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


v - flr that point must be sent TO OcklO-
.Elee-
--au- lady who has been visiting Albany
- winter, owned parrot that was said to
years olu-
re cotton receipts OF Villa Rica. upto date,
A-H bales. This Is 500 more than was re-
. ali of last season.
v-. Roulette has relinquished his contract
.,ru1t Augustus big sewer and new pro-
are t1 re advertised for
D. w. ID. Cook. Of Atlanta. was one Of the
.--.r-er- on the train halted by robbers near
MI. Rock, Ark. a few days ago,
contract has been made with Louisville
r-- Id erect q monument at Brunswick in
--rlre 0f steve Wright, the cOlOred man
-.- n.r. she'd in the recent fire.
Ms W. r. Brown. Of Albany. was awak-
@ Tuesday morning at O'Clock and saw
r.r standing &C the loot OF her bed searching
-.-I Ir.-- pockets. He seized q $50 bill which
Us one of them and fed from the house.
T.. frm Of Ii. p. and +. W. Elder. at
r.rna-rllie, was closed Monday by James W.
r..r- who Is receiver, and Will wind up the
5--.r.-- Iu the interest Of their creditors. The
liabilities are about $1,000 and the assets about
erIay Col. C. NJ. Wiley. of Macon,
trr.a over o stand Of arms 10 the Wiley
I-.r"-. rbr new company formed Of the citI-
--.. Ii.ll and IWlggs counties. The guns
.-- -Hr.uEdcld rifles. 45 callbre. The Guards
vI.. .u line at the next battalion parade.
T.rrr Lewis residence, near CarsOnville,
T...ur county. has been burned The resi-
-.-.. was probably robbed and then fired
Fur,.uug that Mr.. J.. and his family pos
-.---I was destroyed. Even the hogs In their
rgr were overcome by the heat Of the burning
Hu.Ilu-.
Tile CITY Council Of Athens is trying to
ta.., Che expenditures within the limit of the
f...-. and not borrow from one year to help
.r. mother. Heretofore the money gave out
..r- March. and from that time until June
e..retHug had % be run ON credit. II the
Uar succeeds. the city VIII have about SiO,-
.IHH H s
tmercus Repu5licrR; 4 couple Of blOOds Of
tle city made q bet, the one Of half-dozen
finest haudkerchiefs against box OF cigars
-I.a enc other Woull not 60 10 the cemetery
..re ON q dark night. Tom went Monday
rlt and stuck his pencil at the base Of one
.. lIe monuments and cedar tWig at the
I.-e OF another. Tuesday he was wiping his
mouth with fine handkerchief perfumed 10
tIe highest degree.
Mrs. Fannie Smith. owner Of the Sinking
Huautliu. situated i've miles from Ialluldh,
II- discovered mica mine in close proximity
lr this ineNplIcablc phenomena in nature,
which is pronounced hy an expert and sue
eessful mica miner TO be the richest mine he
ever saw i'm any section. The mine contains
blocks that win square one foot, and the VEN
ls adiudged TO be ineNhaustIble, which makes
DO OF immense value
wear ago Mr.. Joel Coffee erected hand
some twO-st0ry residence at Lula. IL was tin-
shed iu the best style. anu quite an aodi-
tuu to She town. Monday evening AT
o'clock tine building was discovered to be on
fre. and In spite OF the eNertlOns OF the cltl-
1ar- of the place DO was burned 20 the ground
F.rtuuately the house was isolated from the
business portion Of the town. or the whole
place would have been consumed.
De- $. Nations. citizen OF West Armuchee,
rrI who was somewhat dcranged, left home
DID. long ago and went TO Rome, where he
-..I the horse he was riding. lie then went
to the railroad and bought ticket To Resaca.
He has not been heard OF since. His brother,
James Nations. of Duck creek. Ga. would
HEe to know his whereabouts. He l. about 30
rI
al hIs black hair and eyes. He had on
artun OvercOat and pants, and gray coat
au.I a uar of boots with nOtched tips
Wednesday night last James W Jones, hv-
fr-uear Bellevue, and one of the most sue
..--ful farmers in Talbot county, had his gin
house consumed by ire. He had in the gin
house and around the screw about p bales of
...un. When the fire was discovered he
rushed. 20 the scene and alone he rolled out lG
OBJ - bales of cotton before help arrived.
There were six bales of cotton burned and
-.e uag-iug burned or as many more. OF the
-.l consumed Mr.. Jones only lost one. the
others were the property OF his brother and
u..-.Uor.
1uerfrus Recorder: Monday night the
L-nt Infantry rallied OF the gold watch pre-
sart.i t0 them through Jas. Erlcker n Bro.
ON. hundred and fifty chances were
u1eu. the company taking slNty-fooulr,
a- aI could not be got up. Chh
Clay was first on the list. and Lee AycOck
threw seventeen for him. which stood
20 rhe head until VIII Wright turned up the
t.r.. =iNes about the fiitIeth throw 1t was
t..Ir black walker along at the last, who
Ta throwing for the company. In throwing
a1 .a. tie both threw ten, and then wright
tlreW nine and Black eight, thus giving the
watch 90 Wright.
4. Macon Wednesday Maria Jordon. color
tl. who sells milk for James Brown. was ap-
UuJchej on Fourth street by negro man,
VIM told her he would buy the gallon OF
ulls She had left in the can. he took the can
alI carried 10 into RusselIs store near the
branch. aud out Of hearing of Maria. paWned
N. nj mil for fv~n q "A
lI- rlcu called the woman IN and gave her
Cueul the drinks and then told her To let the
sll STAY behind the counter where Mr. hus-
6e.I Uul placed 10 until ne went across the
s.T.et for g pitcher. The woman suspected
nothing and after waiting long time, asked
Al- Russell Tor the can. He was surprised
rH hear of her side of the story. and then told
Dor how the negro had given 1T for whisky.
~auIersvIlIe Her1t5: Friday Warren Price
WII ae hanged in Wrightsville, If no notice Is
forwarded of communication OF the death SEN
teUee- All the power vested IN the Governor
I-tIrhauEc the sentence from death to I'M
ur.-oumcnt for life. The prisoner has been
confined nearly q months, which Is of itself
Hf small penalty, he has already paid Tor his
crime. Tie great ignorance Of the unfOrtu-
Fs-e man. not being able to read, naturally
W.. .b-Hluied. not having been quarresOme
previously. together with the fact that he was
Llr two wears q Confederate soldier, and since
bis IMPRISONMENT has conducted himself so
quietly and meekiy as 20 win the good Will OF
th1-s Ir charge. have all combined 70 create
profound sympathy in this community III his
behalf, and an earnest desire for the commu-
tlu11 Oi the sentence. Mr.. Price Is about 81
years ol age. has vile and five children, one
u.rr-o.i tlc others young and unable to and
tHeIr mother much. He has TWO Older broth
er-. neither of whom can read, and one Is
afflicted with q cancer IN his race IL does
seem the circumstances plead loudly Tor
mercy.
E.H Lumpkiu. Of Athens, writes as fol-
1U- I'm the Hamilton EUeHiRg Ns1cs of
N-E. l J notice the following statement:
~fae fou0winE challenge appeared in the
New York clipper of Nov y: Parties IN
lamli0u, Ontario, will nght ANYBODY IN
go tl She Southern states or fight IN Canada.
give CE take expenses. for 500 battle, and
$1,000 on tle main, each party 10 show twenty
nve birds, ranging in weight from iour pounds
twelve ounces 10 SIX pounds four ounces. All
trH- that fan within two ounces 70 ne q
match. ROYAL English pit rules TO govern.
Tile challenge is sent out IN good faith and
aec.nuanied bv a forfeit of $3.50. Col. K. II.
Lumpkin. of Athens, Ga. preferred" l
accept the above challenge, provided each
llr shall fight with any gan they choose so
b roCui from the point 70 the socket; the
nam t9 be fought in New Orleans IN February.
during Mardi Gfas week, ana the forfeit OF
S-lr r5 lts placed in the Louisiana Bank by
Jal.L Tie door receipts TO be divided.
Ttofteu bauueus that the rat is accused Of
being am iucendiary and many are the Ge-
srueuvG tires land at his door, or rather, nole
It Isl said that he gathers stray matches from
the l0or and carries them in his mouth 70 his
l1e. and there, by experiments or Sireless-
au.aLe But probably the first case on record
Oflls ola and arch enemy. the cat, being ac-
cusal of iucendiarism. was that which Oc-
clrreI last Monday afternoon on Mr.. -. ID.
Edwards uIace. five miles from Macon, on
HEat is known as the river road. 1t seems tnaJ
She email boy. as in most cases where mlsehleI
;, ,e11lected. rs an accessory before the TACT;
Three or four little negro boys took hold
ola eat on the premises and wrapped piece
of small wire around Tabby's tail To the
end OF the wire they attached piece OF cot
t1l saturated with kerosene oil. This
t.ev set on fire and then they took
seat on the fence 10 Wttcn anu see
winch Wav the cat would jump IaDDy
.st or lar launches for q minute or so, PROB
aHr -5 sfudv out what the toys had done
ll.r seemed 70 them so funny. 1nen SUD
denly she smelt a rat, or, most likely, the
burning cotton. and dashed on at A rate tnat
TaQid have shamed brer rabbit. ON one slue
ai tne dwellinr-hOuse was crib nileu Win
nav aad fodder. Into this crib the cat snOt,
but She did not remain long. her Aahlne
tlI had isnited the fodder and hay. ana the
toon became Oppressively warm. Mr'EiM l, a5 III
saw IaDby as she emerged from the cTl1' anu anu
t1.gSiug it strange that her tan shoulu Dear
egch6 close resemblance to the tail Of comet,
watched her with his back 70 the crlo ina I
was fast being eaten up by the names. nc
saw her rush into the crib on the Other sue Ol
tle dwelling. ana then saw her dart out AGAIN
and head ia the direction OF the river. She
had Eet fire TO that criD also. and before Mr.
Elwarfs or his hands could get any water,
fl.l00 worth Of cribs, hay, fodder. cotton seed,
oats. ETC.. were completely destroyed.
The urOnertv was insured in the Western
Insurance Company, and yesterday MI Ed
wards was m the city Tor the purpose OF pre-
senting his claims. which VIII no DOUBT be
paid. What became Of the cat Is not known.
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