Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-18

Ulop Is certainly larger than that of last
year. Last years crop was nearly all sold
" IAN l., put Jan. this year will find a
transferable quantity Of it still unginned.
lug yleld Tor Hancock county will be con-
sioefaOly In excess Of that of last year.
Z. j. Wamslay, of Evansville, Ind, has
uSSh visiting in Americas and Anderson
s sNle LOT several days. He was prisoner
~ me unreasonable stockade in 1864. and
- visiting the scene Of his captivity. In
conversation with him about his imprisOn-
ment, ne said he had nothing to complain
OF regarding his treatment. His accom-
nhodaIlon and fare were little rough, but
ne was satisfied that he got as good as
coulo De afforded under the circum-
stances.
anna Robinson, young woman living
IN Dixie, Hancock county, was fatally
burned Friday night. She was sitting in
her room near the fire, on which a board
or piece OF plank was burning, and was
probably asleep. A small boy was In the
room at the time, but he is not able to
give an intelligent account OF the affair.
In some way the fire caught her clothing,
ana she ran out into the yard and was
soon envelOped in flames. Her clothes
were burned of. Her death is said to be
inevitable.
X. >. Phillips, charged with forgery,
mas been taken from Rome to Waycross
under arrest. Phillips 10 wanted In Ware
county for forging the great seal Of the
state. the seal being forged to a plot and
grant deed. 1t is alleged that Phillips is
guilty OF many more such crimes, and
that he has all appliances for forging the
seal. The grand jury of an adjoining
county to Ware, 1t is said, also has In
dlcted Phillips for the same cause. Phil
lips proclaims his innocence, and says
| that he will come clear at the trial.
Lawreuceville Herald: The evidence in.
duced at the Coroner's inquest on the
| body of Sandy Livesey, who deliberately
hung himself with pillow lire on last
Tuesday night, is substantially as fol.
lows: The old negro was an hOuest, up.
right man, endeavoring to meet all OF his
contracts punctually, but owing to the
severe rains this fall, which seriously
ehected his cotton crop, he found that il
would be impossible to do so this fall
This so wrought upon his mind that
rather than have his corn levied upon
ne chose death in preference to life, and tC
this end he deliberately hunx himself, az
| above stated.
! In Jones county, four miles from Mason
| Ed. Lundy, negro, who lives on Maj
Robert Lundy's farm, went out hunting
gun, which was loaded with cartridges
on the bed in his room. His son Clifford
II years old, and a younger brother
named Jim we're in the room. Jim said
he knew how to shoot, and Clifford
tainted him by saying he did not jim
took up the gun, aimed it at Clifford anC
said: CPL show you that 1 know how tt
shoot" He then cooked the gun and pulled
! the trigger. The gun was discharged anC
blew the top of Clifford's head off. Cllf
ford died instantly. When Jim saw the
effect of his shot he exclaimed: 81 didn'
know it was loaded"
| AT Monroe Tuesday night, thieves broke
! into Mrs. Selman's millinery store and car
ried away large lot Of goods consisting
of ladies' hats, cloaks, wearing apparel
! jewelry and other millinery goods. The
robbery was on the wholesale order, the
thieves seemingly trying to take every
thing. The next night the most, IL MOI
all, of the goods were thrown over into
Mrs. Selman's yard where they were
found before morning. Some of the arti
cles were damaged badly-theY were we
and had apparently been in the rain
Some OF the fine bOnnets and cloaks were
impaired in value. The sneaks who com
mitted the theft probably became fright
ened before they disposed of their ill-got
ten booty and thought it safer to return
il.