Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-15

at Amerlcus.
GEORGIA.
.,s said that another morning paper
Iii he started ut Macon, Nov. l.
little boy in Athens started stand
-, 40 cents capital and made 50 in one
,T,e citizens' ticket stands pledged to
,.a,,gnrate a good system Of free schools
r. is almost Impossible to rent house
- Griffin. every dwelling and store-house
being occupied
Tns knights Of Labor will put alder
manic candidates in the field In every
ward in Athens.
The Mayor of Americus has fined one
NJ tbe Aldermen $50 for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Marshall NJ. sheats, Of Oconee, near
Hgh Shoals, died Saturday at the ad-
yanced age of 10 years.
few horses which are to enter the
rsnes at the fair at Macon have already
arrived and are In training.
Col. Volney Spaulding died at his home
At Atlanta, Tuesday. He was once prom
laent in Republican politics.
At McDonough Monday, Arch. Tucker
yof ans arm injured in a gin so severely
Telfsir Superior Court conyenes next
Tuesday, at McRae. There is cOnsidera-
HE business for its consideration.
All the business houses at LAGRANGE
were closed Monday afternoon during the
tuneraI services of L. Il. Montgomery.
An Athens man who lost his wife about
q month ago has already proposed 10 a
Young lady and was promptly rejected.
The draymen's strike at Athens was
ended by a discharge of the ringleaders
and other hands employed IN their places.
Municipal politics are bubbling in an
exceedingly lively manner at Rome. Can
ddates are as numerous as the leaves on
the trees.
In an alteration between Ed. Smith
and CHARLES Croghan, at Americus, Mon
day. the latter was cut in the neck, but
not seriously.
Mrs. Weaver, of Eatonton, died few
DAYS ago. She had been afflicted for nearly
30 wears, confined to her bed and room,
with rheumatism.
There are now at the Bib county poor
farm So persons of all ages, and among
them enough work is done to keep the
farm in fine condition.
Tommy McElroy. of Butts county, was
q years old on Oct. u, weighs % pounds,
wears a No. 1 shoe, and can pick 250
pounds of cotton Der dav.
A determined effort will soon be made
70 vote liquor out Of Stewart county. A
central committee has been organized,
and also a committee in each district.
representatives Turner, of Coweta, and
Harrison, of Quitman, have been pre-
sented with gOld-headed canes, at At
lanta, by fellow-members Of the House.
bfstOrv IF reconsideration iG hoin,,
carefully prepared by a gentleman of
AdaIrsvllle, who has Tor years been de-
voting his time in making a patient
search for facts.
A nugget of gold was picked w on one
of the streets OF Gainesville Few day s
ago that weighed nearly five dwts. 1t is
supposed to have come out of cellar that
is being enlarged.
The ladies Of Athens are now devoting
a great deal of care to fitting up their par
l0rs, and there seems a rivalry as to who
will have the finest. One family in Cobb
ham have just finished one room at a cost
Of $1,000.
The colored boy who several weeks ago
had his foot mashed under a train, and
was sent TO CoOsa TO have his foot ampu-
tated, will die. His condition is too criti-
cal to attempt amputatiOn. 1t would kill
him Instantly.
1t is said that there are 800 cases of
Illicit distllling and other violations of the
revenue laws before the present term of
Hail county Superior Court. About
seventy Of those accused have already
pleaded guilty.
william Mccall, the negro tramp, who.
while attempting to steal a ride, happened
to an accident last Thursday morning. al
Hermitage, on the East Tennessee, Vir-
glnia and Georgia railroad, had his left
leg amputated at Rome Sunday afternoon.
Tom Murray, negro well known in
Atlanta, IS at the Ivy street hospital In a
dying condition. While going home at
night three weeks ago, he was struck on
tne head by stone thrown by some one
moi known and the injury has led to his
present condition.
little negro girl on A. G. Zachry's
Plantation, near Madison, received a seri-
Gus wound several days ago by playing
win cartridge. In picking It,, the shell
exploded, and the contents blew off
numb and finger, besides decorating the
palm Of one Of her hands.
Ihe result Of the coming vote in Oconee
county on the prohibition question is
somewhat doubtful, but the fact that the
strongest prohibition districts have al
ready the law, and hence Will be debarred
uUm VoJlng In the county election, gives
Inc whisky element some advantage.
henry Anderson, a famous fisherman
Vi OcOnee, used TO be the best shot with a
pistol IN Georgia. He has been seen time
ahd again stand at "taw" and knock the
middle man" from a marble ring with
bullet from his pistol, and he could &C
ooIhpllsh the feat nine times out OF ten.
negro watchmau on one of the steam
uOals at Columbus, claims to have seen
lle dead body of a man floating down the
tiFer, Monday. lie SAYS he took a small
nodt aud attempted TO overtake the body,
Dos Jailed To do so. He could not tell
"netaer IL was the body OF white man or
anegro.
Az the meeting OF the trustees OF the
Puoho schools at Columbus, Tuesday,
communications were read from Mayor
NIimes and Jacob IA. Yocum Offering Rn-
uually gold medals to be awarded by the
trustees. Mr.. lOcum's mccall 10 offered
20 coored schools. There are 1,444 pupils
lH attendance at the schools.
Eugene Beck, the wife murderer, ia now
10 jail al Gainesville. Sheriff Games says
ne Is cheerful aud don't seem 10 compre-
nghu or care much about his condition.
ilIs attorneys have led him TO believe that
&c - innocent o. any crime and that be
WI eventually get OF clear, or his sem
Vhee very much s0ftened down.
some rare bargains IN fine property
Nef' oDtaIna1le IN Athens few years
60. The Ware residence, that cost Si5,-
WNl 20 hUfIa sssua Ttttt.rkt IL.