Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,r NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
~ TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

.-.,I assault on White Lady by
near BIakely-Desperate En-
s- Of q Rome Marshal with a
4 of Rumans-Eastman's Vacant
p-,fessOrship Filled
GEORGIA.
.---.-r. 81 ROme's new Methodist
..-r y,i- .all A9A'-l-
NJ T.TweII VIII deliver an address
..-.aE tla Ilirtieth Georgia Regi-
o r.r.-Ig-1 Tuesday July -.
mar va shot iu the mouth, and Geo.
-f -strrIaf evening. lu a three
... .-a1sclrp" near i'ey noIas' IN i ay ioF
singleton. q well known c0lOred
H4- r-er somewhat prominent az a
r. Frr-irrtv county Tor several
#.f at his home on the western
tHar sunday night. after an ILL
afa1lra .eW aal T..
L A-arry. OF Pleasant Retreat,
-re. r8 -e1 on his farm this year
---.r flrtV-sevcu heads Of wheat,
- t-- grains. making an average Ot
-..- Ff.r-fgrg grains 10 each head, the
H.aE containing eighty grains.
.-..-r4nnauv have begun work on the
r.-.- ~ villa kica- lhey nave built q
.-et long for the accOmmoda-
rr.. u.r.uau aud are sinking a shait
V. vein lrI VIII soon put mp first
....-.-H with the most improved ma
..-.r-- l1- -.g-l- iha e9id-
-f.- r.: ur. Marx Willineham set
-. .-... .rlU lH ti- fish pond y catch musk
..f r.-f Monday be went 10 lt and found
...H... caught large biunt-tailcd water
.r. vH was about three feet long
H.-.-. .4- d. mans arm. The Doctor saws
-- .z.muei the mouth and teeth OF
. r.---ar aud found no pol laugs.
r.- -Hrl-e morning the body Of a new
..-7 infant u.- found lu a fence corner IN the
-HH-.- .. L.lT.-El.-e. 4lFe-lls lssltion un-
- t.a art that 10 WAS the body OF a
f. mother being a. cDlOrcd woman
- T.nH-- Brown. A corOner's jury was
-.---... sum. -aHu.I and p-5t mOrtem eNami-
-.r.E ... nIiy made. n was discovered
....r.aut Ha- ieat at time Of birth.
r.-..- correspondence ~ the NEWS: We
--.t.-.r- % drought Of three weeks duration.
... ..E..- very fast ON the crops after
r--. much rlu.-Cotton is shedding It's
e-..t.... f.-r.-..-tUru VIII not be So heavy,
-.rr- .-t.r.uE tHe try Weaihcr.-Mrs. John
T EU..I.- comes OBJ The front with the finest
flr.t.l-u ul JEs season, weighing two pounds
-.-.rE.. tuua-o.-N dtcrmelOus are plenti-
f.l alU cheap.
W..rr-.Hrl clTesU U5nJeHce Of the NEws,
r-.- y. our town was treated last evening
.-. Ii. a-rr. lut readings from Early Scenes
F Sketches uf Ge0r-Id, on the order Of
.I.Hr-.u scenes, UF Col. X. 81. johnston. uI
r.rt.r.-. SD. CUi. Johnston was a law
-..-tr.- at -le late Judge Linton stephens,
.r# H.- a-.u.ret quite reputation from his
amusing aHI interesting "reminiscences OF
s.-.. Georgia times. He Is the guest Of Or.
A.G. Whitehead. s large audience, repre-
--rf.r. fl. intelligence and beauty of our
Ittl.rIf.. Wt= out tJ hear hlm.-RalH Us
-.a..l..I l.. uaur uf our farmers. Cotton Is
I....rr.r. -G she'd it- leaves and fruit for want
10 rain. tIe sim parcHiuE 10 badly. Corn IS
IS safely made.
.r......- s-uv-s T-,r-- %.
some time -.rce Dir. u. g. >cohcld, Principal
rf sha Eastman Academy. resigned and ac-
..r.aI "a position u 1uc Of the government
fegrtusut- at ~ NazhH-tou, ID. &. Itbgcame
necessary. therefore. To elect his successor.
TfrH15rI of Trustees met this morning and
elected Mr EeUbeuJ. SlrOzier,0f CullOdcn. for
tHe next term Mr. stroller Is graduate OF
Emory College, I- well recommended. and has
had Use wears OF experience as teacher. He
Fa-awlla and one chlld.-Ihe fourth death
within @ ItIc more than one week IN TINS
community occurred last evening. 1hc spirit
afHtH.I Of Nr. James Powell. living near
Eastman. took its flight To the eternal world.
The burial took place to-day.
Adummy mau was placed i'm the pariOr Of
q Crew street residence at Atlanta. At mid
uiElttie Young men 1u the Joke awakened
tle -.aau.u- inmates of the building by rat
csuVrHaI tde idea that bur-
E.lr was makus am entrance.
one uf the sleeper commenced au tuNcstI-a-
zion. which ended Iu his seeing supposed
burglar u the par.1r. The young man as
soon H- Ir -IW LIe burglar retrCdtcu into his
bedroom. procured pistol, and. re-entcring
fLe UlrI0r. fred. IS the pistol flashed, the
joker outside pulled q string, which was tied
o. the dummy Jul down DO went As soon as
the dummy feII .tHe sIOutlEt became frightened
and began calling for aii. bat che ucIghbOrs
soon convinced linn that He had killed no one.
ALBANY Nsrs Es3 IFrsrtssr- Parties who
came Foo Uu the extension train yesterday re-
port tuat q negro man made e brutal assault
on O. Ia1y near E.aEely last saturday The
MIg'- husband was not 90 home. and the
ueErt. who worked ou the place. went TO her
tn get -rl-e meal. She told him that she had
ld meal. Uut tGat She would give him some
-four t1 last IIE until her husband came back
from town. " Heu -rt went o. the pantry 90
get rbe laur the negro followed her. She had
Ltr babe lu her arms. and. taking this nom
her lug LAYING DO down. hc sprang upon her
Nkt brute. She at first plead with him 10
Hgs.,t. aui promised that NJ me would stop
where Is was she would not inform against
hlU. in..u- THAT the brute was determined
t0 Ie-uur. .l-I IBIS purpose, she screamed. For
turatetg ler uar iuc wife ot the negro was
near Hv and ran Io her rescue, arriving in
Uua TO tIi. the brute iu his outrageous at
Tempt IS soon as his wife appeared the
uezu lea, eud, at last accounts the peO-
u.t UI r.e community were securing the
douHt meet with summary punishment.
Rome Courier. Last Saturday night Mar
salI HIIre. Uf south Rome, approached q
party ul utl-two white and two negroes
who were standing on the street loudly ours
.r-, ami politely requested them 70 desist, as
thcyWere disturbing the rest of sick lady
rear Hy. lu-tgliuf complying with the gen
uguau.v request ui the officer, one 81 the
offenders. Lr. MOblev. commenced
abusing HaIfe. And when he did Haire
promptly arC ted him. and started him OF TO
llt guard house England, the other white
ual, iupUei back with the Two negroes and
walked along q short distance behind
lle nHrer aud his prisoner until
lhcr had passed Brands store. Then
E--ali au1 E-s two cOlored friends
Na-Sel Up with HaIre and his man, aud as
I.tf atI -I Alr HlITe noticed that England
placed something i'm MObley's hand. shortly
a-ler -a-S Nohiei turned round 20 ilalre Nith
lat remark, Jimmy. vou wOuldn't put me IN
ilt -lari-l1u-el would yOuF' and with these
Aafi- -.... lu his lips he struck 90 Haire with
l-l.l ..r LNe c1Wartiy attack. and, sprlnG-
NJ -.yWlr'i. Ee cIudcd his adversary, and
ft.l...ltel Hv kues king Moblcy down with
L., .HE- Before Hare could turn round he
vas AE0rhei down with rock thrown by
TT -.lH'. IuI while he was down GiObly. who
lilre-liuei Dis feet. jumped on the omcer and
N.-I,ti t1 -ouEe his eyes out, but the
a--.el', as wei as brave Young marshal,
Was promptly on his feet. dealing telling
..oWs HElJ and left. But pluck was at last
compelled -n suCcumh 10 numbers. The gal
.--t taIre was again Knocked down and
severely Hcatcu- tHe negro men joining in the
iiora- One of them choked the officer and
A'tAei lim lu Che face Mr.. Brand, hearing
" itss, went Cut 90 see what was up, when
pug coWarllv offenders took to their heels,
carrying with them Mr.. Haire's watch and
zsi,N- England was arrested yesterday and
paced il IlIl. and Marshal Haire says ne VIII
Ae'er TESS Intil he catches the other three.
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