Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-06

.ut..tsfs should be addressed,
}. y. ESTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
p tered at ae Post Ogice in Savannah
o. y.-5nd class I,IH Matter.
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6eorgia Affairs.
Wharton, Of AInericus, died on
s,.-f. morning last from taking an over
4...f. compound known as Indian Blood
.-,. . ...sp. .srd Of turpeutine and carbolic
s[f H .suppos that at the time she was
I.b.rrs u. der O. Fl. OF temporary insanity, as
a.r rsf previously been an inmate Of the
-u4u s. 1a.,d5v9iie.
s....-laa. SIR john Hudson, while en-
f-.,..- tI un-oup'e the engine from the
cars s- su-uyii- oa Monjay night slipped
b-..-..r lH- engine und the cars, and the train
--s-f owes him. re was horribly mangied
and rt-. Oh medical si7. Both arms AMI his
I-fI.e were terribly broken, and his chest
crushed.
v-.J.,se D. Wright foreman Of the COum
Inns ...r.- -5.r->,t office. was assasslnated by a
r.,r. named Ben Mitchell on Monday right. 1t
sra.a-stl-. q Iilisulty grow ous of the whip
r.r-ofs little son ty the negro b, n Mitchell,
sudtL. eG1rts of tiss father to redress this
wrong resulted i1 his bsiog hot bY the negro,
the u.u taking effect i'm his right side and
p4--ia- through the lungs. The negco Ben and
srs-h-.vl1 was with him gave them selves up
t1fae an l9rl-ies-
The a1i,or0t Use Griffin Daily NeJrs has been
r.gr,..inza ps ch-eleven and three quar-
-.riullss iu circumference aud weighing thir
tssuaui half ounces.
Senate Joe Brown IS the largest taxpayer in
tas e--y of Atl snta. H. pays taxes on 1888, 400
worth 81 real estate ami 5 Is 109 worth Of per
s1rlI property, making a total of taxable
property in The city of S329, $50.
lrrs. Talisferro reIict OF the late Col C. B.
Tllaferro. died at the residence Of the family
10 Counbus on Sunday last. Her mailen
name was Mldrei Meriwether. and she was
married to Colonel Taliaferro fifty years ago
iuO-lethorps county.
Iha fence or no fence question was voted on
in Btchm0ud county On Monday last. y sur
prisiu,ly large vote was cast, and it is probable
that the result will be that fence has car
ried the election by a large majority.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held in
cirs1n on Monday afternoon to take into con
siierltion the new branch to connect Griffin
with the Brunswick extension. An early com
pletiou Of the road is probable, possibly to
Monticello and Madison.
On Saturday af5 aruoon, in Buena Vista.
Lightning struck barn, killing instantly a
young man named sam Holton. Mr.. Holton
was a student Of the Buena Vista High School
Col. Wadley ssys the Monroe Adrertiser,
has subscribed the ii5erAl sum of $50 to the
!. Monroe Female College.
-r~Iay- - ann-
Liberty county. died on Saturday evening last
at the advanced age Of ninety years. lie vas
probably the oI-est white citizen OF Liberty
: county.
Free whisky was dispensed IN the DuOi'u
4l8arroons ca Ihs 4th-of- July.
Mr. p. j. Oxford, OF Rome, has been award
ed the contract of buil5ing the new court house
at Tallahassee, Fla, for the prics of S209-5
A.RiI. ESQ has associated himself with
the Georgia CAToaicls, published at Eatonton,
rs assistant editor.
Loo Chong. a Chinaman who has been in
augusta two years, was married on Monday to
pretty young white American girl, belonging
10 a very respectable family.
The Board OF Education Of Bibb county met
on the 4th and elected seventy teachers for The
public schools Of the county.
N4le EEtsuFt ans OF E1eLtAAl nave HI C-A-
emp a'ion the erection Of a church edihce.
DE loc,. ti0u has already been secured and sur-
eyed.
The Brunswick extension did not reach At
anta the 4tl. as was anticipated Inere
pin remains five miles Of tr- c6 10 be laid be-
fOrc Atlanta IS reached.
The Douglassviile Recorder says: If seasons
sontinue for two or three weeks longer, there
TiIi be- more corn made in Johnson county this
Lnau ever before.
Mr. C. W Smith, a worthy citizen in the
wer part Of Tattnal county, heS lost three
ehlldrel fr, M sickness. Iney ell died within
tayo OF three days OF each other
The Albany Ne5rs aud 4dre1 tfser says; The
saius OF Sunday We're general over the county
e understand, and the crops are Just imply
fiorious everywhere what gloridcati0n liz.
country could ford on this glorious Fourth Of
Buiy."
Colonel james Blood. of Indiana. ~ho has
been making Waycross headquarters of his
persm0ulauons, returned from Florida last
ues6ay night He re1Orts having found large
sDoties Of Eooi uull timer ia his rounds. lie
srill settle ii her in Gtol gia or Florida
The Rome DaiIy Courier, speaking OF the
present lack Of uarer supply In th7 city. say B.
''Our present condition Is a serious one and ia
case Cf fire Rome De- light susfer a loss of $50. o.
10 q few hours. while, II proper steps ara Uslen
In cue steeon, S3utO properly inv. scd might
save us
An Atlantis policeman named Poss uss nr-
rested few days Since upsu charge Of
4 forgery. The evidence at tle committee s
trisl showed fhc- oss had Attempted t0 have
"A thirty DAYS nofA Tor $500 oiseounted at tie
2ttansa Eati3nA Bauk- On Thursday after
noon POSs first went 20 the hank and asked il
Chey would discount tairty days note for
him In The ccs.verSa non which sasuad PoSs
said that he could get Dir. ". II. BrotneFton TO
lnd0rse 70 Tor him. and was told that tha1
would secure him the money the next morn
ing POss returned t1 The bank snd presented a
note, across the back OF which y as written
''Mr W II. BrotherrCu" A" This Endorsement
with other ciFcuuls- -auc-s aroused Mr. Eo
mare s suspicious. and be asked poss II he had
seen Mr.. ErOihert n sign his name Pnss re
plieG iu the affirmative. aud described Mr.
BiOtl-es-On as being large, far man. Dir Ro-
mare theu asked Mr. PCss 10 accompany him
90 Ar brolhsrton's. which he agreed 10
DO. AT The cOrEsr cf Whitehall and Hunter
streets pss askG1 hr- Romare 10 wait
Tor hiM G second. g he wished
90 see a man IN the Dixie Saloon, bs4t III. Ro-
mare accompanied him into the saloon. snd
ihGn the tNo resumed their s. rney. When
be- a1uUire block, on whitehall street. was
reaches loss again ASKED AiF. tsofilare 70 Haii
= second &c Be wanted 20 see a lady up sta -
Tor some EE1Ufes NJ Romare waited. but
Oss did not rat-frH. ard subsequently Il was
certained that he lad lstl the building by
HECther stat wav AZ Eir Br0thertOu's store
]. Eomare found that AlF. = 3 SIGNATURE was
IoFgtry, and the police were uSisfisd Of the
ensaction and requested 70 arFsst hiEl. Late
n1ay evening B0ss vas found. he had
fVed his face clean and his hair was cut
e lie ADMITS haviGE attempted TO have
lo-e ulsC9liife1, but QlSctazislS Whiting Fir.
therton's name. This he says y "a done
hnotneT person The trial. however, a.
81 ~ olldir Eocss ever. and to BSilim
'mpsons keeping he y as entrusted For
RAJ ho4rs alter the trial ths baulf accom-
leu foss m his ROUNDS. irving to secure a
dsinAn, but after msny fruiciesS eft 1rts tEs
Sc 5rted for j4L when on Butter street
suddenly tra ppsd the bsilff and skippsd.
is still at large
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Mr. Stephens for Governor
EFFINeHAN COUNTY, Ca, July f-Efffor
0THing Nelgs. Most Of US he e agree with the
ORNINa News that Mr Stcrherr sl,..,la -.