Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-05


Ianta's School Accommodation.
GEORGIA.
saturday night tragedy occurred in the
Mountain Hill neighbOrhOod in Harris county.
John Cox and his brOther-in law. am
Thomas. met at the house Of the formers
father on Saturday afternoon, and in the
course Of the afternoon an old feud was stirred
up. which resulted in the shooting Of Thomas
bv Cox. The shot took effect in the breast,
killing him instantly. Thomas leaves a wife
and child. Cox has surrendered himself to
the authorities
on sunday a Columbus darkey ate the fol-
lowing dinner: Thirteen biscuits, SIX cakes Of
corn bread. two quarts Of syrup, two pounds
Of beef. one cabbage head, one thick slice Of
bacon, six cups Of coffee, one pot of pot liquor
and jug Of butteImilk.
Charles Campbell. colOred, died in Rome
last week from small pOx. Now his half
brother William smith is down with the dis
ease.
Monday morning, near Euharlee, in Barlow
county, a difficulty arose between George and
Roderick Rankin, two young white men, dur
ing which George knocked ROderick down
and was proceeding to strike the PROSTATE
boy again, when ROderick picked up large
sized rock and struck George over the left
temple, breaking in the skull. After the
difficulty ROderick gave himself up, had a
committai trial before Squire Baily and was
committed to jail in default Of a $500 bond.
Rankin is in a critical condition with hardly
chance Of recovery.
Regular wagon trains are now running all
along the line Of the Marietta and North Geor-
ga Railroad. This is on account Of an ad-
vance i'm freight on the road. making wagon
freight cheaper than on the train.
Comptroller General Wright SAYS that the
500 tax the sewing machine agents have to
pay was due on April lst.
Ellen Bellamy. nee Washington. of Macon
was not seriously injured by the late accident
ON the Cincinnati Southern Road near Will
uamstown. Ky. as was first reported. She Is
iu the hands of friends in Cincinnati. and will
soon be able 10 resume her journey with her
friends.
Through his attorneys, Messrs. Lanier &
Anderson, +. II. DOttenheim, well-knOwn
Young Hebrew, Of Macon, has entered suit for
SANDER against Sol. Waxelbaum. the senior Of
ths Wholesale firms Of Waxelbaum q son and
Waxelbaum * CO., a very prominent merchant
Of that city. The damages are placed at $50
u0. Mr.. Dottenheim formerly Travelled for
..e defendant, but the latter discharged him
iu am angry moment, and. it is alleged, ap-
piled opprobrious ephithets to Mr.. Dotten-
helm, which, the latter claims, leaves the
stigma Of theft hanging about his reputation.
In many sections Of Southwestern Georgia
former reports to the contrary nOtWithstand-
ing. the crop is not injured at all.
The P0sf-Ap ppeal prints a communication
DENYING that Judge NJ. J. Crawford ever ap-
piled to Governor Bullock for the Judgeship
Of the ChattahoOchee circuit.
Miss Ida A. Fields was elected Librarian
Of the Young Mems Library Association of
Atlanta Tuesday night.
officer Davis is credited with the first arrest
made after the installation of Atlanta's new
police force. His victim fell into his clutches
about an hour after the officer was sworn in.
Mad dogs continue TO be dispatched in vari-
GUS parts Of the country.
4 turkey-buzzard which was acting very
strangely for one OF its species was killed near
Milledgeville day or two ago. and it was in
ferrcd that the bird had been fcasting on the
remains Of some animal which was mad when
it was killed.
Rev. W. C.. p. Cleghorn, of Americus, has Il
piano aged l25 years.
The MOntczuma Record Is one of the latest
additions to the state press.
\ heavy frost settled at Acworth Tuesday
morning.
Americas has received a new supply of
street lamps.
Corn planting is about complete in south
west Georgia.
Stewart county has the largest oat crop
ever sOWu there.
An ice factory will be started in Athens by
the l0th Of May.
Mr. Tonev. OF Maysville. Is 90 wears old. but
able Co get about.
j.. J. Newton has assumed charge Of the
Aaldosta post Office
The nine forests OF Georgia cover an area of
about Il-50U,O0O acres.
Tue rice planters are down to hard work
This Is their busy season.
Memorial day is 20 be very generally OBJ
served throughout the State.
sumter county has patch Of oats that
measures three feet in height.
Pneumonia is sand to be playing havoc with
the negroes IN the vicinity or IrwintOn.
4 handsome new steam fire engine for the
United States arsenal at Augusta arrived
Tuesday,
An Oglethorpe county man was in MaNey's
last week with 700 bushels Of home raised
grain 20 sell.
Dr. Franklin George, Of Madison. father
uf state senator Calvin George, died at his
home Monday.
It Is rumored that the Angler property in
Atlanta, which was Knocked down for S33,O0O
Tuesday night, was purchased for JAY Gould.
An Atlanta lad OF ten years named Clarence
Holmes fell from second story window in
thaJ city Monday, but escaped without fatal
injuries.
Mrs. Moore, Of Tallulah, lost her house by
fire on Thursday. She was washing at the
spring and her infant child persisted in the
flames.
4 woman now living in Dalton, recently
living in Athens, has cut her third set of teeth
she is co years old.
The Reidsville Enterprise complains Of the
damage 90 fences resulting from reckless
and unauthorized firing Of the woods in TAFT
NAH county.
Eight passenger trains pass Conyers daily.
and every one Is crowded with passengers,
Travel was never 80 heavy on the Georgia
Railroad.
Lightning struck the depot at Dukes sta
ti0n sunday and knocked down the chimney
and split open one end Of the house. doing con-
siderable damage.
Ariosto Harper died at his home in Monroe
county last sunday night. lie was one Of the
oldest citizens Of the county. being about
eighty years OF age and highly respected.
Young Ech0ls who died at Rome SUNDAY
night after an illness Of forty-eight hours. was
an inveterate smoker Of cigarettes. His at
tending physician SAYS that congestion Of the
lungs was the result Of that habit.
Cornelius Culver, colOred. was arrested in
Atlanta Tuesday night charged by Alonzo
Williams with a murderOus assault at a col
ored ball in Warrenton. \ dark-skinned
belle was the prize overw which the razOTs were
drawn.
Jug Tavern took its name from the fact that
man once kept a tavern and barTOOm COM
bined there, and his sign was jug swinging
before the door. II was a great resort in those
to stop there.
The grand jury Of Mitchell county, in their
presentments. recommended the building Of a
new iail. and the passage 0f a local option
Ifou0r law for the county They presented all
of their Justices OF the Peace for failing to
bring up their dockets-
In smash-up on the Air Line Railroad
some months ago James Il. Ramsaur, OF Car
tersvitIe. was seriously injured, but has 50 far
recovered as to be able 10 work. He has just
instituted suit against the railroad for $4,000.
sheriff NIize. Of sumter county. cast a seine
into Broadfeld's mill pond the other day and
drew out twenty mine trout and red horse, at
one haul.
Rev. J. B. Hawthorne. Of Richmond, Va
has been called to the First Baptist Church in
Augusta. and he viii accept and reach Au-
gusta in June.
While the Gypsies were in COnyers the
other dav one az the women bought some
lace FROM a merchant for fifteen cents per
ward. aad then went direct TO the merchant :
house and sold it to his wife for 81 . per yard.
The Cartersville car factory has an order
for about one hundred and fifty new cars.
The order viii in all probability run them
about twelve months
The little girl Lizzie Williams who fell down
three flights Of steps at The Sibley Mills AT
Augusta Saturday is still in a critical state
Oh account of internal injuries She Is hardly
expected 10 recover
E O. Lewis. an old citizen of AfIlledgeville,
died on Friday night last, He had been in
bad health a long time. and WAS confined To
his room several weeks previous to his death.
AT a meeting Of the Trustees of the State
Iuuatie ASvlum. held at the institution on
Friday and saturday last. the contract for
erecting one Of the convaiescent buildings