Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-05
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
A wilkes County Negro who was shot
in the Mouth and Did Not Know It-An
Atmospheric Phenomena at Fort
VaIIey-SI5, 900 for n Clarke County
Farm.
GEORGIA.
-mithville voted in favor OF prohibition
saturday
Aut-pr0hibition carried the daY in the
ElhclE election.
The bonded debt Of Forsyth, with the inter-
e-.-. amounts 20 SIZED.
.rawfordville now taxes ar-rOOms SIPS per
lrulu. reduction Of SIS.
Work on the new educational institute at
VaI1sta viii soon be begun.
s. BAH for the benefit Of the local synagogue
VIII Dee attended at Athens tonight.
The telegraph wires are up from Tallulah to
Aruiedale, station 10 miles distant.
The Weekly Pilof. a paper published by col
OreI men at Atlanta, has ceased to exist.
Three prisoners broke out Of the new jail at
Cark-vIile. They were committed for hog
stealing.
The new building Of the Augusta Chronicle
.- nearing completion. IL Will be very cOnVe-
uieuty arranged
Fioyd county's share Of the public school
fund.- for lssf ls 5000. OF this amount Rome
VIII receive Sl.lj0.
There are now only nine paupers IN Berrien
uf Cine pauper fund.
Dol Berrien county a few days ago. David G.
Hutchinson, aget 1g years, was married to
Mr-. Minis. aged 50 years.
owing to e break in the water wheel at the
Athens factory, that institution had to sus-
pend operations for few days.
Asa a.. Holt, of Pulaski county, was found
dead lu his bed on the morning OF Dec. IA.
lIe was sueject 20 heart disease
Rabbi Levy. Of Athens. has received an
.F ash fr0nn Ia F,,-
che use Of a calendar Of his own invention.
The ravens in the Caverns around Tallulah
are greatly disturbed from some unknown
cause, and are lnoessant in their hideOus
cries.
4 memorial in favor Of the introduction Of
Ihe electric fire alarm system will be pre-
-eutct to the City Council Of Augusta to-
-ht.
There is a blind Baptist living in Rabun
county Ion years old. He calls his neighbOrs
around him nearly every sunday and breaches
90 sermon
The firm Of Stokely & Mcmahon, Of Craw-
ford. dissolved partnership Jan. 3, J. ). G.
Mcmahon, OF the firm, having bought the en-
tire interest.
The county and prohibition election will add
over 1900 90 the assets Of Clarke county, as
most Of the negroes will have their back
taxes pal1 up.
has been printed IN Acworth the past year,
has been removed TO Gainesville, the new
home Of the editor, Rev. W. A. Dodge.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars has Sc
cured the services Of Hon. T.. B. Demaree. Of
kentucky. 10 deliver series Of 40 lectures in
tle state, commencing m Atlanta to-day.
The locks on the COOsa river viii be finished
HY Feb. l. After that time the East and West
4ud Georgia Pacific Roads VIII be required 20
place draws IN their bridges which cross the
COOsa.
WashingtOn's cotton receipts up to the close
90 the year were H.i96 against 9,sl9 bales for
b Ia. ~ ola. L..
ceipts 4.6ll bales ahead Of last years similar
record.
George 4. Benson. a commercial traveller
from Philadelphia, Pa, committed suicide at
Lawrencevllle Saturday by shooting himself
in the heart at hotel. He was about TO be
arrested for crooked financial transactions.
ID. A. NewsOm. postal clerk on the North
eastern Road, between Athens and Talulah,
has been removed. It Is thought that a young
man from ST. Louis, nephew to Mrs W. D.
Young, Of Iallulanl viii be appointed in his
stead.
At Athens. Friday. J. c. Pitner sold out his
stock Of goods TO J. :. Cooper, who VIII take
possession at once. 1t IS understood that the
purchase is made bY Mr. Key, Of Harmony
Grove. Mr.. Pitner was the oldest merchant
iu Athens.
Last sunday night about II O'Clock several
citizens 0f Fort Valley, who chanced 10 he
MP. upon opening the outer doors of their
houses felt stream Of ar many degrees
warmer than that inside The AR was so
warm that one gentleman walked around his
house to see if was not on fire.
At CovIngton, Friday night, burglars en-
tered the stOTchOusc of James I. COrley by
boring IN the rear window, and took from his
cash dra wer and safe SIS, an IN small change
Mr.. C1rley had received a package contain
ing near $1,000 during the day, and it is sup
posed the burglars expected TO find that in the
safe.
Frank Credible, an old negro. who came to
Greene county when ne was 45 years OF age.
died recently on the plantation Of X. a.
10 va ~ n
Mr. Credille-in whose family he lived since
he first came TO Greene-aud up TO the time Of
his death was able TO walk around and do
small chores at the house.
Zachariah Davis, Of Pulaski county, is =
years Old. and Is the father Of seventeen
children all Of whom are grown. and sixteen
Of the number are married and living within
SIX miles Of their father, and the other one
lives with him. Mr.. Davis and his twin
brother came to Georgia from North Carolina
long years ago. They are both now living IN
that county. Zachariah has hadibOrn to HIM
eighteen children, one having died. and as
stated. sixteen are married and living within
SIX miles of the patcrnal homestead. He has
seventy grandchildren, and II was his desire
90 have q family reunion this Christmas, but
he thought his house was too small.
Hon. II. II. Carlton Saturday purchased the
handsome farm of J.. 4. Meeker. Of Athens.
lie viii move TO the place very soon. The
price paid for the place Is in the neighbOr-
hood OF $4,000. IL is I'M the corporate limits
OF the city Ot Athens and In the highest state
with improvements, about $4,000. Capt.
Carlton purchased not only Mr.. Mecker'
farm. but all the stock. machinery and i'm
ulements on the place, and even the house
hold aud kitchen furniture. Mr.. Meeker car
ries OF only his wearing apparel. There are
some fine registered Jerseys among the cattle.
Capt. Carlton will take possession in few
DAYS.
Washington Gazette: Two months ago some
negroes had a hot supper and the usual row
near town. 4 negro named Andrew Rhodes
was struck iu the mouth and lost one or tive
teeth. but supposed ne had been hit bY a rock
or stick during the melee. One shot was fired
from a pistol. but as no one complained OF
being struck by a bail, nothing was Thought
OF the shooting. Last Monday Andrew
RhOles had q dentist 10 examine his broken
teeth aud. 10 the surprise OF dentist and
patient. bullet was found imOedded in the
bone covered 10y the upper gum. lie never
knew until then that he had been shot in the
mouth. Henry Butler, cOlOred, was arrested
and charged with the shooting. In the County
Court. on "Wednesday he was committed "a
igil To answer the charge OF shooting with
intent 10 murder. in default Of q bond OF $50