Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-02
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

A Murder Of Twenty Years Ago Re.
called in Franklin County-1Ivsteriou,
CIots OF Blood Agitating Macou-A
Child Accidentally Killed by a Pfsto,
in Berrien County
GEORGIA.
r. N. Tisou. Of Brunswick. is Senatoris
candidate
A Democratic mass meeting was held a
Rome saturday.
The Democrats OF Lowndes county meet in
NaldOsta tomorrow.
A COW was killed by last weeks miniatur,
cyclone at Eastman.
Capt. Daniel Morrison.an old citizen ef Ber.
risn county, died May ~
The last brick on the new Baptist church al
Macon was laid Saturday.
The cornerstone Of the new armorv Of the
Macon volunteers VIII be laid tomorrow.
The country around Liberty Hill has not
had rain since April p. The farmers OF that
Eectioni complain o. arOugh and poor stands Of
cotton.
Robert Harper. one Of the most prominent
farmers OF Baldwin county. died at his resi-
deuce near Merlwether station last Wednes-
day night.
A. ". Hill. or Coweta county. fell 30 feet "a
the bottom of "a we'll and injured one of his
legs 90 badly that amputatIOn MAJ be uu-
avoIdable.
Hon. C.. F. Crisp is expected to be at home
IN attendance upon sumter Superior Court
tins week. He is employed in a number OF
important cases.
The Griffin Ns5rs thinks thai If the old Light
foot Base Bali Club Of that CITY Is reurgaIIfzcd
ami enters the State League, 10 Will be able 90
at least hold It's own.
j. +. Matthews has retired from the Eaton
ton chronicle j. b. Reese's name is now az
the head Of the column. with J.. W. SammOn=
as corresponding editor.
a 4-year old Putnam youugster has turned
his attention TO turkey raising. He has ovef
100 little ones in a thriving condition and ex-
pects as many mOretO hatch.
A tcethIng child of Henry Hook. Of " Albany.
pat q stick covered with dry crust Of YER
million red into It's mouth, and died in convul-
siOns short time afterwards.
The cncamumeut committee has invited
Col. Henry W Grady, of the Atlanta Con-
stitEtiou. 10 deliver the champiouShiu hammer
10 tle vIctOrs at the Rome encampment.
The COlretE Adrsrtiser prints interesting
matter IN q neat fashion on q superior guaIi-
o. of paper-threc points which will give anv
paper good start on the road 10 success.
Darieu Gazette: Hon. Robert FaIIigant. of
Savannah, Is the very man 10 be the Presi-
Dental elector from the first Georgia district.
He l7 one OF The aulest orators in the South.
The LOwujcs county grand Jury recon-
mend the building Qf court house in each
militia district OF the county. aud the reten-
tIon Of $4,000 as the price Of q liquor license.
Darien Gasstts: TattnaH county being enti-
t.ei lo the NenatgrshiD thls time. Il is geuer-
ally understood that the many friends oi
M- d. Macarthur viii put him forward for the
place.
CARROT Comfy Times: john NJ Bowen has
the earliest wheat we have heard of. Judging
from bunch which he brought 10 town last
FRIDAY. He thought lt would do TO cut this
week.
PIKE County Nesrs: Mr.. Tom Riviere has
over agg cabbage plants He sOwed 50 paue
oi the Fiat Dutch variety, and with goods ea-
sons Will supply this market with white
winter cabbage.
Louis Curry, cOlOred. has been sentenced to
hEe years m stripes for entering the residence
OF f.r-- +. ~ Owens. at Darieu, and compeH-
iu- her o. give him an the money she had i'm
the house. about S..
j. p. Adair's house. which was burned at
Gainesville last week. DO is said. was once the
temple OF Justice 90 Franklin county. Its
age is variously estimated at from sixty 10
one hundred years.
John PHiuaZce. OF Barucsville. received a
letter Thursday from Atlanta to walk against
Seti. who has made Che best record. A S. .O0l
pursa VIII Ge made up for man 70 beat him.
Mr.. PhInaZee VIII accept.
10 is said that more than two-thirds Of the
creditors of Mr.. James, the Atlanta banker.
Lavs-i- -Hed thepapers agreeing 10 the terms of
compromise made 10y the joint com mittee and
adopted ot a meeting Of the preferred and
non preferred creditors.
Evans Wright. who ATTEMPTED to assassfuafe
'eX-G0y- james VI. smith. at Columbus. sue
Cee.iet Iu giving q $500 bond and was released
from custody Wright mother went his bail.
Two OF the three bullets fired passed through
the eN-G1vernOr's coat.
Eatautou has one carriage shop, one har-
ness, TWO wood and four blacksmith shOus.
The stores furnish employment To one hum
dred persons during the summer months,
There are nineteen water and steam Erist
and iour mills in the county.
Jim Helt0n, living three miles east OF Car
ru-It0u. hau his house burned Wcdnesdav
night Everything in the house was destroyed
except ms bedding. lie estimates his loss at
over $500 The people OF the town are con-
trihutIug literally for his relief.
Valtost3 Times: Col. RObt. c. Mitchell. Of
ThumaSvIllc. solicitor General of the Thomas
vile Circuit performed his last service as
Solicitor at the LOwnGes Superior Court last
week lie will resign his commission and
leave his Office Tor some other 20 ILL.,
Mrs. Lavima BiOunt. OF DaFien. mother OF
Capt. Edmund Blouut. sheriff T.. Batter
Bl0uut and AIrs. James r. Clancy Of tile
Ridge. and john Henry BlOunt. OF Liberty
county. died sunday evening last. at her resi-
deuce on the Ridge, after painful illness OF
some duration.
Wavcrass ReB9rter. We understand that
C01ee, Cliuch and Ware will probably have
candidates in the field for Senatorial hOnors
As Coffee has not had a Senator for some time,
the probabilities are, IN justice 70 her claims
that the voters of the three counties will
There have been 81 late many sheen killed
bE dogs in New Mexico district. Carroll county
Among the losers are j. y. King. Fed knight
j. T.. Layton. $. y. Jackson and J. L. Yates
Mr.. ThiEpen thinks 90 have been killed with
Iu circle Of tve miles around his house. In
one place. one and Oue-half miles from hi;
house, SIX were found dead.
FrlBEIia County Register. There was q bot
tie Of brandy burned between the ceiling ant
weatherbOardIug Of j. =. Adair's house that
was put there when the house was building
nc was left there 10y one Of the WOrkmcn at the
dinner hour. and fastened up by the other car
penters before he knew It. BY this time il
would have been sixty years old. and would
have caused the old topper to smack his lips.
The Columbus stars aud the Central City
Base Ball Club. Of Macon. play on the ground.
Of the latter club tomorrow. 10 is said that
the Columbus nine. with one exception, Ia
composed of professionals from Louisville
Cincinnati and other cities. The Central
City club expect soon O. be reinforced 10y
good players from distance, and the boys
will do the best they can until their arrival.
One night last week the old Wells place
about ten miles north of Buena Vista, was de-
strOycd by fire. The origin OF the fire Is moi
known. John Benson had been living there
several wears, and had everything that hC
wanted. but to-day he = a very poor man
The fire had burned down To the room In
which AIr. Benson and family were sleeping
and one of Mr. EensOu's feet was badly
burned. Nothing was saved except three
mattresses and one pair OF shoes.
Bibb county Democrats will be represented
at Atlanta by the following gentlemen. " hC
were selected az saturday mass meeting ai
Macon: =. T. Price. 4. +. Park. " Washington
Dessau, J. j. AmasOn and IT. e.. johnson. $
b. Price was selected Chairman. After re-
firing the committee reported the following
delegates: George W. Gustln, Chairman; 4
q. Bacon. r. +. Park. 1. Y. Sanders. Jane.
Holmes. Alteruates-S. G.. Chamble. G. W
Howard. Fl. &. johnson, j. e.. BannOu. John
McMauus. %. y. Dana. The following wa.
saH
meeting cf the Democracy Of BIbb county
that delegates TO the National Democratic
Convention should 90 untrammeled with IN
structiOus.H
NaldOsta Times: News Of one Of the saddes
accidents which we have been called upon tC
chronic comes TO Us from BerrIen county
about - miles above NaldOSta. Il Is another
sad chapter IN the history Of the evil habit o
carrying pistols. Mr. David Mathis. q young
man with a family. had living with him Lad
Of a brother who was the proprietor OF
pistol The boy had the deadly weapon out
and had Just loaded Il, when little four
vear-old child. son OF Mr. David Afathis,cam,
up, and Innocent Of the danger, reached on
for the pistol. The boy uuWisely let the chile
deadly instrument fell 10 the floor and free
of, shooting the child through the body. Tn,
little victim soon died from the wound.
Eastman corresDOndence NEWS. May 81
One Of the prisoners. George Fuller, who es
capped from jail q few days since. returne,
and surrendered himself to Magistrate +. 4
Lee this morning. demanding a preiiminaI
trial which resulted In his discharge. IL vii
he remembered that he was accused OF tn
murder of Ed. Curry. in February last, wa
arrested. tried before Magistrate Ryals, an,
discharged. He was then rearrested under
warrant issued upon the affidavit Of Henr,
DiNsOn and lodged in jail without commit
meut. He saws Bias Wright and Lewis Nc
Rae hroke Jail and let themselves and tn
other prisoners ont. George, feeling his IN
nOcence. came back and surrendered, witt
the result stated. He says Bias and Levi
are in Irwin county.
Mscon telegraph dad Messenger OF Sunday
One lar Last NEeak a mol of hind N-as fnmnt