The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-20


Drowning at ROme-A Curiously De-
formed Chick en-A Railroad Hand
from Savannah Arrested at the In
stance OF Atlanta Strikers
GEORGIA
The home Of the late Henry ". Grady,
at Athens. has became the property OF Hon
Henry W. billiard The price paid was
$4,000.
Mrs. R H. jackson, wife Of Representa-
tive R h jackson Of Franklin, was
stricken with apoplexy last Saturday, aud
died Monday.
Tuesday night Range Martin, Of Miner,
ex-reDresentetiYe and banker, fell at his
home from a flight Of steps, dislocating and
fracturing his hip.
Fayette Dodd, who shot and killed Jim
Chose wood in a barroom at Atlanta last
November and then made his escape, has
been captured in Lynchburg, Va.
The Baptist church, according to the
plans adopted, will cost Sl4 900, and the
Methodist will cost slS. 900. making total Of
S27, coo that will be expended II Dawson
this year for new churches.
A. W. Walton of Rome, who was suggested
TO the governor for appointment on his
staff, has withdrawn his name, and the peo-
pie OF Rome and North Georgia, generally,
viii now ask, through a petition, for the
appointment Of Capt. J. ]. Seay Of Rome.
After the battle Of Antietam, IN Septem-
Der, 1852 j. G. Prick OF Pottsville, Pa,
picked up on the field q musket that had
scratched on the butt las well as l can deci-
pher it, II. F. Richardson, Co. e, 14th Tor
18th, Georgia Volunteers. II the loser is
alive Col Prick is willing to return the gun
70 him or his family.
A span Of the Algernon bridge. in West
End, Augusta, fell into the canal Tuesday
night On the northern end the bridge is
raised pretty high in order TO allow the pas
sage Of cotton boats under 1t. but the south>
ern end Is not more than four or FIVE feet
above the water. 1t was twenty feet of the
southern end that gave way.
Henry johnson, a negro just from Bir-
mingham, arrived at Union Point Wednes-
day night and began swinging his pistol
around and firing it. He was reprimanded
by his aunt, Julia johnson, at whose house
he was, whereupon he turned on her and
shot her through the arm and into her body
through the left breast. She is seriously
hurt. Many gave chase to the negro who
shot her, but he escaped.
jackson Argus: Mr.. E. G. Gilmore pre-
scented the Argus, on Friday, with a rare
curiosity in the way Of q chicken with four
well developed feet and legs. Its fore parts
were fully developed with wings aud legs
like any ordinary chicken, but its back was
extended about an inch further than is or
binary, on which was two other well de-
veloped feet A strange part Of it was the
hind feet were set for going backwards,
while the fore ones were arranged TO 90 for
ward
Snyder, the man who murdered his wife
lady of Rome, at San Marco. Tex, is now
on trial for his terrible crime. He has been
feigning insanity for some time, but il is
not likely to help his case any. When asked
If he was guilty or not guilty, ne threw up
his hands and exclaimed: "My God How
do know-what can | saYln He said this
in a manner that would have done Booth
justice in bis palmiest days His own son
viii be made to testify against him. The
states counsel has been sustained on all
points 80 far.
life in a horrible manner last Friday. She
had an epileptic fit and fell into the fire.
The little son of a neighbor went into the
house on visit and found her head and
shoulders burned to crisp, and the clothing
OF her baby, which she held in her arms
before falling, was also on fire. The little
fellow who was only years old, the son of
r. A. Persons, rescued the baby from the
flames. and dragged the ifeless body of the
mother out Of the fire. The baby is not
seriously burned
The celebrated trial Of the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad negro
rioters, charged with firing upon Marshal
jackson Of jug Tavern. and bis posse on
Jan. %, 1891, was concluded this week. Two
of the defendants the negroes) were con-
victed Of assault with intent to murder
The other defendant, w. L. Kitchens, was
convicted Of shooting at another. Judge
Hutehens sentenced the negroes to two
years each In the penitentiary. A INSIDE
meanor penalty was put upon Kitchens, as
the jury evidently intended such by their
verdict. He will likely pay up.
About year and half ago the wife of
the editor Of the Motezuma Record lost her
gold watch and was Of the opinion that it
had been stOolen. A few days ago, a negro
named Hamp Jackson plowed up the garden
of neighbor and found the watch, which
Is in badly battered condition. He did
not say anything about IL to anybody.
Marshal Walters went to him and described
the watch and took possession of it. Hamp
appears to be sorry and can't understand
how the marshal found it out He will get
no reward for it, because he did not do the
square thing by giving the watch up, or in
quiring for the owner.
At Atlanta, Wednesday, Judge Kontz put
J. J. Norris, a railroad man of Savannah,
under $500 bond to appear before the city
court for carrying concealed weapons.
Norris arrived at Atlanta Tuesday from
Savannah and started to work IL the Cen
trail railroad yards. Some of the Central
railroad strikers, thinking he was ''scab-
Der" decided TO get ahead of him. Norris
had pistol in his nip pocket, which could
be seen plainly, as he mad off his coat Some
one walked up to him and said: Your gun
is showing; you had better hide it." Norris
then put on his coat, which concealed the
pistol, and then the man had case made
against him for carrying concealed weap-
ons, and he was bound over as stated above
He was also fined 81 and costs for obstruct-
ing the Mitchell street crossing longer than
three minutes.
The dead body Of negro girl, apparently
about IL years old, was found 10 the woods
near Bailey's mills, a few miles from Macon.
Wednesday. The girl had evidently been
dead several weeks. Nearly all the flesh
had been eaten from her face by buzzards
She was SO badly disfgured that identifica-
tion was impossible A negro woman in
attendance at the inquest said the clothes
on the body were those of her daughter. and
that she had not seen her daughter
In three weeks. Her daughter. about
that time, left home to go into the employ
rnent of a family who lived some distance
from where the dead body was found, and
she did not know whether or not her daugh-
ter was in service. Peuding the return of
the woman, who went to see il her dauph-
ter was working at the place where she had
obtained enDloVment the irrv a6iaurnad