Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ruENEWs OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Man outs His Throat at Atlanta
osuse a Girl Aged IS Would Not
1..,,rv afm-A Youthful Giant of Put
nam County.
GEORGIA.
There was hail in the vicinity OF New
nan Friday night.
T2a abers of the board Of education
IT Athens will serve for life.
nr,roats 10 epioin the operation OF the
,-aa school law at Athens are made.
Tho steamer Alice Clark will leave
,i-,,sta for Savannah the latter part OF
this week.
vatting on the municipal election at
Athens has enliyeneG up OF late, the pool
Standing to l on Reaves.
wagon wheel passed over the body Of
Jonn Mullis at Lawson last week, and he
q avpected to die from the injuries.
barber was fined So 80 by the Re-
oorder at Augusta Monday for shaving
~ customers after hours Saturday night.
The funeral OF Prot. E. A. Steed, of
Mercer university, took place from the
Fjrst Baptist church Tuesday morning,
and was very largely attended.
Mai. Tip Harrison draws salary of
g, sd as warrant clerk to the Governor,
and 5000 per annum as clerk of the capt.
FOL commissioners.
Bvmistake the recent shooting by moon
shiners. at revenue officers in Montgom-
arv county, was located in Telfair unity
in one OF the accounts printed in the
NEWS.
In view of the announcement that the
entire foreign element OF Atlanta favored
free whisky, the ScOtchmen Of that city
have met and declared in favor Of prohi-
bition.
On Wednesday. Dec. 16, the annual
election for three aldermen will be held
Al Americas. The aldermen whose time
expires are Messrs. Burt, Cobb. and
Hawkins.
At the State Treasurer's office at At
lapta Tuesday the October interest,
amounting to $4,000, was being handed
out over the counter upon the presenta-
ton of the coupons.
The Macon Volunteers gymnasium Is
being completed as rapidly as possible.
The anal shipments of all the parts of the
gymnasium have been received and are
being placed in position.
In Dougherty county the negresses are
strongly opposed to prohibition. 1t is be-
Iieved that their opposition will weld
great influence with the voters of their
race if the question comes to vote.
At Atlanta, Tuesday, William McKen-
non. aged "a, attempted suicide by cut
ting his throat while intoxicated because
Mrs Josephine Cook refused to allow him
TO marry her 13-year-old daughter.
The basement floor of the new capitol
at Atlanta has been completed, and the
iron for the floor of the m in STORY is now
ready to be put in. Mr.. Horn says he ex-
poets to be ready to put the roof on by the
end of next year.
Tom Yarbrough, crazy negro, was
lodged in jail at Atlanta Thursday as a
Iunatic. The prisoner refused to eat or
drink water until Sunday, when he was
persuaded by his brother to do so. He
only ate sparingly then.
One night last week DR.. q. B. Mcneil,
of Parkerville, in Worth county, had his
trunk broken open and about 500 in cash
and number of notes stolen therefrom.
The thief also stole lot of clothing and
other articles from his room.
Two women were among the confidence
operators who swarmed into WaynesborO
during fair week. Thirteen arrests were
made, and the fines ranged from S. to $50.
Many OF the blacklegs escaped before
their capture could be effected
The Rome circuit Is being rapidly
reached in the Supreme Court. There
are y cases from that circuit. The ma
jOrity are from Floyd county, and the
Rome bar is busily engaged in preparing
At Atlanta Sandy Spratling, a 19-year-
old negro boy, and MS aged mother, are
suing the Georgia Pacific railroad jointly
for $4,000. Spratling wants damages for
personal injuries, and his parent desires
damages for the loss of his services.
William Waller, of Putnam county,
has son fifteen years old. He measures
six feet four inches and weighs about l75
pounds. He has grown during this year
two and One-half inches. II be continues
thus he will certainly be giant in fact.
MIR. Lowe, of Athens, had pet crow.
Tuesday it was found dead beneath the
window of a young lady on Jackson
street. 1t Is supposed that some one
hurt the bird, when it flew to this young
lady's window, who had fed it, for pro-
lection.
At Macon Tuesday night on the East
Tennessee railroad, two freight engines
cOllided. The pilots to both were some
what damaged, and fremen Hyer, who
was riding on one of the pilots at the
time, was rather painfully but not Sc
riously injured.
DR.. Woodrow, the professor. whose ev-
olution teaching in Columbia Theological
seminary, has been engaging the atten-
ton Of the Synods, was robbed Of a gold
watch while enrOute to Atlanta on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad Tuesday.
II is said that IL looks now as If the
Citizens ticket will have a walk over in
the municipal election at Athens. The
outspoken stand taken by Mr.. Reaves last
Saturday for tree schools, and the effective
work done by his friends, has changed
hundreds Of votes.
Tom Hudson. nimrod OF Clarke coun-
~, has just returned from a hunt through
habun, Towns and Union counties, north
OF the Blue Ridge. He killed a large
number Of BIRDS and squirrels. Staying IS
many as seven partridges at single shot.
lie saw no large game.
AT Atlanta, Tuesday, Adolph Brandt
placed in the hands OF the Governor his
resignation as a member Of the Leglsla-
ture from the county Of Richmond, which
was accepted. Mr. Brandt has become
a citizen Of Atlanta, and will practice
law with Col Samuel Well.
Last Friday evening as the 5:21 passen-
ger train came into the suburbs OF For
SYN rock weighing y pounds was
thrown into one Of the coaches, in which
were number Of passengers. The win
DOW glass was broken into fragments,
which was the extent OF the damage.
At Columbus Monday Judge Willis,
without organizing adjourned the No
.Nem0er term OF MuscOgee Superior Court
20 O'Clock on the fourth Monday of this
month. This action was taken on account