Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-06

Hlll county tax NaluatiOn ls about 81 90
-1 each voter
Land sold before the CONT bouse door g.
Dublin. Wednesday for II cents per acre
Mayor Dorsey. Of Athens, was re-electe,
Wednesday by a vote OF 395 to 20 for Skin.
man named Walker, living near Carter
v ilrally shot few days ago. The muir
..rer was at large at last accounts.
Gs.uesvilleis books of registration eIose,
Nay. They show 564 voters who desire I,
.--. their ballots for Mayor and Aldermen. -
mCs l.. Lampkin, OF Pulaski county. on
rr.-mule farm. has made ard gathered thi
r q u;tles ot cotton, averaging 500 pounds
. 200 bushels Of corn.
Nr E0untree, Of JonesbOrO. killed a rat ,
Irg 1r two ago which was % inches in length
rat had puilet by the neck and was fas
elasu- it to death when killed
THE contract for building the MetbOdis
rar-ouaEe at Norwood has been awarded I,
Mr N1rtou, contractor at CrawfOrdyilIe n,
agreeing 60 10 the work for $3.50.
Tic Methodist Church at Gainesville On
sunday last raised by voluntary subscription
with which To pay its Indebtedness Thil
Hares the church IN a solvent condition.
Iu a fight between VIII Woodland and Ber
H.ampscy. which occurred at q corn shuclr.
r- at the Widow BaNter's, near Carriers
Aon..ay nlSnt, the hrst named was stabbed
Lrc OBJ SIX times.
CIR. Hanleiter, of Atlanta, who is one OF
t.e Oldest journalists and printers in ths
STATE. VIII become candidate for the IOsitiOr
U. Public Printer at Washington city, undei
t-e incoming administration of President
Cleveland.
For the % hours ending at O'Clock Tues,la,
evening there We're ], ,220 bales of cotton com
pressed by the Central Railroad at Columbus
il.- wa. little more than one bale per min-
u.e i0r the entire time The capacity of the
compress is 500 bales for 10 hours.
Michael Atkins, Jr., Of Cuthbert, awoke
from nap beneath a tree q dsv or two age
.l lind a huge rattlesnake near him. &,
fInGErIliH NfE1ue
from his pocket and fired, killing the reDtiIt
go thc first shot. It had 10 rattles and but.
ton.
Alfred Warren, OF Wilcox county. with ne
other pl0w animal than an OK, made this wear
iHe loloWing crop; Six bales OF cotton weigh
ing 500 pounds each, $50 bushels OF corn. IL,
bushels of oats, l20 bushels of peas, $50 bushels
OFT potatoes, 1000 pounds OF fodder and 2
bushels of chufas.
The 5-year-Old son OF William Outz, who
lives on John Mitchell's place, 6 miles from
IhOmasville on the Tallahassee road. wa.
shot In the forehead with a pistol by hi:
hrother's little 6-years-Old son last Saturday
killIng him instantly. The little fellows were
playing together with the pistols perfectly un.
conscious OF danger until the fatal shot wa,
fred. IL was OF course an accidental dis
charge.
II. Il. ByingtOn's water mill in Wilkinson
county. stopped the other day without appa.
rent cause I'm the water wheel which prOpeI
the mill ne found ten pound trout securel,
Wedged between one of the buckets in such +
manner rs TO scotch the wheel and bring
mig things 20 dead halt. His troutship was
40 once cNtricated from his perilOus position.
the gates were hOisted, and the mill proceed
el TO dO its bidding in Its usual good manner
remarkable TO say the FISH was in no wise
muu.ated, and furnished the Captain 3
splendid meal that night at supper.
J0nesborO Nelcs: Some 20 years ago a mum
Uer of Jolly boys caught buZzard in Augusta
Ga-. and belled him. shortly afterwards the
IDENTICAL buZZard was seen in New York city
II |H.aH HHI. Hnrnaa
iereut times, IN different places. and we are
not sure but he has visited Switzerland and
u.Her foreign lands during the past 20 wears
s. short while ago the said buzZard was seen
tI IT over Rome, and one day last week he
Ia.i d visit TO the farm of Mr.. Jack Hamrick.
IeW miles from town. He was still carry
ing his bell with him. and filed the air with
music as he swiftly sped on his way.
Hamilton Journal: Col. Cary Thornton, OF
Columbus. was in the city last week in the
interest Of Sidney Hall, now under death sen
teuce who Is to have a hearing before the
supreme Court II viii be remembered that
O0.. Thornton was appointed By the court for
tEe defense OF the prisoner. who was unable
t1 secure counsel, and his labOrs are without
lee or reward or the hope thereof. The man
sidney Hal, according to his own statement,
AlIeI his wife IN cold blood TO prove himself
be-. man O1 his word He made no attempt
fHH-.lpe, and has never realized the euOrmity
of uI- U1Cuse. The best that can be hoped for
him Is confinement for life in the asylum OF
tue penItcutiarv.
Americus ReDu57fcEn: Monroe Harden and
Steve Williams moved with apostolic zeal
amt went east to Capt. John a. CObb's plan
r.-.au. called the faithful together and Mon
Zoe took out q blue spelling book, from which
N- selected @ text. The informant did not say
W.lt part of the book. whether it was the
rlIl boy up the tree, or what other part. In
alr event the brethren did not like the color
ol Dds h-nle- especially as Monroe proposed 70
take un q collection 50 they procured
Hue 0 their number who could read, 10 see
what sind of q book he was preaching from.
arl IldIug It was not the Holy Bible, they
tNs Monroe and Steve and ducked them in a
0orins pond until they promised not to
aa l amy more.
IIara--1n correspondent Newman HeraET:
tramp called at the residence Of Mr..
-.He- Garner and asked for lodging during
-la night. He was taken in and kindly
treated I'm the morning he started OF with
1HL settling his bil. On being asked If he did
u1t expect To- pay his fare, he presented $50
-1.l piece and said that was the last he had.
N.. Garner said. Il viii so with YOU TO
lI.-l.-1U and get the money changed.n When
r.r UIt proceeded about half way the tramp
Vas gain appealed to for the change, but
persisted lu saying he did not have It. Arrlv
l- u tuc village. Mr.. Garner asked the
merchant ll he could change $50. The answer
Vas. "l CAM The tramp, seeing that the
Instrument of his favOrite trick was about TO
ue Tranched out Of his hands, produced the
requisite amount Of change and kept his
famous eagle. on which he had doubtless
travelled many miles free OF expense.
Athens Banner: Sheriff Weir returned from
Al-l-la Yesterday, where he had been 10
carry skies. SIS the jail here unsafeg" we
ASKED. "Ol course It Is. There have been II
men already escaped from 1t. and don't feel
--e trusting any man in it that Is put IN for
some crime that he ls liable To hang Tor or 20
Ln tHe reultentiary for any length of time.
IAe ll1r7 are an rotten: were put down with
green plank, and after the flooring gWas nailed
H1al llc rain fell on it for some time. Nearly
-- I..- wool In the jail has taken the dry rot,
ami Uee can De made through il. The iron
.. lac CRATES are made Of Is OF very IN
ltrHr lulIty. A man with one or two
Lr.ells outside can put ladder against e
H-A- set over IN the jail yard and climb up to
t-e window. and a saw could very easily be
t--s through TO the cell and the next thing
I-e .-1uer W0uld be out. The jail here II
tefE unsafe and VIII be so until the present
one rs torn down and another built IN IT.
l.acc. To is no use to repair the present one
a % would cost as much as the building OF a
new Cuc."
-4Uey department Hamilton Journal: a
loln- fellow undertook, with the AID OF a
tofcL man. 20 arrest negro mo was
t-lee- with stealing cotton. The young
AAl orlercd one negrs % tie the other Whiie
o leii Che pistol in readiness to shoot II the
le-r1 should attempt to run or Snow ngnt
--t aepute1 negro was so slow IN uelng the
osgf negro that she white man became I'M
---.N. auu ordered the accused negro %
-t at CnCe 20 him saying that he could tie
-A before DE could say scat" Iht
lie man with his pistol presented
.N--s the darkey ordered MN e
come to be tied. The negro obeyed, ant
started towards the white man with hls arm
l-- Iu front Of him. Just as the negI'
-7llel The white man close enough TO reach
-- pistol DE grabbed 10. and powerful strug
-e cl-ied. I'm the struggle the pistol wa
4rei ttt negro managed to get H. Jumpee
Up and ran for life, carrying the pistol VIII
-4. Iue white man stood looking aI MIN
e-- feeling worse than Blaine, while the ne
80 SOU knoW h0W q scared negro can run
eAlr-eI rlat portion or Africa which ne rep
resented and the pistol out Of this district to-
t--ia '1 talk about.
~Ile Tattler' in Cartersville A1aericGR
--.,- week q counEy lad drove into Carriers
VIE with q bale 0f cotton. He was accOmpa
ei Hg bis mother and sisters, who rode viii
l Che wagon. They we're plain, honest
-- country people. and concluded iron
.f auuearance that they lad come SOM
----aru- to market their cotton. The youn
--l-le appeared to be bOy-s9on sold m
r-.-, got the money. ana carried ms Wollel
-1s COB q dry goods store to do their trading
N..e Waiting for them the boy walked out
-A al lle town. He soon got into a oar
-- and when he came out ms lace va
.---'.- and his step was lust little uncer
-l lr 3 short time he came 70 another Bar
tn, ana when he appeared on the streets
5000 time III was with some ulncult
e could stay on the sidewalk. IN
~ sag Of him has mother and sister
.-it around him begging him 70 60 nome
t lt cursing and waving lis none
.s head, and swearing Jnat nc Ra
~ good a man as ever walked tue streel
-.r-efss ille-that he was going, y so
te --r as LONG as he pleased. and that n
--ilr De run ever bY anybody. lt was
-il lEut indeed The boy had come [
quiet and CiVii-he went away cursln
Yelling He came surrounded by IN
Hg faces OF a proud mother and lOvin
fs-le went away surrounded by weep
-lrc-hearfed mother and sisters, y n
r--- Their heads in shame. He came full q
-s- pride, % sell The fruits OF hard year
, ne went away with the demon OF drln
~ BUD possession Of his being,
Dalton citizen: Mr.. VIII. YiekeFy VII