Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
- NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
qDLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

lu ''h BOY in His Teens-A Receiver
sousbble at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
,,,,nbus' new City Court met Monday 1g.
? M che drst time
R'eb county's new jail is completed, a0a
bi ,' 70 be turned over to the Commissioners
N,ntezuma negroes has just added three
sadren at one birth to the population OF the
pa s, Rome william Pane, a l6-year- old Write
has been sentenced to serve year in the
, 6sin. gang for burglary
rio with two mouths and two noses wen
IN ID no eyes, and feet like hawk s claws,
3sleen fOunli in COnyers.
Fan. r.. q. Russell, Representative from
& Ctaree county, has purchased half interest
~ Sthe Athens Banner WGtcbmGH
An efort.will he made 10 induce the. State
III cc51ol Commissioner to establish one Of the
anal summer normal schools IL Rome.
- Ap.rugsa Sunday morning an infant son
III ,aI.sse Thompson sprang from a window is
Vaey above the ground, but escaped without
serious injury
me pews Of the Episcopal Church at Co.
M .'aigls we're rented Monday for an amount
-Irrrating nearly $500 The highest
mount. paidfor one pew was $3.50.
snrinr in PicEens county Is very backward,
M peach or plum was seen in March. The
.yipers are behind with their work. Prov
- for horses and cattle can hardlybe had
and many are using Western hay.
Mr.. Hancock, oyerseer of the bridge gang
WA Forti CeuLfdi hduIOdu 1OupdHys happened
III IN terrible accident Friday, at Mclean
brice A heavy piece of timber fell upon
Bm, breaking his backbone in two or three
njeces His recovery is doubtful.
: Al Augusta Monday the wife of Rosen-
W hnsrb who keeps the Schuetzenpatz, clipped
3 1g,fb George Rieb. who kept bar for the trust
, Schuetzenwirth. Their destination is un-
I,nown The clipping couple carried of $500
NJ Rosenbuseh's money. Rleb IS only Is and
shell 90
A tramp entered the store of Rothschilds
I,ras al The foot of Rose hill, Columbus Sun
t n day. purchased 81 30 worth of goods and
walked out without paying for them. When
tbe salesman asked for the money the tramp
mereI drew out dirk and told him he
couldn't get it.
The CITY Council of Augusta is willing If
: n roirgal obstruction stands in the way. 10 ex-
n empt from city taxes for years from the time
~ u completion the property of any person or
Ia company who viii build a hotel which will en-.
raD an aggregate cost of $4,000 for the land.
! M furnishing and building.
IN Tppnille had 100 inhabitants in 1880. Now
she has G]0, with about is business houses
; "a drug sto .es. ! dentist, livery stable, plan
r M fng mil, blacksmith and wheelwrlght
shops. carriage repository, also l coffin and
! IN ske factory hotels. telegraph Office, eX-
- 1ress Office, nd a post office
III Two Augusta contractors, Geo. A. Denning
T M and Wm. Painter. have been given the con-
W sract for erecting a granite wharf for the
II government in rear of Inc Custom House in
# Charleston. Their bid. which won the award,
: s. vas S}l $50 and was the lowest of eight bids
> W
III bids from the North.
At Dublin Piummer smith. a burly negro.
went mo the house of Julia Hudson, colored,
aal. after raising difficulty with her re-
- no The feed OF a horse proceeded to i'm
p..s.u l1A her his skill as a pugihst A son
g.. .l. S. man. who is Ia years of age, thinking
3 Is mother was being badly treated,
and dexterOusy hewed several
n scalp from Plummer's supposed
N a1ught. Plummer is now in the
v 4-. a. 5icians.
:. 5uu. MGDufly, colored. of Clapp's factory.
near Columbus, delivered himself to Sheriff
BurTus Monday night, stating that he shot
= Nv and killed lllIam Lacy, another negro, near
I " Clapp's, at Z O'Clock that evening. McDudV
~ saws that Lacy had made several threats tokill
NJ in. and while he was riding home Monday
night Lacy jumped out OF ditch on the road
side and assaulted him with knife. McDufy
N attempted to get out Of the way, but seeing
d INST this was impossible he drew his pistol,
D, fred and Lacy fen dead.
called meeting Of the Macon City Coun-
SCI was neld Monday for the purpose of taking
ii4 consideration the settlement of the lit-
r b .0n pending between the heirs of Sarah
b g + COwles and the city over the hospital
le .rperty. 1t was agreed that the plaintiffs TO
ID # recover should be paid $500 by the county,
e n 500 by the city, and $500 by the parties
a 81 through whom deed to the property was
h Il made the warrantee. The warrantees, the
heirs OF Asher Ayres and s. l. Gustin. were
released from further liability in the present
Z arise IN the future.
at Atlanta a night or two ago J.. E. Girardy
n was accosted at the corner of Rawson and
Pryor streets by a foOtDad. a white man.
- Give me your watch" demanded Che pad.
IN Let me pass" said Mr.. Girardy. drawing his
u pistol, but just as he did this fOOtpad No. >
stepped up, and, seeing the pistol fired at Mr..
Grardy, the ball passing through his OyercOat.
Mr.. Glrardy returned the fire. when footpad
= No. hit him across the side Of his head with
a heavy stick. Fortunately he was not badly
~ hurt. as his stiff hat broke the force Of the
ISS al blow. After recovering from the blow he be-
{, AL gan to fire prOmiscuousy and the pads fled.
Mr. Girardy says that he IS satisfied that they
were white men.
week ago a man registered at the Grant
House at Atlanta as II. l.. wilkins, OF Erie.
ia. lie was extremely afable. aged about 80
years, had the appearance of a prosperous
business man, and made hosts of friends. In
uoducing himself to c.. g. Thorn, a grocer
he proposed to buy out his stock of goods at
cost, and employ Thorn as a clerk for three
months at $50 per month The 81, 500 which
wilkins was to paw was to be handed over
Nh Monday morning. During the last three days
q last week Wilkins was behind
of ~ ihe counter, and to make friends of
hs future customers treated peO-
" pie with great liberality. Saturday night at
81 losing ume he took the cash out OF the draw
~ apparently put It IN paper bag and had
hr. Thorn lock it up in the safe. Monday
morning wilkins was not to be found ana an
lie 9Festleation developed the fact that he had
IS, led, leaving an unpaid board bill OF $l2 and
Is .4sie paper instean of money in the bag in
Oh last accounts
al bill has been filed before Judge Ham
$ 9ond to have the affairs of the Georgia
machinery Company, of Atlanta, put in the
ll u4hds 81 receiver. IL manufactures wood
"orklng machinery, and has quite an eX-
.,nslFe factory, representing an investment
" from $4,000 to $4,000 IN the plant. The
~ ta estate Is very valuable. The company
A.s notes and accounts TO the amount OF Sl4.-
~ az least $4,000 Of which is considered
7oou. lhus, 1t will be seen, the good assets
Z mount to about 100000. For some time the
n 'Apany has found IL very difficult TO collect
cunts, and, owing $4,000. became very
N "usly embarrassed. Nine thousand one
"uteu dollars is secured by mortgage
I. tue property Of the company. The
"'oHoe Is owed on notes and omen ac-
N '.nls, and most of il is now due and cannot
o9tue', Few days ago a circular was sent
s 70 the creditors stating the condition OF
y f"Ie anu proposing settlement. Most Of
a, Le NIeultors agreed TO a settlement on the
~ o ass named, but others refused TO come in
Y S VIZ although their claims reach oAly about
Tiyo lnree OF them have asked for "a eceivCr.
h, 1ue gre1ltors bill Is lled by Perkins X CO.,
any, - u. smith Manufacturing Company,
~ 'b ~ me Alice Furnace Company, the latter
JnI mlngham, The matter came up before
upke hammond, who declined TO appoint q
newer but grant / an order restraining
M my eo'npany from dispOsi.-g ofany offs assets
f,NIchtng any lens exc pt IN The regular
4 toeite OF business The company h required
"3ppcar on April II and show cause why a