Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rUaWs OF THE TWO STATES
TnD, T1t,O IN PARAGRAPHS.


AN official Investigation-DeAt
iOi Fall from a Horse-An Infant
IN Bottle'
GEORGIA.
New Holland Springs closes ON sept. To-
NJ Blackmer, one of the principal
- men OF Dahlonega, died at MS
m mn on Tuesday night, Aug. l.
IN 1,.o Union Point steam mill, with $50
~ NJ wheat was totally destroyed by
e Friday morning Just before day.
w g5. NEGRO cut by Wallace, at Americus,
at IMPROVING very fast. Su DAY night
vas deiiriou5, and it required two men
~ hold him.
rso D;strict and Circuit Courts Of the
rIi,ed States will meet at Macon on the
eli+ Monday in October. Judge Emory
speer will preside.
Tho body of Mary Coulter, drowned
,sar Rome sunday evening, was recover
w Monday. The funeral Of Mary and her
,ittIa sister occurred Monday.
At gainesville day or two ago a negro
..as diCging fish bait in the Seminary lot,
WI wa tnrned up a sealed bottle with a
a Snhjte baby in it about six inches long.
warrior. Bib county, man snapped
,,rses with four cen different men, and at
~ c1osa of the day went home with the
s,, horse he started with and 500 richer
In pocket
Row. Or. Armstrong, Of Atlanta, has
,,a3a onDlicati0n to the bishop Of the do
Zoo for nm investigation, according to the
oonons of the church, of his alleged mis-
conduct at Cincinnati.
The petition OF the YarbrOugh boys, the
,uogpd Banks county kuklux, for pardon
now being considered in Washington.
Il 10 nroba bile that within few days the
n9tition viii be granted.
Walter !. Grower, who lives near Bos-
on was thrown from his horse while rum
ming hin on Saturday afternoon, and re-
seyed injuries from which he died. He
caves a wife and one child.
.Jndge A 5. Erwin is to receive fee OF
p 500 n the injunction case against the
rit, Council of Athens. The matter will
he carried to the supreme Court and the
.onnsel FIR the city are confident of gain
ng the cause there.
The off ers of the Columbus Guards
have passed resolutions thanking the
marber4 Of the Legislature who voted for
Inc militia bill, and forwarded a copy Of
tbem 10 the mem bers from MuscOgee, to
be conveyed to the body.
The corn crib, together with the con-
tents. on the plantation of DR.. David
WAN, near Cusseta, ChattahOOchee
county. was destroyed by fire Sunday
MINT The loss is estimated at about
$500 The origin of the fire is unknown.
At CarrOlltOn an old horse belonging to
Hon 0. l.. Reese named "BOnes" died
Tuesday night. Bones was 80 years old,
and used to pull the hack from Newman
nCarrolton during the war, while that
line WAS run by Judge Velvin, now of
Cedsrtown.
John F. Coleman, young man highly
respectable and of good morals and habits,
whose parents live about two miles from
Jersey Walton county, has mysteriously
disappeared. He was last seen at his
uuce's, James McDonald's, living about
quarter Of mile from COleman's Thurs
day.
The County Commissioners of Dough-
erty met Monday, and fixed the county
tax rate At fye-tenths of per cent. The
rate for the state is three-tenths OF per
cent, making the combined rate eight
ten his Of | per cent. In other words, the
taxes for State and county will amount
70 s. on the thousand.
Rev. J. H. Parr, President Of the Col
ored Female Industrial College at Quit
man, has arrived there and will begin to
take charge Of the dusky damsels about
Oct. /. The building ia situated near the
centre of the town, one block from Main
street. and is the most handsome piece of
property IN the county.
A lady in Athens was once sleeping
with a friend, when both dreamed that
neigbbor had died that night. The next
morning they spoke of their dreams and
were surprised to find them the same;
but their CONSERVATION was Increased
upon learning later in the day that the
p1rig had died, Just as their dreams fore
10
tooHas Floyd, son of william FLOYD,
Of TAI i1r', creek, Liberty county, caught
somc toung squirrels few days ago. He
carried them home and gave them to a cat
Which had some kittens. The old cat
takes great p-ide in her adopted children,
and they in turn are devotedly attached
70 their foster mother. TIE question is
Will those squirrels go to catching ratsS
In difficulty near Cloyerdale between
William Warren aud Reuben Stephens.
stephens struck Warren on the head with
rock, lnflcting a serious wound. and it
Il doubtful if he RECEIVERS. 1t appears
That Warren bought hog from Stephens
una paid him for It, but stephens would
l , deliver the hog, and this led TO the
u'hcuity stephens friends are awaiting
tle result OF his injuries, and nothing has
YET been done with Warren.
Newman Herdtd; A large Indian pipe,
carved out OF soapstOne, was brought TO
IniS once saturday by Mr.. B. II. Wright.
~ was aug up from a field belonging to
M W rs EchOls, on Whooping creek,
carroll county and was evidently used as
pipe OF peace" by the abOrigines. The
afge opening for the stem doubtless was
ul"u. Tor an extra size reed 20 which a
numoer of smaller reeds or stems were at
a'hed for the convenience Of several u.s.
'hs u Al the same time.
Amerlcus RecOrder: When it was as
Setleined, Monday, that tue negro muir
u7Iel blackman had been brought TO
Anericus, many people were apprehen-
we mat he would be lynched Last
n'sh, quite large number OF Schley
oo,uuty people were ia town trading, and
,u,'p' was prevalent that they meant
,pu,1liless' AT a late hour Monday night
ng'uiht administrative had been done,
au1 e'erythhg WAS as quiet as one could
eA. ihe people OF Schley intend to let
we "a" take its course.
mayor Crimes, Of Columbus, received a
sfH1an tuesday from Henry Purk, of
p,.,an1a' hther of the boy Marshal A.
tVpuA' 700 died suddenly OF congestion Of
Vldi1 Monday, asking him to have the
Wr Investigated, as the boys aunt had
ile"lened 10 Kill him. Mayor Grimes
broeu the matter in the hands Of Coroner
.ooss' and that official neld an inquest
to the BODY The attending physicians
ueo that there was no evidence Of
,'s'nulh2 and that the boy died from con-
hI"h Oh the brain, caused by an over