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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1871.
THE DAILY SUN.
Thursday Morning July 6
Dreadful Railroad Hol
ocaust !
Men, Women and Children
llniTied to a Common
Slaughter!
A Bridge Gives Way and Precip
itates a Train into a River !
NASHVLLLE IN MOURNING !
Sad Unding to a Happy Merry-
Making !
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[Special Dispatcji. to The Sh$.]
JSashyille, July 4,
The people of this city were horrified
this rooming by being awakened at an
early hoar by. 4he cry of newsboys—‘ ‘fif
teen killed, twenty wounded! terrible
railroad smash-tip on Northwestern Bail-
road!” ' 7 n.-HSWf
The bodies of the killed have just ar
rived. The mere announcement in the
papers caused our people to hurry to an
undertaker’s establishment,, where the
bodies of the killed had been taken and
laid out. Here in a room fronting on
the street we could see through the glass
door the bloody, mangled and broken
bodies as they lay in their coffins.
The train which met with this horrible
accident left here at half-past eight o’clock
last evening on the Northwestern Bail-
road. It was composed of engine, bag
gage car, two passenger cars and one
sleeping coach. There were fourteen
passengers in the front passenger ear and
about thirty in the ladies car and three
in the sleeping oar. Most of those in the
ladies car were on their way to Kingston
Springs to enjoy the fourth of ,Tnly. The
train as usual reduced its speed on ap
proaching the britigo over the Harpeth
.River, sixteen miles from this city. The
engine and baggage car passed over the
pier in the middle of the river in perfect
safety. The front passenger car had
reached the pier when the bridge gave
way under it, was. precipitated, twenty
feet into the river, falling on its side into
eight feet of water. The ladies car' fell
end np on to this, all the pasSefigers fall
ing to the front; and the seats breaking
from their fastenings falling on the pas
sengers, one corner of this car being un
der the water.
In the front car was Mr. John Camp
bell, of. Nashville, whose leg and head
were butt, but who, with another gentle
man, were the only persons that were left
free to move. They swam through the car
and extricated eight or ten others and
brought them out, with but slight bruises.
In the ladies cor thirteen ont of the
lirty were killed- instantly, and their
ead bodies with the broken seats were
iled np with and on the other passen-
ers. In this condition they were left,
and dying in the darkness
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Arrivals andg Departures of Trains to
and from Atlanta,
THE WESTERN A ATLANTIC (OB STATE) BAIL-ROAD,
Night Passenger Train arrives 1:42 a. m
Night Passenger Train leaves 10:30 p. m
Day Passenger Train arrives 2:70 p. m
Day Passenger Train leaves 8:15 a. m
Cartersville Accommodation arrives 9:10 a. m
Cartersville Accommodation leaves 3:00 p. m
THE GEORGIA (AUGUSTA) RAILROAD.
Day Train on Sunday.)
Night Passenger Train arrives 6:40 a. m
Night Passenger Train leaves 5:15 p. m
Day Passenger Train arrives 6:20 p. m
Day Passenger Train loaves 7:10 a. m
Stone Mountain Accommodation arrives . .8:05 a. m
Stone Mountain Accommodation leaves....6:45 a. m
MACON AND WESTERN BAILTOAD.
Night Passenger Train arrives 10:00 p. m
Night Passenger Train leaves 3:28 p. m
Day Passenger Train arrives 2:10 p. m
Day Passenger train leaves 5:00 a. m
ATLANTA AND WEST POINL RAILROAD.
Night Passenger Train arrives 10:07 a. m
Night Passenger Train leaves ^2:45 p. m
Day Passenger Train arrives 5:00 p. ni
Day Passenger Train'leaves 7:10 a. m
ATLANTA AND RICHMOND AIR-LINE RAILROAD.
Regular Passenger Tra'n arrives 4:30 p. m
Regular Passenger Train leaves 7:30 a. m
St. Louis, .Memphis, Nashville and
. Chsttanoooga Great Central
Through Line.
Chattanooga train leaves....9:50 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
arrives... 2:05 p.m. and 3:45 a.m.
Memphis train leaves........4:00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
arrives 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SLLoqis train leaves........4:00 a-m.
“ arrive 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Shelby ville train leaves S :30 p.m. .
“ arrive 9:40 a.m.
: ta. The 1:50 a.m., 12 m.,and 3:30 p.m. trains do
not ran on Sundays. The 4:00 a.m. and- 6:45 p.m.
trains run daily.
Western Railroad of Alaliama
LSaVE MONTGOMERY 7:00 A. M
ARRIVE AT WEST POINT 11:53 “
ARRIVE AT COLUMBUS ’. 12:30P. M.
LEAVE WEST POINT 12:20
ARRIVE AT MONTGOMERY 5.45'
LEAVE SELMA 4:10 A.M.
ABBIVEAT MONTGOMERY....’..."..... 6:40 *•
LEAVE COLUMBUS 11:40 A M
ARRIVE AX ,COLUMBUS. 4:15 *•
J. J. EN0TT. M. D.
O FFICE over JOHN KEELY, corner Whitehal
and Hunter Streets.
nmilllldHgiieiill Street, between Cain and
Ellis.
May 23-tf.
L.ist of the Killed
Wounded! -
and
The sleeping.car run half way over the
l'eak and lodged against the upper end
f. the ladiese&rl * The three persons in
; were bruised but soon extricated them
selves and climbed down and commenced
taking out the broken seats piled up s on
the dead and dying, and after about an
hour succeeded in relieving many.
John Marshall, Nashville; Judge Horn-
burger, Clarksville; Henry Howard; Mrs.
Emma Zeatman, Memphis; Charles
Campbell, wife and child; Mrs. Tom
Dunn, Kingston Springs; Mr. Pender-
grast, White Bluff; Alex. Wright, Bail-
road agent White Bluff,
J. M. Thompson, Amherst Court
House, Virginia, two gentlemen named
Crockett, from Marshall county, one
man unknown, near Chappell Hill.
Mr. Wright, of White Bluff, was taken
ont alive, and said, after being laid on
the bank of the river, that he felt as well
as could be expected, and only wanted a
drink of water, which, immediately after
taking, was thrown up from his stomach,
together with large quantities of blood,
and in a few minutes afterwards he was
dead. ♦mO .G-
It is feared that others in the forward
car were drowned or killed.
Col. Thomas, as soon as he reached the
city with dead and wounded, returned
to the wreck to ascertain. He will re
urn with particulars by one or two
o’clock. J&1 < -®W»
The following is a list of the wounded
so far as ascertained:
W. W. Ghee, breaksman—leg broken.
V. Haile, Point Isabella, Indiana,
braised.
- . Miss Heard, Trenton, gash in hand.
J. W. Scott, Nashville, bruised.
Wilhoite, Nashville, leg broken.
Miss Clem Leake, Nashville, fractured
arm and wrist.
W. Walker, Union City, jaw broken.
W. E. Yeatman, Memphis, cut in the
head.
Thos. B. Yeatman, Kingston Springs,
.hurt in the back.
Conductor Landis, leg broken.
Brown, of Johnsonville.
Two Pegrams.
John Campbell, Nashville, head and
leg hurt.
S. S. Brown, Nashville, jaw broken
and body injured.
Kobert Daniel, Bedford county, arm
broken.
Tom Dunn, Kingston Springs, bruised
and cut.
Thomas Waine, of Edgefield, cut abont
the head.
The scene at the depot on the arrival
of the train with the dead and wounded
was heart-rending in the extreme.—
Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and
friends of the victims were there to learn
the fate of some dear one, and many
were horrified to see, without being fore
warned, the mangled dead body of that
dear one. Mr. Charles Campbell, of
Edgefield, was an invalid with consump
tion; had spent last winter in Florida and
was on his way with his wife and child to
spend the summer at the Springs. This
reporter called to see him and family last
evening, and conversing witli Mrs.
Campbell, while their beautiful little,
child was playing on the grass in the
yard, heard her speak hopefully of the
future. They had not then fully deter
mined to go on the evening train. But
soon after, Mr. Campbell thought he was
strong enough, after the labors of the
day, to go. In two hours afterwards they
were dead. Mr. Campbell’s sisters and
brother were going to visit them at the
Springs to-day and enjoy a sort of picnic.
They went to the depot to take the train
at 4 o’clock, but were horrified at meet
ing there the dead bodies of the dear
brother and sister they were going to sur-
prisa
The undertaker, Groones, was at the
depot with a wagon load of coffins, in
which the bodies were placed and taken
to his establishment, to be dressed, which
has just now, eleven o’clock, been com
pleted.
The wounded were tenderly conveyed
to and cared for at their homes and the
hotels. *
The Northwestern Bailroad has, it is
well known, for years, been, unsafe for
travel; but since its lease by the Nash
ville and Chattanooga Bailroad Compa
ny, it has been undergoing repairs, and
they awoke operator and telegraphed to
Col. Thomas, Superintendent of the
Boad. The news reached Col. Thomas
at half past twelve. He at once started
their success to a division among their
opponents, but for order and peace. The
Bepublicans, however, are jubilant over
their success.
LaScicle says, the Bonapartists have
been condemed by the results of the
election.
The difference between the cities and
country have disappeared and the true
France appears.
The latest information is that the
members of the Assembly chosen on
Sunday are as follows: 86 for Thiers; 13
Badicals, 2 Legitimists, 3 Orleanists and
1 Bonapartist.
STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
OF THE GEORGIA WES
TERN RAILROAD.
Campbell Wallace Elected Pres
ident.
The engine and baggage car hurried PL it has bee _
1 to Kingston Springs Station, where has been > for some time, considered as
with the wrecking train and a number
distinguished physicians to the scene of"
death, arriving at near two o’clock. They
went to removing dead and dying. All
this time the wounded were fastened un
der the dead bodies and debris, unable
to move hand or foot. Some praying for
mercy, others bemoaning loss of dear ones,
and others rejoicing that it was no worse
with them than itwdtt yjiyMf
It was extremely difficult for theparties
to reach the wounded without standing
on or holding- themselves up by some of
the wounded or dead. One of the
wounded—Mr. "Williams, a stout man, of
Nashville, proved himself a hero, by
telling one of thfe Doctors to stand on
his hip, the leg of which' was mangled
and crushed, telling him never to mind
him, but to relieve the others who were
in a worse condition than himself!
J. M. Thompson, of Amherst Court
House, Virginia, was cut about head and
hip, - and having bis bowels mashed,
(since dead) was trader the impression
that he had been in a great battle and a
cannon ball had struck him below the
knee. When they brought a stretcher
to take him out, he said, “Oh, I know
what that is; I have been wounded in
battle before,, and taken off the field on
a stretcher.” He was very cheerful, but
died soon after reaching this city. iUri vr
Mr. John Scott, an employee of the
road at Nashville Depot, was in the. cen
tre of the car conversing witli Miss
Heard, of Trenton, Tennessee. John
Marshall, of Nashville, and Judge Hom-
barger, of Clarksville, both distinguish
ed lawyers, were seated opposite, and
Henry Howard, fronting them, were con
versing. W. E. Zeatman and wife, of
Memphis, were seated next seat to rear;
and Charles Campbell and wife, (former
ly Miss Celia Case, of Zanesville, Ohio,)
and little year old daughter, were seated
next to the Zeatman’s. These were all
killed except Mr, Zeatman, who escaped
with a fearful wound on the head, and dt
it is feared some internal injury. Mr.
Scott was under all these, and escaped
with only bruise on the head and a crush
ed foot. * atou
The following is a list of the killed as
far as known:
safe as any road in the country.
This bridge had been carefully exam
ined and pronounced safe and was
thought by all to be perfectly safe. There
can be no blame attached to the Bailroad
Company or employees. They deserve
credit, however, for the energetic and
tender manner in which they have ad
ministered to the wants of the wounded.
Nothing has yet been determined upon
as to when the funeral will take place,
Papers publishing this please send me
copies. ' W. D. Gentry,
Nashville, Tefin.
Nashville, Jnly 5.
The Mayor’s proclamation issued yes
terday had the effect of closing every bus
iness house in the city. It was the
gloomiest day ever experienced here.
The people spent the whole day convers
ing about the terrible calamity.
About noon Superintendent Thomas
arrived with additional bodies taken from
the wreck. The names of other dead not
imparted previously are: Miss Ettie
Jones, of Ohio; Mrs. Burns and child,
Smith’s station; Mrs. Lynch, Newsom’s
station.
The train, when it met with the acci
dent, was stopping to put off Mrs. Bums
and child at the other end of the bridge.
The brakeman was applying breaks and
was thrown into the river. A newsboy
standing on the platform, was also thrown
into the river. His body has not yet
been found.
The killed were buried to-day. The
funerals were attended by large numbers,
An eloquent discourse was delivered by
Dr. Beard at the funeral of the Campbell
family. Only one out of this family—a
beautiful little girl three years old—sur-
vices, who is unconscious of her loss.
The JFreneh JBlection*.
Versailles, July 5.
The result of the elections show a de
cided victory for the moderate Bepubli
cans. Tne monarchists who expected to
elect all the new deputies are quite taken
by surprise'and much dismayed at the
unexpected Bepublican success.
Paris, Jnly 5.
Yesterday at 10 o’clock the meeting of
the stockholders of the Georgia Western
Boad took place at the City Hall. Presi
dent Peters was in the chair, with Mr.
Secretary Orme on his left.
The object of the meeting, as per ad
vertisement, was the election of Presi
dent and Directors for the ensuing year.
Messrs. Adair, Harden and Ormond
were appointed a committee to examine
proxies and report as to their legality.—
The committee from the City Council of
Atlanta retired with the committee on
proxies, who soon returned and reported
their authority to east the city vote as
correct-. The number of shares repre
sented by individuals was 1C>4. The num
ber to’ the city, 3,000.
A motion was made to go into the elec
tion of officers, which was carried, and
the Chair appointed O. H. Jones, B. J.
Lowry and J. A. Hayden tellers of the
election. The vote -for President was to
be separate from that for'Directors.
While preparations were being made
for the balloting several gentlemen pres
ent male suggestions. Heretofore the
old Board obi.sist.ed of-President and but
six Directors. An act of the Legislature
empowered the stockholders to increase
the number of Directors to ten. It
was argued that the meeting elect ten
Directors, und the committee adjourned
to an ante-room for the purpose of soun
ding the stock represented as to their
choice. Judge Hammond stated that he
was authorized to withdraw Mr. Saw
son’s name for President.
The Chair stated that the charter only
permitted those to be Directors who
owned stock in the road for the space of
ninety days previous to the election,
Mr. Cassin moved to adjourn until two
o’clock. Lost.
An intermission of fifteen minutes was
given to allow the committee time to in
vestigate. At the expiration of the time
the committee was announced as ready
to begin the ballotings. The following
was the result:
For President—Campbell Wallace.
For Directors—John P. King, John
Collier, E. Y.. Clarke, A. W. Mitchell,
A. M. Speights, J. H. James, F. P. Bioe,
C. P. Cassin, Thomas Alexander, C. W.
Wells.
There was a scattering vote of ten
shares for directors given, but the gentle
man who cast it, at the solicitation of
the convention, withdrew it, and cast it
for the above ticket, thus making it a
unanimous thing.
The polls were then declared closed,
and the above named gentlemen duly
elected for the ensuing year.
As Mr. Peters was announcing this
fact, CoL Glenn corrected him by saying
that the newly elected President and
Board were only in office till the 24th of
Jnly, ensuing, and citing the rales and
by-laws to sustain his point. The by
laws say that the annual meeting shall
take place on the 24th of Jnly, each year,
at which time a President and Board of
Directors shall be elected for the ensuing
year. Col. Glenn contended that this
meeting, in the point of law, was only
for the purpose of electing officers to
serve until the next regular annual meet
ing, which is on the 24th inst. The
ohair coincided with CoL Glenn, when
Mr. Cassin, who had been elected one of
the Directors, opened, upon Mr. Peters
one of the most sudden and bitter casti
gations we ever heard in a quiet meeting.
His suspicions were mountain high, and
he gave vent to his pent up passions in
language plain and severe. He accused
Mr. Peters of making a most egregious
mistake in calling the meeting. He in
timated in plain language that that gen
tleman knew what he was doing when he
advertised the meeting for the 5th of
July. That a trick was to be hatched
out of this day’s proceeding, which he,
as a representative of the city, would not
stand. If Mr. Peters had made this er
ror unwittingly, he called upon him to
correct it instanter. If he made it wil
fully, he still called upon him to correct
it.
His insinuations as to motives of the
Chair were anything but complimentary,
Mr. Peters, in great surprise and aston
ishment at this sudden outburst from
Mr. Cassin, arose and made a statement
to the effect that he had consulted legal
gentlemen on this point, and was guided
Le Journal des Dcbals says, the
election details are favorable to the
Bordeaux programme. It is a victo
ry not only for the Bepublicans who owe * in his actions as President, by their opin
ions. He was no less astonished by Mr.
Cassin’s remarks than the entire audience
present.
There is no doubt that all the stock
holders, while voting, supposed the elec
tion to be for the ensuing year, and seve
ral so stated. Mr. Peters no doubt thought
so; for, as we stated above, he expressed
surprise, and was in the act of congratu
lating the new officers upon their elec
tion, and the company upon its selec
tions, when Colonel Glenn made the
point he did as to their term of office,
quoting the by-laws of the Company to
sustain him.
Judge Ezzard was called upon, and
sustained Colonel Glenn’s views. Neith
er were dissatisfied with the officers elect;
nor did any one else appear to be. The
case was in a muddle because of Mr.
Cassin’s alleging that Mr. Peters had
some ulterior designs upon their (the
new Board’s) term of office.
Col. Adair was of the opinion that the
officers chosen were for the ensuing year.
He wanted the thing settled, and called
upon the legal talent present to assist
them out of the difficulty. They were
in one, without a doubt, find he wanted
to get ont. He had nothing in view but
the building of the railroad—had no axe
to grind, but as a plain, practical man,
he desired such steps taken as would
settle the question which had been so un
expectedly sprung.
Judge Ezzard and Col. Glenn gave their
opinion on the point simply in a legal
sense. Unless the by-laws were changed
so as to give the Stockholders the privi
lege of electing annual officers at any
other time than that already prescribed,
the election would be null and void; and
the by-laws could ODly be changed by the
Directors—not by the Stockholders,
Consequently, as no election was held at
the last regular day for that purpose, the
present election was for officers to fill the
unexpired year, the President having the
power to call such election.
It is true, as Mr. Cassin said, that nei
ther Mr. Peters nor the old Board had
ever resigned, and of course there was
no vacancy to fill, and that the company
then had two sets of offiers.
A disposition was manifested by all
parties to settle the matter. No one was
objecting to the officers elect, but the
idea that the thing had not been done
according to law was the stumbling block.
Occasionally a little man in a high place
would attempt to stir np the flame, -but
failed miserably.
A motion to adjourn was carried,
amidst some confusion.
The question now is, who are the offi
cers and for what length of time do they
serve? The old Board do not claim nor
want the position. They have given way
to the new, and the new claim that they
are in office for twelve months and nine
teen days, while it is the opinion of some
legal minds that they will serwe only
nineteen days, unless re-elected on the
24th, the regular annual, election day for
officers. #
A very good way however to settle the
question is, for the Stockholders not to
hold any meeting on the 24th and let the
new Board hold over unto Jnly_1872.
This they can do if they chose, as was
done last year.
great trust is confided to so able a
man, in whose integrity of purpose
and unfaltering determination to
build the road, everybody has the
fullest confidence. *
In the prospect of building the
road, we rejoice and congratulate the
people of Atlanta and the country at
large.
#-•-«
DROWNED in a well.
Two Negroes Attend a Bnll—BotU Call
in a Well and the Woman is Drowned.
The Organization Complete—
The Road to he Built.
The official call by Campbell Wal
lace, the President, for a meeting of
the new Board of Directors • of the
Georgia Western Bailroad, to be held
at the hanking house of John H
James this morning, will he found
elsewhere in The Sun.
We learn that Maj. Wallace leaves
for Alabama this evening. We are
also rejoiced to learn—-just what we
expected—that Maj. Wallace will at
once go to work to build the road
He will in a short time return, bring
ing his family with him and reside in
Atlanta, and the great work will be
commenced very soon.
Maj. Wallace says he will put forth
all his energy and press the work with
all the ability he has or can command
till the road is built.
Maj. Wallace’s reputation as a rail
road man is equalled by very few in
America. His name is a tower of
strength, and he will receive the cor
dial support of our people.
The contest for the Presidency was
a sharp one, but it is specially pleas
ant to note the patriotic action of the
aspirants and their friends, when the
hour for action came. Mr. Kawson,
becoming satisfied that the best in
terests of the city would be subserved
by Maj. Wallace’s election, magnani
mously and with the spirit of a true
man, declined, and urged his friends
to vote for Maj. Wallace.
Since it is all over, all parties are
satisfied. All- classes delighted. Those
who are disappointed—whose favorite
was not chosen—are rejoiced that the
On Tuesday night a ball was given by
the colored people, in honor of the visit
of their Chattanooga friends. The buil
ding was an old frame house on White
hall street, near the calaboose. In the
rear of this building is an old shed, with
ground floor, which was formerly used by
the government as a blacksmith shop. In
the father side of the shed from the ball
room was an old well, abont six feet
square at the top, containing twelve feet
of water. There was no curbing around
the well at all—not even a plank in the
way. The water is within a few feet of
the top. About 12 o’clock Tuesday
night, a negro named George Manning
and a girl named Harriet Johnson, were
passing along under this shed, when
both stepped into the well. As they
went down, George gave several yells,
which attracted the notice of those in
the ball-room, who ran to the well, and
by great exertions, got him out, not
however, until he was nearly dead. In
abont three hours, he became conscious,
and able to speak, when he told them
that Harriet Johnson was in tho well.
The startled crowd hastened back, and
under the direction of Policeman Garri
son, commenced grappling for her body.
By taking a long pole and feeling for her
the man twisted a hold upon her dress,
and raised her to the surface of the wa- ’
ter, when a rope was tied around her
body and brought her to the top. Of
course she was dead, having been in tho
water over three hours. This occurrence
broke up the ball, and the lamentations^
of the poor heart-broken mother were
painful to hear. Who the property be
longs to, and who is responsible is a
mooted question. Some negroes were
fishing” all day yesterday upon the sup
position that other bodies might be in
there.
Griffin, Montlccllo and Madison Rail
road.
A meeting of the corporators of the
Griffin, Monticello and Madison Bail
road was held in this city yesterday.
Among those in attendance were Sena
tor Nunnally, Judge Jas. S. Boynton, F.
S. Fitch and J. H. Johnson, of Griffin,
H. I. and J. 0. Kimball, of this city,
and Capt. B. H. True, of Morgan coun
ty. It was decided that a meeting be
held tor permanent organization at In
dian Spring, on the 14th inst.
Challenge Accepted.
Faikvlew, July 5, 1871.
Having seen in your paper of yesterday
a proposition from Mr. Lee Smith, to
trot a horse against my mare, “Dolly
of Fairview, “I desire to state that I did
not expect my former proposition to con
tinue indefinitely, and that I should like
to have at least some idea of the horse I
am expected to beat. ButT will trot my
mare on the 15 th of July, against Mr.
Smith’s horse for $100 aside, on the Fair-
view Park track—mile heats—best three
in five—to road wagons—good for five
days.
Edwd. Dugdale.
GEORGIA NEWS.
From the Columbus Enquirer.
Four.white men were put upon trial in
Sumter Superior Court, last week, on
tiie charge of Ku-kluxing and killing a
negro named Isham Jenkins. The proof
against them consisted of the dying de
claration of Jenkins. The parties ac
cused severed, and the first one tried was
acquitted, when the State moved to con
tinue the other cases. The evidence
clearly established alibis for some of the
accused, and showed Jenkins to be a bad
and unreliable character, while the ac
cused had always borne the character of
peaceable and law-abiding men.
A negro boy named George Bose was
shot and killed near Savannah Sunday
afternoon. The News says: It appears
from the statement of several parties
that a number of white boys had been
somewhere along the road, and by some
means or other got into a controversy
with a party of negroes, a brick-bat fight
ensued, the” white boys retreating toward
the city, closely folio wed by the negroes,
whose numbers rapidly increased by ac
cessions from the negro foot-pads who
are always traveling, along the road; the
crowd being composed of men, women
and children. The white boys- being
closely pressed turned upon their pur
suers, one of them firing into the crowd,
killing the deceased as already stated.—
Previous to the shooting the boys ap
pealed to several gentlemen who were
driving to Thunderbolt, for protection,
who remonstrated with tho negro mob,
telling them to leave the boys alone.—
This appeal had no effect, and the result
is this unfortunate occurrence. Nine
white.boys are under arrest upon charge
of having done the shooting.
From the Sparta Times and Planter, 1st.
A serious accident happened to a little
son of Mr. Nisbet, agent of the Macon &
Augusta Bailroad at Milledgeville, on
Wednesday last. In playing around tho
depot, he accidently fell from the plat
form to the track, sustaining a very seri
ous if not fatal injury.
Our only sensation, during the past
week has been caused by the appearance
on our streets of one ltcv. t arns, a pro
fessional drunkard, whcie would-be wit
seems to amuse many.