Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD N PARAGRAPHS.

No News from the Carrier Pigeons
started for New York from Atlanta
A Negro Bitten by a Snake In scriven
County and Death Feared.
GEORGIA.
Emanuel county has six candidates for the
Senate.
The first sunstroke Of the season at Atlanta
occurred Monday.
Laurens Superior Court c0nvenes on the
4th Monday in July.
The Telfair Sunday school building, at Au-
gusta. was dedicated Sunday.
p. d. Beau is announced as a candidate for
Tax Receiver Of Lanreus county.
Thomas /. Daniel announces himself as a
candidate Tor Coroner Of Laurens county.
Burglars now ride in hacks while making
their nocturnal rounds Atlanta made the
discOvery-
I'll. CAN'T. The widely known Athenian
editor is reported a. having his eye on an Al
dermanship-
Piceiola post Office, Laurens county, has
been changed to John ". Horns, aRd that
gentleman made Postmaster.
Brister LawtOn. Jr.. q cslored man Of
Scriveu county has a forty acre field Of cotton
which viii average above knee high.
Judge j. j.. Pughsley b. "a candidate for the
Senate from the sixteenth Senatorial District.
Judge George s. kountree also declares his
intention 81 becoming candidate.
The children Of Anthony Lovett a negro
living near sylyauia, while playing with a
pistol. discharged the weapon. lodging a halI
in the head Of one Of their number. The child
died.
Charles Il. Brown. who was shot By Rufus
Powers while entering the house % the latter
in Harrisburg. on the night Of the 18th in
sJant, died from his wounds at Augusta Mon
day.
The district meeting for the Eastman cir
cult Of the Methodist church will be held in
Dublin, commencing on Wednesday before
the second Sunday in July, and continuing
till that day.
The remains Of Mrs. Jennie Rose victim Of
Atiauta's mysterious murder, have heen eX-
humed and a 3l-calihre bullet taken from the
skull. 10 b. expected HAT the missile Will
furnish an important clue.
Several children died from diphtheria near
sylvauiu about two weeks ago. and much un-
easiness prevailed for fearOf an epidemic; but
no more cases have developed, and there is
now no reason Tor further fear.
Lucius Barks, "a colOred man. Of Augusta,
was drowned sunday on Mr.. Hahn's place
across the river. lie was found in pond by
his companions, and 1t is supposed he was
taken with cramp while m bathing.
4 few days ago Mrs. T. l. Daniel. Of Dub
lin. wished 10 change shoes. and when she
picked up the pair not worn for some time she
noticed that one ot them WAS very heavy. She
ran her hand INTO 10 % ascertain the cause.
and % her great surprise and fright she felt
something very cold The shoe was dropped
when a snake about three feet long ran out
James NJ. DYE is pressed for the state Leg
Islature by his fellow citizens Of Richmond
county. strong resolutions were also adopted
bv the meeting indOrsing the candidacy Of
Hon. John S. Davidson for the state Senate
aud William III. Fleming for the Office of So
Hcitor General. Another resolution was
adopted. stating that IL James Barrett is
nominated he would be gladly and actively
supported in the country as one OF the city
candidates.
Gardi correspondence MORNING NEWS, June
%: Crops generally are good. We have been
having an abundance Of rain. and all who can
are availiug themselves OF the chance to plant
out potatOes-E. Harper, II. Horton. DR.. r.
L. Hack, J. Il. Rogers and Robert J. Smith
are the delegates from the 333d ID. G. N. to
attend the county convention at Jesup on the
9Th Of July, and J. W. Harper. n Gardner
q. B. Hack. stephen Spell and William West
berry are alternates. The delegates are unin-
stTuCted.
Mr.. r. W. Fuller, Of Blackshear. sends the
MoRNING NEWS a corn tassel, which is formed
Of 20 catkns ofvari0us length. These catkins,
instead OF being of the ordinary formation
covered with the bloom which contains the
pollen, are so many miniature cObs covered
with regular rows OF coru. While such sports
in corn are not unusual this one is quite a Gu
riosty, In that the grains are all double, two
grains growing out OF each capsule. This
curiosity was grown on the plantation OF Mr..
A. r. Made In Pierce county 2
Sunday night Abram Bush. a negro living
on the plantation OF J. 4. Wade. near Bur
toms ferry, in Scriven county. was bitten 10y
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the yard, had gone under his house and got
fastened, when Abram Crawled under to loosen
him, and coming In contact with the snake
was bitten on the instep. He has been suffer
ing considerably, and although every effort
has been made 10 relieve hum he is still in a
critical condition. The snake was killed and
measured a little over three feet in length.
and had five rattles.
Atlanta Constitution: No news has been re-
Ceived so far concerning the pigeons turned
loose 10y Sergeant Beall FTilay morning at
sunrise. It was expected that they would
certainly reach their feed boxes during sun
day- and Mr.. Eeau had been promised q
srOmpt dispatch on their arrival. He had
received nothing mp 10 "a late hour last night.
10 is hoped that the birds may yet turn
mp all right. Sergeant Beall yesterday
received the following postal: NEW YORK.
full Lost One Baby Mine and 'Jer-
sey Boy, owned by +. II. COnOyer, Key
port, Monmouth county, New Jersey. No
returns have been reported as yet. In 1852,
General sheridan, owned in Cleveland, Ohio
made the journey from Kansas City TO New
.E. S. STARR"
Dublin G1seffs. The banelul hand OF mis-
fortune has rested heavily upon Mr.. Thomas
TowsOu and his family. He is one OF the no
hlest Of Gods works, ian honest man." hard
working, aud has few enemies. For more than
year William, son, about u or 10, has been
lying upon his bed, unable, by some direful
disease, 90 move a single limb. soon after he
became afSeted an older brother, Charles,
John. the principal stay upon which
the father. mother, and several small
children might confidently lean. was
claimed by death, from fever also. While
fhis last vet lav cold cOrpse. It seemed rs il
God I'm his anger had put the elements In their
fury against him. One Of his neighbOrs, Mr..
j. III. NoDp. had just ridden up amidst the
fury Of a thunder storm, and while tether-
ing his horse TO tree, n stroke of
lightning hurled itself against the tree and
rider and horse were both pr0@trated. II was
some time before Mr. Nopl could be resusci-
tated, and the horse, for time, was dazed
and badly affected.