Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-26

A New Motive Power Invented at
GainesyiHe-A Collection of Newsy
Notes from Brunswick-FuH Details
of the Laying Of the College Corner
Stone at Lake City.
GEORGIA.
Two gold mills at Dahlonega run 100 stamps.
Lumpkin county has a citizen over 100 years
old.
Florida man has rented the Piedmont
Hotel. at Gainesville. for the season.
The work Of building the Albany ice factory
has begun 1t is TO be completed April l.
Z. p Thornton. 81 upper Ebert, had two
horses killed by lightning on the l4th instant.
John Gross and Miss Mary Poythress, each
aged over so wears, have just been married at
Sylyania, after lifetime love.
man and wife in Gainesville ate over
1900 pounds Of -four last year. and their com
blned weight is less than 200 pounds
Series A of the Columbus Mutual Loan As
sOciatiOn has just closed. u paId those VINO
took shares merely as an investment Is per
cent. per annum
The Columbus Guards have hoisted the
State flag ou their armory, ln front OF the
Perry House. THIS is said 20 be the first time
the State flag was ever Eolsted 10y company
In that city
The negro wife Of Casar Caroway was
found on THE street at NaldOsra dead Friday
morning. she had been to church the night
before, and lt Is supposed she 1eil and died OF
hear, disease while on her way home.
Roberts the LumpkIn county prisoner, who
was convicted Of the murder Of GaddIs, and
who is now confined in jail, has been granted
"a new trial bv the supreme Court Roberts
protests ms innocence and says they may
hang him. but he had nothing to do with the
killing of Gaddls.
1t is rumOred that q line of steamers Will be-
gin TO run between Brunswick and some
European port within thirty days. 1t is fur
Jher stated that arrangements have been
made with the railroads entering Brunswick
to furnish frelghtS from all points over their
roads to 90 by the steamers to Europe, and to
carry all imported goods from Europe to the
different points of destination on their lines
The Gainesville Press SAYS. For years Mr..
" b. Simmons, of cur city. has been at work
on prlncIs sIe that is as true as truth itself,
and that IS bound to place him or some other
successful protector among the first inventors
of the age. The principle is a series of springs
80 soingeniouslv and accurately placed that they
have eounteraeting force upon each other,
and while one set OF springs are tending 10
exert their power another set Ia an opposite
direction are giving their force to that eNer-
tIon. The springs are So accurately arranged
that q given power at all times remains the
same. and while one spring Is losing its power
another IS applying 1T. Mr. simmons has con-
struCteu machine. ana while any one can
very easily see that the principle Is an right.
there are such defects I'm the make Of ii that
it IS prevented from running. lie IS poor
man and has 20 depend ON his daily labor for
suppQTt- consequently he can devote hut Hltle
time to this invention. He claims teat II IS a
power that viii run anything, and we truly
believe it,"
At Brunswick saws a correspondent of the
MORNING NEWS, Wa=hiugtons birthday was
celebrated by q military display In the after
noon and a grand ball at night. Adj
Gen. stephens witnessed the parade of the
RIhemen and complImented them on their APP
pe4rauce and the condition Of their equip
ments. The company ls to receive the new
BF0uLeQ rifles at an CarIV daN. The company $
band was out in fun feather and Won many
and excellent playing. he bail was the big
gest thing we have ever witnessed IN Bruins
wick. Iithemen were present I'm uniform. I'M
Clu 1lnE one Of the = y . us, from savannah
The music wa hv kcsslers band. from Macon.
The attendance was very large. and ladies
and gentlemen from far and near represented
other states and cities over 400 guests were
present. Mr. Henry I. Dunn presented, in a
neat little speech, the prize medal Won at the
annual match by Scrgt. Mason. Capt.
YBqrt received 10 as a gift to the company. and
Mason. as the wInuer.-The Sun Club
VIII change It's bylaws to let
i'm some new members, and soon viii have
another contest. with double traps. at
the clay pigeons. The first prize
is an elegant gold badge, donated to
the club by glass bali manufacturers
heiser building fell on Monday last and IN
iured several Workmeu- Mr.. BraggIns, the
contractor, was standing near and had his
aukIe spraimed He is out on crutches at
preseut.-Pilots BroeEnton, Clubb, Talbot
and others are expecting their new pllothoat
TO arrive shortly. She Is about go tons and
expected to whip anything south Of Balti-
more She has some serious work ahead here
before outsailiug the Kate, The new boat Is
named Glyun. which your correspondent re-
CARDS as good tasteUn the part Of her owners.
The famous revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
transformed into peaceful merchant vessel.
Is now in this port as the bark Elliott
Ritchie. and is the object Of considerable in
terest.-A sacred concert t~held at the new
Catholic Church last nlef's The expense
was nothing and the receipts plentiful, and as
the best talent Of the city assisted. lt was a
splendid succcss--NeW hotels are being COM
aleted ON Cumberland and st. simon S
islands. and the large attendance of seaside
visitors of last season is expected to De
doubled tins summer BrunswIcks pOpua-
tIou has doubled since the census was taken.
ft is now upwards Of $500. The appraisers
aave found more than 100000 increase in i'm
prOyements since last appraisemcnt. The
bonded Indebtedness of the city is now about
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