Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


49, in Hart County-villa Rica
g,.bernen Make a Big Hsul-The
owners OF Creighton's Island.
GEORGIA.
Sore eyes have again attacked Thomas
Bilious fever is quite prevalent in
Gurn county.
f,+ 'nossum was caught on prom1-
o1+ street OF Athens Saturday.
1pora was a deficiency in the city
I.s,'rv of Brunswick on Sept. l.
Tho old guard house at Brunswick has
Ion soid for $50, to be removed in thirty
lam Noles and Others went fishing
No time ago near Villa Rica, and caught
"a fsn ia three hours.
T. is said that a Roman is about to fall
bair 10 some valuable property in Phila-
delnhis and may become millionaire be-
fore Christmas
Fort McAfee, of Smithville, was out
inning day or two ago and killed
,ocdnecker of the red-head species that
wes nearly pure white, evidently an al
bino.
So the small boys that unless they stop
emoI,ing cigarettes and cigars at the
obnrcb doors he will make cases against
them
Since whisky has been voted out Of
Athens the opium trade has increased
considerable. There are large quantities
ebinDed to parties who it was supposed
never knew what opium was.
Aneyro named Windsor Clark was Sc
voraiy cut in the back of the head by
George Wallace, white planter, at
Awerieus Saturday. A quarrel over
money was the cause. Wallace was ar
rested. -
The Macon and Western railroad has
gray mule that was used to grade the
God when first built. "Old Jack' is
biS6Iv respected by all the hands in the
sbons at Macon. He is supposed to be
near fifty years old.
Tbomaston Times: During the recent
cosstfstorm a vessel which went down
near Charleston had on board several
hundred dollars worth of goods belonging
toW. j. McCaslan and G. B. Andrews &
Bro. of Thomaston, which loss was COW
cred by insurance.
Thomaston Times: There has been a
mfrked absence of insects Of every de-
scriuti0n the past summer. Even the
s.mosquito' whose coming is always
Looked tor, if not with longing at least
with interest, have been few in number
and not SO troublesome as formerly.
Abuer c. Walters, who was under bond
for his appearance at the September term
& IF Hart superior Court under charge of
ATTEMPT ut arson, has been turned over to
The sheriff and is now in Jail. He became
so'ohstreperous in his real or feigned era
zness that his bOndsmen tired of taking
care of him.
Capt. John J. Seay, of Rome, owns one
halt OF CreightOn's island, which embraces
L498cres of land. and is thirty miles
from Brunswick. The other half Of the
island is owned by Capt. Henry Atwood.
Capt Seay also has an oyster bar, seven
miles long, right off his island. People
have been living on the island over 100
years, and yet there was never white
child born there.
Martin Clark, white man confined in
The HartWell Jail for riot, escaped from
the Jail on Thursday night. He cut the
iron bars out Of one of the window frames
VITA 6s klfe and by splitting his blankets
and tying them together managed to get
down and out. The sheriff and posse
started on a hunt for him as soon as his
escape was discovered and caught Mar
tin at his brOther-in-law's. Jesse Vickery,
eight miles from town, and put him back
in jail before daylight Friday morning.
Aaron Carter, of Naylor, died suddenly
on thursday Of last week. The cause of
his death is supposed to have been heart
disease. He ate his breakfast and went
Nul lt HIS pear OICudlU W OO bOAhC WI n
apparently we'll and hearty. HIS wife
prepared dinner, and as he did not come
II at the usual hour, she became uneasy
and went in search OF him. She found
him LAYING on the ground. and thinking
be mad only tainted, felt of him, and to
her horror and grief, found him dead.
Mrs. J. P. Thrasher, of Red Greek, Hart
county, was having securing done, and had
tub of boiling water setting on the floor
tho door little bnU aged 4
Years, stepped backwards TO get out of
The way Of lady who was entering the
door when be struck the tub and tumb-
led backwards into the boiling water. He
was taken out as soon as possible, but
when his clothing were removed the skin
slipped oil wherever the water touched
nm. Medical aid was obtained promptly,
but the little fellow only lived few
days.
Cochran MESSENGER: The thief who en-
lefed MI. Dunham's house last week,
showed mp at Frazier, six miles below
mere last saturday, and offered the hand
some silver butter dish (Which was a
bridal present to Mr.. Dunham) for sale,
ana IL was purchased by VIII Carroll for
@c; Mr. Carroll afterwards heard of the
590oery' and reported the transaction to
4H Dunham, who went down Monday,
identified the dish and brought it home.
iue negro had bag full Of other articles,
~. "HEINu none OF tnem Tor sale. lie went
u lle direction OF Eastman.
Inc Leary Courier has the following
oo1cerning an item which was first given
p99hclty by the Alapaha correspondent
w w me MORNING NEWS: ''We learn that
"ethersby did shoot Pearce as stated in
.us dispatch, but not for the purpose or
ioooefy, nor did be take so from Pearce,
u'Ior certain scandalous remarks made
Fearce against Wednesdays
"ue' According to Wethersby's
s,a'ement he did 90 10
aapaaa, and enticed Pearce off TO Al
1'aa{' On the river banks. at which place
su9t Pearce, after Pearce had con-
w'sgu having spoken scandalously Of
esuefs0ys wife, then shot Pearce
Ialready described. Last Saturday
fling Pearce died at Ala.
1a' from the wounds received
lue hands of Wethersby, and
s,.Ji,,nlersoy mas skipped the State. Weth-
NJ mas been in the employ OF Capt. j.
e~Ialr and later with Mr.. Dews, for
wop yeaI7 altogether, and left the farm Of
b. laitef under protest to 20 TO hunt
,Je up for the purpose OF wreaking
te orSeance on him for the scandalous re-
'"' me had given out concerning his wife.