Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-11

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Mammoth barbecue.
GEORGIA.
Crops are hourishing in Jasper county.
Americus is taking steps % secure new
Isaac Virgins barn has succumbed 10 an
lneeudlary's fuse at Amercus.
There have been three fratricides in Laurens
county within the past year.
Reckless shooting endangers life and ban
lslea sleep after uIghtfali 40 Dublin.
Macon and Atlanta are 10 have another in
ter-ciiy foot race, this time at Atlanta.
An incendiary attempt was made sunday
70 burn the Planters' warehouse in Griffin
The Aldermen Of Lumrkin failed 20 make
Lhe price " "a liquor license - 600 as required
By petition
It b. rumOred that Mrs. Bvineton. OF the
markham House. Atlanta. is 10 manage the
Lanler House at Macon.
George Williams, c0lOrcd. supposed 10 be
lhe lhcendiary who started the Hawkinsyille
cOhuasfalion- has been arrested at Macon.
Steve r. johnson. OF the Cincinnati Soutb-
eru Railroad estimates that $500 melons will
be shipped between Macon and Vald0sta this
year.
Mayor Dorsey. Of Athens. is receiving
anonymous letters threatening 10 burn up the
law is enforced.
Arrangements are now being perfected to
nave grand railroad barbecue iu Lumpkiu
during this month. Already over thirty car
casses have been subscribed.
". Brand is building q water tank in Law
rencevllle that will De Of incalculable benefit
90 the town in case Of fire It will hold SOW
eral thousand gallons OF water.
Edward S. McCaudless has been appointed
almlni-ir': tor or the estate of John Broad. Of
Atlanta, wee John /. COulev. who failed to
strengthen his bond az required
During q thunder STERN which visited Chat
tahoochee county Saturday morning tie
house Of T. l.. p. Salm0nds was strucE bv
lightning and one Of his sons instantly kiIled
As Dr. $. T. BeddiugleII, Of Florence. was
the FIRST child born in Lumpkin 10 is suggested
that be VIII Dee a suitable man to throw tbe
nrst shoyeliull Of dirt on the a. +. & l.. Rail-
road.
The oat crop now being harvested around
STANDARD. but % win be OF great use in enabling
the supply OF corn 90 last tiil the new crop is
made.
The Americas District Conference Of the
Aciuoil-i Episcopal Church, South. COM
posed % ail the travelling ami local preachers
OF the district, and lIy delegates ffam the
churghes. VIII convene in Americas Thurs
day, June 26.
thur, and there is poor turnout Of old ones
as well as lambs. Alfred Burch has shpared
only 5S2 and marked only 80 lambs; the
sheared ones being only little over half his
number turned out last year.
There is movement 90 build g house and
establish school about two or three miles
east ot teniervHle and about the same dis
tapce northeast of POPLAR spring Church
This Will hc In the middle Of "a settlement that
ls almost destitute Of school facilities.
Around Wylly oats and other small grain
crops have been greatly injured bv the dry
weather 4 gooI many farmers are dome
ChpppIuE cotton. and have good stands geUer-
ally There has been more cotton and less
corn planted tins year IN that neighbOrhoOd
than last.
As thc fast mail from Savannah reached
frU
night Engineer Freudcrgast saw q crosstie
lying across the track, placed bv some one
win intention % wreck the train. The
engineer seeing The peril the train was IN,
opened lis throttle aud dashed against IT,
spuhlerirE 10 Co atoms In this manner his
traIn was saved. The passengers were
badly frightened and stop was made To calm
them.
AT the marble works uearJasuar. SATURDAY,
morning, the hss-. Mr.. Gouuulig. rot iuf4 m
alteration with young man, Champion. in
which the boss was badly bruised with rocks.
Gonuaily lelt 90 get am officer champion be-
lng drunk, was Joined Ly another drunEeu
man, who went To the house OF Connaily. riot
9u-It a--iiluE the house ana running LIc
family on. entered the house ard DESTROYED
the lurniture- The Young men are in iail
awaiting preliminary examination.
Parties from Harris county report a case OF
smallpox at ~averly Hail. a week ago yes
terday Mr- and Mrs. Coleman arrived with
their two children from their home iu Hon
duras, Central America. % visit the family OF
the eldest child. bright little three-yCGr-old
boy. was taken SICK, Dr. Bruce was sum-
moued, aud Thursday he called in Dr. Ash
ford for consultation, when they pronounced
10 fully developed ease Of smallpox. EIaf.
Camp has removed ms family from the house,
and there o. q good deal Of excitement among
The CItlzeus. All parties iu the neighbOrh00d
arc being ydccIuatcd. We understand that
lady nurse is badly needed u take the ease i'm
charge. We hope that the dread disease may
not iud new victims.
one morning last week two negro men got
on lhe train at the breakfast house at Toccoa
aud went IN 20 get breakfast. but they were
disappointed They hung up their hats in the
Office room " here the other passengers were
eating when Major Cobb. who was at the
door. told them 10 'hold up" They stopped
and inquired what DE meant. lie told Them
they could not eat iu there. They told him
they had been doing So an along, and that
they had sat down to the table with 1900
white people. They asked the name of the
place. He gave lt. and told them they would
hnd lt all over Georgia just as they had here
He also informed them that there was q
cOlJred restaurant IN town where they could
be accommodated. They made no further
effort % enter. but with q promise TO see into
the matter and give the hotel q showing up,
they left.