Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rxnws OF THE Two STATES
tn TOy,D IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
cc- All correspondents OF the MORN
vvws. whether they send manu-
I'm, or dispatches, must sign their
sa,ter. This is insisted upon in order
.s.t we may know from whom the mat
ter comes
=, Dawson the circus stretched its
.oIts in the old field where George Jones
was hung ID little over year ago.
Tyo candidates are in the field for
connty Commissioner OF ScrlVen. Mr.. w.
q Waters and MIR. Joseph Z. Bryan.
Draw CfuytOn, negro. was sentenced
..neKalb court this week to life tmpris-
az for the murder OF John Bell.
court convenes at Dawson Monday.
~ lra are seven prisoners IN jail awaiting
rial at the Supe.iOr Court. several are
out on bond.
rank Lo an, of the Georgia Fence
connanv. bOu ght a fine setter dog in
.,E.lIns iast week. He paid $40 for the
+lessure of hunting birds.
MARSHAL de Graffenried and Can't. j. 7.
ogseo of Camilla, while on a bird hunt
Io., week. fired into flock OF blackbirds,
and bagged III at one shot.
Fl. Ptman, 93Sth district, Heard
oonntv and Samuel q. White, l325th dis
trcr Decatur county, have resigned
rom the position OF justices of the peace.
The Governor has commissioned as
rotaries public: @. T. Manning, 1920
district and William Johns, l5S1th dis
tricr. Decatur county; and j. A. Walden,
gl5th district, Lee county.
To-. IL %
tho Americus post office, is still under
arrest at Lns Angeles, Cal, where he will
Tamain until an inspector OF the post office
dapartment is sent after him.
I-non the news being received at Daw-
son o, the disastrous fire in Galveston
lawson telegram hed its sympathies, which
was replied to ny Mayor r. F. Fulton, of
that cltv, thanking Dawson for her SYM
patty.
the son Of Fountain Sedwick. of Ware
countv. was fOoling around the ma
chinery at Albertson's mill, at Broganza,
i9st Friday, and had both arms broken
between tie SHOULDER and elbow, and is
in dangerous condition.
Wednesday, James Wilkins, of Ameri-
Gus. bought a cow from Da Q Hill, for
which he is to pay 200 birds, ten birds
each week until the debt is paid. Jay
birds. suarr0ws, or anything else will do,
as the kind was not stipulated.
The following ticket has been nOmi
mated at DawsOn: MayOr-W. r. Bald
win. Aldermen-Dr. W. G. Hendricks,
VIM. Kaigler. r. L. Melton, j. w. F..
Iowrey aud B. II. Hood. Clerk. l..
James, Treasurer-F. W. Clark.
Tuesday night. after the train passed
Meriwether station on its way TO Eaton
ton. some one threw a large sized rock
into the passenger coach and struck NJ S.
F. A. Jones, Of Savannah, on the side,
producing quite shock, and causing
Considerab pain.
Henry Mathews, negro, died suddenly
in COMMISSIONS Wednesday twelve miles
from Americas. Several months ago
Mathews was snot in the legs by George
Williams, whom he threatened to brain
With club. Since his recovery he has
been subject to commissions, and died
alone.
While the steamer Dart was to wing the
brig Laura into Brunswick Friday, and
six ii the crew were on the foretopsail
yard furlng the sail, suddenly ore
OF the men Tell to the deck, a distance OF
80 feet or more, breaking his hip, cutting
bis mead. and suffering other terrible in
iuries, which Will prove fatal.
man named billiard, from Clayton
county, was in Atlanta Friday with nearly
100 live quails, which he was selling at
two for quarter. The quails were in the
4 cOops, aud hoped about as lively as
though they were in an open field. Mr..
billiard caught them in traps, and has
only been week or two in collecting
them.
The iron work Is now being put in the
s. basement and first floor OF the new CAPT.
lOl building at atlanta. There are 56
& IRON columns 20 inches in diameter, which
Il viii support $4,000 pounds of iron floor
Oeams After setUing the iron the brick
WORK Will be begun at the first story. The
building will be ready for the root in
about year.
The cases of Mrs. Juliet Grace and Mr..
onarles NJ. Barry against the Gate City
Sas Llgnt Company, of Atlanta, which
have engaged the attention of the CITY
court for several days past, was brought
van END Friday. The company agreed
10 give the plaintiffs veTdicts which,
under the advice of the counsel, they ac-
gspI' Mrs. Grace gets $3.50 and Mr..
Barry gets $3.50.
A negro walked into McKenzie's store
quart OF whisky, having it put up in
plnI bottles. When be had paid for il he
ssypeo up one bottle, and emptied it be-
Uie taxing 1t from his mouth. On being
suesuoned he said he always drank a
gu,, ana several years ago never less
-au quart. Sometimes it made him
'uuA' ana again 1t would not affect him.
Rhodes Danforth, OF Macon, who shot
Il 40 tlllIi0NHr- HuhrnNU r
oSiau1 OIL mat place, several months agO,
s,es u, all hope of escaping from the
r yu,en l3e OF Imprisonment for life imposed
sl pOu uih oy The Judge at the time of his
IA .',ctloh; lie said Friday: II hope to
q G, osh' TO Dubois. | have met Mr.. G.. V.
,sd y "a wealthy merchant OF that place,
~ IKE MIN. He appears 10 b. a hu-
ra ,I man. He told me that be intended
MY 70 get me sent TO his mill. He wants
~e " De DIS boQkkeeper."
NJoWngton Enterprise: Our old friend
rraT,. Lane, who 1851 his eyesight by a
81 bale,a.',qlIe explosion several years ago,
81 Ass gu ne coming winter was gong 10
o6sr. 0oiu as "Dlue-blazes.v and In c0nse-
en- ne spoke 10 Mrs. Samantha Puck
iva. lut 'e feasibility OF punching their
o,d'o, hearts and hedclothes together. In
aTea,.o ue better prepared in case OF
h','|.out'" The fair widow said she
ti,t. W. IL FIRST rate idea, and so on the
Ia ,b- p" november II together they rod
Nail AZ tavr OF a justice OF The peace and
End ,ug matter settled by becoming man
cen, liarge stock OF dry goods OF the re-
Fl Vail arm OF Brown Brothers, OF Fort
81 Re.ei'',' was >old Friday at receivers sale.
81 ois go. \ lltingham put the stock up in
81 90 Az w olng TO the order OF Judge Speer,