Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-01

Just returned from Arkansas. where nv
Wlte died on the LIST day OF August, 1884.
l prefer a light complicated woman. and
sne MUST have straight hair. / have got
NY own corn, and IS to 100 bushels Of
sweet potatoes. | have been wanting TO
9eI goou woman, and will respect her
When mud her. This offer will he omen
LOT ten days. Address 5. W. Goddard,
hOme, Ca" The above notice was given
10 US by Mr.. Goddard in person yesterday,
anu though 1t Is somewhat unique in form,
duu expressed III style peculiarly his
own, be evidently means business. His
pedlgree is on file at this office.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Some three
weeks ago negro named " lillian Ham
Rers0n, in the Sixty-sixth district, myste-
rlously disappeared. He was an lmpor-
Iant witness against negro named Will
lam Garvin, in a case of hog stealing.
rms fact coupled with other circum-
stances, caused the arrest and cOnfne-
ment OF Garyin, under charge of murder.
NO trace of the body could be discovered,
ana some began to doubt that ne was kill
ed. yesterday, however. the body of Han
kerson, chained and weighted, with a
sack tied over the head was found in the
savannah river. The signs on the body
snow that he was murdered, and now no
one doubts but that Garvin killed him to
get clear OF his evidence on the hog steal
Ing case. Garvin's case was continued.
In Warren County Superior Court last
week j Il. Perry sued the Georgia rail-
road for $40. 600 damages for wounds re-
ceiYed In difficulty with a conductor on
tne WASHINGTON branch of the Georgia
railroad. The case resulted in verdict
Tor plaintiff for $500. In the case of
Massengale 81 McGinty, to recover the
land occupit d by the old depot at Nor
wood, decision was reserved. The plant
us Ia the case claim that they gave the
land occupied by the old depot to the
Georgia rail- Dad, with the verbal under
Standing that it was to revert TO the do
majors when it ceased To be used for the
purposes for which it was given. The
railroad recently built a new depot on the
opposite side OF the track, and its refusal
10 rellnqulsh possession OF the old site has
brought about the suit for recovery.
Reidsville Enterprise: Mr.. Reddish, the
young man VINO was stabbed at PM adel-
phla high school, this county, a few
weeks ago, by one of his schoOmates, Joe
smiley, aged about 10 years, died on Nov.
~. The particulars, as far as we can
learn, are about as follows: At noon the
boys were all lying down passing jokes.
Reddish was a very dark-skinned young
man, and 5 iley gan Joking HIM about
being so dark, when Reddish replied that
b father was white man, but. if re-
ports were true, that Miles Hall Ga mu-
| latto) was the father OF Smiley, where
upon Smiley deliberately plunged his
knife in the breast of Reddish. The blade
passed entirely through the left lung and
penet ated the membrane enclosing the
heart. Smiley has not been arrested.
The murder of young Reddish makes five
HON cides committed in this county with
IN about year, and none OF the criminals
have ever been brought to justice.
Caroline Williams, an old cOlOred wo-
man, who lives 1t Atlanta, was burned
nearly to death Sunday. The old woman
had just eaten her breakfast and was
washing the dishes when her dress came
In contact with the fire as she was pass
ing the fireplace. Almostly instantly all
the clothing the woman had on was on
fire, and as soon as she felt the heat and
realized her perilous pos ton, she lost her
yard shrieking with intense agony, and
calling piteously for help. Her cries
were heard BY some neighbors, who ran
to her side and by whom the old woman
was rolled upOR tue ground and dTenched
with water. When the fire was eXtln-
guished the negress was carried into the
house. Her sutferings were horrible.
Great patches of skin and flesh adhered
to what little OF her clothing that was left
when they were pulled of. A physician
was called in and did what he could to re-
lieve her suffering. Late Sunday night
the old woman was in a perilous cOndi-
ton.