Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHENEWs OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Hirger Family Sentenced to Life Inn
,risonment--A Fatal Quarrel Among
Farmers in wilkes County.
GEORGIA.
The Quitman factory will be started up
again JAM L.
Doves and cartridges sell at SOC. per
dozen in Quitman.
I. Giddings, the new postmaster Of
TsIbotton, has received mis- commission.
wick ]. Miller, saort-stop of the COlum-
rms stars, was married Monday to Miss
OLA Allen, at Columbus.
A creditor bill has been served on Il.
/ McLendon, of Tal5Otton, at the in
stance OF J. c. Van Sycle, of Macon. His
claim is sos IL.
william Cotton, one of the champion
farmers of Barlow, mas picked nearly
$50 pounds of seed cotton from a meas
ured acre OF land this year.
The Atlanta Journal, an exceedingly
sDicv evening paper, gives evidence of its
prosperity by downing neat new dress
and changing from a four to an eight page
form.
The little war of words between Re-
norter Brutfy and Chief of Police Connol-
". resulted in a fine OF $40 being imposed
on the former and So on the latter, by Re-
corder Anderson.
1t is denied that there was any clash of
authority between Rev. Mr.. Laprade,
nastor of the church at Washington, and
Bishop Beckwith over the participation
of the latter in the funeral services OF the
late Gen. Toombs.
The Brunswick Daily Breeze is out in a
special eight-page edition of 10000 copies,
which reflects great credit on the editors
and typographical facilities OF that office.
The issue is devoted to an exhaustive and
valuable resume of the resources and
promise of Brunswick.
The robbery of II. j. Spencer, station
agent at bonneville, at his room, of his
watch and money, amounting TO about
500, which occurred recently, is still en-
yeloped in mystery. Since then an effort
to burglarize the store houses Of MattoX
and Drawdy has been made, but proved
failure.
Saturday at Malorysvlle, Wilkes coun-
ty, Webb Hill and Trion Harris, two
leading and well-to-do farmers of Wilkes
county, began quarreling over worth
less negro. Words brought blows, and as
the quarrel proceeded the deadly knife in
the hands of Hill was brought into use. he
cutting Harris about the throat in hor-
rible manner. 1t was first reported that
Harris would certainly die, but later facts
state that the wound, though serious, is
not fatal.
In Muscogee Superior Court at Colum-
bus, Monday, Mary Davis, the murderess
of the Biggers family, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for lie. Joe DOwdell,
colored, was sent up for u years for bur-
glary. Several parties for violating the
laws against selling whisky to minors,
playing and betting, keeping gaming Ia
bles, etc, were fined sums ranging from
$50 to $3.50. One saloon keepers fines ag-
gregated nearly 5000. The aggregate OF
all fines to-day was about $1,000.
Oliver K. King, Curtis Clark, William
DeWOlf and Newton S. Finney of New
York, Richard L. Ogden of California,
John E. duBignOn, Charles l.. Schlatter
and Alfred j. Crovatt of Georgia, are APP
plying for charter to form themselves
into the Jekyl Island Club, having for It's
purpose the building of hotels, club
houses and to raise live stock. birds, game
and shelf fish, and buy loan and sell real
estate, etc, on Jekyl island. The capital
stock is $4,000, which has already been
paid ins11s
Chuck McLendon, a well-to-dO young
farmer living on the place OF r. A. Heard,
near Greenville. night watchman at the
custom house, Atlanta, killed his father
in-law. Rufus johnson. Monday. A little
more than a year ago McLendOn married
JOhnson's daughter, much against the
wishes of her parents. Since that time
MeLendOn aud johnson have Eeen at
outs. johnson has had trouble with all
his sOns-in-law, and was of an irritable
disposition. Public opinion is strongly
in favor OF McLehdon. The Coroner's
jury returned verdict Of justifable hon.
eide.
Waycross Reporter: This week Lee and
Palmer, Deputy United States Marshals,
came to this city and carried Mr.. 7. NJ.
Sweat to Savannah. charged with viola
ting the accursed internal revenue law.
Two negroes were summoned as wit
nesses. So far all was right; the officers
had done nothing but their duty. But
when on the train, and all the way to Sa-
vannah, they were doing their utmost TO
induce the darkeys to swear lies in order
10 convict Sweat that they might collect
their fees-they went beyond their duty.
The negroes say they offered them $40 each.
Other parties who overheard it say the
the same. There is man in this town
who is more guilty than the ones above
referred to, the one who reported this and
other cases in the past two years. This
isn't his first attempt at getting his fel-
l0w-citzens into trouble and humiliation.
Not by good deal. But the scoundrel 10
at the end at last. The time of his de-
parture is at hand. All, you dirty villain!
BE sure your SIN will find you OutP
Justice is on your track, and you would
do well to 'hie TO the mountains You
are in the wrong pew. Your place 10 HI.
A vile monster in cOwardly hypocrisy IN
malevOlent mischief, wnoin your degreda-
ton, have to strain your ewes n the VAIN
effort to look up To where the skunk, the
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