chief Justice. 1t is also said that
in the face of this backing other candi-
dates have already retired from what
they naturally conceived TO be a hopeless
struggle. The alleged candidacy is made
the occasion for thorough airing OF Mr..
RenfrOe's record as Treasurer of Georgia.
At the February term of Forsyth court,
three negroes, Jim Snow, Warren Stovall
and William Robertson were convicted OF
arson. Snow was sent TO the penitentiary
for six years and the other two for three
years. The last day OF the court the at
torneys for Robertson and St0vall made a
motion for a new trial. The Solicitor
General had left the court and the Judge
gave the lawyers ten days to perfect ser
vice on the Solicitor, and set the case to
be heard at Gwinnett court. Z. ii. Brand,
a LAWYER from Lawrenceville, was in court
and the attorneys for the two ne
groes gave him the papers and
requested him 10 serve the Solicit
tor and argue motion for new trial,
which he did the next week, and the Judge
granted a new trial. In the meantime the
guard went 10 Monroe after