Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29

which he superintends himself and is one of
the most successful farmers in the county. a~
very few have made more clear money farm
ing since the war than he has II amy one
doubts these facts | can refer them tO hun-
dreds of witnesses in Walton and OcOHee
counties.
FLORIDA.
Tie young ladies Of Pensacola have organ
lZet "a series of calico balls.
several hundred dollars changed hands ut
the recent horse race at Madison.
Twelve converts were baptized i'm St. Fran
els Lake, near Madison, sunday week.
Madison is temporarily without q night
watchman to guard the Interests Of her citi-
zens when they slumber.
a new side wheel steamer is IN course Of
construction at the 'Iayarcs shipyard. Ii Will
run m connection with the Transit Railroad.
Major a. j. Russell was presented with "a
silver service OF eight pieces by the teachers
of Duval county ON saturday as a token of
their esteem.
I'm % row at Madison, Saturday evening.
Charles Church shot and seriously wounded
John g.. Phillips. An Old feud and bad whisky
were at the bottom of the ARRAY.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama. presented 20 bin i'm
the House, at W ashlngtOn. saturday, appro-
priating 100000 for improving the navigation
oi the ChOctawhatchle river from CaTYViIle.
tla., TO Newton, Ala.
The committee which was appointed at the
public meeting last Monday 20 draft a cousli-
tuition for the governing of the Board of Trade
of Pensacola have been bus, at work. and Hrp
ready % report TO the members ON next Mon
DAY, when the adjourned meeting VIII take
place.
The Pensacola Commercial tells Of % white
woman. 80 wears OF age. peuniless and dying
from disease, who is lying helpless on the floor
of miserable h0Vel in that city without ire.
food on other protection against the cold than
that afforded by the wall of the hut. When
Che thermometer was at its lowest door of
the hut was left open III the hope that pitving
Oft rftf 1.trr
the room little additional warmth. Appeals
t0 the city authorities were unfruitful. as they
had no fund TO meet such cases. The Col4-
Htrct4. apieale9 70 the charitable and su@-
sestcd the establishment OF home for the re-
clamation of fallen women in that city.
A committee of Jacksonville citizens. TO ap-
pear before the Congressional COmmitts on
kiNer ana HarbOr improvements in behalf of
an appropriation fOr the Improvement of the
ST. Johns bar, left for Washington yesterday.
The committee consists OF GOV. George f.
Drew, Gen. Devlns, Major Durkee and
Charles I'll. Jones. Mr.. Jones started Satur-
J1y. u order TO attend a meeting of the Board
of Directors Of the Florida ship Canal Com
ptuy het0 u aShingtOn yesterday. While
Iu w ashIngton Mr.. Jones viii have confer
euce with officials of the Post Office Depart
mcut. and with members of Congress from
Florida. in regard to improvements i'm the
mail service of the State.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
There are twenty four "dry' tOwnsin South
Carolina.
S.N. Carpenter. Of Anderson county, has
taken editorial charge of the VelC South pub
tl-hed at Elbcrton. Ga.
The Rev. Geo. Summey, Of North Carolina,
has been called TO the pastOrate OF the Presbv-
terrain Church at Chester.
Two colored children were burned to death
near Orangeburg day or two ago. One was
aged ] and the other years.
Willie Davie. of York county. who was ac-
cideutaily shot bv his little brother. Richard.
lsHfH f fafrr-ta Hrfz
the shoulder.
The grave OF eN-Secretarv Of the Navy Paul
Hamilton. near Palmetto. has been enclosed
aui gwen other needed attentions by the
tuiled states authorities.
The Patent Ofice Department. Of Washing
Ton issued patent last week To John ). Rigby.
oi Beaufort for the invention OF an apparatus
Tor making sulphuric acid.
band of four negro robbers. who have long
been a terror to the counties in the north
western portion of the state, has just been
captured and lodged in Jail.
The annual Industrial Exhibition OF The
Agricultural Society of South Carolina will
i- opened on next Tuesday evening at
o'clock. Ii VIII continue from day to dav
until February %.
Joseph \. Bowers, Of Prosperity. fell on the
railroad track near Newberry while ntoXi-
Gated saturday. and was horribly mangled by
tte next train which came along. Death
Was instantaneous.
ClInkscales X Hutto. OF Williamson. .Auder-
son county, have made an assignment i'm fun
for the benefit OF their creditors without pre-
ference. except S25 TO cover attorneys fee. j.
B. Rogers Is the assignee.
Mrs. Ruth Baswen. aged a wears. was
burned 10 death four miles from Walhalla on
Monday. Her dress caught DIRE at the hearth
and as only her little grandchildren were
present. she found no succOr. Death ensUed
ia few hours
The new armory OF the German Artillery.
of Charleston. was formally taken possession
f1r Nl first
time 10 includes n card room. bar rOOm
parlor. billiard room and dining room down
STAIRS and bali room and theatre upstairs.
John 7. Grace Of Charleston. whose brother,
j. j., died in that city a day or two ago has
volunteered TO be one of the United states
expedition TO be sent to the relief of Lieut.
GFeety IN the Arctic regions. Tne volunteer
40 present holds situation in the navy yard
at Washington, ID. G..
An attempt was made by the prisoners in
jail 40 kingstree on the night Of tha 18th in
slant TO escape by setting fire to the iail.
their intention being TO assault the taller
when he came to put out the flames and
securing the keys TO thus MAKE their escaDe.
one OF the cOnspiratOrs became frightened
and the plan fell through.
The Barnwen People SAYS: Gov. Hagood,s
saluda stock farm has been conducted on
business principles and is q pronounced suc-
cess. Five huHdred head OF stock are kept n
She year round, and in seven years only two
nave been KILLED 10y dogs and none haze been
stolen. 4 shepherd and his well-Jrained dog
urlng up all the ANIMALS at night and pen them
ln secure and comfortable quarters"
Matte GunthOrpe and her mother have Just
1een acquitted at Pickens of a charge Of in
laulclde. They We're charged with taking
lhe lie of the new born child of Matte Gun
thorpe, IN the town of Central during the
month OF November. 1858. The evidence was
clrcumstautial, and from the nature and
7eefecy OF the offense it was next To impOs-
-~l@ l9F the state TO make out its case to the
satlsfaction Of jury.
Inc Edgeheld 4drerfiSeF saws: New Jer-
sey heirs TO the Jennings estate in England
lave haQ another meeting to raise a final
Ss,t9J Tor some London LAWYER. 40 was de-
Jared positively that the estate would yield
f-91,v00 Tor each one of the LOO heirs, but
sS-Scfi iptions were extremely small in spite Of
Hs tSlh- some seventy or eighty Of these
heifs I'VE IN Edgefeld. When DIR. BilP gets
. ~ flVu,Vuo. then we will have iine times and
1Ae goose viii hang high"
Governor Thompson has offered the follow
ing rewards: l. One hundred dollars reward
edSh Tor the arrest of VIM. NJ. Gregory, Rus
s-t gregory and Thomas GregOry charged
WIN the killing Of J. c. Copeland, in Lam
t-sler county on the 18th instant. ,. One
XXt4a,ifel ~ dollars reward for the arrest of Wm.
n n. Dfegory. charged with the killing Of WA
unIueIDurk, In Lancaster county, on the 18th
-ssant. s. Fifty dollars reward for the ar
of ~ y. IIe q party or parties who burnt the barn
,-sr-,-.n. n. a. SHAW, IN Edgedeld county. No
aS-aot -oeI zSu !. Fifty dollars reward for the
rinbo,'y'a ~ ne person or persons who burnt the
eonptvs etsg v oI Mrs. Susan Walker, in Aiken