Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
reidsvine steamer Burned-AIaeon's
Ruflding Operations for a Year-A
FIrht over the Georgia State Lottery
rsmpany's Former Building in Allan
IA Batch of Shooting scrapes.
GEORGIA
rs. police have just raided an Atlanta
.-rI.IuE room.
1.ru Fa-terhng's new building at Reids-
e.ue IS nearly finished.
ueod Council building at stone Noun
-.'r has been burned 10 tbs ground.
I.,r-- Dve. of Macon. died Saturday night
t-.n INJURIES sustained by being thrown from
rrs Liberty county camp-meeting will be-
-r0a Thursday before the third sunday in
October
r- r.r. crop in some parts Of Liberty is
r.--. Ilt frost keeps of long enough. il will
r. Baptist Church at DougIassvilIe has had
U-H and elegant bell put in its belfry during
Ia-- week.
tt- Nloual PomolOgical Society in Phila-
H HaIston and George Collins. both Ma
r.rIr.-. are mysteriously missing from their
homes ZOO that city
To-day 100 business lots are To be sold at
r.r..Tu - miles west Of Atlanta, on the
Georgia Pacific Railroad.
There are fourteen prospective candidates
rHu- 90 work tu secure the seat in the i.pgisla-
rrr. from Tattnau county.
Dlru- the month Of July Washington con-
.rf.-t Z9U}5 pounds of ice, and during the
n.anta 0l August 25,245 pounds.
Tafuau superior Court will convene on
Monday. tile sth day of October. Two or three
5.rTr-e cases viii BE tried al the term
quarterly dividend Of two dollars per
share has been declared by the Augusta Fac
f.~r. payable ON and after Monday. October I.
james % Selman has bought the farm Of
81 De- LUiieN, three miles west Of Douglass
y.ur Mr.. ~elman intends locating perma-
uau-E.
James A. Stewart, Of DOuglassville. has
moved ro Winston, whore he viii locate per
uaugufiv- He goes 10 Winston 90 enter into
mercantile business.
~..u.ya and Sarah Richardson have been ar
rested BOB Atlanta charged with setting fire 10
ta- broom factory which was burned in that
s.t. short time ago.
Ten thousand bales of cotton has been pre-
Uetei the maximum number To be shipped
f-qu ~ Washington this season. The shipments
went t1 $1,000 last year.
last Thursday a man from Montgomery
county passed Reidsville with 200 head of
.fHes cattle for Capt. John y. Phillips. and
,gar. taking them To No. on the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad for him.
ArN Roscoe. who set a house on fire on
e e
w8- found guilty nm the preliminary eNami-
nation. and was turned over 10 the superior
court for trial under "A bond OF s 1000.
The Georgia Pacific Railway Company has
rail to the people Of Douglass county $4,000
0r rock. s b. Davis sold Sl2O worth of of
ftu acres of land. after letting his neighbnrs
tlui more than this amount from the same plat
ul ground
Neveu NJ. scott died i'm Augusta Monday
evening ut the residence of his father. -. ii.
3 SCOTT after several months pro-tration
srrE &c malignant tumOr on his face and neck.
H- Na- tWenty-SlN years Old. and leaves
E.tr and two children.
Ir-ur.t1r Lauier has arrested NJ a. Dock
.1 mail carrier between Clayton. GeOrgis.
.rI trauklu. North Carolina. The charge
r...rlr'IuE letters while riding the mail. The
rafur5t Na- taken before Commissioner Dun-
Isuat Gainesville. and in default of a bond of
Y.5a was sent 20 jail to await trial.
TI- officials who are entrusted with the
lrn.mE of the public bridge across the
OhaUuer. near ReIdsVllle, thought for some
f.a-. fH.r they would De able 10 purchase the
Ffvar,l- bridge: but failing in being able To
.Ia-s fltv have decided to build new hudge
.tHa Alexander Landing. about q half mile
lruN Edwards bridge
i burglar entered the house Of John l..
t,-lf-a. who lives sIN miles west of Douglass
..T. one night last week. and while in the
r4Im where Mr.. George two sons were sleep
u. laev awOke and gave the alarm. The
thief tIrrcup0n made his exit through a win
,lv They pursued him with dogs and gun.
llt hc made good his escape and went into
r.e forest.
James Kelly and his alleged wife boarded
ir fnp -tvle in Atlanta until a few DAYS ago.
MONDAY another handsomely dressed female
uut Eco au appearance, trying 10 trace the de-
Hfrft.t James. and volunteered the Informal
uou that size was his lawful wife. instead of
tUe woman whom he had introduced as such.
tu.umMa. south Carolina. was the alleged
scene 1l the nuptials. Kelly Is said to be I'm
Galveston. Texas
iu Augusta sunday afternoon, three white
melt. Henry Randall. George ShlnaU ami
Ellie M0sely. were near the river above Thir
I--rrl street. and "a dispute arose about a
drink. in the course Of the quarrel the two
a-. named attacked Randall, and So cruelty
u-eI him that hI7 skull was broken IN two
places. 30 is Thought. with bricks or rocks.
ne Was rescued as soon as possible, and now
Dies 500 the point OF death. Shlnail and Mosely
Ttre both arrested and lodged IN jail.
THE Htnesville Gascfte says; ''Jerry Max
WeIi- the eolOred man who was shot without
revocation a week ago by William English.
Is slowly improving. English has not been
.srtured although great efforts have been
male bv some Of MaNWelis friends, who have
offered 4 reward of S25. Several parties have
been brought before Judge sheppard in the
H-t week charged W1th assisting English 10
,--lre. but the evidence was insufficient, and
aI we're discharged with the exception Of
rta who were placed under bond.
negro named Gas Pitts was shot in the
Ie0 side by Mamie Horne. another negro, at
Macon. Saturday night. The shooting was
wholly mprovOked. Gus had just gone out
OF Powel's store when he was hailed by
Horne wlfC was across the street. lie went
over aud few words passed between them.
I.rl without any prOYOcatlon. Horne pulled
down ou him with bis pistol and run. Pltts
Getting along very well ana makes Ine
imposition not To prcseeat' Horne If he Will
Har tic bills incurred lbs hls S-:ug disabled
Tho Bradstreet company viii this week
publish The report Of the building operations
urH-lout the country !or the years ISL,
l,,5 and up To date for 1853. The result of the
IIlg-tEatiGn Tor Macon gives the following
figures. Buildings. which include only stores
and dwellings, and not factories, l,4l2. costing
l2.-sl.310; Improvements on buildings, S2lS.000;
mazuE total of S2,sIi .30O.- A good proper
t4r Uf these buildings are cottages, go per
cent of which are owned by their occupants.
Within the last three years central lots have
advanced from 80 TO leo per cent. and suhur-
tiu lots FROM l0l 10 500 per cent.
Monday the Fultou Commissioners of Roads
ar. Revenues hsld a meeting. at which
they closed contract with W u. Trdht
ur2f 40 worth Of msC3damlZlng, 20 be done
ol lI- county roads leSd.ng into Atlanta.
Tie work a-ill be put on the following roads.
GH1 ra each road. The East Point road,
Ulata Ferry TOad. Marietta road. hGNell. 5
L..I road. peachtEea road and Decatur road
lla work will De done between the city limits
lal ile third mile post 90 each road. II Is
e-tuatei that the S4,00G appropriated to
r-.t road VIII 10 about hai Rlis oI lnacad-
-l-Lllg. nr miles, for the roads.
l1 Atlanta. Monday morning. RezsQ <ho
etup1yet iT Elsas, May Co., went -
l4at .u which they store specimen books,
anu aH-ued the dOOF, As he did so he struck
mat.a 90 light the gass as was customary;
me gas had been escaping since saturday and
l-e au.r was fun. and when tle match was
Aeltrl llere was a sudden hash &u4 a loud
fEH-lHu that sent the negro out on tue IOor
.- vanishing. lie was pretty severely bGt
lN- .filau-iy injured. An alarm was sound
~ Hlt ile ire was eNtinguishea before the
.t-a--a 5frlyed.
Boar Negro men. who work ON the differ
-li sru- alSbg the river, near sand Bar
rem .n The vicinity Of Augusta. got INTO
.--I..F last week about an Olu shotgun.
laree ~ Ihem. Charley TisOn, Dove Carey
-- another negro. became ineenscd with the
na-er- Abe Stewart. and defersti ined To XIII
-- They seCreted themselves eb ihe side
d" ue rHad about L mile from the ferry, v here
HNaz euown stewart would pass about sun
Ai- son, the leader OK the party. armed
--,t.l with pistol el heaVv calibre. and
.-e1 stewart was seen approaching cooked
'. Just as fhe uususpecuug n.aH sOt OppO-
1 '.te tIe ambush Tyson fired. stewart threw
up G- hands and staggered into the cotton sn
Che ST. ir of the road. Shere he expired in a
tew minutes, shot through ihe heart.
lhr Eei,, ,sville EHtsrpgise, ia lis iast issue.
-As the f5llCwlng: The Steamer ttaisyou
Aas DESTROYED Ilv fire at OhOOpee W hite Blum
hdal4y night OF last week. The boat had
aeel flea no there f1t' SOME time. We hnVe
Gen unable 10 learn how she fire originated.
- .lt'-er there was any assurance ON the
-1L gr not. The Halcyon was owned
Messrs Wilcox 4 Chus-hil, of
sl and VIII be greatly missed rs lhe
g--e Uu the river. as this firm are it's
s ones that have been able 10 maintain q
". -,edmers on the lower river FGule t0r
- graz ears, and we hope ihe enterprisinG
-iii sob replace the HaleyOn 81 once, for the
Altin- interest VIII suffer With only
-e Hoar ON the river. The HaleyeB < as
80 on lle Rllamaha IN 1875 by a stock con :