The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23

He further said that Col Buck informed
him that he BUCK would have control of
the federal patronage Of that section. Mr..
Clements is very hopeful of getting to be
postmaster Of III Donough.
The following is Ter bdtin letter from
Charles Blackman TO his brother. BLACK
man is in Jail in Americas, aud will be
hanged at Ellaville on Jan. 25: "AmerIcus,
Ga, Jan. 1G, 1889. TO Richard Blackman,
Elaville-My Dear Brother: | take the
pleasure Of writing to you TO inform you OF
my health as | am in good health but not
mind. | hope this letter will find you all
well and | want you to get my body or see
to it being got and pat it away. Idon't want
no doctor to git my body in il YOU don't see
after it they will git it. And don't you all
grove after me for God will take It in his
own hands. Because my soul rests in his
hands. Now will close my dear Brother
be Of comfort be perfect live in peace in
the father Of love in peace with you all
your Truly Brother, Charles Blackman."
On last Saturday night William Syms,
who lives near MI. Zion church, in Burke
county, went to the house of Randall Doyle
tcolored) to get his washing, for which he
had been paving 80 cents per week. This
tme Doyle's wife charged him 81. Mr.
Syms demonstrated, but was told that
he couldn't get tho clothes unless he
paid the price asked. He replied "All
right" and went back to his buggy A
son OF Doyle who was living with Mr..
Svms was in the buggy with him.
The woman tried to jerk him out Of the
buggy, but Mr.. Syms putting whip to his
horse, the wheels of the buggy ran over
her Her cries brought out her hu band,
who fired two shots at Mr. SYms, fOrtu-
natey the gun being charged with bird shot
did no damage. A warrant for assault
with attempt to murder was procured.
Doyle has given bond. and will be tried at
the June term of the superior court.
Quite number of people have been ex-
cited into promiscuous digging for buried
treasure, two miles east OF Dalton, near the
fork Of the roads for Sprny Place. rail-
road man was entrusted with a letter from
sick Louisiana soldier during the war,
which, in case Of his death, was to be for
warded to a certain address, The federal
occupancy of this section delayed the send
ing OF the letter, and it was put away for
safety with private paper and forgotten.
Recently it came to light, and, with a note
OF explanation, was forwarded 1t was not
delivered, but returned to the writer. This
letter states that a certain amount of gold,
possibly 5000, was buried under n certain
oak tree, which, with the location, was
fully described. e information has leaked
out, and the work of unearthing 1t has
commenced in good earnest. The tree can
not be found, but old stumps that answer
to possibility is being dug around till for
several acres is presented the appearance of
prairie dog colony.
Among the prisoners who appeared be-
fore Recorder Dunbar at Augusta, Monday,
was tall, fine-ooking, gray-haired man.
lie was charged with plain drunk and to
the accusation he pleaded guilty. The Old
man, in making his statement said his
name was T. p. Hapin, that he came up
from Johnston county saturday, and that
lie was on his way to G lumbia, but stopped
over in AUGUSTA to purcha @ few needed
articles. He put up at the Virginia House,
and paid his bill in advance. He went out
on the streets to view the sights, and
he had $50. Occasionally he took drink
until finally he got drunk, and thought he
would go to his room and retire for the
night. BY mistake he went into a private
house, entered the pantry and pulled Off his
coat, hat and vest, and scattered them about
the room and laid down on the floor, which
he thought was his bed of roses, and fell
asleep. Shortly afterward he was discov-
cred by the lady of the house. who was
badly frightened, but was composed enough
not to shout. She sent for a policeman,
who carried Halpin in.
Mrs. Philoclea f. Eve died at Summer
vile, near Augusta, Sunday, in the 10Th
year of her age. A grauddau Shter of Mai
John Berrien of revolutionary memory.
and at one time treasurer of the state OF
Georgia, a great-granddaught of Judge
John Berrien, of the supreme court of New
Jersey, an a niece Of the Hon. John Nc
Pherson Berrieu, Mrs. Eve was the inheri-
tor of great personal beauty, and intellect
ual and social traits of very high order.
Her youth was largely spent in Savannah,
but for nearly fifty years she has claimed
Augusta as her home. With the
early movement which eliminated
in the purchase of Mount Vernon
and the formation and perpetualiou of tho
Ladies' Mount Vernon Association she was
thoroughly identified. In connection with
Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham of South
Carolina she labOred long and zealously in
cnhstlng public sympathy and securing
contributions in behalf of this patriotic
association. At the time of her death Mrs.
Eve, as the vice regent for Georgia, was
the oldest officer of council
Just before Christmas a young man
made his appearance in Walker county
looking for work He picked cotton for
different farmers for several days, and be
ing unable to secure a regular job, he pro-
posed to a farmer to board with him until
Christmas Just after the arrangement
was made, his landlord, sold some cotton
and left the money received for it in
drawer of "A bureau, that was in the room
occupied by his guest That night the land
lady heard a noise in the room and walked
her husband. As soon as he realized the
sltua ion, in order not TO scare
the bird, he said: "That old horse of mine
has broken out again" Going into the
room he found bic guest in bed, but the
bureau drawer was open and the money
gone Taking out his knife he went to the
bed and told the young man that lie could
take his choice between giving up the
money or having his throat cut. The money
was surrendered. He then went out to call
up some Of his teuauts, intending TO turn
over his prisoner to the hailiH. As he
came back into the house, the young man
was Just coming out, and taking the
alarm, broke out Of the back door and
escaped.
1t will be remembered that some five or
six yenrs ago, a young man named William
o. Miller was convicted of perjury and sem
tencod TO tde penitenttary FOR ten years
from Hall county. lie was charged with
this grave ohense. for having, a, was al
legged, sworn 10 uutruths in the investiga-
ton Of the Shauer murder case. II was
believed by many Of Halls best citizens
then aud IS now, that Miller wao was an
igno ant and unsuspectug country boy,
wa, induced to make false statements by
some unprinciplsd detectives. who hoped
70 convict certain parties of the murder,
that they might secure n large reward.
While Miller was in prison he so con
Quoted himself as 10 secure the respect
and confidence Of these for whom he
worked. In view Of these facts, and tie
further one that he had served full half It's