Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-16


plantation of j. T. Galloway, and rented
by Nj. j. Cameron, two miles
west Of Camilla, made most
brutal attack upon his wife by first
choking her down, and then dragging her
to the IRE place, where ne threw tire in
her face, setting her clothes on fire, and
leariuliy. ana it Is apPrehended, mortaily
burning and otherwise abusing her. The
husband and wife were the only persons
about the house at the time. Wilson
was arrested a few hours after the
crime. carried to Camilla and turned over
to the Sheriff.
AT Dallas Thursday Coroner Gray i'm
paneled jury of inquest on the BODY of
Jonn Allen. they rendered a verdict that
John Allen came To his death by knife
cuts inflicted by J. y. and John Dill on
the night OF Oct II. j. n. Din and his
son were captured by James E. Carter aud
John SplBks, about 30 miles north of Dal-
las, on the Etowah river, and brought in
ana lodged in jail this morning. j. N.
DIN, the old man. says be Knows nothing
OF the cutting. His son, john Dill, has
made confession 10 his captOrs, in which
he acknowledged that he and his father
aid the cutting.
l.. W. SeOyille, late of the Kimball, has
Just returned TO Atlanta from Sewanee
sulphur springs, Fla, where be has been
Tor the purpose of arranging for the open
ing OF his hotel at That place for the win
ter season. Mr.. Scoville has arranged to
supply Live OAK, Fla, with water from
HIS sulphur springs. A large water main
Will be put down between SeWanee and
Live OAK, distance of seven miles The
contract for putting down the pipe has
been let cut, and work will be commenced
at once. Thursday night the employees
of the kiEball presented Mr.. Scoville
with silver service and gold headed
cane.
Smithville Enterprise: Last week we
published a local about bats annoying
our citizens, and on the night following
the day Of issue we mad serious cause
10 regret II. whole regiment Of bats,
headed by captain and Lieutenant gen
eral, sailed into the Office. and after blow
ing out the lights, dasled headong at the
printers and made Things lively for them
lor tue 81 ace ofhalf an hour or so. They got
wind Of tue notice by some means, and
were bent on revenge. 1t was not until
alter their general was slain that they
beat a retreat and answered to roll call in
the woods hard by. Being old base ball
men, the printers knew how to bat. and
caught the enemy on the fly and made
them go out on strike.
1t is related OF a we'll known Macon
attended church with young lady Oh
whom he was very sweet. When the con
trtOutlon box started out on its rounds
the young man took So gold piece out OF
bis vest pocket and displayed IL in such a
way that the young lady saw it. She
mildly rebuked his extravaganza. but he
SAID he often contributed that much, es-
pecially when in strange churches.
Watching his chance, he slipped the gold
q at q nd lrl,
silver quarter which he as slyIy dropped
into the box when it reached him. This
fixed the impression on the young lady
nat her beau was generous and held the
church In high esteem. At the close OF
the services, as was the custom of the
church, the amount in the box was an
nounced. The total was SO IS. Griffin
has no cGarms for the young man now.
Maj. Benjamin K. Ward died in Butte
county few days ago. When a boy he
was a student OF William II. Seward, af-
forwards secretary of state, under Presi-
dent Lincoln, who taught country
school in Putnam county, near his faith.
er's plantation, on the OcOnee river He
afterwards attended the State university
and graduated there few years after the
university was founded. The law was
his chosen profession, and ne began the
practice at Monticello, Ga, but it being
unsuited TO his taste he soon renowned
it and became planter. Maj. Ward pur-
chased the Mclntosh reserve in Butts
county, which was the home of Gen. Nc
Intosh, chief of the Creek Indians, aud
which was sold shortly after the treaty
between them and the State of Georgia in
1923 at the Indian sdrings, when all the
lands west OF the OcmulQee river were
coded to the State. Mai. Ward was a
gallant officer in the Indian war, and af-
forwards for several sessions was a men,
Der of both houses OF the Georgia Legisla-
ture. He was lifelong Democrat, and
the people OF has county were ever ready
to honor him with Office whenever he
would accept it.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Macon Thursday Judge Speer presiding
the case of j. X. O'Sherwood, va. Mrs.
Rebecca ROuntree came up for trial be-
fore jury. This was suit on a coupon
note for money borrowed through the
medium OF the loan agencies which have
been operating in Georgia for the past
few years. Tee defendant, Mrs. Roun-
tree, filed pleas setting up that she did
not receive the money loaned herself. that
the larger portion OF it was paid by The
lender to third parties in paying her hus-
bands debts, and the rest of IL to her hus-
band, and that the lender, through his
agents, retained 5000 OF the amount as
commission, which she claimed usurious
The evidence developed some new tea-
lures IN the operation OF the loan compa-
MES, and the questions raised Will nave
an important bearing on large number
Of cases OF q similar character now pend
ing. Counsel on both sides being unpre-
pared, Judge Speer declared his unWill-
ingness TO try case unless properly pre-
sented on account OF the important bear
ing on the other cases, and the Jury was
Withdrawn and mistrial declared. The
case was adjourned for the term.
j. w. Livingston, the white man who is
in Jail at Columbus charged with bur-
glariZing the residence of j. j. Wood,
wrote the following note TO prominent
citizen: "Ship Convent or the Black
Veil, Black Sea, Oct. II, lSS6.-Dear Sir:
| am 100 odd days out, and still no signs
OF land. My hull shows disposition to
associate itself with worms and my spars
| and rigging are symbolic relies of an In.
dian typhOon. 'Piratioally speaking [
am not worth powder to blow me to-the
next degree of latitude. The cow pea be-
ing immortal and never failing as the
rainbow, | am not short OF provisions.
but the cum total of sailors happiness
is wanting. l have searched every.locker
IN the ship for a chew OF tObabcco and
found 1t wanting. Drifting as | am on
an unknown sea, denied like the FLYING
Dutcnman to make port, l take the lib
eTty TO ask you, ia the name of Neptune