Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-20


government Job In Savannah.
rho Fort Gaines Guards wear red coats
offer the style Of the British regulars.
oct. 10 will probably be the day for hnal
.dioIrnnent selected by the Legislature.
seQar. of Harmony Grove, has clock
that has been in steady use tor thirty years
ana IL still running and keeps good time;
Sa also 0as a screw driver that he has
carried in his pocket for 20 years.
A petition TO the Ordinary for an cleo
zion upop prohibition has been in circu-
,ation at Lexington tor the past few days,
md the requisite number OF slgners Sc
cured to allow an election ordered.
AZ Macon. Thursday night, Police
04icer James Moore was found asleep on
Nc heat. He was carried before the
nolice committee Friday and suspended
rom the force without pay for thirty
days.
The Lee County Commissioners have
decided that Jail deliveries are too fire.
ouent in that county, and have petitioned
The authorities of Sumter to allow them
10 Mace their prisoners in the Jail at
Americus.
Alex wilkinson, Of Jackson, has a
clock shat has been in constant use for
about thirty years. He says it has never
Ieen worked upon during the time. 1t
rnnping gear washed in Kerosene oil.
Last sunday night pair OF horses
bitched to "A double buggy ran away at
washington and upset the buggy. Miss
mia Anthony, aged about Is, was thrown
ont. and her right thigh bone broken.
Il, her persons In the vehicle escaped with
minor injuries.
The Town Council of Lexington granted
license to Mr.. Dean to sell liquor in Lex
ington uponthe condition that certain OBJ
iectionable person to the citizens had moth
ing to do with it, and that the license is
TO be null and void whenever prohibition
goes into effect.
1t is said that several persons may be
implicated IN the murder of j. W. Evans
Inv Daniel Conley, at Walkers mill, in
Dodge county, on Saturday night, Sept. 5.
II is necessary, however, to await further
DEVELOPMENTS before giving the names of
suspected parties.
Ii is said that the House Committee on
Railroads will have the Railroad Commits
sion bill back to the House by Tuesday or
Wednesday. 1t is understood that there
will be no fight in the committee, but that
there will be two reports made without
any effort at compromise.
While testitying as a witness before
Judge Pilsbury, of Americus, in the
noted negro. was detected in swearing to
a lie. Judge Pilsbury Immediately or
dered her to jail. where she will await
the action of the grand jury and the
Superior Court.
While W. S. King. OF Feagins, Houston
county, was riding over an old bridge his
mule stepped through with both feet on
the right side, throwing the mule down to
one side and throwing Mr.. King off. He
bad his gun with him, and in the fall one
barrel OF 1t was discharged, the charge
narrowly missing the mule.
Ancil Warren has been arrested on sus-
picion of having Rssassinated his cousin,
j. 4. Warren, in Emanuel county re-
Gently. The people do not believe the
prisoner guilty. He claims to be able to
show that on the evening of the killing,
he was at Brent wood, fifty miles away
from where the murder was committed.
A few nights since thieves entered the
smOkehOuse OF John K. Holder, near
Dawson, and robbed him of one ham,
four shoulders, one middling and twenty
eight pounds of bacon. There is no clue
to the perpetratOr of the burglary. This
makes the third smOkehouse that has been
burglarized IN that section since Feb
ruary.
Twenty-Five persons are often seen at
at Brunswick quafing the health-givlng
waters. 1t has grown TO be a great resort.
The temperature of that well is , deg.
lower than that OF the other well, being
about 100 feet shallOwer. Seventy-two
and "A deg. Fair. are the respective de-
grees Of the two wells.
JIM. Bryan, of McVille, died day or
two ago. Mr.. Bryan was harmless gen.
teman of many peculiarities. he has
for many years worn his hair as long as
any lady's, and done it up in an old-fash-
ion net. He was also a somnambulist-
could walk miles all through dense
swamp while asleep. He has lived for
many years nearly secluded from the
world.
Americas Recorder: Terry Hinckle's
dog, Echo. is dead, and Terry and his
companions mourn. The dog died Tues
DAY morning, and yesterday Terry made
him coffin, and great funeral WAS
heid. Ech0 had many good qualities,
could catch ball as good as Cavanaugh,
ana was the only terrier we ever knew
VINO could point a cOvey of birds, flush
them, and bring them when dead.
disreputable negro from Scriven
county has been In and about Excelsior
attempting to organize clubs among the
negroes. The object, as stated by a negro
IN order 10 enable them to demand and
obtala higher wages. 1t is a proVisO OF
the club that any negro working for less
than 5Oc. day is TO get sound whipping
~ the reward Of proving false to the
clu0. tie also tells the negroes that II
they viii unite they can control the gov
ehment, make laws, etc.
Charlie Brown. of HaddOck's station, has
gander tnat has been his constant COM
pahlOn wherever 1t was allowed TO 20 for
tle last seven or eight years. The attach
Hthl OF old Sam-the name of the gander
10 MT. Brown is remarkably strong.
ne sometimes has trouble in leaving Sam
~ nome, and more than once after get
nIg a mile from home he has been sur.
Wlseu at the gander lighting in front of
MS morse, aud chattering away I'm his own
4uguage, as much as to say, "Iou left
me nut I've caught up again"
M Lightning struck tree in the yard OF
W =. Hcbbard, near LAGRANGE, on Sun
Wy evening. and killed seven shOats that
nere lylnZ under the house. Mr.. Hub
na'u family were in the dining-r0Om,
"hlch mad trap door to descend into a
s,orm underneath, and received a Sc
aefe shock. A large limb Of the Tree fell
Un the porch and badly damaged IL. A
popiar tree standing In the lot was struck
a. 'ue same time, but fortunately there
.mere no stock near. This is the seventh
Hme mat one Of the trees has been struck
by lightning.
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