Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-03
BESEIGED BY A MAD DOG.
PROPERTY SOLD
UNDER THE HAMMER.

o. All ABLE oOA1D
UNDER THE HAMMER.
,,.,ou-s Female syvitch-Tender-Big
manages Awarded for Bruises Re
-.f,ed i'm a COllisiOn-Theatre Mana
GERS i'm ConventiOn-BIbb County's
uoubIe ExecutiOn-Other GIImPses in
georgia and Florida.
GEORGIA.
v.r-.- county is overruu with mad dogs
San Walker saw one in the neighb0rhOOd Of
-H.aa a few days since a son of W. W.
....I near Forsyth. killed one on his fathers
- The worst state of affairs Is in the
.r.......e .e- nei ighborho0d. \ month or So ago.
1...'.u-uE 90 Mrs. Polly Wheless, "a widow
..-.. tlat ueirhbOrhooI, became SD violent
...- Mr. Whele-s and her sisters-who were
.l- alone 1n the piace-had 10 retreat into
. house and shut the doors. For two or
.-.. days they were shut up in the house
.-..e prisoners, kept ia close confinement
m. u-, which remained so close about the
.-..I showed such violence that they dared
... venture out. Finally a neighhor pass-
.-a.. SAW the predicament the two ladies'
.- .. aui killed the dog and released them.
r R..- the first mad dog seen in that vicini-
-. u.rrIbably bit others. as several have
sim. gone mad. Their bites have not been con-
e-.f- -H their own species. y cow belonging
. V- Eliza Haynes, had so violent an attack
r-..- thJt she chased people at sight. She
-...r r..lei iu great agony. and. unfortunate
d.. reHl-- were allowed to eat her flesh after
H-ra-d-ad. Numbers of geese and hogs are
f--- a. the same disease. J. 7. Bazem0re
.-t-. -.N hogs. Bone Davis three. Mr.. Brad
t.r rduc. and several other gentlemen have
.rt-.I SIMILAR losses.
The Baker property, on Pryor street. At
..-tl brought So ,2S2 SIS under the hammer
rrssi.r. making the average price per front
r.tsslt-.. ON the same day lot Of land To-
.stsi0u Cam. Harris and Fort streets. and
s-8gu 90 tae Cleveland estate, divided into
.rs-a l5.-. brought s7,62l. There were seven
.s--nt the Baker property.
Macon Ns-,.sg Ger has the following: "In one
..ruew- paragraphs yesterday appeared
- fem clipped from some Western paper.
..-.r- tlat annie Gsandter, aged Is, was in
.s--. OF seven important switches on the
chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad.
nIrst was believed that she was the only
-frad -vstcheress in the country. For
-rar-e wears 0r more Mrs. Nancy Carroll
.gIst1u. I has had charge of the switches
.r He Junction. 40 which she controls the
..r-a auI coming Of an trains from Column
r. Montgomery and Atlanta, being the most
.raar-.rt switches ON the lines of these sew
r r.I- Her husband before her was a
-r-..aau. anj 40 his death she was placed
r CHARGE During the entire time she has
-afr.H.i tle switches the railroad authOri-
t.- have bad mo- cause TO complain of remiss-
ness or Hure. Thus Macon is ahead on the
tnac-Uiteh tender business"
Ur Tuesday the ease of Matt Il. Freeman
ID
..rr. complaint for damages. was concluded
r Bib superior Court. The case grew out
Ola collision oD the Central Railroad. near
a.. is. about TWO years ago, in which Engi-
ra.r Orf-by was killed and Mr.. Freeman.
al,gel= @ passenger, was hurt. He sued the
company for $4,000. The jury brought in a
verdict allowing The plaintiff S4,S75 damage.
Freeman was thrown under the seat by the
collision. which occurred on a train which
Was -ol- from savannah.
Tile -ai-ol yhe Orphan Asylum property in
augusta Tuesday Melted Sll 600.
THE theatrical managers are in session at
Atlanta discussing matters connected with
uerbu-.ue-s. Mr.. johnson. of Savannah. is
attendance.
The ~ltrH0i Bibb county has commenced
allH- preparations for hanging on June
l tue two negro murderers, Wimbush aud
Bailey. Judge simmons having ordered a pub
D.. execution. "a vast cOneOurse Of people viii
witness De-. It is the first hanging in Bibb
county since ls57. though many murders have
..ar r.mmitted.
E,e-- house on the Wesson Miss planta-
uau af Dr. Gerdme, of Athens, was blown
down by tue recent cyclone.
Macon votes on the fence question to-day
There are at least twenty-five hundred
lus- either cut OF written on the wood part
.. r.. r--arvoir at Rome
Rome voted on the free school question
yesterday.
I.a annual contest or the Rome fire depart
aaroreur5 ON Tuesday Of next week.
cotton around McNutt has been badly dam
-- .. rH- recent cold snap.
GENERAL Browne leaves one of the most vaiu-
.... libraries Iu Georgia
Al.E a-r5cultUral club has been formed
Pleasant iIiil, with already "a large mcm-
..--.U. Their meetings Will De held the first
saturday lH each month,
I.. -.u-E, cation OF the Athens First NJ. +.
..-.wll worship IN their new edifcc on
,l..ra.Nr.
valuable silver mime has been discovered
-. L.lH pam county.
l.. people around QuiIian's Mills want to
.raaaeEe.i tH Banks county.
l Nauefta dremeu viii have their annual
l.e .nt contest on the 10th INST.
i. Floyd Rifles of Macon celebrated their
-. "Ht anniversary Tuesday.
raru Eeaye~' livery stable at Athens is
.gH- demolished preparatory tu the erection
... .rH uue.
%. Do. BrelraI q highly respected citizen
.-. resided two miles from IrWntou. died ON
... -'.a l1-t.. aged iN wears.
ll- hu.-Hr- of ptfHi9- of West Point yyiIf
-... picnic uu the SIN inst. 10 which several
--..Hilr- lodges have been invited.
a- beam at the Georgia lee Factory
Atlanta inflicted injuries Tuesday which
. l'.-H.t cause tine death OF VIM. Iuland.
.".r.I HuE.
Ar-. baluha- formally entered a suit against
A.-el~ foundry Tor Sz5.J0O on account of
i.l.. 10 her husband. who was killed
.. WORK Hy falling rock from a blast.
i-. Athens barber who recently muIrted q
.-'.. gl 50 at tue sitting Is out with ver-
-l-tlitlou ul hnw the bin wa con-
ht'f tycluE. champOOng. etc, Fare
....i l iA- ItemizeG'accOuut.
a1i Thompson several wears ago bought
aal seemingly worthless lot of land
. ".i,-- he-a. and he Is now offered $4,000
..- iir tNhiuit~ specimen of gold taken
Is -..'h. 90 IS SAID. would yield at least
'- Do fUe tom.
N-e Eliza Flint. an eighteen-year
F. F-, woman. was sitting before a fire at
il.-- al y O'Clock ON the night of the 18TH
r. 3 s-tA q tcn- -taVs-old infant In her lap,
caught lire and she was SO badly
.-ti SHE died two days afterwards.
tac East Tennessee. Virginia and
mesa Nii piece Of remarkably quick work.
-.u-dnt bales of cotton were shipped
A--auta Monday morning and before
-..-a. night had been packed in schOOn-
''NA~Nlck which were all ready 10 sail.
3 ..e election ON the public school question
e- tuesday. ZjI votes were pOlled for.
.- a-t.li~t public schools. This Is the
T que The question has been voted on.
r.- non was lost by reason of Illegal
"'ri 0u
-.,- 5--i''rlnge municipal election occurred
Hl- The old Council. beaeed by Mayor
r4- offered for reelection of the
total prohibition. An opposition
r N-l. 3D. y. Bun FOR Mayor. advocated
r- iAe sale Of liquor by the gallon.
.--t- that W hislCy is sold in spite of the
'A government, and that the city
tFii'e q revenue therefrOm.
FLORIDA.
walter Hawkins. the brakesman ON the
-'l..v ant Nashville Railroad. who was
last Saturday at Pensacola
Post Office Inspector Henry
- iHr stealing valuable letter.
Tuesday taken before Commissioner
orion. at Pensacola, and bound over in the
F-.-l9 for further appearance.
-.r'- are being made to establish lodge
A-.sa,~ ~ Pythias at Cedar Key.
gave Oak begins anew fiscal year with S;s}3
10 Der treasury.