Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM OUR LATE
EXCHANGES.

huLEAhAf - nc A0AGM AAOnEOE-SNalE
sunday school COnventiOn-COnfess
q 3Iurder-An Alleged Horse Thief in
Limbo.
The editor Of the Cedartown Aduertissr has
gone 70 Cincinnati for the purpose Of buying
on entire outfit, presses, type and other mate
rial FOR his newspaper aud job Office. The new
outfit is expected 10 arrive the latter part Of
this week, and by the last part Of the week
after the Adrsrtissr viii, Phoenix like, rise
rezpiendent from her ashes. The puck and
Iit Of brother Freeman must win success.
Atlanta has lady barber whose sign face
ti0uzly reads:
MAN wants but little hair below,
Nor wants that little long"
The sheriff Of Chattanooga on Monday re-
,e.ved a communication from the sheriff Of
Ualker county, requesting him to summon
Two witnesses 70 appear at the Walker Su-
Teuor Court 70 testify in the case OF the Rudd
murlerers- The witnesses summoned will
prove the confession made by the two murder
ers 10 the time Of their arrest in ChattanOo-
ga It is thought that at the trial the prison.
ers lplead guilty.
Mr. W. W. Geeger, an Efingham county
farmer, has eighteen children, a wife ana
mother in his family, and says he has never
bought q pound of meat or bushel of corn in
twenty wears. The whole family Of twenty
one live together in his home, and they are all
a.happy as industry, thrift and eheerfulness
can make them.
one hundred and fifty hands Of the East
tennessee. Virginia and Georgia Railroad who
have been working ON the Georgia Division of
tls road. were discharged at Chattanooga on
Monday last. and are still in that city clamor-
Gus Tor work.
W. Trtadway, merchant of Cedart0wn,
hssfust been convicted Of burglary, and SEN
fenced 90 three years in the penitentiarv. He
va-oue of the most prominent men in that
section of the State.
A committee has been appointed bv the
Town touncil of Cedartown TO consider the
scheme Of supplying water to the town in case
% fire by means OF the force pump of the
cherokee Iron Works, and pipes conveying
water into the town.
Tie Moutezuma Weekly, which suspended
sometime since. viii soon re appear TO be con-
du,tei by the City Council Of MOntezuma
with Dr. Harmon as its editor. OF course il
wiI De the official journal Of the town and
t5t may reasonably anticipate a lively local
paper.
The second annual convention of the Way
cross District sunday school Association will
be held ON Wednesday and Thursday, April
18Th and 18th at Homeryille, Clinch county
Eyery sunday school Superintendent within
lhe bounds Of the district is reQuested'tO send
HI- 0E her name 70 Z. J. Benton, President of
tie WaycFoss District sunday school AssOcia-
ZION at Dupont.
The man arrested in Augusta on Saturday
night for the murderous assault upon another
mau with a knife, nearly cutting his head
lr0m his shoulders, proves to be an escaped
c5nrirt from Alabama. where he was serving
out sentence for rape.
About y o'clock on Saturday night, as the
llrth-bound accommodation on the East
tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Uas approaching Talladega, 1t dashed into an
engine standing On side track, and both en-
EiHes and several coaches were injured, and
tle fireman seriously and engineer slightly
hurt. An open switch caused the accident.
Tse train was delayed several hours.
a private telegram received at Columbia,
>outh Carolina, on Monday. from south
Pueblo. Colorado, announces the death on
that day Of Louis lie COnte. Of consumption.
lIr was born in Liberty county thirty-three
wears ago. His grandfather, a scientist Of
ieuutation. emigrated from st. Domingo at
tIe time of the slave iusurrectiOn there and
settled in Georgia. His father, William lie
tuute. q literary man and planter, died
r,uug. His mother was Miss Nesbit, daugh
frI Of judge Nesbit of siacon. She took her
sons t9 Europe before the war when they
v-re quite Young, and lived in France. Ger
many and switzerland. After lie breaking
ult ne civil war the mother returned 10
4 rica with her -5ns. but they could not IN
.er be Confederate lines and lived until the
a..e - tile struggle in Washington where
-rcv haC some property. After the ~ar they
returned To Georgia. and Louis lie COnte went
to college at Athens. Georgia. He afterwards
went t0 Columbia end graduated at the state
University u tslS. Entering the Office OF Col.
p. W. McNasteT as q iaB Student he was
laree wears later admitted ia the baPs and the
,-auuecti0n as student and law partner existed
t0r eIEit Years. in 1876 Mr.. lie COnte took o
Ytrr active uart i'm the redemption Of the
state. and assisted mall of the cases brought
telure the supreme Court, leading 10 the
dn-l establishment cf the Hampton admins
LatlJu- He received tie appointment OF
Assistant Attorney General dHflhS Hen. Ooh-
uer- aduiu ,stratiDn Oi that office. lig CON
laeted consumption. and by ihe advice gI
friends and relatives he left Columbia for
.0Ier.ia iu the early part of lSsO. 81 hrst
IlstlU- al BeuVcr he moved TO South
Hleu.o atter. seeking the urE
auJ pure ais of the Western mountains the
h,alIl which he had lost. 1s.e struggle I0r
LID, WAS i.r.I1ue..ti but Dc did not R<eil. He
irr.c- % wife. three daughters aud brotis2r5
bis wife being the daughter ol GGV. Jas. II;
Adams II south Carolina whom he iharrleu
DOB lslt-
Ee.ras 4drsrtiser. s.The Savannah Monk
I>Gs sEVs sold over 5000 copies Of its Centen-
uilre9iiiou. and then could not meet me Ue-
uaLI. fHe NEWS Is q strictly nrst class pa
Der. and VA ere glad 70 hear anything that IN
dictates ltS prosperity
4 eorresp0ndeni 0f the Augusta EyeHiRy
-ss-s. at Atlanta. sSys: 'Ihe C09sttttttg,n 9,
has ord1red a new s25,G99 press, which VIII
pru,. i1ld and paste twelve g8ge sheet d.
ihe rate II I6.U00 an hour. II is az exact
duplicate Of tie presses upon which tiis SSN
York Herald is printed
The house Of MIR. }. y. Reese, tenant OF
Dir. d. j. Cater. located RbOut two miles from
FORSYTH. Was burned by IN lncendlafy
Wednesday night. Mr.. Reese ard his family
were away from home at the time, als moth
ll- was SAVED. The loss falls heavily elAeh
ohm. lOr DE u 3 poor man. \ collection WAS
taken mp in Forsyth for his benent-
The tedartOwn Ad5eFfiser says: Work On
the East and West Railroad. from the selma;
Rome and Dalton To the river. is being pushed
ahead as yig0rOuSly as the weather VII per
NIT. We learn that over twenty miles A%ye
ieeu graded from the river this way 1t Is be
Eel ed construction trains VIII be run on thls
porfsln Of the road by the first Of May.
HrF c. Jones and Miss Fora Coiiey were
TrivateIv a.arried in Gainesville last Week
After tile marriage the couple lett the city IoI
lallulah Falls % bridal tour MI 1oIley; a
brother of the bride, followed them ana 3rought
tlen back. swearing 0ut warrant charging
Jones with bigamy. lie adfitled that ne hau
alatlerWife liviugiu ChSrokee SqnptSE, v HSIe- tt
apln he was tr0tted OF TO JAIL hhu ~ %oi"
:" ler recent home
The Post 4xneq1 saws: ssOnly those VINO
have stood or sat by his bedside, know how
mucn Governor stephens has suffered the
past few days. or with what calm ana holy
Patience he has borne II. Ihaf face 80 tull OF
character and uathos looks at YOU over the !
sleer-- and as You gaze into those nashlns'
leaning ewes. You think it is just a. strange
thing 10 zee them in bed as would be Two
lsu7s or ora= lets there instead. Governor
.,falIs.rs doesn't talk much OF his amlctlon.
He sp.y-.,rs every question about MS owh
health yrifh sess interest than he inquiries Oh
1s Visitors
Alta meeting Of fth,, foremenoI the a!aefen' ne
FIRE ,iss ~ Nfeeor the subject OF the all-
preaching parade was fresIY ulscusseV. - -
la- been decided that the next shHni y s9 ~ -
t-e sraudest days in the history of TIE Us ~ Y -,
Aeut- The conditions OF the test W. - -
Pillted and sent 10 the IRE departments "
our sister cities and their companies invited
U enter the test. number haNe nav. \
eApreesl wish 10 do so already;
committee Of arrangements VIII
axe the field ana ascertSin noMn
-if ihe merchants and citizens generatly VII
--A The City Council viii also DC asker -
---tillule 10 the OCCASION Inc cohinlsttSSss
--e in earnest, and win push matters flghl
through
The prohibition sentiment is prevailing 10
ffNGrkahie extent in Middle Georgia. Mon
t1e 2n- Jasper counties have already adopted
=. OlarbOn county viii vote on u harch -.
Ale matter is being agitated ia Butts anu
eelu0u VIII be sent 10 the Legislature IN
July asking tlIst q bill be passed e slDmA
L-e natter 10 a v0ts Of the people. The JACK
~ 4 rggs is strongly ia favor OF Il. Ihe pro-
-lu-t0uists Of Pike are working up puDhc
SENTIMENT as raDidIv as possible, so as 10 have
eFGte next summer or fall. Those IN Grlfhn
are counseIiuq together. and their eounscls