Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NFwS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

4 Child Drowned in a Clay Hole in Ba-
ker County-Brutal Murder in a Bad
District or Calhoun County-Gov. Nc
Daniel Causes suit to be Brought
Against 2 Medical College.
GEORGIA.
Diphtheria is prevalent AZ >yIyauia.
Albany VIII have walking match June -.
The Calhoun Rifles have beer reorganIzed
90 Arlington.
Ge0rgr s. R0untree il candidate for the
State senate in the sixth district.
GriiEE and pedestrians from the surround
ing counties viii contest Doe a walking match
for purse Of 500 June zs.
The Macon IflsgrIDh suggests that the
wal kIsts all over the state get up q match for
the State fair, which comes or the last Of Oc-
t0ber next.
J. r. Carlisle and /. MOBILES, Of D0oly, were
lu HaWkInsyiile Thursday with 1850 pounds
of wool, for which they were offered twenty
cents per pound.
I'm NuscOgee Superior Court the case Of the
state vs. Dr. !. v. W. Drake, charged with
the murder Of John a. Scarboro In February
last, was on trial at last accounts.
Hamilton Journal; 4 COW thirteen months
and ten days Old belonging 10 ). d. johnson
81 this county, gave birth 70 a calf two weeks
ago. The COW IL "a grade jersey and her re-
-Ord for early maturity beats the best time on
record by over two months. There - no
dOubl az 70 her age or question as 70 the facts
mere stated.
Emanuel Count, Tfs4afser. W. A. Webb.
an excellent farmer Of this county, has thirty
eight acres IN cotton and fOrty-hVe in corn,
besides oats. potatoes, chufGs. etc.-in all
about nInetY-three acres-and ne does all the
blowing himself. He has no one but q small
boy % assist him with his crOp. MIR. W has
two horses which he works alternately. He
averaged twenty-five bushels Of corn per acre
m 1852 on the same land he has planted in
corn now; and if he does as well this year ne
VIII house about 1000 bushels.
a little child Of Mrs. John Screws. Of Baker
county. was drowned last Sunday BY falling
into clay hole at one end of the house IN
which they live, which had been eXcavated
90 get clay with which to build a chimney.
The father and mother had retired for an
afternoon nap and left their little child play
ing IN an adjoining room. On awakening they
called 10 the little fellow, but receiving no re
spOnse started 10 look for him. What was
their horror to discover the little fellow
drowned in the clay hole. which was fun Of
water caught the day before.
e.. ". FOOte was arrested i'm Dallas several
weeks ago and was fined by the Mayor, but
failed % pay the fine, alleging that he was
distressed pecuniariiy. Not long ago FOOte
secured work In the Internal Revenue De-
partment, and yesterday when he was i'm Dali
las Mayor Roberts directed Marshal Chcsnev
90 collect the fine or arrest FOOte. The Mar
shall demanded the fine. and during his con
versatiOn with EOote Mayor Roberts passed
near him. As soon as the Mayor came under
Foote'S observation FO0te jcrked ont his pistol
\
trigger was drawn Marshal Chesney Knocked
Tie pistol mp and the ball went over Mayor
Roberts head. FOOte was arrested.
Alexander NJ. WiIlIazham, local editor Of
the Gainesville Free Press. and son Of the
proprietor. e.. II. T.. WiIingham has bid his
old home and friends farewell, and goes to
accept "a position with the daily and weekly
NfG2Lfgtf. OF MohcrlV. No. Mr.. Williugham
ma, proved himself one Of the most capable
journalists i'm the State. and his success in his
t- lac .fn
ingham, fourth son OF the proprietor Of the
Free Pres, succeeds his brother
iu the city edIt0rship, q fact that
assures the continued sprightiiness
of the department. Mr.. Williughani. ~r.. i'm
mentioning the changes. pathcticailv saws:
zone by one our children go. here and there
leaving Us sad and lonely" As ne is. probably.
the senior editor Of the fraternity In Georgia.
the whole editorial band are, In sense, his
children. and there D. not one among the
number who has not q soft spot m ms heart
Tor the father OF Georgia journalists"
Calhoun Courier: We learn OF the killing
of Jerry Airline by Martin McGrin ou the
lower edge Of the county. ON the 30tn OF May.
10y emptying the contents Of a barrel
ed gun, containing twenty-seyen buckshOt.
into his body. 10 seems that the murder was
induced by certain damaging reports that Ar
line had given forth as having been circulat-
ed By McGrin, very much TO the detrimeut Of
the wives q three white men of the commu-
nifty, Cook, MusgrOve and Dean by name.
McGrin, on being approached by the white
men. denied the statement of airline, and in
company with the men went 10 the field Of
Airline 20 dcmand denial Airline
refused ~ retract what he had said,
and McGrin, without moments hesi-
tatiou. shot him down. killing him
instantly. The killing was cold bloOded,
from what we can learn. McGrin escaped.
The three white men were arrested ac-
cess0rIes % the crime, given q preliminary
sufficient 90 bind them over. The three white
men all bear dlsreputable regulations. and
she primary cause of the killing is one that
m4kes the very blood boil IN a decent white
mans veins at its mention. There Is GER
taln class In the lower part Of the county more
numerous than Is found anywhere else in tins
section whose moral status is almost on
level with brutes.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: There Is no law au-
thoriZIug the Council TO make an apprOprIa-
ton or donation 90 the cotton compress. Il is
i business enterprise, and the gentlemen who
propose to establish &c expect 10 make money
out of it. If it has the encouragement and CO.
operation of the business men Of Hawkins
Vile, and Is exempted from taxation by the
Council. the gentlemen should be satisfied
without q donation. To erect the compress in
Hartford would antagOniZe the business iu-
tercSts Of nawkinsyIlle, and would force the
business men here TO adopt measures for self
rrlfprtiOn. which would mean. nerhaps.
another compress. Our citizens are literally
disposed toward the compress, hut the aid
60 Ue extended must be made i'm the way OF
subscriptions or contributions, and not by an
appropriation from the Council. Let the
council once be encouraged In making an ul
EIicfgl appropriation. and the precedent would
be followed by any future Council, and lIaw-
kiusville would some day find itself burdened
with "a Lcavy public debt. The town treasury
is now empty, and the Council. we under
stand. already owes Lewis, Leonard \ Co.
over 5000 for money advanced for various
purposes. The taxable property of the town
Is about q half million of dollars, and the taxes
and licenses amount to about $1,000 year.
The taxes have not vet been collected. but the
/ Wr
ury and unpaid debts next December.
GOV. Mcdaniel has brought suit against the
Georgia Eclectic College to recover $4,000 in
penalties for issuing diplomas alleged 10 be IN
violation Of the law, saying that "it shall be
unlawful for the faculty Of officers Of any
medical college IN the state Of Georgia TO
grant or issue diploma to any student or
other person, unless said student other per-
sOl shall have attended two or more full
courses OF study in some regularly chartered
medical college in good standing, and shall
have submitted to and passed creditable
examination by the faculty or professors OF
said college upon all the branches usually
taught In medical colleges It Is furtherprO-
yIded that If auy faculty. or officers OF a med
zeal college, shall violate the provisions Of this
section they shall be subject 10 line OF So
900, 10 be collected out OF the property OF any
or all Of said faculty or officers Of said
college" Upon the collection Of this penalty
in any case. half of the sum is to 90 to the
person furnishing the information, and the
other half is 10 be paid into the county
treasury for the sole benefit Of the county
education fund. In the suit just brought il is
alleged that the Georgia Eclectic Medical
College did. on OF about the lst Of March. ISS2.
grant diplomas TO NJ. {. Martin and NJ. L.
Lichenstadt, and on March 1, lSSs. granted a
diploma 10 B. f. Thurman. 1t is alleged that
these diplomas were unlawfuOy granted in
violation Of the section Of the code above
clted. DR.. NJ. {. Martin Is at No. 2i2 Decatur
street. and is now city physician Of the Fourth
ward of Atlanta. DR.. Maurice l.. Lichenstadt
is practicing at No. SlS Whitehall street. in
the same city. DR.. B. +. Thurman is non
resident Of the city.
FLORIDA.
The scarcity Of drinking VS. ter at Key West
Is becoming serious matter 10 the citizens OF
the place.
There Is but one sagO palm IN bloom on the
Halifax coast, and that Is in W. W. Wilder's
yard at DaytOna.