Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-03

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The Gubernatorial Delegates of Efing-
ham and LOwndes-A Strange Wild
Beast on the Rampage at Marietta
Railroad Rumblings-A Terrific Hur-
ricane at Dalton.
GEORGIA.
At meeting Of the citizens Of bingham
county, held on last Saturday, 3Ist ult., the
following named gentlemen were selected as
delegates TO the convention soon to be held in
Atlanta for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Governor, namely: f. Bird
and DR.. r. G. Norton. Alternates, A F.
Rahn and Maj. o. f. Smith. These delegates
are uninstrueted.
The deaths in Augusta last week aggregated
only nine.
At Democratic mass meeting held at Val
dosta Saturday the delegates to the Guberna-
tOrial Convention were instructed TO cast the
vote Of LOwndes county for Governor Boyn-
ton.
b. b. Williams, of OglethOrpe county. who
shot negro near Winterville recently, has
been bound over IN bond Of 81, 900, charged
with assault with intent to murder.
Athens is eeOnOmizing fifty dollars worth
per month by reducing its police force one
man.
AS no one can longer be found who is will
ing TO devote his services free of charge, Ath-
ems is waking up to the advisability of fixing
a salary and appointing a city physician.
Captain Henry Wells estimates that it will
cost about $4,000 to get the railroad from
Athens TO jug Tavern ready for the iron.
DR.. Hardeman, OF Harmony Grove. recently
made the rare discovery of a rabbit afflicted
with tape worm.
Martin O'Bryan, night clerk OF the Sergeant
House at Rome, fell from the balcony in front
Of II. IL. Smiths cotton Office Saturday after
noon, sustaining serious injuries. His collar
bone was broken, and fears Of internal iniu-
ries are felt.
Last Wednesday night a beast which has
been infesting the suburbs OF Marietta went
into the heart Of the city and made general
havoc. In Mrs. Mansiield's yard it killed the
watch dog, fine setter. From the marks Of
the teeth on the neck and head Of the dog il
looked as if the beast had seized it from
behind, and had broken its neck with one
snap Of its jaws. -Four or five different per-
sons were out hunting the night following
but none of them saw or heard anything Of il.
The price Of gas at Athens has been reduced
TO 50 so.
The Young ladies at the Athens Lucy Cobb
viii give a grand entertainment 20 the Press
Convention IN May.
over two thousand pounds Of public dOcu-
ments were delivered from the Athens post
Office on Friday.
The town Of Butler was visited by storm
atFTelve o'clock Saturday. \ colOred church
and many trees and fences were blown down.
A colOred horse thief confined in the Deca-
tur jail house purposely set fire to the straw
IN his cell Friday night. Beyond nearly sUf-
focating some Of the prisoners and creating
little excitement nothing serious resulted.
a negro child. on the place of Henry Hanes.
near West Point. fell from chair and broke
it, neck.
West Point is agitating the prohibition ques-
tion.
Extensive preparations are being made by
sixth anniversary Of American Odd Fellow
ship. 10 occurs on the 26th of April.
The resorts generally. of North Georgia,
will soon be open for visitors.
Atlanta is to have an immense shoe factory.
A Boston firm obtained all the data for their
information through Mr.. G.. II. Williams, and
have, upon his report. determined 10 estab-
lish a shoe factory. They will move the ma
chinery and labor from Boston. They will
work one hundred hands.
Atlanta viii soon have an official railway
guide with time table and fares To all leading
points. K. ID. Mann is to get it up.
The regular meetings of the Georgia Rail-
road Commission are held ON the Tuesday
after the fourth Monday in each month. but
there are frequently special meetings 10 hear
auu determine claims Tor and against some OF
the lines in the state.
A general change Of schedule on the Ala
bama division Of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad took place yesterday.
The Augusta, ElbeTton and Chicago Rail-
road is progressing favO-ably. The surveying
corps has very nearly completed the survey Of
the entire line. and the work OF grading will
soon be actively under way. The road will
be feeder TO the Augusta and Knoxville.
The Austell Refrigerator Car Company. an
Atlanta pUrprnTISst. Will have TO buTln
Der Of new cars To meet the demands. of the
coming fruit season The success Of such
companies mas been remarkable The TIFFANY
Company, operating from Chicago and Gin
cinnati. started with very few cars. Ii now
has eight hundred. and recently ordered one
hundred more for the coming summer busl-
ness.
The bridge for the Coosa river. which the
Georgia Pacific will reach during the next
month, in its constant push beyond Admission.
is 10 be one of the best of iron bridges. 1t Is
20 be made by The Bun1lO Bridge Works. and
most Of it Is now complete. Major Temple,
the Chief Engineer Of the road, will send an
agent for the bridge In a day or two 1t viii
be put into place over the Coosa before the
end Of August. Construction from Blrmmg
ham toward the river will begin in June.
Southern general freight agents are trying
90 get more freight cars with the adjustable
trucks To ito the spring and summer business
between the South and the West The gauge
changes from 1 feet 81. inches TO > feet after
the Ohio river Is crossed. The new schedule
ing line from Atlanta to Montgomery. Mobile
and New Orleans. Through rates viii be put
on at once to these points, and the trains at
AnuistOn make close connections with through
Pullman sleepers to all the points named.
A heavy rain set in at Dalton Saturday
morning about daylight, soon followed by a
heavy wind storm. doing considerable damage
20 property in the city The heaviest loss was
sustained bv the Dalton Steam Mill ami Gin
ming Company. Their building was demolished
and the machinery and engine damaged To
some extent. ID. b. L0veman's dry goods em
pOrium was bereft Of its tin roofing. allowing
torrents Of water TO pour in ON the goods.
though not doing any great damage The win
dOWs and roof Of LOwrys market house were
blown OF. The Gordon street foot bridge,
across the railroad tracks. was stripped of its
railing and palings. 4. BOhlander. black
smith, had his shop blown down upon him.
painfully brUising him. The COlOred MethO-
dist Church was considerably damaged. as
We're also three or four small houses. several
store fronts were scattered on the sidewalk,
street lamps. signs, fences, trees, etc. were
FRUSTRATED. and windows and window glass
were destroyed. No lives were lost. but con-
siderable excitement prevailed for short
time. as the storm happened just about the
time everybody was rising. There was con-
siderable loss to property holders in the city
fencing and OuthOuses. 1t was the most