Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE >F:Ws or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Receiver for the Southern Telegraph
Company Asked For at Atlanta
Another Instance of the RascaItty of
Deputy United States MarshaIs-At-
Ianta BuPed by a DashiHg Adven-
turess.
GEORGIA.
NrasIe- are epidemic in jug Tavern The
schools are nearly dcpOpulated By the disease
S Mr. Lester. Of Henry county, says he was
..ru ll the year l16s, and is now in his ll6th
.rtr-
caleb Stet=on, a prominent and influential
zen oi Richmond county, died Saturday
slt.
Al midnight Monday Atlanta's well was
ua.ef.
james B. Garrison, for the last thirteen
oars telegraph operator at Cartersville, died
Monday.
49,. d. Burris. well known among the Ma
u. fraternity throughout Georgia, died at
Atlanta Monday.
MI-- Annie Cain, formerly of Savannah. was
..reI at Augusta yesterday morning from
t.- residence ui Dr. W II. Foster.
Among the prisoners sent TO the chain gang
'r.u Baldwin county for horse stealing is a
t..tc boy who gave his age as Is years.
The Arm oi Long * Co, druggists. has been
-tri SO GraItiey' Mr. Long selling out
..- interest 90 crosby smith. u Ne Wnan.
s. Centenary Methodist EPISCOPAL Church Is
...r Quilt in the Western suburbs OF Macon
.lt money can be raised. The lot has been
-.clrel-
i.l. Henry Logue, a prominent aud
wealthy citizen OF GlasscOck county, died
saturday night He was for years the Ordi-
rlrr Ir tuat county
There is some talk OF selling two Of the pub
.. .ut- attached TO- the Methodist Church nr0-
U.r-F at NrEht-yll.e. for the purpose of com
Ir-u- che church and parsonage.
40 columbus two youths, one white and one
...|rri, made felOnIOus assault on "a negro
-r sunday night. on one OF the back streets.
4.- proof not being sufficient, they were let
rl vltu light line.
Ile long looked for location of the W. Il T
H. lt. depot. az vs. rlg gAlsvIlic. has been chosen
- .a-l on the vacant lot between a. J. Brad
..e - and j. W A. JrawsOri's on the south
east side OF the public square
SO Athens Monday the Southern Mutual
Insurance Company began 10 pay out the
money % past policy holders The amounts
distributed averaged from 81 cents to SIS. \.
H.. Mitchell IS adjusting the clGlmz.
At Rome, Monday, james Underwood, col
.reH. was arrested. charged with larceny af-
r.r trust lie was trustee OF tie Good sa-
uarItuus Lodge. and 10 Is alleged that he
made away with 500 Of the lodge funds.
so Columbus Monday the Eagle and PhenIx
manufacturing company three large mills
were forced % shut down on account Of the
nigh water. They expected 20 start up again
yesterday as the river was gradually falling
Monday night.
Mrs. Joyner, a daughter Of Mrs. Joseph
Davis. went tO bed At SandersvIlle Sunday
night well. Her mother, who slept with her,
was awakened about j:30 O'Clock by the
struggling of her daughter. who was then IN
the turucs Of DEATH She died before they
could do anything for hsr.
At Columbus "a thief disguised as a woman.
was detected n stealing 40 the house of
Thomas Dent. ON south jackson street, Satur-
day night Mr. Dent fired ON him, gave chase,
overtook and graspeu him. when. after a
tough struggle. the thief escaped. This was
the sec0Rd attempt hc had made the same
night, being fired upon each time.
a German living on the place of L. F. Pief-
FER seven miles from syivauit- suddenly went
crazy last week. le was taken into custody
bE sheriff Mills auI lodged ON iail. He has
been tried Ly thc Ordinary and committed Ga
the asylum. While the sheriff was taking
him o. ilii DE told IIm that he had silled @
uau iu spain not long before he came over
here.
LumpkIu I7FsusuTsut. 4 German tramp
struck the town last Saturday evening aud
announced himself a- tailor IN search Of a
job. Tie was recognized by Maj. singer rs a
L.ur1cymau tailor whom he had brought 20
Lumpkn from New York ln 1879, ami IS hO
U.I worked for singer for several months.
THE Major set up the lager and the sweitZcr.
au sent Johnny Straus ON his way rejoicing.
Wayuc-uoro True Citi5eu: Joe Williams.
..'.r..I. living iu the suburbs of this city. sent
r.r..I-- 30. his little girl ON " Wednesday even
-' Dr- FolhIits drug store FOR laUdtuum.
l.- money purchased hau ounce, and on
rrIu of the chIlt he swallowed the " hole
tr.lut- the dose was too much, and on
f.u.-.IIE morning W IllIams died. DIR. White
l.a.i was called In, bus IL was too late; the
aru-- Ilt done IJs work and medic j skill
t.u.l uur check it. II appears that the man
s..t fYr Il lose. but the child. misuuderstand-
rH- tUe order, purchased AL the money would
p.r l4r. which was carefully labeled and the
t..-e marked thereon. and NJ blame whatever
N.. attach Co DR.. Polhlli.
Ar Atlanta Monday. two boys about Il
wears u.I were ln the United States court and
e d
LU.uls GRAFT and Oregon smith, two
.l rAe mo1u.hIuCrs who were charged with
..lltctIon with the Hall county battle.
i-e BlIrmdu reserved the sentences, stat
tuat Dee would ascertain some Of the facts
lrI pass scutauce yesterday morning. The
H..- admitted that they were In the party
fui, assaulted young Estes at the wagon,
Na.c tle other raiders were gone after An
u---Iu Grants dIstIllery. They claim that
t..r were .el into the AFFAIR, and that their
r.- were threatened u they refused 90 aid
.- carrying out the conspiracy. The boys
ll-e been Iu jail about month. Conspiracy
generally senus prisoner To Albany.
Judge Henry b. Tompkins represents the
t.utrl. Trust Company. which in turn repre-
.- tlc u9udhulders of the East Tennessee,
Virginia aui Georgia Railroad. The Central
Trust Company, which threw the road into
OH. uIuI7 of Il receiver, acted through Butler,
~.-mlu Ind Hubbard, their attorneys IN
t.W York. boz having the bill drawn The
lt.trl. Trust Company then employed Judge
lauH SINS 90 represent the b0udhOlders IN
on. t.rtucr progress OF the case. The attOr-
Ness for Mr.. Angler. it Is said, viii appeal TO
-ua uHrcmc Court of the state against the
decision ~ Judge Estes which turned the
..-. over to thc United states Court, and viii
appeal tJ the United states supreme Court
lr.a the decision Of Judge BOarman against
r."tuliuE the ease 10 the state courts
fl.-. IumpkIus Will enter demurrcrs to these
H.' 0u-. aud 10 IS possible that the case Will
.- .Iacd where lt Is.
.l-hu- woman still i'm her twenues ar
Ir.l .t Atlanta SIX weeks ago She furnished
advertised that she would teach
l. tr- 1l cul1riug phOt lgraphs and other
..rt-- She had an unlimited demand for
... Uurk. anu when the pupils had learned II
""uld employ them at gOOu pay len
.r- % scholar was charged for tuition. and
-.. -.t plenty of them. Then she employed
l-.a.- tn solicit work and they paid s. each
..- -r -uutIr.' consisting of an album full OF
re-- By uIrulyZiug the tender pulsOme-
..- " tIc hpuk and picture dealers she
-.--t t1 geo iu debt 60 all for larger or
.r amounts, usually about 80. y grand
.r. r... fl.u was set Tor saturday. and many
..rr- were loaned. When the students
-ar lat departed and left long list II
.-.- -- lld emhrvotIc artists To mourn her
--..r taking OF. The lady Is tall bru-
--... ul-I blonde hair.
Augusta Ffrluicfe. The Savannah river
w.-.u quite 81 boom Monday, and the water
N-Ht.- uT ou the Hamburg side The river
.". trllWOOd, and the fishermen nave
.-... lac fish and gone 10 catching latlng
.--- l..- occupation is more dangerous than
.-atFe. and sometimes the swiftly
T.-- are much larger and longer than
.. r.-.Iu exposed above the water would
In such instances it is not un-
tIe ease that the momentum OF
".E l14tIug log pulls the fisherman
.lrt lr else CapsILes boat and alli but
' ..vc upon the water are generally
.. ..l experiences, and nothing more
..Iu 81 ducklug IN Ice-cOld water IS the
Augusta Is becoming quite mari
. ..Hr. however. as accidents to the ship
l- interests are beginning 10 play an I'M
t.i Ilrt In her casualties. a few weeks
Alice Clark lost her guards and sub
-.. -uuut Zoo bales OF cotton. and sunday
.-e large Petersburg canal boats " As
ana her cargo OF - bales OF cotton
INTO the river. The accident occurred
-.1rcc up the river, but they nOated
down uu Lhe swollen tide. and even
Town as Jackson street Wreckers were
'n rleculng the scattered cargo.
. United states Court at Atlanta
t- 81 Stanley was put on trial
N.-n violating the internal revenue
a..rE ral.ei from Lumpkn county
.t was .Oo poor to hIre lawyer.
le went tu trial without counsel
Marsha. l1pclaud testified, but said
JED .tat amy one % suppose Stanley
.a4 lrcakcr. Then another witness
a-l le also knew nothing against
.rf. tAIru witness went on the
t Wlta ike result, and then Judge
---.iH- waxing WrOth. said with empha-
IS great wrong has been done this man /.
-A 81 is cummalw Then, tnrning 10 the
-.---.-- le asked How long have you been
Pour weeks This Is all
continued the Judge. These
.efc wrong idea OF law. IL Is
- -U Treat q man this way. can't say
"a, i.-Huu-Ible. but / DO say It Is all
Then. looking at the prisoner again,
-e 7alt- You are discharged. SIR l
.. can say no more. l am sorry you
te. re-S. You can co. The prisoner
--' oid hat and ambled out OF the