Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-19

The Richmond counts anti-stock law in
junction has been refused by the supreme
court.
George Nease, an esteemed citizen of Ening,.
ham county, died sept. Is, at the advanced
axe Of S. years.
Eighteen colts we're exhibited at the
Americus colt show. The ja@ges awarded
the ribbon 20 Albert BrTdy-
At the regular meeting of the Thomasville
Building and Loan Association, held-Iast
Thursday, $4,000 were ioaned at 81 and so.
The PtFnfg AgricHlfarist isa new monthly
ssauer Just issued hy L. b. Goodman under
la-ronage OF the Cobb County Agricultural
Cleiy.
James w. Dobsoh a prominent citizen OF
Webster county dIeu at his residence on Sept.
6f congestion. He was between So and 90
wears old and good and just man.
John DOoIey, driver of q dump cart in Ath-
gr= attempted suicide by hanging himself
with o grape vine. but before life was extinct
vr.'ej for help, and was cut down by posse.
The monthly meeting Of the Ph@nix Club
a. Union chapel, last Saturday, brought
--aruer lar-e number of the yeomanry OF
-17t vicinity. while the several agricultural
s1r.etIes of the county were represented.
Trree negroes engaged in a general fight
Ev nights ago near NrlghtsvIlle, IN the
.-r-s 0f which one had his skull badly frac-
t--sf. Dr.. p H. johnson, with the aid Of
r.Frr physicians, cut into his head and raised
H. depressed portion of the skull to its prop
opposition HIS recovery. however, Is very
uncertain.
Athens g1uHsr: While there never was
--rH "a corn crop as thi section viii make. re
--rT5 from cotton are more gloomy each day.
Tfsr the crop has lost in the last twenty days
ann 81 To- 80 per cent is now a settled fact.
tu early frost IS probable, and even now half
---4vH l1.l5 are bursting. There VIII be but
1-tre DO any, more cotton made than last year.
-,rrz-n county Superior Court opens next
.r.af-r. At this term Of the court Mr.. War
-- pr5rr- now confined IN the Sandersville
--5 rr-T he sentenced to hang for the killing
fr d Perry The mnfOrfHn = 20
-.- has conducted himself with such gentle
-.-- 5ri quietuesssis to make friends during
Die long imprisonment.
r,r several nights past O body OF disguised
-, with flaming torches, have been visiting
-E tru-e 0f Mr.. Barnett q well To do and
ts-r-Ir rp=uected farmer in OglethOrpe county,
rT fftsr marching around the building in
g5Ta7ep departed without doing any injury.
7. NOD known whether the mysterious
-si+5rz are whites or blacks, or what Is
ffs.r Intention. Officers are investigating the
natter
A serious accident happened near Stock
r-f-s Wednesday. While Walter Arnold
g5s crossing the bridge over Fields saw mil
r7uf with two mules to the wagon, one Of
sfaHr became frightened and commenced 10
-..r The wagon struck the bauisterS with
.-r5 force that they gave way, and the mules,
~ -au and Mr.. Arnold were preclpftated over
frs bridge into the pond, drowning both
--r4s- qHi came near drowning Mr. Arnold.
Cherokee GdrUHes: We are told that the
r,-r and cotton crops Of this county VIII be
-tF.s-r One-th ri short. We mad thought all
-i.-.ysii,e tbat the corn was exceptionally
rra on upland, but not quite 50 go ld on the
bottom land that was so badly OyerhOwed,
vet r1toEather we were OF the opinion that
better weld would lie had than for many years
u-eviOus. this. however, rs now disputed. and
stw0-thirds yield viii be good. so many good
farmers say.
cherokee AdrrHcs: Friday afternoon Judge
g-ls-r will pass sentence on George Hill and
Tsrr. Marshall. both cOlored- In the case OF
C.-r-- EIiI he can ONLY sentence him 10 be
-- hl. In Jerry Marshalls case the Su-
r-sre Court has shifted great responsibility
r-r1f- their shoulders 10 Judge Brown in al
losing him 20 use his discretion IN making
tf- sentence lifetime punishment or death.
although they admit that 5he evidence under
-Heh he Wss convicted Is questionable,
whether OF not it was crcumstantlal.
I'll. Talbotton CITY Council on Tuesday
-f-h- last. by q vote of four to two,
FfT the liquor license at $1,000.
T--. amounts to prohibition Tor the
i-.ra,r-r after the license Of the present
F-sIarz run out. One expires on the 18Th inst
rre 1u October. and the other Dee - me
election for new Council oceur On tlie I
s4-s1-. a. i1 Iaaazlas.gr-A wet llcket VIII 1e
rTs said. against the present Council
Three f0Urrbs Of the white votes Of the town
are against liquor. and II they al organize
am vsgrk. enough colored votes can be carried
-l Ullu tue light
s. few weeks ago negro named Nick WOO
ten entered the bedroom OF the MISSES lar
nett. &c Athens. at night He was tried IN
UluietvIl.c and sentenced TO twenty years IN
the Benit utiarr. a respectable white man
urmed John Williams, with a wife ana child,
living U that uei-u1UrhO0d, employed coun-
..af fer MHUteu Iuu tired 10 get MN cledEeu.
yesterday evidence Was discovered that con-
ra5f- Williams with the crime, and VI oOten,
rh5 is in Jim smiths convict camp, was
7i-tea hya committee Of citizens and con-
.assaI tast he was put up to the outrage by
Williams 81 hO accOmp panied him To the house,
amt tHat their purpose was robbery ami out
ra-e au the girls. Williams was arrested.
dr- uH.-s fu the custody of BailiG john Free
ulH bis brother slipped pistol into MS
Lluis which Williams snapped three times
a- -la breast OF the officer, but i6 missed hte'
Lle was then bound and guarded 81 l-Eut.
fI0- aaumIttaI trial was held yesterday 81
bgWiE m Madison cOGLt}. Pubic opinion ls
s-rHl- against him.
uauzlasviue STIR: Mr.. ". y. Mallory,
while over iu Campbell last week, picked up
tue following facts, which we publish Tor
wbal they are worth: During the summer
lightning struck the ground on Mr. IL. \;
llthrau's place, and tore 1t up for several
yards IH every direction, at some places DIS
appearing and then coming up again. Ihe
trees were killed all around the spot,
aud no mark of the lightning being on
rfer. excited Mr. COchraus curiosity TO
Snow tie cause of their dying. Thinking that
t.- I.zhrr. e had struck the ground and run
along tGe r10- Of the trees. he had his son to
Dig down whers2 the ground was torn UP 70
see. When a depti, OF a foot or so had been
.te-rled be- struck 8 VEN OF foch iIht %
nary round Hint rock. lie broAe st sSinS %
Slc4 open, and on dhe made Wts . =. IN ~ I -
ALll ut rock. and in the centre OF s's4s "a lstt ~
lump 0l pyrites. Mr. Cochran thinES that
tle lightning, IN its prauks, mas t-l nlh "
lAs discovery OF a fine mine Of some h4Aus
theroke 4drru-cs: 1t will be remembered
p llIl ON sunday, Oct S. lSS2. crowd assem-
a..l at HtWkiB5 bridge across Little river 10
witness q bdptlElng. 4 very large cIoM9 was
present and quite q number got on Tire iron
bridge and just as prayer was announced the
bridge gave way precIpitating number some
-.-.e- feet or more into the river below.
Many sustained serious injuries and others
s--at hHrls- On account oil their injuries the /
lll1Wlng named parties aud their friends
nave began suit against the county TO
fe-lrer $4,000 damages-s5.0OG in each
case. A. g.. Hawkins, leg broken; Fran-
es cole, arm broken; Mrs. John Barnes.
collar bone injured; Benz. Day. injuries not |
A-l" Charlie Fleming. leg broken, ana
t.-c roWler, internal injuries, Mhlcn lt is
--"l-ht by some caused his death j hcse
PARTIES have employed Win J. VIM, q. X.
Brown. j. a.. D0gen and +. FaW. The county
Lts engaged the services OF Geo. y. Lester
and j. =. Dupree. The first Of these cases
Vas tried on Tuesday last. and resulted IN 4
verdict for the CO nty- As TINS snlt aVallea
Ae c1mpialuant nothing, IL Is proDa1le that,
astl.s was test ease, the others Will not be
Drought
Marietta Journal: T.. r. Fleming Tax Col
eel1r- has made out some neat anu oeautllUl
laass ta.s yesr. which reflects credit upon hls
Competency. He has furnished US tue follow
.1E statement which VIII interest our readers;
Marietta, taxable property, 81, 5ll,igo; polls,
lH.,ll tAA rlvst-t eNs 4 U.s. NtNhs t-t-Ns'..
Property, SiS6s4; polls, S9s, total tax, Szs9 a.
9terFitts. taNable property. tlEA,5i0; polls,
e-t-, total tax. S9I5 80. Roswell. tazgb prop
er-l. I4l. polls, S2uS; total tax. 92.5@l 81.
rltl- r. taxable property. 20 s3i: polls, fzufs
lQill tax s7S5 Al. smyrna. taxable property
t-lL59l; polls, l46; total ts-. sl,3s9 -. Le-
lsl 2, taxable property, Sl29,lii, POLLS, Sz93;
Total 1aN, $50 A. Coxe's taxable property, 4
t--54. polls SlSI, total tax. 81 .243 G5 Porter
NPrlnEs.t4Nable property, s4l6, ID polls. S+45;
l0ill tax. 5000 a3. Oregon. tax. iIie property.
t.5l 6J3. polls. s333; total tax. 81, ,0H -, Red
total tax. STA IS. Blg Shanty, taxable prop
ertr. $3.50 500: polls, SZ94; tpta tax, Sl.2g1 -;
4rWOEll taxable property. k1au,6i5; polls.
E1I. total tax. S8.4fg 81. Wild land. S5.355;
Total taxable property, S8.l69.5lss total polls,
$3.50. total tax 81. .0G1 Al. Wild lana tAE.
So p0Ii tax. $3.50; professional tax, 500;
Total state and couutT tax SSl,Ss2 zl-
Marietta Journal. W q. Huggard and fam
Dig I've ru a neat mouse on fhPir farm. IN sight
Or Timothy stephens. on the Canton road,
t''ll tW0 miles from Marietta. On Neunes-
S-y zhl Of last week he retired, but agont
go clock he got up and passed into the
e-l-nz-ruom. aud while there noticed one OF
tle widows MP. This was unusual. and ne
called big wife 10 know if she had LETT il up,
@-- ecetvuE negative respGnGe, ms suspl-
e.ots became aroused that al was uof right.
1lt passed back into his own room. picked -
--e lamp and lit it, and - bis astonishment
.tlfe. cr0uched at the foot OF his bed,
s-fued r5Eud to reach the bureau 70 get
y, pistol Ehen the negro. perceiYIng
action sIFsug upon him. knocking the
--ll out of hIs hand. breaking IL and e&tln-
F--slinE The light. ThBu desperate aand-to-
--ll slrugEle ensued in the dark room. The
zto burglar sometimes BouId 69Ye sir.
r5s-afu Gown on the h00r beating him. ana
---- AF. Hugnard w0nfG reverse tie order Of