Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-30

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graph Company in Decatur County
Desperate Fight for Life With a Wild
Cat in Florida.
GEORGIA.
Dime parties, for charitable purposes. are
the rage IN Athens.
The farmers around Villa Pica ara 1,ot1,-
behind with their work.
In rat killing on Panlding county Door
farm, S5S rodents bit the dust.
Anderson Mathews. negro, has been lodged
10 laii at Athens fOr forging a will
The Rome fremen's celebration will take
place on May u. 1t viii be an entirely local
Affair.
About $40 was collected at the cemetery. at
Home.
Mr.. Pool, at the Fulton county iail. has 4
cat which gave birth 10 ten kittens the day
lobe Turner killed himself. The day Curry
was hung the ten kittens died.
Atlauta's base ball spirit seems to be reviv-
ing and an effort To organize first class club
will be made this week. There will be a
meeting probably FRIDAY night.
The kepnesaw Rifles. Atlanta's new mill
tary company. have just sent of an order for
their new uniforms. As soon as the uniforms
arrive the company viii make its first ap-
pearance.
\ Rome merchant wrote the names of two of
ms debtors on "A bulletin board in front Of his
store, giving the amount they owed him, re-
VIII possibly go into the courts.
Monday Atlanta purchased eight mules for
the sanitary department, at cost of 81. 900.
-Four carts and two wagons were added to the
department yesterday. This gives the
wagons. 7''
Americus Recorder: ''Whie the fire which
destroyed the Barlow House was an aflIctiOn
10 the owners Of the property and stocks of
merchandise IL Is likely to prove blessing to
tne city, Tor 10 Will cause the erection OF
block OF handsome business buildings with all
the modern styles and improvements"
Leary Courier: Mr.. Jesse johnson. Of
Milford, sends us g curiosity i'm an egg. 1t is
twin egg. and its shape is difficult to de-
scribe. However, it Is something on the style
of au old fashion money bag. and seems To
have been made REASONABLY suppose) for the
old rooster TO carry his small change in
James Robinson, of the Furlow plantation,
below Lamar. had a fight with two wild cats
last week. the largest Of which weighed %
pounds. With the aid of his dogs and gun he
hunted them TO their cave, and after a hard
fight killed them. When caught sight of one
them was making away with the half of one
Of Capt. Cobbs BILLY goats
E1rlV County Ne,cs: 'sAIr. E. NJ. Brupson
brought 20 our Office on Tuesday an egg which
he found in "a nest IN his hen hOuse-quite
curiosity IN ITS way. II Is shaped very much
Ike pipe. 10 has no shell except a thin skin.
and has the usual white and yellow, which
can be plainly seen through its thin covering.
Our devil SAYS the hen must have been irving
90 lay Presidential egg, but failing, pro-
duced this pipe of peace instead
Canton correspondent NEWS; York Girls
ham, cOlOred, died I'm Canton Sunday night
about e O'Clock. York once belonged to Rev.
Joseph Grisham, the father of Mrs. Senator
i. +. Brown. From the most reliable in
formation that can be obtained this worthy
old negro was IN his ll5th year. Uncle York
claimed that ne drove the pioneer wagon to
Kentucky. with Daniel Boone as the leader Of
the caravan. He gave several interesting in
Cidents connected with the trip. Everybody
agrees that Uncle lork was reliable, pious
uld man"
Henry County Weekly: Mr.. Moses Hooten
picked up q legal document on his premises
six miles below town last week that had evil
IDENTIFY been blown there by the storm. 1t is
power of attorney executed by J. y. Ellis. of
COpiah county. Mississippi, to James c. Peel
Of Webster county, Georgia, and dated Feb
ruarv :. 1873. one OF Mr.. HoOten's neighbOrs
found twelve yards of calico hanging in a
tree. which he secured by telling the tree
The question Is. we're these articles blown
from Webster county If not, where did they
come frOms"
At West Point, saturday, as the passenger
train from Atlanta was approaching the
crossing on Montgomery street. coIored
man named Sands. driving "a one horse wagon.
attempted To cross the track in front of the
engine. After he got on the track the horse
refused 10 advance, and, the pilot Of the en-
ginc striking the wagon, made a complete
wreck of 10 and threw the man To one side of
the track, breaking his leg above the ankle
and njuring him severely about the head.
IN the smashup. DR.. J. W. Griggs dressed
The uegro's wounds and says amputatiOn Of
the broken leg viii not be necessary.
Eighty-four cases have been returned to
the Nav term Of Decatur superior Court One
81 them is SUIT against the Western Union
Telegraph Company for ten thousand dollars
damages. brought by sheriff L. r. Burkett for
an alleged error in the transmissiOn Of a tele-
graphic message 10 Tampa Fla Some two
months since the sheriff sent the message
over the line To the Marshal of Tampa. Fla
directing the arrest of Cab Powell. a fugitive
from Justice. When received it read: "
don't wan the arrest made" and Powell es-
capped, who was then IN Tampa. The mistake
caused much unfavorable comment here until
1t was cleared mp 10y the officer, hence the suit.
Probably the oldest person iu Georgia is "A
negro woman living in the eastern portion of
Rockdale county, known as Mary Sims. 1t is
insisted 10y her sons. and even herself, that
her age rs il6 years She was born, SAYS the
Solid South. i'm North Carolina. and was
brought 10 this State by a gentleman famil-
larly known 10 our oldest citizens as old Dick
Sims. Mary has succeeded in rearing a nice
group OF children. among whom are Ned
Wash and Abe. The latter two have accu-
nulated considerable property and may be
ranked among the best elements of their race.
These men are very kind to their mother, and
supply her every want. Mary attends church
occasionally; all the work she does is knit
ting; her general health is very good.