Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-14

-arlatua is prevailing among the children
around tllpirF.
ri for Gainesville's new opera house
.a.- broken this week.
r.,rs- EdmundsOn. OF Gilmer. has a hog
weighs 1000 pounds
r-rau county spends $1,000 a year on falling
.-.-nuers IN savannah
MS faar.ler- 40 Mrs. Brvant's in Macon
.-. ro.-aued by sauce sunday, but no fatali-
-- resulted
r..-. Neil Mcleod. an aged and influential
..laa or Emanuel county, Joined the Metho-
..-r HlrrH last week
Prank Watson. a Virginian, took an over
.-. al morphine IN Atlanta sunday, and
.-.r t'lcd from the effects.
E.rfarun Watkins cut Van Green so badly
.. t-uIuett county. night or two ago, that
..tl probable. Both are colored.
Tseseuiug the synod of Georgia. which
.--.. -hcst Presbyterian Church Court and
conference in the state, viii be held in Ma
Eta Thousand dollars, the price Of a liquor
.r.u-g ru Bryan county, has worked marked
..l-dt lu the condition of everything IN the
.... +. r. Wnkler, d. D.. died at his resi-
..r.. lu Marion. Ala, on Saturday afternoon.
H. MAS the father Of DIR. q. II. Wnkler. Of
Augusta.
rr--in house of II. \. Swindle. at Hines
-.s was burned down last Tuesday. The
rt- mill and several bales OF cotton were
destroyed.
Iale Wheichel, a negro woman, while fish
.r- u the ChattahOOchee river, near Gaines
...e ON saturday. lost her balance, fell in.
.. Was drowned.
Tie negroes OF Rutland district, near
Macon. had "a veritable battle Saturday night
several being dangerously shot. No deaths
have occurred as vet.
H.ekmeu, hotel porters and baggage men
.rs now compelled 10 maintain silence at the
t.Ho- lu Macon. and much Of the old time din
.al confusion is thus avoided.
Festival costs $500 for each performance, in
.uiu- matinees. This is something over
iur each piece they render.
Miss Penny Wimberly, daughter of Il. Z.
N.mherly. Of Twiggs county. was fatally
burned 81 her fathers home Wednesday. How
Der clothes were Ignited is not known.
Bishop Beckwith preached at St. Paul's
church, IN Macon. sunday morning. In the
afternoon nc was at 81. Barnabas. He will
return IN January and have confirmation al
Christ Church.
The office of the Western Union Telegraph
company at Gainesville VIII be removed from
the depot TO the Arlington Hotel. The Office
az the depot Will still be kept open exclusively
for railroad business.
y dog IN Macon often stands for hours on
ms hIudfeet, with his fore paws over the
hauister Of his masters piazza, watching the
Iassers-by with as much interest as would
amy specimen of the Genus homo"
The schools of Bryan county, according tn
ih- IIinesville Gdeette, under the management
~
school Commissioner, are more numerous and
better conducted than they have ever been.
James Hall. who was wOrsted in battle
with Thomas Collins, at Lawrenceville few
uay- ago, died sunday from the effects of his
wounds. The murderer Is stil at large. 1t Is
sand that the murder was unintentional.
DO Is said that in accordance with a resOlu-
ton passed at recent meeting of the Board
rf Directors Of the Central Railroad, a cotton
compress viii soon be established in Macon.
uuiyr the management Of the Central Rail
ruaI-
The last grand jury of Elbert county re-
commended that the paupers' home be re-
moved nearer Elberton. The authorities i'm
pursuance of that recommendation have
purchased 100 acres Of land, and 5000 was paid
i0rHt.
Miss Mary Pope Willie. a young lady from
Texas. arrived in Washington. Ca, Tuesday.
aud Is visiting Mrs. I. NJ. Green. She Is q
daughter of Judge Asa Willie, for a long time
citizen of Georgia. but now Chief Justice OF
Texas.
Mr.. Joseph Phillips, of jefferson county
whose entire weight in full dress Is not NOR,
than li5 pounds. drank in less than thirty
minutes. W Ncdnesday night, seventeen glasses
oi lager beer and nine bottles of soda water
and ginger ale
The death of John c. Curd caused a vacancy
in the Office of President of the Exchange
Bank Of Macon and also IN the directory. Al
am election held Monday, George Il Turpr
was unanimously elected President: W. X
Rogers. Vice President. and X. il. Brown
committee.
Irwin Rain. Of FIemington had his lee
broken last Saturday. Mr.. Rain riding
lu the woods looking after his stock and hi.
horse stepped into hole and fell, breaking
Mr.. Bahu'7 leg below the knee. No help wa.
near, aud in this crippled condition Mr.. Rahr
CraWled back home.
The Clark corner. on Hill and Broadway
streets. north Of the railroad, in Griffin, ha
been offered as a site for the new MOTEL, the
owner proposing to have 1t appraised and put
in as part of the stock at a fair Va luatiOn
This gives $1,000 In subscriptions and site Of
feret for the building.
The resignation of Rev. j. T.. Tyler a.
pastor of the Christian Church in August;
has been acted on by the official board of the
church, and was made public at the regular
sabbath service. Mr.. Tyler has accepted Z
cali 90 a prominent Christian Church in
brooklyn, and he viii leave Augusta abOu
the latter part Of December. The best wishe,
Of his friends and the prayers Of his people q
with him.
The large barn of DR.. Walker. of Jasper
county. was destroyed by fire last week. Be
sides large amount of corn, fodder. oats. etc
four line mules and several Jersey eattl,
were destroyed i'm the same. Two white men
Walter BOby and Bill Floyd were arrested
on suspicion of setting fire TO the same. and
after preliminary trial were sent to Atlants
Jail for safe keeping. Floyd was subsequently
released on bond.
Saturday night "a man named McGowan
living in jamestown, was arrested for NAL
treating his wife. y little daughter of IN,
been arrested. There were rumOrs that Nc
GOwan had struck his daughter on the head
which was the cause of her death. but thor
ough investigation failed to establish tn
truth of the statement. 1t was. however
positively ascertaiued that MCGOWAN had FIRE
quently whipped his wife.
Saturday afternoon John TOlsOn, a peace
1ul and temperate citizen, was killed a
Double Branches on the southern suburbs O
NilIedgeville. by Alexander McMiIIen ant
his two sons, John and Dan, John West Lin
gold and Aus Wilson. \ quarrel in bar
room, which the murdered man appears {,
have tried TO prevent, was followed by pur
suit and murder in the road while the victim
was on his way home. The body of the de
ceased was fearfully cut-one large wOun,
made with a knife IN his back. one in hi
abdomen. and. the one that killed him. IN tn,
neck severed the carotid artery and jugulal
vein. killing him instantly. All parties eX
cept John West LingOld, who Is still at large
were arrested almost on the spot.
Mr.. Campbell, the wholesale liquor man, o
Macon, whose travelling representative, King
was arrested at Butler the other day for dis
pensing liquor from his sample cases TO voter
during the progress Of the prohibition elec
tiOn. mas been in Butler for the purpose q
settling the case. After conference with tn,
town authorities it Is said the settlement wa
made, Mr.. Campbell admitting the truth o
the charge and agreeing to paw nifty dollar
nue, fifteen dollars costs, and fifty dollar
each 10 three lawyers interested in the case
Two other attorneys not present at the set
tlement had also been employed in the case
settles the matter so lar as the municipalit'
Is concerned, but should the grand jury taxi
mp the matter. which seems probable. theri
VIII be further trouble.
The Macon Graphic says: ''The question j.
often asked TO whom does RalstOn Hall be
long. now that its late owner, James \. Rails
ton. Is dead. The prODerty, some time ago. by
deed Of gift from Mr. RalstOn. went into the
possession Of Mr.. George b. Turpin. but dur
ing Mr.. RalstOn's lifetime all receipts arising
from the rent of the theatre went to Mr.
kalston, but, since his death. the receipts
20 20 Mr.. Turpin. We do not know what In,
gross income from the rent of the hall Is per
annum, but we judge that atleast fifty show,
so per nights rent. This makes a sum of 50 90,
year, from which insurance, taxes ant
other Incidental expenses must be deducted
We may not have the figures exact. but VT
are hardly FAR from right, and, we wOult
think that no matter what the income il
Balston Hall is doubtless, a good paying piec,
of property
The following from the Wrightsville Re
cofier reads like a fairy tale: "A lady, Will,
engaged in the pursuit Of her domestic duties
encountered mouse in the flour barrel
Now, most ladies, under similar circum
stances, would have uttered a few genuin,
shrieks and then sought safety in the garret
but this one possessed more than the ordinary
degree OF genuine courage. She summoned
the man servant and told him TO get tn,
gun, call the dog, and station himself at
convenient distance. Then she clamOred ul
stairs and commenced TO punch the flour bar
rel with pole. Presently the mouse made
lls appearance and started across the floor
HE dog started ut once in pursuit. The MAJ
ureu and the dog dropped dead. The lady