Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-31
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
-roRGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

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-roRGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
C4ROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
,,.,.s skull split Open with a Hoe
oronee County Man Revives in His
and After Giving Some Direc-
Dtes Again-A Mother Kills
Her Babe.
GEORGIA.
r..-,-ain-boro jail is again empty.
......-- county now has eight lawyers.
r.,4rr stable. at Gainesville, has been
n.t trees are dying from drought near
...., business houses will be erected in
Athens -''A.
E.u-t- man Is an georgia ouYlh cattle
ra f. Dds pastures
thousand dollar damage SUIT Is hang
r.rau Athens young man.
'-- .,--.. .r0p around Dublin has been badly
i..o-.f nv raccOOns this summer.
.If..-r.rh line Is to be built by private en-
-s. from GAINESVILLE TO ThOmastOn.
,.- r. Rahn writes the NEWS from Efiing-
G,,.rfv that fine rain fell there yester
u.rrustou's barn and contents. near
-l.rt.vu. have been burned by an incen-
diary
., trFau-. VIII manage Baron Seeman next
,l..r. which confines its prowlings TO the
..-rf tfme Is terrify ing the cOlOred people Of
C5nEer7.
-- had passed through the ThOmasville
tNurr-- 1.hce-
TI..--a-sed value of property in Chattooga
.o-rrs thI- year is Sl,S0S,352. Last year 1t
vrs-tl 6-,,za4.
The rraiessorsLip Of the Athens Male Acad-
sr,v has been awarded 20 Prof. i. q. Hudson,
late Eatouton-
mass meeting is to be held at Conyers
August Tuesday, 10 consider the erection
Ola aeart0u factory.
willie Walkers, son Of X. II. Walkers. of
uuIln was badly injured by tall from
WAGON % few days ago
Fairhurn complains because her mails are
detained twenty-three hours in Atlanta be-
fore being refOrwarded.
Prof ~. w. Griffin has severed his connec-
lion with the Fairburn Academy. and left for
bis home iu Carroll county.
Dublin wants to build a $4,000 bridge across
th- river. 4 bill is before the Legislature To
authorize % vote on the question
Barnesvile's two carriage manufactures
turn out over 600 new vehicles annually. be-
Sides doing an immense repair WORK.
The house Of AlOnzo Wright, including the
furniture. was destroyed by fire sunday night
near swapping shoals, in Henry county.
m Carroll county man named Henson
H4. been bound over on the charge of cruelty
tu animals in cutting out a horse tongue.
FI0vd county is jubilant over the substan-
rIaI improvements made ON the county high
uays since the establishment Of her chain
gang.
Before the rain came the savannah river
was about as low as IL ever gets, and could be
waded across at almost any point III Hart
county.
John Brown. once a Walker county boy,
But now a prosperous Californian mas Just
uurchased farm near the scene OF his boy
hs0d home.
gev.J. II. Alexander has been elected Presi-
..I.rt Of Middle Georgia College, and has en-
.s.et the services OF four other teachers, and
will open the fall term IN september.
Rev. Mr.. Ingraham. of Senoia. has in hi,
fs--gssiOn n valise that was carried with the
livingston party when Charles Livingston
was travelling in the Jungles OF Africa
Iu Atlanta Saturday night. q cOlored woman
gave her three -weeks-Old child "a teaspOOnful
I'll Elaudanum. and the child's death ensued I'm
q short while. There was no indication that
the death was designed by the mother.
As IS usual at this season Of the year. the
lhattlho0ehee river is so low that the large
steamers which ply its waters are unable 10
ao farther north than Eufaula. To overcome
tNr difficulty a barge is 20 be run between CO.
lumuu- and Eufaula.
ON tine Dennard place. in DoOly county. is
autI-Et-ye -year-Old negro child (which never had
but one front tooth, uppcrnOr under. 10 has
fll set of jaw teeth, which II Is now shedding.
THE front gums are about as thin as an Ortl-
nary knife blade. The child appears 10 be
healthy.
Mrs. Julia Swinson. an old lady Of %, living
near Dublin. is the mother of only three chill
tren she has thirty three grandchildren and
thirty-ive great grandchildren. She Is hale
and fresh as maiden of twenty she -
now acting ss nurse for sick granddaughter,
who is the mother Of several children.
ON Dr. Lees plantation. near Green Hill.
..r THur--fIar Edward RpuuIUE struck Will
liam REYNOLDS on the head with hoe, split
ting the skull and exposing the BRAIN Ben
ming succeeded in escaping, and Is still at
large He is a youth of about eighteen years
Reynolds is still alive. but Is not expected TO
recover
Near Columbus saturday a young man
named Wil Davis performed the dangerous
fr.t of rowing in a batcau from point above
Clapp- factory to the City Mills, passing over
the uld dam and the shoals and through the
rapids at Lovers Leap. Hewas thrown from
thy BOAT twice. but got IN again and made the
trip without injury.
Last year the property Of Rockdale county
was given in at Sl.l55.Ol0.and this year II Is ST..
lsg.558. showing am increase of Sl4,543 over
last wear. The cOlOrcd tax last year was Sig.
.sJ. and this year Ii Is Sl9.1Sg, showing a de-
Crtase from last year Of 1886 There Is an in
crease i'm polls of 81, out of which number a
are rolored, probably those who have escaped
before.
In FORSYTH a few DAYS ago William Cherry.
s. cOl0red painter from Athens, was pre-
eipitated 10 the ground by the breaking of a
ladder which he was climbing. but escaped
without suffering serious injury. Jordan
Sims. another colOred painter. who was
standing below, received broken jaw from a
loose brick that fell from the chimney during
the scramble.
In Oconee county a prominent citizen was
prepared for burial while in a trance and placed
in his coffin. Previous TO the funeral services
DC revived, told his wife that he had been
dead but was conscious all the time and knew
everything that was going on around him and
that he would die again precisely at four
o'clock. He talked to his family and gave di-
recti0ns about his estate and just before four
O'Clock closed his eyes and passed away with
ont struggle.
Tie WarrentOWn clipper says: I'm the au-
tumu Of 1851 Mr.. b. r. Walker thought he
would hide away something as a mementO of
Gibson and the county of GlascOck, which
perhaps viii serve the curiosity and pleasure
Oi people yet unborn. He secured durable
ana neat box in which he put papers contain
in-yaluable historical information. and when
The walls of Mr.. J. b. Williams large store
house was building he placed this box in the
northwest corner wall. Whoever finds this
BOX VIII hnd the names OF all the business men
oi the place (ISSl) and the names Of all the
county officers, and the churches and pastors,
etc"
Iu Marion county Allen Guthrie had $50 in
gold that had been in his family for Years. At
one time it was buried under his hearth, and
when taken out II was hlackened. Nine
months ago a Young man calling himself John
Carey. and claiming TO hail from Bibb county,
Ala. was engaged on Mr.. Guthrie's farm.
Carey proved a steady young man and no
harm was thought of him until few days
ago when the gold coin turned up missing.
Being accused of the,theft Carey confessed, and
taking his boot of. returned SIP, saving that he
had spent the rest in Americus. MIR. Guthrie
found that he had spent 81 for a wedding
outfit and mad bought an engagement ring
also The goods were returned and Carey
arrested and sent to jail to await trial.
Miss Emma Bullard. the young lady Of
D0oly, who killed her offspring to hide her
shame. has escaped. The FisJdicTf0r says:
"On Thursday night the guard in charge re-
ported that rescue was attempted, and that
some unknown persons were passing about
at one Of the party three times; the party ran
and as he did so, returned the fire. The skir-
nlsh was soon over. and all was then quiet.
olher suspicious movements about the prem
lses led the guard to believe that move was
Miss Emma Bullard made her escape
while the guard was eating supper She went
m hack. Some of the parties are Identified
The guard pursued in the direction of Hawk
iuvlle.n
FLORIDA
Apalachicola wants an artesiau we'll very
bad.
Tallahassee real estate has advanced 1oo
per cent. i'm value in one year.
A large bath house with eighteen dressing
rooms Is being erected at Magnolia BLUM.
At least five hundred tons Of fertilizers have
recently been landed at the dock at Blue