Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,c NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
To- T0I.D IN PARAGRAPHS.


e., Onitman Guards Of Forsyth have
orramned at Indian Spring.
V' I,l,.,g,assman Gambler is acting rs FORE
NJ the Hall county grand jury.
D'1 ,asonb Thompson accidentally shot
J"1f tbrouqh the head at Albany, Mon
u'l 70 soid that every militia district in
,,s5json county will be dotted with bar
rooms. ..
.no Creenesboro hotels for $l2 90 per
month. ~
wing lat Saturday between GAINESVILLE
snd the river
Gainesville, Tuesday, with forty-three
mpils in attendance.
some beartless wretch cut off the tails
of+vgo cows belonging to james Deaton,
At Columbus. Tuesday.
while beating his wife with club at
Atlanta. Tuesday. the husband, named
Irooks. broke her left arm. He fed
Mrs. H. W. Bronson, wife of claim agent
proreon one of the oldest employees of
tbe Central railroad in Macon, died Tues
day.
Rocky Thomas, a colored woman who
,,,o5 nj Atlanta, dropped dead, Tuesday.
irba old woman was nearly Sc years of
age.
setter dog at Tallulah is his own
fisherman. Whenever he feels hungry he
dives into a fountain, catches carp and
day0urs it.
Col. 5. D. Irwin, of Atlanta, spoke
against prohibition in the opera house in
that city Tuesday night. Only 100 people
went 10 hear 1lm.
A negro man in the employ of Pink
Price. of OcOnee, raised an order given
him bv that gentleman from 81 to 81 80,
and succeeded in passing the same.
The improvements in Augusta real
estate last year counterbalanced a
sbripkage Of 100000 in personally and
kept the tax digest up to the standard.
The Governor has refused pardon in
the matter of William Baldwin, convicted
of stabhing Clebe Jones, in Terrell couu-
". and sentenced to pay $500 and COSTS.
Col. P. Wise and Capt. Dan Fry, steam
boat inspectors, are IN Columbus for the
purpose Of invest eating the cause of
recent accident on the Chattahoochee
river.
There is parrot in Athens that speaks
two languages acknowledgements and
English. He was educated by sailors,
teacher.
C. C. Brown rushed from his residence
at Dalton a night or two ago and captured
Andrew Wrinkle. recently released prison
bird with a tendency to burglariZe dwell
hngs by night.
Texas pony, which negro was lead
ing by a rope at Macon. Tuesday, sud-
denly reare aud the animals neck was
broken bv the resistance offered by the
negro and the rope.
The home Of Capt.W. S. Brantly, on the
outer edge OF Vineville, near Macon, was
sold, Tuesday, to Col. g. S. Crump, of Mis-
sissippi. The premises include 80 acres.
The price paid was $500
At Amerious lack Baisden's little pet
red-eye perch has Matched out another
wonderful brood of minnows. about 900
in number, making near 1900 that she
has hatched out this season.
An old citizen Of Athens says: 'sBefore
the war we always had frost the first
week in October, but the springs were a
month earlier than now. There has been
achange Of at least thirty days in the
seasons"
Nathan Jordan and wife, of Washington
county, are at Cover Springs. Mr.. Jor-
don weighs $50 and Mrs. Jordon 207
pounds. Both are Jolly and in good health.
isright fat
There were five residents of Dahlonega
together the other evening whose aggre-
gate weight was LOO pounds. Thew
We're all officers of county or municipal
government except one, and she was a
Adv, and the heaviest person of the lot.
The Governor has offered a reward of
S-O0 Tor the arrest Of William Strickland,
VINO Drutally murdered G.. +. Cox in
OlynE county, about ten days ago. 1t is
sa1 mat stricklSnd's home is In dense
swamp and he swears he will not be
taken alive.
lom Borders saw mill engine and boil
near Banksville, in Banks county.
DleW up on Aug. s. Some of the party
VINO were 81 work at the mill say that the
s sI and boiler both went into the air a
person resulted.
AZ Atlanta, Tuesday, a negro hurled a
SoO'lestone at another, with whom he
was uXhtinR. 1t struck Tom ErVine. who
t "s "eeh superintendent at the Ballard
,5 aus'er stables for several years past, in
; nut iace, and he was probably fatally in
uieu. me other negro fed.
al At JEFFERSON, Tuesday, Jim Smith broke
b ~o ana skipped for parts unknown. He
orto aa uoWh three doors and was at the
ioil.. "WNAblNk but arrival Oh the
$50 ana when he unlocked the door
h. ,1 aa showed 1t open and ran as fast as
ICvg'0. lie has not been captured vet
oge-- McElhannon has offered reward
DO oIest, on the Central railroad. Tues
sane sc!, 1ne OF the supervisors forgot the
traiv eie ilme Of the down day passenger
rigbt ana ana was on his hand car. going
treir II we lace of 1t. When be saw the
hisp1, @ulen was running nj the rate of
Il n tnr Hl'es an hour. he had barely time
Sa uhp on his car before il was struok nv
4. .".'oe and knocked to pieces.
,Mgacon, Tuesday, Joe snrinz was
sor ~.N, IN, the sidewalk in front of his
srgs "lIu street sprinkler. A very
Sprin+~ ekIp woman passed by. and Mr.
asw Academia " wet her feet She
bslioero.a. rage and darted after him with
loror b eut intent. He turned the aprlnk-
ewes o 1'I throwing the wafer into her
tere5 onI mouth. She gasped and amt
IN grsat iu y! uripped. and finally backed or
bath r.. disgust, having obtained n shower
r.,. "uich she had not barganed
ga ray ~ Messengers Capt. y. h. Feel
Inc scoss detailed account OF the affect
. last W lh the old REPRESENTATIVE Hall.
Mrs C. uulgsdny, in Milledgeville. when
he hand1 Doles came forward 10 shake
Old Fo',.ss ~ The survivors present on the
Bye ana ~ ~ Georgia regiment The "sweet
hearts of on was sung, md the stout