Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-14
65 DAYS WITHOUT RAIN.
ATLANTA BEGINNING TO FEAR
A TERRIBLE SCOURGE.

Streams, Wells and Springs DRYING Up-
The Drought in Sections Near Home
Also Causing Great apprehension
Other News in and Concerning the
State Capital.
ATLANTA, Oct. 13.-To-day registers the
sixty-ffth days drought in this section.
The continued dry weather causes many
streams, wells and springs in and about
Atlanta to cease flowing. The. West End
m ineral spring has gone dry, and the his
toric Ponce de Leon is preparing to fol-
low suit. People from the country visit
ing the city say that it is with great diff
Guilty that they get enough water to sup
ply their necessities. Atlanta's water
supply is short, and upon this account
sewers cannot be flushed and cleaned out.
This being so the streets are filled nightly
with sickening OdOrs, and great fears are
entertained that sunless the floodgates of
heaven be soon unloosed Atlanta will be
visited by some frightful scOurge.
THE DROUGHT IN OTHER SECTIONS.
A special from Chattanooga saws: 'sSince
July the drought has prevailed in lower
East Tennessee, North Georgia and North
Alabama, the region of which Chattanoo-
ga is the centre. Specials indicate that all
Us
and unless there is rain soon the result
will be disastrous. Grazing lands are
burned up and creeks are drying up. The
Tennessee river here is within inches of
the lowest point ever known"
THE MISSIONARIES.
The missionary party, including Miss
Laura HaygOOd, Prof. BOnnell, and others,
was joined at st. Louis by MISS Phillips
and Mrs. Dora Hamilton of Texas, who
are practicing physicians. The entire
party received great attention in St.
Louis. They will leave San Francisco on
the steamer City of Peking.
Atlanta's artesian we'll is now 3SS feet
deep.
The ordinance passed by the Council
few days ago, and concuTred in by the
Aldermanic Board this afternoon, prOhib-
lting teams to be driven faster than a
walk within the city limits, caused a gen.
eral feeling of indignation among all
classes, particularly in the mercantile
line. They say that the ordinance is out
rageous. Green Dodd says the members
who voted for it should be put in luna
tic asylum at once. AT the next meeting
petition will be presented to repeal the
ordinance.
ANOTHER M'DONALD-JACKSON AFFAIR.
About 10 O'Clock tonight another trag-
edy of the ckson-McDonald type Oc-
CURED in this city. This one happened
on Wheat street, and all the parties con-
cerned are negroes. About the hour
named Willis Williams walked into his
home to find his wife in the warm en-
brace of Ebert Gibson. A fight ensued
and several knock downs were had on
both sides. The affair was ended by Glib
son drawing a knife and driving it into
Williams neck. The blade found its way
into the hard muscles and broke off. Glib
son escaped and the police are on a still
hunt for him. The attending physicians
are having poor success in getting out the
imbedded blade. They believe the wound
to be dangerous and probably fatal.
ARREST OF A CoUNTERFEITER.
Tony McClung, white man, claiming
to hail from Gwinnett county, who is
here attending the session of the United
States Court, was arrested tonight
charged with passing counterfeit silver
dollars. Four pieces of coin intended to
represent silver dollars were found on his
person when arrested. He claimed to
have had ten, and says that he got them
in Atlanta in exchange for $40 bill, but
could not give any information as to
where they were given HIM or by whom.
The arrest was made at the instance of
negro woman upon whom one of the dol
lar pieces was passed.
GONE AFTER AN ALLEGED BURGLAR.
Chief Connolly, of the police force, left
tonight for New Orleans with a requisi-
tien for Henry Young, of this city, who, a
few days since, was picked up in that city
for vagrancy and whom it is now charged
was a party to the burglary of Menko's
store.
ROBBED IN A SALOON.
Joseph T. Jones, Decatur street res
taurant proprietor, was robbed tonight
of $50 in a saloon on Peachtree street.
John D. Day and j. NJ. Barrett, claiming
to hail from Middle Georgia, were Gagged,
charged with the robbery. They deny
the charge, but Jones contends that they
are the right men.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
A saw mill boiler exploded in Haralson
county to-day, killing j. G. Rogers, the
proprietor, James Eson and Bud Pardon,
and iDjuring several. others.