Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21

4 Young lad Kills a Bear Near Thorn
azvflIs-A Mother Accidentally Kills
Her Child with Morphine at Balm
bridCe-A Fire-Proof Bagging for Cot
ton Invented at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
About $50 bales of cotton have been re-
-u.veJ iu griffin up TO date.
James A. Gray has accepted the assistant
city artorneyshiD Of Atlanta.
nc IS rum red that an 5000 hotel Will be
are ted at jug Tavern this fan.
Tie report that scarlet fever wss prevalent
.a Butts county Is declared to be untrue.
James Lyon, a negro man in Pamela. is the
father 0i thirty children. He had three wives.
g.. w. Coles residence, near Spring Place,
.- ashes. The loss of $500 is covered by no
insurance.
The Baptist parsonage at West Point, now
nearly finished, viii cost, with the keys de
Ererrt. SI.l1j.
Alfred Bennett. who lives near jefferson,
has a5 acres in cotton, for which he has been
HTar-i f5 bales.
There are twin sisters near Cleveland who
are exactly the same height and balance the
scales ar the same notch.
Tue taxes IN Lincoln county will be con-
=tarably reduced this year owing TO the court
house debt having been paid of.
s negro. who is supposed to be an escaped
.luE .ct- has been seen lodging about the tan
Elri woods near Washington. Some negroes
BID aAIaH saw an llUA UeAAltA uu HIS ACE
Rev. Josiah Lewis, d. D., viii soon perma-
leutly retire from the pastOrate Of the Meth
ullst church m LaGrdnge and from the active
ministry This step is necessitated by his
feeble health
s petition is being circulated for the re-
mission Of the remainder OF Joseph MOncrief's
sentence. MOucriaf killed a negro at Rome
over years ago, and was sentenced TO 20
years In the penItentIarv-
DoOIv, according to the tax digest Of this
year, as reported by the grand jury, shows
taxable property 10 the amount OF Sl,626O0O,
being an increase or S5Nl0J over last year.
Number Of polls returned 2,lll.
The D0Oly county grand jury recommend
that their Representative have an act passed
so the next session Of the Legislature to abOl-
.-H the office Of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue, so FAR as is relates to the county Of
uHu.v.
ueEalb Eetcs: Quite sensation has been
caused around Redan by various mysterious
noises that are frequently heard in the yard
art house Of Mr.. Martin, who lives near that
place. TO sounds very much like continued
.--IuE far under the surface of the ground.
Ir Banks Superior Court, the case Of the
state VS. David T.. Nems. murder, ended in
conviction. and recommendation to life i'm
.r-nlmeut IN the penltenuary. The parting
scene between the condemned man and his
49, te and two little children was very Affect
Mrs. Ivey, whose husband was killed by fall
from the "a lrOad bridge IN Athens while
a. work on that structure. and who secured
7.rlct of $4,000 against the Georgia Railroad,
T t.lrhc superior Court, has h2d the decision
confirmed by the Supreme Court, and she will
ulW get her money.
Every day serves to strengthen the belief
-aa, Hon. Henry r. Harris, the nominee Of
Che Democrats OF the Fourth Congressional
district. viii be elected by q handsome ma
urirv. The reports of great dissatisfaction
among Democrats IN the upper counties are
NOT at "a d sustained by the facts.
Eastman correspondence News, Sept. Is:
George johnson and William Sledge. both col
rra.. QUarrpled this morning at the turpen-
tre -riU of w W. Harrel in the western
part 0f this county. and johnson struck Sledge
.a rua head with plank, killing him almost
Instantly. johnson was arrested this evening
sHl lodged IN Jail.
Au Of the four colored men who were ar
rested last week upon warrants duplicating
chem u the WrcckugOf the special military
tram on the Southwestern Railroad, near
S. .--- 0l the night or Aug. 24- are now out
uu ..l3 the last OF them having made his
bond .lre Wednesday evening. Their bonds
were fixed at $500 each
FrI.au.vtn the history Of Harris county
there were never 20 many important cases on
lar criminal docket for trial. The docket
shows seven felony cases, i've Of which Will
he [Hr IRA. 40 the October term of the SUpe-
r0r Court A mUrderess has just been lodged
lu 5a... She Is the negro woman who mur
terai her husband, Tillman street, in the
WaEriE HAN district.
Reese TaaI. the Harris county man who
wr"-H {. Cow. Mcdaniel to send him a divorce
mas uceu NuluuEeu a lundIlC.
Alter "r...rlu- divorce ne attempted 10 out
rage taa wife of one of his neighb0rs and was
lodged la tall at Hamilton. Thursday, John
A.Fe--Tr. Hl that county, passed through Co
I-u.u- en route to MIlledgeville with Tee,
who wL be confined in the lunatic asylum.
Dalton citizen: During the Whitfield
county faIr Iu 1872. a premium was offered to
t.a ...E making the best speech on the
grounds Among those to enter the list as a
competitor was Belva A. Lockwood, who ad-
dressed the people on the subject: women
o. Farmers" Belva Is now receiving consid-
era. .a cheap uOtOrIety as the WOmeu's CaudI-
tiTe tlr the Presidency Of the United states.
HawkIuSyille Dispatch: A few days ago we
utur ned IN the DisDIfcb that Hon. ;. W.
Brown 90 Pulaski county, had picked 25,7OO
pounds Of cotton from a patch Of i acres.
Since then the patch has been picked over
.Wler- and up TO Friday last the IL acres had
r-as..r. $1,000 pounds oil seed cotton. Allowing
L-.a uouhd7 70 make bale Of lint, the yield
p. far Is treut bales on IL acres, and there
VIII be $ -verai tho sand pounds yet TO open.
The Jackson yslr, g,,,1s the result Of the
case 1l the state vs., Lewis Die trsou' SSloISl'
charge with murder. in this case '"S ,
t.lIuut killed George Williams, COlOred, " -"
went TO DIckersOn's house, cursed and
abused him threatened to Kill him, and
shovel him on the bed where his sick
Wie Iav, when DickcrsOn cut him with
BIS knife, causing death within a few days.
Tie jury remained out all night, and next
morning returned verdict Of justilable
homicide.
Camilla CI1rjlH: There has been but one
death In Camilla among the white people,
ami but one among the blacks for months.
The only death OF white person IN the town
-a far was from a constitutional or hereditary
disease Our population is nearly one thou
sand. The writer has attended but two
.lriaIs. both from the country. One was a
E1Jr woman Of the almshOuse, who had been
a- Invalid All her life. The other was little
boy, from brain fever, brought on, no doubt,
aE .mpruieut bathing. Two babies, we be-
..Fe. have also uleu ~ the county.
Townsville Tines: Master Thomas +.
E.ack-leaT, who, with his mother and sister,
-t- been spending some time on Cumberland,
WeuE out last week with couple Of gentle
men % drive for deer. Tom was placed at
one stand while the gentlemen chose others.
When the drive was started the game chanced
-1 come out 10y Toms stand, and proved 10
"u huge bear. Though perhaps the only
rea. wild one Tom ever saw, he kept a cool
bead and steady hand, and dOwned the bear
lle ur-L fire, but, To make dOubly sure, he
gave him the other barrel. As soon as he
was certain Of his game, he turned 10 over TO
..a care Of tue Others. and mounting his
horse. sped back 10 tell the news to his mother.
E0Ikstou correspondence NEWS. Sept Ig:
The nuptiais Of Mr.. l.. VI. Betell. OF this Mace
and Miss jamie Lang. Of Burnt Fort were sol
emuiZed at the residence of the brides father
on Wednesday, sept. u, at II ocloCk.-There
are some signs OF improvements going on in
the town. The Savannah, Florida and West
eru Railroad Company are constructing a
dwelling for the pumpmlnQer. Chace Bros.
are building up blacksmith shOp.-There are
i've candidates in the field for Legislative
hOnOrs Four Of them are white and one coll
Cred. As matters stand the cOlOred man has
the best chance Of election. This IS greatly to
De depIOred.-CottOnO opening quite lively, and
tEe farmers are in good spirits.
Warreuton CTiDpsr: There is an old negro
.u the county, it is said, whose touch will
drive away warts, heal cancers and cure in
5tlurAueOusly the worst cases Of Rheumatism.
Reliable people inform Us that several cases
Ql disease have been cured by the simple lay
ing on Of his hands on the affected parts. One
old gentleman. who. by the way, is one Of our
BEST citizens, Is troubled with the periodical
appearance Of 4 cancer on his face and for
years has been under the treatment Of this
c9l9red prodigy. On these occasions, when
the cancer becomes iuflamed our friend goes
Immediately 70 the negro aud has him 30 rub
p, and soon after, IL disappears leaving no
Laee OF its former existence save a little dry
-ea1.
A romantic marriage occurred near West
t4lnt last week On Friday afternoon, about
O'Clock John Harrington and Miss LOula
LacHrys OF est Point, were married, miles
Rom town The ceremony was performed
lT Rev. ). L. Galloway i'm a beautiful and
impressive manner. The attendants were.
j. II. >hutLe and Miss LOttfe Tauier Mr.
Frank Lanier and Mrs. ". l.. WiIIiams All
tle parties were on horseback, the ninfsfer
standing in q buggy. The place selected was
@ beautiful cluster Of shade trees. ON "a mound
near the public road. away from the hum and
Tf the busy world. After the mari atrs