The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28

face. Officer Baughn, VINO Happeaec 70 De
on the car, stepped 10 her and assisted her
to her feet When asked if she vas hurt
she replied that she was not, but soon after
turned dea.hly pele and luted. MIR.
Baughu caught her, and with the assistance
of another gentleman carried her into a
house near by.
Jock Tatum of Trenton had narrow
escape from death one day last week. How
he escaped is a miracle. He had only the
fore parts of a two-horSe wagon and an
extra Y heel was placed so that it would
rest on the axle and tongue Of the wagon,
and on top Of this he was riding The team
| became frightened at something in the road
and commenced to run. BY some means
his feet was thrown between the s2okes of
one wheel and his heal il tho other which
| ''locked" both wh54ls While he was in
this position the mules ran about 200 yards
over a rough road. Only one of his ankles
thrown out of place was the result, with
the exception Of few bruises.
Calvin r. Perry, most excellent citizen
| of Dec ttur county, Is the victim of a strange
! derange nent. He fancies ne has a special
revelation from God; and his mission in
| part is t. do away with Masonry, Farmers
Alliances and secret societies, leaving the
! church alone as an organization on earth.
| He has written letters t. Dr. Talmage and
| President Harrison informing them Of his
| mission. And, as he SAYS, MS neighbOfs
| think his mind IS not right, he desires 20 be
| examined by jury of ministers, VINO shall
determine the merits of MS case, both as to
| his arrangement and his mission. His
| friends are taking steps 10 have him sent
to Milledgeyille for treatment.
| At Valdostl, Friday, in the superior
court, consent verdict was given l. the
case of the state VS.. tie Stal1ecksrs, Ellen
burg and Scruggs, charged with the murder
of Old man Joe Wilson last November. The
ev dence was purely ircu ustaltial, and
not strong enough for a case. The Wilson
murder will thus pass into one Of unsolved
mysteries. The court adjourned until yes
terday. The case against George BlOunt
and Frank Hill, charged with numbering
William Miller, on the negro excursion
from Savannah on last Monday, and
George Bell, accessory thereto, will come
up; also TIE case of Joe Wilson, charged
with murder Of BIZ Deloach Lewis He
was captured in West Florida, and brought
back last week. a reward of Sl5D goes to
I. Y Watts for returning him to the tate
Convictions In these two eases are pretty
sure, as each murder was cold bloode1
Near-Sandersville Wednesday afternoon
a negro cabin on F. c. Rawlings planta-
ton, occupied by Ida Tarver and her two
children, was destroyef- by fire. The
mother was absent at the time, the chill
dren, aged 3 years and II months respect
lively, being in the house alone, the older
one escaping and the latter being consumed
by the flames. The mother, Ida Tarver,
charged the crime upon Ella Davis an
other negro woman, tenant on the same
place, and swore out warrant for arson
against her. A commitment trial was hal
Messrs. Harris a Rawlings representing the
prosecution, the accused being without
counsel. The evidence d sclosei the fact
that Ella aipas'e ed the house a short time
before, going 70 the spring beyond, and
that and that a deep animOsty excis ed o
her mind against Ida Taryer. The trial
resulted in the commitment of the accused.
At Newman Frldty night about $50
O'Clock, while the sky was oudless and
a breeze was stirring, a sudden flash from
the heava S lit up the whole earth and
startled all who saw the phenomenon. 1t
looked like a red ball of fire which was no
sooner seen in the northwestern horizon
than 1t burst in its descent, scattering
sparks in its train similar to those witnessed
in blacksmith shop when hammering red
hot iron. changing its color from red to
blue. No noise followed the explosion, yet
had 1t been as near as it seemed it could
have been easily heard. Those who saw it
all seemed TO think it was right at them.
and it Is related by party of picnickers
who were returning from Sargents factory
that those sitting on the front seat jumped
them. The people are greatly excited over
it, and some of the more superstitious pre-
dict it the fOrerunner of some great
calamity. This was the second one of the
kind witnessed there last week.
Aaron Cook (colored), who lives at Long
view, was arraigned before Justice
MCLAUGHLIN last week for cruelty whipping
his daughter. Cook has the reputation of
being an industrious and honest negro, but
very tyrannical in the administration of his
family discipline His wife left him seven
or eight years ago because he beat her so
often, and from the evidence produced he
has since gratltied his belligerent disposition
upon the persons of his Children. and
especially his daughter, who is now about
Is years old. This girl told him "a story
and he became so enraged at her lack of
veracity that he bound her hand and foot
and applied the lash, which was the butt
end Of an OK whip, for about an hour or
two. Judge McLauchliu appointed COM
mittoe one of whom was q physician, to
examine the injuries Of this ebony-hued
daughter. They were Mortified at the
sight of such cruelty. The surface of the
body, from head TO foot, was striped with
bloody abrasions of the skin and flesh
Cook was placed under bond for his appear
ance at the next superior court. 1t is re-
ported that since the trial he has givea her
a more severe whipping than before.
Maj. r. J. Bacon, who was in Albany
Friday, told a reporter of the NelrS and
Advertiser of a frlgn Which the old negro
ferryman at Tire ferry across Flint river on
his fGdce recently received. The old man
was delighted to answer call from a Gus
toner from the Baker county side and,
& ing over, fouuda white man and his wife
travelling in waEOD. In ferryIng the
team and people across the stream CONVEX
sation was engabed in, ana the man asked
if there We any fish in the river, to watch
the negro replied plenty, of course The
man slgnltied his Intention to kill few,
and asked the ferryman to paddle him
in his bateau TO a good place to fish.
Down the stream the two hoated
to beautiful cove, and as they approached
it the man threw a dynamite bomb ito
the stream. The bomb exploded with loud
report and great force, creating fear vi
cOmmotlon IN the waters, nearly filling the
boat with water after it hal come near to
being upset. The negro ferryman was not
familiar with that mode of fishing, aud it
being his first acquaintance with a dyua-
mite bomb, he was frightened almost out of
his Senses After the commotion aud the
waters Gained down. about fifty or sixty
fish, some exceptionally fine, wer5 picked
up on the surface of the stream. 1t is
against the law TO use dynamite bombs in
fishing.
j. J. Bowen of Statesboro writes the fol-
lowing letter, which explains itself: Il
A.