Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-23

to be desired than all human honors. God is a
living God, and Christ came into the world to
save sinners. / beg them to have faith in
Jesus, Tor by faith alone can they be saved.
Americus Recorder: "A man by the name
OF Marion Jackson, a well to do farmer Of
Webster county, eloped on Monday night, the
14tn, with Miss Susan Eberheart q sister Of
MISS Ecerheart, who was hung a few
years ago, IN that county. Mr. jackson left a
NlIe ana TWO children dependent upon a chart
table public. The parties arrived ia Americus
tuesday and took the train in the afternoon
r Ior macon 1t Is supposed that they are max
Ing their way to Texas.
Not many miles from Fort Valley lives a
Family, the children OF which have some re-
narkaoly novel names. 1t seems that during
the nrst few years after the parents were mar
tiu tieu tne children born to them died. After
Llme the bereaved father and mother were in
formed that if they would give their future
children the names Of wild animals all would
t tive % good old age. The result is that in
this FAMILY there are four healthy children,
Possum
Grlflln Sun: 'The Macon TeLeGrdph has an
iaea that prohibition has split the Democratic
II. kafT X, nI spalding county. Why, bless you,
mr. Telegraph, there are not MANY Democrats
that are split, and il by nominating a sober
man man TOT the Legislature, and one who has the
ihannood 70 advocate a moral question a life
tons Fo.s DsLnoeIat, and IN every way capacitated
4OI r the position ne seeks, will split the Spaldug
democracy let it split and the quicker the
sphIllng ls d me the better it will be for all
good people, 80
wesleyan Christfdn AdrOcate: 1.-THE Sun
| 0ay excursion TO Eastman, TO a colore1 canp-
Meetng, was the occasion of terrible riot at
t mat place last Sunday week ago. The riot
ah9 the kllling or one white man and one negro
call the attention Of the country sharplv IN
the eyil OF the excursion, but let as not forget
| tnat sunday excursions, even to a camp meet
ing. are violations Of the spirit and the letter
| OF the law or God ana the law Of the State
| all the same where there is no riot and no kill
| ing. sunday excursions should be stopped. not
| because somebody gets killed, but because
/ they are fraught with mischief, add to the
| nervous excitement already too great and need
/ ing quiet Sabbath to tire down, and are in the
| highest sense in polite"
Mr.. A. W Shaw, at his place near Augusta.
| on wednesday OF last week had a desperate en-
counter with a mad dog, which the Augusta
/ CnfOntcte and COTstttittiOndiistt thus describes:
| Mr shaw was at the pump, when the animal
| ruShed BY and attracted his attention. Picking
/ up brick, Mr.. Shaw struck the animal upon
the shoulder, when 1t turned back and rushed
| upon MIN. Seeing now, from the foam at the
| anlmats mouth, that it was a mad dog Mr.
/ shaw bombarde it with bfickbats, but without
1 a grOwl or a halt the animal made its way at
| hlu Mr.. shaw, when the dog was near enough,
/ gavelt a kick under its throat which raised the
| animal into the air, but which cost Mr.. Shaw
/ his balance. He fell to the ground, when the
| dog rushed upon him, not biting him, however,
| before he had seized the brute by the throat
/ Dir. Shaw did not loose his deathliSe grip up n
the dog until he had dispatched for his hatchet
/ and sunk lt Tar into the Creatures brain. The
/ dog was a large one, and wnen dragged away
/ into the field was spurned by the buzz ards 1t
/ was an undOubted case Of rabies The won
der is that MIR. Shaw escaped unhurs."