The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10

Citizens of Buora Vista, in Marion county
are mystifed over numerous killings in that
section recently, ald no little excitement
exists there. There is no clu. to the muir
dcrers. ard so far the guilty parties gre
breathing the air Of freedom, unframed ana
unmolestcd Three or four days ago the
body OF farmer by the name OF Edwards
was found near his home. riddled with buck
shot the discovery OF the dastardly crime
created great excitement bat the perpe-
traturs of the deed LEFT no traces b hind that
would read to their detection. only a few
days prior 20 this horrible discovery. some
one found the body OF another farmer. a
Mr.. Moore. hanging from the rafters of
Darn. This might nave been case of sui
eide, but coming as il uid, just before the
last murder. causes many to believe that
Moore was killed by the same band guilty
Of the murder OF Edwards. A resident of
Marion county says that one of the above
mentioned crimes was committed Just across
the line in Taylor county. These killings
like the terrible murder Of Mr.. Green Wlels
only few weeks ago, whose dead body was
found shot INTO doh rags, is evidently the
work of "regulat )rs." though their motive
for crime is unknown. Many think il the
work of "m0onshiners' while others profess
10 believe that some political clique is at the
bottom of it.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail
way fast train, which has recently been
put on between Florida and the north via
Savannah. is said to be q flyer. As evidence
of this fact Soliciting Passenger Agent
Fleming and Trainmaster Williams, of the
Florida Central and Pennsular railroad,
tell this story: The second day the train
was put on the man in the mail car, as
the train was drawing up 10 Ways station
at the rate OF about seventy-five miles an
hour. ran to the side Of the and pre-
pared to throw out the iron arm to grab
the mailbag which was suspended from one
OF those patented gibbets that can be seen
at all stations. The mail agent misjudged
his distance and threw the long iron arm
out just in time to make it strike the mid
die of the bag. Quick as "a flash the mail
pouch was cut in two. The train had been
going So rapidly that the force OF the arm
striking tn pouch had severed it as clean
as ii it had been cut with a knife. Mail
matter was scattered all over the little
town of Ways. and the railroad officers
say f you were expecting q letter from
any one in that locality and it hasn't ar
rived yet, rest assured it is still flying
through space propelled by the force OF the
iron arm. To prove their story the two
railroad men mentioned above, have the
Inailsack in their possession, and Mr.. VIII
liams has a letter from the " 'Steenth' as
sistant postmaster general, or some otner
official equally as important, wanting To
know what in the thunder'S become Of that
mail pouch sent down for use on the Flor
ida Central and Pennsular fast mali?
one OF the most unique structures IN
Georgia is the dwelling of a negro man out
On the OGeechee road, near savannah. At
first it looks IKE mass of boards thrown
together around a persimmon tree. "Ihe
house that Jack built seems to have stood
the storm Of 1893, at least it is there yet. A
picture of this quaint composite heap should
adOrn The Architects Gazette.