Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-09


The election Of Circuit Court Judges will take
rr.es today in the Legislature.
rlmor prevails in Atlanta that on Sunday
next the fast train on the Central Railroad will
change its schedule and quicken its time.
The opossums Of Hart county are so fat,
SAYS a good deacon, that they leave greasy
tracks where they walk.
Bisbop Gross, assisted by seven priests, will
shortly dedicate the new Catholic Church at
Albany. The event promises to be an intere t
ing one among the Catholics in that section Of
the State.
The NItting Mansion and entire lot, at Ma
con. sold on Monday last for the sum Of S2l,-
l55-
Mr. Flint, Of Monroe county, and Mr.. Russell,
OF Decatur. have each introduced a bill to pro-
h-bit the sale Of liquors in their respective
counties.
A light frost was visible at Columbus on Mon
day morning. but not sufficient to affect vege
tarion.
NrJ. B. May, of Stewart county, lost his
e5st9n house on Sunday last by fire. He had
ianetthe time one and half bales OF cotton.
The City Council OF Columbus have approved
and accepted the system Of water works built
By the Columbus Water Works Company, and
the system is now in full operation
In Harris county, on Tuesday last, an cleo
ZION was held to determine the question Of
"fsuce or no fence in that county. The fence
party gained the victory by a majority Of 1000
votes
Mr.. o. ". Sill at an early hour on Sunday
morning at Rome met his death by falling
from the window OF his bedroom over the store
Of Messrs T. H. & W. J. satterield. Assistance
vas summoned by officer Brown, vho was the
first TO reach him, having heard the fall as he
was passing He was rational, and told those
present that he was dreaming and thought he
vas walking down the stair case. He had been
drinking TO excess for a week. which probably
had something to do with the sad accident.
The grand jury Of Lumpkin county have
recommended the building OF new Jail at
Dshlonega
The Sheriff OF Lumpkin county, accompanied
by a posse Of armed citizens. on Monday last
delivered John Bell, who is sentenced to be
hanged in Lumpkin county. on the sth day of
December next, TO the Sheriff Of Hall county,
for safe keeping.
On Friday Of last week In the billiard room
above the store OF Bailey & Ezill, in Monticello,
Jasper county. Frank Phillips. colored. shot
Joe Mentor. colored, the ball entering the
stomach and producing wound which result
ed in death Frank has made his escape.
The county authorities OF Barlow are erect
ing fine iron bridge over the EtOwah river
near Cartersville. The contractors for the iron
and mason work are Atlanta men.
Mr. Benjamin Mcintosh, an esteemed citizen
Of Thomas county. died on Monday last at
Barton, in that county.
The Thomasvile artesian well is now l,15O
fest deep, and still going deeper. The water
drawn up is strongly impregnated with sui
phur.
The second annual exhibition OF the Stock
Breeiers' Association of Thomas county was
held at ThomasyiIle on last Friday, and, we
learn from the Thomasville Enterprise. was
a success and well calculated to cause the asso-
ciatiou to press forward in its attempt to en-
courage and foster stock raising and
stock improving. The entries of cattle
were confined to Guineas and Jer-
seys. In the department OF horses the
exhibit was fine, and in it were a number OF
Georgia and Florida raised colts, which would
have been creditable at any stock show. Two
races followed the inspection OF the exhibits,
and the scene closed By a shooting match at
glass balls, the first, second and third prizes OF
which we're won by Messrs. Dukes, DAVIS and
Peacock respectively.
The engine OF Grelade & Stanton. with which
they run a gin two miles from Cochran, ex-
ploded Tuesday morning No one was hurt.
The Sale gold mine. near Goshen. in Lincoln
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South, and when properly developed will
surely pay as Handsomely as any in the Black
Hills Me>srs. Stevenson, ChenGult & Co, OF
that county. who operated il few wears ago,
realized 81. coo a week, at an expense of not ex-
ceeding $500. and SEQ has been panned out in
a single day. This mine has been idle for some
time. but we learn it has been leased by Capt.
ID Cade, who will soon commence 20 work
H When the A. E. & c. r. is built. it will
run very near this mine, which will prove quite
a bonanza to the owners, and will furnish
much hauling for the road.
Mr. K ]. n. Walden, one OF the best and
most successful farmers OF Washington coun
y, made this year on fifteen h rse farm one
huudr ed and eighty bales Of cotton, averaging
nve hundred pounds to the bale and good
corn and Oat crop.
Arch Stokes colored, was arrested at the
residence OF Mr.. Alb. Rhodes, near Hephzibah,
on Sunday evening, by Messrs. U. W. Grubbs
and Z. ID. Oliver, OF Waynesboro. charged with
setting ire to the store of Mr.. Roland Steiner
on last Wednesday night. The building, to-
gether with contents, were entirely destroyed.
A horrible case OF intanticide was developed
a. Decatur on last Saturday. Laura Barnett.
a young cOlOred girl, who lived with her
mother, Hortense Barnett in the kitchen OF
Dr. ". W. Durham. gave birth TO a child on
thursday night before 10 o'clock, and il was
carried to the orchard in the rear OF the kitchen
and left there until Friday morning about
o'clock when HOrtense Barnett went to the
orchard and got it and carried it to
her house and put il in a closet or
pantry until near S O'Clock, when it was
Brought out at the request OF a cOlored woman
Who had called there, and upon investigation
. was discovered that a string was tied around
its neck so tight that it was with great diff
Guilty that it was cut loose. and when the string
vas cut the child breathed a few times and
aled. Those who saw tne child say it was a
large. healthy looking child and almost white.
while It's mother is nearly black. Hortense has
oeen put in Jail charged with murder, and the
elri Is under ARE {. and will be put in jail as
soon a. she is well enough to be moved IN the
meantime she will be guarded" p"