Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-14


1oom-Other Matters Grave and Gay i'm
Georgia and Florida
GEORGIA
John DeyeauN. 4 painter from seno'a, re-
...rrr went 20 Marietta 10 live. Upon his
.rrggI he formed the acquaintance OF l.. J .
rIri- Of Atlanta. Late in the night Mr.. Ellis
..i-,i Mr.. Deyeaux's arrest. alleging that he
casa fugitive murderer, for whose capture a
,rFarl was offered. Mr.. Deveaux was lodged
Mail aiI night, anil was not released until
,bs next morning, when dispatch WIS re-
rived from Mayor Graham, of senoia, stating
that thc prisoner was not guilty of the crime
.rgr-rI auj was a highly respectable citi-
rr. Mr. Ellis will now be Obliged TO defend
himself I'M "a suit for damages.
Wrs Berricn Upshaw. OF Walton county,
br. sold one hundred and sixteen pounds of
rrtfrr n four months from two small COWS,
besides using a. much rs the family needed
b. j. Rocks, Of Walton. has a hen twenty
threc years old. He says she lays eggs as well
asa Young hen.
The morbidly curious of Hawkinsyillc are
locking to look upon an unfortunate member
afthc human family who, doubtless, with the
object Of exciting curiosity and drawing
lrne- is called the Alligator Boy. He has
ro rit. on his right side, no muscles in his
lr-.or arms. aud can get about only by crawl
ir. But Notwithstanding all this. he seems
tote very intelligent, can read and write, and
answers an questions concerning his history.
He,ays DE Is twenty -four years old and is a
native Of Florida.
A North Georgian named TObc. who makes
OuflHu Mills his abiding place, has in his
rs.-.e-sion Bible printed in the year l79S.
George y. Wilcox, OF Coffee county. who is
e L.
b,.-,r-fu-Iaw, was twice shot at while re-
rrpn- home at night recently. Wilcox de-
r,e- the charge against him, and expresses his
willingness to stand trial.
Chosen Friends Lodge No l,55l, cOlored
odd Fellows organization of Columbus, laid
tsecorucrstoue Of their new building Wcdncs-
dar
Perry viii elect a municipal ticket to-day
Perry has q watchdog in the form Of a gan
der. which attacks everybody who ventures
mtoits owners yard.
Houston county mas in her treasury 4 bal
srtt Of SIO.llS 30, and her Tax Collector has
Ng i5coIected from executions and default
cr- since his settlement with the state and
county.
West Point is agitattng the prohibition
question.
Dublin IS ambitious 10 become a boat built
ug centre
Gill Harris, Of Eatonion, has clopcd with
h.. brother vile.
The Jail 40 Albany Is said to he under very
cfcient management.
Amvthical duel created temporary excite.
ment in Atlanta Thursday.
The Governors Horse .Guarfls of Atlanta
are setting on famOusly well.
There is q white church in Walton county
DOT member Of which owns a foot Of land.
e.. II 4 e
holding reunion and barbecue this summer.
state school Commissioner Gustavus J.
Orr spoke in Rome last night on the free
school question.
Nlrs. Lydia Murdoch, wife OF Dir. q. b.
Murdoch, Sr., died at her home in Columbus
Wednesday.
On the third day Of May next the JEFF Davis
steam fire company will celebrate their tenth
annivc r-ary. At this celebration there will
lcac1ntest for 500 in gold.
7. !. Carr, of Wilkinson county, owns sow
tlat has given birth TO twenty-nine pigs since
la-t July, seven Of which were slaughtered at
,N months old, aggfegating 545 pounds.
The anniversary celebration of the Euuo-
Flan amt Lysiau Literary Societies of the
Jonl0u Institute at GAINESVILLE will be held
90 that place on the evening OF the 27rh inst.
The Post 4ppeqI announces that Atlanga's
tarse, are considering the advisahilty Of
burning the city 1t Is TO be hoped that they
VII not take action until they have given the
Ech0L, and johnson, the ROundtrec muir
lerCrs. who are in Jail in Athens, got into 4
l.di the other day, and the police had To be
rtl.c'i IN 20 separate them, and nc had TO use
a's club vigorously before he could quiet
them.
Last Tuesday a little negro girl on L. w
Browns plantation, near Hawklnsville, fell
ui0 pot of boiling soap and was burned so
badly that she Is expected TO die. About two
weeks ago a child near IIaynevilIc died from
ill effects Of similar accident.
s dog with a tin can tied Ia his tail en-
Ncucl the streets of Macon on Thursday,
several minor accidents resulted from his run,
lle most serious being the spraining of a lady's
ankle The boys who started the boom were
oappedr before the Recorder yesterday.
ON the western side Of Johns Mountain
cavern has been found As DIR. HoltzclaW- of
Dalton, was out hunting, his dsss jumped
Rabbit. and the chase led him TO the mouth of
TINS subterraucan retreat. The doctor ven
igrc iu 20 short distance, and thinks the cave
NW considerable dimensions.
R. a. Harrell, Of Dodge county, was bitten
ay snake on sunday last, and was in East
man on Monday for the purpose of consulting
anhyslCIdu. He was almost blind from the
elects Of the bite, which was on his right
1nd, although there was scarcely any swell
In- ami very little pain attending u. He
thinks % was a ground Tattlesuake.
AveCk ago Thursday night a stabbing af-
nay occurred near Dawson between couple
el 'arAles. which may result fatally TO the
place, cut EROCh BrinsOn, son Of Abram Brin-
s2n- BrlnsOu claims that Carter waylaid
MN az night as he was returning from church.
pug carter states that ihe above is not true,
gll' on lhe contrary that Crimson assaulted
nun with stick. The case will be heard be-
lore Judge Lennartt to-day.
!. \. Sparks. one Of Harris cOunty's most
SUBSTANTIAL farmers, has an heirloom which
ltuisllY prizes. IL Is a miniature trunk, about
wv inches ln length by two deep covered with
ieather To has been handed down from gene
5alen in generation. Ii was brought over
iom scotland by Mr.. Duncan WiIkersOn.
-raudfather Of Mr.. sparks. and was used as
M, money trunk. The trunk is prepared on
-l- Inside with leaves Of what appear 10 be
pages rom the life Of Charles /.
FRANCES Bunkley. Bdrsesville c0lOred wO-
man, was bitten on the hand s.l Il dog about
,.A weeks ago. and believing in an OH adage,
llocure1 some Of the dogs hair and bound 1t
Aou4d her hand. The wound in the hand
sllel up, but her arm was swollen. and it
al4lly reached her eve. where Il has taken
55slp1oFn hold, and she is now in a critical con-
.-..l3l- FOR two weeks she has been almost
l,',aiiF blind in that eve. and she fears total
-'9a u not speedily relieved.
": y. Bullock. father Of ex-Gov Rufus b.
bullock. died at the Kimbal House, Atlanta,
III Heunesday morning. He came south some
y tess ago Tor his health, but since his arrival
- ,1l eeen gradually growing weaker. He died
que advanced age Of seventy-slN years.
W w remains were embalmed, and at 2:40
80 w h thursday evening were shipped TO his
De buried.
% H. Moscr. Auanta's artist, has four Ilc-
.-lee % lne exhibition Of the National Acade-
I3s 3 Vl Design, New York. That Is good for
il,-llla when 1t Il known that over 200 pic
-N NefC relcCted-nCariy rs many Is were
,r- seo. The New York Herfld speaks this
NJ. u one Of Mr. MOser's pictures; y. ii.
C-L presents an amusing work in The
,.-sia Cdrryall,' a mule with three children
'"o white and one blaek-on its back"
[et saturday evening" shooting afray
~ ~ place on the farm OF John Paynes, Quill
s-7 district, Hall county, between Z negro
~ rand and two of Mr.. Hayncs's sons. The
lfsI9 was qUarreling with a little boy. son Of
M. nay M mes, and Alfred, an older son, rebuked
No., Iesfo. The negro thcreupOu drew his
ti- tad tred at Alfred, and this called Mr..
r.-ge attention and Ee Immediately ap-
N ~ ~ The negro, nothing daunted, fired at
y---1s ~ heS and then ran. They procured
orr'ff Tor his arrest, but he could not be
.Alhroo smith. cOlorctl. who was stricken
ia With smallpox last week, died Ncdnes-
J5;- hc was the stepiather OF Charlie
.1leil- the cOlOrcd boy who died with the
h. L disease two weeks ago, and from whom
IL. acted 1t. Smiths son William also
M, y, euI Is thought 10 stand some chance Of
49,, eIlnE. This is the second case OF death
ofic-. 'ns from smallpox in East Rome. An
si-L Patient. Kaziah Terhunc, i getting
nre-sWe WeH under the circumstance Every
tile-oo.e e,lon has been taken to prevent the pes
NJ NJ rom spreading.
ttches ana mysteries are All the rage
r1-r the cOlOred people OF Walton just
- Ben Richardson's wife. who died last
i'm; in; believed she was tricked, and al one
-roc rev up two ground puppies. The ne
s7.5,t az believe Il. and think they have
81 f-gl The guilty one. as she WAS a great
2 7sr5l lh lie and was not at the burial. Liz
F-sr. gre looked upon as evil spirits. Isom
ieeI s,,1 1Hlle believes she = trieked, and can