Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-04


ned -Dastardly Attempt at Out |
- nv a Drunken Negro at Decatur |
ne Presbyterian Synod of South /
l-,-ria aud Florida.
GEORGIA.
-r..-rlr tax paid TO the State in 1883 from |
,-rr.r county was ss4.
.-.--lss in the value OF merchandise in !
plv.r county in 1854 over lsS3 is S4,25O.
N-...s-r.lIe's municipal election occurs
t.r The canvass is an exceedingly /
lively
re s.. according TO the Comptroller
-r- report, S5j,5z5.
,- ,...rts the Supreme Court has affirmed
-----.ru Of the court below in the case OF
- r- Mcdaniel, Governor, forfeiture of
--I Iaucl from Scrtven.
,-rrrulUus q jealous black "OthellOr at
-..l bis wife with knife, and would have
t.E ter but for the arrival Of the police,
rlvere attracted by her screams.
Dr. Hr--ubotham's residence, at Rome, was
1---areI By fire Monday night. The loss is
M with no insurance. The fremen were
.-. r.aluet when the alarm sounded.
II S.. wallace. who shot and killed young
P-arI Flder, on Cumberland Island last
- Ul- had his commitment trial before
Tr-r. Mcr-h0u and has been acquitted.
Do rs superior Court at Macon Tuesday
tr...-e OF j. II. Campbell ct al. vs.. Electric
T-.r audi Power Company was tried, and
--.. rendered for $500 in favor Of the
Plaintiff
u-. Levy. of Athens. IL is said, has made an
almanac from 1901 TO 2OGO. The almanac is
v-re complete ana simple and one can Ind
.rrIlv and date wanted. He viii have 1t
t1lrr.ELtci soon.
Fire iu the cellar of fHaygOOd's grocery store,
e- NIIeI eIEevllle. threatened to destroy the
finest business block IN town few days ago.
F.r Htl.e damage was done, however, owing
90 One quick response Of the firemen.
Guuord Morgan, cOlored. while feeding the
GIN Ul j. T. Biggers, near Columbus, on Mon
dl-. allowed ms sleeve 70 be caught IN the
slma. drawing in his arm and mangling IL
EaHlv. AmputatiOn may have to be per-
formed.
~-Z miles from Griffin Tuesday the engine Of
John WaldrOup exploded, killing a negro,
EaWug his head entirely from his bCdy-
Several men standing near were wounded.
Oue viii probably die. Two mules were killed
anil wagon torn to pieces.
There is q man living out in the country
about 20 miles from the city who walks TO
Athens every morning and back In the even
ing every day in the week. This man has
H.Un doing this some ten years now, and says
LC ls so use 10 it that he doesn't mind 1t all
A few nights ago the store of John W. Snow,
Oi Monroe. was burglarlZed and then burned.
Monday Jim snow. cOlOred. and Zack Grit
fth. cOlOred, were caught with lot Of the
stolen goods In their possession, and were
committed to jail. They say Mr.. snow gave
them the goods to sell on commission. No one
believes their story.
HinesvfIle Gnseftc- sheriff Brewer has the
champion cane patch this year. From quar-
ter of an acre he has realized oyer six barrels
of svrup This would be - barrels To the
acre. and rating each barrel at $50. acre OF
his cane would be worth $50 Adding TO TINS
the quantity Of cane eaten and sold at retail.
and an acre Of Brewers cane IS worth the
snug litto sum Of $500.
There is a farmer named BlOOdWOrsh, in
Monroe county. near the line OF Blbb, who
owns ami cultIvates over lO00 acres Of land
and who never wore a SUIT OF clothes IN ms
life that was not made at home. He raises
everything he wears and eats except sugar
coffee aud salt, and has had no other cook
save his wife and daughters since the wal
ended. lie is perfectly independent and lives
better thaa the majority of city people.
Athens BIHRer- Wafch1aGH: The bulk Of IN,
cotton crop has been sold. The weather hai
been good, and the farmers have rushed il OF
tbe market as fast as it could be picked out
Athens has mp 20 the present time re-
celroI about 10000 bales. Before the
season i5 over between 1900 and 10000 bale
wiIl De received over last years receipts Tn,
farmers have been com mplalning a great dea
OF short crops: this don't look much like IL
We have also heard one or two farmers sa!
tHlf they have made better crops than eve
before.
The late session of the Superior Court o
Mcintosh county has sent its first white con
V..t tl the peuitentlary since the war. HI
name Is Charles FerrIll, and the Onense 70
which Dee Is convicted is forgery. \ cOlOre'
c0W thief named Austin Bran, notorious II
politics. was sentenced to four years IN tn
peuftsutlary. The ease OF Lazarus Harris,
eo.Ured. charged with killing Dick Wylly
co.0rtd, on aug 9, came up on Tuesda,
morning. After remaining out short tim
rle Jury returned q verdict OF equity OF vol
urtarV mamslaughter." He was sentenced L
o. Germ OF five years in the penItentiary.
Eastman correspondence NEWS. Dec. !
JU.e Herman, q clever, kind-hearted an
generous Young man. died yesterday OF con
sumption. and Will be buried IN Macon to
dar Tie was liked By everybody who kne'
him and his death is regretted by the entir
cUmmuuity.-Whlle the circus was IN tow
tue other day several citizens had valuabl
articles stolen by the thieves who alway
rrrvcI about with such shows. John Bond
lost suit of clothes, Dave Walker an over
cont. Sam Rogers a pair Of shoes, and th
store of NJ. H.. Edwards n Bro. was bur
-'lrLeI. the thief fitting himself up with q
erfrrs -ult of clothes. and Mr.. Edwards thinl
WIjh @ number Of other things.
At Taomasville sunday morning the r5staT
rant of ~. Z. Gundy. on Broad street, W.
discovered on ire. The building and cOnten
vrer, destroyed. The adjoining one, OwnC
Iv T.. Lindsay as a tailor shop, was ali
nearly destroyed. Finn 4 Mclntyre's w
srnrv brick store was slightly damaged. 81
joy fle effective work Of the fire department
auI especially the steamer. several building
would nave been consumed. Mr.. Gunby Is
bed sick. and his loss cannot be ascertalne
P I'm saw was Insured on building for $50
Hr loses Ou stock and fixtures. Finn Nj
lutvrc and Joseph Jerger are bDth cOVereu
insurance. The origin Of the fire Is unknOW
Athens Bruuer- WGtchNlGn: Mat Davis, q
Postmaster &C this place. has discharged NJ
Rsvno.Is for the purpose of reducing e,
uen-es. The Postmaster says that Mr. he
ul.I5 was q very efficient man, and II II W
not that hc was obliged to reduce his eNpens
and DO the work himself that ne never Won
have discharged him. Reducing the STAN
from d cents has reduced his cOmmlsslO
on stamps S515 in one year. lie was payl
Dr. REYNOLDS $3.50 per year. and IN the WHIT
months the expenses are greatly increased
having TO keep nres an the ume. All ol ' tht
things combined. the Postmaster says, mas
q If. hole Iu his salary and he hau 10 curt
expenses as he thinks he viii not remain lo
after March 4 next.
HiuesvTue G1ssffs: Two little girls
tins community are striving to see when W
collect the greater number OF hickory nu
So strong has this rivalry become. that IN
are uu rs soon as IL is light enough to see, q
uu, they 20 uulcr the trees 10 collect vi
has fallen during the night. One night I
week there was a shower OF ram. anu tn
knew that many nuts WOulu IAN VuIlhs !
night so each one determined 10 De cut
tore the other. One Of them aWoke at
early hour, and deceived by the DIE
moonlight, quietly Slipped on her elolhes, a
made her exit through the door into the y a
What u-1s her surprise to see her eOmpanh
as she supposed, standing IN the Yaru- y
1 yes.' she said. You thought you wo9I9 !,
| ahead Of me, but I'll be even with you.
| object i'm the moonlight never replied,
| Kept waving lis arm. \ certain emil oI i,
| came over the hickory nut girl, ana Win
| th.rrht that a ghost had made ITS appe
| 1rea- She bounded back in the house,
fosut her companion asleep IN oe1- ,I,N 1.
rae iluOuica bush Win It's MhltS HoM
which had frightened her.
A negro man named Jack CFav ford,
has betu working for y. q. Turner super
tendent of the Methodist Orphans Ito
near Decatur. got on a drunk MONDAY mo y
iur durlno the absence Of Mr.. Turner anu
vic. Who were in Atlanta attending
AFetlodist Onference. and created qultS
rtquuedp M fhe home. He had been haul
cotton To- the giu in Decatur, and on MS fet
came in the ward at the home anu got an an
sud tried 20 kill the dog He then went 70 y
r8ym and told the children nc would Oe Og
afayr lqiuutes and kill them all. The lau,
rbSrre "a hered the small children toget
ar1T1,5ie Tor 4 ueighbOr's house One OF
b8vs sIinred To the regrO's room ana loc
The door the KEY being fortunately on
outside The children then ali LETT the ~
10 get helm one OF them going 10 Town lOl
ofcar Ihe Marshal and Mr.. Rodgers
baihT. went out 10 the home as qulSA q
siIe. They found him IN charge OF i coz
man when they got there. He had spllt
door Am 10 pieces and broke out q ms TO
lie was brought to town and lodged q
From his talk as he was being Drouss
town it was evidently his purpose 10 con
an outrage on some Of the ladies.
FLORIDA.
There were 100000 cigars, 10 bale,
sponge and IIg hides shipped 10 Ne"
from key West last week
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