Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25

,v;tb Years and Rouors at Augusta
4 Moonsn3ner Whom Judge McCay
could Not Browbeet--A NeGress
burned to Death at Clinton.
GEORGIA.
frank Hill, Of Americas, has a little
s,rs match on which he made over SlOO
worth Of corn last year.
report vas received in Ellavllle late
Monday evening that the Hon. j. \. Hud-
.an was diving, and was not expected 10
live through the night.
Dr.Johr Bradley, OF Adairsville. caught
IN a dead fali Monday night an owl that
measured five feet from tip OF wing and
with ears or horns three inches long
A singular phenomenon has been OBJ
served at CarrOlltOn. Near the residence
of A. +. sharp the rain fell IN circle o.
about ten feet, and In no othef Spot 10
came in huge drops and Lasted luily Ten
minutes.
Petitions are being gotten up III Oeohee
county for an election on prohIoltioh.
which will be held the latter part OF May.
II Is the intention to conduct very quleC
campaivn. free from excitement, not even
speeches will De made.
At Americus Monday, Hill Crawford,
eolored, was arrested for helnous crime
committed some three weeks ago. Inc
evidence against him was strong enough
10 warrant Justice Mize to commit MN
until Superior Court c0nyenes.
AT Harmony Grove the tax assessors
have been quite busy for the past three
DAYS assessing the real estate. There
will be several thousand dollars more
of prODertv than was last year. This Will
give more money in the treasury. The
Town is now ont of debt and has money
on hand.
At Clinton, Tuesday, DR.. A. Kingman's
kitchen was burned. The kitchen was
occupied by colored people, among them
a girl about II years old who was helpless
from INJURIES received by falling IN the
ire some months ago. Before any one
could reach her the fire was too great, and
she persisted in the flames.
At Athens Tuesday little candy store
on the corner OF Broad and Jackson
streets was broken up by the police on
account of the proprietor of the stand
using chromate of lead and red analine
10 color the tafy that ne sold. a druggist
informed the police that this colOriug mat
Ter was poisonous and ought not be used.
Nearly opposite the oil mill, at Albany,
William Carroll, his wife and his mother
and sister have been living for some time.
A little over week ago the young lady,
Miss Sissy Carroll, died OF meningitis,
and on Sunday night the mother, Mrs.
penelope Carroll, died OF pneumonia.
And now Mr.. Carroll is sick with pneu-
mOnia. and is expected to die.
At Macon the Floyd Rifles are practic-
ing three nights in the week, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, for the big to
do in Savannah. TO the same end the
Volunteers are hard at work on their
prize drill squad, and are getting in some
fine work. The cadets are saying little
and doing a great deal by way of prepare
ton for the same momentus occasion.
The grand Jury of Habersham county,
which has just adjourned, returned true
bills againstsiX persons for murder, viz:
Robert Morris, Victoria Henderson and
Anna Dodd, for the murder of Joseph
Henderson, Fred Freeman, Tom Moseley
and another man whose name was not
learned. Robert Morris was tried and
convicted, and will be hung in April. The
others have not yet been tried.
Lieut.. Dick Zuber, OF the First Georgia
Regiment OF Cavalry, who lives near
AdairsYille, has his horse that be rode
through the entire campaign. This horse
when he went into battle was a dark iron
gray. After pulling through every en-
gagement without scratch, he was sent
home and properly taken care OF.
Through some cause this horse has, in the
past, changed IN color, until now he is
almost perfectly white. His age is said
TO be 30.
At Homer, last week, many cases of i'm
portance were investigated and disposed
of, one of which was the long standing
case Of Joseph Patterson, charged with
cutting his wife's throat. Joe and mis-
wife were present, and she being the only
witness, refused to testify against nina
and the trouble was detached from the
docket on payment of the costs, etc. So
soon as the matter was settled Joe and his
wife again parted, but will likely be to-
gether again in two weeks.
On Saturday Arlington was the scene
of horrid murder. Aaron England
hailed Ross Butler as ne was going down
the street TO Mrs. Bowls, and accused
him Of killing his (England's) dog, and
INDUCED in rough language generally.
Butler slapped him on the shoulder and
told him to stop, when England drew his
knife and stabbed Butler in the heart,
killing him instantly. The verdict Of the
Coroner's jury was murder. The MUIR
derer is still at large. Both parties are
cOlOred.
At ElbertOn Monday serious difficulty
occurred at the store of Smith Brothers,
W. II. Carey, cotton buyer, had some
words with negro named Charles Glenn.
The negro drew chair on Mr.. Carey,
which was taken away from MIN. lie
then gathered a large bar used for fasten-
ing doors, and struck Mr.. Carey ter
rife blow over the head with it. The bar
fortunately broke, otherwise the blow
would have produced death. The negro
was captured and a warrant for assault
with intent to murder issued.
Atlanta JoUrndt. We learn from re-
liable source that Gen. John p. Gordon
mad conference here yesterday with a
number OF his friends relative to his can
dldature for Governor, and that it was
decided that he should enter the guber-
Material race. This Information is in
keel ing with what the J0arAat gave the
pubic yesterday. We have no doubt in
the statement that Gen. Gordon may be
ialrly considered in the race, nor is it eX-
sggeration 10 say that the campaign will
be one Of the most memorable and GER
talnly the most brilliant in the political
history OF our state.
AT Waynesboro Sunday night Jerry
taryer, negro, broke jail and made his
escape. He waslailed four Drive months
ago for stealing "A horse and wagon and a
Dale Of cotton. Shortly after being inn
pfisoned he and the notorious murderer,
bill Garyin, together with several other
prisoners, made good their escape. A
party went in pursuit and coming upon
Jerry TarVer and Bill Garvin, the former
snot and painfully wounded Deputy
sberln LOrn, who was shot in return by
Lorn ana captured and brought back to
IAN. lie remarked that he would get out