Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
HE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

earthed in Epson County After TWEEN
ty-TwO Years-Singular SEXUAL to
Conversion at Macon.
GEORGIA.
The Quitman mills are spinning two
bales of cotton per day.
Three negresses have been arrested at
Yaldosta for shOplifting.
A new brick depot is to be built at Cor
don by the Central railroad.
Fort Valley Sunday schools will unite
N picnic at Montezuma Friday.
McEae has decided to tax drummers 81
year. McRae must be fond of joke.
Thomas B. Ramsey, a well-known rail-
way mail clerk, died at Atlanta Monday.
Hartwell has petItioned the Southern
Express Company to establish an office
there.
The annual drill of the Second Georgia
Battalion will be held at Milledgeville
June II.
Fire destroyed 5000 worth of cotton at
che Eagle and Phoenix mill, at Columbus,
Sunday.
benjamin Wmn, of Athens, has been
adjudged insane. He was a commercial
traveller.
The Cobb county Sunday school associ-
ton will hold "A meeting at Marietta
saturday and Sunday.
A pair of eggs fastened at the small end
nd resembling a DOCTORS saddlebags has
oeen laid in Franklin.
One hundred and seventy-tive Odd Eel
iows participated in the Gainesville pic
mic at Covers Grove Friday.
Notwithstanding the warm spring spell,
100 Northern guests linger at the Piney
Woods Hotel in Thomasville.
One OF the horses on the upper end of
the Dublin and ToOmbsbOro mail route
dropped dead in the harness on Friday OF
last week.
Five hundred dollars was collected in
The Methodist church at Gainesville
Sunday toward paying the cost of COM
dieting the steeple.
The Henry County Court expenses
amounted to only $500, being the shortest
regular term (three days. held in the
county since the war.
The Masonic fraternity Of Rome are
making arrangements to have a basket
picnic on June "a. The two lodges
Cherokee and Ostanaula-are in fine con-
ditiOn.
A good man. cases which have been on
the civil docket of Emanuel Superior
Court for a number of years have been
finally disposed of. They have cost the
county far more than they were worth.
u. T. Russ. an Office boy in the employ
81 Potter e Carter. of Butler, is said to
aaye departed from that town under cir
:umstances which warrant the Offering of
a reward for his return.
The negro Wesley Lawrence, who was
ecentlY blown up in a well at Dallas, is
ecOVering. His recovery is remarkable,
A., from all the rules of modern surgery,
his wounds were sufficient to cause death.
DR.. Mark Johnson, of MilledgeviIle, has
ocen appointed revenue collector for his
district, vice Richard Nelson, of Gordon.
VIM. Myrick, DR.. JOhnsOn's brOther-in-
.aW, has received an appointment as
yauger under him.
The members of the Baptist, Methodist
md Presbyterian Sunday schools, at
5uthbert, will unite and give an annual
Nav picnic. 1t Will take place Friday
GeXt upon the campus of the Agricultural
and Military college.
Rowe Price and Miss Fannie Bonner
were married at the Presbyterian par
sonage in Macon Sunday to the surprise
of all their friends. They are a most
estimable young couple, but their inten-
ton TO so soon join their lots in marriage
vas a surprise.
At LAGRANGE the barn of L. J. Render
mas been burned, together with pair of
carriage horses, several mules, COWS, 800
bushels corn, cotton seed, wagon and, in
fact, the entire contents, valued at $1,000.
The barn was insured for only $500. 1t is
supposed to have been set on fire.
ACobb county man named johnson has
caused the arrest of % men on a charge
of intimidating United States witnesses.
All the defendants reside in Cherokee.
johnson is the man who swore out a war
rant for Constable l. j. Morris some time
ago. 1t is thought that the accusations
in the present instance are groundless.
Frank Balm, a 12-year-old boy, attended
the Methodist church at Athens few
nights ago and went to sleep on one of
the benches. He awoke about 1 O'Clock
insthe morning. He says he heard strange
sounds in the church. and made for the
nearest window, and found out when he
gOt.home that the family were just ready
TO start in search of him.
J. w. Cooper, of Dallas, has found a
bunch of thread wrapped around a stick
which is petrified. He found it near an
embankment on the farm OF Craven Har-
ris, in Pumpkinvine district, and it is sup
posed to have oeen lost there by the In
dams. Several Indian relics, such as ar
row heads, pieces Of pottery, etc, have
been found near the spot, indicating that
an Indian village was once located there.
Gen. Randall Gibson, member Congress
from Louisiana, was IN Atlanta Monday
with Mrs. Gibson, en- route to the eXpOsi-
lion, and had a very pleasant interview at
the depot with Vice President Colqutt
and Secretary Herbert, of the Battle
Monument Association. Gen. Gibson
commanded a brigade in the fight on July
o. on the spot where the proposed
monument is to be erected, and lost more
men from his command than were killed
in any other brigade.
SwainsbOro correspondence NEWS,
April %: Superior Court has been in ses-
sion this week, Hon. r. W. Carswell,
Judge, presiding. Randolph Trader, who
was alleged to have murdered Aleck
Stephens some weeks ago, was acquitted,
there being no evidence except circum-
stautial. A large number Of cases were
disposed Of during the term. One party
was tried and convicted for the ofiense Of
retailing liquor illegally, as construed by
tle court, and the consequence is ours Is
q dry town again, and the thirsty ones
must get their liquor somewhere else.
w. +. Shuman, Of LOwndes county,
has been bothered by wild turkeys. They
have been systematically entering his
corn field. for some time past. and de-
stroying the budding corn. Under the
game law Of the county he could not
shoot them, but he found where they
came ia and out, and one day. finding