Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-18

Augusta's municipal election occurs on the
first Wednesday in December.
A Cincinnati firm VIII begin work on Cuth-
uert's artesian well within thirty DAYS.
There are over 200 old criminal cases on the
Iumpkin county Superior Court dOckets.
sixteen suits on account Of the fire against
the Central Road have been filed in Barnes
Vile.
holiness meeting is in progress on the
Grounds of the Brown Base Bali Club at Au-
gu-ta.
Tn the lower part Of Berrien county. John
Fu-ch. while otter hunting, killed two deer at
one shot.
The Hill City Cadets, Of Rome. are work
ing MP their faIr. which opens the first Tues
iIy ln December
4 little I3-vear old brother Of DR.. r. j
Trippe. Of Taylorsville, had his hand torn OF
in q gin last week.
There were I.227 patients in the State Iu-
uatic Asylum on Oct. ], 1851. OF this number
zr are from Barlow county.
Hog cholera is raging N Berrien county.
Many farmers have lost most of their fatten-
ing hogs. and they are Offering to sell hog for
.-a at % reduced price.
some unknown person poisoned VIM. Num-
lTrl. Of Lincoln county on last Saturday
r.-H- with stryChuluc. He was saved bv tile
s..l 0f DR.. B. r. Bentley.
Mr. HaZlchurst. OF WaynesbOrO. has about
perfected q lock attachment which Renders M
lllI 0-=iple 10 pick q lock or turn the KEY while
i- I- in the lock when the attachment is
sprung.
Perry and vicinity viii celebrate the cleo
tom UE Cleveland and Hendricks next Thurs
dlv night by tOrchlight procession. trans
IIreucles. illumination, cannon firing and
speeches
AZ Rome Friday night Dan, negro well
known about town. was found dead on Broad
street. He had drank four large glasses Of
whisky and then lay down on the sidewalk,
where he died in five minutes.
CJsar Brown, an aged c0lOred man. was
Instantly killed by the accidental discharge of
pistol which he was examining in the store
Ol cmgletary 4 Son. at Hawkinsville, Satur-
day. The bullet lodged near his heart.
Rev. q. a Nunnally and wife will celebrate
tleir silver wedding at their home i'm Rome
ON the evening Of the 22d. 4 large number
Uf friends. including Gov. Mcdaniel and ex-
Gov Boynt0n, have been invited 10 attend.
The negroes for miles around Athens were
notified tnat If they attended the celebration
they would be shot down by the whites. The
same liars who before the election scattered
the slavery story were the authors OF the
last cnnard.
Mrs. Brown, wife Of Samuel Brown. Of
Forsyth county, was burned 20 death Satur-
dav. she was left alone IN the house. sitting
before the fire. and when found had fallen in
and was dead. She was SO years old, and was
subject 70 paralysis
A young man named Love DOzier brought a
bale Ol cotton into LlncO 'ntOn last Saturday
which had been frauduleutly dealt with. Be
tween every tie holes had been dug and water
poured in until the whole inside Of the bale
was perfectly saturated. The holes were then
stuffed with dry cotton.
4 negro boy named Tom Everett aged
about % years, was accidentally killed BY
three immense raft timbers rolling upGn him.
ON the river, on Saturday last. near Balm
bridge. AS the accident was Witnessed by
several, no Investigation was necessary, and
De was buried.
James Willis. OF Monroe county, father-in-
law Of A. B. Quinlan, was found dead i'm his
bed with John Perdue last Saturday morn
uE. When they retired Friday night sir.
Willis seemed perfectly we'll He ha Eeen
troubled with heart disease. and this Is sup
posed 20 have caused his death during the
night.
4 syndicate OF some Of the best men in the
western part OF Thomas county has been
. formed. for the purpose Of farming on The in
teusIve system and preparing the land by lev
cling and removing stumps, so that the most
improved machinery may be used. The svn-
glcate is composed Of men OF means and who
have been successful farmers for years.
The committee appointed 10 solicit suhscrip-
ti0us % the preferred stock of the Enterprise
Factory at Augusta, started on their labOrs
Saturday. and secured $4,000. This D. cOu-
s.Icrei nrst-rate- considering the tightness of
tHe money market, and no fears are enter
tanned OF their not succeeding in raising the
S-7l.llJ necessary to complete the full issue.
saturday was the ninetv-fOurth dav since
RAIN any quantity has fallen in Burke
county. The cotton crop, so per cent Of
which has been gathered. has been housed
without ever having been wet. Such q pro-
ulclel and uueNample1 season Tor crop gath
erIu- has not been known thereabOuts for many
years. The cotton crop viii be about 75 per
cent Of an average.
The death of Hosea Skies, who, as already
announced IN the NEWS, was killed at Swains-
L1ro by the falling OF a wagon wheel at DOnO-
van Perkins saw mill a few DAYS ago, has
been attributed in several papers to care ess-
ness ODD the part of the firm. a cOmmunica-
u1l received by the NEWS from SWainsbOrO
yesterday explains that Donovan n Perkins
are boz no wise responsible for the accident,
and had urged Mr. Skies to have the wagon
repaired.
D0uglasviIle Star: Dr. 7. r. Whitney IN
Vaicd our sanctum last Monday, and, holding
MP two little tiny objects fastened 10 a string.
requested MS 20 name Them. stating that we
saw something similar to them every day.
We turned them over and over and viewed
them on every side, Jut could not make out
what they were till we noticed the shape of a
uaiI ON the human hand. when the idea Oc-
r-rrei 90 us that they were infants fingers.
and In this we were correct. \ negro woman
near town gave birth to a child a few days
since, which had six fingers on each hand.
ami the doctor was called in and amputated
tla surplus fingers, which were attached bY q
klnd Ot llgament.
Mr.. Ellis. of Fulton. has introduced bill to
establish q Court of Common Pleas for the
City Ot Atlanta. The bill was introduced At
the Instance or the Bar Association of At
lauta. The lawyers appointed a committee.
with Judge Hopkins as chairman. 10 draft a
h.l which would provide all that Is desired.
The occasion for this movement is the crowded
condition Of the Superior and CITY Courts and
che consequent delay in the hearing Of causes.
The Court Of Common Pleas would have ju-
fl-.IirLluu Ot civil cases only. 1t could ne1r
and determine any civil cases such as one
brought now in the City or Superior Court,
except those cases which are required by the
constitution to be tried IN the superior
Court.
". Z. Barnett. wholesale tObacconist Of At
llnta, was closed under several attachments
Friday. For some time the business was con-
Quoted by VI. C. Barnett, a son OF NJ. T.. Bar
neit- who failed 10 make It prOdtabie- He
owed hls father 5000, and three or four days
ago sold ont TO him. The creditors allege that
tlc sale was fraudulent. aud two sets or at
tHclmeuts were Issued, one by New York and
Virginia creditors IN the State court. aud one
hy Baltimore house in the United states
Court sheriff Thomas served the state Court
papers and immediately Deputy Marshal
Mitchell served the papers issued in the Fed
eral Court. 10 Is presumed that NJ. L. Barnett
VIII give the necessary bond ans take the
goods. The house has assets amounting 10
$4,000. and its Indebtedness. including the
amount owed NJ. Z. Barnett, Is about $4,000.
While Mrs. ". r.. Brooks was alone at her
home on Pittman street. Atlanta. Sunday
night, the door was suddenly thrown open
and two ugly-lO0klng negroes stalkcd across
tle threshold. DIviuing that there was dan
ger in their presence, Mrs. Brooks prepared
tl Zee from the house She had taken but one
step when one OF the men grasped
Aer by the throat, and pressing the
point OF q dagger against her breast
commanded her 10 be silent on pain OF
death. The other negro then searched the
house for money, Obtaining 81 10 Tor ms
Brooks husband had received month s
wages from the Air Line Railroad pay car the
Cay pre- ylOUs, and an eXpectancyOt nndlng
the money IN the house doubtless lmpelled the
visit The money had been disposed OF, how
ever, before the call Of the bandits.
Monroe AdUertiser; y clock can behave
strangely. as well as people. There Is a
gentleman in this county who has a clock that
mas been sitting on his mantelplece for sever
sd years. and during which time IL has not
opened its mouth nor said word. THIS gen
uemau was in serious doubt about Clcvelana's
election, and could not feel encouraged. On
sunday, however, he received morning pa
ser from Forsyth. The information II con-
talleJ settled all the uncertainty on his mind,
ana he exclaimed: ..WcIl, Cleveland, Is elect
ei bcroud a doubt - His daughter. who has
been nearly as much interested as her father
turned 90 the clock on a sudden impulse and
waving her hand toward It, said: snow 20
Oh clock e" As if in obedience 10 her com
Aaut, the clock struck. lt had not been
worked on nor touched What made II strike
If 30 was not 10 celebrate the victory Of De
inocracy and the return to honest government
and reformf
Hartwell sun; On Wednesday mornins
HartWeH was greatly excited over the dis
e4Nery that the Ordinary's Office IN the courl
mouse had been burgiariZed and between S5J'
ana $500 stolen therefrOm on Tuesday night
4ne discovery was made by Postmaster John
s9n, whose Office Is in the court house, about
o'clock In the morning. when he went 10 the
once 70 arrange the mall Setting his lamp
down on the hall floor, he noticed that the
yrlnary's Office door was broken open. The
burglars priced the dOOr-facing TO which the
hinges were attached or with an iron crow
oar, OF some such tool, and then the door was
open. Ihey broke open the Ordlnary's desk
q which