Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-30
GEORGIA.

Tragic Murder on falalOA Hal -
Pensacola.
GEORGIA.
II Hanes. Of clayton county, killed a calf
Of his own raising last week. just At mon ~
Old. that weighed al pounds net. 1 ne llt,aS
weighed 30 pounds, making blU pOuhu7 total
net
A company Of gentlemen from Athens and
adfacent counties are organizing gFdnu
hunt TO take place IN south carolina, DC
tween Augusta and Port Royal, early next
week. They VIII make the trip IN speclal
car. equipped with all the cOnyemences Ior d
camp life
Tfrsuow said that David Bishop. who, 1t is
a legged. was a participant IN Wednesday
nights tragedy ut Columbus, has made no enOr-
fo evade the officers and has been at work IN
fLe swift Factory. where lie d employed. IL
I5 claimed that Bishop took no part IN tle
tIUlug and was not even armed al the time
u4v-EinsviUe DisUrtch: There Is probably
.- much h0me-raised meat in this section this
leq-ou SIS there has been &C any time since the
vrsr Corn is worth from CD To - cents per
bu-heI. and dressed pork cents pound. An
average crop OF cotton was Indde' aI,t the
r..-f rraIe is selling at 9l4 10 "a cents. Inere
i- mo- Door cotton. 10 Il all pretty, because
There were no rain storms to stain lt. Flour,
sugar. coffee and other articles OF houseHolu
necessity are very cheap.
DubHu Post: Reading an article from the
New York StTr. under caption or "Buylng
and Selling Wives" hrinE= 20 IA nittu Z. Cast Oi
county sold 1is wife for jug OF whisky and
tHeu received "a present from a husband OF
another wife. who was alterWdru tilscdruen.
Tine woman that was bartercd for the whisky
was afterw ard traded again. As some Of the
r,artfcs are now living respectable lives, and.
a- but few people know Of the transactlOns,We
withhold names
Mrs. White. an old lady living below Wat
kIusviIle. had saved up s45 TO have railing
r.ut around her sons grave, who had died In
Southwestern Georgia some time ago, and
while she was fixing % move, she pulled out
her KEYS for some purpose and with the keys
rra money felI out. 4 negro. who had been
employed t0 assist IN moving Mrs. White
rrsed up the money and it out. He was
caught and tried before Judge jackson, and
sentenced Co y months In TOOn POWelis
cIuIu-Eaug.
Athens Esuuer- WgfchmaH: The liquor
dealers say if tine PrOhibitiOnists VIII consent
fp p0-tuouc the operation of the law until
l--f when tine licenses expire, that they VIII
a-rre not Co fight the measure, but let them
carry the day. w are willing 10 accept thls
,.lulfr1m 81. and it viii doubtless be carefully
considered While bitterly opposed To the
UruOr traffic. we wish TO see the evil abated
with as little injury as possible 10 the parties
engaged Iu the business. We are unwavet- o.
iuE DOB our prediction, however. that prOhibi-
zion viii triumph M Clarke county by large
majority.
Tie Dublin young lady who advertised that
she would marry any young man who would
take her to the New Orleans Exposition has
received the tOlluWng.rcpl PHILADELPHIA.
PA Dec. %. lsSl.-FrieHd Mss s-: Hear
sr-- of vour personal in the Post, ] write YOU
tl saw that I viii accept your proposition. I
NOW l-k YOU % favor me with your real name
lul address. and also a few lines with a view
Co better acquaintance. and / promise to do
the same for you. Your friend, THOMAS +.
CARROLL. T.. S.-Be sure and direct your
letter to Thomas T.. Carroll. Philadelphia
post Office Good night; pleasant dreams.
Nmerirus ReDu51icIu: In December last
NHHI.I "a n ffars
aul u January following she brought hun
eight pigs One was killed at months old
ami another wasI lost. In October three of the
-doats were killed and weighed
Two more were killed IL November,
and another in December, aggregating 375
pounds. Last week the sow was killed and
weighed 80 pounds, and the remaining sh0at
IS now flt and at year old viii tip the beam
lt 1I Thus he has raised, with little trouble,
over 1000 pounds Of pork on an original out
llg of $.
Athens Bguner- WGtcbnan: Mr.. Lamkin, OF
Columbia county. Is q great believer IN the
virtues of the maidstone. He SAYS there Is a
widow lady. living near him. who makes a
good support by applying one in her possession
lu parties bitten by raDlu animals and VenO-
m0us reptiles. She charges $50 for its use and
20 never fails 90 effect a cure. A BGNHeF-
Wrt.buIH reporter asked Mr.. Lamkin If
there was much demand in his section for
C0uIur bags. rabbit feet and horse shoes. tie
stated that the natives pinned their faith sole
Iv t0 the maidstone, and he himself had offered
the fortunate pOssessOr $500 for hers and il
was declined.
Charles ". short "a Cincinnati millionaire.
and lillian Short, prominent citizen Of
Louisville. kv.. were in Atlanta Sunday on
their way home. after a three weeks trip into
the gold mining section Of North Georgia.
They are Interested IN mining property in
Dawson county, into which they have put &
very large sum Of money, and which they are
just now getting into good running shape. A
reporter asked Charles W. Short what he
Thought of mining ln georgia. and he replied
without hesitation and with decided en-
phass- '.There is no doubt as to the profit in
sold mining IN Georgia. 1t Is not speculative,
however. TOld mining in Georgia has
reached a business basis, and that is a very
decided advantage. The yield Of profit Is
sure. and the business Of mining. instead of
being % speculation. can be conducted with as
much certainty OF results as any kind of
manufacturing. To is all q question OF i'm
proved machinery. We are very much pleased
with our Investments"
ON Friday J. o. Robertson. a miner living
go uaAl0uega, and Edwin Nichols, a hotel
clerk. were arrested charged with making
counterfeit half dollars and dollars. Sol
Coleman. worthless sort of negro who is
known t0 he IN the pay of the revenue men as
an ui1rmcr, reported 10 the authorities that
Robertson and Nichols were making the
counterfeit pieces. On his information the
men were arrested. The negro also S. -ated
chat the moulds and metal could be found at
Che implements of crOOkedness. Saturday
Deputy Marshal Copeland carried the two
meu to Gainesville for a preliminary trial
before % commissioner. There was only one
witness against them. namely, the negro Sol
Coleman, and he was in Atlanta. He was
sent iur. ana at the same time the facts were
lllt before Emory Speer, the District At
ilrueE. W no ordered the case dismissed on the
ground That the charge could not be sustained.
SATURDAY night that information reached
GAINESVILLE. and the two men were discharged.
county i1 ->tocsbrluEe. Henry county.
l.Iut two year ago. He was rather a des-
FtfHtt character. and didn't mind taking a
aluI DOB O. row. Friday he was at Stock
-rll-e with several Of his friends. and got in
I'D row with negro who had accidentally
stepped ON his foot. The negro begged his
plrt1n- but Mitchell was mad and tried TO
-a.l lhe negro With q rIde. a man named
h-Htowcr mtertered. and Mitchell turned
l- attention TO hIm. lie cursed HightOwer.
HI-a-auer took hold of the gun that Mitchell
- ANA Mitchell struck him. general
A-.. followed and Mitchells gun was
--At. let ry one Of his friends. who attem pied
t -.t shot into the crowd. Columbus
shields. peaceable citizen of StOckbridge. in
ilrn- seized The rifle and was gong into a
store W .rh DC. when Mitchell drew pistol ami
Ar.. ll llm three times. The two men were
...F leu iCct apart. Shields raised the rifle
..t --ut tlc bail crashing into MitchelFs
.e- from the effects o. which he died Fri
'"t lI-lL. The Coroner held an inquest Sat
.FlaE generating shields.
ire recent killing Of mOOnshineFs in Hall
county uy the party of revenue raiders has,
IS vas expected. resulted in the arrest Of
several parties for conspiracy. United states
Commissioner Caldwell. Of Gainesville. is
-'" trying four men against whom warrants
-st .rc1 issued. The men are Hiram Grant.
l-ilas Grant, Oregon Smith and Little An
N'f-l- GRANT 10 Is claimed that three Of the
parry were the men who attacked the bOv at
iLe son and took the horse away from him,
On ilat taey were among those who spent
--r afternoon aud part Of the night in getting
"l suns ana concentrating the forces Of the
il' a-liuers- The two Praters. who were
..a--'lei with the affair, escaped. and have
-.- H-eu captured. They were Andrew Pra-
tl' .Al aaron Prater. Josiah Prater. as will
. --lleia lered. was killed in the fight. Big
A-.ers1n Grant. who led the mOOnshiners.
VS. hI.el bT terrible wound. The man
a' Allel LIm was evidently right at him.
barrels Of shotgun were fired INTO
1i tle breast-DOne and collar bone
iailei. The charge passed through the body,
t-..l- everything before it, and making a
"'-.t luto which man could almost run his
ii. Frater was shot in four plaees-twice
-l -n.
l-- Dahlouega SigHGl viii resume its regu-
--r Inlus column next week. which has been
-llel during the summer season. Ii an
- that the COlunbia. the Ivey. the Fish
---l- lue Garnet, the Chestatee have started
are now IN operation. The Blast will
.-il on Jan. 1. and others no doubt will do
ne- The story of gold mining in t5ear-
e--- ts leycloped by the report Of the Com
--ee ou Mines and Mining in the Legisla-
e-t-- Is one Of peculiar interest QHSd was
t7c0Fered IN the Cherokee DSESchase.
-..in three miles Of DahlOnega. in 80. IL
amin Parks. who now lives In that~S5||
---.-l- lhls. and other discoveries. led a.
ta-i 90 white people from various parts L.
i-ia and other States to that place. After
H.. --ffi-ory was surveyed and drawn for by
--siy aud settled up by an in
--e4t population. It was dis
i.ele4 that other valuable metals and
Iiler-ls extended over a large area from
1.--l4ila 70 North Carolina. Ii is a settled
---- l-,lt gold, silver. copper, nickel. mica,