Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
-,,,- VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES
III TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

rJE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
.-,,7tr, Ride OF a Negro Horse Thief
r,1gberty Couuty-The Anti-JOhn-
r,rt1on Laying the Plans to Cap
-. fbe savannah Custom House for
A.N. Wilson.
GEORGIA.
B+.- Pierce was registered at Athens
IS -au-51. % Tuppville, is 70 years old
r-s.- James creditors have arrived at an
.--.-.ffe a-reemeut-
,r.-.z,rma has purchased the old 'Geor-
~. engine ~ Augusta.
1...--. EeeEwith preached al Athens sun
s.r confirmed one lady.
...- Barrow is building a handsome OBJ
--.r..-y fl bis residence at Athens.
-.u.araa- and cabbages are exception
.-'-5-. n Baldwin county this year.
-.--, ir Athens has about sl.50J deposited
.rl=Ha- made running errands and clean
f-ruu rl1u--
H-.vnIr- ~ q woman named sarah
- f. -ha Flint river. az Baiubridge is
.-.a.I case 0f suicide, and a search for her
f-, beng made.
--r..rstIln 0f Cleveland and Hendricks
-.lafrar-f iu Albany 10y salute Dy the
T..E-gr Light Artillery of eight guns and
F--r1f H7 the members
-. Rent has resigned the position Of
z---ferIent 0f Streets Of Atlanta and
ar.f rha chlIu-EauE. Capt. I'd. Cox
e.. hon elected his succe sOr.
.- rf.r--.Ia. night last some malicious per-
--r fired tEu loads 9i shol ana a number OF
.r.I HsH- through window Of Fort Hollis
-..- tr. court house Of stewart county.
v.rr-aI .ummerlin, Of Heard county. is
-.---H.r- Athens uIversity commencement.
g. --t.ff.ftaI there iu ls3i-hfty years ago
--rrf.-I- DIS ilr-t return % alma mater in
al -lJ-e years
VA. tIfeE 90 Lee county. and his sOn-in-
r william Hooks. have 600 acres in
,--fa- trat I- tapped iu three aud half foot
--r. IN win average three feet high, other
s-1r- uruuUrliouatrly.
F-f4. rt-tt. go and about Smithville,
trar. Ua- j rainfall Of three hours, the
f1.r.a-te ever known in that part Of Georgia.
ur.- were washed away, railroads washed
IN rr.I great damage done % crops.
Vr4f johnson has matched his son Fred 10
rr-. .fIlt race Ul l5l yarls for %i00 q side;
a. race t1 bee run lu Athens on saturday,
ffeNsHauaI Bank Ot Athens by July ..
,fr. IauIermIs. living near Adairsville,
F-.ra "a moving machine over his little
f-rrst.r last week and cut OF both her feet.
Tra -ra-- wa- thick and high. and she was
I'D seen Boy the father in time % stop the ma
clIle-
Albany. with o. population 0f 4,501 boasts Of
ems crack Gre companies aud one hook and
7a4Ier-a.l wen equipped; also two infantry
anil ura ART iIierr company with four twelve
5rrrI Napoleon guns and nuy men, rank
calhoun T-aes: ~0mc one picked up a
ra4ffrr-w.rEeI bat. and had It on exhibition
Il-- week. which haJ three little ones CiingIng
h Dc f1r dear life. The old one was So
weighted down with ITS young that % could
n0t dy.
Athens BrrHsr- F1febuGH- BIr. A. $.
Dorsey saw. be VS. Dc begin 90 Eiu his new crop
ofcHtieu next month. and expects % have
-.fr.t IlfUr iu tue Athens market. He says
tff rains dII not damag ge him a particle, for
De- ha- thp Zines. crop Of both corn and cotton
hr ever saw.
new mail route has been established from
teIartaWu. Ca. 20 MerrIlltOn. Ala, via
Eslm HIII Palestine. BOrden's Spring and
Gross Plains. bv the East and West Railroad
of Albania. service viii begin on the route
July 20. several new liOst offices have been
established Iu consequence 0f the opening Of
This route.
There is @ perfect horror about rabid ami
maI- Iu Athens since the mad dog scare, amt
nothing Iu tbe shape ut q quadruped which
shows lhc least unnatural sign escapes the
deadly pistol Of the police. Among the recent
s.auEhtrrs Ittr huted 90 hy'lrOphObla are
p.tc10u bel uEiug to a darkey and a tine cat
belonging to gentleman. One was bitten by
8 supposed mad dog, the other looked curious
and loaned at the mouth.
Athens B1grsr- WgtcfHg8: A prominent
farmer boz this cuUHty SAYS he lacked SlQ0 Ol
having enough money Co clean his crop and
tried the banks audi every one he knew Co
borrow. but without success. As "a last re-
sort be Thought of his fruIt crop, and started
a negro tO haul DC tp market. He sold not
only enough 60 keen his farm going. but has
$50 IN cash over. He SAYS there is more clear
money in fruit and truck than corn and
cotton
Columbus Times: A good crowd gathered az
star Park Yesterday evening 10 witness the
bcvcle tournament and races. The entries
were Mes-rs. A. A. Bylus. ". +. Curry. Ed.
J.. PcIse, /. II. Joseph, Charlie Sauls. Chas.
Dillingham;. and George Bates. The fret race.
q tWu-milc heat, was won hy Mr.. W. T.. Cur
~. the second race, a quarter Of q mile heat.
was won hF Mr.. /. II. Joseph; aud the last,
Che slow race. was won by Mr.. George Bates.
TIE tournament was also Won by Mr.. George
Bates. 10 was very pleasant affair. and
yrry much enjoyed hy those present.
TIE Gate CITY Athletic Club. organized in
Atlanta last week. have decided 10 give an
iutgT-Citv walking match at Keller, Rosser 4
Cos. warehouse next Friday week. July %
The race Wlll DEE between the champions Of
At.Iufa Macon. Augusta. Savannah and
Rome Tor twelve hours, Eo-as-y YOU please.
There are two directors % the Athletic Club,
ami each one put iu SIj iu cash To defrav the
expense, thus making a guarantee fund at
Che s,art Of $3.50. This money is now on de-
ups55o, divided as follows: First man, $500;
second man, $50; third man, 500.
Dublin is aEitated about female preacher.
Rev. 7. $. strong has charge of the Methodist
foii aud ms wife breaches as often as he does.
She has, 90 times. tlscOursed for an hour and
twenty minutes Her course is very much
condemned. aud it is said that under her
preaching Wcll-tO-dO farmer has become a
well developed fanatic. At one time in the past,
Bishop Pierce ADVISED that she should not be
allowed 90 preach. and ii is reported that she
kueit before bum and prayed To Col for his
conversion. Mrs. Strong Is well known TO the
people oi FaheIy and surrounding country.
having sueur some time in that section year
Or two ago, carrying on her sanctiflcatiOn
meetings. Her course, as it is in Dublin, was
generally condemned, though she had many
followers and some imitators.
Gac0u special % Atlanta Constitution: There
i n TuE which has It's center I'm Macon that
b0des 3D. good t0 Tom johnson, Collector Of
Customs 60 savannah, II reports are true, as
hesrI to-day. Col. L. l.. Locke, of this city.
United states Marshal, desires to succeed
Postmaster NcLaws. of Savannah. in which
e'eli T. G. w aue, Of savannah, VIII become
locke.s successor as United States Marshal.
lt is proposed that A. y. Wilson shall fill
dolnsou's position Of Collector of Customs.
IN order Go accomplish this programme. the
E.ns desires To put forward johnson as cam
t.llit Tor l1rEte-s from the Savannah dis
Lfict, and thc support OF the ring viii be
Promised johnson provided that he uses his
q
Aos-md-ler 40 savannah. But it Is not the
real purpose OF the ring TO give JOhnsOn's
clnliilcF Tor Congress q cordial support.
aul, lu orfer 20 secure his certain defeat. the
r.g- proposes tO use John DeveauN against
doln-1u, and thus. with two Republican can
tities ln Che field against the Democracy
representative. the defeat Of johnson rs set
t.ea conclusion and by this defeat the ring
.elts I'd urea, the influence Of johnson, which
tley lear aud hate.
Dr. w 4 Sfr.,fhar oF A1lsv-- F=-.orar,F
tfe other night that his horse had been stolen.
ami "a company with two other gentlemen
started ,p pursuit. They learned the identity
Ol the negro who stole the animal. aud rode
toward his home and eventually met him in
lle roadway. To was then nearly 5 o'clock
sunday morning. Mr.. SolanO and Mr.. West
efoos commenced questioning the negro. and
rom his manner OF replying they suspected
Thar De was the thief. They fortunately
AleW hm, asked his name and he gave flc-
ut.ous name In reply. Mr.. SOlanO got
GUT OF tle buggy. and In the cOurse Of the con-
Nefeatiou be suddenly tried to grasp
lle negro. who made @ quick dodge
Ah4 escaped through a crowd OF women and
SA-lreu who had assembled. As soon a. he
Lal icit the crowd Mr.. SolanO fired upon him
Win q ---callbre smith 4 Wesson revolver.
shooting him through The muscular portion Of
t-e lelL arm. He Kept on. however, and
I-le lis escape. The rObber Is a noted negro
.ysltIalo, Joe MCCants by name, for whose
alEtst, Tor various crimes a number Of war
Islls nave been issued and several rewards
n-tIeu. lie Is q desperate character. and
tlany tales are told Of his prOwess in evading
US etllenes OF Justice. About year ago he
WHIPPED seven men, il is said, in Terrell
esu4l! VINO attempted to arrest him. and
t4e Us cape. Among the rewards
.Agleu Ter him is one Of $50. The
AipAh4 Asrs and AdUertiseF says that
lle negroes on the various plantations give a
A-EAc account Of his wild ride upon the
s.eien horse He rode il at full speed, pass
L-s t-e settlements upon the road like a
TLerA oi lightning. When he reached the
beall place church had lust turned out, and
TTtLeNd OF negroes witnessed his approach.
itley say lh3t the stomach Of the animal near
louched the ground as NJ few towards them
...l me mad. Hn maln The ninhf ntlaa in