Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-30
A TOUR OF TWO STATES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TINGEORGIA
AND FLORIDA.

Tropics-A Highly Prized Relic-A
strange story.
Lee Cramer, promising young man Of IS
wears, died at his fathers residence in Athens
Tuesday morning.
one Of the leading merchants in Athens
started life by acting the part Of the Circas-
sian Beauty for a side show to a circus.
Unknown mischief makers cut 1. y. Hart's
mill dam at Americus a few days ago.
Monday afternoon W. 4. Hawkins. ST.,
father Of Judge W. A. and DR.. :. b. Hawkins,
died az Amerieus, aged SO years.
An exceptionally large number of buildings
are in progress Of construction in Americus.
The season at New Holland Springs viii
open April 1.
-au Aubrah, the Burmese nObleman, is lee
turing through the State on ''Iife in India"
An advertiser offers lOl for stock in the
Peoples National Bank of Americus
The Medical Association of Georgia will
hold the next annual session in Athens on
the 18th Of April, continuing three DAYS
The brilliancy Of the rising moon deceived
the people Of Columbus Tuesday, and an
alarm Of fire brought out the department on
a FOOLS errand.
= NJ IagersOu was elected Clerk and T.
Scrimpshire, Marshal, Of Brownsville Tues
day night. The bond Of the Clerk was fixed
az 5000 with a salary Of $500; the Marshars
bond was fixed at $3.50 with a salary of $3.50,
or $40 per month. She Tax Assessors for the
year are VIM. McCallister, ST., J. NJ. Osborne
aud A. o. Young. The assessors will begin
work on the Sd OF April. The appointment
Of policemen was deferred, there being as vet
no place for the confinement of prisoners.
An excited young man mounted on large
mule is advancing on Columbus in pursuit of
Young man who is travelling with a runa-
way bride with a stolen horse and buggy.
The lovers have ten days the start, but the
Young man on the mule is confident that he
will catch therM.
shorter College students, in Rome, are to be
uniformed this spring.
Roman authorities are enforcing the 50 pen
alty incurred by those who persist in jumping
ou and of cars while in motion.
Rome's boat crews are soon going into prac-
tce in anticipation of the summer regatta.
The vagrant law which was recently passed
hy the Rome authorities is being rigidly en-
forced Already several lOafng negroes have |
been arrested and put 70 work on the streets.
The demolition OF the Baptist church at
Rome viii be commenced in a day or two. in
preparation for the speedy erection of $3a,-
ca structure on the site.
Brooks county sends 4. p. Perham, f. r.
Harden and J. G, Mccall as delegates TO the |
Guuernatorial Convention. They are un-
instructed. The convention declared its first
preference for Col. 4. T. Mcintyre. of Thom-
A. The delegates are BoyntOn men after Nc !
Iutyre.
Pierce county elected as delegates to the
state convention W. q. Brantley. 4. NJ. /
Moore. J. W. Strickland. W. /. Sweat, Chas. |
$. Youmans and 4. b. Estes. Jr. The meet
ing also resolved, 'sThat John c. Nichols is
the first choice of the county as the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor"
WaynesbOrO's post Office was to be moved
yesterday into the new Gray building on
Main street.
An artesian well is creeping toward the
bowels of the earth in Waynesboro slowly but
surely.
Governor Boynton has accepted honorary
membership in the Clinch Rifles Of Augusta.
New life has been infused into Augustus
hotel and water supply project.
Pneumonia is prevalent in many parts Of
the state.
Covington is doing lively business in mules
just now.
snow was reported on Lookout Mountain
last Friday.
70 costs Jasper county nearly S25,0o0 year
t1 keep up her fences.
An Episcopal Diocesan Convention will as
-embie 40 Albany May 2d.
Cattle are suffering with fatal disease in
many sections of the state.
some of the farmers in Starrsville district
are already done planting corn.
Preparations are making for the coming
frcman's tournament IN Macon.
The ladies Of Athens viii give a grand BAN
0uet To- the Medical Association.
The state sunday school Convention will
meet iu Augusta on the 2d Of May.
a boy military company is one of the hob.
bg- now being harped upon IN COvlngtOn.
Macon babies will soon have another Mother
Hubbard party similar to that of last year.
The new Talbot Jail will be built Of brick
auj IRON. and will cost from 5000 TO 200.
Delegates TO the GubernatOrial Convention
are 90 he selected in COvingtOn next Tuesday.
The Augusta factory has declared quar-
terIy dividend Of p per cent. payable April /.
The newly elected officers of st. Omer Com
maudery, at Macon, were installed Wednes-
Gay night.
Covington boasts that she is out Of debt pays
cash for every thing and generally has some
money I'm the treasury.
tits said J. b. Wade, the great Jersey COW
mau of Atlanta, has refused an offer of $1,000
for one of his iine,IerSey cows.
Mrs. Allen Il. johnson. wife of prominent
farmer in Clarke county. has deserted her
husband, carrying on a daughter.
Tie stock Of the Sibley Manufacturing Com
pauy al Augusta Is quoted at 20 bid and so
asked. Ten shares have been sold at IS.
Ia a difficulty at the Augusta Arsenal Tues
day afternoon a private Knocked a nOn-com-
missiOned officer senseless with mallet.
Jacob Barnes aged Il years. has been mar
ried TO Miss Whitley, aged Il wears. They
are both residents Of Berrien county.
Mrs Mary Berry. wife of Mr.. Sim Berry. a
Well-knOwn engineer on the Georgia Rail-
road. died at her home in Athens, recently.
Lee. Mitchell. DOugherty and Terrell cOun-
tv truck farmers held an enthusiastic meet
ing at Albany Wednesday and perfected an
organization.
The election to decide whether Rome shall
adopt a system of public schools or not, has
been ordered by the City Council for the first
Tuesday in May
r. NJ. Stephenson. the man who shot and
killed his aunt in Gwinnett county, some time
during last year, has been sentenced to be
hanged on the llth Of May.
Four leaden pellets were added to the
weight Of n negro, without fatal effect. who
assaulted b. b. Williams on his plantation, in
Oglethorpe county, a day or two ago
a committee selected from citizens Of Dal-
las recently purchased the :. l.. strickland
farm. one and half miles from that city,
which Is to be fitted mp for a pauper farm.
William HollingswOrth. Of ROckdale cOun-
Is. died Wednesday morning. He was IS
wears of age. and had been member of the
Presbyterian Church more than siXty-iive
wears.
Peter Peacock is said tSbe the champion
turkey hunter Of Early county, If not of the
entire state. Reports say that he has killed.
on an average. one turkey week for the last
JR. Jaoues. Of the firm OF Jaques & John
son has presented Macon with = splendid
fountain. which has been placed in the inter-
section Of Poplar and Fourth streets, water
ing man and beast.
The new factory at Peachstpne Shoals is 10
De- allied the Zachry Manufacturing COmpa-
nv. and r. NJ Clarke is to be President. The
company win have ample capital, and Is To
begin work at an early day.
Walton has been afflicted with a spelling
bee At the end Of two hours Miss Gypsle
Mcdaniel and Henry Walker were standing
on one side aud Charlie Walker on the other.
The teacher decided il draw.
Mrs. Annie Humber LOhman. only daugh-
terOfC. III &. Willingham, Of the Cartersvile
Free Press. died suddenly, in Macon, last
remains were carried to Gainesville for inter
ment.
Masked men recently went to the house OF
negro named Bill Jackson. living on j. NJ
fuckers place, in Walton county, and shot
him through the head. killing him instantly.
% IS not known who the masked men were, or
whether they were white men or negroes.
samuel Hadden. whose throat was badly
cut ON Saturday night in the Augusta factory
hy q fellow empiove named Dfnkins. Is lying
m a critical condition. His wound is not con-
sidered necessarily fatal, but fears are enter
tained for him. Dinkins has not yet been ar
rested
Vice President Edmunds, now at Aiken. -
g. viii visit Augusta this week. and be ten
uered a suitable reception. He Is staying at
Who is threatened with consumption. the
ease.
DR. W cri~vs ~ West Point. has a