Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
vows OF rHE TWO STATES
THE a'or,n IN PARAGRAPHS

GEORGIA. -
.,s circus will be in Augusta on
60. vorv
elected condition. +
H, .rY. Ci+v Council of Clarksville have
.,i lpj the liquor license TO $1,000.
f".' raj arjdinites have left town on ac-
mi Of the sitting of the grand jury.
O' ma citizens Of Harmony Grove want
Lno NANNY with the court house at the
Grove. a.. al. o,.o,,.,,.
~" c..1not be accounted for are puE-
zliug CartersVllle'
Tho Comfy Commissioners OF Camp.
III bave levied n tax of 45c. on the 500
tor county purposes.
1,nre are more summer visitors In Ma
..a.ro mis- season than have been any
summer since the war.
william Trentbam, who lives about
,,,'r niles from Fairburn, has resided
,,,bere he now lives for "a years.
Il COSTS the taxpayers $1,000 per day to
~ tna Georgia Legislature. They have
haan in session 30 days and passed 20
bills.
NEGRO woman, living near McGinty's
.ioninS mill. in Clarke, smOthefed her >
Ip,ontbs old babe while they were asleep
in the same bed
Alexander Smith, white, has been held
IN S95o bond at Rome on charge OF at
temnting to outrage girl aged IA years,
living miles from Rome.
Iaekson's Town Council is discussing
the propriety of suspending the Office OF
Togn Marshal. Since the barroOms were
removed the officer has nothing to do.
At Atlanta, A. +. Sanner has brought
suit against f. G. Murphy for $4,000 dam
ooas. Sapner claims that Murphy pub
Hcly pronounced him thief aud a liar.
James Cook, OF old Ninth district of
Campbell county, had the misfortune to
lose his planning mill, together with 1900
feet of lumber, by fire day or Two ago.
Mrs. Redus, the only sister of Mrs. H.
II HOPKINS. arrived at Fairburn from
Texas day or two ago. The sisters
had not seen each other for twenty-five
Years.
A mistake was made in the printed re-
ports about the size of the Gaskin mill
pond in Berrien county. Instead Of 1900
acres the pond covers IS lots of land, or
$50 acres The lots In Berrien embrace
400 acres each.
The birthdays of T. j. Holder and J. p.
Watson. OF Hawkinsville, fall on the same
date-Aug. 6. 1t has been the custom of
these clever gentlemen to give dinners in
honor Of the occasion during the past nine
years. alternately.
John W. Black, who occupied such a
conspicuous part in the late stock law
contest in Clarke county, is now trying to
or2anize wnrkingmen's party in Athens,
with view Of co trolling politics and for
mutual protection.
Dr. Wiley Bush, OF Athens, is going to
start out soon with a ur-horse stage
coach and a band of music to sell his
burn medicine. DR.. Bush says he will
visit all the court grounds and make
Sl,M00dO in wear.
At Cbeeyes' Academy, in Forsyth
county. Walie CheeYes and Homer Meek,
pupils Of the school, had dispute rela-
tive to a game Of hall, which resulted in
the former shooting the latter. The wound
Is thought not to be fatal.
l-year-old daughter of Joseph Ora
ham, Of Vienna, while at play last Satur-
day- found piece Of opium and swal-
lowed it. The fact was not discovered
until the drug had begun to take effect.
Medical aid was summoned. and after q
hard struggle the narcotic effect of the
poison WAS counteracted.
A~HAAhTNi bnNAtSOn captains Tue CdtlbE
Of clear water IN the upper portions Of
Augusta, and muddy water elsewhere, to
be that the uptown people are getting
water from the old basins, which has not
been used for some time and has Oppor-
unity 70 settle. while downtown gets the
muddy water from the new basins.
Aapaha correspondence NEWS, Aug.
" ADD Paulk, the negro man who WAS
Snot IN the leg III Curnbass place, In r.
WIZ county, and whose leg was afterwards
amputated, died lew days ago from the
elects Of the wound. Mention was made
u Urls occurrence in the NEWS about two
weeks ago.-Shipments of freight are
greatly on the increase from Savannah
Suu olHerent points 10 this station.
Inomas Beauchamp, who was struck
~ lac lace by rocket and slightly in
9meu when Samuel j. Randall visited
auslta last November, has sued the city
.S flV'VJO Mr.. Beauchamp says that
tle city lad no right to all Nv the streets
W ot 0iocked as they We're by political
uieetlng on that night. and that the local
su.aoritles were further at fault in per-
m'tuhg the explosion of fireworks in front
>, ROBERT Beasley, a colored butcher of
ama"hihsyille, went out to kill a beef. He
s 81 u,I nero boy, aged about 10 wears, to
mn, NUN nim' Beasley got a good oppOr-
irr r,5 10 shoot and pulled the trigger, kill
na S olS Desi aud severely woundng the
. brc Ooy' The boy was in n cluster of
MS ana was not observed by Beasley
4 ,5 reu re nred. The boy was struck by
4 IL ' n, puckshot, two In the breast and one
II h.. s ~ forehead. He is severely wounded,
a tbirt ~ jerks, who was called to see him,
"'uA' ne will recover.
nv.
4 Vue OF Marietta's merchants tells how
Gus as cured of sOmnambulism. He was
. see,, 70 wandering about the house in his
. ere y, ana one night he walked into the
4 haI p,sace' where were covered a large
Il NO. Goals. This unlocked the arms of
Il M Pueus' and his screams brought all
4 81. nI'iales oi the house TO his room TO
4 b,atY, Iat was the matter. His foot was
tda! turned and blistered. and after con-
f,ren"'e pouldcing il was some time be-
TOM. could get about. From that dav
"as never walked in his sleep.
ic,n,9ar section bands on the Red Oak
f wa.. .oeu county section of the railroad
NJ n.t 'ng East Point on the crank.
tn5sl IueWorth, a friend OF Babe Alex
Astsa lhe boss, approached him and
him ~. tde. Mr.. Alexander. 10 obIl0e
for, moved him 10 take "A scar ON ma
part OF the crank. All went we'll
ning miles. While the car Waa rim.
so9,o 'sPldiy down a grade two miles
ell ino East Point, MIR. Hollinsworth
over S,tu.leaiately in front. The crank ran
him uun' throwing It OF ana bruising
was considerably. Mr. Alevandss
since. seu' out has been taken back