Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-12
usoistered at the Post ONCE In Sa-
,,,t a. second Class Matter.
Georgia Affairs.

raopIe free vaccination
Under the educational bill reported to the
u,n.s Georria's quota for her $4,000 litter
o,s voters win be nearly 100000 per annum.
r.hmbusi-es witnessed a lively runaway on
Tuesday. A horse attached to a dFay dashed
~ and I'm his flight dashed into the team Of
MI. T Garrard. which in turn ran on The
4-sr-- was thrown out, and was at first thought
t,ba killed. He was greatly stunned. The
-,-svsv team kept on and ran into a delivery
,,y7r knocking down the horse. They then
rs.-tba remnants Of the carrisge behind them
srf-sn a considerable distance further before
hltrE
The editor OF the Fort Valley Mirror is
r-ascbfnz on watermelons
Senator Hill cannot recover, but he is not
t-7ablei with regrets 7 cannot complain"
he said the other day; Il have lived fifty eight
wears. and I suppose no man ever lived fifty
egbthappier years. It may be best that they
bsal"
The Bsrrisu County Neirs is informed by
Elder Charles Roberts. that Mr.. Henry Jewell.
s-ad utuaty-six. and Miss Clancy. aged six
Ten. both Of Coffee county. we're united in
ustrimouy a few days since
vr John A. Connor. OF Pike county, was
r7u.ei from his slumbers on Saturday night to
frfhisdweuing in flames. The family barely
escaped
Hsrkiusville Dispatch: "a difficulty oc-
-u--ef near Abheville in Wilcox county, on
Sunday evening. tn ult. between two ne
zr1as Tom and sam Reid Tom shot and killed
sam and Dir. Willis CasOn the Sheriff OF that
county arrested and brought Tom 70 Hawk kins-
vile and confined him in jail
TaI60tt0n Register: "On Saturday last the
bur-v iu which Mr.. Arch Helms was riding was
s1+f-rIy overturned while going down a long
Hill near the residence OF Mr.. ]. W. Hawkins.
The breast strap on one Of the mules broke.
AMI This liberated she pole. when the buggy
was turned over, throwing Mr. Helms out and
breaking several of his RIBS While the n 1url~s
are painful they are not serious. and we trust
Elr Helms may soon be himself again"
Atlanta P0ff- appeal. The first bale OF CIT
ton sent over the Georgia Pacific Railroad was
soli To- front Of Major Cummings EXCHANGE,
on Broad street this morning. and brought Bic.
per pound There were number OF competi-
tors for the s0uUeHfT. but its possession revert
edt0s u Inman ar the figures named. The
hale vas sent by Mr. Nally. OF Dougiassville.
and consigned TO 9 H Strong. 1t weighed 515
p0uu s. making sl62 IS for the bale"
Atlanta P0sf-Appeal: Between the suit Of
the Georgia Railroad Company against the
Stats'Railroad Commissioners, and the making
Of their semi-annual report. the Comm ssion IS
kept busy The hearirg Of the suit has been
postponed from the 10Th to the 18th or May.
when it viii be heard at Macon. The answer
o. rhe Commission takes the form OF cross
bin and demurrer, which necessitated more
tine for tlFs attorney of the Georgia Railroad
ami Mr Wadley TO answer the interrogatories
Covineton Star: THE fsmilies of deceased
members Cf the different mutual aid assOcia-
uOns 70 C0vington have received the aggregate
sun ~ Rt4 0 since the lodges were organized.
The sm7urts received from each order IS as
follows. From the Knights OF Honor, So.1O;
from the American Legion OF Honor. - OIU,
and from the FOres -ers. 5000 This is quite
large sum. and is at least twothirds more
tlsu the amounts paid into the different or
d-rs by the members OF the respective lodges
in sur city
McDufia Journal: ION Saturday afternoon
laSf d tfiCulty occurred near the post ONCE IN
Thomson between Messrs- r. L Paschal and
" T Flanagan. in which the former fired
pistol at the latter. but without effect He
then struck Mr. Flanagan several times with
STICK brulsing his hands and arms considera-
olY but did not iutlict any serious wound IL
probable that this trouble grew out OF a diff
hcuty between these gentlemen, which trans
llret several weeks ago, in which Mr, Paschal
raceIved q severe wound in the leg from Mr..
Fan rau's pistol
C1vingt0u Star: Two negro men employed
on The section train. under Mr.. Robinson, had
adspu'e recently about some tIihing matter,
Wlr1 one struck the other over the back OF the
head with a large bi let OF wood. while he was
engaged 40 work, Telling him to the ground and
I'M cl.nE verv bad wound When the injured
AA-l ~ li llr IfElFE0 10 DC IN a UFAuE GLuul-
uon and the other negro. becoming alarmed
a. what he had DONE ran OF and has not yet
returned The wounded man was carried into
me shauty and DR.. Z. H. Yancey was called to
attend him, who dressed his wound and left
nm quite comfortable. He does not think the
wound is dangerous "
ATTAIN Post appeal: ''The first regular
molih.y crop report for the summer will be
reads for distribution at the Office of the Com
--ss-ouers OF Agriculture next week so FAR
a. examined the reports show very favOraby
l9f t1e years prospects. In Southern Georgia
mere has been falling OF OF per cent inthe
81 90 area and rather more than proportion
~ 1lAcrrase-prObably Is per cent In corn
VINE ne gain m the cat crop is reported larger
sun Fertilizers have this year been selling at
llel over rates. yet a decided decrease in
Lelr Use Is announced. These facts go to show
slil farmers, for this one year at least are
leso,lnz more than usual attention to the cul-
uSail1n 0f products Of home consumption. as
eou pared with that OF cotton The damage
y lle wheat crop from rust in some counties
E SesulaAted az fully 2S per cent"
Am-rlcus heDublicdH. "a few nights ago
I1oy county farmer, whose place is on the
I,ei' vas walking around near his stock yard
go ne heard a squealing among his hogs
= lo9ked over the fence to learn the cause,
eLrl ne found large alligator had dead
~, which it had killed, and was trying 70
-4e us way 70 the river. He ran to the house
m ,yi MS gun end called to several OF his hands
u q win him to Kill the alligator. On arriv-
- az me lot, the hogs had disappeared, and
- lal the water monster They followed to
HFer bank, and, instead OF alligator tracks.
.s-osered those Of two persons who had the
-4t ~ v an alligator and had used IL to accom-
80 Lhe purpose of stealing hogs, and mating
ieoNuer' u he should discover them, believe
80 ~ an alligator. The rowing OF boat down
- L'rr could be distinctly heard. but there
LY,llng 20 pursue in, so the matter was
fplel until better opportunity was offered
- eA'cnlns up with the perpetrators"
b-ontszuma Weekly: I'VE have been to the
Z Cd HI - .saEs. -
f--s ana found a remarkable mOnstrositY
-e5a Ola babe it Is partly envelOped in
~ -anL 81 In, and could not be told from
60 nae of this animal unless seen on the
o7v i- mas a thick, rough, scaly exterior,
51l "lll Just enough long hair 70 easily
-.lA u Inc child has a long, pendant ear
81, --A. side OF the head covered by this
g. we view il as q fac smile OF the
or baby elephant. This skin
HLLles a quarter OF an inch above
49, al SKIN Of the child. Irs cries are low
tg TI--Nss.il-Ae IKE an animal, not human os
ris,, -L1 mother states that she attended
nIe-s iast TALL was frightened by the ele-
e6f-9ts' and regards this as the cause Of the
nsj strange deformity. The child, or ami
bas,ts t may turn out to be, is large and
ri--.-l ana Seems likely 20 live. What q Gu
ri.i--l y would be il il should live. One OF our
i-S 1as offered the mother thousand dol
IT, II Is daily visited by hundreds"
SSo4ilmbus Tines, 10th: Yesterday evening
Va ss'51IIoorhood IN the lower part Of the city
a
I'M n oman IN the employ Of hrs. Coleman
beer0 0sislllrpe street, who claimed to have
~ LIlred Tue woman, Katie Morrison,
Eirb = = a terrible state OF nervous excitement,
vsi5s --asional cOnvulsiOns and in the inter
oF - 4-letude, gave the following account
HeIsSs Ssiyuole; A few days ago she said that
Ps-f- hight with a woman named Jane
hsst n N which the latter came out second
a Irs;.-A5, 70 avenge herself, had employed
+ Is s--.l .l u0ctor named Charlie to conjure her.
CbsrI5s. pisn his deviiish work. Katie says
by srr,elleu Ialleu On her yesterday evening" and,
O. ~ mystic mumblings, put a spell
BE- ~. ne then gave her a charm which
aud - ler hold in her hand a few minutes
puf 80 made her smell OF il. As soon as she
f1r ~ y. r uer nose she dropped in a trance that
grn ~ - tilile she was pOWerless to loosen her
threvv .-e charm, but after Charlie left she
bys ,s - ~ the yard where it lay till picked up
ssrbIt.C4' It.C4'--5ln4n, though fifty negroes had as
BERN sIl 9L OF whom gave the charm a wide
vain A 11.{eHorts 20 quiet the woman were in
odsersR ~ ~ @ .Ae lnstlgatlOn Of one OF the negroes
Tie o-,-s souffus and Mcdaniel arrested Charlie
his bis-!- !-iof, ana carried him 20 the victim OF
elsin,e5 aft. de denied coBjurinK her and
charm 1a. 1. ne had only given her luck
Of tbras e S look the charm, which consisted
neatIv vV.lls .olls or red flannel, In which was
IND 49, pea plssce Of green root OF some
f0lded h IN ~ the presence OF the sufferer un-
eheEe5 and bling OF q piece Of the root |
tha Up which acriOu Ar ouca r,arrsovf.d