Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-05

M. adjourned term OF Clay superior
& mi meets Tuesday.
"" eroa school for IrwintOn is being
4 lied up by the citizens.
Hines residence at Calhoun was
Va nv an incendiary day or two ago.
O~ n,'ero are sixteen Sunday schools IN
l nn county, with $50 officers and
N pupils. echo DTiadIo .eog,a Col
NY Jonesboro will be resumed on
n Jan II. A. o,,I,, o,,o =, Tho
"a a." a. the municipal election at Thomas
I'm Monday.
u" ~. il SAID that a Baptist preacher OF
.innhoretta bet and lost SIS at a circus
he other day.
w Tbo new members of the Augusta City
co,ncil and Mayor May took the oath of
oaiee Thursday.
O'I Harrison a Rambo, of Bluffton, made
sssignment to Mr.. Singleton, of that
ola last Saturday.
In senator Browns special car Sena-
.,rs Brown and Colquitt left Atlanta
rrosterday for Washington
Monroe elected prohibition municipal
.;oter Yesterday. 1t is believed that all
Torsyth will go dry in April.
T T. Bvineton, late Macon correspond
.,t of the Atlanta Constitution, has pur-
ssbssed an interest in the Macon EUentnG
NGoS.
Tho Tax Collector of Whitfield county
thinks he will have to Issue 1000 eXecu-
lions against delinquent taxpayers by
Jan. l.
Logan Nelson killed John Matthews in
obar.rOOm row at Jackson a day or two
q - or,1e hi in in his skull with q billnt
ago. Dy cluenlns III AA' On III wan % "-'-0'
a Of wood.
The Georgia camp Of the order OF the
FraterDal Legion was organized in Column
bns Thursday night. There are about 65
charter members.
More marriage licenses were issued by
he Ordinary of Whitfield county for the
month of Nov .:iber than for any other
month during 1SS5-13 being the numbe.
sold.
John Daniels, doing a general merchan-
disc business at Cedar Greek, has surren-
dered part of his stock in payment of notes
due to Rome merchants for goods to the
amount Of $500.
Green Rickerson. colored, of Macon,
charged with numbering a hackman of
q that city, was found guilty Thursday, and
asentence OF lifelong imprisonment was
recommended by the jury.
Atlanta has been having lively time
At the ballot boxes lately. The next cleo
ton will be for State and County Tax
Collector, and will take place on Dec. 80.
The field is fun of candidates.
In Muscogee Superior Court Thursday
the case of T. G. Rees VS.. the Southern
railway, suit for damages, was concl' ded
The jury returned verdict foc the plain
tiff for $75 and cost of the suit.
W. R. Jackson, the absconding deputy
postmaster of Americas, who was arrest
ed in California, passed through Macon
Thursday en- route to his old home in
charge Of postotice inspector.
DR.. Cameron. city physician of Colum.
bus, amputated one OF the legs of Frank
FOgg, just below the knee, Thursday.
AmputatiOn was made necessary by ne
crOsis Of the bone, caused by ulcer.
Manager Deceive, of the Atlanta Opera
House. is in the unpleasant predicament
Of having two companies booked for the
same night, one of which threatens to sue
him if not given the date in dispute.
Capt. }. A. Cotton, of Thomaston, is
being pushed for the appointment
to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Judge Stewart, as
Judge Of the Superior Court of Flint Cir
cult
A partridge with plumage as white as
the driven snow, with the exception Of
hsEdOzen feathers on the head, was
killed by young man named Dave Horn,
near Outlaws bridge, in Irwin county,
Thursday.
An Old-time resident of Cherokee county
claims to be the father of children, the
grandfather of 70 & 'ndchildren, and had
also - great-grandchildren, all of whom
are living. He is 80 years old and is well
preserved.
At Paramount, Gordon county, day
0rtwO ago the advent of wagonload of
mountain whisky was followed by free
Or-all fight, in which II or Is men OF both
eoIors used rocks and clubs with bloody,
nough not fatal, effect.
party of hunters spent two days of
last week hunting in the lower part Of
Early county. The following is the record
hey made: 173 partridges, 81 doves, 40
cat squirrels, Is fox squirrels, q larks, 2
Wildcats, coons and deer.
The municipal election at Forsyth
thursday resulted in the following ticket
beng elected: For MayOr-O. II. Blood
worth. For Aldermen: J. A. Banks, r.
I. Irippe, Jr., e. b. Alexander, A. W.
hsmblett, G. T. Brown and S. f. Beck
bone.
:, There was no sale on Tuesday Of the
1tVDulue Opera-hOuse ana TWO stores IN
hawkinsvile, as advertised by the United
gates Marshal, to pay mortgage made
W James b. McDufiie to Mr.. Nuss-
Oaum, OF Macon. The sale was postponed
W account OF some defect in the adver-
me dead baby found in the trash cart
Atlanta proved to have been speci-
men preserved in alcohol by Drs. West
aoreland and Howell. The jar broke,
As alcohol spilled, the specimen was
i;lined, aud the office boy was told to cast
y out. The Coroner instructed the doc
Tors to bury il.
~ Black Ankle district, in Heard coun-
rs man 10 years old who never saw
selIoad and never but one steam engine,
sse'er mad an oVercoat in his life, and pays
.yn 800 TO $40 tax every year. He has
,S'sed large family, which are members
"a. Ae baptist church. The old man is
-. Stout and healthy.
a., DAY or two after OrtOn's circus left
vttAQua the Presbyterian church bell,
slch stood on the platform OF the depot,
NJ missed, and suspicion rested on some
we circus men. Col. Il. X. Jones, OF
nonVon' was requested TO look after the
~ among the effects of the circus In
bsaaOeon' Thursday he telegraphed that he
I Ia9 lound the bell. The bell is cracked,
w. ~ worth S4S as old metal.
RAJ jackson, while the store OF Sutton a.
~. uAston was in full blaze, a can Of pow
s, exploded. scattering frebrands in
ma direction. A loud report followed,