The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

| uays ago. Tor rape upon negro glfl, dDout
years old. He lived at Waverly Hall, in
Harris country, and while at work III Shiloh
district. it is said, enticed tie girl off IN the
woods, pretending to send her back with q
| jug he had in the woods and wanted the
mother of the girl to keep it until he re-
turned, and when off from the house
he committed this crime. The doctor who
examined the girl seid she was in very
| critical condition. Phillips was arrested
and brought before the girl, AID she told
him he was the man that did it. 1t is re-
| ported by good people that this is the third
attempt OF this kind. Evidence is very
strong against him. Phillips has wife and
three small children, and is about 80 years
old.
There are number OF new buildings now
in course of erection In Athens. principally
private residences. Mrs. DR.. Nell has just
completed home on Miiledge avenue, adj
joining Mrs. Hughes, at cos. Of 81, 500
George I. Hodgsou, formerly Of Atlanta, is
putting the finishing touches on very
unique cottage on Prince avenue that will
cost him 5000 c. d. Flanigen is also
building on Prince avenue very beau
tiful home, that will cost when completed,
in the neighborhood of $1,000 Two stores
are going up en- the site of the old Clinard
house, and arrangements are being made TO
break dirt on the Young Mel's christian as
ISOLATION building, 10 be erected corner
Lumpkin and Clayton streets Smaller new
buildings are going up in every portion of
the city, Property is advancing in price,
and there is an active demand for building
lots.
At Macon, two or three years ago, before
the city closed up the cistern at the inter
section of Fourth and Pine streets, quite a
number Of fish were placed in it Sunday
gentleman, who W. $ one of the contribu-
tors TO this mammoth aquarium, said that
cistern contained one of The most remark
able fish known. He secured it in seine
out of Tracy Lake three years ago, and
while carrying it home with others was
startled to hear it sing, or rather making
noise on the cricket order. The bucket of
fish were placed in Uhe CT tern and the sing
ing fish forgotten. Recently while passing
the cistern he heard tine noise, which was 50
peculiar that he remembered it at once.
Although the top OF the cistern had been
covered up for two years or more,
the fish lived in the water, and from the
depths Of its dark damp dungeon was sing
ing its song quite cheerily. The gentle
man says the fish can be heard almost any
night.
Hon. James NJ Smith Of Oglethorpe
county, who is the large Il planter in Gtor
gia, will soon have graded railroad from
his farm to tap the Athens branch Of the
Georgia road, a mile below Wirterville.
ne leIRGn u UIllS ROAD Will De DDtWe6n SIX
and seven miles. The grading is now nearly
completed, the crossties sawed and new
steel rails ordered and paid for. This rail
road will be of standard gauge and equipped
with the very best rolling stock. No one
will have any interest in 1t but Col. Smith,
who is building it for his own convenience.
1t is estimated that less than $4,000 will
grade and equip the road, and that it will
be i'll operation in time for the coming sea-
sons business. Col. Smith also intends to
build branches of this road from his farm
pleasant Hid to Danielsville, in Madison
county, and TO Danburg, in Wilkes county.
He is fully able to carry out these enter
prises, having made yer a quarter of mil
lion dollars since the war farming.
A negro named James Thomas, a COM
plete stranger in the neighborhood. was
killed on Friday night last on the planta-
ton of DIR. L. johnson, about twelve miles
from Waynesboro. The deceased was at
the house of a negro named John Schley
The latter's wife was away from home that
night, and the sequel will show purposely
that the deceased's enemies mig get in
their work. The body of Thomas was
found at or near Schley's house door, the
by twenty buckshot. He was shot facing
his antagonist and during the
night some time At the inquest John
Schley confessed doing the killing, and
gave as his reason for 50 doing that
Thomas was after his (Schley's) wife,
Schley was committed to Jail In the
meantime Sohleys confession seemed too
improbable, and closer investigation fol-
lowed. Another warrant was sworn out,
and a second investigation had with the
same result as the first A third effort was
made Monday, and he court committed to
Jail with Schley one Peter Thomas (colored),
and also William Rawlings. Joseph Nc
Kinnie and Samuel Cain (all white)
Several other white men are charged with
the offense along with these last three but
were not bound over for good legal grounds
shown.