Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,,t, VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES
The 5,oID IN PARAGRAPHS

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Newman. o,,opcrA
INV Is in need of first-class opera
A'u' ,,,oor negro has tanned a coon so
l." SS,lIaycs him ABOUT the streets like
tbatit toho"s Hi'''
vaIdosta Presbyterians are con-
,,i,ting the erection OF new church
rcsi,.t,, cotton mill companies will send
,r1ssntatiyes TO Augusta on July ~ 10
tist1ss the situation.
t,,ace 3fershon has called speclal
,erm of the Superior Court TO convene al
B5yley Monday, Aug. ~.
CIV. Garrick, Wavnes6oro oarten-
soT is under arrest charged by ,. Hatta-
u u31 with larceny after trust.
NJ. Dawson Guards have elected DR..
~ r Cheatham as Second Lieutenant, in
a}oaeof A. 81. Henderson, who moved
10 Albany.
qrba trustees of Auburn Ala. college
oorresponding with view of obtain
; any, me services of Prot. q. NJ. Dews, late
lDri,tendent of the Columbus public
schools.
rfekerson. under arrest under suspicion
ofFariug killed Brown, the Macon hack
NAN stoutlv denies the charge and has
made no confession, as several papers
have minated
"a life the colored employee of the St.
Simon's mill, who tested the strength OF
giin metal loaded by woman, gets on
Adv. minus thumb and several bones
of the lett hand.
u Hancock's house at Jefferson was
burned during the absence of the family
d3r or TWO ago. 1t is supposed that 1t
Vas set on fire by negroes who had threat
eaed TO harm hun.
An Albany real estate owner says that
he has sold more than fifteen lots of land
IA negroes since the war, and that he
never had any trouble in collecting the
price agreed upon.
ln about ten days Clayton street, Ath-
ems. viii be substantially paved with
stone. aoG the cost to the city will not eX-
coed $1,000, it is estimated. The city
owns and works it's own quarry.
Near Douglasville Thomas Patten as
sau.ted one Of his tenants with u knife
and Inflicted wounds which may prove
fatal paten remained until the wounds
were dressed and then went away.
~sortIy after he joined the church, Col.
joel w. Perry, of BiakelY. became a sub
s,rlbar 10 tae ChriStiGn IRder, and kept
Nv his subscription until the time of his
d4atu. fully f0rty-tive years, possibly for
N.5iN or iUTtE-SeFcn years.
The new chief Of the fire department iu-
spectei The fire alarm boxes at Atlanta Fri
day. and found thirteen out of order. II is
believed hey have been tempered with,
aud jbe matter was referred 10 the Board
9tlfe Masters for investigation.
Capt. 1nomas says that unless the City
Council of Athens takes immediate and
decided sleeps 10 remedy the trouble with
the NaterWOrks the insurance companies
doing business in Athens will advance
rates Is per cent, as their contract allows
them.
There has been systematic robbing of
registered letters on some of the railroads
north OF Athens. An Athens boy was be-
AeFed to be connected with it, but the de-
ectyes tailed TO implicate him. The
detectives are at work on the case, and
VIII give no information.
Since the passing OF the stock law rab-
bits have become very plentiful in Cow
eta. As Will Wood was returning from
ibe farm be saw three playing in the mid
dIe Of the road. When he drove past the
Eaomis hoped to one side, gazed at him
pnsiient admiration as he drove by, and
lien returned to their sports.
Fulton superior Court has virtually
2dl0urned for the term. 1t viii meet
again ON July %, but the only business to
granting of the charter to the Young
Mems Christian Association. Judge
k1amm0nd Is party at interest. and the
E0after Will probably be granted by Judge
htewart.
>, H. Cranes residence at Athens has
ylst been destroyed by fire. The fire
would nave been extinguished had the
sIeam from the hydrant not suddenly
upped lowing Mr.. Crane has an in
uIance policy for $3.50, but as that sum
Mlll not nearly cover the loss, he contem-
plates suing the waterwOrks company
wv cutting of the supply.
Is understood that Mr.. Manning
Pas requested the resignation of Col
gyVyor fledger, of Atlanta. 1t is also re-
!'IIed mat the authorities at Washing
n %a are considering the propriety of abol-
isaihg the Office of Collector of Customs
y 'nal port. The reason assigned is that
t'ele Is no need for such an Office, and the
ssiP1s LOT customs are too small to NEIL
Il ,- Mednesday the boy who carries the mail
MYm cumming to Duluth reached the
ISei ana found the fiat on the other side
~ ~. uhe river, and had TO 20 over after it..
~ le'I MS horse standing in the road.
e5 n'Ise subsequently ran into the river,
au NOl ueing able TO swim with the bug
"as drowned. The boy got into the
-.u ana rescued the mail, but was I'M
W get lae buggy out.
r.1 az ,,' 'e"nan Monday a practical joker
T' bundle OF paper and around it
@C1u Cancelled revenue stamp. max
N ue package resemble a roll of bills.
ofth" '9 dropped on the street. and many
r,4 "est cltzens were made to feel
bav. 1,ous' The editor of the CO,oetd must
fb DesA caught, as he saws: "Such
L. t.-s are not funny, and steps should lie
punish the offender"
N ~ll,s Leggett, of NayIor, lad about
aai .a. GA was aiding in showing some
W. ABOUT the siding at Naylor last
ae..i.'uaf, when, by some misstep or
VS11iN'' ms heel got caught undor the
W. he was ierked down and the
bls li,a oGh over almost the full length OF
bed .,'lp' MASKING it terribly. The limb
Nejt smputated near the body. and
ysty s,,. thinks his chances for life are
lam, roguch, an ex-police officer of At.
lBp.t WV ~, ~ ", the service OF the City Court,
p9ce RoOlished ahand-book for sherifs'
dp.cr Aeers, detectives, etc. giving fnli
whom rl', OF iugitiyes from Justice for
via y, ,t.' ARDS have been offered in Geor-
ana a' eue iast thirteen years. Three bun.
de.er,i' lty'eight criminals az large are
aeyfe,', v, Win rewards offered for thorn
c5m GrnS 100000. The author will
ID fFuluCnL Tho Nnrfo,,. W.,