Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

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IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Commercial Travellers Impudence at
Rome Ends In His Chastisement-A
Family with surfeit of Thumbs
-IuIa Hurst's Mesmeric Exhibition
ProvOkes Fight
GEORGIA.
Dalton has g. 2.574.I2 in her treasury.
Monroe is TO have a three story hotel.
Fox huntiugis being revived in many parts
Of the state.
Enoch Faw. who healed the Reform ticket,
IS the new Mayor Of Marietta.
Reports that the cat crop has been ruined
bv the cold continue to pour in.
Thomas Day has been elected Collector by
the Atlanta street Commissioners.
A bale Of cotton has been pressed and
packed IN four minutes at Augusta.
The Connasauga river was frozen over from
bank to bank recently. 4 rare occurrence
Gordon county has been added to the pro
hibiuon list. The county voted against WhlsKy
by p majority.
The Joseph E. Brown University, at Dalton,
began its session last week with nearly one
hundred scholars.
William Jackson. while on his way TO Dub
lin from Arthnr. some time ago, found IN the
road bag Of money.
Rev. Geo A. Lotion, D. D., has been called
TO the pastorate Of the Baptist Church OF Dal-
ton. and has accepted.
The Ordinary OF Pulaski county issued IA
marriage licenses during the year les3- Two
thirds Of the number were Tor negroes.
Rev. DR.. j. $. Key has sold the Lumpkn
IadeDesdeutt TO Judge j. B. Latimer, Of Lump
kin. il is said the price paid was $1,000.
The roads were So bad last week that the
mail carriers 10 jug Tavern and High Shoals
failed TO make the trips for several days.
Mt. H. Evans residence. in Cherokee
county. was destroyed by fire recently The
house was insured for 81, 200, and the furniture
for 500.
Nimrod y. Howard died at his home in
Cusseta Monday night, after "a long illness Of
paralysis. He was one Of the first settlers Of
Chattah0ochee county.
The firm of W. W. Robinson y Co., Of
Dublin. has dissolved. NJ. J.. Jones buying out
the interests OF his two partners W j. Jones
and W. W Robinson.
Cochran has elected the following ticket:
Mayor. r. +. Nicholls; Aldermen, q. l.. iiar-
ward. }. NJ. Lamb. 4. ID. Walker, +. T. DaW-
son. W. b. Watts and NJ. Y. LTanuy.
c. ". Walker. a 10 year-old coloIed boy. Of
Bamesvile. gives promise of becoming fine
artist. lie has already done some fine pencil
work for one with his meagre advantages.
One hundred and twenty-seyen thousand
dollars IS the largest amount of business that
anv one house in Athens did before the war
There are now several houses that reach up to
wards q million.
Henrietta Walker, an aged negro woman,
fell from the bed IN which she was sleeping
in Northern Liberties Tuesday morning
about O'Clock and broke her neck. Death
was almost instantaneous.
At SandersviIle s. b. Robson has sold his
stock of groceries to L. II. ROughtOn, who has
formed partnership with Lee smith. The
new firm viii continue the grocery business
at the old stand occupied by Mr.. smith
Monday night the W. & A. passenger train,
due at Dalton at %. ran into an f.. T.. y. & Ga.
freight train. about one hundred yards below
the Dalton depot, and badly wrecked two lat
cars. The accident delayed all outgoing
trains.
Mrs. David Estes committed suicide at her
home below Rocky mountain, In MeriWether
county, bv hanging herself TO the joist Of her
house. Mrs. Estes had been married only two
months. Her rasn act is attributed to mental
arrangement.
The Americus Recorder saws. Mr.. Robert
Heath, brother Of MIR. q. W. Heath, who re-
Gently died in this place, arrived IN this city
on Tuesday on a visit to his brother, expect
ing TO take him on a visit to relatives in North
Georgia, not having heard of his recent
death"
A telegram from Elbertou. states that Mrs.
y. J.. DeadWyler and her son. Joe Henry.
aged Is years, both died on Monday night of
typhoid pneumonia, and that five other mem
hers of The family are down with the same
fatel disease. Mr.. Deadwyler is Marshal Of
ElbertOn.
sam Hardin, an aged colored man, died
near Dalton Tuesday. He claimed TO be l25
years Of age. and said he distinctly remem-
hered incidents connected with the revOlu-
tionary war. being at that time in his teens.
Without doubt he was the oldest person IN
Whitfield county.
Rev. W. z. Harrison and Miss Mary Hodge,
of Columbus, were married Wednesday Or.
Harrison was formerly pastor OF St.Luke's. IN
Columbus, but now occupies the position of
book editor OF the Southern Methodist EpiscO-
pal publishing house, with headquarters at
Nashville, Tenn.
The motion for new trial in the damage suit
OF Andrew !. Thomas, Of Cartersville. against
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which
has been pending before Judge Fain for some
has finally been decided. and the
trial refused. The case viii now 20 TO the
Supreme Court unless a compromise is made.
At the store Of Hon. Thomas d. Wilcox. in
Irwin county. post Office has lately been ps-
tablished. II is located on the new mail route
between Bowen's Mills. in Wilcox county,
and Dorminey's Mills, in Irwin county. The
office was named Crisp, IN honor of Judge G.
F. Crisp, Congressman.
The Hawkinsville Nslrs of the 10Th instant
says. tsHOn. $ W Brown, our Representa-
tive and one of our most successful farmers.
sold last week to J. o. Jelks a son. of this
city, $50 pounds of home made lard. He has
plenty left to supply the wants OF his family
for the ensuing year, and Is not yet through
killing hogs"
George Wilkes, a young man. son of A. II.
Wilkes. three miles from jefferson, discovered
one morning last week a small pimple on his
iittle finger, which became very painful. y
physician was called m, who pronounced 1t
poison from the bite Gf spider or a snake.
and despite all his efforts on Friday night the
young man died.
lnGuiG nj AIaMloItls CAluTudA Night. ut-
stroyed the gin house, saw-mill and grist-m mill
of William Rutledge. instead Of only the gin
house, as first stated. There was one bale of
cotton in the gin house. The property was
insured as follows. North American, $500:
Merchants. of Newark, $500; Crescent. of New
Orleans, $500; Western Assurance, $500. The
are JIG said to have been the work or an incen-
diary.
The Columbus Sun Of the 10th says: "The
steamer Ruth, which was brought from Mo-
bile short time ago 10 ply the [ hattahoochee,
has quit our river. She left EGfaula Monday
morning, on her last trip, with $50 bales of
cotton for Chattahoochee. She will proceed
Mt once from that point TO Mobile. The Ruth
was leased by Capt. j. W. voolfolk. OF this
city. and II. l.. Hull a Co.. of Eufaula. 10 be
used in moving cotton down the river to
ChatahOochee and ApalachicoiG, and having
fulfilled her mission she now returns 10 her
owners"
During the cold weather of last week, Hen
ry. q Is year-Od son of Rev. j. W. MashbUrn.
who lives near BOweu's Mil, Wilcox county,
went bird hunting. When he returned 20 the
house he placed the gun against the bureau in
the room where his father and other members
OF the family were sitting. some ice on the
stock Of the gun caused lt 10 slip on the floor.
The gun was discharged, and the entire load
passed through the top of Heury's little sis
ter's foot and entered the bed-p0st against
which his father was leaning. The wound
which the little girl received was slight one.
IL was narrow escape for both father and
child.
The Amerieus Republican saws: There is
q very clever cOlOred man, residing in Lees
burg, named Andrew Reid, who has two
thumbs on each hand. He saws his father
had them also, and six out of seven of his
fathers children. and sin of his own. nder
the pOlygamy 100 common among the cOlOred
people. his father, he says, bad some twelve
or fifteen outside children, nearly ali Of whom
had the surplus thumbs, and he has one out
side child possessing the same physical super
fuity : very large proportion of the broth
eFs. sisters and children have also an extra
supply Of big toes. ALdrew is permanent
resident Of Leesburg, and paEt Of the facts he
states prove themselves. One Of the family
vas once stolen and the master followed him
10 Texas. identified HIM by his thumbs and
brought him hOme.-
Miss Lula Hurst, OF CedaT:OWn, gave
an exhibition Of her mesmcric pow
ers in the theatre az Rome,
Tuesday. &. J. Brlant was called 20 seat on
the stage and was invited TO assist in holding
down a chair while Miss Hurst charged il
with her magical force. Mr.. Brant entered
into the work with his whole soui. After
pitching around for some time Mr.. Hurst re-
Quested Mr.. Briaut 10 let go his hold on the
chair as he was afraid his daughter would
get hurt. But Mr.. Brlant declined. and Mr..
Hurst became so enraged, that as soon as he
could get possession of the chair he dealt Mr..
Briant s terrible blow over the head with
e. Mr. Briant advanced Tor fight, and for
Jew minutes there Hvas q lively time. Miss
Hurst shouted ard cried. and ladies IN the an
dience screamed. wn.te wen jumped 70 their
tset and started for the stage, But gentle
laen o. the stage interfereo ana P.cvented
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