Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,zrN1Ws OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

~r,utctnai e ectiOn--MoOdy, the Evan
aa,tst. to Visit Atlanta in the Spring.
GEORGIA.
-About 15Opupils are in attendance at the
Gainesville college.
rbore were i've deaths in Macon during
Tho week ending Saturday. 81
NJ, seaborn Reese, of Sparta, passed
+brough Macon Tuesday, en- route TO
Washington ..ass
Moody the evangelist, has been invited
n come to Atlanta, and it is probable he
will be there next spring.
The storehouse and contents Of Martin.
pollard. a few miles east OF Columbus,
Iyas burned Sunday. There was partial
insurance. E0
Roster street, in Eastman, was so named
in honor of tue late Gen. Ira r. Fostefs
who died few days ago at his home Ia.
Gadsden, Ala. ut
large congregation assembled at the
psbvterlan church in Rome sunday, the
occasion being the installation OF Rev.
Coetchlus as pastor.
Jacksonians were disappointed Monday.
nv the failure of Orton's circus to appear.
large number OF people had gathered in
the town to see the show.
AT. Coolidge has been sworn In as
official stenographer of Fulton Superior
signed the position several weeks ago.
A travelling man named Walker, alias
Bauley. OF Douglass county, was danger
ously sashed about the face and neck
with a razor by a siren at Atlanta at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning.
M. NJ. Folsom, who has been writing
series Of exceedingly readable historical
"reminiscences for the Americas Recorder,
Will hereafter be the Macon correspondent
of the Atlanta Constitution.
Very little real estate was sold at pub
lie cutlery at Columbus Tuesday. The
did ..PiOneer'' stores were bought by G.
Grimes tor $4,000. The r. j. Boyd
Dropertv. containing 531 acres OF land,
was sold for $3.50.
Sheriff Daniel has closed the doors of
tine grocery store of Fung LANG, Chi
nese merchant who occupied a store at
Augusta. on Broad street, opposite the
Planters hotel. There were several
judgments against the heather, and he
has Skipped to China.
Charles Blanchard, Of Columbus, has
been arrested under warrant sworn out
nv !. A. Gabriel, charging him with
cheating and swindling. He waived an
examination and gave bond in the sum Of
$3.50. The prosecution grew ont of a
mercantile transaction between the two
gentlemen.
Saturday negro named Watty Chris
tian bought lamp and carried it home.
When asked what he was going to do with
it he replied that he was going to burn
the house. The lamp was taken away
from him. Monday morning he began
gathering up his sisters clothes and tear
ing them to pieces. 1t was evident that
he was crazy, and he was taken to the
Jail for safe keeping.
A verdict for 5000 damages was given
in MuscOgee Superior Court at Column
bus, Tuesday, in the case of Ferguson vs.
the Columbus and Rome railroad. The
plaintiff was white girl aged 10 years,
whose lower lin bs were horribly LAGER
ated while playing on the turn table of
the railroad company in that city several
months ago. Ten thousand dollars was
sued Tor. An appeal will be taken by the
railroad company.
0rtOn's circus has been attached at
Dalton, where the horses and animals can
now be found. Orion and the performers
are IN Atlanta with canvas tent in rear
of the Markham house giving a 10-cenl
performance each day. OrtOn disclai ms
any interest in the show, and Mrs. OrtOn
claims the property at Dalton. The claims
OF those in jackson against the concern
are IN the hands OF an attorney at Dalton,
who will investigate the matter thor
0ughly.
J. c. Butler has been at the Exec
utiVe Department at Atlanta, search
ing the archives for the reports of the
Georgia Academy for the Blind. He sue
ceeded in finding the report of 1867. The
report is the manuscript OF the officers OF
& the academy at that time. and appears
never to have been published. This will
Ill the missing link in the chain of the
annual reports of the institution. It's
histor has been written, and it will soon
be published.
ROme's municipal election Tuesday
passed off without undue excitement, al
though all the candidates worked hard
The result is as follows: Mayor, Samuel
N. Knox; Aldermen, j. It. Vandiver,
Samuel S. King, John G. Printup, VIM.
A. Wright and j. w. Mitchell. Three
aldermen elected last year hold over until
Jan. ], 1887. They are William NJ. Tow
ers, Thos. j. Williamson and Fl. S. Lans-
cell. With these municipal officers Rome
Will continue her onward progress. The
new council will be organized on the first
Monday in January.
Mt Cooper. of Fort Valley, went to
Taylor Williams, who lives near Flint
river, for squirrel hunt. They went in
me swamp early and commenced their
nunt. About II O'Clock they concluded
70 go to Taylor Williams to get dinner.
When they got there Mr.. Cooper found
mat he had lost S35. After dinner they
sotn put out back to the swamp to look
Tor the lost money. After they had con-
tlnued their search for some time and all
nope was about abandoned, Mr.. Cooper
turned of to one side and came to a
large lake, where be had crossed before,
ana looking down on some brush d scov-
cred bis lost money.
jackson had a disastrous blaze Monday
nignt' sutton Il Bankston's grocery and
meat market was the first structure to
go The firm had no insurance. The
'front.' room upstairs was occupied by w.
l.o"an as "A harness shop, and his entire
TSoek' including tools, was destroyed.
1qs back room upstairs was occupied by
". 81. Higgins as a sleeping apart
h-hl and his bedding ana wardrobe
we're destroved The building was owned
~ V. McKibben, and was insured
,3I solO. The ire next communicated to
W ora Byars corner building. which was
occupied by 5. G. McCandless rs an office.
ue next room was occupied by John T..
aaNQ' dealer ~ general merchandise. His
oeS was insured for $500. which about
sers his loss. The remainder OF the
55ouse was occupied by q. w. Mann, a
gaier IN hardware and groceries, par
Selly Insured. The building was the
moperly OF Dempsey a. Mallet, and was
covered hy insurance