Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-05
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TOPICS
OF INTEREST.
A Holocaust in IcDufie-HalIs Court
House Burned 49, Accidentally Shot -
Brunswick's Harbor-Struck Dumb
Commerce of PensacoIa-FIorida Gulf
Coast Steamboat Company.


savannah Wednesday from ThOmasville. that
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, the wife of ThOs. E.
Mitchell, died her residence, the Mitchell
House, IN that city. on the lst inst, of brain
fever.
The exercises Of Rome Female College were
resumed on January lst. with a full attend
auce Of pupils.
ON Monday night last on Mr.. Reuben Will
Iingham's place, in McDufie county, three
negroes aged sixteen, eight and five years re-
spectively. children of Nathan D'Antignac.
were roasted to death by the burning OF a
house. They locked the door and fell asleep,
and the bet caught fire, and all were burned
up before assistance could be rendered.
The court house at Gainesville was de-
-troycd by ire on Monday morning last at
about four O'Clock. Il is supposed to have
been originated from roman candle. as num-
bers Of them had been set or by the boys Of
the city during the night. All the county
records were saved.
The general election for county officers
throughout the State on Wednesday passed of
very quietly, and the governmental machinery
with this fresh oiling, and in some cases new
engineers, will. we hope, roll successfully and
peaceably another year.
Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris has recently COM
pleted sketch Of life in the mountains Of
Georgia. which the Century will publish in
two or three parts under the title, AT league
P0Iects."
A vote was taken on Wednesday last on the
adoption Of 'fence no fence in the Pratts-
burg district in Talbot county. The vote was
close. and ''nO fence" carried the day by a
majority Of fourteen.
The dwelling Of Mr.. johnson Olive, in Red
bone district, Talbot county, was burned on
saturday night last. The family lost all their
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condition.
The new City Council Of Rome is partially
prohibitive. At their first meeting it was or
dered tnat the Clerk issue no whisky license
for q longer time than April /, 1883, and if any
one desires TO take a fractional part of said
quarter. payment for the entire quarter will
Doe required.
The election for Mayor and Aldermen Of
Coyington takes place on the 18th inst.
The election IN Bibb county for county Of
icers passed or very quietly on yesterday.
Upon the new Jail bond question, which was
voted for at the same time, the result disposes
of the matter, a. the bill required eight hun
dred votes to authorize the Issuance of the
bonds by the county. aud only between five
and six hundred votes were polled in the en-
lire county.
The election for county officers for Fulton
county resulted in the reelection Of the old
county officers.
young man in Atlanta named Jas. Lowe
made an unsuccessful attempt on Wednesday
noon to ''shufle of his mortal COLI by taking
an overdose Of morphine. DIR. Todd was
called in, and by prompt action saved his
life. Domestic infelicity was the cause Of the
rash attempt at self-murler.
Mr.. Robert Brown. of DeKalb county. has
we'd his commission as Postmaster Of De
e
will be remembered. was removed because he
would not take a stand for Mr.. Buck, the Re
publican candidate for Congress at the late
election.
The total number Of deaths during the past
wear. as per the report Of the city Sexton Of
Atlanta were: Whites, 4I2; stillborn, p.
Colored, 5s6; stillborn, Il. COlOred paupers,
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Two new cases Of smallpox have been de
yeloped in Atlanta, one Of which is that Of
Miss Essie Whaley, at the corner Of Hunter
and Moore streets, and the other cOlOred
woman residing on Calhoun street.
Atlanta is defendant in twenty-six suits in
the Superior Court of Fulton county. of these
fourteen are hrought by persons who claim
TO have been injured through defective SIDE
walks and streets
The financial condition Of the city OF Rome
has been left in very promising condition by
the retiring municipal officers. At the last
meetingon Monday morning the reports Of the
retiring Mayor and Council were read, which
showed that there was enough money in the
treasury to pay the $4,000 January bonds in
Jerest, money To pay every dollar for the City
Hail. and all other demands against the city to
January I. lSSS, and leave balance in the
treasury Of sl,7OO. The officers elect for the
pusuin.r year are VI. \. NevOn Clerk, f. J.
-T.uF " -frnud nnn4rfv
Marshal. ", T. Mapp Treasurer
The DWELLING house and nearly all the house
hold aud kitchen furniture belonging to Mr. ) i;
y. Jinkins. Of BulloC1 county, were destroy eu
by fire last saturday night.
The Miuedgeville Union ana Recorder says;
"A large number Of able-bOdied negro men
left this place on sunday afternoon Tor oouth-
western Georgia 10 work on infpentlhe
farms
ON Monday last Mr.. James Shaw.>who re-
sides in the southwestern part of Jasper conh-
tv had the misfortune To lose his dwelling
house, barn, crib and all Of his corn, by IRE
There was two horses in the stable, and both
were 80 badly burned that they died from the
effects.
a Dublin young man named Mullis, while
loading pistol. discharged II accidentally. the
ban entering the right breast Of Mr.. Warren,
another Young man. and penetrated the rlght
lung DR. HightOwer was called and attend
el % the wouEded man. lt Is not thought 10
be necessarily mortal wound.
The Macon Library has just received a rare
curiosity in the shape Of the cast iron breast
plate and an arm piece OF Sfm9r' Whlch Was
fluud a short time 20 in Florida. and which
b. -7ruuoSed to have belonged to some warrior
I'm De Soto's brigade The appearance Of the
arm0r is confirmation OF genulneneSs, eNenh Il
has RECEIVED coat of stove polish. IL Is
tie contribution Of J. L. johnson
The Hawkfnsyille Ne1rs produces this cheer
I'M new wears story; '-The farmers of this
section viii commence operations this year
with brighter prospects than they have any
year since the war. IheY AtNe corn IN aDuh-
dance. and very few viii be conpeHeu 10 Du4
meat. The corn cribs and smoke hoGses OF the
West viii not be called upon TO great extent
bv rhe people OF this section thls year.
HawkinsviIle Tetos. 1.-The Cumberland, our
drst steamboat for this season, arrived at the
landing Friday, December -. The Doat mas
been entirely rem0deled. and Is now lifted up
for carrying both freight aSd passengers "
were informed by Captain Holmes that ne
contemplated making regular triPs 10 HaW =
kinsyille every ten days ms VIII De grett
convenience to parties living near the rivers
The regular annual report Of the Finance
Com Tsittee of the city OF augusta was Iea9 AZ
tbe re.rtlar meeting Of Council on Monday
last sboyri1g the receipts and expenses OF the
city and mum cipal government. Inc report
was fun and WeIls into lengthy particulars. ~
shows the amount Cf Bonds helu Dl tue eiuh-
ing fund san 700: the i-9nded debt Of the city.
S2tSl $40 and amount PAID the commissioners
of the sinking fund, S2j,9 IA 81
TIE Atlanta RepuJlicaa of the "a inst. says:
D telegram received yesterday morning by
T-ritej ~+ates Marshal HiBds from jas. II.
R9-. s+sfsrt that an Illicit distiller by the
rs--e ~ NJ ms had been killed near At
tgIIa Inv Denufv Goodwin. who was attempt
ing 10 arrest him. The dispatch stated briefly
that Williams fired the irst shot ana knOcke9
Goodwin down. 4 COrOuef's inquest return ~,
a verdict that Goodwin acted I'D seH-ue-
Tense"
Atlanta Constitution: ''HOn. John T. Hen
derson. Commissioner OF Agriculture, was the
well pleased recipient Of turkey -gobDler salu
10 weigh thirty-hve pounds. Chrlstmas
present from Mai. j. +. Jones. OF Farm inde-
peudenee Troup county. His gObblershlp was
duly denuded Of his holiday robes, and served
up under the direction of Mrs. Kate McMas-
ter. the UFopFletress of the Nestmorelanu
House; and the whole force OF the Depart
meut Of Agriculture ate at,
Governor stephens has issued An executive
order giving Secretary Warren complete ana
absolute control over the matter OF the pur-
chase OF stationery Of all kinds for the eNeeu-
tive Offices. ami the purchase of postage stamps.
Major Warrsn is TO supply all the other clerks
IN the executive office, as well as the heads OF
departments with such amounts Of stationery
and stamps as they may require IN the dis
charge Of their official duties. and they are 20
account to him for all they receive. All clerks
and officials are prohibited from the use OF the
public stationery and stamps in their private
correspondence.
Augusta Chronicle. "A eolored woman an
{his Citv whose son was sick. was visited by a
eol0resi doctor. sO-called, named Henry smith,
who claimed 10 be a graduate OF Pacific Col
lege. wherever that is, and 70 be from Phil
adelphia. lie asserted his ability TO cure the
boy, but said that in order 10 do so he must
have a silver dollar to serve as pattern by
which To cut out q piece Of electric metal.