The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-06

News reached Lincolnton Tuesday of
terrible tragedy at Jackson's Cross Roads,
nine miles from there, just across the line
III likes county 1t appears that Mrs
John Elliott an aged widow living at that
place, bad made some remarks about the
wife of John Logan, a merchant there,
which so provoked the wrath of Logan
that he went TO her house. dragged her into
the yard and shot her twice with his pistol,
producing death instantly. Mrs Elliott is
between 30 and go years Of age, and is the
widow of the late Capt John Elliott, well
and favorably known in that section. Lo-
gan has been merchandising at the Cross
Roads several years, and was regarded as
good citizen. AT last accounts he was still
at large.
The following experience of party in
Brunswick gives an idea of the jump things
have taken. A gentleman living in "a rented
house few years ago bought two hand
some lots in front of his temporary residence
TO keep from having it spoiled with few
sllanties intending to put up a $3.50 cot
tage for himself, wife and BARNS. Before
he built the neighborhood began to improve
and he determined to make an effort for a
$1,000 building, Before that was
put up things went ahead and he
made arrangements for brick residence
and now he finds that even that would look
commonplace on his lots, which are really
the h8ndsomest in the city, and is wonder
ing how he can manage to get money
enough together for marble. Meanwhile
his patient little wife is still living in a
rented house, the boom having Travelled too
fast for the good man.
Monday evening theO' Shaughnessey party
arrived at Brunswick on special car by
the East Tennessee road. 1t was composed
of the following prominent capitalists:
James +, o'Shaug hnessey, Hon. Milton
Humer, General Counsel Memphis and
Charleston railroad; Col. William w. Niles,
a prominent lawyer from New York city;
J. K. Stevens, Esq, President National
Bank of Huntsville, Ala; Capt.
W. p. Anderson, President American
Oil Trust Company, Cincinnati; S. III.
Buck, Esq, formerly Of New Orleans, now
President of the North Alabama I'M
provement Company. The object of the
visit was to examine the properties recently
purchased in Brunswick and vicinity by
Mr. O'Shaughnessey. The Brunswick com
pany, for which a charter was recently
granted, was organized during their stay,
with capital of 5,000,0 900. The purpose
of this company is to improve the proper
ties above referred TO. They visited ST.
Simon's Island and examined the extensive
possessions held there, and determined upon
site for a summer resort hotel. 1t was de-
cided to expend $50, 900 in the hotel and
site was chosen near the beach. 1t is said
that work will begin ON the hotel in about
thirty days.
Athens Banner Waterman: We learn
from parties from adjoining counties that
there is regular stampede among negroes
in the direction of Athens, Atlanta and
other cities where the free school System
prevails. Many farms are being deserted
by every hand there n, and we hear of one
farmer in Oglethorpe county who runs
forty plows, and to-day he has not a negro
on his farm, the last one having packed up
and moved to Athens. There are whole
neighborhoods in this county already almost
deserted by the blacks. The roads leading
into this city for days past have been lined
with vehicles of all kinds laden with the
household goods of negroes. Farmers say
that they will not listen to propositions
| looking to contracts for another year,
| these people stating that they intend to
move to towns where their children can
be sent to school the year round without any
money. The desertion of the country by
our laboring class of people will certainly
| tell upon the farmers, for it will make hands
scarce and unsatisfactory There is nothing
for the negroes to do in Athens. There are
more men now than there is work or room
for. Every shanty In the corporate limits
of this city swarm with half starved ne
groes. There is no use of them coming here
| with the hope of getting their children edu-
Gated at the expense of the white taxpayers
of Athens Our people will notp put up with
| sl1ch a burden