Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN THE
TWO STATES.
The Wesleyan College MuddIe-Asain
the Deadly PistOI-The Gainesville
Mystery-ThOmasvilIe and Tallahas-
see RaiIrOad-Attempted Burglary
Burglars Abroad.

the Deadly PistOI-The Gainesville
Mystery-Th and Tallahas-
see acknowledgement Burglary
Burglars Abroad.
GEORGIA.
The report Of the grand jury on the fnan-
cial condition Of GlasscOck county is
published. They find the amount
ON hand in the Treasury at the
August term, lss2, to be $4ls IS: received
since that time, s2,0Ol 40, making a total of
$2,i2O 26; amount paid out on proper vouchers.
$l.05S s., leaving balance on hand Of s.. .g6l &c.
The educational interests Of Glasscock
county have not been neglected in the midst
Of the general prosperity OF the county.
Twelve white and seven cOlOred schools are
sustained by the county-S25 males and 2l9
females in the white, and f0i males and 81 fe-
males in the cOlored schools, total Of 7sO.
The receipts for the support Of these are
fl,OsO 65, and the expenses for the same 1891 O4,
leaving balance on hand Of $9s 81.
At the place Of Mr.. Sanford Massey, about a
mile from Americus, on Tuesday last Bill
Wiley, cOlOred, while foOling with pistol die
charged it, the ball striking Josephine How
ard, cOlored woman, in the thigh and rang
ing upward into the abdomen. The same shot
carried away portion Of one Of the fingers Of
Wiley The WOman il very seriously d not
fatally injured, as the doctor who was called
TO the case could not flud and extrieate the
ball.
Rome is enjoying a temperance boom Of
considerable dimensions. At the last meet
ing Of the Good Templars eight new members
we're initiated and at the next meeting six
more VIII become workers in the temperance
cause.
Messrs. Eagan and Kinsey, the NOrther N
capitalists who are furnishing the financial
of In. q
Railroad, passed through Marietta last Tues
day night with funds to meet the debt Of that
road. and to rush the work to completion.
Mrs. sarah Mathews and the man Bowles.
Who were arrested last week on the confession
u Miller, as the murderers Of Shaner, were
discharged Wednesday at Gainesville after a
i've days investigation on a preliminary ex-
animation. Miller recanted his confession,
and declared it was all false. The public
opinion a. to the guilt OF the parties is divided
and the mystery of the horrible murder has
been intensified. Miller is still held in custody
shurley, the Treasurer Of GIascoek county,
who was charged with having opened aud
robbed the county safe, has been honorabIy
acquitted; the grand jury Of the county having
failed last week to hnd true bill on the in
dictment.
The Rome Courier says Mr.. Tom Turner
Iaid an egg upon its editorial table on Tues
day-the largest il ever saw. 1t measured
three-quarters Of an inch in circumference
around the large end, and eight inches in cir
cumfeFence lOnsitudinally, weighed AZ
ounces. and is the seventh of a laying. the
other six being proportionaIly large. This
shows what kind of rOOsters they have in
Floyd county.
The farmers Of Hancock county are talking
about the reorganization of the Hancock A gri-
cultural Club. Ii strikes us that it would be
move in the right direction for the farmers
al every county TO organize in this manner
aud by concerted action promote their inter
ests. as do other important professions, call
ings and industries, for in this as in every
other interest, ''in union there is strength"
Thirty nine young doctors were turned
loose on society by the Atlanta Medical Col
lege yesterday. Most Of the graduating class
were GeOrgians- The number Of students in
attendauce during the past year was one hun
dred and twenty-siX, Of which ninety -four
were Georgians.
Mr.. seth Daniel fine old gentleman of
seventy years. but very feeble, died very sud
denly Of heart disease, at the residence Of
Jvdge Wm. MeRae, his father-in-law, near
Eastman. Wednesday night.
The contract for rebuilding the Butler Fe-
male College recently burned will he given
ont in a few days. The building is to be COX
20 feet, with two stories, a balcony and col
onnade, and is to cost $4,000.
The Baptists of Rome have determined to
huild a $50, 600 church. The Building Com
laittee met Wednesday night, and an archi-
Rect was instructed to draw up design at
once.
The Thomson House. at IrwintOn, occupied
by Mr.. ;. \. McCarty, was burned on Tues
day night. The contents We're entirely con-
sumed, and the owner Of the house suffers a
heavy loss as it was the only piece Of prop
erty he had and there was no insurance on it,.
Col. Josephus Camp. of Emanuel county, a
gentleman well known throughout Southern
Georgia. died suddenly at the post Office at
swaiusboro Wednesday night while the mail
was being opened. He lived but a few sec
cnds after being attacked. His many friends
in savannah will regret 10 learn Of his sud-
sIen death.
DR.. John ". Tucker was shot and killed by
T.. EthrIdge, three miles below Chauncey,
yesterday about O'Clock.
Mr.. James r. AlgOOd. Of Elbert county,
killed over 1000 pounds Of meat this season to
which he had not fed an ear Of corn or had the
hogs penued single day
MIR. Frank Ivey, an employe on the Georgia
Railroad m attempting TO mount tram as IL
was leaving OcOnee for Buckhead on Monday
evening last. fell and had his leg just above
the ankle badly crushed.
ANuUl = % fluek yesterday morning. at A.
lanta, while Officers stroud and Brooks were
palrOllng their beat ON Decatur street, they
found the back door Of Councilman Zach
Adamsou's store standing open. They entered
and found the safe blown open and a sledge
hammer, some chisels and brace lying on
the noOr.
The guns for the Augusta Academy attal
i0u have been ordered for some time and are
expected TO arrive every day. They are eN-
actly the same As those used at the W est Point
training school, except that they have been
cut on shorter, which viii enable the smaller
members Of the battalion to handle them with
greater ease.
A man by the name of Martin, Of Floyd,
was warned TO work the road by an Overseer
ln the ll20th district q. NJ. Of Floyd county.
out refused on the ground that he was not an
American born citizen and never had been
natural Ized. He was court martialed and
tried before the Road commissioners
ol said district and sentenced 10 thirty
days imprisonment in the county jail, where
he now languishes-
Mr.. d. II. Underwood. living near Sparta,
had his stable blown dOwnOn saturday night
last about O'Clock. killing COW and 50 serI-
0usly lnjuring his buggy horse and q mule
tnat he had just bought as to neeessltate Kill
Ing them both to relieve their suffering. This
Is heavy loss TO Mr.. Underwood, amounting
20 about $500. This stable was new one, Just
y completed. and this was the first night his
stock had occupied it.
The barn and gln house belonging to Mr.. W.
j. Metcalf. about four miles west OF Covlng-
Ton on the Yellow river, was destroyed by
a ID L
With $50 bushels Of corn. l,Z0Q bundles OF IOd-
der, lot OF cotton seed and various other
lhings. hlr. 5. 4. Wheeler. the OVerSeer, ana
negro man were in the barn only few min
utes before the fire was discovered. but they
saw no signs Of il until IL was discovered TO
be in flames. Nothing was saved from 1t. IL
Is not definitely known how the fire origi-
mated
Col b. H. Bateman, an intelligent and
practical Houston county farmer, closes an
interesting letter to the Mirror ana AdSeT-
User as follows: II am now determined 10
raise every hog ! can, and raise peanuts ana
potatoes TO fatten them. intend 10 raise, II
can 1000 pounds of pork for every ploW
run. / cannot live and give two pounds OF
cotton for one pound Of bacon The entire
country is dependent upon the farmer, ana
and not become disheartened and weaken our
energies by crOaking. We must look our
Troubles square in the face and come up TO the
scratch like men,
The Executive Committee Of the Wesleyan
Female College held meeting Tuesday Tor
the purpose of appointing committee TO IN
testigate into the affairs of the institution
growing out Of the rebuilding OF the college,
alu 70 make a thorough examination OF the
money expenditures, in order that the truth
q the entire matter may be learned. IL was
decided 10 appoint a committee Of i've, eX-
T5tusive Of and having no connection win the
tt.Ast tuIlve Committee. and living outside OF
4iacon. so they cannot be influenced by preJu-
slees and be free from any and all animus or
5Sfgfillsm. The following Is the committee:
h6ishop Geo. +. Pierce; Hon. Z. NJ. Butt, OF
ra-.9n s@tl9n county; Judge + II; PoItle, Of " ar
teAlOn, Rev. Geo. q. \. MacDOnell. OF Sa-
saanah, and Rev. J. +. Evans. who has just
recently moved to Macon. The committee Is
an excellent one. and will thoroughly dis