Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-29


GEORGIA.
The Baptsts OF Thomaston are having new
parsonage built.
Revenue officers have just made a raid in
Warren county.
The stock law went into effect in Talbot
county yesterday
blr. Hardy Jones, OF jackson county. has a
mare "a wears old.
Augusta citizens are making collections for
the relief Of the cyclone sufferers.
over $1,000 have been subscribed for the
tournament OF the Macon fremen.
A lady at BarnesviIle wrote To Jefferson
DAVIS asking for his photograph and got IL.
John II. Mott, Of Goggnsville. has just fin
lshed planting peach orchard Of 2,41O trees
John Wilson, an old citizen living near
Athens. fell in his yard and viii probably die.
J.H. Dennis has out about 1000 fruit trees
at his High Point fruit farm on the 1albOttOn
Railroad.
Mrs. Sandwich, q Thomaston artist, has re-
Gently sold one Of her oil paintings Of Gen.
TOOmbs for SzOo.
Around D0uglasville the people are dissatis-
for the abolition OF lt.
j. Seligman. OF New York, and other great
capitalists interested in the Il. & ". K. K. are
expected at Brunswick soon.
Joseph Matthews Is TO erect a brick store on
Tot which he has purchased of j. b. Wright
Il Co., on Newcastle street, Brunswick.
william Thomas. living near Dublin. says
that q blackberry bush - feet inches in
height was recently cut down on his plan5a-
tiOn.
The City Council of Rome is divided on the
question Of the tax rate for the current year.
but 1t is believed a majority favor the levy Of
D. S per cent.
All the bills OF indictment pc nding in Bar
tow superior Court for misdemeanor Ohenses
have been transferred to the County Court Of
Barlow county.
The Town Council has contracted with
Daniel COlley 10 furnish and set out on the
public streets OF Decatur l25 water oak and 50
elm shade trees. at 40c. each.
About one thousand acres will be planted in
Watermelons in Brooks county the present
year. The crop, however, Is better fertilized
and Will be better cultivated
Judge Pottle has ordered Judge Gillian, the
Ordinary of Oglethorpe county. TO show cause
before him why the Injunction in regard to the
fence question should not be granted.
Burglars entered the depot at Lula. but Mr.
Hodges, the RailrOdd Agent, being awakened
from his sleep by the alarm attached to his
cash drawer, put the robbers to flight.
Gainesville's match factory consumes 1000
feet OF lumber daily and makes 400 gross OF
matches per day. Forty hands are employed,
and the factory so far has more orders than it
can lill.
Robert .. Lancaster merchant engaged
ia business at Hdwklnsville during the past
TWO years, was tried on a writ of lunacy last
Friday and auiudgeQ insane. He was taken
10 NIledgeville Saturday.
The citizens Of Pickens nave appointed a
committee OF five TO take from the County
Treasury $1,000, and visit the track OF the
cyclone through the county and grant relief
t1 those who are entirely destitute.
Postmaster &. NJ Bethune. of Talbotton
has asked the department To discontinue the
money order department Of that Office. This
IS done on account OF the pay being So reduced
10 amount to almost nothing q
large amount OF labor.
Col. Z. j. Reagan, Of Nc DOu0ugh, is favor
ably spoken of to represent Henry county in
the next Legislature. Col. i. f. Brown,
editor of the Henry County Weekly, and Col.
e. T. Zachry are possible candidates for the
~enatorship of the Thirty-fourth district.
just before leaving the depot at Hawkins
vile the other morning Mr.. Reddick, the eugi-
neer, drove from the passenger coach 3 stray
eat. When the train arrived at Cochran the
eat was discovered on the trucks of the engine.
having made the trip safely from Hawkins
Vile TO Cochran.
The Rome Light Guard have reorganized
and elected the following officers: j. G.. Lynes,
Captain; George Ramcy. First Lieutenant; E
, Mallory. Second Lieutenant: Edward Web
stcr. Orderly Sergeant: VIII West. Secretary.
This company Will take an active part in the
approaching encampment.
Wallace lakewood. the Macon negro who
fatally shot Yves Dozier, a hackman of that
city, IN q iracas at a negro ball night or two
ago. has been captured and had preliminary
examination at Macon Wednesday. He
claims self-defense. The jury pronounce it
murder and a trial will follow.
At Dalton Jesse johnson, an elderly coIored
man. was walking on Crawford street and
was struck in the eye by stray bullet from a
parlor rifle, which was being used in target
practice in "a back lot by two young men, The
shot had glanced of the brick wall. and was
purely accidental, as they were not shooting
toward the street. Or. Bivings removed the
cvebal and fears that the other eye Will be
seriously injured, if not entirely lost.
The Newman Hsraid says mfr. James
Ayers. living one mile from town, puts q pig
ou exhibition having two bodies eight legs.
t1to tails, one natural looking head with four
ears on Is. Tt seems double pig except that
Che bodies come together about the shoulders
and run into one solid, natural head, except
ghe four ears being on it. 1t has
Dr. Williams has 1t now in glass jar put up
I'm alcohol where 1t, may be seen by anyone
wishing to see it
There are two families living near Gaines
VILE, the members of which are so much alike
that many amusing mistakes take place. The
heads of the respective households are John
and Lane PasrO- They are twins, and dress
and look exactly alike. Two or three wears
dress exactly alike. The bows Quilt two cot
tages that look exactly alike. and each lady
mas child about the same age, who look very
nearly exactly alike. All are In excellent
health. and recently the whole party drove To
town behind a span of beautiful mules that
were nearly exact matches. The boys are
partners in the mercantile business and are in
prosperous circumstances.
The WavnesbOr0 True citizen saws In
what is known as the Walker settlement. in
this county. shiugle Is reported to have been
blown with such force as 10 be driven through
q peach tree. and there now remains. gem
tleman who lives near Hepzibah says that a
merchants day book and post Office book
were picked up near his place which were
blown from DavlsGOro, 52 miles distant, and
an account was picked mp which evidently
came from Sandersyille, Washington county.
much greater distance. Near the same
place, a negro picked mp pair of ladv's gold
bracelets, said to be worth at least SIS, but no
ons knows from whence they came The
COvingtOn star has the following on the same
disaster: ~ daughter of Mr.. John Quinn. of
our county, who married Mr.. - Miller,
son of Mr.. Jack Miller. and
has been living in Jones county for some time.
was instantly killed by the cyclone last Tues
day. together with her four little children
Mr.. Miller was absent when the storm struck
his home. and when ne returned he found his
house blown to atoms, his wife and three
children dead in the yard and one blown en-
tirely away"
The sumter Republican SAYS: Several
years ago W. H. Brown, of Eufaula, married
Miss Matte Burke, OF this city. Frank Burke
became guardian for her little brother and
sister, Charles II. and LeOnOra Oneal Burke.
and put them with Geo. " illiams, their uncle.
anu HIS tuhtiAtt- W no W. lhelE grandmother
and who lives with Mr. Williams. Frank
Burke died and Charles Williams, of Pulaski,
brother of George Williams, applied for the
guardianship OF the persons and property Of
Charles and LeOuOra. which application is
now pending, and the children stIll remained
where they had hitherto hyed-at the
residence of George Williams Last
week Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were in the city
and sunday Mr. Brown went on visit to the
residence of George Williams, three miles in
the country. While there he proposed TO
carry the children on buggy ride to town.
For some reason Sir. " illlams objected 10
their riding 10 town, but readily consented
for them TO take a buggy ride up the road.
They accordingly got in the buggy, MIR. Brown
brought them TO the depot. where his wife
was waiting for them, and they were nut
upon the / O'Clock train. in her charge. and
sent 10 Eufaula. and Mr.. Brown went with
them a. far as Smlthyille. and returned. sun
day night warrant for kidnapping was sued
out against Brown and his wife. Mr. Brown
waived a hearing, and gave bond in the sum
of $500 for his appearance at sumter superior
Governor of Georgia TO make a requisition ON
the Governor of Alabama for the apprehen-
sion of his wife. \ habeas corpus for the
children has also been sued ont against Mr.
Brown. The children have property, and
their family Is prominent and highly respect
able. Mr.. Brown claims that he has obtained
guardianship OF the persons and property of
the children from the Probate Court Of Barber
county, Alabama
FLORIDA.
The town Of Enterprise is to be incorpo-
rated.