Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD N PARAGRAPHS.

silk Worms of the Himalaya Mountains
Imported into Northern Georgia
Fatal Shooting Array in Pulaski
County-A Distressing Accident Be
fails an UnIucky Conductor.
GEORGIA.
Bryan superior Court convened Yesterday.
Athens viii have a walking match-none but
clerks VIII enter.
The editorial eNcursiOnists from New Eng
land will reach Atlanta MAY l6
Thomas Roberts. charged with murder, has
Ieeu acquitted at Dahlonega.
The crops throughout Stewart county are
growing finely. and are in good state Of cult
raton.
Jasper Moore. colored. who beat negro
chiid TO death in stewart county last year,
goes 20 the chaIn-gang for life.
difficulty occurred at Antioch Church. i'm
Fayctte. Monday between two young men hy
The name of Howell and Dunn. resulting in
the dangerous -tahbiug of Dunn by Howell.
Capt. j. g.. Wheeler has returned TO Macon
from Houston county, where he has surveyed
tract % $500 acres recently purchased Of
Capt. John j. Fort hy party Of Northern
capitalists who propose to use DO for the cree
tion of various kinds of manufactures.
The Washington County Fruit Growers
Association met iu Teunie on the ID instant
and appointed "a committee Of five of their
number 90 confer with railroad authorities in
savannah amt Atlanta with "a view TO getting
cheaper rates and speedler transportation to
New York.
Hne-viIie Gr-rtts: "Last THURSDAY the Lib
erty Independent Troop. headed by Capt. L.
r. Miller. held their usual May festivities at
the parade ground near No. 8. They had a
good dinner. q good contest and a good time
generally. The white plume and neat little
man.
A man, claiming TO De a New York police
man and a member of Capt. ByTne's inspect
iu- corps. arrived at Macon on the train from
a.H. .rr d H..F~
ANA oFtrc1al iu The union depot until he went
across the street to Browns Hotel 10 write a
letter. w hen hr returned the coat was gone.
The matter was referred Co the Macon police.
ln upper Pulaski county. William Counts
ami lhHideu- Bum had difficulty not long
ago. wherein Bum shot SEQ Counts. the ball
missing It- object. saturday tine parties met
60 the store of Dir. White. and the trouble
was renewed. Bunu was shot three times
with pistol. and died from the effects Of the
wounds sunday Counts has not been arrested.
Euuu was % grandson of the late Rev. Henry
Bunu. ol Iwlg-- county. Both of the parties
were Iu E1ot standing iu the neighborhoOd.
Lumpkiu Il1,Dshdfut- "a few weeks ago
We received from friend I'm London half "a
dozen eoc0ouS OF the great Atlas silk worm. "a
native ol Iur ltimaIald mountains IN North
IuHIa. We placed them m suitable box to
await the emerging OF the image or ilv i'm its
final mctamorpho~is. Saturday the great
moth came out OF one of them. 10 expands
about eight inches, and its soft velvety, iawn-
cplured wings are oruamcuted with great
hyallne. ellipeoid spots. half an inch i'm dame
ter crossed hy fine lines like the c0bWeb lines
ln the object lens ot q telescope. Its natural
food plant Is the cinnamon tree, and. of
course. lt cannot be propagatcd here
Lumpkiu I43eIeaIeHt: "a. T.. Tr0man,
who lives about cight miles from town has
recently discovered tn hC has awell-stocked
natural l-h pond ON his premises near his
home. lie has of course known for years that
the pond existed, butt thought that its waters
were inhabited only by turtles frogs and
snakes. About week ago he noticed that a
great many little fish were sWarming about
the shallow edges of the pond. To see il
there were amy larger ones IN It, he procured
am angling outfit and tried the effect of an en-
UcIuE worm, when. to his utter surprise and
delElN Doe soon had fine mess of catfish
fuuuciuE upon the bank. The fish taken
would average lu weight from one 10 two
pounds apiece.
Macon IsleUgDt anal Messenger: 'The fatal
collision ON the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad. near JuIette. Il short while
ago. Is ~tlll fresh in the minds If our readers.
Those VINO were uu the train Will remember
thc grief of Conductor Gillespie. whose mis-
Interpretation of an ORDER caused the acci-
dent Discharged from the road. Capt. Giles
pie, who was q gentleman of most refined feel
lu--. went away with am impaired mind. He
sought work ON the Cincinnati Southern as Il
brakeman, and obtained Dc. ON Friday night,
at q little place called Oakville. while turning
fast mail tram ON the main line his foot was
caught iu the frog of the switch. from which
tuc poor Fellow found DC impossible 20 cNtrIcate
DO before the train reached him. The ears
passed over him. breaking both legs. He died
ou sunday from the injuries received
Charlton county correspondent NEWS, Nav
=: Ion sunday. May Z. shiloh sabbath
school held its first annivcr-ary at its place of
mcctug-NIlrs Church. After the usual les
sons the school was entertained by readings
and songs to celebrate the occasion. Great
praise Is due to Mrs. j. r. MiZelI and t0 Miss
IettIc Lang for their performance on the or
gan The school manifested its appreciation
az their services by the heartmess with which
DO Joined in the singing The three Misses
chase had very appropriate pieces-that Of
VI I~s Mamie the youngest of the three, which
was recited from memory, being rendered i'm
very effective manuer-the Younger
scholars evinciug their pleasure by the
attention they paid. Great credit
i- due To Miss sue and Miss Anna
for their readings which were very good.
After these exercises the school proceeded to
elect their officers for the ensuing year. Mr..
John Nlc6ery was reelected sup .rintcndeut.
Nr. ID. &. Chase Secretary and Miss Lucy
MKcll Treasurer. The school then adjourned
for q short time 90 discuss the qualities of a
basket lunch which the Ladies had provided.
which, Judging from the faces Of those pre-
sent. and hy the evident sociability it called
forth. must have given every satisfaction.
Returning 20 the school house we were favor
cd with more music and singing. and after a
few remarks from one OF the officers of the
school, urging one and an To do their level
best tie next year, the school adjourned to
meet next sunday at lU "a. IN. The quarterly
mcetiuE-Wl hc held at this church on SatUr-
NaN, ltth. AMI sunday. lStn Instant