Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-25
GEORGIA.


Of Imaginary Gold-GOv. stephens
Body TO be Removed to Liberty Han.
GEORGIA.
Augusta was lighted by electricity Satur-
dav ght for the first time in her history.
Macon wants the United states military
ra=t iu the south located within her confines.
An Iuceudiary made an unsuccessful at
tempt u burn E0ulette'- store ln Augusta
Friday night
fight occurred between two cOiored men,
Summons and John Leak. near Dixie. on Sat
urdav night la--. Leak was stabbed, and
died iu 4, hours
SauIer-viIs received her first new bale
cotton FRIDAY. DO was bought by Messrs. W.
+ Watkins & 60. and shipped TO j. :. Wood
IS Bro. ~ Savannah.
ON the Alabama line near Fort Gaines, a
negro. while cleaning out q well. had all the
skin re his forehead Knocked down over his
face, uE I.ans which broke loose from the
CurUIuE and struck him q giaucing lick. 1t
was miraculous thing that the negro was
EJl Eiaed Instantly.
The annual reunion Of the survivors OF the
Twenty y-third Georgia Confederate Regiment
promises % be biz day for AcwOrth. The
address welcome viii De delivered bv
Mayor - y. Nurihcutt. Speeches are eX-
pso.cd from senator COlguitt, Hon. j. L.
Clements, Cen Phillips, and other distin-
-Ii-hed gentlemen.
A hre broke out in the hotel Of DR.. +. !.
Poster, at the depot AZ Dallas, about 9 o'clock
Wednesday night. The hotel and five store
rooms on the south side OF the railroad were
entirely destroyed. None Of the store rooms
were occupied except one by Ables & Turner.
They saved most Of their stock. The loss Is
about $1,000. No insurance.
MIlledEcville Chr0Hicic: Mr.. Jim Gregory
and some ladies, while watching a dark and
threatening cloud. accompanied by high
Wiud.ath hi home in Baldwin county.a few tiavs
since, saw q veriJahie snake wrthing and
squIrmiug in the air overhead and falling in
. slautlnE direction TO the earth. They saw
lt strike lhe ground In field near by, and
Immediately ran 90 the spot. and following It
a7 Do tfied To escape succeeded In killing IJ.
Alapaha Aet-s: An aged and impecunious
couple. John jackson and wife. Of Orange
lahe, Eia-- are lying in q pitiablc condition
Do lue vacant house In the rear Of Messrs.
GrIfu McAlIlau's gin house. The old lady
has fever and the old man is threatened with
tile same. They have been on a visit to reIa-
tlvt- and friends i'm jackson county. and
returning home were neeced i'm Macon
Their money was just sufficient TO bring them
her-- anu ihey are now IN the condition de-
scrIued above.
Brdford. Tattnau county. correspoudeuce
NEWS. Aug. %. Crops are generally good.
There i- "a great deal 81 sickness of one Kind
aEI another here. some cases prove fatal
while other patients have lived who We're
gwen up DT the attending Uhvsicians.-Thc
wife Of j. r. r.. skies gave birth To a child
with two thumbs on one haud.--Last sunday
people met at the waters edge on Beard
creek to witness the baptism of five caudi-
d. te- and then proceeded 10 the Philadelphia
HHpil-t church Tor preaching, where there
was au unusually large cOncJursc of people.
Covugton correspondence Of the MoRNING
NEWS, Aug p: Judge C. - Pace promi-
ueut cit zen 0f this place. died of PARALYSIS at
l'- residence az 4;0j O'Clock p. m. yesterday.
-UrrU uuucl uy ms gricf-strlCkcn family and
many friends. Judge Pace was in ms seventy
fourth year. and had been q merchant here
for 90 years. As q Christian gentleman he
was esteemed aHd beloved 10y all for his gcner-
Cu- impulses and noble deeds Of charity. lie
was from his ChiluhOoE au exemplary mem
beer of the Methodist Episcopal Church. As a
citizen he was q mau of ability, sterling
worth and integrity. scTupulously honest and
just In all his dealings with his fellow man.
Barlow correspondence MOBNING NEWS Aug.
90 We have had relrC- hing showers this week.
and there has been great Improvement in
hea.th.-By way Of variety there was a mar
rlI-e, Mr. John L. Cleary and Miss Laura
+. tarver are the happy couple. The cere-
muuy to0E place last Thursday at p. M. at
the Baptist Church--The jury box Of Jeffer-
son county was this week revised as the law
reVuires-The first bale of new cotton for this
season was brought into Barlow 10y W. \.
Brown on Aug. l9, ten days later than last
season. The bale weighed $50 pounds, and
was sold 90 Mcmillan & CO.. at III cents pcr
pound and was consigned 20 IL. VI. COmar &
Co, OF Savannah. Ga.
The following items are taken from the tax
books Of Emanuel county for the present year:
Value of all property, Sl.3J1, ,F6I: number OF
white polls, l,zii number Of colored polls,
64l- The whites have go majority. Lauu
owned by white people, 4S2.555 acres: land
owned by cOIOrcd people. 1852 acres: valua-
ton 1f the land owned bv the whites as re-
turned TO the Receiver S523,lIl; valuaiiou OF
land owned hy the cploret people, as returned
to the Receiver. slJ.4tA- total number of
acres uf wild land. q $780, the estimated value
ul which lS put down at Sl1.2lO. There has
been an increase IN the voting population Of
l41 ln the last twelve months. Land is re-
turned at q valuation Of about 81 0S per acre.
ThOmasvIlle Times: We learn that at the
recent meeting Of the Board Of Trustees
HH r -rN TIaF Frfr saffv
was given the local board here to dispose Of
the remaining portion Of the Slegall purchase.
including the handsome brick r. sidenCe 'front.'
lHE the campus. e understand the property
viii DE disposed of whenever Its value Is ten
acrel and The proceeds appropriated 10 the
erection OF large brick chapel in the centre
gi the large six acre block lthe campusl still
owned by the college This is certainly a
move In the right direction. six acres of laud
Is a. much as the institution has any use
for, and they need chapel badly. 4 sum ap-
prONimatng 10000 viii De on hand for build
Of. 5as when the property mentioned Is disposed
Augusta Chronicle: At q meeting Of the
Stephens Monumental Association ln Craw-
louisville q few nights since. committee was
appointed. consisting of NJ. ID. J.. GOOger. ".
=. Norton, W 4. Gunu, sylvester stewart,
John Chapman. W. o. Holden and j. I.
Harrison 10 take such steps as may be neceS-
sary for the immediate erection of a suitable
vault at Liberty Hall' in which to deposit
the remains Of Mr. stephens. when removed
from the vault at Oakland Cemetery. 10 was
also made the duty of the committee 10 confer
with q Jl. John A. stephens IN regard 10 the
removal OF the body from Atlanta 20 Liberty
Hail. and 20 m BE all suitable arrangements
for such removal The remains Mr.. Steph-
ems VIII he removed as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made.
touvers solid South: Last Wednesday
night. il we are correctly informed. several
negroes gathered at the house Of Louis Pow
ELL who lives on FIR. Jack Aliller's plantation.
iu sheffield district. for. it is supposed. the
rlH nEa rHnaH ar Z
while every thing was agreeable, but later IN
tlg uI-ht those who lived near were aroused
by the firing of pistols. 4 negro by the name
Hl Martin Baker repaired 10 the house Tor the
purpose nf quelliug the trouble If possible.
ON uls nearing the house he received pistol
shot 300 his left arm from some unknown per-
son. several shots were Sired. but no one was
burt except Martin Baker. There seems To
have been a general row .and Il is only suppO-
-liIuu that 20 was over game Of carts Those
who were into it, We learn, were Louis Pow
el. Dock Carr, Nike Clay, John Gay and Rob
Adams
The following statistics were reported at
the recent meeting of the Grand Lodge for
tle state of Georgia of the L. o. %. F.: During
the past year the order has prOspered. No
char ers have been surrendered. but new
iu.i i-g- have been instituted and the member
ship increased. There are 50 lodges now IN
tl# state with membership OF l,i3i IN g0Ou
standing 20 July 50. iSS4- The total receipts
to-aIae date were Sl.Qo4 50. Cash on hand 20
Aug. 20, s .Gs5 90. Assets OF Grand Lodge
.
there are 80 Grand Lodges and 1914 subordl-
nate lodges, an increase ~ 2Od. There were
$3.50 lodge limitations last ySar. an increase
of I~.u5Q- Total relief granted last year
Nl,>>-.lt3 -, an increase of S'l,-tz sV. Total
revenue S5,s45.9i6. an increase Of S39l,06S So.
tz.Ia- gate assets STATE 60 The limitations
Iu subordinate lodge from December, $50. 10
December. lSS2. were I.ZlS.3iS; member re-
Uevgi during tie same time, l,044,ssO; widows
relieved. 3~.6S5: members deceased, l0l.45l.
Total relief S3l6gQ.gSS .. Total receipts Sy2,-
sa5.S3I So.
Albany correspondence NEWS. Aug. p: \
pleasant little surprise party was gwen az the
residence OF Capt. John a Davis last evening.
Our taV"rtte infantry organization. the Al
bany Guards. have rented 4 c0mmOdiOus hall
tu Nelch's corner, and viii convert nc INTO
urSt-cldss armory--The Junior Base BAH
CLUB duu the AFte,.an CITY. No. 9. will play
the Ih0masyllle second nine on Wednesday at
that Clty--A couple OF negro farm hands had
g desperate fight on the kiuchil0Ouie creek
Che city a few moments ago terribly cut up
Mr. T. I. WelCh. one Of the directors of the
brunswick auu Western Railroad. leaves to-
morrow IN response to an urgent telegram
from President Wolfe 20 attend a directors
meeting. 20 be held In Acw York next Mon
Aay.-A Christian Benevolent association has
Leeu organized here among the yOung men,
with J. \. Davis. President, 4. ". Muse, sec
Fetary. and j. Y. Smith. Treasurer. They
VIII accomplish much good work among the
strangers constantly crOWding into oar city
anu among our own people.-Air- A. i. Coles,
member Of an extensive New y lork firm Of
cotton brokers arrived here on sunday. He
winter. His brother. Mr.. j. ;. Coles, locates
tL AoEf fgOmery.
Ihe Brunswick Herald recOuuts the trip Of
tue He rgia Grand Lodge. j. .. -. -, to