Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-15

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another broker from Gainesville Is
making arrangements TO move 10 Atuens'
f. Morgan, OF cambridge, was at
lacked by sneezing spell lew days ago
which lasted II hours.
cyrus Raiford, who lives six miles from
colHmbus, tell from wagon, Saturday,
and broke both his wrists.
n,rin0 a thunderstorm, at Lumkin, n
Az, or two ago, a soft shell turtle dropped
S I'm the clouds and fell on Grimes mill.
nr Felix Oswald, the well-known
anTbor, of New York. is summering at the
Pambert place, above Tallulah, writing
books.
Mrs Rebecca Standridge, of Cleveland,
5ied saturday aged l06 years, and is the
raonther of sixteen children, most OF whom
are now living.
Several tracts of very valuable land Will
hasold in Oconee county this fall at eXecu-
tors sale. Among others, Is one tract Of
over 200 acres.
Norman Griggs, little white boy en-
Moved ut the Eagle and Phenix mills at
rojumbus, had one of his feet badly
mashed by an elevator.
The Ben Hill statue for Atlanta will be
raady for unwilling some time in NOvem-
her. It has not yet been decided where
tbe statue shall be placed.
". d. Dulius, a young white man of
Rome. has been sentenced to two years.
IMPRISONMENT for tantalizing negro.
Dulius was drunk at the time.
Sumter county farmer has a family
of eleven children, the oldest being %
Years and neither the man, his wife or
either of his children can read or write.
Miss Rebecca Crosby, of Baxley, was
married to j. 2. Wade, of North Carolina,
few DAYS ago. 1t has since been learned
that Wade has previous wife in the tar
heel state.
The artesan we'll at Brunswick is now
down about 440 feet, but ON account of a
plpe having been broken while driving
late Saturday afternoon the work is some
what delayed.
lady OF Brunswick has bed the
feathers Of which were picked from a
flock OF geese during the Revolutionary
war The feathers are just as soft and
d0Wny as ever.
Dogs are running mad in various parts
of Hancock. John Shields, of Powelton,
was bitten by one a week ago, and Satur-
day John Pinkston was bitten by one of
his fox hounds.
Harry Barre, railroad agent, has been
arrested at Albany. He was short in his
accounts. He has been moving in good
society, into which his beautiful voice
gained him admittance.
This week Superior Court will be held
at three points in the vicinity of Athens
at GAINESVILLE, in the Northeastern
circuit; Lawrenceville, in the Western,
and at Elberton, in the Northern circuit.
At Gainesville Saturday night while
service was going on Rev. Sam Jones re-
eeved telegram for Mrs. V. NJ. Roberts
announcing the death of her husband. He
fe,l from Cincinnati Southern train and
was killed.
Jackson Anderson, one OF the most
respected citizens of Troupe county, has
by the proper authorities been adjudged
Incompetent to attend to his business
affairs. Trustees have been appointed to
take charge of his property.
Atlanta Constitution: 1t is said to be
not unlikely that the fight over the rail-
road commission will j0stle eX-GOv.
Smith into the gubernatorial race. Hei
reported as saying that if the commission
fs ham strung, he will address the people
in every county in the State.
George Window, of Girard, carpenter
employed at 7. L. Gruzard's lumber yard
at Columbus, had one of his thumbs and
a finger cut off by buzz saw Saturday.
1t was most painful accident. The fin
gers were cut into several pieces, which
were scattered for several feet around.
The Misses Green, of Atlanta, are max
ing collection of negro songs and set
ting them to music. The music is COM
posed as the songs are sung by old-fash-
Toned darkeys, and perpetuate accurately
the strange and wierd melody of the old
plantation. Several Northern publishers,
appreciating the value OF this work, are
ready to buy it.
good old lady of the State has gourd
mat she has had In her possession seventy
hye years. The gOurd was given to her
Wnen she was quite a small girl by a
nelghbor, who used it for drinking milk
and beer. 1t is perfectly sound, and looks
as II II would last 100 years yet. She also
mas pewter basin that has been in con-
slant use lOOyears, a waiter 92 years, and
awooden piggin 62 years.
John Moore, feeble-looking old man,
was put on trial at Dauielsville last week
on the charge OF assault with intent to
murder. In row between Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore and Mr.. Darlington and the Messrs.
Gholston, the defendant had knocked
ooWn the whole trio with a lOng-handled
ssnoVel, lnllicting very severe wounds on
them- The jury returned a verdict OF
RuiltO. A motion for a new trial has
been made.
calvin lrby attempted 10 murder his
SIIe at the house of Wesley Upshaw, at
.assFille, Thursday. He cut his wife's
w,0at with a knife. DIR. Griffin was
Talied In and says she will not recover.
ne attempted 10 kill her the night before
WIN an AK. He went to the house of Mrs.
NnunD, an aged white lady, the other
hh.snt ana tried to get her to come out Of
.er mouse. 1t is not known with what in
tsehtlon. He has not lived with his wife
i Ior TWO years, and went back to get her 10
to IL. "'U'N NV ''S"
pulliofd Gunter, Of Doofy county, was
GENEROUSLY stabbed by his son, Simpson,
batufuay. The elder Gunter returned
,i".ue late IN the evening, having been in
Wv, ,pwh all day at the election, considerably
uuuer the influence Of whisky. His son,
mo Is married and lives a short dis
ance from the residence OF his father,
nalpened to be there when he arrived.
N Altereation ensued between them,
,n1lon resulted in the stabbing Of the
eluer Gunter with n pocketkn ife below
.ne collar bone, the knife piercing
through TO the hollow.
couple OF gentlemen, one an old man
'parantly, and the other a young man OF
Toout ~ years, arrived az Blackehear,
iouag night, bringing with them a mu-
100 naby OF about IL months. The men,
CT looking about the place little, sue
treu IN ilnding an old cripple darkey
Si lo"n as Uncle Alex, and by paying the
Wu negro 81 80 succeeded In getting him