Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03

named Burton Bellamy was drinklng
heavily and in the afternoon, together
with some negroes, left for nome IN
wagon. On his person the young man
had an old pistol, and frequently during
the evening was swapping it AT parties,
+ thinking that it was not loaded. At one
/ time DE slipped the muzzle under the coat
/ OF an old coloIed man who was in the
wagon, and putting it against mis-
! body would snap IL and trlgnten tue
old man. Soon after this a negro boy
about half grown began to make sport OF
young Bellamy's pistol, whereupon Bel
lamy snapped The weapon at the boy, and
to his astODlshment, there was an expo.
sion and the boy fell over shot through
the heart. An inquest was held, aud IN
der substantially the above recited facts,
Mr. BelamY was discharged, the jury
agreeing that the deceased came to MS
death from the pistol snot, but that IN
their judgment the shooting was purely
accidental.
The high-handed robbery of the house OF
Costic Ankoritch, on the Hartweii road,
is reported. While Costic and his VIE
were sitting AT the supper table some one
threw rock into the house, htttlng Cos
tic on the leg. This alarmed the couple
and they lett the house and ran down TO
Juukin's house. about 800 yards distant,
and told Mr., Heard that some one was
trying TO Kill them. Heard thought 1t
WAS practical joke some one had perpe-
trateu upon COstic and his wife, and lold
them to wait until he finished his supper
and he would 20 with them and see what
the matter was. When they got to the
house they found II completely Quilted
and every thing OF value carried OIL. lac
robbers even carried OF zinc trunk
filed with clothing. They were very cool
a al : nnnnH long
enough TO devour the supper spread upon
the table, leaving only "a small scrap OF
bread. AnkOritch and mis- wife are lett
destitute. The robbers mad3 oil WI
heir booty, leaving not the slightest cl ue
as to VINO they were or where they went.
Seth w. Rabbit is railroad agent at
faceViile and lives with his FAMILY at the
depot. George Rickerson, telegraph ope-
rator, also occupied AN Office In the Same
building aud boarded with Mr.. Rabbit and
tamily. Notwithstanding this fact RICK
erson has been insulting at times to Mr..
Rabbit, and consequently they were not
on very good terms. On the morning in
question Rickers0n, on going to his office,
made an insulting remark about its not
having been swept ont. and one aot word
led 10 another till RickerSon stuck Rabbit
in the lace with his fist Being "A cripple
IN Que hand and a n, and Rickerson
being Il large, stout man, Rabbit had re-
course 10 his pistol, which he went into
his room aud got, and opened fire upon
the lnsulter. At the same time Kicker
son drew mis- pistol and opened fire on
Rabbit. firing two shots. In tle tusilade
both men were shot, Rickerson in tue
calf OF rI4ht leg and Rabbit IN toe groin.
Rickerson at once lett and mas not beer
heard of since, but is supposed to be
about his old home in Brooks county. Mr..
Rabbits wound, Though Il painful one. is
not considered dangerous, and at last
accounts he was getting along finely.
n. II. c. writes from Trion Factory as
follows: "On Feb. %, 1864, the battle OF
Buzzard Roost. or Crow Valley, was
fought near Dalton, Ga. | was commits.
sary for the 39th regiment, Georgia Vol
unteers, and, as was customary, Lieut..
Col. Frank jackson had ordered me to
remain with the ambulance train, which
order | obeyed willingly. After the bat
tie had been in progress for some time, l
saw one OF my COMPANY F. coming to-
ward where | was, limping like be had
been badly wounded in the zoos. When
be reached me | asked him If he was much
hurt, and where was he hit. He said one
Of his toes was shot off and had lodged on
top of his other toes. Sure enough there
was hole In his boot near the toe, and
on top OF his toes was a considerable
lump, which looked just about like it
might be one of his tees lodged on top OF
the others. He and / went to work to get
his boot of, which seemed to cause him
considerable pain. When the boot was
removed we discovered that what he
thought was toe lodged on top of the
others was a large sized minnie ball
which had entered the boot near the toe
and stopped ON top Of MS toes, and had
not broken the skin at all"