Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-16

Detail-An Infant surreptitiOus1y Bu-
ried at BIacOu-FIorida's Independent
Order Of Odd FelIows-A Strike at
Augusta.
GEORGIA.
The state Medical Association meets at
Macon to-day.
DR.. ". 7. Russell. Of Catoosa, has a vine
ward with 2,525 vines in it.
Darien received over 5000. 900 feet Of tim
Der during the month Of March.
The citizens Of Blue Springs. Catoosa
county, are building two story academy.
Ihep people of DOwdytOwn. Lumpkin county.
are petltionlng the government for a post
office.
a house was shivered. its woman occupant
stunned and a hen killed by lightning at Au
gusta Monday.
Negroes made an unsuccessful attempt to
burglarze Pat McAuliffe's safe In his plumber
shop, at Augusta, early sunday morning.
The people in the vicinity OF AndersOnville
have determined to build hotel by the old
stOckade for the accommodation Of visitors
from the North.
It is said that Ed Walker, OF Alapaha milks
tWeuty-siN cows. from which he gets an aver
age of fOrty-tWO gallons of milk and nineteen
pounds of butter per day.
Rev. O. G. Willis. pastor of the Bethel Bap-
tIst church In Aluscogec county since 1871, has
resigned his pastOrate. He has received into
the church i'm that time 500 members.
Hon. Joshua d. Hargrove, the Ordinary OF
Dooiy county, and Miss Georgia Collier,
daughter Of tine late Rev. \. ". Collier of
Pulaski. were married in Hawkinsville few
days ago.
The Carroll County Agricultural Club offers
premium of Sl5 for the best acre Of cotton,
$40 for the hest acre Of upland corn, $40 for
the best acre of bottom land corn, and 81 for
the largest watermelon.
The dwelling of r. l.. Griffin, IN Carroll
county. was DESTROYED by fire last sunday
The father and nBfNgT alsau4 % church
while SIX children were locked up In the
house. They managed TO escape.
r. T. Clayton. who has recently beon ap-
pointed and confirmed as Consul 10 Para
Brazil, IS expected 90 make short visit to his
mother Mrs. Philip Clayton, of Greensboro
before taking bis departure for the Con-
sulate.
The litigation between Barnesvllle and the
Clapp Jones Company has been settled.
TINS settlement VIII place GAINESVILLE where
she can saw ON January ]. lSSj. that she is ont
OF debt. Every financial obligation will be
cancelled.
Negroes who were TO dig the new water
works basin at Augusta, struck for an adj
vance IN wages from 20 cents 60 81 per dav
Monday. The strikers were inclined to be dem
Oustrative, but "a heavy rain coming mp made
work FOR the day ont OF the question, and
thus trouble was averled.
The bar and billiard room Of the CONNER
cial Club at Augusta were invaded bv the
flames at davbrcak Monday. Two billiard
tables and the furniture were DESTROYED. en-
falling "a loss of 81 800. Water caused a dam
age OF $4,000 10 the grocery stock of I. Daniel
Much valuable property was endangered.
A ucgre-s OF Augusta gave birth to child
That night 10 disappeared. \ search was
made. and Its remains were found buried in
her yard ON Ellis street. back of the HOughtOn
Institute. She claims tHst the child was
stili-hOrn. which Is very probable, still IFS in
terment i'm the yard was against the laws of
the city. The woman was arrested.
The colorcd man maintains his place as the
centre OF tragedy. in OglcthOrpe county a
negro known as Sheh Drake deceived another
cOlOred man. called Peter Freeman. of from
his home and beat him ith q stick so severely
that DE VIII die of the injuries. The cause Of
the fuss is that Peter accused shep of per-
suadng his Peters, sou 10 leave him last
Christmas.
The Fort Gaines Library Association has
organized by elcctmg j. r. Irwin. President:
J. j. l.. Allen, Vice President; A. 4. Ash
more. Librarian and Corresponding Secre-
tarv: Miss Ida Dudley. Treasurer: Colonel
R. A. Turnipsced, Professor Scott Dr. Gunn
DIR. Iatchctt. Mrs. Grist Miss Mamie Bur-
nett. Miss Floy Brown, Directors. The books
have arrived and comprise very choice Sc
lection.
The wife Of Charlie Hutchlns Of Macon. on
visiting her lot in Oak Ridge Cemetery on
sunday discovered evidences of "a freshly
made grave. and on investigation f0und \
cracker box buried about foot under the
ground. The matter was referred to sexton
CLAW who found that the box contain ed the
body OF an infant, and was buried q it hout his
knowledge some time before tHe rain Of
saturday night. The matter viii receive a
thorough Investigation.
The Pye correspondent of the NEWS writes
a- follows: The NEWS correspondent is again
called ON 90 report a sad accident Onthe Sth
inst. a lad, who was AN entire stranger and
apparently i'm destitute condition. being
haretooted and nearly naked, came TO :. p.
O'Quin and asked for work, and Mr. O'Onfn
hired him TO rule timber wagon tongue.
While going down a steep hin on the i0tb
D D.. d. .,lt q f.fT p. 81 81.
wheels passing over his neck nearthe base of
his head, causing instant death. He gave his
name as Charley Wheater, and said he came
from Brunswick. Ca He formerly lived in
Rhode Island. lie said that he was of Ger
mau descent. The boy also said his parents
were dead. He only had one sister on this
side of the ocean and she is living i'm Bruins
wick. Ga. at DR.. Yates lie said that he
was about Il years Old. He had some educa-
lion and was apparently of good intellect
The body was taken to Mr.. George Wilson's
and was taken charge of by the good citizens
and decently buried in Piney Grove Church
grave yard. J, X. Reddish, Jr.. furnished a
burial -uit and the da4dWas dprpntI,- burie1 -