Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-25

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put few cases of general interest have
been disposed of. The case of B. c..
Mitchell VS.. Southwestern Railroad was
hon-su d, but the end is not yet, as the
attorneys Tor Mitchell will appeal the
Iechncal points of the nOn-suit to the
supreme Court. 1t is a suit for DAMAGES,
resulting from an unsuccessful effort
mace by the railroad to enj0in Mitchell
from maintaining mill pond upon their
rlght of way. 1t is claimed by Mitchell
that the suit for injunction was malicious
ly brought, as the privilege, when the
mil was built in 1868, was granted to
pack water upon their right Of way. 1t
VIII prove to be very interesting legal
night before it is finally settled.
jackson Argus: A rather singular cir
cumstance occurred in the neighborhood
OF Stark, in this county, short time ago.
IL appears that certain family had a
worthless dog and wished to get rid of it.
One of the girls of the family took maui
and crushed the dogs head and threw the
carcass into an old well, where it re-
manned some three weeks and had almost
been forgotten. A few DAYS ago the dog
walked into the house and stopped imme-
dlately in front of the girl that had mashed
It's head, presenting the evidence of its
marsh treatment, the skull crushed and
the brains Oozing from the wound. At
the sight OF the dog, the old lady tainted
and the girl sprang up on the middle of
the bed, in her fright, at the pitilul look
ing animal that all supposed to be dead,
and at the bottom OF a deep well.
At Atlanta, Thursday, before United
States Commissioner Haight, appeared a
man named Ross A. Bagley, of Forsyth
county, charged with defrauding through
the rails. Bagley has been getting in
~f,Vlv
lie would pick out large house in some
big city and write them that he had en-
closed money in previous letter for GER
tam goods, asking if it had been received,
adding at the close another order with
the request that it be filed at once, and
the amount OF the bill would be forwarded
Immediately. In this way Bailey sue
ceeded IN swindling several firms. The
POSTMASTER Generals attention was called
to the matter. and through tie post Office
department Bagley was arrested. He
was brought before Commissioner Haight
for trial. Waving investigation he was
committed to jail in default Of d $500 bond.
Hawkinsville correspondence Macon
Telegraph and Messenger: Judge Law
renee &. Ryan has placed in the river at
this point a water-wheel that bids fair to
revolutionize the mode of obtaining water
power in this country. The wheel con-
sists of a shaft about 80 feet long, with
radial arms feet in length; to each set
of these arms are fastened three floats,
each of plank inch thick by u inches in
width and 10 feet in length. These floats
are hinged to the arms by the outer edges.
One end OF the shaft is fastened to the
bank of the river and the other upon
which the floats are fastened is out in the
river under the water and guyed
by ropes to the bank. The current of
water keeps the floats on the under side Of
the wheel pressed against the arms; while
the floats on the upper side turn upon
their hinges and present only their edges
to the current, so that the water is con-
tinually pressing againstthe floats on one
side, and passing through the floats on the
other. The experiment has been demon
strated beyond doubt that by this device
large mills may he run on our river with
out fear Of hurt from treshets, and the ebb
and flow of the tides may he converted
into power to run any amount of ma
chinery.
The Augusta presbytery met in the
First Presbyterian Church at Augusta
committee appointed to investigate DR..
WOOdrow's demand for trial. and formu-
late charges Of heresy against him if
grounds for such action exist. The COM
mittee consisted OF the Rev. H. Newton.
Chairman; Revs. William Adams, d. D..
q. T. G0etchus. Col. j. A. Billups and
Mr.. J. W. Wallace. The meeting was
constituted with prayer by the Rev. Don
aid NJ. Queen, Moderator, and Rev. J. b.
Morton acted as clerk. The report of the
committee read as follows: "Having, in
accordance with the Book Of Discipline,
chapter 3. paragraph ,. examined into the
reports alluded to in the letter of DR..
Wo0dsOn to the presbytery, we submit
the following for adoption by
the presbytery: First-We find
nothing that warrants trial for
heresy. Sec0nd-As no one appears or
offers to make out charges, no process
can be instituted. see Book of Dieci-
pline. chapter G, paragraph , p After
considerable discussion, in which the
most prominent parts were borne by
Rev. Drs. woodrow and Adams, the re-
port OF the committee was adopted I'M
anim0usly. A motion WAS offered by
Rev. DR.. Jones and carried, to the follow
ing effect: ''That our action in this
whole matter is not to be understood as
calling in. question the action Of the
synod Of Georgia in 1884" Rev. DR.,
Woodrow, at this stage of the proceed
ings. gave notice of complaint to the
synod Of Georgia against the presbytery
Of Augusta for their action in this
matter.
ValdOsta correspondence NEWS. April
%: DR.. Henry Briggs, one OF the old
in Southern Georgia and a
man of more than ordinary note, died at
his residence in Brooks county, near the
line of Lowndes, yesterday aft rnOon. He
had been 10 ValdOsta during the day and
on his return home he laid down on
cOucl to rest. He was in usual health
for an old man, and bis wife, when she
left his side to walk into the yards de-
tected nothing out Of the way about him.
When she returned in a few moments
she found him dead. Thirty years ago,
when he was practicing medicine, he had
no rival in this section Of the State. He
was ripe scholar and man OF great
In all the affairs Of life,
whether President Of the Quitman fac
tory, at the head Of large saW-mill, or
managing a large cotton plantation, he
rose above the ordinary success of men.
He was the father of Capt. W. II. Briggs,
one Of the most successful business men
in Valdosta.-D. Q. Ashley, Esq, a popu-
lar young lawyer Of ValdOsta, has been
appointed deputy collector for this sub
consisting of ten counties. He
is competent man, and Collector Cren-
shaw has done well IN appointing him.
lie was strongly backed by friends in
ValdOsta. Quitman and Th0masyille.-
Capt. G. 4. Stuart, proprietor Of the hotel
recently burned, is building handsome
three-story residence on Savannah ave-
nue.. near the depot, in which he will &C.
some of his old guests and pa
srona of the travelling nh lie until the NOW