The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-09

shade the pioneer pitcaei lis tent. and
afterward constructed the rude log caolu,
tile first built on this. the wes- side O, Lizzie
river, the home ~ himself ant ltts ones,
while the more imposing structure, the
; present home and residence Of Or. Mark
Johnson, was in progress o. erection.
Among the property ofe Oh ut public safe
at Macon TUESDAY was the place of "a coloret
man named G. T. Stub5s, On Arch street,
sold to satisfy a debt of $3.50 t. tie Central
City Loan and Trust Association. IL was
cried by AuctIuneer Hewey, as the agent
OF Cashier Burr OF the association. d. j.
Bler bid 3 90, and Col. J. II. Daily bid
s., 100, aud Hewey knocked it or 70 DAILY
a. tcat price. Baer claimed that the q, 100
b.d was his Daily affirmed It was his.
Cashier Burr thea personally cried of the
property a second time. Dalv refused to
bid again. Baer bought it at 81. l3j. DAILY
gave notice that he would contest the mat
ter. Col BufOrd Davis, as attorney for
Baer, said Baer would tender the money 10
Burr, and would expect Burr to make Baer
a deeH Burr expects to proceed TO make
oJt the deed, but does not know whether or
not he will be enjoined by DAILY from 50
doing.
The greatest increase since 1883, is what
the tax digeSls received at the comptroller
generals Office Indicate Digssts have been
! I5ceIYei from ia II the BIC uItleS. These
show q net Increase Of Sll,46S, 9l2 Capt
luFow, in charge Of the tax department
81 the comptroller generals Office, said
! " ednesday: TIE returns so far received
show an increase in the ! f counties equal
TO that shown by the whole
state last year. OF the counties not yet
heard from Fulton viii, 1 hope, show a
S5U0J,0OO increase. The other counties not
heard from are nall aui the increase in
some will probably be offset by the decre4s e
IN some Of the Others. That will make the
| total probably between $l8, 900, 900 and Sl7,-
0O0,0 900. This is next highest We have had
in years-since lsS3 when the digest showed
an increase of SlS,00O,O0 This you must
remember is only the digest increase and
does not include the increase in railroad
properties. which does not 90 on the di-
gest.'
On bitter cold night in January, 1887,
nine or ten disguised men broke down the
door of w. .. ShelnutJ's house, in Santa
Fe district, jackson county, dragged him
| from his bed, running his wife and mother
| in-law screaming and terrified into the
woods The mob car tel Shcllnutt TO Reho-
both church near by and there hanged him
twice TO a joist in the church with wagon
| lines, afterwards dragging him over the
| frozen ground t. a "a len log across which
they held him and logged him until he was
nearly dead. Mr.. Shellnutt was one
legged man, and tho affair created great
deal OF excitement at the time. Nine of
the parties were Indicted for riot, three Of
them being convicted at the February term
Of the Jackson superior lurt, and the re-
naming viii be tried before Judge Hutch
ms at Jefferson the county seat next
week. a suit for damages was filed
against seven of the party on tho evil side
OF the court The suit was tried at Jelfor-
| son yesterday, the jury remaining out until
| II o'clock last night, when they brought in
a verdict awarding Ar. Shellnutt $l,lOJ
damages
Last Tuesday evening, about eight miles
from Chauncey, Il dasJardly attempt was
made by black villain 10 commit a rape
upon little l0-vear-old daughter Of Daniel
| Williams, q well-to-do farmer of Dodge
county, while size was at the cowpeu milk
| ing. One Of her brothers happened to come
upon the brute while he was making des-
| perate attempt 10 satisfy his helish passion
He made good his escape The country was
secured for him, but the brute could not be
found. deer hunt being arranged to take
! pace Monday, j. II. Crutchiield marshal of
| Chauncey, went to take a hand with the
| boys in tho sport, and while seated
! at the depot preparing TO g TO the
| camp preparatory to entering the drive, he
| spiel the perpeCratOr of the heinOuS crime
| coming up the railroad, and when he got in
proper distance, with a deadly weapon
| drawn he commanded the would be raper
TO surrender, which he reluctantly did.
The watchful marshal took charge Of him
and returned to Eastman on the way freight
at o'clock and placed him in jail. The
community in which the act was committed
is terribly excited over the affair and there
Is danger of a lynchiug.
w. L. Grice of Hawkinsvile writes as
follows: A writer in the Atlanta Coastttu-
| ton of Monday says discussion has been
gong on as to when and where the last gun
of the war was fired in Georgia. and he de-
clared that the one which killed Col. C.. A.
L. Lamar at Columbus was "the very last
gun fired on Georgia soil The mattar is
not important, bu, it is better that history
should not be put down wrong. Col.
Lamar fell at the capture of Columbus
by Gen. w llson IN the spring of 1865. 1t
is we'll known that Wilson, after the
taking of Columbus, marched with his
forces to Macon, Il distance of 100 miles.
and 1t is also known to some that at least
one hostile gun was fired by a coufed-
crate soldier in tho defense of Macon. and
within its corporate limits. In the city n
raid had been made on the commissary. and
the street near the city hall was full Of non
combatants, engaged in the scramble for
provisions from the comrissary. In the
midst of the commotion Ii squad of blue
coats came dashing down the street toward
Cotton avenue. A confederate soldier raised
his gun aud fired at the daring troopers as
they charged into the crowd. The report
at the time was that one saddle was emp-
tied.
{. c. Johnson was committed to Jail in
default of $500 bond at Atlanta, Tuesday
About year ago Johnson burglarized the
store of Abssic X ORear on Mitch Il street.
and IN getting out at the window he ierkei
one of the buttons off his vest Ii was this
button that led to his detection and arrest
by Detective Cason, who had him bound
over. Through some technicality he was
allowed to give straw bond, and escaped
before his trial. Some time ago the same
man burglarized Col Murphy's office. ON
Alabama street, and Detective Joe Green
recovered the goods, but failed
to catch the criminal Friday
night, about 10 o'clock. Patrolma1
Phillips'Saw johnson hiding sachel under
"a pile of wood on Decatur street. As the
negro came out of the woodple he was ar
rested and Officer Phillips locked him IN.
Tuesday his valise was searched. and in il
were found contracts with the superin-
tendent of the board Of education OF Haber-
sham county for 1884 and 1887. In both
Instances Johnson had secured the school in
Deep Greek sub-district, and from a scrap
of one of his addresses it appears that
johnson was very patriotic man He is
supposed TO be wanted III Athens and in
Birmingham, Ala, where it is thought that
be committed several crimes