Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. |
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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4 Rapist in ChattahOOchee County Shot
Dead-One of ArbuthnOt's Execution
ers Living At Americus-Three Bushels
of Potatoes Yield Twenty Fold at
Homosassa-A Man Living With Half
His skull Gone.
GEORGIA.
The fruit crop of Baker county promises to
he large.
Calhoun superior COURT meets on the second
Monday Iu next month.
g.. q. Potter has purchased the factory at
Quitman and vii enlarge DO.
II Ruhc Peytou is hun 2 it viii be the first
hanging ln GlEnn county in 50 years.
There Is am old gentleman named Baxter.
living in pconee county, who is the father Of
35 children.
Andrew johnson. who lives on Bryant
MOsely'- f4autation. Laurcns county. lost his
house and furniture by lire last Friday even
ing.
The keeper Of the Gordon county pOOrhouse
has killed two hawks, an owl and a crow. The
owl measured four feet and one inch from tip
Co tip.
A United states Deputy Marshal has got
Cuthbert stirred from bottom TO top, growing
out of several arrests, made for alleged viola
tlous OF the revenue laws.
A Mrs. Bagbv, living near Cohutta in Whit
field county. has discovered an extensive salt
mine on her place. One-half gallon of water
boiled down makes heaping tablespoonful
Of salt.
Rice birds have become quite numerous in
Monroe county. They are playing havoc with
the grain. and the hunters are playing havoc
with them j. A. Banks and Dr. Rudisill
killed 20 in hour the other day.
Col. Wright. Chairman Of the Democratic
Executive Committee for Thomas county,
publishes call for "a convention of the Demo
cratic voters of the county to be held at the
court house ON the lst Tuesday In June.
A large water oak. standing near the city
rnrN Hfrr Lac
eighteen feet at It's base. For years II has
been standing like q huge senstnel guarding
that part Of Jhe city. For half century its
dense tol1H ze has furnished cool, refreshing
shade and shelter for man and beast.
Albany Velcs: The timber business is claim
ing considerable attention in Baker county of
late. La ge ralts OF logs are sent down the
river from above and below Newton. Land
owners get 81 per tree for their timber. and
the cutters and raftSmen make large profits
on it. They find ready market for the timber
either at Balm ridge or Apalachicola.
The commencement orators of the Junior
class OF Mercer University are the following:
W. II. Baldy, Leesburg; W. II. Davis, Rich
mOnd county; T. 4. Hooper. Cuthbert; NJ. d.
Jones. Macon; !. NJ Kelley, TrOup county; I.
r. Ryal-. Macon; Z. W smith, Columbus; L.
+. Williams. Macon. They were successful
ln a declamatory contest for the honor.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: A report reached
this city yesterday that on last Monday a
negro man entered the house of Mr.. George
an outrageous assault upon his niece. Mrs.
Wiseman gave the alarm, and her husband.
VINO WIS working near by, ran to the house,
and securing ms plstOl pursued the negro. 1t
is said that he succeeded in Overtaking the
brute. and saot him three times, killing him
instantly.
Americus Recorder: Mr.. James Fitzpatrick.
aged about ninety years, citizen Of Terrell
county, was a soldier under Gen. Andrew
Jackson during the war of 1872. He enlisted
at Fort Hawkins, near the present site of
Macon. and now receives pension from the
government. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was one of the
eXccutioners of Arbuthnot, and was assisted
bv "a fellow soldier, James GRAY. now dead, in
hOstinE him TO the yardarm Of the ship. The
old man speaks nervously OF Arbuthnots ap-
peardnce and manner m the presence Of the
guard who led him to the place Of execution,
wringing AMI rubbing his hands together-he
trembled. grew pale, and was speeehless.
Atlanta Coastitption: The Southern Dental
Journal of his citv Is having "a cut engraved
II such an incredible character that il will be
Ilflcult TO convince many persons of its genu-
Ineue-s. The photograph from which the cut
Is 90 be engraved represents am old man who
lS sitting for his portrait, and holding i'm one
hand the front half of hiS skull. When the
ucholdcr RECEIVERS from has first astonishment
and horror. he conviction forces itself upon
linn that the party sitting FOR the picture is
looking With one eye, his only one, iB a rather
admiung way upon the fragment of skull.
Beyond the OLD mans blindness in one eve.
he seemed 10 be all right, with the
head. After the reporter had gazed at
this mon-trositv moment he ventured
Co point out the absurdity of the pic
ture "That Is just whore you are mistaken"
said a gentleman present, ''the picture is as
natural as life. The man who sat for it lives
near Elrmn CHAM. Ala. Some time ago,
while I'm aR epileptic fit. he fell into the fire.
his heat remaining there about fifteen min
uteS. When rescued he was so badly burned
that death was thought TO be inevitable. The
physicians dill their best however. but in the
course Of time 10 was found that half of his
skull. beginning under the eye lost in the fire
snd extending over the top, was loose and
about 90 come or \ skillful dentist sawed
all this portion of the skull away, and pre-
served ID as You see it ia the picture. For
tuuatelv a thick membraneOus growth had
formed under the loose skull. and protected
Che brain. The man is living and likely to
live for wears. That is the whole case, and if
YOU ever 20 10 Birmingham yeu Will see the
only man n the world who Is able to fan
himself with haf of his skull" The dszed
reporter took ene more look at the Photograph
and hastily took his departure.