Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-05
representative REED. of Maine, Is quote
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

GEORGIA.
Ex-Mayor Beeks. of Griffin, died Tuesday.
The Richmond Hussars have ordered new
uniforms.
The shad fisheries on the Altamaha have
not been so successful as yet this season, owing
to the freshet in the river.
Tuesday was regular sale day at Macon,
but for the second time in go days, Sheriff
Westcott had nothing to sell.
Green c. Thaxton and Robert McMahan,
two of Butts county's oldest residents, have
died within the past few days.
Rev Joseph II. Echols, of Lexington, is at
deaths door, as is also G. j. Drake, Presl-
dent of the City National Bank, of Griffin.
James Curry, late manager of the Erie
PA ball c ub, and once with the Cleveland
iOhio) league team, has been selected to man
age the Augusta team during the coming
season.
Aunt Easter Barnes, an old colored woman,
who was said to be one hundred and eleven
years old, Oied on the farm OF VIM Kicker IN
Towaliga district, Butts county, on Wednes-
day of last week.
At Eastman two negroes had a fight Satur-
day night, and one of them, whose name IS
johnson, was terribly cut. He received a
cash across his stomach exposing the entrails.
Recovery is doubtful.
One hundred and fifty shares of Columbus
street railroad stock belonging to the estate
Of the late ID. K. Gibson were sold at public
sale at Columbus Tuesday. A portion or the
stock brought as high as SlOS.
Sunday morning at 2 o'clock the dwelling
house and entire contents OF John X. Patter-
sOn. a prominent planter of S ewart county,
were consumed by fire: The origin OF the me-
is unknown. The loss is about $2,5eO.
The plank road or turnpike from Augusta to
Summervile was sold Tuesday by the COM
pany owning it and turned over to the village
of Summerville. The pike VIII be kept open,
improved and maintained as fine avenue.
Mrs Jones w. Bradley, OF Madison county,
gave birth to triplets-twO boys and girl.
on the same day Mrs. Jones Porterfeld gave
birth to twins; and two COWS IN the same
neighborhOOd at the same time had twin
calves.
Judge Lumpkin and Solicitor Howard are
holding their first court at Danielville. The
Judge has abolished the custom Of kissing the
Bible and requires the lawyers ana witnesses
to be in the court house, and don't allow them
to be called.
VIC. story, well-known young man of
Augusta, was detected by the police Tues
day night trying TO set fire to several dwell
ings. He was intoxicated when caught. 1t
it is believed that drink arOuses in him ma
mia for incendarsm. His family is one OF
prominence.
Rev. A. W. Caldwell, of Gainesville, has in
his pOssessiOn pair Of bridal stockings which
were knit l2O years ago. Mrs. EaIuWelIs
grandmother we're them on her wedding day.
They were made of fax and are well pre-
served. Mr.. Caldwell also has pocketbook
140 years old.
At Taylor little daughter OF W d. IuEOne
was burned to death few days ago. she
was in the field where the hands were burn
ing brush and thinking an ash heap was cool,
atJem pted to cross it, and 1t was so hot she
sank down in it and burned herself horribly
and died in a few hours.
A Northern capitalist now in Macon made
a proposition Monday, through A. II. Powell,
TO the stockholders of the Lanier House, to
buy all or a controlling amount OF the stock
aof that company at figure Tar above tnaC at
which the stock is quoted. A meeting OF the
stockholders was called Monday, but for some
reason the proposition was declined. Inc OBJ
ject OF the capitalist was to thoroughly i'm
prove the property.
At Athens, on Monday night the City COun-
Gil met, and by a vote of TO 3, passed an or
dinance requiring cows to be kept up IN East
Athens, to prevent gates being put across the
among the citizens of the First ward, and
petition of $50 names was being gotten up,
asking Alderman Palmer to resign for voting
for the same. The Council sustained the
stock law all over Athens.
DIR. Mapp, of Jackson, has an old English
gold watch that has been in his family more
fhan loo wears. He has had it in his possess
sion over 20 years, and says 1t has teen in
good running order ever since 1t was bought
-over 100 wears ago. He says there has not
been 50 spent on il since it was bought.-Mr.
Macarthur, of the same place; mas saw,
were owned by the Cofederate states Gov
eminent when the war ended.
Aserious ARRAY occurred at negro testl-
val at cambridge Saturday night. A negro
of bad odor named Henry Williams raised
difficulty with negro woman, ana was ABOUT
to cut her when Perry Hodge interfered. Inc
furious brute then turned upon Perry ana
cut HIM severely on the bead and one hand. An
inch OF the knife blade broke of in the wound.
After his wounds were received Perry