Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

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Columbus Prepares Memorial to Con-
grrss-The Jail and Street Lamps at
Monroe Attached by a Creditor r.
Another MOOnshining Sensation Near
Osborn.
GEORGIA.
Col Hardy Strickland, a prominent citizen
~ AcwOrth. Is dead
A scheme for building another big hotel in
Albany Is under consideration.
The history OF Athens from 1901 to 1925 by
DF. Henry Hill. is now in press.
The street tax OF B1akely for the ensuing
year has been fixed at s. per capita
A stream OF water has been thrown eighty
feet high by the Athens water works.
WI Horton smiles over profits Of S44
which each OF his thirteen cows averaged last
year.
Archer sharp. OF Conyers. claims that his
horsr, Pet, has covered half mile IN - Sec
ends.
Rev. y KeR smith. a Presbyterian divine
0f Atlanta. has accepted a call from an Au
gusta congregation.
tn ee negro pri-Orers made an nnsuccoss-
ful attempt To burn their way out Of Walton
Jail few nights ago.
Miss Hurst. the new medium. has made
1854 p from three performances with the Par
Tor Mnstrels ia Atlanta.
six ihOU-and head OF youug cabhages were
KILLED hv the cold on J. II. ParnelPs famous
peach farm. near West Point.
The Road Comm 'ssiOners of OgcthOrpe
o0nutv viii test the legality OF the road laws
row in operation in this SI3te.
Hon. !. VI. Smith is reported as having lost
5000 hu-hels of oats by the cold. He expected
30 realize $4,000 from the crop.
james Barksdale. near Fort Mountain. had
che misfortune 10 lose his dwelling and entire
contents by Ere one night last week.
Dr W G.. Smith has been commissioned
for the State Of f,aprriq for the
National Cotton Planters Association.
C. W. Wright. charged with The murder of
ms cousin. named Ham. has been rel ased on
5000 h1il bv Judge Stewart, at GTifin.
Nra Mary Russell died at the age of 81
years near Ellerslie. Harris county. few
DAYS ago. She was Of distinguished family.
The SnlfhSr1 IHdUstri1l ReUie5s Is the uame
of new monthly publication which is eX
pected 10 make its appearance At Atlanta
soon
~ j Pitts has recovered $1,000 insurance
on his residence near StOckbridge. which was
1estrnved by fire few weeks since. He Will
rebuild
Jackson physician so closely resembled a
fugitive Kentucky murderer that an Atlanta
policeman arrested hIm and held him until
bic identity was explained.
BrHuswick will trip the light fantastic at
military hall February o. at which all the
rhIvalrv and beauty OF the surrounding couB-
try-is expected 70 be present.
Field peas and ground peas are considered
Important as prOveRdeT crops by Houston
county farmers. and many acres will be
planted with them this year
man calling himself II. W. Vaughn is
travelling over the State imposing upon the
Masonic fraternity. He claims TO be from
Rocky Mount, near Newman. Ga.
burglar broke into the post Office at New
nan. hut was frightened away before he
secured any plupder. Two hundred aud ten
dollars we're n tha safe.
Col. j. ". Garrison. 81 Gillsville. has hecn
appointed ta and installed as Postmaster
there. and has moved the post office into
Banks county, distance ~ only 80 wards.
At Carfcrsville the Superior Court is en-
gagged i'm trying the case OF the State against
Robert Smith. cOl0red. charged with having
murdered Stepney PTuitt, also colOred, in
september last.
It is estimated bv competent hands that the
operation of the new road law in Houston.
urder the system adopted by the County
Commissioners. viii cost between 5000 and
$4,000 this year.
woman who had instituted divorce pro-
~eediugs against her husband has written to
her attorneys, at Griffin, 20 DISMISS the suit,
as she is living with another man, and "dOes
not need the divorce"
ON The application Of Charles McHan. John
T. PeudletOn was on FRIDAY appointed re-
celver for Stenhen Terry. planning mill man
aud lumbcr dealer on Hunter street. Atlanta
His a~sets are $3,001, with liabilities $500
Mr. John Morris. OF Missouri. has been
spending two weeks with his sister. Mrs
Flovd. IN DeKalb 1t has been thirty v-seven
wears since they met. They went together
ia.t week to Graysyille to visit their father.
Joseph Ash. man near Porter Springs,
was carrying heavy log 10 his home to be
used as fuel one dav last week. lie fell, the
piece OF timber striking him fun on the
breast. He fingered few days in agony aud
died.
Near ThomqsviIle Cary Bell and "a boy. both
ooored went out hunting Returning. they
stopped 10 rest on q fence. Bells gun dis
q DH1H Iii -.
whole load into the region Of the heart He
ran some twenty or thirty yards and fell
dead.
The Citv Council Of Columbus and the
Board of Trad of that city have prepared q
memorial TO Congress asking an appropria-
sion Tor improving the ChattahOOchee river and
Tor public building, and also petitlOning for
The free delivery system OF mails in the city.
The Flovd County Commissioners have de-
Hycrc.i the bonds to the bridge owners
amounting to $4,000. This is the only debt
Fi0rt now owes. The Tax Collector this
week issued six hundred tax executions. be-
ing more than have been delivered for num-
of ycar-.
st Columbus J. r. Gregory has begun
suit for libel against DR. VIM. Clark. placing
his damages at Sl0,000. The action is based
uuon 1n article published hv Dr. Clark in
last sundays ERQuirer-SRn in reply 10 one
p1o. Hhed by Mr. Gregory the previous sun
The Camilla C24yion Saws: Amos Gjlchrist.
son OF Tony Gilchrist. who lives on Mr..
james PAlmer's place. met with an awful fate
last Tuesday morning He hat gone over o
Dir. \fN'- ard eng 1Eed work for the after
noon. and 10 Is helleve7 went of and Law down
cn th" railroad track and went tO sleep. As
The down FIRE CHI approached the engineer did
not -"e him tJll it was too late and lust as the
poor fellow raised up the pilot struck him and
Sore ms body to pieces"
The eldest SON Of Thomas Boatwright. who
Nvr- q. " miles from Wrighfsville. was killed
THur-dav hv The falling of a tree which he
DO : IN a n
srd has been confined to his bed for q
long tfme with typhoid fever. and has had
great deal of other sickness in his family. and
mas exhausted an his means OF support. ana
tni- SON, who was just large enough to plOw.
was t'~ dependence tn make crop this wear
The ueopie here made up purse TO defray
the burial expenses.
About tho lst Of Jauuary Deputy Marshal
t1.h ~ Osborn captured an Illicit dtStiilery
ant the parties concerned They PLACED them
selves beyond the penalty of the law as : re-
qlire.i hv law by swearing ont warrants from
four 10 six each against men who had bought
wh sky from them IN any quantity. Anyway.
shry were soon hack pilotlng Cobb around
arm ng~t their nClghDors, thelr own names
mefhrd rs witnesses against the same. On
ttc night Of the 18th q crowd Of disguised men
csptured Gale Denton and Harlan SpevIa and
Iou G0ss. whom they charged with swearing
Sprvia have not been heard from since.
The Albany Ne7cs SAYS; " \ large raft OF ce-
lar log. in charge OF a Mr.. Martin, passed
DOWN the river cSferd " en- route To ApS-
larhicoa. About l0G cedar posts were thrown
rf here and lef in charge Of an agent for sale
The Ia = We're cut in sumter county. and are
to be shipped from Apalachicola TO England
SIR Martin said tha: he valued his IA Z al
about si01 or S7G0. Some of the largest logs
hc said would bring from $40 to Sl2 each N
Autiachic0lH. He expected To make the LriE
t1 fUaiachicola i'm six or seven 'tays. Iht
Ta ting of timber down the Flint = getting u
b- quite an pXte sivp and prof able business
hut thi- IS the first raft that we have heard o
from above Albany. We learn hat Others are
on their way from about Warwick
lur H0lt4g county Wears says: Luke SmltI
controls o H. IN. against the town OF Monroe
and for wears has been trying to get the money
au De- it is said that ne has elected not les
than half a dozen different tickets for munlcl
ia. h.uor~. with the understanding that ai'
%. r. was 10 be paid of, but. as rnmor has u
tae c1wmi~si0ncrs have invariably given nm
the c-.d shoulder when they We're safely
landed iuIO Office. Last week this plaT
was abandoned. and Kirby ordered
the sheriff TO levy on the calabOOse and th'
street lamps. This was done. and the town y
minus prison. besides being IN the dark
NbcrG Ammnns has locked the calahOOse ant
pocket d the KEY. and has removed the stree
camps 90 room in the old jail, where thel
arr secure under lock and key. Luke say
lhHi every pick. shovel and hoe VIII be levied
O. VH-1rvrr the 'iarshal attempts 10 havi
*ae streets worked"
FLORIDA.
i'9. i yer. Of Orlando. sold his thOr0ughbre'
ftn -etonidn bay mare last week Tor 5000.
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