The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-20
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC CNEIGHBORs.
Georgia.

"A dental society he's been organized In
The Washington Fire Hose Company, Of
Savannah, gave very successful calico ball
on The evening OF the l7th.
Patrick DOugherty, an inhabltant OF Yam
acraw, In Savannah, was killed on Monday
by his step-sen, Thomas Reilly. The muir
derer gave hlmself up to the authorities.
The festive burglar Is still on the rampage
In Savannah. One dwelling and one store
were entered ON Friday, and the. locks Of TWO
other stores were broken of.
John A. Godstein, ESQ.,, the we'll Known
proprietor OF the Planters Hotel, OF Augusta,
died OF apopleGy last Friday evening after an
ilneoo of only fow hours.
Adelaide Mungn. colored girl, wa. IaIal-
ly shot by colored boy named prlmus
Adams. with O double-barrel shot gun, on
Monday last, In Savannah. Primus Was ar
rested.
In Savannah, on Monday, q lagrant
breaker of the teuth commandment seeing q
pair of earrings worn by o colored girl, threw
sand into her eyes and obtained the Jewels.
"A mischlevous wretch ln Savannah gave
a cigar 10 Mr. Mcconnell, the saloon keeper,
and, on testing lls qualities, the seeming weed
exploded, doing, luckily, no Injury TO the
would-be smOkisr.
The Port Royal Railroad is to be 10
thorough order by next Wednet day, the l7th
Instant, and the running Of freight and pas
senger lruiuS on regular schedule between
Augusta and Port Royal is to commence on
that date.
The Griffin News avors the Idea of selling
the Georgia State Road, paying the debt OF
the State and keeping out OF debt 10 tne
future. Meantime Governor Smith Is adver-
Using the new eight per cent. State bonds for
sale.
"A runaway horse with buggy created
quite an excitement In Savannah on Monday.
In his course he came In contact Win Two
childrens' carriages, which were turned over,
and their occupants, one a chla Oh deputy
Sheriff Barthelmess, thrown violently out.
They escaped, however, with but slight iDju-
rles. ..,,
ON Monday a. wooden house occupied by Q
colorpd man named Manner and his family, ON
Captain Rahan's place, near Savannah, caught
lire aud was destroyed, nothing IN IL having
been saved from the flames; while Two llttle
negro children, one an infant and the other
about three years old, were ourntto deatn 10
the building.
dead near the railroad track OF the Central
Railroad, at Millen, last Sunday night. The
back part of his skull was mashed ln and be
was bleeding at the nose. An engine had
few minutes before been turned upon the
Lurn-labe, close 10 which Mr.. Brlcher was
found lying, but 1t is not known wnetner ne
was Knocked down aud killed by Inc locomo'
tive or not.
Mr.. Sheeler, an efficient engineer on the
Savannah, Skidaway and Seaooard Railroad,
ATTEMPTED suicide on the train on Saturday
evening last, by stabbing himself with dirk.
The weapon fortunately glanced against rib,
and thus prevented what would otherwise
have been deadly wound. The sufferer 10 10
fair way for recovery. The deed was 10.
duced, it is thought, by the recent death OF
his wife.
The alleged cruelty case of the United
States va. w. E. Woodbury., captain of the Amer
lean ship Southen Rights, came up before the
United States commissioner In savannah on
Monday last. All the facts having been pre-
sented, the commissioner took bonds from the
captain In the amount oil Two tnousand oollars
to appear at the next term Ot court, and The
witnesses in default OF two hundred aud fifty
dollars ball, were committed to jail for sale.
keeping.
Ed. Norris, eighteen years old, son of -
Norris. former sheriff OF Warren County, was
Killed, 10 LaGrange, by falling upon the rail-
road iracE, He was endeavoring 10 get q
free ride 10 Atlanta, and was attempting to
secure position on portion OF the wooden
framework on which lne car rests, and 10
which the trucks are attached. The brake,
which reaches very close 10 the ground,
forced his body to The rail, doubling II up and
crushing him horribly. He died Instantly.
Florida.
Mr.. A. W. Chapman has been appointed
collector of the Port of Apalachlcola.
"A new line OF steamships is to be started
shortly between Pensacola and New Orleans.
The fish and oyster trade of Apalichlcola
ner anDum amounts to between twenty five
Thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars.
Some twenty miles from Tampa, o farmer
has n few acres of fine corn some two feet
hinh. watermelon vines running, DC.
North Carolina.
-Wilmingt hopes to construct her water
works at q moderate cost.
MANY unsuccessful attempts at highway
robbery were made In Wilmington on Satur-
day night laat.
house in wilmington fell on Monday, breaking
the leg of Mr.. p. H. O'Brien, the contractor.
st. Patrlck's Day was appropriately OBJ
eeryed ln Wilmington, the celebration closing
AT niyht with grand ball.
The immortal u. N" was expected to
"l Int the veil" and "remove the pressure in
Wilmington yesterday.
The shares In Wilmin9ton's new Real Es-
tate and Loan Association are going off like
!" hot CAKES" principally among It's young
men.