The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-21

the silver in. He is rated "Al" and vision
of the Sheriff never haunts his peaceful
dreams.
Jasper fla Times: One of the Hunters
of Echols county, Georgia, burned por-
ton of E. j. Bakers turpentne farm a few
days ago. Not satisfied with that, he tore
up some of his tramroad aud set fire to one
of the trestles. This proved more than our
! good-natured friend Baker could stand so
Hunter was arrested, and s. S. Jones came
to Jasper and took Attorney l.. E. Robertson
| up to Justice Court at Statewide. The
! result is Hunter will either have to give
bond or go to Jail until the October term of
| court. We heard that Hunter had mis-
understanding with one of the young men
in Mr.. Bakers employ, and is taking his
| spite out by injuring Bakers property. If
So that is an ugly way to get satisfaction.
especially as we learn the wrong is fancied
one only.
A remarkable accident, and one fatal in
| its consequences, occurred to a lady named
Mrs Green, in the northern part of Murray
| county, recently. Mrs Green had been to
a neighboring store with her husband to
make some necessary purchases, and was
| returning home with her arms full of
| bundles, when in the act of stepping across
small mud-hole, near the roadside, her
| foot slipped and she fell heavily to the
| ground. The fall of itself would probably
| have been attended by no fatal consequences
had not the unfortunate woman's neck
! come in contact with bent sapling grow
ing by the roadside, which caused instant
| death by dislocation. Her husband ran to
her at once and raised her up, but she never
spoke sgain, not even breathed after the
fall, death having been instantaneous.
A mass meeting Of tho Democrats Of
Craw. ord county was held at Knoxville
| Thurs lay for the purpose OF appointing del
egatas to the two State Conventions and to
tue Congressional Convention of the Sixth
District. Cleveland, Colqutt and Blount
were indorsed. The following dele
gates were unanimously elected TO
the convention of MAY 9, viz: r.
ID. Smith, James Tyler, Williams Ruther-
ford, H. c. Sanders. Delegates TO the
Gubernatorial convention were appointed
as follows: w. w. johnson, John D.
CheeVes, c. II. Smith, o. P Wright, w. j.
Sl%umb Delegates, instructed for Hon. j.
H. BIount, were appointed to the Congress
slonal convention as follows: John t. An
drews, A. +. Williams, w. P. Blasingame,
A. j. Danielly. J. II. Hall was Endorsed as
a suitable delegate from the Sixth district
to the st. Louis convention.
Gov. Gordon received the following letter
Thursday from Gov. j. p Richardson, of
South Carolina: Columbia, s. c., April
IS, 1SSS-To his excellency, John B. Gordon,
Governor of Georgia: Dear Sir-I have the
honor 10 inform your excelency that at
the request of prominent or distinguished
citizens of Georgia, the Attorney General
of this State has had entered upon the
records Of the court i'll Aiken county, of
this State, nolle prosecute on the indict-
ment against Edward Stone, for whom a
requisition had been made upon your ex-
cellency. / have the honor to be your OK
cellency's obedient servant, j. p Richard
son, Governor OF South Carolina" Black
wood is the man over whom the Georgia
and South Carolina authorities had a lively
tilt about eighteen months ago. About six
months ago McNally was killed. That was
a final settlement of his case, and now Gov.
Richardson, "at the request of prominent
and distinguished citizens of Georgia" has
notified Gov. Gordon that the requisition
for Stone is withdrawn.