Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


4 Man Injured by an Explosion Near
FOrsyth-Murder in Monroe County
More About Indian MOunds-LittIe
Johnnie ThOmpsOn's Dream of his I'M
pending Death from Hydrophobia.
GEORGIA.
A beaver has Just been killed near Cuth-
bert
A new cotton factory is among the possibn-
tiles at Augusta.
Dublin felt the earthquake shock already
reported from SandersVille.
The Brunswick post Office receives daily
over 1000 letters and sends OF about as
many.
The prospect for a fine melon crop in
Brooks county IS good. Edward Young, of
QUitman, has melons five and SIX leaves high.
The ladies' OF the Americu5 Memorial AssO-
citation have secured the services Of Mr.. K.
L. Patterson. Of Macon, as memorial orator.
Rev. Frank McMurray, formerly pastor OF
the Presbyterian church ia La0range, has
been called to the Presbyterian church in
Gadsdeu, Ala,
Americus' two fire companies, the Wide
Awake and the Mechanics, are industriOusly
preparing to get ready for the approaching
freman's parade in Macon.
Tbe Superior Court Of schIey county con-
vened ia Ellayille Monday, Judge Clark. of
The Pataula circuit, presiding. Court ad-
iOurued Wednesday evening.
The bricklayers Of Augusta are on a strike
for s. 50 per day. The contractors offered to
pay last years wages, - p per day, but when
the strike was ordered refused to allow more
than g.
Ii is rumOred that the girl who murdered
her hid at the glade in OglethOrpe county
few days ago last year fed one to the hogs
and had previously dispatched two others in
the same way.
At Thomson the grand jury has found p
bills for violation Of the prohibition law. 1t
4s said that new paper may be started in
the county to be run IN the Interests of those
iavorng prohibition.
A tramp negro, while stealing a ride on the
down through freight Wednesday. went to
sleep and fell between the cars at the 10 mile
post Of the Georgia RailrOad. The train ran
over him, killing him instantly.
A committee of the Augusta Cotton Ex-
change Is 10 confer with the directors of the
street railroad about connecting by railroad
tracks the cotton warehouses of the CITY with
the depOts OF all the railroads entering Au-
sUsta-
Cobb county Is now out of debt. with money
in her treasury. Her public buildings are In
good condition, and her affairs are wei man
aged. The county tax this year will be only
% cents on the one hundred dollars-the State
tax Is the same, which Will make so cents on
the Sl00 for state and county tax.
The Oglethorpe Echo says: Mr.. j. W.
bacon furnishes the ground. and Tuesday ard
"Wednesday several Of our citizens were busy
fencing in a mutual pasture for almost all the
town. it Will only cost man live dollars q
year to turn his COW in this pasture, which is
less than it would take to keep a garden
fence"
AIRS. 5. $ Middleton. Of Hampton. who had
been confined TO bed most of the time since
her husbands death, breathed her last on
Wednesday morning. The remains were in
TERED at Berea the next afternoon beside
those Of her iate husband. Five children are
thus orphaned, father and mother both hav-
lnz died within three months.
The cOlOred girl who went into religious
trance. Tuesday night. remained unconscious
40 q lag-
when she revived. She has neither eaten nor
drank since that time. Her mother has re-
moved her from the church home. There
was great deal Of excitement among the
negroes over the matter, anu hundreds
hOcked to sec her.
The Campbell County Helcs- Letter saws: Joe
Allen, who Is confined in Fayette county iail
charged with the murder Of Andrew Lively,
was not tried at the term of the court held
last week. His case was continued on account
OF the sickness of Col. Tidwen his attorney
The crime with which Allen Is charged was a
most cowardly and revolving one and if he is
proven 10 he the guilty party his chance for
the gallOws is gOOd."
The Greensboro Home IoltrH1l says: There
Is huge Indian mound on the POullain
place, about sixteen miles above Greensboro.
lt Is as large as the county court house, and
Is situated near the Oconee river The mound
Is supposed TO be filled with Indian relics and
treasures, and, indeed, in 1888 it was over
flowed by tue river, and a number of pipes
and beads washed out. 1t is probable that it
VIII be eXcaYated at some time IN the near
future. and its hidden mysteries brought to
light"
Cobb Superior Court contributes thu follow
ing criminals To the chain-gang and peniten-
uary, all colOred: Narci~sa Jones, larceny
from the person, S months: Minnie hush
adultery, months: Moses Reid, larceny S
months; Israel Glover, larceny, s months :
charles Porter, mlsdemeanOr, months:
George Boy 1, mIsdemeanOr, 5 months; Anna
Robertson, fornicatiOn, s months: Joe Smith,
stdhblug, months; Amanda Jones. larceny.
months; " lillian BrOadenaX, assault with
attempt to murder, years in penitentiarY.
The Henry County Weekly SAYS: Little
johnnie Thompson, who died Fl, m hydrOphO-
hla last week, had dream the night preced-
ing the day upon which he was bitten by the
lnad dog that was remarkable, TO say the
least of Il. He dreamed that he was attacked
by a mad dog, aud that he was rescued bv an
angel and translated to the clouds He re-
lated his dream next morning. and in less
than an hour was attacked by a mad dog un-
der circumstances precisely as ne had de
scrbed.'
The Marietta journal SAYS: .'The extra
ordinary protracted spell Of rainy weather
has lntsrfered largely with farming opera
lions IN this section, retarding the requisite
preparation of soil and the planting of seed.
This fear will cause many farmers to at
tempt to regain loss of time by putting in
sheIr guanO aud cotton seed together, which.
n carried out, VIII do damage TO the cotton
seed, and be the means of causing the neces-
sity OF replanting, as the acid will destroy or
eat mp the seed"
Five miles east Of Forsyth, CharlesS 5. Cham
bliss has been running a steam grist mill and
ginnery. The motive power was a twenty
horse power steam engine. A week ago Fri
day morning the boiler exploded. causing
much des ructiOn of property, and wOunding
Charles jackson, young man who was at
tending TO the engine, so severely that he died
that MI ght. His left hand had been blown of
at the wrist and the so badly shattered
that amputaLOn was necessary. Mr.. Cham
Bliss estimates his loss at Sl,250.