Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07


negro Near BaxIey-A Negro With
Classical Names.
GEORGIA.
r-a-s we're but four deaths in Macon last
week
T.- Chris tiau Church az Conyers was dedi-
a-taI few days ago.
Tho rain gauge in Cedart0wn showed that
.g-a-ra Inches Of rain fell iu June
r.-rtriug struck the historic oak in front
-le college chapel 90 Athens Friday
ffr Phinizv. the oldest and one Of the most
rr uent cItIzer- oi Augusta dled FFluA!
r n Tbrasher has resigned the Marshal
.r Juitmau and j. j. Baldrlck has been
.a.aI ts f'I the vacancy.
rH. ur1athorpe arteslau well has passed
...e. go feet ui sand. with no prospect Of
.-a lrmer foundation.
10 r vahan. of Barlow county. brought 70
I.-..r-rl.iH last saturday yO pounds ~ bacon
sa fr-E falls raising and sold IL at IL cents.
rHs.ta1 .= being circulated asking the
.-+Har.tie- of Quiiman 20 levy q tax for
a.rrrra=e oi starting az once an artesian
W
.- m rat Iu her new school building.
..s-.-i three hundred and eleven
-...-- .lre l.eu subscribed mp 10 date.
.HH b ClnnaIiy. Of Banks county. was
.# .r lightning on Friday, as also the
E.-.. mi. which Lp was riiing. 4 man named
p-. e-s-e with D0uually. aud be was Grip
-r4.s .HI ll- mule Eilea-
,r. Godfrey. living some five miles north
Ff.-..-. while 0u hrs mare either going 20
r-.. -...z from Che field. was fatally hurt
t- r....u- tree. The tree Eiiled the mare
.-# Sir. raIlrey55 recovery j. thought TO be
frr ..---
I-.-ras- alleged that John Mitchell, son OF
...-r Tom Mitchell. uf W aluut Grove. who
v-- a.ar. dead in bed 40 Couyers with pis-
r..#..rr weeE bis legs, poisoned himself on
.rt u. ru0r7e 20 having betrayed a
rs#.- --.E.
..-.raI woman living on II. NJ. Elders
Hr.. e.. TuHH went tD church on Thursday
ur-.r .a-r auI Ileked her TWO children up By
tH.-.rraz The building caught fire aud the
r. .-.r EHra ErrF nearly crrmatcd. One Of
f.aH vH- badly burn. d-
Ta1tr mills in Clarke county, one three
..--... H..H. wore washed away by FRIDAYS
-.Hr-. -.fH frr machinery in the mills. Mr..
p...r.r lester also l1-t his mill and dam. B.
E Williams. vs. DzietbOrpc, and J. IL. ThOmp-
-aa. ar ue.uer. both lost mill dams.
T.H fu-ee hours ro-as-yOu- phase foot race
aratr.a- Friday resulted as follows: Potts,
ur.- 'Hr-, tUt, ls miles lap; DOOtsOn,
r mics IE laps; Hopper. y miles u laps:
Chandler g uI. les lH laps Potts represented
Madison county, Cox OcOuee and DoOtsOn
tHr-..
TfrTrGrar-r Banking and Trust Company
f.t. made their -emi-aunusl report. This
Harl ua- organized iu 1872. with q capital Of
EH."..- has paid dividends lu twelve wears
Ha- O. sarp'u- of sf&000 and cash on
l4rI t--.Hu- The stockholders own property
valued aG SI.aIa.09o, which D. liable for de
Ts-.-
sev.ra- wen known commercial travellers
gfNaruu VIII -Uuu Dee pItted against each
rrHrr DO three hours gO-as-y yOu-plcase foot
race. TH. Dee includes the following:
Prom $. T. Coleman q CO.. Levi Shep-
UHrI. from IaHue- a Johnson. Joe Greer;
~ Nr--Hium N Co. J. A. McGrcgOr; from
TH-'ur Bros. s. Co.. sam Moore: from ID.
.'HaH d. Pierce Marx IHe sixth
man v-'I probably De Berrieu Walker. from
g.. o. Rogers 80 90.
Washington gG-sHs: Capt. John Flanuery.
rl savannah. i- su town visiting relatives and
attending tur commencement Of ST. J0seph's
Academy. Tho bank iu savannah. of which
Can't. F.auuerr b. President. recently had
TIr 1u DO BOZ common with great many other
Hlut-. auJ bon four hours Sl25000 were drawn
out. But when every dollar was paid that
was called for the bank announced that it
was ready to keep ON paying till every deposit
-l0uld he withdrawn.
some nine vcars ago. at % Christmas frolic
given 90 the beHt ol the 81. Mary 'Sriyer in
Charlton county. John J. Thomas and Joseph
Crews, f3mHiarlv known as "BOnev joe
met and resumed @ previous difficulty, which
resulted m the death Of Crews. Thomas fed
the state. An Indictment was found against
h.m at the following spring term Of Charlton
Court for murder. and not until this late day
has he been arrested. lie was brought from
Florida bv Mr. Mans, who arrested him in
Nuiu-Ig county ot that state upon a Telui-
-It'1u Uf Gov. Mcdaniel
a case before Justice Poe. 90 Macon satur-
dHE. had rather funny termination. John
Doe claimed that Richard Roe owed him
about $50. Zoe claimed that the amount was
only Sll. and then the suit. After several
months litigation they both greed To leave it
t9 iary, aul consequently the case came mp
before Justice Poe saturday. Doe was
awarded the sll but said he didn't want it.
auJ further said it could Doe given to charita-
DIE purpose. His two lawyers thereupOn
lUlk s. each rs their fee, and with the re-
mguIu. So treated the jury.
uuIlmsu Free Press: The shipment Of wa
termeIrus for this season is virtually over.
Next week Few scattering car loads will be
loafrI, hIt ODE bulk Of the crop has gone.
Ile business this year has been most mag
uidreHt failure The crop will not average
more Than one car load to five acres. Prices,
however. have been very good, and the proba-
l.-'E DIS ttat growers as q rule will come out
without much loss fhrec-iOurths Of the
rruH from tl,s road has gone east, and for
some reasons We are glad Of IT,. Our former
estimate "i I51 ear loads from this point is
about correct.
81. ~.mHa'- correspondent NEWS: The boat
4u. occupants mentioned i'm the NEWS July 3,
So having ltlt DarIen Tor the LAND Of
kiHWtr-- arrived at 81. SimOn's Mills Monday
lnt 'HE at anchor OF the Lower Mill until
Thursday last. when a man went on the
steamer O.. NJ Bird iuquiriug for a Justice of
lEr Peace. having been told that there was one
cn uHlri uu iiudiug him the man swOre out
warrant against the man in the boat for
allG.tU- aut harbOI ing his WIFE. On being
brought before the Justice of the Peace the
matter was arranged by the prosecutor pay
l1- costs s. tt' and taking the wife, aud
allowing thc balance TO proceed on their jour
ney without mast or sail, but with plenty Of
blue eyed children.
MHlamsvIIIc correspondence Barnesville
At"s- IilImau Baily. on sunday last. visited
DIS IruaaU-htcr and her husband, Mr.. West
NHL.irr. iu-, across the line into Upson. and
r.r .. H.H
started home. mr. >aulter reached for his gun
AHE with huiC Iu hand ordered Tillman Baily
l4-."l- There "a a settlement between YOU
anil uE wife," said Saulter 10 Baily. land it
ea7u.t have been settled nine years ago"
Nr-. >lUlJcr therefore proceeded 20 belabOr
Af- lllmHu kaIly with hickOries, and or
+sEtt Bally to get upon his knees and beg
Nar-ou. He tl4 50. Those who have seen Mr..
Ea-ly'- back saw that IL is terribly lacerated.
h5.Ly SAYS that neither Saulter nor his wife
i1-1 lim shat She whipped him for.
Intelligence has just reached WadIev OF the
death, at Harlow. England Of one of lis oldest
citizens, Mr.. CUthbert Torrencc. Mr. Tor
renee was native Of England. and when
bat entered the British marine service. After
serving there for number Of wears, he came
l9 ilc United states and settled IN south Car
oiul. Altcr few years residence in that
STATE DC came 20 jefferson county. Ga. aud
ut@ resided there ever since. During the late
var pc served as q private in mpany r.
.. Legion cavalry. He left adley on
AaF l9 Tor England. for the purpose ef
getting legacy of $4,000 that had been
t-. nun pl q sister. lie was taken sick en-
route and died on June 10, just one
month after leaving his adopted home. Cuth-
l.lt lnFrruce was seventy seven wears Of age.
tte was entitled To q pension ausi house at New
tA7le-on-Iyue from the British govern
neni. hut tins he declined, prcferring to live
on AAi.ilca. 1el after lapse OF siNty-hve
!e-F-, 1e went back 10 his place Of birth,
There 90 die.
haN.ey correspondence NEWS. July ..
lttr ltirt 90 many strange incidents, but
d holding lu inquest over alive negro is not
one 90 the strancest ever heard Of it is
certainty one OF the most laughable. / am
tN.l tutl an incident OF this nature actually
'9esuirtd at >urrency, IN this county. few
o4t-eluce. under the following circumstances:
AHuul week or ten DAYS ago. Mr.. +. Daniels.
section master on the East Tennessee. Nir-
-tnia ana Georgia Railroad. struck 3 negro
nan ou She heaa with "a club for some impu-
eelet the negro had given him, hurting the
negro badly The negro mOped around sur
lencF Tor Few DAYS. when he very suddenly.
+. tl appearances, died, supposedly from the
E'", Wnereupon Justice Of the Peace sum
i-alca jury and proceeded ID hold an in
quest. the result of which was as follows
lAe deceased came TO his death by a blow
lFom ine hands Of r. Daniels" Imagine the
surprise of the citizens when the negro came
tv- On the arrival OF the first train after the
-tue-t. boarded the train and went away.
no lae doctorwas, holding the post mOrtem
,A.,-indtlon. IT any, have not been informed.
gul presume that operation was performed
by Jls Justice Of the Peace.
saturday. says the Atlanta Constitution.
S.a,S treasurer Specr returned from New
lorA where he has been for several davs look
p after The payment of the July interest.
Alr- >pecr N 5 asked for the result OF his trip
anu said; The interest has nearly all been
lald and Is now being paid as fast as the cOu-
pons come in The money is on hand and
eEeI4 Thing Is moving along smoothly 'sThe
.l1te borrowed part Of the money believer
-; at the last session of the Legislature some
NeI@ ueavy appropriations We're made beyond
tle usual demands on the Stale. The session