Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


disappearance of a Worth County
Man Arrested for Theft-Death of a
Lady Aged I15 Years-Stores to be
closed at Jacksonville To-Day.
GEORGIA.
The new jail Of Lumpkin county viii cost
$500.
Chester Brown, colOred, has been convicted
Of rape in Montgomery county.
Rev T. J. Beck has been chosen pastor Of
the Bautist Church in Jackson.
4 twenty stamp mill in Lumpkin county
pavs its two owners $1,000 profit each and
every month.
Cant. q. C. Locke, ST the United States En-
.-iredr cOrus. is prospecting the Oconee river
f5 determine the improvements possible.
There are IS hands employed at the Sale
Gold Mime and the owners are anxious to in
crease that number to 200 II they can get
them.
The Barlow County Court convened yester-
fqv There is q movement on foot to have
the County Court abolished and establish a
CITY Court in lieu Of 1t.
The great drought has seriously interfered
with the gold miners interests OF North Geor-
r.a. This has thrown large number Of poor
people out of employment.
Citizens near SheltOnville, in Milton and
For-yth- have united and agreed TO build
Szl academy on the Forsyth side Of the
road leading 70 SheltOnville.
Iu Thomas superior Court, Andrew CRAY
frri. c1lorcd, charged With the murder OF
William Armstrong, was found guilty of vol
Uufary manslaughter, and was sentenced to
Ii years IN the penitentiary.
At the recent term OF OglethOrpe court the
first verdict was granted In the divorce suit
between Joe and Hassie Stewart. Ii will be
remembered that this couple were uncle and
niece. ahd their marriage created quite a SEN
satlon.
st Dublin a few days ago Jordan Tucker
Lai difficulty with Jerry Linden. his father
i1-laW, in which Linden had his finger bitten
AMI head bruised and graZed by a pistol ball
from JOrlan's pistol. Jordan Is lodged in Jail.
Tho parties are both cOIOred.
Gov. Mcdaniel having issued an order au-
th0rizing an election to be held for commits
stoned officers Of the Byars Volunteers. Of
Jackson, an election was held by the company
aud j. %. Beauchamp was unanimeuzIy
elected Captain of the company.
Mrs. Mary Butler, nee Miss Mary Fletcher,
who died In Marion county last week. was
born IN DutchfOrk. near Columbia, 5 C., in
July or August, 1863, and died Oct. 10, 1854. at
the advanced age Of rs years and months.
over go years Of her life have been spent in
Georgia.
Duncan Cameron died at the home OF his
s1n-in-law, ex-senator ID. W. Cameron. in
Ielfair county, on the evening of Oct. p. 1854,
aged about 1S years. The deceased was the
lather OF Hon. a. J. Cameron, the we'll
known and popular Messenger Of the Georgia
senate.
Dudley DuBose, Of Washington, was ad-
mitted TO the bar in LincOlntOn on Tuesday
He was subjected 70 searching examination
by Messrs. Tut. Watson. Reese and Harley.
and acquitted himself well. Mr.. DuBose is
the younger son Of the late Gen. ID. NJ. Du-
Bose, and grandson Of Gen. TOOmbs.
At McRae, during the session of Telfair Su-
UariOr Court. a difficulty occurred between
Messrs. James Lancaster and Henry WOOtten.
Those who were near the two men stated that
Wootten was armed with pistol which he
attempted to discharge at Lancaster. The
pistol snapped, when Lancaster grasped the
weapon and fired IL at WOOtten, the ball
missing his head a few inches. The bystand-
ers mterfered and blOOdshed was prevented.
The Gainesville Register is in a peculiar
position. IL ls owned by william Bowers. one
OF the Republican electors, who intends TO
east his vote for James g. Blaine. 1t Is edited
hv Rev. W %. Butler, who for awhile run up
tie ticket Of st. John and Daniel. and who
stIll intends to vote for that combination if an
electoral ticket can be patched up. In its last
issue 10 displays the National Democratic
ticket at It's masthead, with Mr.. Bowers ex-
PLANTATION underneath.
AT knoxville the murderer, Hamlin, who
- confined in the county jail. aroused many
Of the people few nights ago by his cries
and ErOans Of anguish. When questioned as
tJ the cause Of his emotion, he stated hat
some one had been singing near the Jail a
song me had not heard in a number OF years,
anu that the memories 1t awakened so Inn
pressed his mind with the en0rmlty Of his
hrs feelings in prayers and grOans.
The tax digest of jefferson shows real es-
tate t0 be worth So, $50; stocks, S5,59i: mer-
ehautise, sl3.995; money and debts, $5j,S23;
furniture $3.50; other property, S5.4S3; to-
tal amount, Sl30625, which is an increas Of
1855 over digest Of last year. Taking into
consideration the dull times and stagnatiOn in
trade. DC Is pretty good showing. The popu-
lati0u has increased materially since the cen
Els 40 that time. 1t was then 4l9 all told,
now il Is $50 and 345 Of these are children.
Hosea Skies, who was engaged in hauling
l0-s for Donovan 4 Perkins saw mill, at
SwaIusbOr0, was instantly killed at their log
yart last week. The iron linch-pin which
holds the wheels on the axle had been lost for
several days, and he had substituted a
wooden one. This was not strong enough to
stand the immense strain long. and, while
unloading large log on the yard, it broke,
prscipItating one OF the pOnderOus wheels
upon the unfortunate young man and crush
ing him 20 death IN an instant. He several
times asked for a new linch-pin. Mr.. Skies
leaves a wife and two children.
Americus Recorder: Coroner Guerry was
summoned TO hold an inquest over the body
OF q drowned negro bOy IN the northeastern
Ellen Frazier, left her house to go to work.
ami carried her children TO the house Of a
ueighbOr, where there was a girl about
years Old. some time after the girl took the
boy down to a little stream in the neighbOr-
hgld- where she left him 10 play. Some time
aftcrward she was heard screaming, but
Wart negro woman went to look for the boy
and found him lying on the edge OF the stream
covered with mud and dead. As soon
as possible Coroner Guerry was summoned
ami jury impaneled. The verdict Of the
jury was that the boy came to his death by
drowning, from causes unknown to the jury.
Among the presentments of the OgIethOrpe
grand jury are the following: In view OF the
Tact that the county Is run to large expense
Oh account Of the perniciOus habit of illegal
voting. we respectfully request the presiding
Judge t1 punish to the extent Of the law all
who are convicted Of the same. Weearnestly
request our senator anu Representatives to
uu all ln their power to have a general regis
u1tlOn law passed by the General Assembly,
or special law 20 that effect for this county.
Seeing the evil of intemperance in our county
&C d.l times, and especially on the streets OF
lexington during court week, we earnestly
request our County Commissioners to grant
no more license for the sale Of intoxicating
A4uirs IN OgethOrpe county. Leaving the
moral aspect Of the question out of view, it Is
the sense Of this body that more money wOuld
ee saVci 20 the treasury by the suppression OF
H4uor shops, than goes into 1t By the sale OF
license 10 them.
King Chestnut, Of Worth county. had i'm his
employment a young man by the name Of
turner. about Is years Of age. Wednesday
night Turner stole gun, some meat and lot
ul potatoes from his employer and dlsap-
peared. A party was soon formed and went
IN pursuit Of him. The pursuit led into Worth
county. and when on the point Of giving up
&
denly came upon the fugitive near MOultrie.
lie was mounted, when captured, on a horse
llat proved TO be stolen. Soon after the cap
tqre three Of the party left to go to the house
ol Justice Hamp Hancock, Of Worth, 10 get
The necessary warrant to legaliZe Turner's ar
rest. The rest of the captOrs pursued their
way with the prisoner, and nothing further
lad been heard from them at the time Of his
leaving COlquitt county. The men who went
70 get the warrant say that three or four shots
were heard in the direction Of OcklOckOnee
swamp, whittier Turner and his captOrs had
proceeded. It is not known whether he was
shot while attempting to escape, or whether
Le succeeded in escaping, or whether the shots
were nred by the party that had him in charge.
FLORIDA.
able
There are nearly 30 wells in the vicinity Of
Quincy.
Oranges are now plentiful in the Quincy
market. They come from South Florida.
A great many bales Of cotton have been