Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-29

Efeulens-ANEu-Lhs AfdnA Ah1DDGEs
Not Apt to Shake OF their Fetters.
GEORGIA.
Thirteen persons were baptized at Pleasant
valley church, in Walton county. last Sunday
week
Jrfre Bicbv proposes TO give 5000 toward
the building OF 3 tine hotel no Newman. There
Is considerable interest manifested IN the en-
terprise.
Cant i p kennedy. Of Wrightsville, still
owns his oIi war horse fitzpatrick lie IS
gr6ut a wears ola. and stan doing good and
faithful service.
TrI,-- william Gowen brought TO st. ST.
r14r.. f1ur COWS with three heifer calves. /
Prom these have sprung herd within seven
wears O. over lfty cattle
West Points first bale of new cotton was
brought iu Wednesday by +. j. Collins and
sold t1 q. r. Rect 40 i25E cents. There is
some complaint Of bOu worms in cotton in
tEat section.
Judge J.. ". Lennard died at his home in
Dawson Tuesday. after an illness Of several
weeks Judge Lcnuard has resided in the
county for many wears, and was the first Or
binary that the county had after its creation
hy tLe legislature.
Nr. Baxter, OF High Shoals. who was
thought 90 be suffering with hydrOphQhia. is
spa=m since Monday DR.. Price does not
think it is hydrOphObia. but an old attack OF
fits, Co which he has long been subject, brought
on uy fear % the disease.
Rev. ID. W. Gwin. who lately resigned the
pastoral care Of the hIrst Baptist Church in
Atlanta, po-ltiOnnOW occupied by DR.. HaW-
thorn, has accepted the prUteSsOrshlp oi
III CHER English and Literature and Moral
Philosophy in HOliin's Institute of Roanoke
city, in Southwestern Virginia.
at Acworth Tuesday Mr.. Warner Payne.
engineer OF the AcWurJh FIGURING Mills, hung
hIs ves- in thr engine room with his watch I'm
thp pocket and stepped out for few minutes.
when he returned he went TO look for his
watch TO ascertain tile time Of day, when he
a IL e D. 81 H.s.
watch and departed. There was S25 IN am
other pocket not touched.
A painful accident in a game Of base ball
happened at Marshall, McDUhic county. on
Friday. Aug. l5. Mr.. Alb. Bailey, aged about
is years, ln running from first % second base.
was met br llr- John ~amueIs. who was plav-
ing second base and was running to catch q
Ua.l- Ih. two young men ran against each
other, and the shock was so great that Bailcv's
leg was broken just above the ankle, and
~amUels was badly bruised.
81 ease Of kidnapping occurred in Elbert
county recently. a man named Harris,
whose wife had separated from him. came
over from south Carolina with a hack and
two negro men. and went Co the house where
bis wife was living, just after dark, took her
out uF force, amt hurried her into the car
ra-e and drove OF &C rapid rate. Her
screams aroused the ucighbOrhOOd but too
late t1 capture them FIVE little children
one of them an iufant-weTe left unprotected.
T. d. Eoven on April "a was attacked bv a
maI dog between Hampton and Suunyside.
Being uuarmed. his mode OI dispatching the
raIfI mal was Of slow process choking
Him. During the struggle Mr.. Boyen recciv-
gd slight scratch on the second finger. He
Immediately went 20 physicians. but nothing
was done, an nt little was thought Of it. Last
Saturday DE complained a little of his arm
UaiuIug him. Sunday he grew worse. Mon
day stiIl worse. Tuesday wild and raying.
leaving DO question as 20 its being hydrophO-
EhI4, and Wednesday morning at O'Clock he
a very remarkable occurrence occurred
N ar Thomson lass week. About six years
ago Auabel, the young daughter of Mrs. II.
a. Mclean, had cherry pit TO become
lodged ln her nose IL caused much trouble
and annoyance 10 the child, and It's presence
finally produced catIrrh. Several p omi-
ueut surgeons examined the case and gave it
a- their opinion that the pit had been re-
moved. Last week, however. IN ht of
sneeziug, the cherry pit was dislOdged and
thrown out \ portion Of the flesh OF the
cherry which remained upon the pit had
become very hard ami seemed almost petri-
fed.
Col. Purcell. an officer of Richmond county.
was in Waynesboro few days ago for the
purpose of carrying Marcus Ellis, alias Joe
Mitchell. COlOrcd. back TO Richmond county
TAIL. Ills was arrested and brought to
WayuesborO just after the grand jury had
been discharged for the last Nav term of
Burke superior Court charged with the muir
der 0l another negro named Walker. and he
was in jall there ever since. The prisoner
was brought there believing the crime was
committed I'm Burke county, but late iuvesu-
cation 1evelaVes the fact that IL was done in
Richmond county, about $50 yards from the
Burke line. The murder was committed
twelve years ago. and Is said TO be most
lClHuu- one.
Albany NegrS: some people were disposed
Yesterday TO laugh 40 what they were pleased
10 term the dawson fiascO,N and twitted the
members of our two military companies about
"Euiug over to Dawson ia arms when there
was no Necessity for it, etc. but lf the
Guards and Jackson Artillery had not gone.
there had UpgO frUufIp u flau-nU-H-
many who were there think there would have
been If It had not been for the presence Of the
miiitaTy-these same individuals would have
been first and lOudest in censuriug the officers
and members of the two companies FOR not
acIuE patriotic enough 70 respond 10 the call
that came % them from the authorities Of
sister town and county.
Rome Courier: Mr. II. d. Cothran has in
srILuted four suits against the city of Rome to
r0muCl the city 10 make good s3Jl 65 In change
bills IS hich were issued by the city govern
meut iu 1,62. when j. J. Wood was Mayor.
The hIlls were Of three denominations. and
suit was entered for each. There Is 5000 In
one dollar bills slC0 iu halves. and sol 50 IN %
cent shIupiasters. Mayor hing handed our
reporter q copy Of one Of the bills, which read
as follows. No. go Rome, Ga, Aug. 20,
lsG2.-The City Treasurer viii pay the bearer
one dollar IN current funds, when the sum of
I've Cd liars upwards Is presented. /. j.
Wood. Mayor. George W. Brown, Clerk.
Receivable for an dues TO the city Mayor
King thinks the suits VIII be of no avail.
great Old railroad king Of Franklin county,
saws he Will visit Athens IN few days IN the
interest of a railway from our city TO Ander-
son. = c.. and that u our citizens VIII give
H-m aul announcement he will build the line.
Mr.. Bowers says that the people over IN ms
section are anxious 10 trade with Athens
again. and q railroad from this place TO tap
the EIHerton Air Line viii restore 10 us all
we have lost. Through his luaIvidual eNer-
Uuu- Tins old man has graded the Cafues-
willie road, distance OF miles. ironeu "a
rnr. FHas.s saE- T1a H-
lav another half mile. and $500 locomotive
making semi weekly trips. our people VIII
give ''J ucle Billy" hearty welcome when
ht comes TO Athens, and all the ald IN their
power.
>aufersvilIe correspondence NEWS, Aug.
%. Alexander Hayes. white, was arrested
here yesterday by sheriff 4. y. W all and
lodged Iu Jail TO await the arrival OF Clhcials
from south Carolina. The arrest was made
upon warrant issued 10y Gov. Mcdaniel IN
accordance with requisition from
Gov. Hugh Thompson; Oh Souln 'aE0-
Eua- and charges the prisoner with
murder We understand that the crime
was committed i'm Marion county, ;. e., hVe
o. >IN Years ago. since which time Hayes has
been q fugitive. He lived IN Montgomery, or
Emanuel county q year or two. where he mar
rIgi and has been In this county three or four
ycal=. being prominent among the crowd u
t1r=t-zW Wrappers which visits our town on ltib-
Boz Cars and court weeks. sheriff W all mas
notified Neil a. Carmichael, who Is desig-
mated To receive the prisoner. and VIII turn
Hayes O-er 10 him upon demand.
Newman Heru7f: Through the Kindness OF
Mr.. j. IL. Sheluutt, our clever and popular
Tax Collector. we are enabled TO give some
interesting facts taken from the tax digest.
30 VIII Ue seen that the increase Of taxable
Hie pro- erty over last year Is Slb9.5y5. An IN
teru~tIuE @ suggestive fact Is that the col
orcd pgt ulatlOn give In $4,000. an increase OF
slt0tJ over la-t year. Value Of land, lSs3,
Sl.t1d.Sa9; lsSi, $L4aa,6J0. City property, 1883,
s545,l4u. lS>i, St74.I25. Money and notes, lSS3.
~ .-l+5; l->i, S5li-sz5. Merchandise. lSSS,
$3.50 G. lS>i. eI1u.5l0 Bonds. ISS3 4l.lO0;
iS>i. SH-.tu0. Household furniture. lSS3, SlS8.
s15- ISL lS7 -.O5. Jcuelry. lSS3. Sl3sOc: IS>i,
Sla-I-B- Live stock, lSs3. S2i3.3l5; lSS4, S2S4.-
$50. Tools. l>,- S,l.42l; lsS4 So. 80. Cotton.
l>>S, s52sy0. lsSi, S-3.9I0- All other property,
l>s5. .gz5. ISL SllI.4I5. Bank stock. ISS3
$4,000, 1881. $4,000. Cotton manufacturing,
l>Sa. $50 O; l>si $4,000. Total, lSS3, $685.
15J: Issf, $3.f75.3lO.
AtAuEusta Wednesday Judge Boney heard
argument In the Augusta bank robsersi bail
case. He dismissed the writ Of prohibition
submitted To Judge Hammond as referred
back % b N. and also passed a new order pro-
L-llLiug the Clerk of the Superior Court from
carrying ont she original order allowing bail
until further order of court. Judge Roney
then heard argument IN favor of sustaining
this original order ana granting bail from
Hon. james 4. L. Black. Judge Claiborne
Sueed and r. r. Nerdery, counsel for
simmons one Of the bank robbers. and
from Solicitor General BOykin Wright
and Messrs. Foster and Lamar against
accepting the bail. Judge ROney reserved his
decision few DAYS 10 carefully examine this
important question. lie said that precedent