Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TIRE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Cold -Blooded Murder at Warrenton -
Crawford COunty's Ordinary Arrested
for Alleged Dishonesty and Forgery
Brunswtck's New Steamboat Line
Floridas Proposed Deaf and Dumb
Asylum.
GEORGIA.
Gainesville has organized a Young Men.
Christian Association.
Aquila Hardy. who had been Postmaster
at hedrons CoWeta county, for forty years, j;
dead.
United States Fish Commissioner Moore ha.
Just put $4,000 shad into the EtOwa river al
Rome
The damage to the Marietta Paper Mills by
the washing rains Of few weeks ago aggre-
gated S2,5U0
Paul Jones, wholesale liquor dealer of the
city. bid IN the present building OF the Atlanta
Consultation, Wednesday. for $l6.050.
A Presbyterian evangelist will soon be in
" arrenton for the purpose OF conducting a
series OF meetings. II he meets with success
the chances are that a Presbyterian Church
VIII be established in the town.
In accordance with city ordinance passed
IN January fixing the tax on retail whisky
houses al $4,000 from Nav J.. 1sS4. to Januury
], 1885 the harrOOms OF jackson were closed
on Thursday last. Two saloons have been
j
gentleman who has Just returned To
Brunswick from a journey up Satilla river
SAYS that while the rice farms along that
stream look well. there are complaints of the
rice bug. which. 1t is sand, has caused scanty
stands.
Nose Wrinkle. co'Ored was in Marietta sun
day TO procure % warrant for the arrest Of q
Mr. Carson. Wrinkles mule had gotten into
CARSON field. and Carson deliberately walked
out. with pistol in hand, and put five balls
into the unfortunate mule. which Will IOuht
less cause ITS death.
Near Douglasyille Monday. James 5. Frid-
dell was drowned while seining in Dog river.
He attempted 10 swim across the river with a
sack containing twenty pounds Of fish at
tached TO him. He sank when half way across
and was drowned before assistance reached
him. His body was recovered.
Marietta Journal. three-legged kitten.
some % days Old. is a living curiosity at II. d.
McCutcheon's house. The old cat seems to be
as proud of d though as if it had been born
with four good legs. The front shoulder where
the fourth leg should naturally appear is per
lectly smooth, and the kitten is otherwise
well formed.
Ten miles southeast Of Cedartown, Z. ID.
HlEhLoWer was attacked by a JERSEY bull and
tossed some eight feet into the air, and falling.
struck on his head. sustaining severe and per
haps fatal injuries. Had il not been for a
tenant who was near by. and who ran to his
assistance, Mr.. HightOwer would in all proba
bihty have been killed on the spot.
Cartersville AmericGn: Dr. w II. FELTON,
received from Mr.. Abram 5. Hewitt of New
fork.last week,a desirable present in the shape
of a handsome ll-hlOOded jersey bull calf,
about OF : months old. He was a perfect
beauty, and well preserved after so long a
journey. He came from Mr.. Hewitt as a tes-
tlmonial OF his high appreciation for DR.. Fell
ton.
Last Saturday evening a little negro girl.
about DO wears Old, living on W. W.
Brooks plantation in Oglethorpe county near
Big Greek. was sent out TO bring up the cows
ami she failed 20 return. Her parents went
out I'm search of her. and on SUNDAY morning
her body was found lodged in between two
logs IN the creek about fifty yards telOW a
t0ot-lOE. with her neck broken. 1t Is sup
posed that she undertook to cross the creek
while 10 was up and fell from the log and
drowned.
George Reeves. q farmer who resides about
ten miles from WaynesbOrO. had one OF his
little children scalded 10 death on Saturday
morning. one Of mis- little girls went out
into the ward carrying one Of the smaller
children ln her arms. and there We're two
large pots boiling clothes In the yard. and,
as she neared the pots, holding the little one
ln her arms Peeplng over the edge. she by
some means released her grasp and dropped
the little fellow into the hot water. and when
% was hastily taken out it was completely
dead.
AmeriCus correspondent NEWS, May Z:
Fire at 4 O'Clock this morning burnt the
Gilmore residence, at the west end or Church
street. The residence was purchased recent
y ~
The building Is about $500. The insurance Is
SOD. j. ". Brady, who occupied the building.
lost AN his household furniture. but was fully
covered 10y Insurance. The fire is suppOscd
90 have originated in the kitchen. No rain
has fallen in this section in nearly three
weeks. but no material injury has been done
90 crops yet. Gardens are suffering some.
The Brunswick Inland Steamboat Company
IS the name of a new joint stock company To-
Gated in Brunswick, organized under the laws
of the state, tor the purpose of buying and
running a steamboat line between Brunswick
au8 Darien. and other points. Already the
company have purchased the steamer Robert
t0llyer-One OF the heetest boats ever run in
Eastern waters-and soon she will be
in our midst fully equipped for ser
wee III Is proposed To put the Col
lyer iu the trade between Darien and
brunswick at once. She has ample facilities
for even larger service. Besides freight, she
ls fitted up for carrying $50 passengers.
Henry County WeekEV: Judge Hammond
decided TO adjourn last FRIDAY night. and
though informed by the grand jury that they
could not possibly finish their labOrs and re
port before saturday morning. he dismissed
the petit Jury anu went home anyhow. lie
offered no excuse and made no explanation to
the grand jury, who were thus left without 4
Judicial head TO report to. They proved them
selves quite equal 10 the emergency, however.
Next morning they filed into the court room
ami read their presentmeut to the clerk. who
heard them with diguifiod attention and then
formally adjourned the court. Judge Ham
luouA dCtloH lS WITHOUT pEcctucul IN Henry
county, If in the state. and the grand jury
feel that they were treated with marked DIS
courtesy-an opinion that Is shared by our
citizens generally.
y. s. HOlton, Ordinary of Crawford county,
has been arrested charged with withholding
pension money and fraudulently converting
the same 10 his use. The pension was allowed
widow lady named Elizabeth Sheriey, wild
ow 90 q soldier Of the war of 1872. under the
act OF March 9. 1878. The pension was allow
ed in 1852 and the first payment amounted to
S4Q6, check for which was lndOrsed by HOl-
ton IN the name OF payce without knowledge
~ their presence and the whole sum convert
ell TO his own use. Three other checks.
amounting to So, were, IL is alleged. in like
manner ludorsed and appropriated. Nouch-
ers ann most OF the lndOrsers were fOrgerles.
The last voucher was executed March 6, 1888.
the day after the petitioner died, check Tor
same was issued March p. 1885, and was sub
seQuently indOrsed 10y HotOn and paid three
weeks after pensloner had been In her grave.
He waived examination and gave bond in the
sumof Sl,00o TO appear at the present term Of
court
Josh Run, aged % years. shot William Cody.
aged u, az Warrenton Tuesday night, in
hictug q wound which resulted i'm speedy
death. Run and Cody were standing near
Aliens corner. Broad street, talking. when
suddenly the report of pistol was heard, and
8 voice cried out I'm the darkness. 'Oh. Josh,
you have shot me-" a tussel. ensued and one
was seen 60 be carrying the other away on his
shoulder. About this time Marshal Cody and
Others hurried 90 the moving figures and dis
covered Rud IN the act Of carrying Cody
away on his shoulders. An investigation
proved Cody % be a wounded man. the vic
tim 90 Run. who was carrying him away to
conceal his crime. Run was arrested
ami was taken to Warren county Jail.
Run aimed TO have been talking to Cody
when he suddenly pulled out a pistol and
pointed 10 at him. As he did so he grabbed
ms hand and the pistol went OF. Other wit
uesses claim that Run shot him without pro-
vocation, and had said before he intended to
kil him. The jury, after hearing the facts,
rendered "a verdict that death resulted with a
pistol 40 hands Of Run. The prisoner denied
doing the shooting. but asked TO make a state
mCut. which was accorded him. In 1t he
stated that a negro boy named Pitts had done
the shooting and that he had been put to it by
other parties; that he was innocent Nelson
HUI. another negro, was then called, and he
stated that Run had purchased the pistol
three days before with the avOwed purpose OF
killing Cody. The wound was above the left
nipple. ranging through the heart. The affair
was supposed 10 have been caused bv an old
Crudge between the parties. Both were
Coiorcu.
FLORIDA
number Of cottages are in course of con-
struction In Tallahassee.
The large new wharf for the South Florida
Railroad at Tampa is completed.
1t Is reported that the CUR Coast Progress
has bought out the NanGtee County Netrs.