Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-22

ing to an Old Feud in CIineh
County.
GEORGIA
Forsyth superior Court Is in session at
cumming
Eggs ere plentiful at II cents per dozen in
Au0-Aer daily paper Is to make its appear
auce at Macon March l.
Two Mormon elders are preaching their
doctrines in Pauldiug county.
There are 200 cases on the docket for the
consideration Of the court at Jonesboro.
For two weeks the post Office at Buena
lsta was without a single postage stamp.
#. VI. Bailey, Of Jackson county, traced his
runaway son TO Atlanta and captured him.
CovngtOn pays ont over 5000 year for
benents la the different mutual ana assocla-
tlOns.
Richard Early, d Lexington negro. Is under
arrest for a criminal assault on his step
daughter.
At Dublin a rat made his nest IN the matted
hairs OF the tail OF DR.. X. Fl. HightOwer's
horse. where Ire was found and killed.
The celebrated -prings ut Powder Springs,
Iu Cobb county. are 90 be Incorporated, and
stock company VIII build a hotel there.
Hon. l.. J.. Fo-l ler. one Of the leading mem
bar- of the Texas Legislature. Is a native
Georgian. being brother OF sheriff Foster, Of
Forsyth county.
Cornett. the man who was recently tried in
Atlanta for the murder of has wife. but was
aIiud-ed 10 be insane. Is now making boots
uuI shoes al Madison, ms old home.
Two hundred men are booming the Kimball
House toward completion at Atlanta. Seyen
stories are to be under roof by May ]. One
of the mantel5 lu the house costs $500.
The viii of the late Mi. Kirkpatrick which
has long been contested in the courts Of Mer-
rwether county, has just been set aside and
tle estate given tO surviving grandson
THE firm Of Beverly Jelks is dissolved,
Alr. jclk- retiring and selling out his interest
t1 Dir. Beverly, who VIII conduct the Huw-
EIu-yilie Netcs as sole editor and proprietor.
A white man vino is deaf. dumb, idiotic
.ud friendIes-- is u tine poor house at LeXiug-
tom. pending the result of an official attempt
tp learn or the whereabouts OF hIs relatives.
A party of two men, two women and
colony of children have Just returned to their
old home Iu PIckeus county from Texas.
minus everything they possessed when they
made the start
40 Augusta Charles c. Greer was admitted
To- IIiI DOB the sum of $1,000. 20 answer IN the
supreme Court to the charge of voluntary
uau-iaughter. i'm killing Young PhilpOt al the
tiremeu's ball day or two age.
4 negro named Dock Harvey was shot and
kIIlrd hv another negro named Green Evans.
u Walton county. last week. Evans was at
tempting TO shoot some one else. when Harvey
tried TO prevent 1T, and was shot and killed.
The Touehstone murder case, tried in
~paIIlur superior Court last week. resulted
iu mo- verdict, the jury being divided, five i'm
favor of conviction and seven for acquittal.
The case viii be tried again al the adjourned
term lu March
saturday q house owned by Joseph Ne
heuzie, and occupied by Lemon Causey,
about seven miles from Marietta, on Roswell
road, was destroyed by fire with most of its
contents. An insurance of $500 was on the
house and 500 on the furniture.
Gyuu cOuuty's new court house has been
completed. il has five Offices and "a grand
jury room and the County Court room, down
stairs. Up stairs DO has two jury rooms and
the superior Court room. II is a wooden
building and cost the county $500
A shocking murder is reported from East
man. as having occurred saturday A negro
butcher took OneuSe at col0Ted hand work
ing with him. ant sclzinE large butcher
knife. cut his throat and then shot him, C3us-
ing his instant death. The murderer escaped.
Iu the court house yard at Greenville, Mer-
riWether county. while court was in session,
difficulty arose between John Weldon ana
William Thomas. buth of that county. result
ing lu Thomas receiving two dangerous stabs
ODD the back Weldon was al once arrested by
sheriff Nonett.
I;. R. Perry, OF Marion county. while hand
ling his gun OG Wednesday of last week, acci-
lentaly discharged it, and the entire load
entered the front part OF ms shoulder ana
passed nearly through. Twenty-Five shot
were extracted from his shoulder. The
wound is serious.
The election held ait HawkinsviIe on Mon
.Av tO determine whether or not manufac-
tories established there should be exempt from
au ad yalorem town tax, resulted IN unani
NOUS vote 90 exempt. There were Il9 votes
UuIlcd. 18th this IuduCement. it is hoped
tlat several business enterprises viii be at
lrlctcd.
I.,. t,1,rrrn , colored man Of R,.1usy-iel,
went ont fishing saturday. and not coming
I.,n. his rarliI,s c,nclu,tad tnat he had fotiud
,f,-,,,,,.f --,,,,s,,-I,era .l,,d ,y,1ld soo,, Ta
f.-.. g.. ri.l,,,.rs ..or,a If hin, and NTou.ia,-
morning. while CANT Dart was moving the
Ruby TO Penniman-s wharf. he discovered a
rlru-p floating along on tba water and ON
towing it into shore it was found To be Coburn.
An inquest was held and "a verdict found in
accordance with the foregoing facts.
William Reeves. living in the upper parf of
-f.i. "a 7oekct hook ffom 4 ID Phil ps con
tanning. S35 I'M money and $500 worth Of notes
and HeI 90 Atlanta where he invested i'm a
new ,uIt of clothes and some other articles.
Sheriff C0ryeu folIowed him TO Atlanta. and
with line ai.l of the police succeeded I'M arrest
him iu Jail Reeves had spent an but s. of the
muueY and had DESTROYED the notes
r,,re-.t. .,,,l T4arl.bi,, is tine na,na a,,,,Iiad
b, n noel I'm Taurens countv on the road
leading from Cochran to Dublin, The stream
received lbs name i'm the following manner: In
1856 detachment OF Jackson's soldiers re-
turned from Florida. where they had been
t-Htug Indians, and on reaching this creek,
Urcj and hungry. found 1t swollen from
heavy rain. and they had great deal of diff
Guilty lu crossing, and after ehectlng the pass
age over they Sulcmuly Guboeu III Win the
above appciiatIon.
Richmond Rakestraw. a Young man living
utHr ~tlrr-villc. was mOrtsing hole i'm a
piece of timber when the sharp edge of the
.gF-eI came i'm contart with his Ipft thigh
r...i. f,s Lraa eftttinr il In the hone Tba
vaTuI was "a fiainful one. and has caused him
t.lH.h -ufr,.riuir .IIa il attended by DR. ! a.
Anderson. who has very grave fears that the
wound may yet prove fatal or may render tie
amm-atIon of hi- leg necessary. It was ru-
Uai died. but ~ lssr accounts the report