Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-11

Primitive Baptists in Berrien County
Incendiary Work at a COlOred Church
fu CovinEtOn.
GEORGIA.
shorter College opened Monday with Il2
pupils
Erme's electric fire alarm apparatus is in
readiness for business.
JOAN aud Davis WheIchel, twin brothers Of
NauuraEe. have lived in Hall county fifty
seven wears and are 13 years old.
Tie grand jury of TaliaferrO county finds
die roads boo bad condition, the books neatly
s.ur aud Ss22 IS in the treasury.
trTaIbuttou David COttIugham's residence
was burned Wednesday. HIS death on the
.a loving Friday is believed 10 have been the
r.-uIE gt Over-cNertIOn at the fire.
There was q rather Young marriage at the
Athens factory sunday. The couple were Mr..
E|. Davis and Miss Fannie Nelms-the groom
-..r- only % and the bride u. The Rev. Mr..
H..#alu Uficiated.
T.e turpcutne disullery Of Capt John
Morrison. Iu the upper portion Of BRYAN. was
destroyed hy fire last Thurs iay night. 1t is
r.HVu-ei % nave been the work Of an inCen-
. frF. as there Is no plausible way OF account
.a- tgr the fire. Capt. VI. viii rebuild at
Tie tvo negroes who were arrested at Al
.HHr la-t week on the charge OF Wrecking the
train on the Southwestern Railroad on the
n--Ht of Aug. q. moved for a cOmmittal trial
before Justice Hester lJustice Greer, who is
lEa- postponed until tomorrow, on account
ul tle absence Of important witnesses.
Huesvile Gazette: We lack just ten min
lre- of having daily mail at this place 10
happens In thI, way: The mail for Hnesville
leaves No. inst ten minutes before the fast
mail from Savannah arrives. The hour for
departure c0sld be made a few minutes later.
aud the mail rider Kept until the mail could be
dist Tlbutrd. We say keep him until the mail
lraiu arrives with or without authority.
Coviuef0u STIR. The corner stone Of our
new court house is 10 be- laid with Masonic
eeremou es. This event viii probably take
place sometime next week or the week after.
s great many prominent MasOus OF the state
are expected 20 be- present. among them the
Grand Master Uf tlg Grand Lodge OF Georgia.
Ir is NOT yes definitely known what time the
work viii De ready; but the public Will be
notified Iu due time.
Gainesville S0uthr0u: About O'cl0ck Tues
..HE morning an alteration took place at the
r.-r.ie.rc Of Dr.. Ham between 4. C.. Wheelus
s.I bis step-fatHer, II. II. HUggins, in which
young " Eeelus shot Mr. Huggins twice
through the left hand, making no necessary TO
lmvItate the thumb, and may result in the
JOSS ut the whole hand The cause Is said TO
.a.e been the abuse on Wheelu-' mother by
..- -teV-tather. Young Nhcelus made hls
.lua and has not vet been arrested.
The eiEhty-flfth session Of the state UNI
rlr-Itv at Athens Will open In three weeks.
aut report says that the attendance viii be
oven larger than 20 was last term. Augusta,
columbus and savannah VIII send q large
quota Of students each, and Atlanta, IN addI-
l.u % those who viii come back, viii send
.gH new men. The attendance last year ysas
over goo. and with the stimuli OF the Brown
donation and free tuition for all there should
aa un trouble iu getting . students 70 avail
.Hrm-eive5 of the finest educational facilities
tine south.
ALBANY Nsgrs AMI Adrertfser. We are adj
r.sai chat just now it Is impossible To get cur
ECurE FIR m either New YORK or Savannah,
aui rs Dr. I- @ matter Of vital Importance to
..H.. H.Hr Hrr#
maut should not now be stayed, the merchants
Ilt business men can prevent any trouble by
uaEIuE their remIttanccs altogether IN eN-
change The direct remittance Of currency
go ans port by express or otherwise. should be
.ll-c1utIuGrd at once Thinking men Will see
le necessity 1f this course, and we have no
.Iuht VIII adopt ir.
Baiubridge correspondence NEWS. sept. Q:
Cotton Is beginning tO come in. A eOusiderq-
Ifv larger crop OF It than last year viii be
raised. Iuder new convenience and rates Of
Erluzp zpJrtatlOu the receipts Of cotton hele his
Frtir VIII bee nearly double that OF LAST year.
am f..r1l produce Is quite successful this wear
#u lFa s-u0ia coUutY--Progrc-s ON the artesiun
wei, aIter q reach Of over $50 feet, Is greatly
hiuderen Sg quicksand Plans Tor new,
Sarge and elaborate hotel here have been
agreed Ou.-l uuF paper Is IN great favor here
It's editorials are clear, instructive, wise and
tlmeiE.
HnesviIIe G1sstte: The following is state
mcIE ul the taxable property ul Liberty. with
the number % polls aud professions Es fur
ui-bed Uy Hon. John B. Mallard, cur worthy
Receiver of Tax Returns: POlls-White 633,
c1lored I,i0l; total polls, I,73i. Lawyers 1,
doctor, :, dentists >; total professions Is.
Acres of Iaui owned by white q izens 437 ,344,
r1l0rel .6i4, total 452.0lS: aggregate value
and Sisi $50; aggregate value OF a u property.
property over last year, sj0,4l0. Tax on
professions. $50.
MuIedgeville Union and Recorder: Mrs.
ELAN johnson, mother Of Mr.. j. L. johnson,
lf savannah. and an old citizen of Miiledge-
vile. died on Friday last She was quiet,
pleasant. good woman. She lived 10 a good
old age. and dies lamented by her children
suJ aII who knew her. The funeral services
were held 40 the family residence at Midway,
conducted by Rev. x. ". Bigham, and were
attended by many OF her old friends and ac-
TuaiutIuces- she had been q consistent mem
rHr Uf tne Methodist church from her early life
rI her death. She was uufied at the College
cemetery ar Midway on saturday afternoon.
Rome Courier. 4 movement looking 10 the
r=rIHjl-hmeut. at Rome, Of the State Military
Post E1- T. was put on foot 10y the military OF
formed hy the Hill City Cadets, Rome Light
.rulT.l-. south Rome Guards. Care Spring |
1uar.i-, AiHIrsvIlle Rifles, and companies 10 |
.H organized aI Dalton. CartersVuc Ggu
Irlau: ami it is suggested that these COM
uauE-+ organize a battalion aud 20 into camp |
together once every twelve months. The
Rome military have taken hOlG Of the move
'ueut with a9 earnestness that means hu-i-
ness. Capt. j. e. Printup has been mention
st as suitable man 70 command the bat |
.llau-
Eane Courier: an exciting chess tourney.
which opened at the Rome on Mills Office last |
Saturday. Will close at noon to-day. The |
PLAYERS are Prof. Mcintosh, Of Oxford. Ga; |
CAPT. Gordon. Col. Ham Harris. Mr.. ROeest l
Towers aud Mr.. VIII. stafford, 'Of Rome. 1
Zach man mas % play four games. seventeen /
q y.Ue- have been played. and the score now 1
70 Nr.-- NciuJOeh % out Of :, Harris out OF /
fuFTi1u 3is out Of 6. Stafford : out OF &, /
F. lU U Z (. Mcintosh
lr... d. -rilu comes second. The closest and 1
r..-r .Hr5r 'ng game Of the series was played /
.r--.riav &. .'tern00n by Prof. Mcintosh and /
.ul. Gordon. Aiier playing = houfs ana ~ /
-.-.-ra-. M. game was decided a draw, srd, /
..HaUug 10 thcir rules, each man scored a /
.a.l game. /
~ae-iG Taylor. Of Gordon county: recently
g-alvej 8 letter from tuscaloosa Ala. asA-
M fHr Il man rv the name qf Casey W llllams, \
iut v, ho sometimes called himself Hiram Net
re- arF te0rup Nichols The letter stated \
Hlt vs. Villains. alias Nettles, had klileu sever
q men lu his life. that he vas NerN Hesller-
.ra man. and was wanted there; tuat ne hau
recently run away from Atiauta. Ca, ABOUT 4
Nav 3 last: ana that he was either ia The 4
,rIuItE OF this place or Resacs- Upon IN
..arr. sheriff TaVIOr ascertaiued that man
.r- eriuE the description Of Williams Was
lear Es-aca, and yesterday the arrest was
made auI " illIams was brought 20 jan,
1uui 4EG haudcUGrd. The authorities al 4
'u u--aI0psa were teiegraphed. and answered
. aa-i the prisoner. they were coming
Alien Andrews. az aged colOret man who
lvg= Gu she plantation Ot Rev l.. w IHomss.
la1ut tuSre miles from Grihin, had dispute
arur,Itv ignt with a c0lored Gomau about
nme -four sSe borrowed OF him sGs,e time
Elee and had not returned ne Wota2n
-reefi 60 pay back the borrowed Hour iu me-
lately. which she did, sunday morning tue
81 man made some of the Hour tnto cake ana
eat thereof. from the effects OF which he
3 Monday afternoon. A COroners Jury
& 7Ueiei. and. after some debate. de-
- tt- We post mOrtem eXalnl nation
! ~ g. u- OWel was found mass OF green
y n ~. Ntf pe vlich was taken ont and
ortrsr --.tt he -four and soda. with
-Ei.F rrr. ,r-.r . 'L - e. 1Rie, was obtained ana
roucht tl town r., h.. D0Fe Iully anaiyLeu;
DC verdict was that he die. 20 f0-~'
Hose hants j. unknown. 80, I
CovluEtou star: Tuesday mOrnil. C3iose5
CLOCK IRE was discovered IN thu ~ l
lcthodisi Church on McDOnough street - 4
larm was sounded. but the church being "
Ie flames spread rapidly, and were soon be- l
oud control In less than two hours the 4
-h0le building had burned down. and was |
1tEiuE but q mass OF Goals. The church !
uiiiug was q good one. It was about sOX60
.et DO size, and was newly plastered through /
lL. except the veStibule. il cost over $1,000.
De od church adjoining it. which has some
lines been used a school house. was also |
rued: but the parsonage. near by, was |
aFc0. though considerably damaged. Moth
lE was saved from the church. and the entire |
lss Will range from $500 10 $1,000. How the |
Ire originated Is mystery. but the opinion Is |
eHeFal among the colored people that II was
Ae work Of an incendiary.
L. +. Livingston, President OF the state Ag-
lcu.tural Society, publishes the following; |
y o le we have good reason to anticipate one |
. the most interesting and successful fairs
nat has ever been held in Georgia. wish 70 |
iE That d 30, much Of our success will be due
@ your emclency and prumptncss IN working !
I'D TeEWrGrlVe deuHrtUputz. Il wish 10 ]