Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
r1rNEws OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

INA rause the Destruction OF Two
Nsv Dwellings at Atlanta-Bfbb' e
r,,,ntv Commissioners to be Sued on
,ccount of Cold Cells-A Minister who
wssin Hurry.
GEORGIA.
There are ., 900 dogs in Harris county.
lam Belate, the first white child born
,nTowndes county, died few days ago.
Tax Collector Stewart, of Sumter
oonnrv. is reported to have collected $lO,-
moo last week.
Rev. sam Jones is putting his newly
r1rcDased farm on the Tennessee road
in fine repair
snankle, Harmony Groves lost boy, has
,otnrned home. He had only been down
~ Athens. and was very much surprised
IN find that be had been reported killed.
Two thousand executions have been
;ser,d against colored men in Houston
sr,1ty who have defaulted their poll
$3.50 The school fund thus far collected
amounts to $4,000.
new post office has been established
on route 10. 262, between MObley's Pond
md WaynesbOro. The name OF the new
odica is Hills, and Henry Z. Hills has
6een appointed Postmaster.
Thomas 9. Johnston, of Lumpkin, has
sold one of his plantations on the Hanna
batchee to DR.. Peak and }. Y. Deason.
Tbp price agreed upon was $4,000. This
il ona of the largest real estate transac-
lions that has occurred in Stewart county
in several years.
The newly elected City Council of Ma.
retta were sworn in last Thursday night
and proceeded to elect j. ii. Cooper,
Clerk: viii I. Banks, Marshal. and d.
n. Anderson. Treasurer. Mayors salary
was placed at 5000; Clerk, $50; Marshal,
$3.50, and Treasurer $40.
There is a growing sentiment in Nc
Donough in favor of ab0lishing the city
government, on account Of the expense
Incident to it's proper maintenance, which
is deemed unnecessary. 1t is argued that
the town is now so orderly there is no
need for marshal or other officers.
J. f. Knight, of McDonough, killed his
ward dog the first part of this year and
bought a pig, which he turned loose In
the yard to eat the scraps that had for
merly been given to the dog. The pig
lived upon this desultOry diet until last
Tuesday, when 1t was slaughtered and
sailed away. 1t Melted ITO pounds.
The vote of the different counties COM
posing the Fifth Congressional district in
the nominating convention is as follows:
Fulton 6, DeKalb 4, Walton 4, Spalding 2
Henry ,, Fayette 2, Campbell 2, Clayton
> Douglass ,, Newton ,, ROckdale 2; to-
tai 3d. Necessary to choice 10, under
the majority rule; under the two-thirds
rule 70.
McDonough Weekly: Some OF our citi-
zeps went on a fox chase one day last
week. and after worrying around for three
or four hours finally hemmed the poor
thing up in fence corner and caught it.
81 Oglesby says there were but six dogs
in the chase, but a disinterested spectator
AYERS that he counted ten, some Of which
were chasing his cow over field when
discovered.
Lumpkin IradeDeRdent: A well-known
minister had an appointment to marry a
couple not long ago, and the thoughts OF
the fee coming a few weeks before Christ
mas 90 that he could buy his Christmas
turkey ana have him fattened, so occu-
pied his mind that he got confused as to
dates and went quite a distance into the
country the day before the feast. He
enjoyed his ride nevertheless, but took the
precautiOn to make memorandum of the
proper date, and when time was called
the preacher was duly on hand and &C.
counted for.
The new unoccupied buildings in At
lanta on Harris street between Collins and
Calhoun, were destroyed by fire yesterday
morning about / O'Clock. Both were
large, handsome one-story buildings, and
were worth something like Sl,SOO each.
They belonged to Willingham, the lumber
man, and had never been occupied. For
several nights past several tramps have
attracted the attention of persons residing
near the buildings. and the impression
prevailed that they had been sleep
ing in one OF the vacant buildings.
tits presumed that they went into the
building last night and accidentally hred
it.
1t is likely that the Bib County Com
missioners Will have to appear in the SUI
periO- Court in several suits for damages.
II appears al the county jail some OF the
cells are not heated. Prisoners who oc-
eupied the unheated cells were subjected
to great discOmforts, and in some ln-
stances, were made sick. Among them
was }. Nj. Webb, who was lodged IN Jail
on a warrant for carrying a concealed
weapon, sworn out by his brother-In-law,
George Morgan. Webb was placed IN a
cell on the first floor, between the rear
cells and the residence portion Of the
building. 1t was cold and uncomfortable
and Webb suffered acutely. Alter he
WAS tried In the City Court he consulted
a lawyer as 10 whether a suit to recover
damages for the improper care taken OF
him while he was IN jail would lie against
the commissioners. The lawyer tOln MIN
that be thought such suit could be
brought and made to stick. II WeO0
sues. he will probably do so IN two ways:
be will sue the commissioners in their
corporate capacity and as individuals. 1t
is Understood that others Will take the
rho from Wahh and aIsO bring suits.