Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-27

day before she was struck while fishing
on Sunday.
Miss Beck Wright's silk factory at War
renton Is now an object OF admiration.
some OF the worms are grown and COM
menced webbing, and the myriads OF the
White, Velvety creatures are a beautiful
sight TO behold. Fifteen thousand is a
low estimate-rather, they might be meas
ured by the bushel. Numbers OF people.
nave visited the factory, and it Is strange
Wnat funny ideas they have on silk Gull
ture. One wants to know if they spin
green silk, as they feed on green leaves
another wants to know how many years
ola they get before they commence spin
ming; another, how far they can be heard.
One man, the other day, wanted to know
II you ate them.
Will Smith, who was accidentally shot
Dy MISS hottie Wilson on May IS, near
Bankston, in Monroe county, died Friday
morning from the effects of the wound.
Inc ball did not enter the corner of the
eye, as first reported. On the contrary,
an examination and probing disclosed the
TACT that the ball entered slightly to the
rear OF and a little above one ear, and
passing straight through the head,
lodged near the surface on the opposite
side OF the head. For some days after
the shooting it was thought Mr.. Smith
would recover. But on Tuesday last
nigh fever developed, from which time he
began to grow worse, until the result on
Friday morning was as above stated.
Detective +. b. Purcell, who captured
Preston Valentine, the Augusta murder
er, and delivered him to the authorities of
Richmond county, has made application
to the Governor for the reward of $500
offered by the State. Valentine has been
convicted in the Richmond Superior
Court, but motion is pending for new
trial. The Governor holds that until this
motlon is finally determined in the Su-
preme Court he has no authority to pay
over the reward as 1t was specifically
offered for the apprehension OF the then
unknown murderer with proof to convict
A case was cited where the reward was
claimed in similar case and paid. A
new trial was granted, and the prisoner
finally acquitted.
Albany News and Advertiser: The
Young Mems German Club of our city re-
celVed on Saturday a very graceful ac-
acknowledgement from Miss Varina Anne
Davis, the"Daughter OF the Confederacy,"
of the watch forwarded her by them. The
letter accompanying the small testi-
monial of respect for her and love for her
iilustrious sire was cOuched in words
that breathed pure and lofty sentiment
that honOred the sons OF Confederate
veterans. The acceptance was full of
modest grace and becoming dignity, and
was worthy the daughter of Jefferson
Davis. The young men respect her wishes
expressed IN modesty marking the letter
"Persona1," else we would gladly give
the beautiful text entire.
Carrollton Free Press: There has been
one OF the greatest mysteries discovered
in the way of snakes near the Black Jack
mountain that we have ever heard OF.
ha A Mr. ~
tenant OF Mr.. j. H. L. BentOrd, was cut
ting and splitting rails and cut down
post oak about two feet in diameter, and
cut off a cut. split it open, and to his sur
prise he found a chicken snake about
three feet in length right in the centre of
the heart. The tree was entirely sound
where he cut it off at both places, all but
one little decayed spot In the stump.
The tree had been deadened four years
ago, and the snake must have got in be-
fore it died. The question now is how
long had it been in there and what did it
live on?
At Brunswick, between and 4 O'Clock
Monday morning, a well-known young
lady was suddenly awakened to find her
self in the grasp of burly negro. She
screamed, and her brother, hearing her
shrieks, seized his pistol and rushed to
her assistance, when the mIscreant, be-
coming frightened, released her and fed,
the brother firing two shots at him as he
disappeared. The young lady resides in
a One-story house in the northern part
of the city, and the night being warm
left her window open, and it is
presumed that the miscreant in
proving about the neighbOrhood was at
tracted by the open window, when APP
preaching it and seeing the sleeping
maiden within, he crept up and seized
her, doubtless expecting she would be too
dazed and frightened at the situation to
scream upon awakening. Luckily, how
ever, her fright was not of the kind to
render her voiceless, and she succeededin
frightening the black rascal off.