Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-03

GEORGIA.
Preachers attend the theatre at Athens.
A Brunswick lady has just given birth to
triplets.
A large number of horse thieves are depre-
dating around Athens.
The building Of an opera house has begun to
be mOOted at Gainesville.
LaGrange district contributed Sl,4SS for
Methodist missions last year.
Not less than 1000 acres of oats were killed
in Henry county by the late freeze
Blackshear boasts two cOlOred men, one OF
whom is 80 and the other l06 years old.
An Atlanta drummer sold $500 worth OF
goods in McDOnOugh one day last week.
MANY Of the towns of the State are beauti-
fyIng their streets with rows Of shade trees.
A -year-old child at Gainesville can al
ready repeat the alphabet from the beginning
to the end.
LdncolntOn derives an annual income OF $3.50
from the two saloons doing business within
her limits.
A Lexington lawyer has forgotten the
combination to his safe and viii have to get
il blown open.
Manager Cohen of the Augusta Theatre is
negotiating for lease of the Athens Theatre
for next season.
Beaver skins bring from - to 81 so at Amer
icus, and trappers are numerous throughout
Southwest Georgia.
The South Georgia Truck Growers Con-
VentiOn Will meet on Thursday, the 7th Of
February, IN Quitman.
The borers Of Leary's artesian well have
struck water. flow OF from 1900 to 1000
gallons per day is expected
Steps have been taken looking to the imme-
date rebuilding of the church blown down at
StatesbOrO a few weeks ago.
All the money necessary has been sub
scFibed to start the Griffin cotton factory.
The capital stock IS about $4,000.
There are one hundred and thirty eight
counties IN the State, and ninety-twO OF them
have adopted prohibition.
The stock law goes into effect in Lincoln
county next Friday. The event will be cele-
brated with grand ball at LincOlntOn.
cOlored couple in LaGrange supported
eight children last year and had $500 over,
with which to make a payment on their place
Owing to the unfinished condition of the
courtroom. there Will be no session of Glynn
Superior Court until the regular spring term.
From the opinion expressed at Thursdays
public meeting at Griffin, 1t is probable that
that town will organize fruit evaporating
company.
burglar entered William divers house
at Albany Wednesday, and while escaping
exchanged shots with the proprietor. Neither
was injured.
A mother in Homer had her own boy of
"A years arrested for carrying of q bushel of
meal, an axe and a calico dress which he
fQaRd on the road.
Campbell county expects TO complete
$1,000 Jail by fall. 1t will be paid for when
completed, and no debt incurred in conse-
suence of its erection.
Judge Stewart has rendered his decision in
the Gainesville bond case. He refuses the in
junction prayed for. The case will probably
be carried to the Supreme Court.
The advertised tax sales of Decatur county,
nil nine columns of this weeks Banbridge
Democrat, all local and editorial matter being
excluded TO make room for the avalanche.
It is stated that the Capitol Commissioners
are going to pay Architect Post, of New York,
thousand dollars for telling them which one
Of the submitted plans for the new capitol
they ought to select.
:. M. Wayman, who came to Vineyard with
ais family in a wagon. has purchased l70 acres
from the S. f. Gray place, north of Vineyard.
he intends to 60 into the nursery, fruit and
general farming business.
Fayette Waters, Jr., in the upper portion of
Hall county, was married to Miss MOllie
Waters, daughter of Fayette Waters. Sr., at
the residence OF the brides father, last sun
day, by Esquire John Waters.
At Gainesville there is a sassafras tree that
measures. at the base, nine feet in circumfer-
ence. 1t is nine feet to the first limb, and al
most the same size to the limb. The tree is
thirty-fve feet high, and monster of its
kind.
Ennis Daniel, thrifty cOlored farmer ST
Dublin, mOurns the burning of the dwelling
and OuthOuses on the Mcdaniel place. in that
town. which he owns and leases. 1t had been
vacated few days before, and incendiarism
Is almost tquestiOnless.
Hall Superior Court cOnveBes on the third
Monday in February. The first docket in or
der will be the criminal docket. The jail will
be first cleared, and then other criminal cases
viii follow until this docket is cleared. After
this the civil dOckets viii receive attention.
During the month of January last year
$3.50 81 worth of stamps and postal cards were
sold at tue pOstofhce in W Washington. Letter
postage was then three cents. During the
month just ended the receipts for the stamps
and cards exceeded this amount BY about
forty dollars, with letter postage reduced.
a few days ago, near B. H. Zellner's, in
Il
partridges. The birds were so frightened that
two Of them flew violently against the house,
killing themselves instantly, and two others
dew into the house, and were SO intimidated
by fear that they allowed themselves captured
without trying to escape.
". E. ShelVertOn, of Washington, has not
entered suit against the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad for $4,000 on account
OF she injury to his son, as enormously re-
ported in one of the State papers. The road
asked him what amount of damages would
be satisfactory, but he answered that he could
not now tell the extent OF the injury. He told
Capt. Fleming, who acted for the road that
he would not enter suit unless he found the
matter could not be adjusted outside of the
courts.
Yesterdays Banner Fdtcbnas says: 'sIt is
said that Joe Stewart. of jackson county,
who lately married his niece in Oglethorpe,
is nearly crazy Win trouble, while the poor
girl is in great distress ana deeply mortified.
Steps have been taken for divorce, which
met with no opposition. We learn that JOe's
mother wrote to the brides father letter
urging that the couple be allowed to live to-
gether as man and wife, winding up her ap-
peal with, Whom God has Joined together let
not man put asunder.'"
Jehn Hines and another negro were fight
ing IN Washington county just over the line
from Laurens. y man named HightOWer
went to the rescue of Hines opponent. The
body OF Hines was cut into slices. and two
shots were fired with pistOl-One ball sever
ing the windpipe and the second entered the
side. Death ensued in short while. Whisky
81 Tsr@NN 4
parties had been To OcOnee and were return
ing, when the difficulty, eliminating as
stated, occurred at a church. When the
killing occurred, the negro and Dir. High
tower were engaged in hand-tO- hand en-
counter.
rae following is from the st. Simon's de-
paYtment of tn Brunswick appeal: "A negro
boy, Manning Williams, about IS years old,
was shot on Wednesday, under the following
circumstances: The hands throughout the
island have been called upon last and this
week to work the public roads. Some OF them,
Williams among the number, were in the
habit OF accOstlng passers by and demanding
that thev pull OF their hats to the road
hands, and if one should refuse their
demands the hands would take him
down and whip him with switches
until nc complied. Twice this occurred. They
had Just gone through the operation of lick
ings az they termed it, wnO9 Williams started
to run away. A negro in the crC"u' Hnan
Lewis, ordered him to stop, or ne woulo Shoot:
and at the word ''shOOt," Williams fell, shot
in the back. Lewis was at once arrested,
having a Smith & Wesson pistol, No. 50 cali
bre, with one chamber empty. AS Williams
is in a critical condition, and may die. Lewis
was At once sent to Brunswick Jail to await
the issue, there to be held for his appearance
before the preliminary court"
The Banner WdtchmGa says: ''FrOm gen
tlemen of Madison county we learn these ad-
ditiOnal particulars in regard to the kidnap-
ping, by the negro Childer5, OF the young
white girl in 0glethorpe. MOllie Martin,
while in Jail, acknowledged that she had been
living crIminally with this negro for about
two years. 1t is said that Childers was a con-
stant visitor at her mothers house, and that
he was received in the most social manner.
The girl does not seem to have more than half
sense. and her education and moral
training have been totally neglected.
Hence she fell an easy prey to
the designing scOundrel. Childers contends
that the law could not reach him, as he can
establish the fact that the Martin girl accom-
panied him voluntarily. 1t Is said that while
in jafl at Danielsville the pair had managed
somehow to communicate with one another
and it was agreed when they escaped to again
get together. 1t is highly probable that
Childers is now in the neighbOrhOOd of Mrs.
Martins, and that by watching her house he
can be captured. 1t is rumOred that If again
caught the county will not long be troubled
with his support, the Indignation Of the
people at the outrage Is now up to fever heat"
FLORIDA.