Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruENEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAG RAPHS.

Ger the CoaIs-The Corpse of a Sew
- Machine Agent Found In Bibb
Cnnntv-MscOn's Recent Tragedy-A
potitioa to the President
GEORGIA.
Apples bring but 40 cents bushel at
Rome.
The svlvania post Office is still unsup-
nlipd with postal cards.
The factory at Griffin is turning out
70h0 wards OF cloth day.
prisoner with wooden key made his
sscape from the Swalnsboro jail.
A number of ladies of Rome have Or
sanized a society for distributing clothing
and provisions to the poor.
The amount of the fund contributed to-
ward rebuilding the First Baptist church
e+ Macon has reached 81, 300.
nr. J. A. Minis, of Scriven county,
rade this wear on 7 acres of land nine 557
nmlnds bales of mIddling cotton.
The sale of Gen. William NJ. Browns
library will take place at Athens on Dec.
o. This is one of the finest collections of
books In the South.
Frank Grady, of Brunswick, has walk
iny cane made of part of the door facing
in the oldest church on Bermuda Island,
built over 200 years ago.
gcriyen Superior Court convenes to-
marrow. The adjourned term will occupy
tbe entire week. Nine prisoners are con-
S1ed in Jail awaiting trials negroes and
whites.
A case was tried in aJonesboro Justice
C1urt this week that consumed whole
day. with three lawyers employed, while
there was only 81 30 involved and both
clients insOlvent.
Walter II. Johnson, of Columbus, and
formerly collector of Internal revenue for
tbe Northern District of Georgia, will
move to Talbotton and keep books for
Pgarce Il Co. He has rented the Meyer
residence.
Miss Grier, sister OF the young man con-
yicted in the United States Court last
week in Atlanta for tampering with the
mails, is carrying around a petition at
Athens asking the President to pardon
her brother.
W.P. Harris, of Wilkes county, dropped
IA gold watch in a brush-heap fire, and
tdd not get il out until 1t had staid there
Syo hours and a half. The crystal only
fas melted. The watch had turned as
blue as indigo.
The chief ground for new trial OF John
W. Smith, convicted OF murder at La
Grange, is that the Sheriff went into the
Iury room and asked if they would soon
agree, instead of telling the balif to ask
.he question. This was at midnight.
The taxable property of Eatonton, given
IN at a low valuation, amounts to over
100000. Heretofore it was given in at
100000. The present mayor and his
board are wide awake, and are determin-
ed that taxes shall bear equally on all.
The old machinery at Troup Factory, at
LaGrange, is being hauled away and
shipped as rapidly as possible. Repairs
will be made in the building and the
whole fitted up for the reception of the
new machinery which the directors have
decided to purchase.
At Forsyth, on the evening Of Dec. 8,
Joe Mays, negro boy about 16 years old,
took advantage of the postmaster's tempo
rary absence delivering the mail and rob-
H bed the drawer of $25. Friday he was
tried before the United States Court and
held in custody in default of 5000 bond.
Hon. James M. Smith, of Lexington, has
piled up on part of his place, near VIM
teryille, about 500 cords OF wood. and the
railroad will build him aside track about
IA miles above that place, so that he can
ship it to market. Mr.. Smith will run
i large wood yard in Athens.
Dr. j. r. McNichael, of Ellaville, had
his ginhouse and ten bales of cotton con-
sumed by fire on Dec. 8. The fire origI-
Il mated, so the doctor thinks, from match,
q as the lint room was in full blaze when
81 first discovered, and the gin was running
8 at the time. The loss is about 81 800, and
the insurance $500.
A case of HOUSEKEEPING occurred
among the men in the employ of Mr.. Ham
8 mOnd, In Liberty county Thursday. The
81 party, who is said to have been a woman,
& entered the house by means of an axe, and
carried away property to the amount of
about thirty dollars. A warrant has been
issued for her arrest.
The Baptist church, of Lagrange, met
n in conference Friday, and the members
subscribed 81 900 30 for the PASTORS sal
airy, whoever he may be. 1t is understood
that Rev. Gwin will be unable to accept
the care of the church, as he cannot 60 to
-aGrange witho - making a pecuniary
sacrifice.
The gin house and screw on the planta-
ton Of DIR. NJ. +. Vason, five miles west Of
Albany, were destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday night. The gin house was in
sIred for $500, and there was also policy
Tor $3.50 on cotton, but the cotton had all
been ginned and sold. The fire was evil
IDENTIFY Of incendiary origin.
Wednesday a hawk few down in
Thomas Akin's yard, at Crawfordville,
and picked up frying sized chicken, and
as he started away with his prey, Henry
White took up shotgun and fired. He
was about 80 yards from the hawk, and
ne shot the chicken out OF the hawkes.
claws and never hurt the hawk. The
chicken was filed full Of shot.
The SwainsbOro Pine 4 crest In no gen.
We terms accuses the grand juries of
Emanuel OF having been derelict in their
uuty. 1t accuses the last grand jury OF
perjury, inasmuch as several hagrant
cases of violation of the laws presented
were ignored, Notwithstanding that some
q the said cases came within the per-
sonal knowledge of some of the jurymen.
T. NJ. Potts spent last Sunday with his
Sfother at Long Cane, Troup county.
lxty million dollars are lying In bank In
england for the heirs of Tom Potts, de-
ceased The old family Bible has been
received from William Potts, Of Monroe
county, and the line is being traced back.
y IS believed 4. NJ. Potts, OF Atlanta, and
". i. Potts, Of Long Cane, are among the
heirs.
The body Of sewing machine agent
named Prater was found lying on bank
near Vanvall Kenberg's mill in the War
lor district OF Bibb county. Prater had
Oeen out TO Crawford county and was last
zen drunk Friday afternoon. His horse
1u buggy were standing near the spot
"nefe bis body lay. II 10 supposed he be-
l le so drunk that he fell asleep ana