Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,,,vEWs OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAG RApHS.

OF louisvilie-A rubin Negroes
,,,oh alive with snakes and Bugs
verdict Against the savannah
,-,ori,a aud Western RailwAY-A ma
-, Tegro's Madness.
GEORGIA
Harlem felt the earthquake shock
mo MAYOR of Jesup is reported to have
rs, v-,rrenton reports feeling the recent
-ortgqu4ke shock.
ra are only three prisoners in the
clarke county jail.
I,,.,on county Superior Court will con-
,.na Al Butler next Monday.
4 i.,ss two negroes who did the racing
s,,rdav at the tair grounds at Athens.
Tort on the artesian we'll at SWANS
,.ro has been suspended until after court.
r,o water courses throughout Emanuel
..rntv are higher now than at any time
this year.
,a,ro was shot and killed on the farm
ofW. II. Parker, near Strouds cross
roads in Pike county, saturday.
An Alabama man attempted suicide
4 =, Fort Gaines day or two ago, but was
1-evanted from committing the rash act.
The river at Dublin, after a gradual rise
Or several days, began to fall about Sun
say and has since been falling very rap
IL.
idly.
Ills rumored at Swainsboro that Judge
r59py. of tue Augusta circuit, will hold
oanrr there next month in Judge Cars
wells place.
samuel FITZGERALD, aged 10, danger
orsIv stabbed Boyd, aged "a, at Dawson
dav or two ago. Both are colored.
BOYD may die.
one of the members Of Dublin's legal
fraterniiv predicts bad luck for the peo-
pleneXt year, because Friday Is the hrst
day Of the year.
lew bales Of cotton have been brought
N Dublin that were not entirely covered
with bagging, and as the steamer is not
allowed to take on board any cotton that
il not completely covered, it causes con-
siderable trouble.
ID is rumored that movement Is on
foot TO get Judge Law TO order an election
4 in Gainesville and Wilson's district of
Hall county to try and adopt the stock
law. Several districts in jackson county
will try the same thing soon.
DR.. w. f. Westmoreland, of Atlanta,
medical Inspector Of the convict camps,
made visit to the camps near Du0lln, on
fine Macon and Dublin and Dublin and
Wrlghtsvllle railroads, the latter part OF
last week, returning Monday morning.
Wednesday Frank Harper and t. W.
Turner. two young men of Dawson, be-
came engaged in a difficulty which re-
suited in Harper being cut with knife
three or four times on the face and neck.
The wounds were painful, but, fortu-
naey, not serious.
w. b. Pennington walked into his store
at Pennington, a few DAYS ago, and found
an Op0ssum crOuched in one corner of his
showcase. He seems at loss to account
forh 10 does
ject to such visits, as an opossum makes
very palatable dish.
Two plaster casts-one the lovely, deli
cate sad lace OF NiObe, and the other the
strong, thoughtful, glowing HOmer-have
been ordered out for Augustus art
school, now being formed in the old Hus
sars' hall, where the devotees of art are
beginning TO congregate.
AS Collector James O'Farrell, of
Athens, viii be incapac itated for some time
yet from dischargiog his official duties, II
is proposed to let him exchange places
With W. NJ. COlquitt, of the Savannah dis
rict. until Mr.. 0 Farrell will be able to
resume duties In his own district.
Avery serious row occurred between
two negroes in WarrentOn, on last Wed
nesday afternoon, in which Arnold Wood,
colOred blacksmith, was struck on the
head with brick by Ed Shelton, COL
ored barber of Warrenton. Wood was
felled to the ground by the blow, and is
still in critical condition. Shelton is at
large.
In the Superior Court at Thomasvllle,
Thursday, the case of the State VS.. Demp-
sy Everett was tried. The charge was
the murder of Prince LawtOn in 1875
Both negroes The court appointed
Judge Alexander and Col. Mcintyre to de
tend the prisoner. The jury spent about
~ minutes in finding the Verdict-guilty
o. manslaughter.
Walker 81 Duggan, of Laurens Hill,
Laurens county, have received $1,S00 for
their $4,000 insurance policy. Suit was
commenced in Laurens Superior Court
and was transferred to the United States
circuit Court, but before hearing was
reached, the plaintiffs, Walker & Duggan,
agreed to accept the above amount as
settlement in full.
The three negroes in Jail at Louisville
tried to get out Sunday night. They sue
eeeded in priZing open the door Of the
cell IN which they were placed, and got
cut INTO the passage. They worked hard
on the 'front.' door, but found it too secure
to allow al escape. When Sheriff Kelley
went to feed them next morning they
were IN their cell, lying quiet, pretending
tAey knew very little Of what had hap
pened.
Gus McCleskey, of Acworth, put half a
pound OF powder in his powder flask.
nuhg 1t to his side, loaded his gun and
vent to the woods to kill squirrels. He
nad not proceeded far before his dog freed
Vue which he soon discovered upon one of
lue branches Of the tree. He aimed his
KUN at the squirrel. Simultaneous with
me uash OF his gun his powder flask went
w with terrible noise without injurine
Kun Kun except slightly burning one side Of
MS face.
r In the Superior Court at Thomasville
thursday a verdict Of $1,000 in a suit of
s9'VJO was rendered for John p. Watts,
VI Galro, against the Savannah, Florida
ana western Railroad Company, because
Ie Train ran past the usual stopping
tiace, and came back on side track be-
oIe stopping, and the plaintiff, fearing
ns would be carried past his bone.
Jumped of at the platform and broke his
es. me attorneys for the company have
moved for anew trial.
4. Ihom9s Kilgorc, subtle contractor OF
ny central Railroad Company, living four
iIines OF CaTollt0n, having been previous
allrt GA money furnished him for rum
nS mail route In Florida. and parties
Eng Ia close pursuit Of him, skipped the
.y1nlF Monday night. A description was
tesraphed 20 Macon, Atlanta, Birming-
T aH Shu other important points, and on
tuesday uirhf GhartG uauyftt ~ H.w~op