Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-10
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Carroll COunty's Fatal Runaway Acct
dent-Eastman's Celebration of the
Democratic VIetory-InterestingR Rem
inIscences in the Early History of Car
roll COunty-AIurder at TitusviIle on
Election Night.
GEORGIA.
TaIbOtton has received about 5000 bales Of
cotton 70 date.
NIX. Butler, OF Augusta. died Thursday,
aged 80 years and months
The Superior Court OF Barlow viii not meet
till the second Monday IN January.
Thirteen thousand dollars worth of land
was sold at CrawfOrdyille Tuesday.
The Atlanta Burglar Alarm Company will
soon begin stringing their wires IN the city.
It's estimated that there was over $4,000
put up in Atlanta IN Wagers on the election.
Jasner J. Morrison is a candidate for Trea-
surer Of Ebert county at the ensuing cleo
ton.
The Gray dray ordinance will beintroduced
In the Atlanta Council again at the next
meeting of that body
Athens viii celebrate the Democratic ma
ti0ual victory on Thursday with a mammoth
torchlight procession.
There is some talk Of having Barlow County
Court changed 10 City Court, and it is said
that the idea has many supporters.
3. N. Lilly has purchased the extensive
Enterprise Planning Mills at ThOmasviIle. for
uerly run by Messrs. kneller 4 Co.
Rome and Griffin celebrated the victory
Friday. Every town in Georgia has been
painted red, and the glOrifcatiOn gives no
evidence Of cessation.
Alapaha correspondence NEWS, Nov. ::
AT WilIcOochee to-day Wright Ellis cut two
negroes and shot at third one. Tonight
some one shot him through the arm from the
darkness.
Tue Eatonton City Council has purchased
from capt l. IL. Adams four or five acres Of
laud- lying contiguous to the cemetery, for
burial purposes, and will have the land sur
veYed az an early day They are 10 pay at the
rate Of $50 per acre.
Gainesville has been visited by Messrs.
Haggart and scObel, from Toronto. Can,
with q view Of establishing settlements for n
desirable class Of emigrants, who, with ample
means, are seeking a more genial climate in
which 20 make permanent homes.
Athens Banner: The boys are getting up a
hue suit OF clothes for the cOlOred man on
David T. sims place who openly voted the
his race who had the manhood and courage
To- do so. He viii also be given place Of
honor IN the procession. Bud Cox says he will
give him the finest hat that can be bought in
Athens
Washington Gdsstts: DIR. J. A. A. Harper.
druggist IN this place, made an ASST signment
last Saturday. Mr. L. BurWell Green is as
signee. The liabilities are S4.l00 and assets
Sa,alJ. There are two preferred creditors
whose claims amount to 81 200. The assign
ment was caused by i'll health in a large de
gree. DR.. Harper left for Atlanta Thursday
and viii probably travel for a house in that
city.
Two tramps went to the dwelling of an old
negro, Bob Walker, who lives on DIR. j. L.
Walkers farm, three miles from Greenes-
b0r0, and. after Intimidating his wife, apprO-
prated all his bed clothing and left. 4 war
rant was sworn out before the County Judge,
and placed in the hands Of Bailif English for
their arrest. Mr.. English, after instituting
dIligcnJ search for the robbers, has been thus
lar unable TO find them.
CarrOlltOn Free Press: Wednesday morning
lf II - r~fr
Turkey creek, containing ? gins. screw, 5
bales cotton, and the seed from bales, was
burned. No insurance. The house Is JUST IS
feet from the mill house on the opposite side.
which was saved by a strong wind in the op-
pOsIte direction. 1t was certainly the work
Ol an incendiary, as Mr.. Davenport says there
hasn't been ire in the house in six weeks.
Griffin Nstrs: The Episcopal church stands
on the west side of original Griffin, and the
Christian church is little west OF il in West
Griffin The officers OF the Christian church
had made a contract with some wOrkmen to
have new shingle roof put on their house.
The contractors had hired some freedmen to
assist I'm doing the work, and the other morn
ing one OF them wanting TO put IN good days
work, went to the Episcopal church and tore
oil good portion of the church roof before he
discovered that he was working at the wrong
place. lt was very provoking mistake, both
t0 the owners of the church and the wOrkmen.
who VIII have f0repair the damages.
Eastman correspondence NEws. Nov s.:
The town was lighted up last night with hon
fires. and some big guns were fired token
OF rejoicing over the news Of Cleyelard's
election and the triumph OF Democracy. but
the utlhonslfaLlQn Was nothing compared
with the jubilee that VIII take place here when
all ihe returns are in, and the success Of the
Democratic party is confirmed beyond perad-
venture, or even the shadow of doubt. The
citizens Of Eastman telegraphed Gov. Cleve-
land to-day, sending him their heartfelt con-
grltulati0ns on his election, and rejoicing
with the whole country in the success of De-
mocracy and honest government. Our people
are almost wild over the news. Never before
hd, the telegraph office at this place been so
literally patrOnized In any election as it is in
this. Constant inquiries are being flashed
over the wires for the latest news.
Atlanta Journal: A young man by the name
OF A. j.. smith was brought to the city Friday
evening by William Turner, OF the peniten-
uary department. Smith goes up for four
years from Lumpkin county for horse steal
ing. smith confessed his guilt, and said there
was regular organized band Of horse thieves
operating in Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
b1ma. and that he was one Of the leaders OF
the band. He further said that the young
man Iloughbery. arrested by Marshal Ware,
OF Lacrosse, and Capt. Couch, Of this place,
was member Of it. He said they had got IN
some good work in these States, and when it
became necessary they were prepared TO run
their horses on as far as Texas. To him. he
sand. the life OF horse thief was a fascinating
one. and when man once Joined the gang he
could not go back on them. The band has
been operating many years. and they had
communication with other bands in different
States. Mr.. Turner carried him FRIDAY night
90 the Dade coal mines.
The Carrollton Tunes prints the following
fuller particulars OF an accident already
mentioned In the NEWS On yesterday morn
Ing. about o'clock as Mrs. Betsy ChappeD.
10 company with Mrs. Berry Neil, were being
driven TO the depot 5y Ambrose West, a ne
gro. the horse became frightened at some
bushes near the road. sprang aside, backward,
throwing tne wheels OF the wagon against
large stump. He then rushed forward among
some saplings, the sudden move throwing
9lrs- Gnappcll out over the right fore wheel
Mrs Nell falling a little further forward.
me WaEonbOdy came down across
Mrs. ChapDelfs chest. The negro ran and
threw the wagon on of her and picked her up.
VtAeFs came up 10 see how badly the two Ia
dies were hurt and to render their assistance,
only % find Mrs. Chappell a corpse. She
would have been so years Of age II she had
l.eu TN January next. Mrs Neil was rot
injured much. physically. though there were
few bruises about her face and chest, and
Lle mental shock was very great. Mrs.
Williamson and her daughters were in buggy
behind and their horses became frightened
aad threw them out also, bruisIns them up
considerably. The cause Of the horses fright
was supposed 70 be some bushes with blood
On tnem, which some butcher had thrown
from beef wagon. They were near, and
igst below the road. The wagon was torn al
most % sphnters. The relatives of the de-
ceased lady were sent for ami came up just as
cur reporter left.
''Unele Tom is writing the history Of Car
roll county for the CarrOlltOn Times. This
week he has tbe following: After the treaty
~ Anul1n springs IN 1872. uy Wutcu Nut NEeck
Aatign Of Indians ceded to the United states
for the use Of Georgia the territory they had
remaining in the state, including Carroll
county, which comprised al OF said territory
Hest OF CnattahO0chee river. the hostile chiefs
oi said nations killed Gen. Mcintosh and some
other chiefs who had signed said treaty. Nc
lntosl was killed and his house burned at the
Mcintosh Reserve. situated on the Chatta-
p iOchee river in said county After the hos
tiias had murdered the chiefs they applied to
the uitgd states Government to set aside said
treaty =, nd TO make treaty with them, and
Tie Serrn -ary Of War entered into q new
treqrv v-ftb i. he said hostile Indians. in which
The eovernmeu1 ceded back to the Greek ma
ton q part of the rerrlty composing Carroll
county. being mile OF so IN width all along
the Alabama line from wheie tne line crossed
the Cherokee line { o the Chattt ho1chee, ana
half of the river from there down. but before
this new treaty the Georgia Legislature had
passed an act TO have the said territory sur-
EeFed. laid out into districts and lots and to
De disposed OF by q lottery The President,
John q. Adams notified Gov. IrOup not to
have this territory ceded back to the Indians
surveyed The Governor replied that the
sand land under the first treaty had
vested in TIE State, and tlat ne
Ehould proceed to dispose Of il as provided for
tl law. The President sent Gen. Games,
With troops, to prevent the survey, ana Gov.
Iroup ordered 4 portion of the state militia
10 hold themselves in readiness TO protect the
surveyors If any attempt was made 10 STOP
% prevent the survey. and notified the fresi,
1eat that when the argument Wrs eNhausle9
We would stand 10 our arms. Thus IL seemed
t.at var was lowering over small poTtl0n
eI the territory Of Carroll county. but by the
interference Of some Of the wiser heads OF the
general government. the President was IN
lueeq 70 withdraw his troops and proposed 20