Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-18

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stephens Grandfather-AN Negro Near
Iy Murdered at Dover.
GEORGIA.
Josiah Mosher, aged IS years, died at
augusta Tuesday.
The nomination for county officers of Ian
-sr- county occurs to-day.
Monday night Clarke & Bussie's turDentine
s--I' was burned in Irwin county.
simmons and Watson, the bank sharpers.
have been taken from Augusta to serve eight
-esr- i1 the convict camps.
V7n. :. b. Price. who was elected NIavor Of
y-r1u last Saturday. is the only native Of the
-'-r who has ever flied that position.
The High shoals Factory has advanced the
----e of goods one-fOurth OF a cent per ward
5rI tbc outlook is much brighter than for
s-me time past.
-5mluati0n: For Ordinary, Rust, no oppOsi-
-1r. Clerk, j. B. Fowler 5S5; Sheriff. POpe
sr Riley l52, Hill %; Collector, Royal 47s
farrell 9s; Receiver, Hayes elected; Treas
rr.r Childs elected.
Luther F. Turk, youngest son of T. +. Turk,
Monroe county, Ca. was accidentally killed
--Taue Park, Fla, Dec. y, by the breaking
an emery wheel at the shingle mill of Red
'f-- 4 Ross. He had started to work only
IN minutes before the accident occurred
V- Turk was struck on the top Of his head,
v55ch blow caused his death instantly.
Tie Carroll County Agricultural Club held
u .
'-r f,r officers for the ensuing year and dele
--7e- ODD the state convention. with the fol-
FrIr- result: President. Edwin r. Sharpe;
Wee President, W. o. Ferry; Secretary, NJ.
-stas On the state convention: W. o. Perry,
e A. sharp. T. W. DimmOck; alternates, ID.
j Moore J. II. Huey, ID. Z. Martin.
0rtman Free Press: over a year since a
living near Quitman, lost a satchel con-
aiming several valuable articles. Among
rFsm there was q gold chain and cross, the
,rFoIa thing valued at $40. The satchel was
f-rrf bv Charles Horn. a cOlOred man. For
more than "a year he kept the articles safely,
mi finding out a few days siuce who they be-
Ir-aI Do returned them all just as they were
when he picked them up in the mud. Horn
id E00i citizen and an honest man.
GAINESVILLE .S0uthrOH: Mr.. J. y. GrIer, mali
agent 0u the Gainesville, jefferson and South
f-r Railroad, who now lives IN this city, has
s10II fashioned drop-leaf dining table made
f- ami used by the grandfather Of the late
Alex. Do. stephens. The leaves are one solid
b5srI. yellow pine, over two feet wide and
lie le-- square and taperiug. This old table
ism good repair and has been in constant use
over one hundred years. The last time Mr.
s--uleu- was In Athens he ate his dinner with
Mr. 6rier and family from his grandfatheris
Old table.
coffin was prepared at Word & Murray's
Undertaking establishment in Griffin, last
sunday morning, for the burial OF Joe An
lrew-. tle third victim OF the boiler explosion
on the Wa.IrQup farm. This boy was about
,vears oIi and at the time OF the disaster
was acting as engineer His injuries came
from -cliI- and he had a leg broken by some
fru- rlUce ODD metal or timber. The engine
vas made 1y FrIck, and at the time Of the
explosion was carrying only los pounds OF
steam. DO was registered safe at $50 pounds.
The Carroll Free Press complains that the
finances 0f the county have been managed
very satisfactorily. It concludes in this
manner a long editorial on the subject: The
tax % Carroll county this year for county
purposes i- ij cents on the 500, making with
tle state tax of 80, IS cents on the 500 for
both state and county, and yet the county is
considerably i'm debt and no money in the
treasury. her drafts hawked about at dis
count and the prey of a speculatOr. Why this
difference we should like to nave answered.
We DON'T see why we can't have as demo
cratic administration OF county affairs in
Carroll us in Cobb county.
Lieut. Gen. ID. H. Hill has decided to make
Macon his permanent home. Gen. Hill has
recently resigned the Presidency OF the
Arkansas Industrial University on account OF
u health. and Is devOtIng himself to litera
tlre and an effort To recuperate his health.
Arprc-eut he Is preparing an article for the
fsr-.rg MfgIzius on The Battle of Gaines
Ml.." 10 IS 10 follow Gen. Fitz John POrter's
article on the same subject Gen. Hill was
conspicuous during the late unpleasantness
PIP DIS imperturbable courage, his GOODNESS
sol EallautrV on all occasions. and MS un-
Lucllug devotion to duty, and his contempt
ur all slirkers and towards some OF MS or
lEr- and comments were full Of humOr and
slrea=m and really classical IN their laeonic
style.
R5me Courier: Mr.. Sidney johnson. one Of
Ile society Young men Of DeSOtO. who was
ESTIMATED by the charms Of Miss Lula Max
W6,i. one Of DeSOtO's pretty black-eyed bru-
lette-, made-sO rumOr says-numerOus ef-
d-ts to engage the attention Of the young
liy. and one evening last week solicited the
pleasure OF calling on her II seems that Miss
MAXWELL did not reciprOcate the young man 3
feelings Of admiration. and declined 10 re
te-ye his attentions. Her refusal irritated Mr..
jIlus0n tO such degree that he wrote her q
very offensive note sunday afternoon, and
l which he called the young lady "a
hl..' ACtuated by the highest
sense 0f prOpriety the young lady dismissed
Mr. JO1nsOn's messenger without reply
lli when her father, who was not home at
tlc time. returned, Miss Maxwell placed the
note she had received in his hands. Early
Monday morning as Mr.. johnson was hurry
u- along the principal street OF DeSOtO ne
was confronted by the indignant father, who
demanded OF Mr.. johnson whether or not he
hli written the note. Mr.. J. declined to
answer the question, and Mr.. Maxwell struck
l,u Iu the face several times before anyone
could Interfere. Mr. johnson offered no re-
s.tauce. but took the whole affair very
quietly. Mr.. Maxwell says he is not thrOus n
with Mr. johnson yet.
On last Saturday Charlie Potter, cOlOred
man on Mr.. ". W. Lees plantation near Do
7lr, Terrell county, on returning from the
le-I. found that his house had been entered.
DIS trunk broken open and his money, about
H- stolen. He suspiciOned Crawford Pickett,
another cOl0red man on the same place. When
Pickett left the premises in the afternoon Pot
ter took his gun and followed at a respectful
distance aud watched him. He saw him climb
over q fence into another field and get down
Oh uls knees and begin to remove the dlrt anu
grass from under the lock OF the fence. and
while in the act slipped up to within few feet
% him. As soon rs he heard Potter approach
ing be sprauE uP and quickly Pockeitesd what
ever was the object Of his search and faced his
Ilrsuer. Potter could see the shape OF some
thing In PIckett's pocket and was satisfied II
Rls the little square tin box IN which
De- kept his money and asked him
what IL was. Pickett told HIM il
Vas a flask. Potter then asked to see It, but
Els refused. He then told him Of the loss OF
DIS money. and believed he had It, and asked
permission to search HIM, and received the
reply shat "he would die and go TO HI before
Le would DE searched" With this he started
home Potter commanded him TO stop, and,
90 DIS refusing 10 do so, shot him In the hip
amt thigh with buckshOt, and. as he kept
gong, Potter attempted TO shoot again. but
MS gun snapped, and Pickett succeeded IN
leAch-ug home. There II was ascertalned
t--- the money was not on MS person. so OeO;
Adams, another of Mr.. Lees hands, retraced
teattt's steps, and hundred or more yards
rom the house found the tin box containing
q. o- POtter's money. 1t Is supposed ne
llrev 90 aside. intending to go for it when the
eAcueueut should subslde. Five dollars OF
money had been spent or concealed
IirSeIts wound Is pretty severe but not Sc
ln--. Potter did not attempt 10 Kill, but 70
cripple his enemy and recover his money.
FLORIDA.
Bar,0w's new opera house has been opened.
The Gainesville Guards are without an
-rm0ry.
some seventeen new cottages are building
,-.s11 the city limits Of Key West.
The steamer William ID. Ellis, which was
sunk near ApalachicOla, has been raised.
VS.. Jordan. OF Of his grove in Brooks
Dad. AZ ia NOT