Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARTICIPATES.

remarkable Faith Cure in Gvinnett
r.nrty-Some Of the Inside Facts in
enc Camp -1IyIar Case-HistOry of the
extensive Claim of the Huertas
FAMILY iu Florida
GEORGIA.
NJ r. Anderson. Of Macon. owns q colt
,-1f5H III half brother 20 Maud 5.
David B.rls0ug, ~ Macon, Is charged Boy
white servant girl recently IN his employ
with attempting % outrage her.
There viii be a colt show at the court house,
-r Americus. on the third Tuesday lu August
several premiums wJl De offered.
Richmond corutv's tax returns for last year
amounted t0 sis.595.-ip ANA thl- year they
foot up $40, -si,log, showing an increase oI
szZs9J.
few davz ago u negro, Is years Of age,
committed "a brutal assault upon q little white
fH- and the child I- now Iu prcc3riOus con-
f.tsu- The culurIt has been arrested and
f1..-aJ Doe jail SO Jefferson. There IS great in
G.-uarI1u among the citizens.
ON the afternoon u Aug. .. during the
--.-rr. lightning struck one of the houses back
az capt. Bells place. on College Hill. Ameri-
..- 10 went down the chimuy under the house.
L..rE number OF chickens and setting fire
b. tHe house. The nre was soon uut out The
house was occupied By negroes. few Of the
occupants being considerably stunned.
AurrIeu- Eee1rfsr. Aug. 2 q negro was in
town and took home with him 2l-cent bottle
0fwrl-ET. Monday morning he opened the
trunk Iu which the whisky was to get out
-1ls tobacco, 40 DE same time warning the
HHr rH Keep out. M hen he came back an hour
.-rau LATER the child was dead drunk. and
shortly after went into suasms. from which ii
r.sHr recovered. About half the whisky was
s1ne-
Athens Brunsr- WdtrHmga: The pr0spect
iaT au abundant harvest was never more
promising than to-day. Not only I'M his see
ton of Georgia, but throughout the United
states. an unprecedented Weld of grain Is
Predicted. Much ut the corn ONCrhoWel hV
tfa late floods and thought to he biIIed out
has recovered. and even on bottom lands an
average crop VIII be made. Cotton Is small
ami backward. but YOU can never tell what
tl-= crop VIII be until gathered. Farmers are
hopeful.
Tile total valuation Of the taxable property
Ir MU-cu-ve county ls 81. .UJg. .J3I. an increase
Ut S-ae.", in j months. The number Of
hands employed In the county. field hands
uru" ually, d. luZJ. decrease of Ig1 as com
parcel with last year; amount Of tax on pro-
LESSONS, $685. ant the amount Of tax ON pOlI-
>-LU-. a decrease Of $3.50 as compared with last
wear The increase in the city over last year
s-tl.6z5. The number of white polls i'm the
county is l-Ii2 and c0lored q6J, making total
~ '-..i. Co-ored people pay taxes on Sl77,
Lawreuceville HerG7d: Mrs. Wimpev. wife
Of tH.. John A. WImpev. uf NorcrOss. has been
Afflicted for twenty years. 4 greater portion
.uItl.- time size has been confined to her bed
truumeut- she was only able 70 walk across
fHe rum supported hy some assistant. She is
ar s-rImaHIe woman. and bore her anlictI0ns
with rare Christian foTtItude. hardly houiug
that -le would ever be well again She has
lraI u ualluuega, Atlanta, aud for several
wears ru NUrcrOS-. and has tried an the rene
Dies uawu 20 medical science for relief in
VAIN. Ntllutl @ cuhGEc OF atmosphere. or the
healing waters Of mineral springs, nor the
learning and experience Of the professors
-ru.I bring any relief. ami she was regarded
H
.r- tae recent district meeting at NOrcrOss
fu.rs was remarkable revival In progress.
IU.- good woman felt deep interest i'm the
.r-lr work, but was debarrei the privilege Of
En- active participation M Dc hy her Affections.
one morning she was assisted into the pariOr
Dc her EU-HuUu. and thc family. leaving her
alone. repaired 20 church. Left alone To her
private UeEuUOuS. she suddenly felt her
strength returning, and. without doubling
thai her prayers had at last been answered,
-ae got up and walked across the room.
FILLED with rejoicing at her sudden
cure. She hastily dressed FOR church. and
taking her Bible IN her hand, hurried on 10
the House Ut God. where the congregation
was assembled. Before she arrived at the
door she was recognized and the news spread
rapidly through tine congregation. The ser
vices were suspended and her husband and
some of her friends hurried out to meet her,
while others sat still In blank astOui-hmeut.
ON she came, refusing ull as IstanCe To mount
The -teu-. she entered the church and walked
uu t0 tue aItaF. where she eNhOrted the peO-
g
scene has hardly been witnessed IN this gem
Grafton. How this wonderful cure was effect
90 remains W stery % the people and prob
aH.y tu Lcr. Her cure Is permanent. She now
attends % her household affairs, visits her
ugIEuuJr-. waits upon the sick. and Is regu-
Iarattcudaut at church and sunday school.
Atlanta Consultation: The Camp Myler case
I- 81 -Umug q somewhat complicated shape,
auE tle emf Of 10 Is not i'm sight. IL VIII be
remembered that when the case was called
for trial before Commissioners smith aud
parbIs ON Saturday last. the case was con-
Iuued. District Attorney Speer insisted that
Glenn. the defendants counsel. swear his
clients and make regular showing or the
continuance. Camp was sworn and testified
-rvu-fauJiaIly that De had authority TO use the
imam av not accounted Tor. namely. the funds
-a#s.rsl from the sale of waste paper.
arr that HJttOu, the FIRST Assistant
Postmaster General. had gwen MN thaI
amt ur.rv. He testified that the Sill was all
pNrergyd for O,eIcc supplies under that au-
-rfr.tv He staten that the authority was not
rr writing but was verbal. Mr. Speer cross
examined hum and he sad that soon after nc
took the Office, and while On ms uist lIip
North. which was Iu SeptcmEeF OF last year.
la saw Mr.. Hattou who gave utn th' autnof-
Irv ON which hc relied. Yesterday rue con-
sttst1n learned. from uuuOuDieu authoIltN'
that Mr.. HattOu had forwarded a letter TO
Atlanta which distinctly denies that DE gave
ans such authority as that claimed by MI.
Camp. and that hc did not authorize Alh 20
use the waste paper fund In the manner md
rated. 10 IS said shat If Dc appears upon m
restigatiOn that Mes@r-. Camp and Myler
Er ~e hone silly made expenditures FOR the ben
afr oe the service the criminal indictment
r-sinst them would he uuwarrantablc. and
tEev would not Je prosecuted. If they
have violated the regulations OF the depart
meut Inn ma King the expenditures. that
lis "a question OF official dIsclp-
line. with which the court here wal! have
nothing % do No advantage, DO IS sald, VIII
be taken of any mere tCchuicality. In other
W0rI- they VIII not be prosecuted unless they
appropriated the money to Their own use Ihe
luvesti CATION VIII take place saturday, ana
some extremely interesting deVeIopme MS are
looked for MIR. Camp particularly feels very
seeuIv the humIlIaUng circumstances thal
surround him. He Is Assistant Postmaster OF
Slz,Ju. ON q salary of 5000 year. and has
always had the fun confidence Of the post
ulee authorities at Washington. lie began
500 The service i'm O very humble position when
v0uug man. and has risen steadily. lie Is
worth about $4,000. 10 is said. The Boston pa
rer- speak i'm the highest terms Sf him. anu
tra E.rrrF saws It does not take much STOCK
ll tur charge against him. He ls chaE Eeu
with taking iu an not as much rs Sl5O. AMI li
be took anything 80 an DO Is probable tnat ne
could not have taken as much rs mar liaI
amount nc is said thatcveu IL the cases are
dismissed the result wIil not be changed. ana
probably Messrs. Camp and Myler VIII De
dismissed from the service.