Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06

Clarr viii convene IN Dale county week
after next.
The railroad passenger agents and the
newspaper reporters Of Atlanta will cross
Esf- To-day
Tre pigeon shoot between Macon aEd
Br.l-v ea VIII occur at the grounds OF the
.s-lar club On sept. l6-
There IS a man m Athens, with nine in
family. who says he lives on SIS per month
s~tueEs s. for house rent.
uar-vilc continues TO build business houses
rtHVeIIugs. She has a furniture manu-
I4.-lrr boz course OF construction.
N.uu. GI bales of new crop cotton nave been
resolved boz Perry this season. Cotton pickers
80. receiving sd cents per hundred
Cow Mcdaniel has given Mr.. Avery posses
-.#u ol bis house IN Monroe. For nearly IS
wears tue Governor had lived there.
Tie reunion OF the Ech0rs Artillery, at
sandy Cross, last Wednesday. was a grand
success. Probably three thousand people
were present.
The Gainesville match factory is paying
arout 5J per cent. per aunum on the invest
meur The factory makes about 100000
matches per day, and has more orders than II
can fI.
a woman Of questionable repute died IN
miserable sgualor near Eastman a few days
AGO. Three young children played about the
room unaware Ot their mother. death. Her
name was Polk Roland.
The story told 10y the dying woman at
Alluaha, as printed IN the NoESISG NEWS,
proves 20 have been correct. The man with
her was John e. Little. Of Gainesville, who
deserted a wife 10 that place
The remains Of Pink Petit, the Murray
county wife murderer, who was killed by a
sheriff 'S posse near Jullmau, Ala. about
month ago, were cNuumed last week and
taken 90 Tiltou for iHterneut.
saturday Dan Thompson killed a. feet OF
SNAKES at one blow In Big Indian creek
swamp. near Perry. 4 large moccasiu snake,
feet long, was kIllcd. auu within this snake
Ua- fuuuu 30 other snakes, each foot long.
nT.Fr FrHH.. D.. nns.
ports tbat he is making very satisfactory pro-
rrr-- with his fund for the new Methodist
church, About $4,000 Is required for the
completion OF the building. and OF this $1,000
BIAS already been raised.
Grand District Lodge of Good TempIars
-.T be organized in Eastmn aOu the evening
OF sept. l6. Representatives from the lodges
ar Cochran Dublin and MeEae are expected
Us ue present and will participate in the or
-auzatou Of the Grand Lodge.
Tile insurance adjusters Of the 50
companies iu which the ~Ibiey mill was in
-ur..I. completed their session Thursday, and
t..rI the total losses only about $4,000. far
Dos. than first estimated. The mill VIII now
begin repairs and De running in about a
month";
John Coleman. who had been attending 10
r.. switch Uu the Central Railroad bridge 40
Macon since January, dropped dead at his
pose thursday afternoon about half past
. long time Iuu was troubled with an alec
..Hu uf the heart.
Armed men from Murray county were u
l#Huua few nights ago i'm search Of a negro
..uei Tom McEutIre, who had robbed a
Gentleman In that county Of some clothing
aH-l l valuable gold watch Thursday night
ara-re answering 90 the description Of Nc
Eut.re boar iet the d-tern and Atlantic
trHr aUI when Conductor Br0yles called for
his ticket Ge rendered q gold watch in pay
r-ar- lgr his fare. The conductor became
-e-H.Iau- and accused the negro Of having
stolen ruC watch, which was evidently the
.1s- for. at he first opportunity, he jumued
Erau rbe train while 10 was IN full motion and
a-.IHe1.
The Augusta fremen are making arrange
Hlaut5 for au Interstate trade carnival and
Hrewauie tournament 20 he held IN May. lt
D. designed To- have the affair last at least
three days. the trade H0ats ana commercial
exhibition the first day, and the two follow
fuEHIVs Io ue filed mp With parade and
eFatcsr of the Fire Department and their
gue--= from every part OF the state and the
south Chief Plttt viii be sent TO the Con-
y-rrflu st FIre Engineers, which meets at
Chicago on sept g. NhIe ON TINS tripit Is
da- zEed hat r2 shall work up lhe carnival
business by getting plans and following pre-
tei-ur- lI the b est
Henry Wood. Ihe 2-vear-OId son OF Mrs.
Georgia Wool. who resides at the corner Of
G.ru and Moore streets, at Atlanta. broke
u.. neck iGur-tty night. Mrs. Oed has
a..u lu the habit OF having early teil- and
T.rr-.t4r night her son Henry was very auNi-
Hu- rH GuJ-h his supper ln 0rier 90 play with
-.rr. companions. While dt the supper table
.uu.ruUIeI high chair and when He had
.Lts.IHN ne LLEfIeEtttNh It -atLt OUT
Ui - chair without moving lt. HesUrceedeu
rTHIu- -1. but before his feet touched the
E-ur l- chin struck the table with great
.#-e. The boy gave no evidence OF any IN
.Ire received aud pushing the chair out or
rla WAY. started towards the door. but before
..a r-s.Hai the door he threw h,s hands 20 his
.E.u a4t began screaming. His aunt. Miss
Coos. wl1 was ut the table. ran To the little
81 .rH. HHt before she could reach him he
.rH#HI rU0u tine floor. She stooped down
aas .-z-rt hIm up but be was dead II was
H7. g Her HHHHar rHaal
.H1a-.I.
T-. woman billed by lightning al T.aGrange
Ertty last was so badly burned or
r---...i. Is Go were. that DC was impossible 10
was. aud dress her for burial. In every et-
Tort .lf1 s1 the flesh wOuld fan on the side
nr winch Sire was burne1Iu great masses, dnd
so rs.l.sgve iu smell that TINS much oi tne
r-. .. the dead. had % he dispenser Nlth. Ahe
Vare .r-- effort 90 wipe her face, wiped one
sl.su. lr away. making her look SO hdeous
lrt --UtfII that her friends DesGed 10 nave
lar wrapped iu a clean white cloth, cQlhned,
arL H.rta.i with rs Do tic handling as possible
There was this pecuIarity a5oGt the case :
Tuer. was 8 large hole through her i9ot on
E.a --r.t Sen side having every appear aute ol
-... . Teuud as Il uusket ball would make,
.su-G.r- a round smooth hole on the lnstep,
a-. ."u-. Z out on the centre ana bottom OF
f.. .HF. 5u d. large. open, ragged wound lhe
W.r.r.- husband was not far from her at the
f.4a. ali he himself, was stunned ~ the
Shoes. HIl the ureuChiuL rain 10 Whlcu ne was
e-H.-5t revived hIm sufhclenlly 70 give inc
... wife.
T.aua-viIIe E4ter1r5se: The business sea
-" F., .tIs .u opening this year. Ine numbef
E. U..- Hl cotton received 70 date Is only
a.... half of what was on hand at the CORES
r.-..a- date last year, and as all business IN
-.-.-. .-E..'s and southern Georgia ls depend
e-. ..Hl cotton. general trade Is materially
-.'st ald retarded lt WILL tneFJioIe'
HrH...Ir Be about two weeks vet before busl-
ness a--lues us normal aspect. Whether or
hr.-- ulG prove a satisfactory season is
.l set tl Doe solved. Our farmers gen
a-. complaining of short crops on ac-
-H---H. -Ea uum srGus heavy rains which have
recently prevailed. aud which have caused
.- .r rust snd shed freely. The future OF
Hr...r. trade therefore depends wholly upon
N.....r -.a-a glowing anJlclpatiohs are Ecil-
-.."rrH- 4 few weeks now VIII tea Lhe
--.s- |-a rL-L- Is certain. Another poor Iaii
-l. winter season. following the short crop o.
t-s year. and ruChIfl times ard strlngency
rom which we ere az present s'i- :, S,ll,gI 1T
- g. make itself tlsastrotis4y Ielt IN tL47
r--H. csluGuIty. We hope fol The best,
however, anil trust that in another veeS stst
le-- ul.. L -Ee laEan Z move lively shape.
E--a.--rlIIa r-.gIseEs Dr. y. $. I0bsOd.
--- popular dentist, sh4wed Us o. Monday
..-.. HU .-n-r1ul of probably the OldesS ne
81 .- .-e United states, bat In no respects 2
"- family se-Yant OF the late score
--.-. The picture represents cld DAD
-r- am original African. who was
Drought as a slave tO the United states iu -,
..-.r .l- w AT between the nite4 sLttee
sltlt-l- Ola Daddy E@'tA- lL'Cs
Wary b. Oa.. having gone there from
Hs.a-.la. - o.. soon sitter landing IN
AAerieA- Ha belonged to the smith family
~ -Its- county. in this state
u tA- -eEe-a. children IN this ..taml-
N-- ono o- the number is now
-A-, lg- she Is now in her 18th year Old
F--.- t4liE was highly esteemed by Dr.
.-..- mother. who. ID living. would now
- years nt age. she remembered old
Naeu 7le was lrtle girl. Last June
..'..-ia visited Florida. and spent several
t.--l r. Mary 3. and saw aud talked y it'll
A.Hg- The o.I man Is regarded with .
~. .-a- 90 yeleratiUu by the people OF St.
--ts a-l l- l11keI upon as landmark
man related o. Or. JobsOn many in
-.- 20 lls early life. among others tie
s--- aes't lu tkiu- him captive ana
1-.-lz him as d slave from Africa 10
-..el states lie was then a boy Of y
FLORIDA.
...-el uaE named Cupid sellers went
-l -l shoe -d0p on Tarragona street,
E. Last sunday. and when he woke
---aI chat he bad been robbed OF $50 in
--.ru le had iu his Fcckct before
~ nap.
-a-1-E ls Interested in q curiosity la
--s 90 an alligator with heads aud
g. n r. ars afra % IN md