Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-28


gia. Trees onaSt. ,simon's Island have
been known 10 grown thirty feet high,
and TO pass through three or tour winters
without being Killed by frost.
Thomas Holland in attempting to Jump
from the north. bound caplon ball train
near Camilla Friday night, tell and broke
his leg. He was going home from Quit
man, and passed the depot by mistake.
The conductor, Mr.. Holland, says he
slackened the speed OF the train hum
died yards off the depot TO let him jump
Oft. He did so with the above result. He
was left alone by the side Of tue track un-
I'll some Of the people in the vicinity,
hearing the cries for help, Went to his
assistance.
At Marietta Saturday, at a meeting of
the subscribers to the Female, College,
! Col. w. Z. McCiatcbev presided and Col.
r.. j. Ford and A. NJ. DOhbs were elected
secretaries. Upon looking over the sub
scriptlon list IL was found that the amount
agreed upon, $1,000, was subscribed. The
subscribers decided to buy the Howell
place. on kennesaw avenue. This is
beautiful place, and has an elegant two
story brick house on the lot that Will
make very desirable college building.
The school when it is organized, will be
flrst-class IN every particular. With
I good corps OF teachers and good buildings
! and apparatus, there is no reason why
this should not be one of the first schools
| in the State.
Dave Butler, one OF Mitchell county's
colored farmers, to secure supplies en-
cumbered his stock with a mortgage.
Getting short OF money, he sold OF the
. mortgaged stock enough to supply bis i'm
mediate wants, as Sufficient unto the
day" is the principle on which most of
that class work. When the debt was due
Dave was unable to meet it, and could not
produce the mortgeged STOCK. A warrant
was issued Tor his arrest, ana being
pressed closely he left wagon and mule,
in which he was making his way TO AL
bany, at the Dent place in charge OF DID
man Dully King, and look the woods 10
town. He has been hiding in Albany for
nearly week, but was run in Saturday
night. The officers of Mitchell county,
where he is wanted, have been notified.
News reached Albany Saturday morn
ing Of the death of Mr.. b. W. Furlong, at
his home at sniff, on the Brunswick and
Western road. on Friday evening. He
died from the effects of a dose of lauda-
mum which he took, it Is supposed, with
suicidal intent. Coupled with other re-
ports as to what caused him TO end his
own lie, it is rumored that be killed
negro not many days ago, and sunk his
body in the Alapaha river. He had been
on a protTacted spree Just before his death,
deal OF trouble. Mr.. FurlOng was well
known all along the line Of the Bruins
| wick aud Western railroad, having been
| engaged in the saw mill business on this
line OF road for several years past. While
he was very clever and companionable
gentleman and an industrious business
| man when sober, he appeared to place no
value upon his own life when on one of
his prOtracted sprees, and was generally
regarded as a reckless and dangerous
man.
At Clayton Saturday, the court house
was packed at an early hour, as it was
| known that the case of the State vs.. Gus
| Scruggs, charged with murder. would be
tried. solicitor General w. s. Erwin, APP
peared Tor the State; Messrs. Pitchtord,
| Estes and Jones were appointed to dc.
fend. The evidence developed the tact
that two brothers, NJ lies and Gus Scruggs
and others met at Elan Gibson's, and
that the whole crowd were drunk or
drinking. While at Elam's a general
drunken row was engaged In, and during
the row Miles and Gus clinched. Miles,
In falling, managed TO place Gus at the
| bottom. While in this position he began
hitting Gus over the head with a rock.
Gus began cutting right and left. About
this time both got up and Gus cut The de-
| ceased across the abdomen, which cut
produced death. The defendant intro
duoed no evidence. The jury retired and
soon returned with a verdict OF voluntary
manslaughter, whereupon the court
sentenced the prisoner to the penitentiary
Tor a term OF fifteen years.
Parties who came into Albany on the
| Blakely Extension Saturday morning re-
ported the killing of SeabOrn Sheffield, an
old citizen OF Early county, at his home
near Arlington on Friday night. While
| sitting at a table in his house writing.
Mr.. sheffield was shot and instantly
killed by some assassin as yet unknown.
Mr.. Sheffield recently made his will, and
it is understood that there is, or has been,
some dissatisfaction upon the part of
some of the heirs over the DISPOSE
ton OF his property that the old
man had made in his will. The gen.
eral impression seems to be that the will,
or the jealousy that had been engendered
By il, led TO the assassination. 1t is said
that Mr., Sheffield received a letter on
Friday warning him of his danger and ad-
vising him that If he did not leave the
county be would be killed. 1t appears
that MIR. Sheffield was the only white per-
son on his place on Friday night, and
that the negroes did not report his death
in Arlington until Saturday morning.
Some slight clues have been obtained
which may lead to the disclosure Of the
assassin.
AT Atlanta, Saturday, Special Officer
Jumbo Hunter approached James O'Neil,
a white man boarding at No. 81 Wheat
street, and laid his hand on O'NeiPs
shoulder as il to arrest him. O'Neil paid
no attention to Hunter, probably think
ing that he WAS trying TO steer him
against a game of some sort, and wake
away. going 10 his room. Soon after en-
tering il Jumbo came In and O'Nell
ordered him TO get out of the room.
Jumbo paid no attention to the command
until ONeil picked up a pistol. and,
pointing IL at him, threatened to kill him.
The landlady OF the house appeared at
this juncture and requested O'Neil not to
shoot, as Jumbo was policeman. The
officer verified this statement by showing
his nIckle-plated credentials. Hunter
then lett and Sunday had O'Neil arrested
charging him with assault with intent to
murder. A preliminary trial before a
Justice OF the peace caused O'Neil TO be
bound over on a bond of 500. IL is not
likely that anything Will be done with
O'Neil, as Hunters conduct was so
strange that O'Neil did not know how 10
consider IL.
FLORIDA.
The colored church at ApoDka was dedi.
Gated sunday by the Presiding Elder.