The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-16
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC REIGHBORS
Georgia..

VcOTXtds
The sale of tickets for the Savannah ball
amounted to $4,000.
Jefferson played Rip Van Wlnkle In Sa-
Vannan last night.
Mr.. Stephens is now thought to have the
lead In the Senatorial race.
The Augusta fire companies intend to
celebrate General Lees birthday.
Meningitis is raging to an alarming extent
at COnyers.
on account of the number of robberles
recently committed In Atlanta vigilance
committee ls proposed.
The Mozart CluD OF Savannah has been in-
vited 10 participate In the May musical fesli-
val of Cincinnati.
The hne residence and kitchen OF Mr.. W.
NJ. Moses, of Washington County, were burned
on Thursday last.
Mrs. Harriet Beecber Stowe is at the
Screven House In Savannah, en- route for her
plantation home in Florida, and MIR. Joseph
Jefferson s at the Pulaski House.
The lreeholders OF Savannah held large
meeting on the l4th, and appointed COM
miltee 10 consider municipal finances. 1t Ia
proposed to issue S400, 900 city bonds.
There is general d!sincl'nation on the
part OF the freedmen In the vicinity OF Macon
TO reeumc-w c-wutn vn rtrO P'"ue"o'ouo, auu Hum-
bers are emigratlng 10 Arkansas.
The Georgia Legislature has passed bill
proyidIsg for an Endorsement Of $2,500,000 OF
the bonds of the Atlantic aud Gull Railroad,
leading from Savannah to Pollard, Alabama.
In fracas which occurred on the Ogee-
chez, near the flteen-mile bridge, on Saturday
last, Mr. George Clifton Jr., was stabbed In q
most fearful manner.
nah on Monday night last, u Spanish captain
and a sailor, but the captain made his escape
whilst being conveyed to the barge office.
The citizens of Savannah turned out en-
masse on Monday last 10 witness the grand
street pageant of the carnival celebration, aud
the masked ball In the evening was attended
by very large number of ladies' and gentle
men.
THE body of Mr.. Volney Howard, O lawyer
of Savannah, was found a few days ago In a
culyert at Stallion No. /, Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad. No marks Of violence were found
on the body, but there are rumors OF foul
The treasurer of Beaufort County will
have hIs books open In Savannah on the 18th
instant to accommodate such citizens OF Sa-
vannah who are interested In taxable proper
ty in Beaufort County.
play.
"A most shocking murder was perpetrated
at Jessup's on Thursday night last, the Vlcllm
being gentleman named Denmark, resi-
dent of Lowndes County, and the mnrderers
four negroes, who attacked him with axes
and hatchets.
Florida.
"A fish was caught last week In the North
River, near st. Augustine, which Is said TO
weigh one thousand pounds.
Nathan Lyon, alias Red Mace, noted ne
gro desperate of Florida, escaped from The
Town calaboose In Lake City, one night last
week, and Is sliIl at large.
DR. Wescolt, superintendent OF the ST.
Johns Railroad, attempted on Saturday last
10 get upon the engine whilst the train was In
motion, and fell by the side of the track, the
wheels passing over and crushing one OF his
feet.
North Carolina.
-Newbern Is to have society for the pre-
vention OF cruelty 10 animals.
The Warren County farmers complain Of
the high price of labor and scarcity of hands,
The banks la Wilmington subscribed libe.
rally to the fund tor building the new Jewish
synagogue.
The City of Newbern will petition the Leg
islature for power 10 levy special tax for the
purpose OF boring for water.
Governor Caldwell has succeeded iD his
petition to Chief Justice Chase to postpone
the sale of the Western North Carolina Rail-
road beyond the time OF Judge Dicks pest
ponement.
"A colored man who resided in Darling
ton, s. c.. and who was employed as laborer
on the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, was killed OIL Saturday last near
Wilmington by Captain B. w. Wilkins, who
struck him with spade, without the slightest
intention, however, TO infct death blow
Captain Wilkins was the section master on
the road. Tne work was behind hand and
the laborer was working too slowly.