Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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-,,,s remarkable HeaIth-A Child
s',l-,,,.I bv a Peach at Grifin-A Blind
-, his TraveIs-A Horse Attack
-, Rees at Conyers-The Last of the
Pequots.
GEORGIA.
Rev. Dr. Henry Quigg, Of Conyers, is seri-
o...- .--s whites and six blacks were buried in
,--r-ta. last week.
... negro killed another at Twilight, Mil
-.-lrrnrV. ou saturday last.
r...++ar crop IN Scriven county has been
-+..ket Uy russ ana Is opening very last
"-... 1..Itor sellers were arrested in Dali
--r.f discharged on retiring from the busi-
u.r e1lored. accidentally killed him
1- Dsft9u sunday while fOOling with a
tr -f- prisoners IN jail at HawkinsviIle
smell fey days ago They were three in
rI.. t.r5u.rtv of GAINESVILLE is assessed at
t The amount Of town tax collected
--rs.Iy is in round numbers $1,000.
ny n. Nichols. Postmaster at Cumming.
t-f..r arrested under a suspicion that he
erected s5 from a registered letter
..-rrHu- buvs annually S2.445.7O9 Of raw
t.r.sI for her industrial institutions and
---ss- products to the amount Of S4,l5l,63O.
r-.-ssII tIiat at the races on SATURDAY., at
,r.-r-ortb Park. Long Branch, Leo Swatis. Of
Macon. NoA N-''''' 'N i'i 'i' o''i 'ei' tiio VIII
Te Atlanta correspondent Of a Western
....-r.r.,.iirt- that in less than twelve months
--.l uilI hc prohibition state. with the
.,e.rtlnu of i've counties, containing Savan-
v9E Atlanta. Augusta. Macon and Columbus.
Tra P,iI-ylIie Enterprise says: THE value
.rt.yslf- property IN Tattuall county has IN
creased $4,000 over last year. This is "a pretty
--I showing. but If every man in the county
F.F returned his property at full value. the
amount Wcud have been three times as
great
Tfegr.hn SrH says: Rosa. the little two
....--a-- daughter of Joe Akin. while eating
au.a.n .a-t Friday, sucked portion Of 10
.a-0 f.r rrtchea- which So Ob,tructed the
massage .lat air could not pass TO and from
Hf Lungs and it died before medical aid could
If f-Iuu0ued.
Monday the deeds were made out 30 the
Griffin Manufacturing Company for eight
acres at land lying directly north Of the rail-
ru.liu West Griffin. i'm front of George Beech
f-- residence, and the total purchase money
ra.I down for the same. The property be
.au-rl ru A. J. White. Of Miner, aud was
bought for $780,
taHe sparks. coIOred. employed at Mil
IaI-eaIIe as a street hand. while at work
urI.r am excavation near the premises OF Dal-
a- E i-ou was crushed 10 death by dirt giving
away Hnd failing upon hlm. He lived Two
hours after the accident. pom examination
fr Dr. Galloway it was found he had two ribs
br1s-u. an arm, shoulderblade, and other in
irrurl injuries.
The TeFeDH0ae Saws: s.Sylvania is 81 town of
u inhabitants. according 90 United States
Tenth Census. IL was Incorporated about
thirty wears ago. and became then the county
-... If ScEiven. In all that period Of time
there has never been 20 death oI "a man or boy
from natural causes. and but two grown fc-
males. Iu the last SlN wears. about five small
fIi. Iren have died. About twenty years ago
q "a #H
Thus not only is the death-rate exceptional.
but barring the typhoid epidemic OF lSS2. the
general health of the place Is as Eood as the
Mountains
The sparta SHHbr1sa saws. Zone day last
week -l-called blind man arrived IN town
and was carried % the Commercial House
where hc registered as q guest He was well
dressed. and his outward appearance iudi-
tatrl chat DE was well taken care of by the
WnrII lie secured several little bows 90 sell
DDS ,ade.' promising 90 give them one dollar
and ffiy cents each Tor their services. such
ar rufer was 90 regular bonanza for the little
fellows. and we learn that they sold several
dollars worth. But alas. when they went 10
their employer for their pay he tiatiy refused
ta give them one cent. and the little agents
went away with fearful faces and their con-
firure u human nature very much shaken.
This man IS evidently an unmitigatei scouu-
drg. and should Dee bounced wherever he
goes.
The e,aurers SOLID S1utE saws: ..NIr. Mark
MruoualIs horse was badly stung by bees
la-r week while under tine care of Mr.. John
FARMER lie was accustomed 20 tie the horse
aH. te-.i him near some bee gums. Early one
morning he kicked gum over and the bees
covered him. He kicked. paved, reared and
s10rtrl for some time before Mr.. Farmer
heard hlm but when he did he made for ms
relief post haste. q he horse was jumping so
becUuld hardly release him. He cut the rope
aI1i lt-ap huuchlua lice, and lasuimg the
lQr-e Jra rapid rate, and not until he had
thoroughly threshed him did he succeed in
moving hmm from his hot position. The bees
inflicted such intense pain 10 took two men to
Ha.I LIm for several hours. He was IN a des-
Tera-p rage. lie Is getting better and viii be
useful iu Il couple Of weeks. This should Dee
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