Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-31

Wife Murderer.
GEORGIA.
Frost was reported in several parts OF
the State Friday mornIng.
About 5000 bales OF cotton have been
shipped from Crawford this season.
All the evidence ia the election contest
in 9lynn county has bean taken ana pre-
pared Tor laying before the Legislature.
In Livingston district, Floyd county,
Tom Green, colored man, was caught
in the belt OF a cotton gin and crushed to
death.
J. B. Shtpp and family, who left Chat
tahoochee county year or TWO ago LOT
Florida, have returned TO their old home
to live.
ON Tuesday next, James Carlton, of
Athens, father Of Hon. Il. II. Carlton,
will be oil years of age, ana also on that
DAY cast his ballot for his youngest son
for Congress.
Dougherty county will vote Dec. on
the question of issuing bonds for building
a free draw bridge of iron across Flint
river about a mile below Albany. Bids
tor The work are invited now.
Wednesday morning a negro gave tie
little four, ear. old boy Of j. :. Embrv, OF
Oglethorpe, pistol cartridge, AID 1t came
near causing IA serious accident. The
placed 1t upon a rock and was hammering
upon it with a ak. when it discharged,
the ball grain his leg.
A writer from Greensboro computes the
riches OF ten persons in town as lows:
&. A. Davis 100000. H. Gelssler Sl25,0O0.
J. B. Y. Warner 100000, w. r. JACKSON
$50 900, A. Is. Tappau $50, coo, j. y. Arm0r
$4,000. Mrs. Conklin Brown $1,000, w.
P. Now b0rter 100000, Mrs Fanny Stocks
$4,000, e. A. C0pelan $4,000, total ST.
10000.
The Railroad Commission has been re-
ceiying letters for the past TWO or three
days from cotton men along the line Of
the Central, East Tennessee and West
Point railroads com planning Of the trans
portation facilities. The writer's all claim
that the roads do not furnish enough cars
10 maui away the cotton along the line Of
the roads.
Monday the Commissioners OF Clarke
and OcOnee counties met at Sim0ntOh
bridge to accept the same il 1t came up to
Coz tract. After a careful examination
of the work the bridge was accepted, and
1t was found to be a splendid Job. The
original bid WAS $4,000, but 1910 in addi-
tional work was added, making the entire
amount $3.50.
In Bulloch Superior Court last week
Cuyler Garbutt, colOred, was cOnvic ed
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the penitentiary. 1t was his second
offense, he having escaped before under a
technically of law. ArOn Lauier, col
Ored, plead guilty. to the charge of rape,
and tn Jury signed a verdict in the court
room WIFE a recommendation TO mercy.
Ten years in the penitentiary was the
sentence.
John PassmOre and Jack Ellis left
Draneville Tor parts unknown last week
much TO the surprise of every one that
knew them. PassmOre lett quite mum
Der OF little l-prom se-tO-pays unsettled.
Four claims have been filed against his
property. and four against some cows ne
left ID Webster. =. p. Dixon claimed the
COWS and started 10 Florida with them
and others, but 80 many attachment s
were levied against the Passmore COWS
that he turned his course back home
ward, and is now waiting until he can
get them released.
At Americas several boys. who EVIL.
IDENTITY never heard Of the golden rule,
played rather m an trick on foreign
resident OF the city gh@ or two since.
They took him a. on his first 'possOm
hunt, when, as usU : the dogs freed a
polecat. They held the dogs of and cut
the tree down, telling the Innocent that
the animal was a squirrel and that he
must catch it. " ith the greatest eager.
~ :
as soon as he can dig up his clothes that
some of those boys are going to catch ii
also for playing it on him as they did.
At McDonough last week the case OF the
state VS.. Jack Hendricks. the re 70 who
is charged with numbering his wife, was
postponed until next Ap'il court. The
colored women are very much eEasppr
ated because Jack was not tried. con.
demned and hung at this term of the
I 10 NJ IL
hung the negro men in the county VIII
take 1t for granted they have license &c
Kill their wives on the slightest proVoca
tion. They have been discussing the adj
visibility Of mobbing him. and thus ind
cate to the bloody minded husbands thai
they w.il not stand quietly before the
butchers AK.
I. 4. McElhanuOn started out from JEFF.
terson last week well equipped to perform
the duties OF the Sherif's Office. he haC
IN his possession fine. large cray horse
good buggy, a pistol, handouts, war
rants. etc. lie arrived in Santa Fe d S
trlct y. Il. Near the residence of JOIN
Statham his horse became frightened anC
starred TO run. but was thrown to tht
ground by the driver. Mr.. McElhannor
made the horse rise, which, IN so doing
wrapped the lines around his neck, civ
ing BIN free rein tor another run. IN,
horse ran under shelter at Mr.Statham's
tell and broke his NECK. The buggy wa
greatly damaged. The Sheriff was un
hunt.
The story ofthe Burke county riot, il
which Denis Walker was killed, ha
reached Augusta. The difficulty orig
3nated one mile from Waynesboro
between three white citizens, VIM. NJ
Davis, l.. V. Winter and j. NJ. lvey, AM
twenty negroes, men and women. Ia,
white persons had stopped in the road
when two wagons, loaded with negroes
drove up. On the wagon Denis Wake
was seen by Mr.. Winter, who took a bugg,
whip ana went up TO Walker am
challenged him to fight, which was de-
clined. Winter struck Walker thrice witt
his whip, when Walker jumped lrom tn
wagon and struck Winter WITH his fist
knocking him down. Walker then ran OF
Two hundred yards when he was called
back by the other negro men, Walker
got fe ce rail and came rapidly back
encouraged by the others, VINO mad alst
gotten rails. he assaulted Winter anC
broke his arm the nrst blow. Davis, see
lnR Winters danger, came up. The Othe
negroes were crying, "kill hIm-kiil 'em ,
etc. Davis fired on Denis Walker, as n,
was IN the act OF again striking Winter
One Of the i've had a pistol drawn. Davn
retreated, followed by tn others, whom
he succeeded in keeping hack by present