Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-03


who are qualified to vote next Wednesday,
te. mat OF the 3l2j col0red voters OF the
..-..--. there are only l62 who nave paid taxes.
.r.r.r..c cratic mass meeting at sandersviIIe
.- saturday last was a great success for the or
r-1 Democracy. Hon. seaborn Reese.
r- regular Democratic nominee for Con
. aad Hon. Fl, ming Dubi. non.
r Democrsle candidate without op-
position from The Twenueth Senatorial dis
rrg-. addressed the meeting, and their speeches
wsr. received with marked enthusiasm.
81. -atsfact1ryis Dir. Dubignon's ca ldidacy to
u-uu0l- people, that al a meeting Of the Re
uaaians hs was publicly indorsed. He is
prominently spoken Of as resident OF the
senate
Iu-re were nineteen burials in Augusta last
rt.a uf which thirteen we're whites and six
c.l9..L Ten were Of children under five years
8faEe.
Tie Augusta sunday Chronicle and Consti-
tionaIsf appeais in the form of an eight
page issue. just double the size of It's ordinary
edition.
Ile citizens Of Marion county are making
extensive preparations for grand barbecue
O.. B4uie.sviLle on the 9TH Inst. which prom
.s 90 1e one of the best ever Sc en- in the State.
Hon. a. ID Gambler the Democratic candidate
fsr srConsress, will be present. ith other di,-
uuel.shed citizens. and ADDRESS the people.
Ju Thursday night last the gin house OF Mr..
Jos. W Biggers near the hue Of MuscOgee and
Harris counties, was fired by an inceudiary
Some negroes who were sitting up with d sick
man fortunately discovered it before much
damage was done.
It IS now certain that Columbus will extend
her corporate limits 10 take in the Northern
Liberties The proposed extension viii give
tle census q large and healthy increase and
room FOR the further Increase OF population de
mauded by the growing wants Of the city.
The Columbus Eaquirer-S5H publishes an
extensive list OF residential changes made by
tle citizens on Saturday last, which was
moving day" 10 the city. Two columns Of
th- paper are devoted to the registry Of the
changes made.
Tap Walls, a Columbus man, made an un-
successful attempt at suicide on Saturday
night at the factory boarding house, near the
lower bridge. He was crezed BY drink, and
fired five shots at his own head Unfortunately
neither of them took fatal effect.
new born infant was found dead between
Harris and Ellis streets. Atlanta, last Friday.
Coroner's verdict-b0rn alive and murdered
No evidence or parentage or murderars.
vote was taken Of the grand jury Of FLOYD
county as 90 who would be the next Governor.
which stood: stephens u, GartrelI l. Another
vote was then taken as between FELTON, and
Clements for Congress and out OF the y votes
Clements received 20 These straws show
which way the political " ind will blow at the
election.
The Rome bar has signed petition to the
General Assembly to do away with the 5etaiI
liquor traffic in the city.
lhe Postmaster at Pock Spring. Walker
county, wants TO resign, and says that he cans
get any one that win take mis- place. He says
he's going to resign anyhow. and the mail for
thar office viii 20 TO Lafayette Won't some
Office seeker hy 70 his rescue?
THE cify hall az Rome viii be turned over to
she city authorities completed in about six
weeks
The value of the taxable property in Floyd
county returned for 1882 is S26O7.724. OF this
the colored people return SIS $50. There are
2i9 white polls. and 6,9 colored polls in the
county.
THE report that small pox existed at Ameri-
Gus has been Investigated, and turns out to
tave originated from the fact that a negro
with white swelling breaking out on her body
with erup ions
The average cost Of pupilage in the public
schools of Amer.cus is IS Is, and not SIS, as is
err1ue0usy stated by some Of the Georgia
newspapers.
The steam gin Of ar. John n. Aikens,
situated one mile from Barnesville, in Pike
county, was DESTROYED by fire on Thursday
last spark from the engine blew into the
Aat room ana caused the disaster.
Another vacancy ia the Board OF Commls-
sjouers OF McIltosh county will be caused by
the removal from the county OF Mr.. Allen Nc
Donald.
Colonel Josiah Boswell died at his home in
Putnam county on last Saturday morning. He
was one of Putnam's best citizens and is uni
vsrsaliy mourned.
Eight hundred bales Of cotton have been
shipped from Griffin up to Saturday, the S0th
Of September
The residence OF Mrs. W. S. Lloyd, situated
three miles from Columbus, on the TalbottOn
r1ad. known as the Old Terrence place, was de-
s-r5yed by fire on Friday afternoon last Ali
the furniture, excepting a piano, was saved.
The house was inslred for $4,000 and the furni-
-tlre for $500.
John Spicy, whose real name is said to be
Lutrolo Edmonds. and who was a fugitive
from DoughertY county, where he is charged
with horse stealing, was shot and killed at Ar
-H--on 1n Ia Thursday under the following
er-lllstauces: His wife. on account Of brutal
treatment towards her, had had a warrant
ISSUED t- his arrest, and officers Williams and
tl--al vent 70 his house 60 make the arrest.
As .-eg entered the house Spicy caught his
N--ra aa5 held her before him while he fired
s--. a. officer Williams, striking him in the
abdomen, without however, doing serious
-4rm- He then threw his wife against vii
i@hs and ran out the door, the other officer
lfing upon him. the ball passing through bis
nat On Monday morning about Daylight |
spicy, hearing AIS dog bark. went into the
yard, ana was commanded by some one to |
surrender. Looking around. he saw a man |
standing near the corner OF his house. and fired
upon him lie raised his pistol for a second /
shot, when the unknown man fired. and he re-
ceived load OF squirrel shot in his sboul5er |
and face. This staggered him. and he fell /
back against the house, whea mother shot was
hrej, the load of buckshot taking effect in his |
abdomen and thigh, the latter being fractured /
IN Two places. He died on Wednesday night
last from the wounds received.
The whisky question is an issue in Coffee !
county in the legislative campaign.
Madison 1fddisouidn. We rise to say that
tAe savannah WEERLY NEws is the very best
paper OF its kind that reaches this office 20
Sparta Sunbeam. The Atlanta EreuiHc
Herald SAYS that Judge Twiggs carried ms |
audience with him IN his Augusta speech. The /
HeTGin should acmOnish tne Judge to do ike I
wise when he again visits Louisville or he will /
nave no one 70 hear him"
The BeTrien County Gdzeffe, on the political |
sltuallon m that county. says: The Gazette is
Ae peoE'es property, thereto We take no |
SIDES IN the choice for Representative. where /
Doth are good men, but we can tell them the |
Allu OF men 70 elect, If they elect a. ne VINO is |
"a 5AFor OF W1lsky ana its sale, the county is /
GlsuoIoreas X one opposed TO red eye they 1
The Grand jury OF Dodge county in their
general prcSeutmeut,say: We cannot blt CON /
gratulate the people II Putnam that unfa-
God, they have been freed-we b me forevar
from the pernlclOus in nuence Of t6e sale ~ a. /
dent spirits within their borders. ss a conSs
quence Of which We would state that All ,esses |
OF violation OF the law that came befors ~
with out one excsDtlon-were trivial ana NOT /
growing out OF the effects OF LIQUOR. a. has /
been heretofore generally TIE case
The Free FTess, speaking Of the Quitnan |
factory, says: This splendid piece OF property
Is doing better work than ever before. tie |
yarns being equal 70 any in the State We |
learn that the present proprietOrs anticipate !