Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-29

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with head up and tall erect, altogether
regardless of the dogs.
LAGRANGE Reporter: Tax Receiver Sim
mons is busily engaged comparing the
dlgest OF last year with the present, en-
deavoring TO discover the hole into which
the Il ,6S6 acres of land slid. Probably
sinking mountain" will be found some
Where in Troup. A difference of 2,400
acres has been found in two districts, and
properly placed on the detaulter's list,
he is confident il can all be found, and
Tax Collector Phillips will have these
lists. Parties should see him.
West Gates, cOlored, is lauguishing in
Ir0up Jail on charge of arson. On last
Friday night, about - O'Clock. he was
caught In the ACT of firing Angelina Mar
Inns house, near the Presbyterian church.
The fire was poked through hole in the
SIDE OF the house, not far from the bed on
winch the colored woman was sleeping.
fne walls OF the rooms were lined with
paper, and the quick blaze aroused the
woman, VINO gave the alarm. Marshal
Mccormack, w. Nj. Castles and j. B.
Hole captured him.
Wednesday afternoon the little four
year old daughter OF john d. Andrews, of
near Greensboro, met with Il horrible
death and another daughter was slightly
injured. The saw mill of Bowden Il Oil
Yer has been on Mr.. Andrews place cut
ting out snme lumber. Heavy limbers
from the adjacent woods were brought up
to the mill and lay round about 1t. The
two little girls were play ing about one OF
these logs when they stumbled and fell,
and the log rolled over ones head, crush
Ing it TO jelly and wounding the other
terribly. The death OF the one was al
most instantaneous, but the other Will
recover.
Two colored girls, aged and 0 years,
Were suddenly taken i'll at the home
OF their parents in Cuthbert ON Friday
evening last and died on Saturday morn
ing, within "a few hours of each other.
They were sisters. aud the physician who
was called to them states that the patients
presented every indication of being pOis-
oned. No solution as to the manner in
which they were poisoned, or what it was
done with, has been given, except the
statement of some OF their coored friends
to the effect that they were seen to eat of
the berries of wild vine growing on the
banks of the railroad, and it is supposed
that this caused their sudden death.
Excelsior Eagle: On Wednesday of last
week at Ogeechee bridge, near 81 Central
railroad, Aaron Lanier, colored, was
Ou Tue Ol Inc DiluHe
when j. A. Waters, Sheriff OF this coun-
ty, and JEFF Moore, John Anderson and
another party came up with two warrants
against Lanier tor rape, also a warrant
for forfeiture OF bond TO appear at the last
term OF the superior Court for Vagrancv,
When the posse approached Lanier
started on run, and they opened fire on
him with shot gun charged with mixed
shot. The drst volley hit Lanier and an
other negro standing near by. He con-
tinued TO run and the posse opened on
him with pistols, and the seventh shot
brought him down. Lanier has three or
four wounds, but none are considered
dangerous. He is safe in Statesboro Jail.
At Cedartown last Tuesday morning as
young Jules Harris was passing the street
near the Booz House, accompanied by
two other gentlemen, he was accOsted by
James Hoke. cOlOred,Whe dunned him Tor
small amount. Harris, who claimed to
have been annoyed TO eXtpemes over the
trivial matter. made an angry reply,
Hoke demonstrated. Harris stopped for
brick and the negro reached for stone,
Harris was the quickest, and as the negro
arose be threw the brick with deadly
force, tue same striking him on the head,
cutting terrible cash. The negro fell
and lay for time mOtiOnless, and was
thought to be killed. Harris fed, and has
since not been heard from. The negro
soon regained consciousness, and was
carried home, and by Sunday recovered
so as to attend church, and is now thought
out of any danger.
Jefferson Herald: The Pendergrass COL
ored church has been the scene of more
cutting and shooting affairs within the
last two years than Ally Ehet, point in the
county, but the meshnesei of all these &C.
Cured Thursday night, Aug. 10. A col
ored boy named gCeph Hemphill was
escorting his dusky lover home from said
church when Tom Randolph came up and
began abusing him and waving his pistol
over the gallant darkey's head. Ceph
asked his company to walk on
and allow him to reason with the
enraged Randolph, which was done
without parley. Turning to his
adversary, whose pistol glistened in the
starlight, Ceph urged him to be quiet, at
the same time placing his own pistol at
easy access. When in reach of Randolph,
Ceph gave him sudden push and at once
drew his pistol and fired. The ball took
effect in Randolph's arm. Here the fun
began. The girl, who was few PAGES
away, started on run for home, the
wounded darkey began crying, from pain,
at the top of his voice: "Help! murder ~
etc., which frightened Cephus, and he
started on run to overtake
his deserted companion. This
proved to be an exciting race.
The spectators, who heard the footsteps
as they clattered down Church street fare
unable to state whether the lovers ever
met to consider the danger through which
they had passed or not.