Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-19

GENhNlA.
,..s.su Heath. of Thomas county, Is
-.x smith. % negro wife beater, is in jail
len county convicts pay about Sac each
p a.1. ..aut,'- fair will occur in about
.t-.. weeks.
l-''-...,.n received nearly ioObales Of cotton
l.-- saturday
r,.-..r.8I. Il. Harvey died at his home in
RADIATION tuesday
l,..,....Iir gentlemen are talking steps to
.rl.. Masonic lodge.
5,.-...ae OBJ Fl0vd Will on fence or
L fi..lr ueNl Wednesday.
r.r- .umtg VIII vote ON the prohibition
.r.a uu che 18th of November
-.r.lar-t HE Public school is in "a Hour
gs.u.IIllUn. ami increasing IN numbers.
d. . II. Carpenter. of WaynesborO, has
,...u-s.I 3D. call t9 ncof the Augusta churches.
rF-t- are making Co secure pardon for
r-.... ... Atlanta lawyer convicted of per
v-. l.-.4h Moore. of Thomasville is dead
.aegr- husband and young child To mourn
r.s-s Was ouly one bid for rhe building of
-,r..- Mount academy, and that was by 4. J.
,, Brown the Jones county boy who at
.-.p-ait rspr. has gone 10 the chain gang
s- lWrlt. years
WH-.. smith ha- been senteucedto hang in
.r.Irat SPARTA. November 3O for the muir
raf --.n" Bennett.
Treasurer ~pcer has paid the quarterly war
..rr-.f $4,000 for the support of the deaf and
I.ula-rIgm at Cave springs.
E-earf Bares has been acquitted of implI-
cation .rl Margaret Harris IN the poisoning
..rba Bamweii family at Calhoun.
J.ryPravv, who was charged with assault
rifI intent t0 murder. was acquitted al the
ur-.Uer term ~ Warren Superior Court
U.--..aTv of the Postmaster at Marietta
fI- been reduced from Sl.9OV 10 Sl.G0p, IN ac-
ar.sacc with the recent act of Congress.
Tl- following residents Of Vienna ara
mourning tue recent deathot children: 4. ".
Harvey. tharles Nice auty. William Cobb.
letter received from Professor VanHoose
attul Townsville. states that he is much
pleased with his new home and duties at Ma
r01. Ala.
IHe Mayor OF Vienna engaged in little
ssruI-h ihe other day, and like any other
citizen, was taken before the Mayor pro tenn
anil lu.i-
The t.ree vacant Macon scholarships at
Mercer uIversiJy were filled Tuesday by She
tI01H- hoys: Mdgander Brown. Brown
BuIkrt. and Julian Eddings.
johnson. the negro who killed another ne
-rl a. Rising Fawn last week, was arrested
u Chattanooga few days ago and has been
melrr.utci u the Trenton jail
The negroes who murdered night watch
uIu ALEU- no Naldosta We're disortirrly al the
depot. aud the one who fired the shot did 50
because Allen assayed TO arrest them.
Attar -iie Of the cattle belonging To the
t-alsu tut late II. =. Hughes, in Athens. on
the eiH OBJ November, there VIII bc eighteen
COWS. each OF which is expected 10 bring ST.
oN
laul OF brothers. named Mcdowell and
Manu. are irrruriziuE Iallapu0sa, but their
l.eUr.iatIuu- viii soon bee cut short Their
af tp f.stF
Huu9r.
GHdu- lr-. alarm of fire in nearly twelve
mDllls, Was -Huutet Tuesday noon. caused by
Cine burning of the frame residence of W. X.
Hanle.trr, ou Poplar street. The house
proved 70 total Joss.
George Felt=. who shot and killed Peter
ErHHHutlH, zoo w JrrtuiOu. two months ago.
gave himself mp Monday and Is now lodged in
i9ii, awaiting m- iIIal at the adjourned term
30 court urN month";
5 disturbance was raised about the burning
of il- -iu house Jt Baridstown. last week.
and during ihc time =. II. Bynum shot a man
naHe. lu-h through the hand and arm. The
Wuuud D. not serious
O. 81. Guuu. ar Macon. has gathered this
year, ilum hl- Ltty hives, one Ton OF honey.
winch hr has sold at T. cents per pound. This
Hfn-- u-m ln $500. and he Will double the
humber of hives every year.
Twenty bales Of cotton were damaged bv
Alt tl lhc W Warreuton depot day on two ago.
some q ho nave examined the cotton say that
Il .~- VIII aggregate $780, while Others fix
Ode damnges as high as $500.
john E. Davis, aged 90. and Miss Martha
Elliot. aged -, were married In Covington
l-L sunday night. Neither of them had ever
been married, aad had never seen each other
u. ile day OF their marriage.
SO sandy Gross section, in Oglethorpe coun-
tF, 90 negro stole baie of cotton and carried
Do u market and sold 10. The cotton was
taken nu Monday night Of last week and the
euiii party was captured Tuesday.
ldt Burke County Commissioners announce
Chat rhry VIII grant no more whisky licenses.
lhtfr are- We understand, but two shops out
siir pt WJyucsbOro. and they viii not he al
bowed iu renew when the year runs ont.
lhe superior Court is occupied at Athens
VITA ihc trial Of the case Of Elizabeth Harris
against thr East Tennessee, Virginia and
@c'tEli Railroad for $4,000 damages for run
hu- over and killing the plaintin7s husband
Ine commitment trial of Jasper Dunlap.
ehAr-ei with the murder OF Sol sanders. the
candy m1Aer. whose body was found man
Eiri 900 lue railroad near Macon some two
heeA- ago. viii DE held in that city this
morning.
Only cght more shares of the Thomasyile
huiliiu4 Hut Loan Association stock remain
ti Hnl1kcu Thursday. and 10 was expected
lNtI iIct would be disposed Of at a meeting
!' Ne held that night. One hundred shares Is
tHe quota.
William Hurst, living about three miles
lrum trhloc kOnee. at the forks of the river
il-t hi- dwelling house and crib bv lire a few
iiA- ago. There was no insurance. The crib
was h.ie1 with corn and the fire is attributed
t' Ah nceudiary.
Richard Turner. colored. of Atlanta
a-ietl io work out fine for 4. J. Lowe.
lut ue-ro not proving q good worker. Mr..
lowe -ult the contract To IOckett n Co.. the
>ll.t convict lessees. Turner viii bring suit
against Lowe ami against LOckett y Co. for
Capt. >. z. Carson. OF Reynolds, has chal-
s1.-ri l.J. Marshall, Of the same place. to
hight duel. The difficulty grew ont of a dis
Ille about the rents of a lot of land. and hard
e"rr passed between them last SATURDAY.
Daniel
The Macon Volunteers have decided to
N-i't new armory- and for some time a
o,.thii,ee has had the matter under consi8e-
ration. !hey have carefully looked into it.
all lutir plans are about perfected. Appi-
.t.iiH mas been made TO the Common Council
lar size.
THE clothing OF convicts Phillips and Mont
-..Aei4- who recently escaped from chain
=iN- near IhUmasville. was found under a
.-il-t about three miles from Monticello a
gN ..ays ago. IL viii DE remembered that
il'n' 7'mery has but one hand and Phillips
Uui one eve.
40 Rome, Wednesday. i'm the case of Eliza
r'ih Harris vs. the East Tennessee. Virginia
.Nl 1eorgid Railway. the jury returned a
,.-Il5t oi 5000 Tor the plaintih The plain
.- husband, James Harris, was killed in
August ISL, while walking on the track near
Coal spring. \ motion for a new trial will
De- made.
The always spicy Walton Ne'es says: Last
Year Mr.. Alva Novel; had a pair Of white
rats which made their escape. Now the
stores are iull of spotted rats, which are cvi-
IDENTITY cross between our common rats and
tHls palr OF white rats. Wherever YOU see
SPOTTED rat You may know he belongs TO the
N0Weil stock
hey; Dr. +. .. Fuller. pastor Of the North
rfn Methodist Church on Marietta street.
Alianta, dropped dead Tuesdays on the Mitch
til street pavement. near the Central depot.
"i. uler was about 50 years of age. He
.-lte to Atlanta I'M 1865, and was for years the
t.lipr OF the Nefh0diSf Adc0olte. ApopleNv
caused his d.mise.
Tie Walton Ne,cs has the following: '.The
VIE oI "a noted drunkard warned the bar
Aeeper- of Monroe. last Saturday. not To sell
Der husband any more whisky Her story Of
HnN she and her children were made 10 suffer
tt nome by his Ill treatment, was enough 10
l'uch ihe sympathies Of the hardest hearted
N-Ah in The world"
Aareu- l.. Barrett, Of WarrentOn. while
Alitr tie influence OF whisky, fired OF his
pistol in the streets. When the Marshal tried
t' arrest liln he drew his pistol. but was pre-
ttAtet from shooting. He then drew his
9.ilr and cut the Marshal twice very badly.
tHt sheriff then tried 10 arrest him, but was
'Nlee shocked down and badly beaten.
\ leW days ago, as the Western and Atlantic
l-s7ehser train was passing through deep
r-l' e lew miles above Dalton, a negro man
-irt 8 SHOT into the Eentlemen's car. The
sla7a was shattered and scattered all over the
.tif tLl several persons were slightly cut.
iAe "uilet was fired from large rife and the
,'-l was buried in the back OF a seat but
~ inches from gentleman's shoulder. The
-.a.h was running very rapidly al the time,
--ts 1tioie tile train could be stopped the
''oaharel bad escaped.
,r ~ lhomasyille EafsFprfse says: Judge
hqpAins last week bought I4lS acres of the
auH ~arNz