Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-10


GEORGIA.
ta=per Herring, OF LaGrange, is dead.
Jsrmau Boles, of Wrightsville, is dead.
Carter=ville has about eight public schools,
Monroe female college opened with 20
scholars
Gen. George W. Summers, OF Augusta. was
f~r-eI sunday.
The foundation is laid for the new store
house north Of the post Office at Ellijay.
The Ma-0us OF Gilmer county are soon to let
+.erautract for building their uew temple.
ftf- said that AN Of the present County Com
r5--uuers Of BIbb viii be candidates for re-
election
~ - Holman. of Clarke county, saws there
are enough grown cotton bOlls now matured
n fHat section 10 clear the crop of last year.
F--ruu Holland NImmOns McTveire Is the
-.r.Hr member of the Episcopal bench Of the
n. T. church South since the death Of Bishop
George +. Pierce.
THe title 60 Touug's hotel property at Tai
.raT Falls. VIII be tried before Judge +. :.
Pa.tIe at the next session OF Rabun court
thirty thousand dollars are involved.
SINCE the whisky traffic was prohibited in
Johnson county, there has been a steady de-
crease Iu crime. and the jail has now almost
become useless appendage To the county.
y. n. story. Of Worth county, a few weeks
ago while hunting, came upon five large deer
lr bunch. and brought down three with two
shots from his Winchester, Mr. story Is
nearly go years Old.
Tom KuEa1. one Of the squad bosses on the
line of the NJ. and y. @. r. r., touched of a
Hla-t I'm q cliu on IOccQa river one day last
week and the result exhibited an Indian skele-
tom, pipe and tcmahawk.
Two new post offices have been established
in Baker county recently: Dewsyille, named
after Cagt. W W. DeWs. three miles from
Milford at NIcCIair's turpentme farm, and
MimmsvIIie. at Capt Bob llimms' store near
Hoggard's mill.
Al Rome Monday Dick Marshall. cOlOrcd,
about Do years old, was arrested charged with
committing rape on "a 9-year-oid cOlOred girl
named Sarah EIIstOu. It is alleged that the
crime was committed in a stable IN Rome on
saturday night.
The Macon Su0rfsman's Association is ar
ranging 90 establish kennel department for
the registry Of southern hunting dogs This
viii improve the breed Of such animals and
afford after while some interesting field
trials, kennel exhibitions, bench shows, etc.
Jl,psr County Netrs: At the late revision OF
the jury Inst by the Jury commissioners the
increase Is as follows: In 1852 IL stood thus:
-ra1t Jurors 90. travCrs iurorse IS}-making a
t0E8l ul 12i. On the revised list there are ms
grand jurors and lsz traverse jurOrs-makiug
Il total OF 800.
At Atlanta Monday Commissioner Hender-
=1u stated that within the past Is days the
cotton DIT -peCt has fallen OF IN several sec
lions of Georgia FULLY 33 er cent from what
was pruml-ed before the drought set in. The
aIvIers from nearly every section bring the
most gloomy reports as to the effects OF the
prolonged dry spell.
columbus Enquirer; Ed. Taylor, a negro
boy who Is serving thirty davs on
ne cham gang, escaped yesterday from
she jdu Let by the assistance OF
other prisoners who helped him over the
fence lie went home, but instead of receiv-
luE cordial welcome. he was taken i'm GUS
Gods uv h.- mother, who, after making him
don himself DO clean clothes. returned him Ca
rLe proper authorities. The old woman didn't
believe lu swindliug the city out of its just
dues.
ont of ,057 children in Americas 7gI are
enrolled on the school bOO6s. requiring ].
schools and l3 teachers. 4 Of tie teachers be-
iu- males and the balance females. Ol the
total number attending 465 are colOred and
alf white. The Treasures report shows No
cost the city s. ,O3i 66 to run the schools the
past year, balance Of s3t54 Is being left over,
which, DO D. presumed, viii 90 toward paying
tE the new cOiUrrd school house. The super
.utaadeut- report shows that 10 cost for each
scholar s. ,9, or JS cents month.
Gainesville Register: 2 De citizens Of
CIarEe-viIie have filed a bin of injunction
a-tI 70 R. y. Groves. the ordinary of HJher-
sham county, and 10 has been sanctioned bv
Judge Estes. To stop his levyIug and
collecting "a tax Tor the purpose OF build
ing 5000 Jail. The record shows that the
county D. almost S'uJJ IN debt now, and 20
add the expenses Of building a jail would
force the county % raise by taxa
tion almost $4,000, making the state
the hundred. III our authorities
were 90 make such an assessment they would
DE literally covered with IniUuCtiOus. IS cents
per hundred is thought to be high here.
Lazarus Harris tcOIOred1. charged with tine
wiltui murder Of Dock Nyily .coloretl was
apprcueuded at Hackt0n, on the East Ten
uez~ee. Virginia and Georgia Railroad, and
delivered TO the jaIler OF Mcintosh county on
Wednesday morning last by q W. Robbins,
he receiving "a reward of S2j for the delivery
Of the prisoner Ia Darien. Harris killed
willy on the night of Aug. .. ut GOuldsvilie.
about mile from Darien. After the murder
Harris made his escape through the able as
sIstance of William Green, c0lored man,
who Is noted for this kind of rascality. and
WLr was committed as accessory last week.
After being arrested Lazarus told Mr.. Rob
bins, his caFtpr, that he killed Wyily. amt had
uut o.e time TO die, and that time. he thought,
ha arrivet. Harris Is now in jaIl. where he
viii remain until the next term of the MClu-
tosh superior Court, which cOnvenes on NOV.
%.
At Macon, a few DAYS ago. Rose Russell. an
GIt negro woman. sued J.. +. Belyin, who
lives ON WALNUT street and for whom she had
been cooking. for SIS, amount claimed 10y her
Is hire. Mr.. Belvln had an account against
Rose for cash, groceries etc, which amounted
l1 more than her claim. The case came up
before Justice Poe on Saturday. and Mr..
Eelrlu ru0re to his account. One Of the
items sold G., the cook was tobacco. ". c.
H lrrI- Is q Constable and also Deputy United
States Marshal. When he heard the tobacco
stem read out he decided To have Mr.. Belvin
uH on "a charge OF vi HlaLiDE the revenue laws.
The woman. however. sWore that the account
was fraudulent, auu Justice Poe dismissed
tha case Monday the revenue case came up
before United states Commissioner Haskins.
Mr. d .lVIu sWOre 70 the account again, ana
Judge Poe testified as to the account being
presented iu his court, and thus on ms own
testimony he was bound over IN the sum Of
$3.50.
EHTgv C1urfer- Col. LII. Alfred. EN-GOv
IL RrnFVm j
IHd-e James r. Brown, visited this place on
Tuesday last Uncle Charlie Hyde was also
-u Gown uu that day, and We had the pleasure
So listening 20 a very interesting conversation
uetWaeu him and Judge Brown. They spoke
Ol the days when Governor ami Judge Brown
were school bows. In the course Of the con-
yer-5tiUn Judge Brown said to the large
crow, ui hearers. "1entlemeu- TINS speak
iu-ui Uncle Charliel Is the man who learned
ms ms A. b. Is. My father, brother Joseph
1uI myself all went To school 10 MN at the
same time Yes" said Uncle Charlie, ''aud
3 SNOW few things vet that YOU DON'T The
crowd aughed heartily at this, and the talk
ol old times ended rs the lveryma1 announced
tllt he was ready to convey these distiu
EHI~heI visitors To the railroad station. where
Lle. mounted the train and rolled FOR other
parts
a few weeks ago the Republican party Of
Georgia served notice on Madison Davis. the
rIl1-ei Postmaster at Athens, that he must
get rid of his Democratic bOndsmen that have
control Of the patronage OF the ollce, and
Substitute for them securities from MS own
party. Or that he would be removed. The
party demanded that the white assistants IN
-la post office be removed and their places
supplied bv u agr0es and Republicans Davis
friends. without any assistance from hum,
went t1 work aud secured bond signed bs
four well known and wealthy negroes Of
teur-i e. and he released his white securities.
WIS Pope Barrow. q. l.. Bto mueid, james
M. smith and r. T. Moss. The new bond has
been % ceuted by the government. Beusse
auI REYNOLDS are the white Democrats now
pa the office. and 10 h presumed that they VIII
ua shortly discharged and negro appOlntees
substituted therefor Davis has had one OF
hlS sons Iu the Office for some time. Capt-
Beus-c has charge OF the financial depart
ment ol the office, and is a most capable and
worthy officer.
Macon Is'syrIg6 ana Messenger: We have
IN -utluuet several times the COLONY Of North
ern people on the land purchased Of Col. J. p.
Port. m uou-.on county. by Col. r. j. Fuller.
Of Gardner, Mas As Jo how DO Is progress
lu- we clip tne tnli1EluE from the Worcester
sIfHty AFSl H-a.1cfEfs ''ttr. =. j. Fuller
informs rs that everything seems DO work IA
Nora1iy Tor the Georgia colony 10 is decided
On settle u November, ami the following uor-
ties have taken laHt for that purpose. n. j
fu Der. W. VI. Taudy, Walter :. Chaplin. Il. .
Underwood, Drcu Nav. G. n. Chalcp. l.
D. Proctor. T.. b. Duuham. Theodore Van
Eree. Ut Gardner e.. W. Iii-lev and a.. T..
b1u-alIF, or Arlington; J.. y. CloUEh. of south
Acton. aud e.. II. Sheldon. OF Huuhardston.
There are number Of others who d We nearly
aecltet to go. and 10 would not be- at all sur
prlelu- Do there would DE twenty-five families
or over sixty persons in all. The number Of
persons SO time 0l writing Is fOrty-twO. Ar
raneemcuts are being made for building. and
already some who intend 70 try the climate of
eseorEla for the winter have secured board.
There is no better place TO spend the winter
months. Persons afflicted with catSrrh and
1sthmd viii experience immediate relief.
hunting and fishing in abundance.