Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-09

uawkfnEVfHe ana Cochran-SinsuiaF
similarity IN the Lives of Two Gen
,Ismen of Amerieus-A Race from
FLORIDA to Chicago.
GEORGIA.
B.- p 2. T. Folsom. a former student in
-,-iersvilIe, IS stationed for The next year at
corvallis, oregon
III An E,st fi,e warrant Law now in force be 80
h.enl f' S,','. - ~ taEe ede-t on the idlers and
vagrants Of the county
TTenrv E0wles. Of near NoodNile, VINO IS
- wears old. one day TeceHu5 PloAed 20
..aunds Of cotton By sCn do"n.
NJ bsr, of Dr. Henry q. Lamar, Terrell
-5Tnr-. was consumed b IRE with It's entire
w1nsents including the cofn' Io,lueI anu IA
forage Of this wears GROWTH
n~ ". r. Durham. who Is under sentence
q, Terrell cOun, s. for life imprisonment II
H. -.enitentiary for murder, escaped a few
i.-s since IL Is reported that he was seen
~ sudOIph county. There Is no foundation
r. he report tEat he Is dead.
Ron sturgeon. a burly. black negro. Of Eli
- struck W liam X. Clark on the head
go a-.fe-k. kFiockIug him down. Mr. Clark
feeble old ran, and had neither offended
,-sr0ken 10 the negro in any way. several
--tt-s ack end white. engaged IN tussel.
--I me negroes came out cOnd best. sew
-aI of the parties were promptly arrested.
Atthe request Of the members Of the local
LAP Judge Pate viii adjourn Pulaski superior
.,rrt on Monday next 10 the third MeuGay IN
his month. This action viii only postpone
80 court one week. The grand Jurors and
-Fs traverse jurors drawn for the arst week
r.r be- present on Monday, Nov L. and the
traverse jurors drawn for the last week Of the
rarrt viii be present on the fourth Monday,
SOS. a..
lie said that On Tuesday Gen. TsOU-bs cast
fI- first ballot since the war. shortly after
,rarf as indications pointed TO Republican
.re-a-- he regretted the fact that he had
-Fr1wu away his ballot, but later, when the
aH. a .nfr. "a
b lie Democratic -taudaTd- it Is ssid that the
heart OF the old Tribune caped for Joy, and
aswas hardly able 20 contain himself. At
last accounts he was still iubilaIt-
last THURSDAY morning Mr. George kIllen
tuuzht 90 Fort Valley q bunch of potatoes
that Iu some respects Is most remarkable
There were 81 potatoes on the bunch. the pro-
luct % one vine-all grown in one hill. The
potatoes are Of the Hayti variety. and grew
from vines set ont about July last, on a piece
% lr0und near Mr.. killen's residence in
Perry. Comparatively little RAIN has fallen
since the vines were set out. The yield Is re-
uarkable.
stoves show. advertised to He the biggest
-ding ON wheels, had quiet trip through
Walton until they struck the Ben smiths
a.strict crowd at jug Tavern. Monday night
rfter the show vas over. acrCWd attacked the
show with rock a1d sticks The shOWmen
returned the attack with pistols Kitty shots
we're fired. Two Of the shOwmen were shot.
The Iatfer then TOOK 10 their heels. auu lett
.h8 hOmo crowd in possession OF their proper
rr. The canvass. baggage and wagons were
adrv demolished No arrests have been made
lsyct-
3nericus Recorder: There are two gentle
men doing business together ID the city whose
ire, form a striking parallel. They are about
tIe same age. went TO the war IL the same
company. detailed at the same time as sharp
shooters, captured at the same time, bOtn
cent % FO { Delaware, took smallpox at
-hs same time, each received tive wounds
nearly in the same place and came home
~ Harnar arnn.
t0gether, and when one takes drink both
Feel fri5ky. vet they are no kin, and were
strangers prior 70 the war
EIberton South: George Vorlev tells some
eytravagaut gopher tales about Florida. He
saws ON one occasion a certain gentleman
Feut Oh Florida, with the idea OF getting rich
from an orange grove, and was exceedingly
anxious t0 buytland. tract was offered
mn as price that he thought wOulc be cheap
lr any kind OF land IN any country. ana ne
bought DO and raid for it before he ever saw
C.. After getting hIs deed he concluded he
R0uli I'd e out and look for It. lie found It
-1 fun Of gopher holes that ii was Impossible
ar him t0 ride over Il, and he hitched his
horse and undertook TO walk over It. He did
not go far however, until he became so dis
-lsted that he pulled out his deed. and. stick
lug r- boz "a gopher hole. said; Here, d-n
son, YOU have got possession and wll give
sea- the title 20 IT, He then qait florida in
disgust.
jasper superior Court, during the ore week
@ it- session. disposed of many c-ses, both
r.v and criminal, but viii hold an al 5curned
tern che Er-t week IN February. Walter l..
BaHv was tried for burning the barn OF Or.
3. Walker. Though alt the evide &c was cir
clm-t4nt.al. he was found guilty and SEN
.eueet tO .3 years in the penitentiary. He
has mo ed for a new trial. e.. b. Greer was
-a1r s-ei Of assault with intent 10 murder,
AMI sentenced for years. Dan Holt, coiOred,
received wears for burglary. The grand
jury f0lni many true bills against various
parties, mostly cOlOrcd. FOR gan bling, selling
liquor. etc. The grand jury also recon-
nelie'i In their pTesrntments that the county
ae authorized to issue bonds for the purpose
d grading o road from Monticello TO Social
Circle. A largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting was held in the court house for the
AaFFo7t 81 "Whooping up the railroad and
% take the proper steps To have law passed
authorizing the issuance of bonds in accord
1ure with The recommendations Of the grand
Jury, and 90 procure charter, etc.
Milton Dsm0erat: Some time ago Major J.
Z. Black-toek, Of Forsyth county, was visit
.lg here and told me that he had book that
le wished 90 give 20 me for the reason that 10
vas the school bOnk Of my father in lS2f, and
n ISIS Major BlacEstOek, then boy, went TO
-le store of Truman Kellogg. IN jackson
county, where my father, then yOurg man,
vas clerkiug and asked 20 huy a book. There
beng none ia the store for sale, my father
IEop0sed to let him have one that he had used Z
Is g school book 90 years ago. The Major
purchased DO. and for nearly 60 years has kept
-l- NOT single page is out, even the fly leaves
are geot, aud upon one OF them is my fathers
name in MS own handwriting. done fully 60 |
lears ago. The title Of the book Is the Me
-4.rs OF Andrew Jackson cOmuiled by q
asLen OF Massachusetts, and published by
Charles Ever, Of Boston. The closing para
graph is a- folio IS: time VI develop his
--tlI' uestlny-Whether he VIII yet be the
--leL Magistrate Of great republic or
whether bis name will 90 down 20 pO-terity
SIMPLY as one Of the most distinguished war
Aofs and disinterested patriots OF the age"
HrwErnzrfrla U-rrrf.r. Tn. osbor rf-be IN,
atiscu'sion Of the water question with Mr.
george Lambert, % the cotton compress. he
-e--FAel ihat the Compress Company b Il
uoposcl to furnish the railroad water for the
--e or tle engine between Hawkinsville and
e2clia1 tlF SIS a month. We thought the
-iiee rather high. and so STATED. when SIR.
lambert said that it would take about Uo0
---l.l- ol water % run the engine rom EaW- ]
-As'illc tl Cochran and back twice q csv--
lN0 trips being equal % forty miles.
--s ejaculation was somewhat astonishing I
--- leW people would think that locomotive I
H1-+4 consume three thousand gallons or 7
,tt.A Fase1E- q ,irstauce OF IUfsy miles. !
~. Lambert als1 SAID that the Hawkinsrflle ?
l---l compress consumes tweuty-scyen gal I
-' a- walter per minute when the engines i
-t Nolks Inc Two engines are eighty I
-7 power EACH The water is pumped from /
tter- Now, how can the boat company
Atett lo run steamers between Hawkins
--e aud Savannah with the compress using
e5-l. seven gallons Of water minute
r. each h0ur-Or 1880 gallons IN ten hours
A-i Fct the compress company propose 20 I
~ llElt aud day, which would take out Of
81 flver over 81, 600 gallons Of water In every
rreFry Journal: Mr.. N. I. Cooper, Of Fort
--ty' was seriously hurt By three negroes, I
over The line OF Crawford county, last
-dy morning. Mr.. Cooper owns a
k--.aL0n ln Crawford, about five miles from
~ alley. On last Saturday night there
Fi0t among the negroes on thai place
tferu pistol shots were fired. some OF
--lis on Mr.. COoper's place were abused. |
afs That three brothers, Alex. Charlie |
~ BAKER Hill. were the chief offenders. I
~! monday morning Mr.. Cooper left Fort |
t--e! ior ms plantation, intending to Imves- /
49, tle riot and protect the hands on his I
-.ll.tttl0u. His Oversefr, Mr.. Braswell. went j
- ~ llmi but IN hunting for the offending I
Is.ues they were separated some two /
T--1 after reaching the plantation Mr.
eftli came upon the three negroes name l |
9e,e, auI began eXpOstulating with them |
TI-Lllng their conduct Of Saturday nigh. !
+t were armed, one with 8 gun, another
- "a ak and the third with q hoe. The !
- sLln the gun made an offensive move
T-t- Nitl his weapOn-sOme deiiantlanguage
Gc-s Ueen used TO Mr.. COOper-when Mr.. /
sstSI attempted to wrest the gun from has /
rFs-la. The other two negroes rushed to I
T-.-sslslance OF the first. and in the struggle |
~ ele-ed the gun was fired or. Mr.. Cooper |
sr tl,3cNe ei down with the hoe. and struck /
EssI.gls gs al With The AK One Of his hands !
10y cut, It y supposed with the AK, as |
Irzv- I fi-an one blow was passed Mr.. Cooper |
ua-+T-.l4 without effect. Mr.. BrasWell hap I
F- ~ come DpOu the scene about the time !
7sr--l5i,l ler was knocked down. and as quick 4
Ia E1l--c placed him in his hurrv ana drove /