Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Meeting of the Georgia Railroad Direc-
tOrs-DrOwning Of Negro Near New
ton-The Skeleton OF an Executed
Negro Desperate Preserved In a Box.

Negro Desperate Preserved In a Box.
GEORGIA
Augusta 7vil keep up with the procession
-v having walking match.
A merchant Of Brunswick has IS cars. con-
i--llls corn- oats and hay, on the way to that
The average port charges for vessels
-ITlFing az brunswick last year are egti-
mated 40 Sl4 -.
A. Atlanta Tuesday, a resident Of DeKalb
F1rred them 80 one sitting.
A purse Of $50 has been gotten up for a six
.--f7 20 -as-y y0u-please walking match bv the
Marietta Hook and Ladder boys
Henry House, who resides two miles east Of
AcNQrtn- has very rich gold mine on his
premises He has Just made a contract selling
the mining privileges for $4,000.
ur- M. j. Brooks. OF Cobb county, who is IS
years OF age, has never bought pound Of
meat or -four since he has been housekeeping
neither has he bought dollars worth of Goods
on time.
Leonidas johnson, the Henry county rapist,
o1ers o. tel any newspaper man the story OF
ms criminal career for SO As johnson has a
poor reputation for veracitv. no scribe has
yet accepted the offer.
Georgia C0mmaEdery No. /. Knights Tenn
plar, ot Augusta. have perfected their ar
ranEement7 to attend the grand conclave of
the Er4uu Commandery Knights TempIar
winch VIII be held az Albany next week.
br- w il1ur J. Rogers, prominent physi-
eiln oI sparta, was struck and instantly kill
tA l4 lsulnlnE " eduesddv. He was stand
iug 40 the time by the side OF his wife who
was severely shocked but not otherwise hurt
Newton, Burke county. c0rrespondence
SENs. May l5; Wiley Reese. a freedman. was
found in the river here this morning about
- yards below the ferry. He was last seen
alive saturday evening about 10 O'Clock he
= pretty urunk- anu told some freedmen
y mo were Win hlm that he would coon the
ferry rope across the river When found ba
had lis shoes tied 20 the button heles OF his
cQai ana his hat IN one Of his coat pockets.
An inquest was held by =. J. ". Livingston
=. T.. and the verdict Of the iurv was 7accii'
dental drowning.
Crawford Ss1cs- Monitor: On seeing lot Of
human bones lying in an old box. between &,
g. Hall store and the post Office one dav
-t-l week, W were Led TO inquire from whence
iieE came, and we were informed that they
"rrr lne remains Of "Old Dennis" desper-
rs le-Io man Wa9 was hung IN this county
SCOUT the ear $50. lie ami his son murdered
gentlemen 10y the name OF Drew Dunn and
ro-le4 MN of a considerable amount Of
money The son was cleared in a trial
was such a brutal outrage thar the
people cut his head from the BODY and mt il
Qn pole. up high in the ar. The pole hear
ing the savaEe's head was erected In Iexina--
ION near the academy where il remained
several months. The body was thrown into
creek near Lexington. The bones were
S,-Aen from there and preserved by DR.. Willis
Wltllu5u'il!i- OF Lexington. DR.. ". II. Will
llzlam, oi TINS place. now owns the bones
Almost tne entire skeleton Is now in that box.
near the post office. q portion Of il being
knitted together Fourty-eicht wears have
Io7u py since tins murder took place.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of
The ueurzla Railroad aud Banking Companv
was held st Augusta Wednesday The fol-
lowing officers were elected. Presfdeut-C IT
fmniEy. Dlrectors-M- L. StOvaU James :
Hamilton. stevens Thomas. Josiah SibIev.
George Hllyer. John DAWSON Wm. 81. Reese
John H. james. Joel A. Billups J. H AIev-
an1er- H. ID. Mcdaniel, II. H. Hickman. \.
L Hutchlns- Ferdinand Phnizv. ID. y. Sueer.
g. w Calhoun. The financial statement of
the President and Directors was submitted t0
the stockholders. showing that the road and
outnt l7 valued ia the resources at 81 300 600
and Che capital stock covers this amount. The
real estate and banking house are valued at
S4a.-,a p. and other resources S3.357 20S u.
cash on deposit In bank S32A5lO so. and ey-
peuses amounting TO Sl63, ,65S "a. shows total Of
resources Of Ss.ls9.G.5 So. The liabilities bal
ance TINS amount with capital stock 81 200
eco; surplus S56s.3I+ e5; bonds of the company
bearing and per cent. interest. 81 3S5. 900:
bonds or Macon and Augusta Railroad Com
Eauy- S-sc.oQo; accrued interest on bonds.
S4..si 50; dividends yet unpaid. S3S64S "a; in
como rent OF road and interest. St0l. .25I A.
lle condition of the banking department
SHOWS resources amounting 20 81 DOB. SIS - and
liatlitles balancing this amount in the fol-
lew ing items surplus. $4,000, undivided
proht-- Sl,s54 o4, net earnings for this wear.
Al5tl t5. from individual depOsitors. Sg3I.-
400 oo- certificates of deposit. Ssl SIS 81: from
stare u Georgia. S26.2i9 -, ami from other
hanks. So $40 tf