Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-22

E4ufured-A Eesl0enE OF Amer1Cus
sues EufauIa for $4,000 Damages
for False imprisonment.
GEORGIA.
,.r5rs received S9J9 for inspection Of cattle
last year
r-r s-e looming up.
-t5~ersviIe now enjoys the benefits Of a
4e.fv mail 90 and from Iennille.
p'-a- Rev. Bishop Gross. d. D.. will preach
81 rre court house IN Marietta sunday even
iuE. Aug. 80
r--ara IS rl be erected on the Presbvte-
rsgr church 30 Dalton, and the building 9th
erWl-e improved
negro Who had outraged g white woman
in carroll county IS reported TO have been shot
at Villa E.cl tuesday.
The largest shipment Of nails ever sent to
Wautrzuua was received a few days ago by
Tr1 r. Lewis x son. It was an entire car
load ut -4l kegs.
The first court held in Walton c0unty's new
court house was organized Monday morning
trIrI-a y. l.. IIutchins and solicitor Gem
oral s. T.. Mitchell.
james smith, OF Sparta. has the contract
ar building MOnrOe'- new Baptist church aI
E.rIG. The church will not be OF brick but
viii have q slate roof.
The Rome street Railway Company will
commence the work Of construction As soon
a- lhe County Commissioners viii allow them
80 cross the Howard street bridge.
Ue bIflIuAfN OF l4umNkln county rs having
tle mile posts distributed and put upon the
public roads. also having finger boards put
uU AZ the forks Of the main highways.
The amount OF taxable property in Lump
Bin county is S193,2u0, an increase Of about
$4,000 over last year. The amount Of tax 10
be paid Is 81 u on the hundred dollars worth.
Murray Court convened at Spring Place last
Monday. but adjourned on Tuesday evening
after sitting only two days. This Is about the
shortest term Of Superior Court on record 10
that county.
Karl Kemp. who was injured in the terrible
disaster 40 BaccCOn tTcstlc. on the East Ten
uc-sre. Virginia and Georgia Railroad, on
Feb. IL, 1883, obtained final verdict for
S5,tCJm Atlanta Tuesday.
s. y. Kelley. of Sandersville, suffered a loss
on Wednesday last by the burning of his crib
and some 90 bushels Of corn, his carriage
house and buggy. The cause Of the fire is un-
known although it occurred in the day.
Uavisboro correspondence NEws, Aug. 81:
Col y. j. NcWsOme has a bale Of new cotton
tu pIatf rm here. consigned To W. W. Gordon
g. lu This IS the first bale Of new cotton re-
c.ivei this season. It weighed 500 pounds.
O.. e.. spence, Of Monroe, has accepted a
position under the government as school
teacher at Asbury, Indian Territory. He viii
leave i'm about two weeks. He Is to receive
s. ..6UU per aUuum and board for himself and
wife.
smithvilIe received its first bale Of new
cotton ON the morning Of Aug. Is. lt was
brought lu 10y j. G.. Bats. Of Lee county, and
stored so the Planters Iron Warehouse IL
weighed 533ig pounds and was sold immedi-
atciy go 49,. cents.
Gainesville Sout6roH: Gen. LOngstreet has
H.mousIr rated that this is q good Crane cOun-
frv. lie has a fine crop on his vineyard this
wear. and Mr.. Albert Staub, an experienced
old country wine maker, Is now engaged in
making them into wine.
Americas Recorder: Several DAYS ago we
Esl IrougHt 10 us a bottle of syrup made from
Che Juice of watermetOus by a cOlOred man
named Henderson. In taste and color it 20
closely re-embled the syrup made from sugar
cane that 10 was not dIstlnEulshable from lt.
New Orleans DAILY Stutes. Aug. IS: 4
Young man named Pape Smith died this
morning about fifteen miles west OF this city.
Ha stated tbat he was from Cartersville, Ga.
ilc was buried deCeutly, and before dying re-
guc-ted that all Georgia newspapers would
copy this notice of death.
Eastman correspondence NEWS. Aug. 20:
A thief entered the residence Of DR.. J. NJ.
Eueaau through an open window last night
and stole S,5 from mis- pocket. The Doctors
gold watch and chain were also in his vest
pocket. but tie generous rogue left it uu-
touched. No clue 90 the peTpetratOr.
The Washington Gazette says that a few
,lvs ago "A telegraph operator named Joe
AlurrsV and Frank Chase were out at Mr..
HIr- fish ponds together. The former charges
the latter " ith taking money from him while
be was intoxicated, and Mr.. Chase il now un-
der bond of $3.50 10 answer the charge.
ItT and Jam Move. two brothers living IN
Monroe county, near BaEncsvlle. had diff
over game II marbles, and one Of them was
severely cut I'm the face with a knife in the
hIuls OF the other. Their mother separated
-Lem- or perhaps death would have resulted
90 one or both.
Davisb0r0 seems to be rising from its ruins
with degree OF energy which gives promise
OF much Improvement in the near future.
Tasteful residences have sprung up III the vii
llgg and surrounding hills. Business for the
dun season appears 10 be quite brisk, and eN-
te1sive preparations are IN progress for meet
iur lhe requirements of the coming winter.
The fist bale Of the present crop Of cotton
received IN HaWknsville arrived Thursday
from the plantation Of Ciegg COney. Of
uUaIv G. unity. It was sold for 2434 cents. The
bale weighed 45O pounds, and brought Sl4l o.
The second bale OF new cotton was Drought IN
from ID. &. Joiner's plantation. near Hawk
IrsvIlle, on Friday morning. and sold for lle4
cents per pound.
Walton Nstrs: We learn from Mr.. JAKE
Hawk that while he was making syrup ut Mr..
Jack Cooks the mule that was pulling the
mill fell down and died, biting every bush
and tree that ID could get Its mouth on. >eve-
raj dsys before that the mule was eating
peaches and was bitten by hog on the jaw:
The place became a running sore and caused
the death of the mule as above stated.
Fire broke out in the hotel Of DIR. II. j.
Foster. at the depot at Dallas. about O'Clock
Tuesday night. The hotel and five store
room ON the south side Of the railroad were
entirely destroyed. None of the store room:
were occupied except one by Ables Turner
They saved most Of theIr stock. The loss /.
about $1,000 There is no insurance. IL was
with great difhculty that the depot was saved
some S5 or 80 Baptists viii constitute a
church aI ChiVersville chapel. Washington
county. on sunday. sept. =. \ new, neat and
rUmmOdious house Of worship l5 to be erected
right away at the station on the W. and L.
Eai.rnau, near Mr, Green HarrisOn,s. The
church at Bethany, two miles west Of there,
is likely tB build q new house soon also.
Mount MOriah has q new house now In
process Of erection
p5uEIasyille STIR: The cdmpmeetng is still
iu progress at salt Springs camp ground.
There was a large crowd in attendance sun
dly. estimated at from $50 10 5,OJO. Al 8
n'c.ogk Rev. Robert Jones preached, and sam
= nee Eiled the pulpit at II O'Clock. At 8
O'Clock in Iie afternoon Rev. Mrs. oliver de-
lIytrei as iine q temperance lecture as we
ever heard. A number Of able ministers are
GttyuIuE the meeting. anu ui6lorIng jealousy
b. q. smith and quite a large Humber of
other white citizens of EchOls county % rte 10
the NEWS TO say that the item lately pun-
li>hed iu several of the Georgia papers about
'hU-bluN i'm EChOls' had no foundation
whatever. that it was pure fiction. The state
-ueut that tnG story was not true VIII give
Eery neral satisfaction. The citizens who
furnish lhis statement say that they we're IN
position 10 know whether tte s. ory was true
UruJt.
tGviugtou SIR: Joel ELLINGTON says there IS
% LiuA tree now standing on tae north Slde
~ uEioFd whIch Is the only one IN Newton
county. that wa not killed 10y the fearful cold
Oh The famous cold Saturday lu February lea9.
ltva- split open on three sides by the intense
cold. but DO still had vitality enough lett 10
live The cracks have since grown up, and
-le sears are still on the sides OF the tree to-
haF- Mr.. tlllnston Is positive 1t Is the only
oue in our county that escaped being killed by
LLe intense cold on that historic day.
EartoW correspondence MEMS, Aug. 20:
The aspect of the cotton crop has been mate
rally changed in q few DAYS in jefferson.
The rust. or some other malady. has complete
ly checked the fruitage and foliage or the
weed, and making 10 open very last now. "
are in need Cf rain very much for late crops
Of cotton; also, the pea and potato crop. and,
Indeeu. the health Of the country would be
Detter--l was over the northern portion OI
she county and had the pleasure Of attending
EnetOtd uncle AleN.kerryhlii, who can say more
tSau the most OF men this being the semi
centenary year., aad he has tented every year
from the beginus suE-iuarrFlu Hfty in success
sion. But SAYS this VII. be his iasi year.
Euf1ul1 Bulletin: Mr.. Goodson. Of -Ameri-
cls, has brought suit for damages IN the sum
OF $4,000 against the city OF Eufaula for false
Imprisonment. The suit grows Out Of the ar
TEST Of GOodson last winter ana his contlne-
ment in jail as "A suspected horse thief-D. a.
Perryman then being City Marshal and max
ing the arrest. horse and mule had been
etIien IN Decatur county. Fla, and IL was
-houghL tEe thief was coming in this direc-
-Ecu. and the iiv Marshal was notified of the
tayt and furnished with g description Of the
fhIefs GO1dsOn answered pre- -isely TO the de-
strlUtiOn. came from the direction OF Florida
AMI had a mule in bis possession, we be-
leve. and the circumstances were such that
the Marshal felt sure he had the rieht man.
But lt seems now that he was mistaken In hls
man, and the city must be made TO suher Tor IT,
Walton HeJcs, The position OF route agent
90 the u. j. and ;. A. i. pays $1,000 per an
al on 10 90 q