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

Governors Horse Guards Fully Or
ganized-Other Notes of Interest to
Beaders of Every Calling.
GEORGIA.
atlanta claims as residents two men who
for four years past accidentally invariably
purchased suits Of clothes exactly alike. This
year, however, the spell was broken.
IaugstOn, Crane K Co.. Of Atlanta, sold
their warehouse Thursday. for $4,000 cash.
Tie purchasers are a company of Ohio men,
who have invested $4,000 in Atlanta real es-
tale in the past sixty days. and who have
s0l.00O more to invest. They viii tear the
warehouse down and build large business
block.
Ninety nine vacant lots, situated around
tuc East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Railroad shops at Atlanta, are to be sold at
auction on Friday Of this week.
A negro named O'Neal fatally stabbed Abe
owens, alias Daniels, in Atlanta Saturday
GIT. The two men had been drinking and
quaueling, and i'm fight at the corner Of
James and Forsyth streets O'Neal plunged
large knife into his companions body five or
-.N times. O'Neal was arrested soon after the
-tabbing. Owens died at II O'Clock saturday
rr-ht. There is another version Of the affair
that duplicates one Madison George, also col
arej. and which is that George, using an i'm
uIemeut Of some kind, knocked Owens down
and then O'Neal did the cutting. George, it
seems. had a knife also. but whether he used
iroru NOT cannot be determined as vet. George
us- arrested, charge Of murder being en-
tered against him also.
Ex-Governor COlquitt has gone to Wash
uctsn. General J. b. Gordon is also at the
national capital
The newly elected police force Of Atlanta
....-a-f. .nf frbfaf frgpuoff. forr Daufafps
luo station house keepers, two assistant sta
tou house keepers, forty patrolmen. thirteen
-urernumeraries, and two cemetery guards.
Thirteen men were 0usted from their positions
lr the election.
negro standing on the track Of the Cen
IRA. Railroad at Atlanta was run over and
killed Saturday. lie was not discovered in
time for the engineer 20 stop the train. al
though the effort was made
The Atlanta POsf-A PDsaf publishes rumOr
that Dr. Amos Fox. Chairman Of the City Po-
r-e Commission, made use Of his Office to in
fueuce votes i'm his favor as a delegate to the
coming GubernatOrial Convention. The AB-
.-lrs article states that DIR. Fox received the
aud support of the force ON single tickets.
DR. Fox denies the allegation. The matter
win Dee brought before the City Court.
Bowman is a singular place. Although well
,et occurred in the town, which. by the way.
ls crying for a hotel. No liquor is sold in the
town.
Waynesboro is tickled to death with its new
udst oiice.
Fulton county Jail has nearly two hundred
inmates.
Fourteen persons were buried in Atlanta
la-t week.
Tattnall county's regular pauper expense is
about S2i per month.
Hon. David Davis and his bride were ex-
pyeiei at Griffin sunday.
. Thete are 5.OS5 children attending the pub
IIr -chOuls in Talbot county,
Atianta's street letter boxes WILDE number
ed and newly painted this week.
John Frazier, of Mitchell county. owns 400
sheep and several hundred cattle.
Captain James Kelley, one Of DahlOnega's
elde-tresidcnts. was buried Monday.
PRISONERS in the Atlanta Jail complain Of
rle manner in which they are treated.
Twenty-seven divorce cases were tried at
tue last term Of Fulton Superior Court.
a rich iron and gold mine has been discov-
cred ON W. It. loves farm in OcOnee county.
smallpox is reported to have made its ap-
pearauce in scriven county, near the line OF
Burke.
William Harrison, an old and respected citi-
EeH % Hinesville. died in that town Friday
morning.
noyal- who murdered a policeman in Griffin
last wear. must hang.
Tie colOred firemen who were injured last
week during the burning of the FOntaine
warehouse are all improving.
injecting Of truck farmers is called for
April 1th. 90 take place in Cuthbert, with
EeU t0 forming an association.
Chess FairclOth. of SummertOwn, was Sc
verelv wounded in the head by pistol shot
from the hands Of a Mr. Kent recently.
u.. F.brt II frnoru4a of Marfpffa IinH at
Bis home i'm that place last Wednesday. The
remains were taken to Griffin for burial.
The farmers of Greene county fear that the
rrfIr- corn crop will have To be replanted.
owing t1 the extreme cold wet weather.
Tie small grain crop generally throughout
iHt state is reported to be in a thriving cOndi-
tou and the prospect fine for a good yield.
The regular $4,000 monthly rental Of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad was paId into
thr Stale Treasury On saturday last by the
It--ee-.
Austin smith. an Sl-year-Old negro who laid
the first brick on the Old and new Masonic
Halls in Augusta, died iu Thomson day or
lUu ago
The Georgia Baptist Convention meets with
-rg Baptist Church Of Griffin on the 18th Of
April. 40 lGa-t 80 delegates and visitors viii
Ue present.
Mi-- Pu.s Rock has been pOstmistress in
Monroe county for sixteen years and has
never lost day from her Office from sickness
OBJ anE other cause.
4. g.. Everett. OF Dooly. has two of the
largest eggs on record. The two weigh nearly
seven ounces. These eggs were idid by a
common sized hen.
An exchange says: at is now thought that
Do VIII cost the state AN even S5u,u0O 10 assem-
l.e fhe LEGISLATURE this spring in order TO
r'a1t the vote for Governor.
DO is learned from Governor Brown that the
,-1.lu9 i'm matured state bonds given by him
f0 fHe stale University. were deposited IN the
stale Treasury vaults ON saturday
uu tHe night Of the 18TH uh., Moccasin Acad-
ely. iH the third district of DOOly, under
aal.rlI Of e.. 4. COone. was totally consumed
hy tre. Only the school books were saved
atlanta District Conference will convene
Wednesday evening at : :45 O'Clock at Trinity
Church. Tie session viii hold through the
hreS and be presided over by Bishop Pierce
Waynesboro's artesian well has progressed
ra,Eer slowly. first in consequence OF the col
Ap-uE Of some Of the pipes, and then on ae-
ruuut OF "a terrible stratum OF quick sand IL
is now about 800 feet in depth
S lady in Athens saws she once owned
tat that adopted and raised drove OF young
chickens. and seemed as much attached to
them were they her own offspring. When
Che chicks were feeding the cat would purf
around them with the most maternal tender
Ness
un February oath. 1883, Georgia had LASS
posi- Offices. and in 1875 only fl5, an increase
of 90 Iu eight wears. ON February 2ith. lSS3,
ilgrc were 1858 post Offices IN the United
STATES. 2ud In 1875 only 35.5fI. an increase OF
.,t'I lu Eignt years. HeolEid.s = proportion oi
increase IN post offices Is trihe under , per
cent.
SO Atlanta. in the United states Court, in
ilr ease of Wm. H.. Howard. charged with
r1.iiug the mails. Judge McCay discharged
iae lIry on the suspicion OF brlbefY- ana
charged the grand jury To investigate. The
grand Jury found q true bill against James r.
>-OWmau, Of Fulton. and a warrant was
's,rei for his arrest. slowman has disap-
3elrsi.
E.sf stevenson. Of Gwinnett county. con-
UeIei Of murder i'm the first degree on the lOth
ul March in GWinnett superior Court, mas
been sentenred to be hanged On Friday, May
o.. i-rvreen fba hours OF 10 and O'Clock ON
that dav This Is the second sentence that
ha- been passed upon him. Under the former
sentence he WAS 70 be executed on the lzth OF
Aay. 80 that he has LOST enc day OF his life by
III '-1zr secoud trial
Thursday and Friday was consumed by
Cat.eta court with the suit against the rail-
r0aI hy Harriet West for ten thousand d0i-
lars f7l1aces for killing her husband IN teD-
rulrr orl1st wear. There were quite num-
Der ef wftr esses Thc argument consumed
.le entire Gay Friday ~ Was the .,s liyss n,
iese-tiu., case Of the court. The speeches ON
hoth sides vers very able The AdreFfeses
says the jury gave the plaintiff Sl,Veo'
le,terdav's Atlanta Journal has the follow
M c0ucernina. the Governors Horse Guards:
lle new cavalry company met SlluEuas
-slt aud elected the following oLieeIs. SssfF
iain. John Miliedge. First Lieutenant, Eu-
41rl voorhees,. second Lieutenant, Malcolm
s1lns0n; second Junior Lieutenant, tfanh
horizon: First Sergeant. Alex. VI. smith,
Second Serseant. Alex r. Jones: Third ser
f-nl- i. T. Aoumanss fourth sergeant,
Prank l.. Harals0B: Fifth Sergeant, y. l..
Jones: sixth Sergeant, John 4, beatle; tlrst
CORPORAL RI r ArmOrDuz. second Corporal.
h. g.. RawsOn: Third Corporal, =. , 1ooi-
se; Fourth Corporal, 1ii9,..s T. a., y ILL.,