Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
BRIEFLY TOLD.


. Cow Attacked with HydroPhobia Dies
d, the Woods Near CaIhoun-An At
Iarta Policeman MObbed While Max
inc an Arrest-A FIOridian WayIaid
ana Robbed i'm New York.
GEORGIA.
psme wants an electrical fire alarm system.
calhoun is getting TO be a first class chicken
market.
trm1er D.
Albany has received thirty three bales of
.,.yy cotton up To date.
R-r-ow county claims gold mine recently
.-.4,cred near Pine Log.
pafare tile railroads were built in Gordon
.,.utv corn sold at ten cents per bushel,
a. Pauthersville. DeKalb county, J. W.
viItr has lost his house and $l0l by fire.
Tine negroes have stolen all the carp from
~ Hoods carp pond at Harmony Grove
The Robertson place at Biackshear has
f..n leased by Mrs. kemptOu, of Savannah.
y Wimberly. of Houston county. mar
t.,tI new bale at Hawkinsyille ON Tuesday,
The 7th inst.
seven new bales Of cotton had been received
.t the warehouses in Hawkinsville up to
Wednesday
Tb, Rome engineer, William Richardson.
charged with malicious mischief has forfeited
hi. bond 10y fleeing.
tor VIM. Haslam died at his residence iI-
Mar-Aatlvile last sunday, and was hnried in
fI- cemetery there Monday.
y. Kidd. Of Beaver Dam. Madison coun-
III. recently killed a sheep that he secured
tbirrv-twO pounds of tallOw from.
six residences in South Rome were burglar
iJ4f wednesday night. and several watches.
considerable money and other valuahles stolen.
rr is rumored that Judge Mcdonald. of
Athens will sue that city for "a large amount
f,r injuries inflicted ON him some time since.
TH. framing of the Presbyterian Church at
calhoun is about completed. and when the
whole is finished 1t VIII DE very handsome
structure
negro was killed at Couch's Mill Satur-
l4r night There was "a drunken row and
one negro split the head of another with
scautlng.
the editor Of the spicy Hawksnsville Dis
Jrtah is rambling round through Kentucky
and ohio. and when last heard from was in
cincinnati.
Mr. Ephraim Mann, Of Hawkiusville. Is the
uo--e-sOr of "a little table imported 10 this
country from England, which is said TO DE
I7J years Old.
calvin Watson. of Gainesville, bas sold his
farm of 100 acres TO AIr. William +. Prince.
for the sum of $3.50. Mr.. Watson. we learn,
viii go West.
A flash Of lightning portrayed an apple tree
standing in front Of Colonel Armstrong resi-
dence. in Atlanta, ON one of the window panes
0f the house during Thursdays storm.
James Baker, young white man of Gaines
vile. addicted To the use cf liquor. was found
dead i'm q straw pen near that city day or
two ago, with an empty bottle by his side.
It is reported that every bridge ON Towaliga
river was either washed away or seriously
damaged bv the fre-hct last week. The loss
to Monroe county i'm bridges alone viii exceed
$500.
ur. Joseph Jacobs. of Athens. has started
WAGON train to jefferson. and runs 10 once "a
week for the purpose Of delivering various
drugs and compounds Of the Athens r. IL.
Company.
ON Thursday next the citizens of stock
bridge and vicinity will meet for the purDg~s
oi holding a service Of Thanksgiving and
urtver for the many blessings vouchSaicd Ia
Them the present year
Thursday night, in Atlanta. the marriage of
Jesse ID. BOyutOn, son of President B0yntOn.
az the senate, % Mis-, Mamie Hall. am accom-
nif-Fed and popular lady of that CITY, took
place. They left at once for Louisville.
The bridge across Heads creek. on the Sa-
,4uuah Griffin and North Alabama Railroad.
was swept away by the freshet last week.
Passengers. baggage and mail matter Will be
transferred at the Washuut until the bridge
can De replaced
A challenge has been offered from Pen rv To
match "a picked Houston county nine against
,lUi.ked niue from Pulaski county. the game
t1 be PLAYED in Perry. purse of $500 viii
back each club for the victory, If the ehal-
leuEe b. accepted.
THE wool carding factory Of Messrs j. A.
a. WYNN x Co.. at High Falls. was washed
away last week. The building remained in
far DO 4
was dashed Co pieces on the rocks below. The
b-Jdge at this point Was also swept away.
ID eirrr Pate. Of the Atlanta police force.
was ,tiacked by mob Of negroes and ne
.-rr-ses while arreStiug boy Thursday. and.
m addition to being relieved of his prisoner.
,-s- badly scratched up. The Lad aud three
of The women We're subsequently rearrested.
seventeen common law cases. five equity
cases four claim cases and twelve appeal
rs.e. have been returned 10 the August term
M Clgytop superior Court. which convenes
raVf Monday. In addition 20 the above there
are some eight or ten eases ON the motion
docket.
uoId negro mar named Alfred Merritt
WA. run over by the ears at >tOckbridge
early last Monday morning, and instantly
killed. He had been 10 church the night pre-
vf0u- and. becoming fatIgued with the walk
home. it Is supposed lay down ON the track
and fell asleep
The Tax Receiver has just completed the
digest OF RlchmOne county for the present
vesr 1t shows an increase of Sl.6OO.CO0 over
last year The greatest increase is IN city real
estate. nearly thrce-quarters of million.
Over two millions are invested lu cotton tdc-
tories exempt from taxation.
ON the farm Of j. NJ. Reel. one of the oldest
farmers on the CoOsawattee river. stands an
annie tree which was planted 10y the Indians
dftv-hye years ago rive leei from the ground
II measures feet and II inches IN clrcumter-
,sncp and its branches extend d. or 20 feet ON
either side. There is not decaycd spot on it.
and il Yields yearly from 30 10 go bushels.
D0TmiupT'~ mIlI Grttu DC k-uu uat
house burned by an mcendiary. The house
was built of logs, neatly and strongly put mp.
and stood about two miles from his residence.
The torch was applied in the open day, and
gentleman passing just as the hames were
Getting under headWay. saw man running
from the burning buildinE, and recognized
him.
The D;spqfeh saws: ..Hawkiusville buyers
are paving this day "wednesday 9G9i cents
lier pound for middling cotton. Prices viii
probably advance when the market Is well
omen. HawkmsVille buyers are paying 81 ,
cents per pound for wool. The season Is
4f,aut over and there Is very little being
brought IN. Bagging weighing. q pounds.
/. selling i'm HaWkinsvlile bt l2' cents per
Vard This d an advance OF II 2 ctht9oNcI the
price pald last year.
The UayCkinsville Dispatch says: I'VE are
requested bv { congressman Crisp. Of Ameri-
ems Ca 10 announce that all persons residing
sire % supply of German carp can ne supplleo
hv communicating with him on the subject.
Fifteen 20 twenty carp are usually FURNISHED
each applicant. The hsh are delivered be-
tween fhe I5th Of October and the lst Of
March. Applicants viii be notified by mail
" the time and place % delivery
stone Mountain has twenty-five widows, sin
wiI0wers. thirteen couples that have been
married for "A wear and have no children.
three churches with a membership Of about
four hundred. twenty three houses engaged
Do the mercantile business ana three more 10
De built soon for the same purpose 4here are
also iu the town one lawyer. three doctors.
forty Stone cutters-whO ought 10 earn from
- s. to s. 90 per day. about twenty Scotchnen
who make from - 90 to So 90 per day and
about seventy quarry hands who get from
81 90 tOSl 50 per day.
Hall county's tax digest makes the follow
fng showing: Landed property. ; .l23, ,l49 city
urops~tv. S6l4.3l6. money 2Sss,5i5i 1nerchan-
sIIss sT5s 32I: watches. jewelry, etc. Slz.4g1;
bonds SIS 500: household goods. 1l55, ,S25;
h.rSes mules. etc. 243.4SS. tools and books.
Slq40f. cotton corn. etc. for sale. ,t'S: pro-
uertv not enumerated. SlOO.2jl; property not
donLleJ sSS3. grand total. -. ST. .9;sS; proper
~ In lSS2 s2.6S2.5l2; increase. Sl2gi2O-
Gainesville district shows taAhDle property
oS sI1qI.7I4 or more than One-third oI the
yrb>te Quirian's district increased over
Sl50a,. & couple Of districts ln the county
decrease u
An Eden. Georgia, correspondent Of the
M0RNrNG NEWS says: MIR. George oHNer,
son OF Mr.. John Oliver living near Montleth'
ou the Charleston and So yapuah Rallr0au,
was accidentally shot IN the reg ltW uays
ago while out hGniiug- We are una%ie a. on-
tain fun particulars. but learn that the sUn
was so close 10 the ler as 10 cause the whole
load to pass through it. SCATTERING DO 50 badly
as 10 make amputation necessary The opera
lion was performed 10y Dr. ~ g. buliocn. oi
THIS city. and DR.. G. y. burrout'i7' OF i-IhhE
ham county. Mr.. Oliver has always been
very steady industrious young man and
highly esteemed by ali who knew MA
Tie Calhoun Times saws: ~One Cay ia-t
week a cow belonging to Mr. Jamlson. on tile
na1hius place. a few miles from Town. suu-
denly became affected in a very strange iflan-
uer. At first she seemed 20 have conNui-
s.ons. and would whirl round and round anu
bite her tail and snap at anything within
reach. When she had gone on tins way lof
sometime, and had bitten all the SKIN on 81
her faif sba srortad afr fu a fuil RIM and went