Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-22

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GEORGIA.
,,o,oressmau Crisp has returned home
rom Boston , ~.
n - 6e old guilds of tobacco he can nnd.
Atlanta company wants to con-
Ut an electric street railway at
Athens. s,.s
~ nIacration near McClellan's mills Sat
Vrorlas NJ. Yates and his party Of gov
..r1'ert surveyors are now at Dahlonega
,sEing observations.
W n Young, of Tallulah Falls, says
.,at his hotel was set on fire by an incen-
INV and that he knows the party.
" Wood. late proprietor OF the Brown
.ouse AT Columbus, who died on Thurs
ioT held a policy on mis- life for $4,000.
A. Adairsville young doctor has on
Ne desk for a pen-holder the under jaw OF
abnman skull, with all the teeth glisten-
The election on the question of annexa-
,ion to r lme took place In DeSoto Tues
SoT The vote stood: for annexation so,
sgajnst annexation Is.
fire broke out in the store Of A. G. Mad
dov,e co. at Dublin Tuesday, which was
promptly extinguIshed by the citizens
With very slight damages.
sheriff Wier closed Bertlin's 10-cent
store at Athens Monday, a firm in that
avn holding most of the claims against
4 The business was very small.
william Strickland, charged with the
murder If Cox. at Sterling, Glynn county,
has been bound over for the otfense
cbarred. He will be defended by &.
sTmmes and :. r. Atkinson.
At the prelim larry trial of ST Parker,
charged with the killing of York Murphy
If stroud's cross roads, in Monroe coun-
". on sunday, he was held under a 500
hond for carrying concealed weapons.
&. !. Jones, of Griffin, was shot in the
leg about II years ago, the ball entering
Inst above the knee on the inside of the
ieg and ranging downward. The oIher
morning he extracted it just above the
ankle.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. DR.. Durham
Iropped dead at Wards Station from an
attack OF apopleXv. She was a resident
Of Americus, and had long practised med
icines here. She was somewhat over go
Years Of age
Capt. \ n. Cason, Of ApalachicOla,
Fla. was robbed of $500 at a hotel at
WASHINGTON Saturday night. Fortunately
about 5000 of it was IN shape of check
Oh Augusta, and he stopped payment of
this by telegraph
John Bevis, OF Coweta county, has given
bis son-in-law, c. W. hubbard, all Of his
land. consisting of about 100 acres, to
board and clothe him and his wife during
their natural lives and have them decent
" buried after death.
There is probability of muddle over
Tattnall square and the school of technol-
ogy at Macon. Some Of the residents on
the square are opposed to its being used
for the school, while the majority Of the
citizens of Macon favor 1t.
Rev. 5. l.. Roney, Of Gibson, has a
cOffee-mil that has been in use in his
family for 40 or more years, and it was an
old mill when he first bought it. /. s.
PEBBLES has chair that is known to be 20
years old. and thought to be 100.
R. W. Davis, charged with numbering
Judge j. B. Jones, Ordinary of Early
county, in January last, has Just been
not guilty by the jury. The
killing was in sef-detense. Mr.. Davis has
been out on bond since the occurrence.
The South western Baptist Association
(colOred) has notified the City Council of
Americas that it has selected Americus
as the location Of high school. and has
purchased II acres in the northern pOr-
ton of the city and will proceed to erect a
suitable building.
Or. w. c. Gibson performed an opera
ton at Macon Tuesday upon the throat of
a lady from Wilkinson county to remove
q perslmmon seed. she swallowed the
seed some time ago, and suffered greatly
IN consequence. Several times she was
almost choked to death.
James T. Hood, formerly Of Greenville
county, S. c., and who claims to be a
relation of the late Gen. John B. Hood,
was arrested few days ago at Dun
woody charged with cheating and swind-
ing. and conveyed to Decatur Jail to
await trial at the next March court.
sumter Superior Court adjourned Mon
gay until the third Monday in January
next. The Dieuis trial was continued
until then, and a good many civil cases
were carried over. The court adjourned
n order to let the bar attend Supreme
court this week, as that court will take
up cases in that circuit, and their attend /
ance is necessary.
Inc Georgia Mutual Insurance Compa-
ny, OF gainesville. organized Saturday bv
accepting the charter as passed by the last |
SESSION OF the Legislature, adopting by |
laws and electing officers. W. S. Will |
mans was elected President and Treas !
lrer, and j. T. Holleman Secretary.
IN Eoou2n insurance was pledged to author |
ne the company to begin work.
IN the Superior Court at Rome, Monday, |
I u case OF w. j. Cockcrill VS.. the city of |
thome, being motion to reinstate. was |
nearu' Two years ago Cockerill sued the !
ol.y Ior $4,000 damages for injuries sus- |
Ialned by the burning OF the calaboose. |
Last court the case was dismissed on &C
UOuut OF Cockerill's absence, and he |
moved TO reinstate. The court overruled |
court
h,l lle LEGISLATURE has passed a bill pro-
bS.D'tng dealing In futures. The Governor |
1ts II before him for approval. The Atlanta |
a. AZ amber OF Commerce met Tuesday and !
the matter. The merchants |
~, against the bill, and appointed COM |
uu..tee' consisting of Messrs. Langston, |
VvSale and Haas, with two lawyers, W. T. !
nv man and Henry Jackson, to call on !
s.o, Governor and present arguments |
~ o'usJ the approval OF the measure. !
ea,o GENERAL opinion was that IL should be !
~ Young gentleman from the wlre-grass |
4 iaus application 70 the Supreme Court at |
~ .. "a tuesday for admission 10 the bar |
so tlat nigh tribunal. The usual oath |
NJ, administered, but a Bible not being |
s I hastnd' be qualified by holding up his |
1ss XIV, nand. When this was observed bv |
max justice Jackson, he announced that |
,I{'a,a manner OF taking the oath was I
\ ,le.uohaDly Irregular and insisted on |
w. blOle brought in, when the oath /
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