Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-13

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GEORGIA.
Thursday night the court house vault at
Gainesville fell in with crash, burying lot
of Old books and papers stored away in it,
Nobody wass injured. The books have been
recovered.
A party Of fishermen went ont to JeIks'
mill. near Gainesville, last Friday evening
and caught about 400 pounds OF perch and
trout.
An aged gentleman OF Griffin has buried
i've wives, and by the side OF each wife is
buried a little child, the offspring of the
mother by which it rests.
The race track in Augusta has been found
TO be over a mile in length.
Fred. Mason, sixteen year old negro Of
columbus, is dead. His play fellow was tam
uering with gun.
.Gns" Wells and jack Belcher. of
brownsville, went ON a drunk. They had a
Quarrel and ''Jack" got the worst of it.
Jack" thirsted for revenge, and when he
found "Gus" fast asleep in a chair he whipped
out a knife and cut his throat. Gus is dead
and Jack is a fugitive with the blue coats
on his trail
Dave and Joe Bishop are two naughty
brothers who live in Brownsville. They be-
came real angry at each other and made
Mud by firing OF their pistols. The proven
biaI peace maker took hand and as usual
VAS the most hurt man in the trio.
few bold, bad prisoners made an attempt
10 crawl ont of the Columbus Jail through a
hole in the dOOr the other night, but daylight
peeped in upon them before they could get
aWav, and their chances Of making an escape
are ruined for some time 10 come.
nfor
resided about six miles from Columbus. died
Monday.
Washington NandiveF, "A negro brakeman.
was struck by the bridge at FOrrestyiIle while
standing on top OF a freight train. Tuesday.
and instantly killed. He lived at Calera.
Mr.. H. C.. VinsOn. Of Baldwin county, lOst
his barn by fire on Friday night.
The rivers throughout the State are on 8
Loom because OF the recent heavy rains.
Mrs z. r. AIurdOck. an elderly lady. of O.
lumhus. died Wednesday at the age OF 81
five.
A series Of meetings has been announced to
begin in the Methodist church in MiiledgeVille
on Wednesday night
Saudersvile has been made a third-class
post Office. with a salary Of 81, leo per year.
Ihe city now has two mails daily instead Of
one.
MHledgeville MethOdists have purchased
the Wiedenman residence, formerly the Fort
homestead. for parsonage, for which they
are t0 pay the sum OF $1,000.
james Creeler, prominent young man of
Walker county, committed suicide ON the 9Th
inst because Miss Stapp, the daughter Of a
leading citizen, refused TO marry him.
Rev. samuel Jones, colOred. of Barnesvine.
t5Xes il is said. each member of his cOngre-
cation fifty cents per month. IL is estimated
that he thus raises about Sl25 per month.
The number Of white schools in operation in
Warren cOuntY for the year 1882 was 26, and %
rnloret. with an attendance of sG4 white and
lils cOlOred pupils, making total of p l22.
Tbs ffty-eighth anniversary Of the Macon
Volunteers viii be celebrated on the 23d inst.
hy parade and target shooting in the morn
ing. aud a prize drill and fancy dress bail at
light.
Free bridges. schools, a new hotel, and
second National Bank, another cotton factory.
street ears and car shed, are among the
projects which Rome is most interested in
just now.
The negro who killed Mr.. Butler. near
uauielsVille, in Madison county. and escaped
from jail, was arrested about three miles from
Lexington on Sunday afternoon by Mr.. Thos
P.tallaway, of OglethOrpe county.
M0ntezuma declared for fences at an cleo
tioh Wednesday by vote of liz to 76. Out Of
the ll3 votes cast for fence there were only
seven whites. and out OF the rs votes east for
uo fence there were only five negroes.
\ man who lives not many miles from
Gainesville has been carrying ON an Illicit dis
tlery in cave One day last week the cave
tDmbled in, set fire 10 the contents and came
very near burning the proprietor to death.
The general convention of all the Southern
Baptist Churches is to meet this year at
Waco. Texas, on the 9th Of MAY. Georgia is
always largely represented in these cOnven-
tlOus having larger membership than anv
other southern State
4 mad dog made his appearance at Linton
recently on Thomas PrOsser's place. first at
lacking geese, then boy, who took to a tree,
and next the yard dog. After a terrific fight
Mr.. PrOsser shot them both. hut not fatally
auj the dogs left for parts unknown.
There are fifteen out of eighty children in
the state Blind Asylum at Macon whose sight
can be partially or fully restored by an opera
lion. DIR. Calhoun, OF Atlanta. generously
offers TO operate on those children free Of
charge. and they Will be sent TO Atlanta for
that purpose.
Joe Dallas, Of Milledgeville, shot and killed
strange water fowl near town day or two
ago. Il was nearly rs large as a tame turkey.
10 was black, with white spots on back and
wings. breast perfectly white; 1t was web
footed. IL Tesembled a penguin. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY a marine bird, and had got ont Of its
element.
While Mr.. George Matthews and family. Of
Newman, were at church last sunday. his
dwelling house was burglarized. \ double
barrel shot gun and one hundred pounds of
meat were taken. This is the second time
Mr. Matthews house has been broken into
since Christmas, and the same amount of goods
were stolen each time.
About two weeks ago James ii. Gardner. of
augusta, set steel trap for a beaver. and
succeeded in catching il. but it carried of the
trap. He then got him another one. and on
1T was an enormous beaver. weighing forty
pounds, and had the first trap safely clasped
around ms front leg. He saved both his trap
ami his game.
some time since sheriff WeIr. of Athens.
was visiting some friends near McNutt, and
during the night he heard an owl in the ward,
80 he decided TO take a gun and shoot il. But
tIeLe Cnanceu 10 be some bad dogs on the
place thdt got after the sheriff, and to save
LulselI he took up a tree, where he spent the
night shlyeung in a single garment. He was
n 1t Lost ffp NQFf ffas hfan nil
tur0el and come TO investigate the matter.
sunday evening a strange eat went to James
r.. Nlckerys house, in Hartwell. and his little
ttaNghter went to IL for friendly play. when
The cat suddenly grew mad. jumped NJ her,
aud DIT her badly several times. The father.
DO the rescue of his little daughter, was also
L4dly bitten through the hand. Mr., Nickery
AllLe'l Tue cat. but IL is not known for certain
whether the eat was really suffering from hy-
ufOph0ba or not.
The trial Of the shorter will case has at last
glninated- The jury brought in a verdict
Wednesday afternoon sustaining the will.
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
we're involved in this case. There were seven
teen LAWYERS employed and two weeks were
consumed IN the trial. The longest speech
was made by Judge A. r. Wright. He spoke
yen hours. It is not known yet whether or
Court.
Macon possesses a young man who claims
y nave run 100 yards in nine seconds. The
ue>l time ON record for 100 yards is 81 sec
onds- That feat was accomplished by George
seward. an American, at Lille Bridge
Tiounds, London, England. September %,
,Sft' and has never been equalled. l.. +.
atEefs, the champion amateur runner of \
america has covered the distance in ten sec
yAds. IL Is not TO be wondered 1t. therefore,
tu@l me claim OF the young man from Macon
H looked upon with some increduitv.
Ihere Is Young man in DahlOnega who
thought last year he would grow rich from
thr raising Of Irish potatoes. SO he planted
tpt experiment three-fOurths Of an acre, and
save them prompt attention. The crop was
s1thered and stored. awaiting the time when
tue! should reach 81 per bushel. That time
never came. The potatoes were all stolen
win the exception OF seven bushels. which
paAtcd IN the pocket Of the potato grower
money enough to pay for One-half the seed he
USED IN planting. If none had fallen into tine
Aands Of the perhaps hungry thief the invest
Aenl would have been at loss Of 100 per
cent.
Americas is afflicted with a negro whose
operations are not unlike those Of the burly
rascal who Is deserving Of shooting on ac-
Iguut Of his attack on Mrs. Barnwell. of this
,,.g' lew nights ago. On saturday night
55tls. Willie MAYO. who lives with her mother.
'ifs. stanford, in East Americus. heard some
yne trying TO open the back door Of their resi-
uence. She stepped TO the door and opened II
anu iOund burly negro man trying TO get in.
eIe reached back and grasped her pistol with
which 70 shoot him. when her mother asked
Aef not to shoot as it would frighten her
ullle child. The negro took in the situation
anu crossed the street TO a widows house.
hrs. IrOnmOnger, and was discovered by that
,aly trying to effect an eRtrance into the