The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-27

Jan. 2. The primary election was held
some months ago, and consequently little
| interest is taken in the coming regular cleo
ton. The candidates will receive the united
support of the people of the county. The
following are the nominees: For ordinary,
e. M. Anthony; for clerk, j. A. Dyson for
| treasurer. j. +. Andrews; for sheriff, j. w.
Galloway: for surveyor, w. G.. Tatum; for
| coroner. j. A. Lane. Owing to Maj. j. f..
| Andrews failing health, he declined the
nomination for county treasurer. His
brother. DR.. III. F. Andrews, has announced
for the position, with the understanding
that Maj. Andrews shall receive the benefit
of the salary. Boyce Ficklen also an
nounces his name as candidate for treas
| urer.
| Rev. Mr. Pafford reported at Douglass
recently that some time ago white man,
whose name he does not remember, visited
the Pafford church in Coffee county, raised
a row and cut man and a mule nearly to
death. After the services were over he
threatened to whip the preacher, and did
deal him few raps with his buggy whip.
| because, he said, the preacher would be a
witness against him in his prosecution for
having disturbed public worship. Still
later reports have come to Mr.. Pafford that
a white man, supposed to be the same one
who had the trouble at Paffords church,
entered the coloret church at Enigma,
strobe into the pulpit and commenced beat
ing and abusing the preacher, who stood
the rough treatment for while, when, to
relieve himself, he drew his knife and dis
emboweled the desperate. He died in a
few moments
At LaGrange one night last week, i
Young gentleman from an adjoining county
being delayed over, took quite an interest
in looking up the sights of town. He made
the acquaintance of several Of the boys, aud
they thinking he needed little exercise,
concluded to test his speed Telling him
there was to be a balloon ascension over
beyond the cemetery, he was wild to 60
over and see it. One Of the boys volun-
teered to accompany him, while the others
went around and arrived a little in advance
of the stranger. 1t is the sane old story
The boys in ambush opened fire, the com
panion fell, and shouted to the young man
to run for his life He took the advice, and
Immediately. One or two jumps limbered
him up, when he cut across the cemetery at
a speed that would have blowed a race
horse, never touching monument or fence
as he went over.
A young man by the name of Asa Scar
brough, living near the line of Madison and
Ebert counties, fell desperately in love with
daughter of John Grimes, a neighbor, and
paid homage at her shrine, but the father
objected to the match, and would not listen
to the appeals of the lover. The girl also
loved Asa, and they concluded to do what
all lovers do when they are repulsed in their
designs-hy to the nearest justice Of the
peace and marry as soon as possible-which
was done; but the narrators did not know
how. When the old gentleman arose and
found his daughter gone, he was shocked,
but more SO when he began 20 look about
the house, and the place where he kept his
money, and found that beside his daughter
$50 were also missing. Sheriff Scarborough,
a cousin of the groom, was put on The
track. At first he learned they were in
South Carolina. Going at once to Ander-
son, he there learned that the couple had
gone to Wilmington, N. c., and at last &C
counts he was in pursuit, but with meager
prospects of coming up with the fugitives.
1t is thought the girl took the money as her
portion of the fathers property.