Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-17


POnt-A Batch OF Political News from
the Land Of Flowers.
GEORGIA.
An Atheuian has a game cock for which he
refused 500
In an hours go-as-yOu- please walk at Jug
Tavern thirteeu-year-old boy named Pear
man was the winner. 10 is claimed that hC
covered 81 miles
The Americus Baptists who last week lost
their church and parsonage by FIRE, have
$i-1u fol iusur auce money. and TO this they yWlI
add 5000, ami build q new church.
The jug Tavern Cfizeu. new candidate
Tor public favor, nils twenty four columns
WIN interesting matter and gives evidence
that it viii prove deserving Of success.
On Saturday. June ~. there viii be a three
houFs g9-as-y YOU please walking match ln
Daulelsvllle for the purpose 0f selecting q
man 90 represent Madison county in the inter
county match at Athens on July &.
HawkinsviIle correspondence NEWS, June
-; We have had continual IA u- here for
more than q week. Crops are looking WE'LL
a match game 81 base ball was played here
yesterday evening. Notwithstanding il was
raining between the Perry Juniors and
the Hawkiusville Juniors, in which the Hawk
iusTiile JuniOrs scored % 10 Perry Juniors Z.
Canton correspondence NEWS. June a: The
six hours go-as-Eon please foot race to-day
miles laps: j. II. Wheeler, 90 miles laUs
q. g.. Copeland, - miles 4 laps: james Curtis.
. miles laps; J. :. Jarvis % miles / lap; r.
B. Chamber, d miles laps; Dock Puckett, u
miles laps; e.. b. Hudson. 26 miles laps: G..
Harris, 90 miles laps 4. =. Hudson. boy,
took cramps in his leg on the fourth hour, or
he would have beaten the field.
Waycross Reporter: We learn that there is
q probability ~ an injunction being served on
the street Railroad syndicate Of this place.
"upou the ground Of interference with private
rights" There may grow q right lively as
Well a. Interesting lawsuit out of this street
railroad project. The draEmeu and hackmem
have rights. after paying their license. that
they Say must be respected OF somebody must
pay she damages There are still other COM
plants which viii Dee included in the bill of
injunction, If Dc Is brought. Of considerable
potency.
Waycr0ss RsDorter. Last Saturday night
the store OF A. y smith. at BIackshear, was
entered by robbers. who took $40 in money.
two gold and one silver watch and lot of
g0od-. On sunday night the store Of T. =
~irmans. at DUPONT was broken into and
about $500 worth Of goods stolen ON Wednes-
day. at DUPONT. Rev - Thornton and
George Dees, both cOiOred. seemed to he very
much interested In the Methodist Church ami
were watching about there so closely that IL
created In the minds Of some q strong suspi-
ciou that they were concerned In the theft.
wheIeupOn they were arrested and search
made, which developed the fact that a good
portion ot the stolen goods were stored over
hea 2, over the ceiling OF the church. 10 is he
ueVCu that there are three uthrr- belonging Ia
the band, and that the same crowd broke into
Smiths store at Blackshear.
Waynesboro True citizen: About II o'cIocl.
Wednesday night, Mr.. Buckmaster. who has
charge Of Col. y. j Jones business ON bis
plantation near town, was awakened bv the
glare 81 light which made sverythiug as ligbt
as day, and running 0ut of the house found
Col. Jones fine barn in g light blaze The
barn has the stables under 10. in which were
six mules. and Mr.. Buckmaster made a des-
peratc attempt Co reach the door and let the
mules out, but the fire was too hot and the
poor mules were necessarily abandoned ia
their fate and were burned % death. On the
other side Of the barn was the wagon shcf
under which were three WAGONS and f,ur
carts, all of which We're consumed. The barn
contained q large Tot Of fOdier and other
forage, which were consumed. There were
only about ten bushels Of corn in the barn. as
the Colonel keeps his corn at his MILL not far
OF. The barn was a very fine aud well ar
ranged one. The loss is heavy. being about
$1,000, relieved by 5000 insurance. The Gre
was evidently the work OF an incendIarv.
Waycross correspondence NEWS. June Is:
Present indications are that the last sDiBc Will
be driven m our street railroad tomorrow
or next day Those interested in the work
have pushed it through rapidly. and IL they
are not lnterlered with. 10 will De in running
operation in q very short time. But there f
considerable opposition and much complaint
m certain quarters. In their application tu
the Town COuuCt. FOR permission TO obtain q
charter. the iuc0rporatOrs asked for exemp-
uOn from taxation for "a term Of wears.
Council granted DO for five wears SIREN
cecding. auu threats OF an Injunction are
numerous.-The report which appeared in the
Headlight, q short time since. 10 the effect that
800 haQds had been put To work on the tram
road az the W WaltertOWn mills. and which cir
cumstance might have a very significant
meaning. etc. has been COutradicted by par
ties from the mills. The tram road Is being
extended for the purpose of reaching the
necessary timber 20 operate the mills
A rumor has been IN circulation here for
some time that Mr.. Camp, Of Albany. con-
tempated coming here 10 open first class
bar-room. And now the last issue OF the Re-
p1rrtr has given 10 publicity. This being a
prohibition locality, the retail liquor license Is
SiatlJ q year, very neat little investment
for the privilege of opening a busiucss.-The
ladies Of the Presbyterian Church. or rather
congregation here, have been making prepara-
tlon for sometime past for a supper and
festival occasion 20 come OF next Tuesday
eyeulug.-Ihe proceeds to aid in build-
ing their church.-Our cnterprising fellow
citizen. Mr. l.. HoheuSteiu. is having erected
tine store and dwelling ON his lot immedi-
ately adjacent 70 his present building. Mr..
II. Murphy IS the contractor. and when com
pietet % viii be the finest aud most stylish
building Of the kind in WaycrOss.-The water
melon crop at this place has not commenced
10 move vet, but viii in about ten DAYS or two
weeks. The season has been very favorable
50 far and crops OF all kinds are generally
gOOd--POiitlcal Affairs are quiet.