Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-23

Union Point viii probably receive SEQ bales
r.r.tt1u more this year than last.
sixteen Candidates have announced them
selves for county offices in TaliaferrO county.
several people suffered slight injuries by
fI-1u The icy pavements Of Atlanta sunday.
The father OF DR.. Camae. OF Athens, was
-I. lr-t President Of the Georgia railroad.
III. town OF Camak was named Tor him.
Worbmeu are now engaged in erecting a
monument over the grave Of eX-GOv.
I.r-.uel v johnson In the cemetery at Lou
I-r..e-
John sullivan died at his home, six miles
from EvrOu. Friday, in the 10Th year Of his
.-. Die had been school teacher in that
section Tor thirty-hve years.
several candidates IN Clarke county have
---uIfrI their willingness TO accept Larry
e.rrr- proposition and bind themselves not
f1Uuy any votes at the coming county cleo
t1u.
SION. Il. l.. Fulton. the present Mayor Cf
Galveston. Texas. was formerly a citizen Of
Dawson. His administration OF the cIty's af-
f..-- IS spoken Of as Of the most satisfactory
character.
mountain wagon last week passed
through FRANKLIN county. selling cabbage at
81 -U per head and giving gallon of corn
v.-Era- "a chrome. The owner drove of
before an arrest could be made.
AmerIcus Recorder; Cotton receipts. as
compared with tie last two seasons: To date,
1855. Z-.I0,, same date lSsS, 2l,61G; same date
I--z agG. giving an excess over 1883 of 1872
bales and lacking l,sSS Of being up to 1852.
John Pratt. the ls-vear old cOlOred boy who
t".t David Mitchell, q cOlOred man of ma
r.--. wears at Atlanta, Saturday night in a
quarrel. the origin Of which Is "A mystery, is
ieI Tor trial, but refuses TO say much about
tle killing.
Americus Recorder: Thursday the City
Council met tp destroy remnant OF city
script. Three hundred aud thirty y-twO and a
E.f dollars were consigned to the flames.
The .tv is now rich enough 10 use Uncle
-am- -reeuhacks, consequently the Old city
currency was destroyed.
~m.tlviIe Enterprise: We learn that there is
90 move Ou foot tO build a new academy just
DID fr4at OF the old one. We hope the citizens
arIUarruu- of the school will take an active
interest boz this matter and soon have an
academy that Will be an ornament TO the city
.U,.elt of an eyesOrc, as the present struc-
.Irc l-.
The fair ground project at Athens Is pro-
crossing finely. Men whom the committee
had u1 idea would subscribe q dollar, are
coming up aut eablnE shares very literally.
THE three gentlemen who were appointed TO
-ur.t subscriptions are doing their whole
duty. Iui VIII raise the necessary amount If
DO l- possible.
Dr Thursday night last the stables of $.
-. Parker, Who bought the Milton place, Op-
a1-ite Fort Lamar. I'm Franklin county, were
ulruei hv am lucendlary. and he lost two
mules and two fine milk cows in the flames :;
a.-u. a.I Uf the forage. Tt was the work OF an
fnr Lhe crime. having been heard TO threaten
OBJ burn out anyone who bought the place. -
Greensboro Journal: DR.. j. +. Walker mas
Ou bis premises peach tree which carries OF
the PALM The Doctor first noticed tbeftree
bearing fruit lu ls3l; but even at that time IL
-nu-r have been somewhat aged. Ing ISL
E.ftE years later-the same tree bore r splen-
900 -rGu Ol fruit. This tree Is certainly one
uL tle oldest bearing fruit trees we have ever
heard ul, and the species should not be lost
E. r. Iyy, Of Cuthbert, an inventive genius,
ittt a few days since for New Orleans with
one of lls patents IN the form OF a buggy
spindle. 20 exhibit No and sell the right II pos
-Iu.e. The patent Is "a good one, and no doubt
le VIII sell. Mr.. lvey says he has an ofer al
ready from au extensive Western buggy fac
tory, and O. bic does not sell at New Orleans.
ue VIII then sell 90 the above named factory.
Thursday night at an early hour Anna Bal
leF. respectable COlOred girl of Columbus.
while passing through the park in that city,
was aecOsted bv Millcdge Johnson, cOlOred. In
the employ Of King X Daniel, who attempted
% rape ou her person Being very strong she
succeeded iu battling his fell purpose until
some parties, attracted Dy her screams. came
t1 the rescue. The scOundrel then fled and
succeeded lu making good his escape.
The Northeastern Railroad il now building
apryate telegraph line from Tallulah Falls
t1 Athens. To VIII be connected with the
Western Mon. and they viii pay a royalty
on al messages sent by them over this line.
The railroad has already purchased the wire
amt instruments, and have commenced dig
-u- the holes for the telegraph poles aud
distributing them down the track. The line
Wi. be owned and managed by the North
eastern Company.
Svhue Dr. W. \. Howard. OF CeutrevIlIe.
ald gone io the spring for some water some
uuC entered his Office and stole a pOcketbOOk
which was sos That evening a negro
bought about s-5 worth of goods from Mr..
O0tilcmer. E.Iie below that place. and was
seen tI have am unusual amount Of money
Ebici aroused suspicion and lie was arrested
H|UfrH NHaHH HEHf1n n.naH
dure Of the money. together with the goods
chat he bought. which were returned 10 Mr..
hu,,lelmer and the money procured.
Augusta was paved with Ice Sunday morn
ing Mrs. bliara slipped while leaning over
tle ulul-ters feeding chickens m the ward be-
low, and fell over the baulsters from a second
story piazza she dropped almost lIfeless in
Che Eari- injured Internally, and is now at
tht point of death. Several other accidents
happened ln falls on the ice. The Hill car
became Uumauageable Saturday night the
brakes refusing % clamp the wheels. The
horses were detached and the car slipDed
down tht hu on the track at a rapid rate.
The Bomo BnUstju narrates that Daniel
irammeu. who had been out hunting and was
returning home, met with COlOred man who
hat a.su been hunting. The cOlOred man had
90 savage d0E along with him, and the dog
charged upon Trammell. The darkev was
told Oh Keep his dog back. but did not DO so.
amt Irammeu was bitten. He then turned
aut empuet his gun In the dog. and the
NELL His gun being empty he retreated into
tue residence Of Rev. j. A. Clement. and be-
fore DE reloaded his gun the darky vamoOsed.
Athens BrHHsr- WItchmaR: Several months
ago Franklin county adopted the prOhibitOrv
law ON liquor. In conversation yesterday
with 81 gentleman from GAINESVILLE, the home
ut 'BIllv Patterson we asked him how the
prohibition worked IN his county. He an
-wered that it had largely diminished crime
and had proved q great benefit 10 the people
~ FraUsln. Gainesville, before the adoption
a- this measure, was at times very disOrderly
many shooting and cutting scrapes occur
r-HE-hut now Lbey did not need the services
"l a marshal. and the place was noted for
peace and gpld order. So much for the de-
s-ructi0n Of the liquor tradic.
Athens EEuHsr- WIfchmdn: Wednesday.
while little Freddie Noon, son Of the late John
Moon. was playing with some other boys near
ii- home. he happened 10 . very serious acci-
dent. 10 seems tnat the BOYS had been play
-ns Tltl cart. hauling eacn other down the
ll-l- and when Freddie's turn came several OF
the larger boys took hold Of the cart and be-
san running very rapidly down the steep in
.-re, when the v1hI le overturned. throwing
sue little fellow Ogt and striking the arm with
ra-E force rs 20 literally shatter the bones OF
ta-t member. The doctor says the use OF that
-ui1 val Doe destroyed for life. This IS indeed
3" --a lieW 90 this already stricken family,
anu they EaFe the sympathy OF our people.
Athens BIsssr- Watehu,GH: Col. Charbon-
n.er received small additions to the college
apparatus list the other day It was a little
instrument for No akiug very small measure
l-euts Ui tlie kuesses. and Is called a spereOm-
tltr. TO Is very delicate and accurate, Occu-
pies about as much space as 6-inch cube,
anu cost $50 w Ith 10 measurements as small
-- two mIIliOuth part Of a metre may be
"ate- or we can better appreciate what IL Is
when we know that With il can be measured
t-r thickness OF sheet OF gold leaf, Of tlY's
Wlr-- or even the thickness Of lbo lead in
t-.-r pencil marks which we make while
ef-luS this There IS no college In the south
u ssff X n Infs
at tle University.
beha.u Nslrs: For some time past parties
-.-uE near WaiIace's Mill haze been troubled
WIN thieves Bits OF harness would be taken
-l.A their stables, corn from their cribs,
,--chcns from their COOps, and all went with
'u- leaving trace OF the light-hngered
@-tLL " u1 distracted them. Last week Mr..
tr- w uuiIuEsWOrth went 20 a small patch
some distance from his dwelling 20 gather the
corn that he expected To find there on the
rlt. a-- but what was his surprise TO find that
every ear mad been removed. About the
--.. ume cOlOreu man living on his place
Uncovered that 90 least half q wagon load Of
ifl bad been taken from his CRIB. He
,--fei forthwith a reward Of s. TO the person
N'I EollI point out the thief. The offer was
.eIie+ uE young negro standing near
pom promise that he would not be troubled,
ie -1.I that the rogue was an old negro lIv-
near by. and through his evidence the
tl-ef was arrested and is now in jail
3 Baltimore special 70 the Cincinnati En-
t-.rsr has the following tfdngs Of Judge Nc
t-T- Judge II. Kent McCay. Of the United
States District Court of Atlanta, Ga. whose
-l-r1 has become deranged, arrived in Balti-
more Tuesday evening. and was taken to the
residence Of hIs brother, Prof. Charles Nc
-y- on North Charles street. Last night,
i-ing the terrible snOW-stOrm, the Judge
Vas picked up by the police and taken q
-le station house. He was found sitting IN tht
.-l-er c0Il on the steps OF the Baltimore anc
Ohio Railroad building. IL has been aseef'
taiued the Judec evaded his watchers and es
'apei from home. He sold his valuable golc
watch for 81 aud bought a bottle Of whisky