Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-08

and the opposite side of his head was
badly gashed by 4 stone or other hard sub
stance on which he fell. Mr. Lindsay
was carried TO toe house of Or. J. p. Da-
Wis, where he yet remains. he was
speechless and unconscious for several
hours, and it was feared his injuries
would prove fatal. He, however, rallied
on Sunday, Ia entirely conscious and
strong hopes are entertained of his re-
coyery.
A colored man about 81 years OF age
rode into Trion Friday and offered for
sale most excellent mule for 500, and
soon proposed To sell tor $I5, when sus-
plcton was aroused, and the parties told
him that they would take him at $40, but
would have to come to Summerville for
the money, and all started down that
way. Soon after leaving Trlon the negro
suspected their intention and attempted
TO escape. He was pursued, and seeing
that he was likely to be captured, he
turned and drew pistol and fired. Ho
dld no damage, but succeeded in lettering
the parties in pursuit, ana made his es-
cape. The parties who were after him
put in good time swapping an old pistol,
but could not get 1t to fire. He was cap
tured, however, near Summerville by j.
}. p. Henry and Robert Walker, but the
negro would not lower his pistol until the
last moment. They succeeded only at the
point OF shotgun. The mule belongs to
party near Chattanooga.
According to the rotation plan it is Ba-
kers time to name the man for the next
Senator from the Ninth district. For
some time, there has been an active can
vass going on between b. f. Hudspeth
and Hor. w. W. Dews for the honor. At
the same time there is no time lost, no
voters missed being buttonholed by the
friends of Mr., Turner and Mr.. Query to
capture the Congressional delegation.
The election took place on Tuesday, re-
sulting in favor of Mr.. Turner by twenty
two majority, and tie between Mr..
Hudspeth and Mr.. Dews, each receiving
148 votes. Three delegates for each were
appointed, thereby leaving the candidates
to be named by Calhoun and Early. 1t is
thought that they will name third man
more acceptable to them than the present.
aspirant Col. Reuben Jones, who repre-
scented the district in 1872. There is a
| candidate for the lower house in each
militia sdistrict in thetcOunty. The Cub
ernatorial canvass started the pot to boil
ing in Baker and it Is still hot.
1t ia a very singular fact that the tax
digest of Pickens county shows falling
off in it's property valuation compared
with last year. TIE decrease is small,
scarcely 5000, but as this is the great
marble county OF the State, in which a
large amount of capital has recently been
invested, all OF which has been adj
vertised to the public through the COL
umns Of the press, it is reasonable to sup
pose that the county in the tax digest
would give some substantial evidence of
| improvement. The heavy investments
which have been made in the county re-
Gently came from the Georgia Marble
Company. On the authority of the super
lntendent the company has spent there
upwards of 100000 The company has
executed bonded mortgages on its prop
erty, at one time for $15O,000, and subse-
quently an additional mortgage for SIS, 900.
On the tax digest of the county, received
at the Comptroller's office to-day, it APP
pears that the company gives in its prop
erty at $20,6 600.
James NJ. Reid writes as follows to the
Macon Telegraph: Having lived in
your city when quite lad, and being a
Georgian, thought it would be Of some
interest to some of your citizens to know
that l am on my way to San Paul de Lo-
anda, in the province of Angola, POrtu-
guese colony lying between Sierra Leone
and the Cape OF Good Hope, on the west
coast of Africa. In Brunswick L will
| join Col. George A. Schele, a noted civil
engineer and who is first principal assist
ant engineer Of the Royal Trans-AfrIcan
railway. go as his assistant. The road
is divided into several divisions. The
first will extend from San Paul de Loanda
to the coffee district of Kampalca, dis
lance OF 30 miles, which is through
a mountainous country, and the cost
of construction will be $4,000 per
mile. There is also branch TO extend to
the Congo Free State, the far famed On
gobasris, the place where Stanley left off
his search. The main line Will extend
clear across the continent of Africa.
San Paul de Loanda is a thrifty city Of
1000 inhabitants, principally negroes.
The climate is said to be healthy and
salubrious. The lumber to construct the
road will come from the United States,
while the rails and rolling stock will
come from England. The Portuguese
government will aid in the enterprise in
order TO encourage immigration to CEN
trail and lsouth Africa. 1t will require
six weeks to reach San Paul de Loanda
after we sail from Brunswick, and four or
| five years will be required to construct
the first division OF 270 miles.