The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-05

| ing test on ms swimming qualities, reared
up on his tender hind legs, gently placed
his fore ones on the box Of the vehicle back
OF the buggy seat, and was safely drawn
across the muddy stream. When the oppo-
site bank was reached he gracefully
bounded off with whiuny Of satisfaction.
A deaf mute negro boy from Augusta
was killed near Crawfordville last week
he was parslytic, and on one side was
almost helpless. He was an employe at
Parks wagon yard, but last weeE left Au-
gusta with E. J. Paschal, a cattls drOver,
for trip through the country. Last Fri
| day they left Crawfordville to 20 out an see
some cattle, Mr.. Paschal and his friend
riding in buggy, the boy following on a
mule In returning the boy was lost. Real
izing that he had straye1, the poor
fellow continued riding until the home
of a farmer named Perkins, ten
miles from Crawfordville, was reached,
about midnight. ''Deafy" began knocking
at one of the windows to attract attention.
Perkins asked who it was. but. receiving no
answer said If the knocker didn't give an
account of himself he would shoot. The
boy, being deaf aud dumb, of course heard
not and continued his Tapping Perkins
fired and the load entered the boys abdo-
men. Medical attention was secured, but
the boy expired Saturday night. He was
16 years old, and his right name was Dutch
Howard.
Some time last week negro girl named
Victoria Day, living in the eastern part Of
Newton county, reported that she had been
assaulted by Hedges Green and James
Patrick. Green was arrested, and on his
preliminary trial the girl who is a school
teacher, testified as follows in regard to
the matter: She was in the road leading
from Brick Store to Social Circle, and on
her way TO the house of negro man, whom
she wished to consult about some school
matters, when she was stopped by Green,
who was coming from Social Circle in his
buggy. He asked her to get in the buggy,
and when she declined to do so, he drew his
pistol and forced her by threats to get in
the buggy. he then carried her of some dis
lance, got out of the buggy, and ordered her
to do likewise She refused to do so, and he
then cooked his pistoN presented it at her
breast. and by threatening to kill her I'M
less she complied with his wishes, compelled
her to get out of the buggy and submit.
He then took her away in his buggy, and
was joined by Patrick, and the two carried
her several miles farther and then assaulted
her again. After this she was carried TO
the house of a negro named Weaver, and
there left about or 10 o'clock at night,
several miles from home. The magistrate,
on hearing her testimony, decided to bind
Green over to answer to the offense, aud be
was permitted to go at large for the pur-
pose of securing bondsmen. lie has left for
parts unknown without having given bond.
Patrick has not been arrested, but some of
his friends informed the sheriff that he
would come forward and submit to trial.
The Greek letter secret societies at the
state university at Athens and the faculty
have settled all their difficulties, and the
fraternity question involved in the recent
quarrel between them has been satisfac-
torily adjusted. The three fraternities in
volved in the difficulty were the Chi Phi,
Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
and the different fisticuffs which occurred
short while since between members of the
fraternities were the results of an article
from the pen of W. H. Pope Of Atlanta in
the Chi Phi quarterly, in which he took the
other two fraternities to task about initial
ing men before they entered college
Everything being made public, the faculty
passed a resolution suspending the three
chapters for the rest of the term, or expel-
ling their ~ embers if they refused to sign.
ThisfnEt stgbborn resistance at the hands
of the students belonging to the three clubs
involved, and at one time it seemed as if the
entire forty-seven boys were determined to
leave college rather than sign the papers
prepared by the faculty. Several papers
over the state took up the question, and
some parents told their boys not TO sign.
The reason was this, the pledge to be
signed was held to be in violation of the
oaths already taken in the clus rooms;
hence they would not sign. But as the
time drew near, the faculty relented a
little, and prepared another resolution,
which the boys signed Tuesday. This
allows committee Of three
from each club to be- elected
to transact ahrSbusiness of the club,
and the club can elect officers who can
serve only when necessary. They can
initiate sasn,by this committee. They can
also meet as d Social gathering, but not in
business or fraternity meeting. They are
subjects az individuals and the only re-
straint upon them is conceded TO be mere
nominal one. The committee that will
manage the affairs of these three clubs for
the remainder of the session will be: From
the Chi Phis, w. II. Pope and w. D. Ellis
of Atlanta, and N. L. Poullain of Madison;
from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon. John D.
Little of Columbus, B. g. Collier of Albany,
and J. G. Basinger of Dahlonsga, and from
the Kappa Alphas, jesse Coates Of Balti-
more, j. E. Galloway of LAGRANGE, and A.
F. johnson of West Point. Tuesday at 9
o'clock the time arrived for the sig
natures to be affixed to the pledge. From
that time until 2 o'clock the boys continued
to sign. All concerned have signed except
a few Kappa Alphas, who were not required
to do SO, not beng regular members of this
chapter, and one Sigma Alpha Epsilon, who
says he cannot do 80 conscientiously. The
faculty have tried to avert trouble and be
as light as possible on the clubs, this being
evidenced by the fact that majority Of
that body belong to the three clubs in
volved Every one seems satisfied with the
result, but the general opinion is that the
restrictions are merely nominal and will be
removed inside of a few months. Saturday
night the fraternities will meet as usual,
only the committee of three will transact
all the business.
FLORIDA.
Some of the farmers near Dunedin report
fair crop of watermelons ready to harvest.
The phosphate find near Manifold, Citrus
country is attracting considerable attan.