Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-04
GLEANINGS.
c,THERED FROM OUR STATE
EXCHANGES.

gba.e of Coal Lands.
negro named Abe Malone was found fro |
--.Ueath three miles from jackson. Butts /
----. au Friday evening last. Abe was seen
r--rE at Jackson on Monday, and when found /
5..l Was ON his hands and knees with a bottle /
.faEl-se iu his pocket.
--. r -.r.su Ne1rs anil F4rmer. published |
..r.r--rilie. will be sold at public outcry on !
r-.-f... December 5th. TO wind up the estate |
-f-r. latte proprietor. r. J. Boyd. deceased.
negro driver stalled ON the track of the |
--4r.I near Atlanta, on Thursday evening
~ anil remained in that position for an
ham, The down passenger train arriving al
...4..ut after dark. ran into the wagon and
l-.I -le two mules. When the conductor
--.Ineneero why he gave no signal OF built
--.. -Ha negro said he ''hOlloed and hOlloed /
+-Hu tl stop. huthe paid no attention to it."
r.. -rmI iury Of Decatur estimates the in
re-aIr.-- Of that county as follows:
p- past due about $4,000, bridge
I.-l- past due $1,000, jury scrip and other
,--.rt- ou the Treasury, 5000; while there
5-..-r Ou hand IN the Treasury S2,203 26. The
present collection Of taxes will amount to
nH.
T.r. are twenty-four candidates for the
-- county offices i'm Scriyen county. all Of
,... expect to dee elected by large MAORI
T.rr1lut iu Burke county this week is the
...r.r-or thccNhibition of the Burke County
t-rru.wraI Fair at WaynesbOro on Wednes-
..r-Nt. the 9Th. The fair viii continue four
.-r-. arI viii doubtless be well patronized by
-.. .rrreIlizeut farmers of Burke and adjoin-
r-..uuuc--
T.r following Georgia patents were granted
f-.u tue Patent Office last week: j. II. Bed
f--f,IE and -. /. J. BedngieId. jug Tavern.
-Ia GUNNER and sharpener; Mitchell Han
...s. Ulutweu. cultivator pillow; =. l.. Nc
Erf. ATLANTA. water cooler and filter; Fred
s-.s Er.elert, Macon, mosquito-net frame.
T.. 5aroruorator- Of the Thomasville Rail
r.G Company met al the office Of A. p
Wright CO.,, Thomasyille, on the 2Sth Of
November last. and elected nine directors. as
f.ru-. Charles II. Adams. John f.. Page,
EWsri uauforth, William V. Pond, J. Ed
r.a5 Page. G.. d. McDougall, of New York;
IIulrI Lewis. of Tallahassee, Fla; A. =.
WRIGHT. oi Thoma-vile. Ga.. and John Brad
fHt. .- BraIfordvillc, Fla. The road above
Incorporated will connect Tallahassee by
short iuc with Thomasvile ia. and thus
gtra new and short route 20 savannah, east
.aIwr-t.
un Thursday morning last, at Rome, Middle
Bailey. voung woman, while carelessly
baullnE derringer pistol. accidentally fired
fqr. the hall taking effect in the body Of her
mother. Mrs. Fannie Bailey. The ball passed
through the right collar bone. taking a down
uari r1uvse. and lodged between the shoulder
Blade aud spine. The wound though serious,
not necessarily mortal
Ia-- Wednesday morning Mr.. L. T. Erwin
haI th. misfortune 90 lose his bloOmary on
AHa.o1ua creek, Barlow county. 1t was set
ON lr. before day by an incendiary. His loss
.>aUout two thousand dollars. No insurance.
This is the second fire from ncendarism in
tl- same week.
The Townsville artesjan well is now l,23O
istl deep and l.OJ0 feet Of the depth has been
-l1e through a solid rock Of limestone forms-
uou.
The oldest son of Mr.. ;. C. Littlefeld, of
Brunswick. named Robbie was found drowned
living in water about one foot deep, near the
express Office. ON Wednesday afternoon last.
Die had been seen a short time before in his
usual health. and the supposition Is, being
subject TO fits. that he was suddenly attacked
with one and fell into the water and was
drowned before he could recover.
Tv-Tv held an election for Mayor and CoUn-
siImen with the following result; Mayor. Col.
JEAN Murrow; CoUncilmeu. W F. Ford. w
ID. Brady. ". B. Aycock, W. L. Williams and
Il. a. Parrish.
Aut LUF1tnllNt sum vi WI pbtiA Wv AtAF AZ
Worth county. was burned on last Thursday.
Loss about $500. No insurance.
A citizens mass meeting was held on
rbr,-sdav night. in the superior Court room
-+,rsceu. the object being to select a ticket
+,- Raaro, Of Aldermen at the approaching
r,,.nieipal election \ motion WAS made and
carried for the appointment 10y the Chairman
Of five, citizens from each ward, who would
rs..-. and select twelve men to constitute
ticket for the Board Of Aldermen, who, after
aratieut consideration, reported the follow
ing ticket: First Ward. W. !. Davis. ). q.
MrJrarv. Pat Payton; second ward. John ID.
Hui-iu- j. evan Syckle, \. Proudht. Third
vsrI r. =. johnson. y. T. johnson W. y.
COX. Fourth ward. NJ. u. Schwed Henry
Horne. Alexander Reynolds. The action Of
jhe meeting was not unanimous by any
means. and Mr. K. V. Nottingham entered
On, solemn protest against the ticket. The
prospect Is that there will be a lively fight IN
our sister CITY at the municipal election which
fasc- place next Saturday.
More rice has been harvested this year IN
Pierce county than ever before in its history.
company has been organized in Atlanta
with % capital of 5000 Mr.. Walker lnman Is
President and Mr.. Aaron Haas Is Secretary
anil Treasurer. The company have purchased
Hgarrr- OF the best coal lands in the state,
known as the CO0sa coal fields. The coal Is
equal To- Nontevallo FOR crate and to any coal
iar steam. 4 new road is now being built by
The thcrokee Railroad Company from Cedar
town to the coal fields. and from the selma,
Rome ami Dalton Road 10 the fields, the
contract being that the. roads shall be COM
nletei Div the first Of July next. As soon as
finished the coal can be put iE the market by
sending round 10y Rome; but when they build
from ,be selma Road 10 Cedartowu The coal
WLN He then shipped 10y the East Tennessee
ami Virginia To Atlanta. The company pro
po-e> to Day down coal at Atlanta as soon As
he r'aj is completed at S3 per ton.
b,lak-hear NeJrs aHd SigHuf: THE MORN
NFNEWS has come out in new $4,000 dress.
It's the h7ndsOmest paper now that gEaces
our -auctum.
EarhrlI.c Nstaoerdt- THE turpentine bu-
-l.-- rC this eVuuty has grown prOdigiOusly
HurU- tue past feW months. and ~ Is becom-
ll- ore of our important industries. The
iuTeutUe makers appear all 10 he Hush OF
uel1-. anJ their business Is being constantly
-l'rua--.l.
Tile Franklin Wees says; ''Our Postmaster
lii- Just traced mp a registered package con-
t-il.t- ten dollars and our order Tor our fegu-
--np.y Of printing paper, mailed October
---.. anal found It lost by the wreck OF the
5.- rtr nu the Air Line Railroad October ~:
Bic Informs us that IL is the first registered
package from this Office ever lost
Gr.ain DlTg Ne,rs. Henry Nelms, negro
on Che premises Of !. F. Dupree. in the west
gr. part oi this county, died suddenly on
Nel'e-iay, after partially shOeing a recall
Tltraui mule. which excited his anger. He
Stepped o1 few PAGES and said he would be
d.. he g. idn't shoe him, after which he fell
over dead. The CorOner's jury returned a
Fer.tlr, ol apopitNy.'
The H-rJy Co,htV Weekly learns that the
t->t Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia Rail-
-'-e WIl pay the farmers along the line OF
Iaai cUrty cents per yard for loose rock laid
gown aaluE the edge of the railroad cuts.
t-u5 of uur people will take advantage or
,as uaer ouring the winter season and make
sAt mooney hy removing the loose rock lying /
--- iH their fields and selling II 10 the road
" oe used for ballast.
Atlanta Constitution: 'sMr. Lindus. 4
NuoB dealer at JOnesborO. yesterday tele-
f.'I1ei chief Connolly that a thief had paid
warehouse "a visit the previous night and
--l stolen two bales of cotton. An investiga-
h'- ni the premises induced the belief that
ut cotton had been loaded on a wagon and
S'art't Tor Atlanta. The police are on the
97k0u, Tor cotton marked as described by Mr.. (
Indus
tarer-vil'e Free Press. Deputy Marshals
tilsimou-. SEQ tt and Green left Tuesday eve
TlS to capture q still in the nelghborhOod OF
+5eeea, Cherokee county. Ihey had pro-
glr'i a~ far ar Flat shoals school house When
T-Al overlook them. They decided 10 spend
s- might there. and laid themselves on the
$3.50 ABOUT O'Clock party Of mOOnshfHefs /
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