Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-14

pletion.
Two boats for the Athens Regatta Club have
arrived.
Iellair county is 20 have a new iail. in which
there viii be eight cells.
The new engine house Of No. Of Macon has
been completed at a cost Of 81 ,ss3.
DR.. Winfield Robinson. Of Washington coun-
~ has seventy-hve acres in peaches.
The Central City Club Of Atlanta viii prob
ably purchase the james mansion for $50, 900.
The J0nesbOrO Netrs is in mourning for its
editor, Rev. a. McElr0y, who died Wednes-
day.
The court house at Dublin is the only one
on record which can boast the luxury Of cur
tains.
Friday. June %. is the dav selected for the
return foot race between Atlanta and Macon
40 Atlanta
The Dahlonega signal has been issuing a
daily during the commencement Of the North
Georgia Agricultural College.
Both the Athens factories are running on
short time. but will shut down only long
enough 20 put in new machinery.
County Judge =. r. Harden died at Quit
man Thursday. He received on the 18th uit
his appointment for another term.
The Elbert County Guards, f0rty-seven
strong, have been organized at Eiberton
They viii wear white ducking as a summer
uniform.
Gov. Mcdaniel has offered "a reward Of
800 f0r tne arrest Of Alfred Jones. who, on the
25th 0f Nav last. murdered Albert b. Alta
way. in Burke county.
Or. ". ). Tucker has instituted legal pro-
ccefiing5 90 prevent the consolidation OF the
College Of American Medicine and surgery and
the Eclectic Medical College Of Atlanta.
4 little daughter of Air. smith Gaines, who
resides few miles FROM Elberton. while play
ing, pulled q grindstone over on herself. the
weight u which injured her internally and
she died In very short time.
a convention Of the temperance people OF
the state OF Georgia VIII meet at Atlanta on
the fourth Thursday iu july. While there is
no limit to the number Of delegates, each
county viii he entitled 90 the same vote as in
the lower House Of Representatives.
For the Fourth Of July entertainment to he
given at the park at Macon. suggestion is
made that the crack military companies of
the state send q team OF five best shots for a
target practice Of 2O0 and 800 yards. a Ia Creed
moor. one house offers 20 give S25 toward q
prize for the target practice.
There VIII be collected this year from the
Taxpayers Of Pulaski county FOR county pur-
poses the sum Of thirteen thousand slN hum
dred dollars. The largest item is that OF s.
800 90 be collected for jurors and bailins, and
the next. $2.125. for contingent expenses. a
large amount Of the latter sum will be eX-
pended In the payment Of orders held against
the Treasurer for expenses Of the Superior
Court. hire of horses for bailifls, payment OF
nonresident witnesses, etc
McDOuOugh correspondence NEWS, June 10:
We are having good rains i'm this section, and
a..
had been SIX weeks IN length. Corn anG cot
ton are looking very weu.-Last sunday a
negro, Rafe lancy, WAS hauled through town
IN "a wagon. He had been stabbed in five or
SIX places. The row was al a meeting house
i'm clayton COunty.-Mrs. +. Springer Oliver,
a lady preacher from Ohio, is holding a series
Of meetings here, and meeting with marked
success.
The electro magnetic girl has come to grie!
IN cincinnati through the alleged misrepre-
sensations OF her manager. Mr.. Harris, pro-
priet8T or the mammoth museum of that city.
has brought SUIT against her for 1000 dam
ages. lie claims that he was made to believe
Lhat Miss Price was the original Georgia
electro guetic girl, mistaking her for the
l'emous Lulu Hurst, and that, since engaging
her physicians, and an scientific men, are
11rapt NOUS IN the opinion that she has no
eierfri, " magnetic power. but muscular
strength. o. rtded 10y cunning knowledge of
The power Of 'A'it''i'n.
Louisville Nel7s dR9 = = fGrtSr; sunday
lives an Dr SSiter's N, zee. near Barlow. slot
his wife witha pistol, a "a sne 9led MONDAY
evening. The bali struck lu '"I - - - 80 .s
under the arm 10 seems that teter mas 1een
threatening his wife for several T. 'ontns; LIST
saturday night he told her he WOut , ~ -, II
and sunday morning, after q little qua Nei, ile
carried ont ms threat. After the shOotlL ~ ~
started on. nut " as caught by several neETOt -
They were greatly excited. and perhaps
would have swung hum to tree, If the whites
had not intericrCd. = commitment trial was
4
was brought To Louisville Monday morning
and lodged In Jail. That makes two negroes
who are now in Jail from Barlow charged
with murder.
Charles n. Smith, an AdOHis-like rustic
living in Fulton county, not far from Atlanta,
is charged with Outraging the wife of his
nelghhor, prosperous young farmer named
-. a. Elliott. smith became euamOred OF El-
liott's wife. and the friendship between the
two was So markcd as 10 set the tongues of the
rustic gosslps Waggns. smith wore the pret-
ty little wife's rings and poured words Of love
INTO her ears whenever the opportunity Of
Z red. One sultry afternoon, while Elliott was
IN a distant field at work, smith called
S1 ng. Mri He E9' Tas The 5S5sP TelgFn sevapal asT
hours. When he LEFT his neighb0r's house had
been despOied. Mrs. Elliott told her hus-
band that smith was guilty of rape. But for
the Interference OF hystandcrs Smith would
have brcathed his last during an attack made
hy Elliott. smith admits intimacy with Mrs.
Elliott, but denies thdt he used violence.
Many % the most prominent people of the
ueighborhood viii give testimony in the case.
In Richmond Superior Court, William J.
Salley secured the quashlng OF an Indictment
against him for forgery. Before he could es-
and another special officer, both bearing re-
QUESTIONS from the Governor Of south Caro-
llEia- one upon the Governor OF Georgia and
one upon the Governor OF FLORIDA, appeared
before Judge ROney, and asked for Saliey. lt
appears that some time ago Salley. after COM
mittiuE criminal ui1ense IN south Carolina,
He'd To ElUElfLH. AuH AuNNeEAiNff WL 1NuAN q HEO-
lima issued requisItion FOR him upon the
Governor Of Florida. and the special officer
who appeared before Judge kOney was re-
turning with him 10 south Carolina when he
syas taken on a State warrant and held
Tor trial on the charge OF forgery committed
IN Augusta. The Governor Of south Carolina
then issued a requisltion Tor salley upon tse
Governor Of Georgia and this was held by
Rc sheriff The latter made quite little
su,. sch IN court. setting forth the facts IN the
80. 0ud the doinEs Of Salley in south Caro-
r Il frnf MI
ROnev 80. fdeii that the sheriff was entitled
10 ths rri-5r,, y. - his requisltlon was more
recent i'm f,fa ~ ssttre5sed 70 the Governor
Of this state TIL ',siS it - s'',,S
Carolina to answer the S4aarEs against him IN
ms native state
HawknsvilIe Es,rs: We nave been per
mltted % read letter from 80 ~.i,. - :,
relative IN TINS city. Mrs. Landl -. Ds,5s
Gently visited Mr.. aud Mrs. Jefcrs, 11
20 their home at BeauvOir, Mississippi. -
two families became eniearcd 10 each ss-
during the terrible yellow fever epidemic
Memphis some years ago. and In which both
were bercft Of dear members Of their house
holds. Mrs Landrum writes feelingly Of her /
visit to the ilustriOus and venerable couple /
She says Mr.. and Mrs. Davis look we'll, but /
q little lonely aud sad. and she thinks they
are sreally poor. The plantations Of Mr..
Davis have been under water for weeks and 1
are still - After reading Mrs. Landrum's
letter "a feeling of sadness came over us. and
we couldn't keep from censuring the Southern
people for their indifference towards Mr..
Davis and his family. and we hope. ere long.
20 see some movement set on foot which VIII
at least enable him and his noble companion
% spend their last DAYS on earth comfortably
They deserve this much. and more. at the
hands OF the people Of the south. jefferson
Davis IS one OF the nOblest. purest and
ahlest men that this country has ever pro-
duced. lie IS. indeed, a statesman of states
men and patriot OF patriots. and we believe
that. were the people 0i the South acquainted
with his true condition. they would render
sUcn aid as his necessities demand.
FLORIDA.