Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-27
GEORGIA.

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GEORGIA.
The total tax in Han county is % cents on
Che 500.
The Calhoun mine, in Lumpkin county, has
suspended.
u Is said that the best paid Atlanta lawyer
makes $4,000 a year.
Sapl. Nelms viii close up his report on the
peuiteuuary in a few days.
At >tatesboro Rev. W. .. Darsev. who has
been very III. IS cOnvalesciug.
10 ls thought that the attendance at the
state nlversIty this session will exceed 500
ON Monday next Elberton viii elect a new
months.
y. Rosenthal. a weII-known resident Of
AuErsta,died suddeulyOf auopleNy Thursday,
aged 10 years.
James W. Daniel. Of Oconee, has "a second
crop OF June apples that are as large and fine
as hc ever saw.
The Chattahoochee Baptist Association will
meet this year with the church at Flowery
Branch on oct. Ie.
Pink buchanan. near Hamilton. died Tues
dsy from The effect of poison placed in his
meal by Ella Gamble
Young lad of about Is summers married a
girl recently lu Lumpkin, and applied for a
divorce Iu less than so days.
The people 90 Gainesville have contributed
over $500 to assist Mr. Chesire in rebuilding
l.- house. recently burned.
The Hawkiusville compress is now being
rIaret tu position. and will bp ready tn CON-
press cotton within eight or ten davs
Cochrau's artesian well has reached a Iartl,
90 800 feet. and it is Thought that a good now
Oi water VIII be secured within the next few
days.
james Robinson and CASTOR were fired At
Iv parties in ambush in Lumpkin countv
-Hme nights ago, three shots taking effect m
tUg IItter's horse.
pr, F. J. Camp, Of Gainesville. has sued the
AIT Line road for $20.QcO damages sustained
a falling through "a docaved plank some
where near the depot.
80 @ recent meeting of the HawkinsviIe
City Council VIM. IL. Davies was elected
Deputy Marshal OF Hawkinsville at a salary
1F $50 per month. Council adopted a resolu-
.fnu requiring the Marshal and DEPUTY To re-
port az the Mayors Office every morning at
sunrise.
-I.t against Alfred Marony for $I,OO3 damage
fnr injuries rec -Ived by his little S-vear-oid
daughter by being bitten by dog belonging
Go Mr. Marony. Mr.. johnson Is represented
HE p. 8. James and Mr.. MarOny by j. Y, Edrc
and ". A. James.
5 few weeks ago Master Charlie Howell.
'1u of A.. Howell, Of Marietta, fell and broke
N.- arm, which ls now about well. 4 few
DAYS ago his sister. Miss Willie Howell was
TrUpct hy q dog, fell anc broke one OF her
frms. The next day her brother Robert fell
from wagon and broke his arm.
Milton Democrat: One dav last week q
family. consisting of one man, his wife and
San infant. stopped III Roswell to eat their din
uer- Taking the spring seat from the wagon
they placed 10 on the ground. making a
pallet ON which they placed the sleeping
child. InObServed hog came up. taking
tEe child 10y the foot, draggIrg it a cOnsidera-
Die distance. hen rescued IL was found
chat the chi.d's foot was terribly mangled.
louisville Ne5rs and FIruer: Mr.. George J.
Ward has recently been tried before the Road
court for not working the road in Eighty
first DISTRICT and so ably defended himself be-
fore the commissioners that the case was sub
mttci t0 his own judgment what penalty he
would nhict upon himself; when last heard
from be was 5tIl hung up on his decision, and
70 l@ thought he VIII eventually decide that
Go was a mi-trial, hence he now has the title
Judge Ward.
HlwkiusvlIIe Dispatch: The three ware
houses iu HawkinsyIne have received since
the opening OF the season 1872 bales OF
cotton. Tue continued drought has in
.urei the cotton crop considerably. and
I.ere wi-i not be near as much made
r. the prospects a few months ago in
F.aa -eJ. Hawkiusville's receipts for this sea
son rrl 70. however. no doubt be greater than
chose 90 last year. from the fact that a great
...al oE cotton viii bc brought here from new
territory
r..r Tfr7felfsr: 4 negro by the name Of
r.a Mitchell, who was suspicIOned to have
sl.cI another negro man By the name of
Daniel Ferguson ON last Christmas day. was
cried lL the september term OF our superior
Court. and. although he acknowledged that
W.r.e Lu q drunken spree he Wtlltuuy, ma
...HU-Iy and without cause took the life Of
ms fellow man. Daniel Ferguson, and the cir
s.u--auces surrounding show HIM up as a
H.I llI murderer, yet he was acquitted and
t-rlel wild loose on the country as II were,
lrau-ei 20 kill other innocent men.
The conduct Of the superintendent Of the
Ha.wer farm of Gordon county has been under
..Ea-tl-atlun 10y the grand Jury, and the FOL
lowing Vre-entment is made: "After a thor
-a Examination Of the pauper house man
a-a-reUt In regard tn the lady who was placed
.- rsH same room with person Of different
.4iHr d think oversight
r.. -uul riutcuJeut. and that he was not sUf-
-..autIE ON bis guard In The matter. We can
u.r auurUye his course, although we are salts
Ga that Ee would not 10 the same thing
a-a.u. vet we diEapproVe and condemn his
action DO lLat respect
ET.ukIu-viIIs correspondence NEWS. Sept.
g.. There was a jail delivery about 3 o'clock
To-day. There were four prisoners confined
within for different Onenses. As the sheriff.
Es - Anderson. was giving the prisoners
dinner. they attacked him, two Of them
e.rtebluE bfm by the throat and arms and
.-u.I one picking up ms feet. throwing him 10
tH- floor. He was ehOEed so that he could
uHt give the alarm. The sheriff was badly
bruised IuG hurt but NOT seriously lhree
escaped. Two We're captured by citizens Of
tho surrounding country. One Of the men Is
-r.ll at large, bat was hotly pursued at last
accounts.
Dalton Cfffreu. AIr. Sol. Center. aged about
ET years was found dead in his bed, in the
room over Craig 4 Co.'S meat market, last
Monday evening. vial Of laudanum was
q
go the contents gone, but the COrOner's jury
returned @ verdict of death from natural
causes as the landanum taken from the bottle
-ra- -Tut q sufficient quantity TO have produced
siearH Center was last seen saturday eve
ming retiring 90 his room. and as he was some
lffu-of reciuse his nOn-appearance on the
streets sunday and Monday occasiOned no
alarm and his remains were not discovered
until late Monday eFening by accident.
one of the finest looking negroes Of
Feesburg is Andrew hSid. ON each OF
,isut an inch long aud of fun size.
rhese fingers have nails, but are ehtlrely
f.1 Teless- Andrew father also niiu t1s eNlIa
ling, rs. and hao three other chlluith boIH IN
y-..7fIf. 'k and. 20 use his own words, WhOie
.-r1v-usu fun Of outside children ihese
children Il " had the extra fingers, anu q ma
f5-lt,- of the ~ had two extra toes. Andrew
lTa- fv~o ehffdr,0u born out OF Wediock.'bOtu OF
whom have the extra fingers anu toSs. ne
has six uucles all with the same pC5uii1Trtly.
Their families are likewise lnaEkeu. " iieh
ff..-- vrara slaves they belonged 70 zen. BAILEY.
.-r tr9rffs one Of them was stolen and car
~ieI 10 Texas. where zen. btilieS iotioNcA
4nd identified him by his hngers ana toes.
At Augusta Thursday afternoon confer
tn-e ~ local factory Presidents was neiu AT
the office Of IL. III. Hickman, on warren tI
Block The meeting was aJtenued D. sli n. NJ
Hickman. President Of tne tIFaniilc wy
Manufacturing Company; L. ii. fhlnlAy,
President Of the Augusta actory' W =
SibIey- President Of the Langley anu on on 'IS ny
Siblev Manufacturing companies, W.. =
Jackson President of the Enterprie2 Manu-
fr.frriug- Comuanv: Chas. Estes, President
~ mo King Mill Company, and W. r. Mccoy,
-r the Riverside Mills. The meeting was IN
f7,-ual and lasted for about an hour. After
= fr.e interchange OF views the conference
eai9ur1ed until this afternoon, when each
President has been requested 10 prepare MS
surrestIoug about the present complication
sr1lI rlrp-aut them in formal manner Tor con-
alteration In some quarters there IS uesiEe
a. rrv another convention and 20 draw up
formal articles Of agreement. The MAJORITY
Of the Augusta Presidents however, DelleNe
co-oDerati0n TO be impossible and lmpractl-
cable.
Or. W G. Browne. OF Atlanta, has had IN
ms possession for several years quaint old
desk which belonged 10 his grandfather, one
of the south Carolina revolutionary heroes.
The desk has been valued as a curiosity ana
because Of the associations connected with it,
but q few days ago DR.. Browne discovered
that % contained more than he knew Nmle
rumhllng among It's contents lac saw suspl-
cious looking place which he found on closer
examination % be the opening TO secret
drawer " hen the spring was touched III
rapidly opened. 10 was filled with a variety
of papers yellow EItH age. but well preserved
considering how lJuS they had lain there. a
quantity OF continental money had been
packed away lu the secret drawer. There
were several account books With4ueer entries
and remarks Perhaps The most interesting
I0s wears ago To the granduucie Of Dr. Browne
lie reads as follows. ''Eouth Carolina In uur-
suarce Of the resolutions OF the Provincial
Congress we do hereby certify that William
Browne Fsa is a Captain In the second Reai-
meut OF Rinemen in the Provincial service.
Dated. March l.. l77G." The paper has auto
craph SIGNATURES of Charles 4. Pinckney,
HHssrHs hon nnaa N.rr