Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-19

running over the place with them MI
day. and roosting with them at night.
About three weeks ago he decided to go
to setting. and finding nest of guinea
eggs, he began his maternal duties. and
has been patiently at it ever since, never
leaving the nest only for few minutes
at time.
Fulton county wants more cOnvicts.
Z The different counties having chain
gang cOnVicts whom they wish TO dispose
of to other counties can htre them out to
Fulton county byapplying to Commits
sioner James ID. Collins, who is author
lied by the county commissioners TO treat
! with the authorities of other counties on
this subject. Fulton wants more con-
victs to save expenses. 1t costs little
more to keep full force than a few, and
the gang has been thinned out considera-
bly,.
Adairsville is in a splendid condition.
j. NJ. Veacn Il Co. are doing the largest
business they have ever done, running
the mammoth flour mills night and day,
making 200 barrels of the best flour. Sew
eral new cotton gins have been erected
| this summer. The clover crop has been
fine. The farmers of OOthcalOOga Valley
will make l,200 bushels of clover seed,
bringing So per bushel. The Western
and Atlantic railroad received, at Adairs-
vile, in the last sixty days, 81 900 as pay
mentor freight.
Mrs. Clswson, of Charleston, passed
through Atlanta Friday en- route to Chi
cago. She was accompanied by five
! children. Mrs. ClawsOn was one of the
many who lost all she had in the recent
earthquake, ana, with only few dollars
in pocket, started for Chicago. When
she reached Atlanta she did not have
money enough to purchase tickets to Chi
cago for herself and children, but through
Mr
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, she secured transportation for
her entire family with what she had.
The members of the Second Baptist
church, OF Columbus, neld a conference
| Thursday night. The resignation OF Rev.
w. j. Howard was accepted. An cleo
ton for pastor was then entered into and
Rev. w. j. Howard was unanimously re-
elected. 1t is not known yet whether he
will accept. He is the father OF his
church, having been one of seven who
organized it only a few years ago. From
that small beginning he has worked the
membership up to nearly 300 and has
built splendid house of worship. He
has been pre-eminently the right man in
the right place.
The remains of the Rev. Henry Will
liams, who died Sept. 10, reached Dallas
Thursday morning from Cross Plains,
Ala, via the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad, accompanied by a
committee of Masons from Cross Plains
lodge, the Rev. q. Il. Russell. a Presbyte-
rian deacon, being among the number.
Mr.. Williams had been an active Baptist
minister for nearly a half century. He
lived for a number of years in Paulding
and Cobb counties prior 10 bis removal to
Alabama. He was laid aw ay to rest at
New Hope church by his many friends
and with Masonic honOrs.
A base ball team of Indians, composed
OF ten bucks and nine squSws. headed for
Atlanta, stranded at Chattanooga Friday
morning on account OF a money less treasu-
ry. Before the train pulled out OF the de-
pot the conductor learned that the In
dams, who were in special car, had
neither money nor tickets. He cut loose
! the coach and left 1t standing in the de-
pot. The Indians, 1t Is said, came to Chat
tanoO2a from Birmingham, where they
played game or two to toleraby good
audiences. A railroad man there says II
they want work he will give them picks
and shOvels and put them to work on his
road.
Moses Phillips, colored, the blind black
smith. and the oldest citizen in Ameri-
Gus, died on Monday morning last, lack
ing but four years of being century old.
The writer knew him as "Uncle Nose"
the blacksmith FORCES OF the large car
riage and wagon mandatory OF Stephen
b. Marshall, at Eatont0n. In the ante
belium days in Eatonton, and since then
in Amerlcus, the word and work OF Uncle
Nose was as reliable as that of his old
master, Mr.. Marshall, and by no higher
standard could he be tested. Better than
all, Uncle Nose died, as he had long lived,
a Christian.
Sheriff Godfrey reached Clayton Thurs
day night with Eugene Beck. Beck is
looking remarkably well, considering his
long confinement in jail. He realizes that
he is TO be sent TO the penitentiary for
life, though as far as appearances go he ia
| as cheerful as if preparing for pleasant
journey, He has pleasant word for ey-
cry one who visits him. His laugh Is as
| free and musical as ever, and "A stranger
| looking upon him could hardly believe
that he could have been guilty of killing
/ his wife and sister-in-law in cold blood.
! There are few better specimens of physi-
cal manhood than Eugene Beck, and
| when free from the influence of whisky,
! his pleasant manner always made IA
vorable impression upon all with whom
he came In contact.
! Blakely News: A report reached our
| town on Sunday evening that a man
| named Hightower was drowned in the
/ ChattahOOchee river In the fore part of
the day. The report stated that Mr..
Hightower had been addressing Miss
! Wingate, of Henry county, Ala, and that
/ on her refusal to marry him ne pulled out
| his pistol and shot her dead. He made
his way TO wards the river with view to
cross, but was so closely followed by the
Sheriff taat when he got to the river be
left his horse and plunged In TO swim
across. The sheriff being unable to fol-
! low him, commenced shooting at him.
Whether he hit him or not seems to be
uncertain, but he was seen to sink, and
never rose again. When the report first
reached us IL was stated to have occurred
at Towards landing, but it was after-
wards stated To be at Columbia. This
has also been cOntradicted, and we are
not right certain now that there is any
truth in 1t. This we know, however, that
"a man came to Blakely on Sunday even
ing who claimed to have witnessed the
affair.
About II 80 O'Clock Friday night two
shots were heard in East Macon. in the
vicinity of the Baptist church., Just out
side the city limits. Soon after James A.
Nelson was seen staggering about with
large quantity OF blood on his shirt
bosom. He was followed by Bob Bradley,
VINO had also been wounded, and then
negro boy named George Pigglns was
found with wounded arm. Mr.. Ne.son