Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xews OF THE TWO STATES
The 80 IN PARAGRAPHS.

II. County aud Iheh res ." -
in b"'' rs observation-disclosures In
uedicine for Atlanta Men.
GEORGIA.
o.uclors are making occasional RAIDS
,i",5nt at Ellayille.
wilkins will soon build ware
N. 100 feet at Waynesooro'
hour r,urcjl in south Rome has EN-
lne surveyor to mark the streets and
Pronar. a map Of the town.
pITros Walters, cOlored, has been ar
JAM beId in bail at Gainesville Tor
u1,i,,al assault on Levi Grant, also
colortd- - ,,,,,, hoo+ for tho
~ ,r,gressing very satisfactorily.
,r. week aud she VIII nave al Aef
Souom pianks on
,,, awards was going down In a
nt l.,lmlah to clean IL out, when the
W. broke and he was precipltated 10 the
10y. hra.king his back and one OF his
i,rs lie will certainly die.
7lt4 p Sony. of Rome. aged 9 years,
w Inch spick home under the Dot
% If new boat. He, when only 2
you old nodded and laid the first brick
RoVip a. Georges foundry.
p;o,,old correspondence NEWS, July 20:
ir.hur II. Gray, OF GraysVllle, died
- Tew York Yesterday Of heart disease
u u Ie(t his home at Graysville about "A
~ Ig' sg1 His remains viii be brought
,oGraysylle for interment.
p,,,a CARRIER: The steamer Gadsden is
Ao;,.1 dismantled. All the old river men
.o.ast ypry much to see her laid by, as
- Win never hear her faithful old ex-
bonst saw. "Honest, honest" as she pulled
aver the shoals and sandbars.
Al the time Of Lincoln's death the City
con.cil OF Atlanta passed an ordinance
,royidiny for the erection Of a Lincoln
Monument. II was proposed to make tue
memorial shaft an imposing affair, but the
rr6qct died a natural death. a}tr .or.
The North Georgia Missionary BAPTIST
Association is now in session at Nails
erssl church. eleven miles from Carnes-
vile. The attendance oil ministers ana
6lleoates is very large, and the session
nromi,es to be very interesting one. Is
Macon boasts of a dog which lives ina
sewer winch he never leaves in, the day.
lime. Early IN the morning aud at clos
ipg times al night he visits the butcher
sb9os ana obtains bones and refuse meat.
H. has led this hermit-like life for sew
eraI years. 3GrF
:
now living in Woodville, Tex, has been
seriously injured by a stroke of lightning.
Mr. Parker was working in the woods
near his home July /, when storm came
I'D ana he received a stroke of lightning,
which broke one shoulder and rendered
Mr.. Parker an invalid.
MIR. Harrington, who 10 digging an ar
tesiau we'll at Americus, has had bad
luck during the last Two days. While
boring in about two feet of rock he lost
b, drill, and then about 30 feet of sand
came in on top Of that, making it very
hard Tor him to get at it. He is nearly 400
feet down. and if he cannot recover his
drill will have TO move and start another
hole.
Gov. Stephens always stuck to 1t that
the most ylllanOus and depTaved scene
ever Witnessed by MIN was at religious
meeting. A man went up among the
"m0Umers" while his wife, handsome
young woman, remained on back seat.
When the husband was busily engaged in
prayer, the wife was listening cOmpla-
Gently to a wild young man who was max
ng love 10 her!
At ALBANIA Policeman Lyman has been
suspended, charged with cowardice in
failing to instantly arrest the negro who
lerronzed the passengers on a street car
in that city day or two ago. The police
man says that the negro had a pistol
pointed at his head, and an immediate ar
rest could not have been made without
hloodshed, which was aVerted by the
course be pursued.
Ameeting at Salem was begun on the
second sunday by Rev. James NJ. Bishop
suQ was continued through the week until
last sunday by pastor Fakes, assisted by
key. K. a. Fakes, Rev. John NJ. Arm
strong OF Cumming, and brother II. G..
Johnson. The results are very gracious.
mere were some eighteen or twenty sane
ulcauons, ten or twelve conversions,
eSat aceessions to the church and three
iNianls 6aptlsed, with a quickened mem
Oershlp and frightened outlook for the
church.
NJ A destructive cyclone visited Madison
thursday afternoon, causing considerable
damage, great apprehension and much
t.SvolVenlence. Two clouds met just over
we Guy, and with a twist that seemed TO
IIu@Se ile city, ielled some of the most
oseutlOl shade trees that adorn the
cls' besides unrOOfng houses and
oa''eiihg fencing to the four corners. It
, " Storm OF tremendous force and dis
u; u nearly everything that was
Tvs wake. 1t lasted but a few.
SplnuVs aud was accompanied by a
a t'vse ol ram and some hail. Some of
QUIZ ore ulest orchards in the city We're ruined,
tbot uauY yards look torn and unsightly
'u"' were before attractive.
nv, y" iooo taere lived near Palmetto Wild
,boy lhe name Of Mrs. Cochran. Al
s,oot1H aiohe, her smokehOuse was we'll
mn ahl when Sherman's army came
N l,n".'''1 through she was well supplied.
b,S u'l@ ol their thieyish disposition, she
tror. "cl ehlire lot of bacon piled up nthe
l,,o !AIu' and huge butcher knife stuck
w., Ae same. II wasn't long befdre
nro,,1 te nose smelt the meat, and came
TouuS around. To their surprise. il
lber.' Ieaoy Tor them TO take away; and
rln,. o.oou the old lady, who shouted as
En- a"he ih sight: "COme on. We heath
'ko,o I a., Aeip yerself 10 this fine meat !;
NAV a. We pIened every pound of it.; am
not tonob, Lord pity ye." Her meat was
to-,isanss BqWer- Watcb0,an: The au-
mte, 30 lar have not been able TO
hie,ds with Henry Crawford. His
sI4', oiaim that he killed Gordon in
.r..t nae' ana win be on hand at the
" I0ry .n ~ the court ready for trial.
I'm r,' 'nil the G0rdOns followed them
man C.,,t anu ABUSING them, and old
win Mum would keep them supplied
upaf,s.N, aud urged them on TO get
0d co., ~ IS the general opinion that
clU u, u could have stopped the dill
controf. ,aNl time, az he had complete
ESQ 40 HiN boys. Crawford was within
,o N3 OF Iurdnp ,sh.,, Ia, -. -