Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-24
GEORGIA.

... ..r--r's prohibiliol majority was
r..-r-a man sleeps with three pet
ra.l-. ..-.--,4-.
r..-.. i. ..r-Jerahle complaint OF rust ln
-.-..- f Randolph county.
-r- school has swelled to sixty-two
.r.-. auI more cNpccsed.
r-. Points new paper, the Press, Is neat
arf .-serir.-iuE b should succeed.
7rlnumIer Of rames on the revised petit
s.-- 80 uf Fulton county ls over 2,sOJ.
horse owned uy II. K. Chambers, Of
E.-rt-siLIe, was killed by lightning Friday
Tic Hamilton JsETHIl appears in pamphlet
form. with fourteen pages Of three columns
rrers is now chance that wilkinson, the
Atlanta negro poisoned by his wife, vii re-
cover.
john BoHinrer. one Of the oldest citizens Of
Pulaski county, being born Now p ls0o' aieo
Friday.
A most Office has been established at Oconee
Mills IN Han county, with ii. ". i. Games
Us Postmaster.
Negroes own about 4 per cent. Of the land
in Houston county, and less tnan 2 per cent
Of the entire property.
The tax rate for Houston county purposes
this wear is 81 80 ON the thousand doilafs les
than the rate paid last year.
Benjamin FOrt=On, Of LincOlntOn. has @ held
near his house which he has planted lu cotton
for twenty-sIX years succes7Ively.
movement to establish jockey club IN
Atlanta and to secure permanent southern
racing circuit is on foot among some gentle
men of that city
Five months ago there were but two organ
lzai sunday schools lu Faunm county Now
there are thirty nine, representing member
ship oi 2.5co pupils
rrru Dewitt an old and estimable citizen
of Hancock, died 80 the home of :. II. Wiley
Thursday. He was M the mercantile business
.n sparta for number of years.
sheriff Ammons, of Walton county, who
r.- held the office FOR twenty eight years, has
.u-. captured Isaac Creai. negro who muir
.sraI hi- wife at Quincy, Fla, July 10 last.
Coal IS almost as cheap as dirt at the mines,
ru. freight and expenses are the main cost.
Gentleman Iu Washington purchased a car
Lall Of c0aI-l6 tons-fcr $50, but the freight
Hl Wl- $50.
The Tarers for 2 81 900 damage SUIT have
been served upon the editor OF the jackson
Lar.e at the instance of Judge Carmichael,
-La Ordinary Of the county. The trouble
grew 1u- of politics.
Ir t-#.. iu Georgia, 1t was the custom Of
lawyers IJ appear in court IN black silk
Gown. Wm III. Crawford claims to have led
r having This custom abolished IN 1893 at the
May term of the court in Wilkes county.
uav-ou .Joasyral: The yield of cotton viii
not le great as was expected several weeks
ago. The rust has injured some very badly,
a-I other causes have appeared that tend TO
lessen the vie o.. Many think that the crop
year.
A Gentleman in Washington says that he
once -gw dead body that had been buried
frr % long time dIsnterred. when the caskct
was i1uud 20 be full OF water with the features
rf the dead man perfectly photographed on
Che -eUm that had formed on the surface OF
t-r water.
ur MemaIcr and his stepsOn e. gagged
quarrel at Marietta Thursday, during
which the doctor drew a gun on the Young
man, lUt the other got the drop on him and
shot #r him with a pistol, the ball barely
grazing hIS nose. which was sufficient 10
bring ann Co terms.
For the purpose of raising funds with which
tn l- Up their aTmory and buy new uniforms
lHruaw members, the Americus Light Infan-
trl has decided TO hold five days, fair some
time u October. or possibly the latter part of
september. ll their armOry can be finished
U time. the fair viii be held there.
AtEiray Wednesday night, during q con
cert. two brothers named BshOp.oue of whom
was tqlrheeper at the hail, engaged i'm fight,
which lasted about one hour, during which
many others Joined, and lists. rocks, Nnlves
auJ pistols were freely used. One Of the
Bishops was nearly killed by the other.
Alaraha correspondence NEWS, Aug q: A
y simpler, the Berrien county hermit, was
found dead m front Of his camp, about one
mile from here, by a negro man to-day. evi
IDENTIFY having been dead several days. While
there Is no surprise the cause is as yet un-
known as no inquest can be held till to-mOr-
row.
I'm Columbia county the whites poll $50, col
0ret l.zll- total number Of acres Of land, 1885,.
5l-, aggregate value of land, S5l4, 4,152; aggre-
gate yalue Of city, or town property, S45, $50;
merchandise Of every kind Sl9, II5; stocks and
bonds, Sll,sOJ; aggregate value Of whole prop
crtv, S95o.S53: amount of tax on professions,
Sl1l, amount Of tax on polls, 81, sol.
The Board of Health at a recent meeting
preferred charges against Port Physician J.
:. HlaIn, NJ. d.. OF Brunswick, for violation of
quarantine rules, in that he allowed parties
o. 20 ON board vessels az quarantine contrary
to regulations. The doctor denies violating
SAID rules in any particular. and the matter
ls now being considered by the City Council.
Banner Thomas. the Tax Receiver Of Ap-
plnE county. has completed his digest for ISS4.
The digest shows that the total value Of lands
nm AppunE amounts To Si5,950. OF this
amount the sum Of s60Sl Is returned by the
colorel people The aggregate value of whole
property i- SlSo,2oS. There are in the county
gH white and 80 colored polls, 10 lawyers.
doctors, dentist and artist.
Gov. Mcdaniel has offered two rewards
One hundred dollars was offered for the ar
rest Of Thomas T.. Lane. charged with the
murder OF Fred Mckenzie on the night of July
--- ls~f. In Macon county. A reward Of $50
was offered for the arrest OF Hampton Chill
aer-. convicted Of burglary i'm Milton county.
and sentenced 70 seven years. but who broke
JAM and has since been at liberty.
Col. Miller. well-known to the older mem
ler5 Of the journalistic fraternity of Georgia,
died at the home Of his nephew, e.. +. Miller,
.u Talbot valley, night before last. He had
been complaining for several days, but was
able 60 be up, and nothing serious was antici-
uGtei. and on the night Of his death retired
o. usual. He was found dead in bed the fol-
lowing morning, having breathed his last
while att nature was serene.
Mrs. Eliza Moon, Of Duluth, is in deep dis
tress- In May last she was deserted, it ap-
pears. hy her husband, or else he has been
t1gIIy dealt with. st the time indicated he
boarded an Airline train at Duluth, taking
Win aim his two little girls. and announcing
la3t he intended TO visit relatives in Walker
county. He told his wife that he would write
90 her as soon as he reached his journeys end,
put up 90 this time no trace OF him has been
found.
The following IL a summary of the tax re-
turns for Baruesville for lSSf: Household and
Kitchen furuiture-whites, Sl4l. .O3S; cOlOred,
s-,tll- Carriages. wagons, buggies and har-
Ie---whItes. Sl2,S1S; cOlOrcd. S729. Bank
stock. s5l.l2,. Money. notes and accounts
whites slST,490s cOlOred, $500 Real estate
whites, S7l5,l95; cOlored. S34,l05. Total for
whites, SS5,gA; total for cOlOred, S37, ,745;
Grand total. s923, 700 The grand total for lSSS
was Sst3.473. There Is therefore for this year
gam of S50,2s6. During the last three years
tlere has been gam Of l4S,lS6.
The Hawkinsville DisDrteh announces that
lle Georgia Land aud Lumber Company have
suspended operations in Telfair and Dodge
counties The hands have sought work else
where. many of them going down about Way
cross. The Northern men emploved have re-
turned TO their homes. and the mules and
-ef7S7 are being sold on. The Georgia Land
anu Lumber Company conducted very eX-
.eHslE e business an lumber, perhaps the larg
80 IN Ihe south. owning several miles OF rail-
49, alL 9lt.tl1 acres Of tImbered lands.
4Aclt mills on II. SimOn's Island were closed
several weeks ago. It Is generally believed
tuat the business has not been profitable. and
Htely.
Albany Netcs AMI 4 fserfiser. The pubIica-
Lon OF one strange story or rare ocfurrence
generally brings out another Yesterday
morning the 36ICs and Adrsrtfeer told about
an Albany man who dreamed, on sunday
night last, that his wife had presented him
with dozen baby boys, and now we are in
formed by a gentleman Of unquestiOnable
seraclty that another ALBANY man recently
--Leamed tnat ne was ''of on frOlic with the
loys. Two Of the boys as the dream ran,
.a1 noit Of the dreamer dragging him along
s-e street. Finally he freed one OF his hands
tln one OF his captOrs and knocked him
roWn. At this juncture the dreamer was
@"dhened by the cries OF his wife, when he
-5ulu Jhat he had dealt her terrible blow in
vs. lace, knocking out her two front teeth and
-Allctlng painful injuries about her mouth.
>ummerville Gasetls: About S O'clock last
9flnesday night, Samuel Hardwick, near
Alpne, M this county, stepped into the hall to
-et q drink Of water. A gunshOt was heard.
-e lell, gasped once or twice. and died. The
-l.e il ms LETT side was as large as a mans
-st. \ D0st UtortelH examination showed that
~ Aeart was shot all 70 pieces. -Four or five
l-'ulLs ago young woman ia that locality
vtcalne mother Her brother swOre that he
would EiI the father Of the child 4 very
o. :.