Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-30

on tuesday gave bond in the sum of $500
ior ms appearance at the next term of
fuIasA superior Court. Two or three
years ago BlOunt had difficulty with
some negroes in the same neighborhood
ard shot and killed one Of them, but the
act was considered justifable under the
circumstances.
Chief Connolly, Of the Atlanta police
force, has received a letter bearing the
Otlca, n. l. postmark. The letter, when
opened, was found to be from the son Of
" h&lhs, who is now serving term in
the chain gang for cheating and swind-
ing Thorn, the grocer. The young man
asked how he could communicate with
MS father, and said that he was anxious
10 know the particulars of the ofiense for
which be was wearing the chains. The
son SAID that he knew his father had done
wrong, but that he had always been a
kind father. Chief Connolly will answer
the letter. The writer signed himself c..
E. Andrews.
For several nights parties have at
tempted TO enter the residence of Robert
smith, on Academy square, Macon. Dur
ing the absence of his wife in Savannah,
his brother, Charles Smith, has been stay
ing at the house with him. Wednesday
night Mr.. Smith did not go home until 10
O'Clock. Shortly after he had secured the
door, preparatory to retiring, he heard a
noise on the outside, and soon discovered
That parties were trying to force an en-
trance through one of the rear windows.
Fastening to that part of the house as
quickly as possible, he saw two burly
negroes Fastening away. They heard
him approaching and becoming alarmed
fled.
Calhoun Times: Jim Strickland, a
negro " 9 Cd Of 10 ~,
Tuesday by Sheriff McGinnis and Deputy
Sheriff solomon, of Meigs county, Tenn,
charged with murder, and taken back to
that State. Mr.. Solomon says that on the
day OF the last Presidential election, dur
ing drunken row, Jim and two other
Republican negroes killed a white man,
VINO was Democrat, and all escaped.
Jim was reared by Mr.. K. Strickland, in
this county, and as soon as he got into
trouble he came back home, where he re-
manned quiet until a short time ago,
when, emboldened by the lapse of time,
he wrote to a white man in Meigs county
who had helped HIM to escape, and the
letter was turned over to the Sheriff, who
sent his deputy down upon the unsuspect-
ing negro. Jim acknowledges stabbing
the murdered man twice.
Jacksonville correspondence NEWS,
May Is: Permit me to make few state
ments through your paper to the Ameri-
can Missionary Association of the need
of the mission school at this place, and
also to tender our thanks TO that source
for sending US good teachers this year,
especially Miss Bertha Robertson, who
has rendered such good service at the
mission school. She is loved by all, and
we want the society at New York to send
her again next fall to the Dorchester
Academy, at jacksonville, in Liberty
county, Ga. We regret to lose our
teachers. We sincerely hope the Ameri-
can Missionary Association will confer
us a favor and send Miss Bertha Robert
son, who has labored so earnestly to
bring us to Christ. May God bless the
association who help to lift us up to in
telligence and responsibility. j. r. NAL
lard, d. Washington, +. Elliotte, J. w.
Mallard.
In letter Col. E. c. Grier, Secretary of
the Georgia State Agricultural Society,
for the society, denies that there was any
understanding or agreement that the fairs
of the society were to be permanently
located in Macon, and that no more con-
trlbutions were to be asked of the citizens
provided $4,000 were raised for the fair
this year. This cancels the subscriptions
it is claimed, that have been made by Ma.
conites, it would seem, because they were
made with the understanding that thf
failure fairs would be held in Macon, and
that no further assessments would be
levied. Furthermore several days hard
work on the part of the committee is gone
for naught. The amount desired, 50, coo, was
raised Thursday to within a few dollars.
If Col. Grier's letter cancels the subscrip-
tons already made, the matter is at an
end, and the original proposition comes
up. The holding of the fair at Macon
this fall hinges entirely upon whatever
arrangement can be made between the
society and the citizens. No time is to
be lost, as preparations for the fair should
have been already under way. Macon
had raised Sl,700 toward the 50, 900 sew
eral days ago, but the remaining $500 was
coming in very slowly.
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