Savannah morning news., 1885-11-08

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GEORGIA.
so,srior Court meets at Leesburg this
week. o,o ,...-u
Monday. oo -. -. A,o,-u
&. sod yearly in Putnam.
lis rumored that the grand jury Of
p4h county is after the gamblers.
psinhridge wants a saw mill. There is
.,nsi8prable demand tor houses In the
city TINS talI'
.anllad by cars, near Eastman, recently,
5ied on Friday last.
Itis said that from the Governor down
obis messenger, every officer in his de-
nartment is "A prohlbltlonlst.
The Governor has appointed A. j.
croyatt Judge of the Glynn County Court,
yice Courtland Symmes, resigned.
The land of the late W Il. FARRELL, of
81 OglethOrpe county, consisting OF '43 acres,
was sod W Wednesday to 0. ID. Arnold for
$3.50 cash.
large number OF blacklegs victimized
ceopla at the Burke county fair. They
FL we're driven from town in lively manner
Friday night.
Judge j. d. Stewart, of the Flint cir
Ell cnit will probably retire from the bench
3 in lime TO be a candidate for Congress at
the next election.
The Jockey who was hurt by being
thrown at the Athens fair Is IN very
critical condition, and no hopes are en-
al tert2ined for mis- recovery.
Dr.C. NJ. Park, of Greene county, has
in his possession a Mexican silver coin
made in l555, $50 years ago. The coin has
been in the Park family over 100 years.
At Greensboro court was adjourned for
the dav in order that those in attendance
might 30 TO the circus, the Judge finding
M il impossible to keep any one in the room.
Rev. W. 5. Walker has been called 10
W I'll the Baptist pulpit at Monroe next
wear. The new church Is completed and
is one Of the handsomest churches in the
State.
The box containing the diamonds stolen
from Messrs. Collins & Pullin, at Athens,
Wednesday, was found Thursday in Capt.
James Whites front yard, where it had
been thrown by the thief.
Worth and Baker courts have both
proved failures this fall and were sum-
marily adjourned when it was discovered
that the juries in both courts had not been
drawn in accordance with the law.
it is said that hotel keeper at Quitman
who has been in the habit of drinking too
freely and ill-treating his wife, was taken
ont of his house Thursday night by party
81 of unknown men and severely fOgged.
There are 81 civil cases returned to the
present term of the Dodge Superior Court,
against Al to the last May term. But
great many old cases are pending, so that
there Is no scarcity of business on the
dOckets.
Superior Court will convene in Louis
vile tomorrow. The Cornweil murder
case, which has been in court for several
years. and has cost Jefferson county
$4,000, will be disposed of. Miss Ivy will
Olso be tried for murder.
I. w. Cauthen, of Miner, had a runa-
way last week caused by bees getting
after his mules, and was badly crushed
against tree. He is about 80 years old.
and his injuries affected him seriously.
but he is now recovering.
A. W. Mitchell, the engineer who was
seriously injured at Stewards crossing re-
Gently, is still in a critical condition. His
mind still wanders, but within the past
"a hours he has shown some improvement
and his wounds are beginning to heal
Prof f. j. Ingraham will assume the
management of the Excelsior Pioneer and
Eagle next week. The editor has made
this arrangement in order to devote more
time to ministerial work, having found
that he cannot do the churches justice and
1un the paper.
An old colored woman named Jane Flu
Eer, was badly burned on G. W. RandalPs
Plantation, at Palmyra, on Wednesday af-
ernoon. She was out in the potato patch
roasting potatoes, when her clothing took
IRE. She was badly burned. but will
probably recover.
Mr. Anderson. of Marietta, is a great
lover Of fast horses. He is a quiet, un-
pretending gentleman, and always keeps
stable OF fast horses for his own amuse-
ment. Mr.. Anderson visits all the races
III Georgia, and sometimes reaps rich re-
wards from his ventures.
A large number of persons have been
indicted in Dodge county for illegal vOt-
lhg' about all of whom are negroes, who.
voted without paying their taxes. II is
saia mat good many OF the defendants
voted under the honest conviction that
lnrlr taxes had been paid by their employ
ers.
Two cases returnable to the next term
Of Terrell Superior court, that are now of
Ieculaf interest, are in favor of B. F.
nycock VS.. the mayor and council of
lawson, and Marshal l.. A. Hatcher, for
SoVVO as damages for false imprisonment,
as alleged by the plaintiff. The case will
We vigorously defended.
Inc court house commission OF Ogle-
enorpe reconsidered the bids upon the
,,i,.i.-- use WI uebudy ldst, LnlS time
SWING 1t to w. W. McAfee & Co., At
,ants, for $l9, 400. 1t is supposed the con
Iecl0r VIII go to work at once, and that
Ines salourned term Of the court will be the
last leld in the present house.
., 19e ~ house OF a negro living on the place
!. a. w. Weeks, in the neighborhood of
nagsie~ood, Dodge county, was DESTROYED
of lle during the absence of the woman
e .ue mouse. Three children who were
.'1 ~ ~ the house barely escaped with
1sI ives by the larger pulling the small
3 ohes out. Nothing was saved.
~ was falsely rumored in Lexington the
,sG OF the week that United States Mar
aSi lancey Carter, living in Elberton,
a9 95 oten ambushed In Franklin county
pa1 AlIied, the supposed slayers being the
MiuIn brothers, who have recently been
s sD OuJ OF Goosepond district and against
Wo.In a.ln there are several United States
~ Monday evening last, after return
s nom Eastman 10 bis home I'm Chaun-
eo9ut dark, W. X. Bussey found in
ov pocket book containing 5000 40
casn' The book and contents proved
- tue property Of a faithful eOlored
rah' who, by hard earnings, mad
"lls neat little sum.
lue city Registration books of Alh.n,,