Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-25
croBGIA AND FLORIDA.
.-,ws OF THE TWO STATES
The .roID IN PARAGRAPHS.

lHD .roTD IN PARAGRAPHS.
.-,,men Rob small Girl in Colum-
Hisn"J Then Throw Her in the River
She EseaPe--A fattnah clergy
o'' chops on Hand While Tempo
IN, distracted
GEORGIA.
.r.phen-. OF Cussetta, Is dead.
..lrf, iaiI has about 80 inmates.
t.i. ..rpfy superior Court convened
hol' Halves has moved from Newton
ns.sbrlzc-
a4.r. have been ~ as7'' i'''''i9 ''i i-''
l----rr. thi- simmer.
fis ..iia mas forced the guanO dealers 10
special tax ot SO
lz -- .I~.i bushels OF apples constitute
Ia..f T-tI Piciler. Of Gainesville.
tr -. r...rs boy had his skull cracked
A- t''+,,.tu another negro the other day.
ID tt- sith anniversary of the Athens
l1..- --..r, viil DEE celebrated at their hail.
f-.T-,ru WatkinsyiIle bit some hogs.
tH,. rhlli Of q farmer living near
i--.' .-s. saws that the cambridge City
i- has made another contract for an
a.-'.lI l.-T T.sar police made 1874 arrests during
~ ending Ortober Il, and 1903 in fines
Ae ..lrr house officer in Habersham
L-as. iaez presented hy the grand jury
o o-I.4.-,uf Banks county has been or
LirrtHa zrand jury 10 let the contract
--ha ueW INi-
-,- Howell cobb. Sr., has subscribed 500
..rsrl purchasing "a lot loI the OhIi7tlah
.r-r.h g.. Athens.
cement is alpot I'm Sandersvillc To- buy
a-rrnr with the money originally in
--Isf f5r au Jrtesian wei.
r.-r,- Er.aut's hanging at Monroe was
.t-r.I Hra -iahhius ARRAY and twenty mine
--r.st- .ar |runkeuneSs-
"a E. KIeu-- gri-t mill, gin aud cotton press
U.fIu were burned w Wednesday night.
Ts.r.. mas Dob Insurance.
~. mother of Mr.. II. r. Hendrix. of
,rIi..l--tiIrt. died IN south Carolina last
.-.at. a-..l about - years.
'p- GARY COX. proprietor COX's Hotel al
.tir-tan. died at his residence Monday
r-Hr. about l0 o'clock. aged Il years.
JuHaeyIle's Democrats will nominate
5-rarIripal ticket ON the night of October
VI Tle election viii occur December >.
Houston county Is a no fence and no whisky
ssrrte. and the grand jury of that county in
.r last week reported a balance Of
$3.50 -l n the Treasury
Macon is eudeavoriug to learn the where
.laat-oi the county chain gang which was
l...a thr treets Of the city June 3. but has
.0f set Hur m an appearance.
Ta-ue-rD Ien Sparks, charged with muir
I.- ..HHI moi DE tried At this term of Telfair
..1lri 0a account Of having "a very severe case
ofaa1-amptiOn and drOpsy.
Tua hundred and fifty men at an expense OF
lsr per week are busy laying the mains and
DONG other necessary work ia connection
with Athens new water works.
The Cherokee Artillery, Rome military
.r-I. 7l-h aarr-aH V-ff al Il,
.rr rhe war. has been reorganiZed. An en-
gsmumeut next summer is already spoken OF.
T,.lahb county Board of Commissioners Of
R1ti. and Revenues have decided TO throw
rlr hr.l-r- open To- the public January l. The
bonds WIl ue prepared and all preliminaries
arranged ut that time
The uuiimau Free Press SAYS: There Will
DarI- enough business brought 10 the Novcm-
artam of Brooks superior Court to feed "a
hungry lawyer a~ long as YOU could hold q hot
Knitting needle Iu Your ear.
Thp E0mc Courier suggests as a preven-
utr for accidental poisoning that druggists
tbeluznoII the country make II a rule To put
uraU pD,-Dus ln red paper, boxes, or bottles
labeled iu reti. a- the rase may be.
taI +. r. Jordan. of sparta. who was "a
ueuberof the last Legislature. is out i'm
rreu.gr letter announcing that he will he Il
candidate before the next Legislature for the
Iuj-rshp ot che Northern Circuit.
The tarter-y.,lr negro, Bob Smith. who
.flHUI step tIAIts ftlOEGtA~ came IN SATURDAY
auI surrendered 90 the sheriff. He had Il
preliminary trial, and was bound over in the
suu1f $500 for Involuntary manslaughter.
The n0ugherty county poor house is in bad
condition. the houses and inmates being in
yerg filthy condition. At present there are
% mupers iu the poor house: white women.
D white child, cOlOred women and cOlored
MEN,
sHludler who represented himself as
travelling agent for the shoe department Of the
Georgia Penitentiary has been victimiZing the
merchants OF south carolina. There Is no
sllemaEing or other manufacturing depart
meur attached 10 the Georgia Penitentiary.
Captain BEDDING, Assistant Commissioner
0f Agriculture, sald % an Atlanta Constitution
man tuesday. This rain has come too late Ia
and t1 enable the farmers 20 put in small
grain. 10 is just right 90 sow wheat and oats 90
Tile Ta.dic1t0r says; There are many citi-
Gems boz pooly who would vote for the no
6raee system. and we hear that application
WiI. boz made soon 10 have the question sub
mirtet. Go the suffrage Of the people OF several
districts This will only affect the districts
applying for 10, and not the entire county"
Macon Is Co have a property book made
aut man 81 The city drawn from actual sur
yeys for the benefit of the Committee on
street Encrodchments. Ii Is said that i'm some
pari- oi lhe rlty auv number Of encrnach-
ments have been made for which the city has
never received "a dime. 1t Is thought that
tHl- new map VIII bring TO the city treasury
several thousand dollars.
Rry. Edward Moore, an old clergyman in
Iaituail county. under temporary derauge-
msll di the mind. was impressed with the
mel that he must obtain relief hy cutting of
Dds haud. After eating his breakfast We'd
ue-ily. he went out la the shop. took a
L3fehat. and cut OF his hand. completely sev-
euuE 10 from the arm. lie walked on 2U0
t4ri' i0 ditch, where he was found after
stveri. hours. exhausted from loss of blood.
he was taken % the house aud proper appli-
cations made.
Ou Thursday last, says the Barnesville
1I--fe. Mr. James Reeves. of this county,
Vent 'po=-um hunting. After returning
home De- turned his dog into the ward and
went eu two or three hundred wards to the
aol7e ot nclghbor Go sleep. As ne retired
ht ucii sumcthldg roaring which he took 10
ne the tram. Ia q few minutes some one gave
lAe aIarm oi fire. and Mr.. Reeves rose mp to
HNl his home iu ldmes. He Is the grandson
"i Mt James eayer, and 10 was their Gus
tllh ln have their washing done al Mr.. WeaV-
= He has no doubt the tire was the work
cog an iurendiary.
George J.. Bell. Of Cumming FORSYTH
county, has written letter To Hon. J. r.
henderson, Commissioner Of Agriculture.
a-Ain- Tor an analysis Of Bradlev-S cotton
compost. lie states that several parties who
nave bought the recipe and used the cOmuOSt
reused to pay for their farm rights. and de-
NiAIe tual the compost Is worthless. The
matter Will be contested in the courts. Al
recent session Of the Legislature an act was
passed. prohibiting the sale of compost fOrmu-
lA- without the vendor first submitting them
lo iHe commissioner Of Agriculture and Sc
curing Dos approval.
dhe Eastman Times is responsible for the
ioioWing. "a Cochran Justice of the Peace
HaA an important case to come up before him
2 lew weeks since which involved a point in
ave dnd the best legal talent of the town was
4Ha}ed ON both sides. After all the evidence
Aal been submitted, one Of the lawyers arose
AAi proceeded To argue the ease. when lie was
Interrupted by the attorney on the other side.
dast 80 this point. the-Justice, who was look
tl- lnt Of the window. discovered a black
cloud looming up in the west. and rising for
Wari Die said: 'Gentlemen. you may talk
alont this case rs much as You please; hut
I've got TO 20 home and set out some potato
slips When you get through YOU will find
my decision written out there pointing to
ont"
The Baiuhridge Democrat SAYS: ''Late ad-
wees from Albany. and the owners Of the late
steamer Newton. indicate that Flint river VIII
soon have another and far better boat than
t-lr NeN ton ever WAS. Indeed. there Is little
uount that l cambridge. Newton and inter-
.S0late sections viii subscribe half the stock
18lnany VIII take the balance. We believe
ntiAbrldge VIII do her part, for We heard one
uah say NE would take 5000. and that one of
Y-I strongest warehouse firms would take as
m4th more. At this rate it would not require
much euOrt 10 raise 81 900 or S250J in cash
INSCRIPTIONS. Let the question be agitated.
911 t41 rt our people subscribe to the enterprise.
llhl rlN er must have another steamboat. and
tAe sooner the better. The investment will
gay us much as 20 per cent. and running eN-
ment."
..d ile Columbus SuH narrates the following:
~ -H t-H ODD little orphan girl only l3 years
ga age, lives with Mrs lame phplps a widow