Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TaENEWs OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

-euseloSS and hOuts ING amy
81 safeguarding Bite and Maidstone In
Gl.sscock County.
GEORGIA.
Thera are said to be 90 stills in Merl-
wether. -,
An upexploded 1O-pound shell was
,,Ind i'm the river at Columbus, FRIDAY
ina Enthusiastically relic oil the war
Manager sullivan, Of the Memphis base
haIclu6. is charged with stealing pan
o.d ipexcusably bad conduct IN the depot
al Macon.
w. Buckley. OF Butler, was thrown
cam his wagon while returning from
Ann meeting and died from the injuries
sustained. He was 90 years Of age,
susoected murder case, that occurred
;- Athans several years ago, Is about TO
~. rsoDpned and undergo investigation.
lrrs.h evidence has been discovered.
D,niaI Calhoun, OF Montgomery cOun-
o., siIled fine buck deer IN his potato
'.,trb night or two ago. He shined
tba deer's eyes with pan OF IRE, and
,,o,,red a load of buckshot into his head.
samuel Gobat, a matchmaker, who has
bann M Washington for about six months,
L4sbid his friends goOd-by and gone to
tmericus to live. He has recently fallen
heir to s., 900 by the death of his father in
France.
Hons. Seahorn Reese and w. II. Mat
en-, were both at Danielsville last week,
n-3 report says they are putting IN their
host Iicks for Congress. Mr., Reese says
h. win certainly be in the race again, and
Tol. MattoX's friends are pressing his
claims.
prominent member Of the Legislature
sugeeats that the handsome life-siZe
painting OF Judge Hiram Warner TO be
seen in the State library should be pur-
chased and hung in the Supreme Court.
lie thinks that the money to pay for It
,9ud be raised by subscription among
he members.
TbeiadicatiOns now are that Columbus
Will he in he ring again next season with
y professional base ball club. The inten-
tiln is to begin the season with a paid-up
eapital Of $4,000. Nearly $1,000 of the
amount has already been subscribed. 1t
is said that D)nnelly will again be made
manager and Cline captain, and that they
viii be allowed TO select the club.
Samuel Strong, OF Blakely, shot a negro
named Albert Bacon at the Nesbitt place
Tuesday. The ball entered on the right
side OF the neck, under the iawbone, cut
of a small piece OF his tongue, ranged
over to the left jaw, knocked out a tooth
and l0ostned several others, and finally
came ont OF his mouth. DR.. VIII Standi-
Ter reports the wound as dangerous,
though not necessarily fatal
w. Hudson, while ginning cotton at
Amcrcus, reached under the gin TO rake
OF the notes from the mote board, and re-
caiYed a very painful and severe wound =.
The saw in some way seized his hand and
drew it in, cutting OF three fingers and
continuing up his arm to his elbow
While not a fatal wound, it is neverthe-
less painful, and fears are expressed that
his arm viii have to be amputated.
The Board Of County Commissioners of
Macon county, at their session on the
Sept. 1. assessed the tax for county
purposes for the present year at Ia per
cent. on the State tax, being three
teuths of one per cent, or 30 cents on the
500: and 45 cents on the 500 for cOun-
" purposes, making 70 cents
for both State and county. For several
years past it has been 81 on the 500.
One Young man from West Point and
two from Atlanta got on high horse at
Moutezuma Tuesday night, and tried to
turn the town. including the artesian
we'll, bottom side up. After spending the
ngh5 at the little hotel down the street
they were told to depart in peace, and
they departed. Oneof them said he once
moved in the best circles of society in
Atlanta, but whisky had made him
tramp and an outcast.
Ras Roberts, a colOred man OF Warren
ten, was bitten by rabid dog on Thurs
daf morning. The unfortunate man Wis
tied tine owner Of maidstone in Column
bla county last week, and test with the
maidstone demonstrated that it was the
bite OF dog with hydrOphobia. 1t will
cost Ras $25 to have the stone
applied and a cure effected He is
poor man. and the prOl0ngation of his
u 10 N1afa =
ance Of mis- friends.
Columbus Eaqltjrer-SUn: We are pretty
reliably informed that Henry Burke, of
Atlanta, who caused the inquest to be
held over the body OF his son here on Tues
day. has rot given dollar TO the support
OF hls three children, living here with
their Grandmother, Mrs. JOAN T. W alker,
10 ten or twelve years. He left this city
about that time on account of some
od-nse committed, and has never even re-
lufned TO see his children. He has mar
red again, and Miss Walker, the aunt of
the boy who died, believes that Burke or
uef-d the inquest simply through malice.
Henry Ridgeway, cOlOred, of Cedar
gfeek. mas the reputation Of being very
bad. although young. A few DAYS ago his
mother reprOved him for some bad con-
Duct, and he picked up plow-stock and
hnocked her on the head. She was I'M
"'hNci0us tor some time. lie lied 70 the
woods and there remained until Tuesday
night when he returned to his mothers
house with a dOuble-barreled shot gun
sA9oting and cursing. He ran all the
i'Iniiy of the place, shooting at his
brother some three or four times, but
,siled TO bit him, and he then repaired TO
Die swamp.
seneca 6. ~ Press. Joe Wright, Of
u,s county, one OF the darkeys who was
MUe0 IN the wreck on the Air Line road
az ouWanee, Ga, had an Insurance Of $500
on MS life, which was paid TO bis father
on Monday last by that excellent physi-
glan and courteous gentleman DR.. NJ. &.
Nartin' OF the Air Line, by whom it was
o"ected. When the body of Joe was
brought home from the wreck To be buried
zoe 5 father said: "Ef my lam too poor
!" un On, he too Door 10 be buried on"
"u' as soon as he heard of the insurance
"I n's no his mind quickly changed, and
.Ne earthly remains Of Joe were allowed
10 rest AT the old homestead.
FLORIDA