Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Congressman Judson G. Clements
weighs 1870 pounds.
A big revival is in progress at Marietta.
1t will be continued all this week.
A Sunday school was organized at the
new Baptist church at Lawrenceville
sunday.
The work of extending the Columbus
street railroad to Star Park was begun
Monday.
There are only two candidates for Coro-
ner in stewart county, viz: w. j. Burks
and NJ. d. Davis.
There are two more applicants in the
field for Postmaster at COlumbus-T. j.
Watt and A. Nj. Allen.
A new street has been opened on the
northeast portion OF Waynesboro and
several new houses built lately.
1t is rumored at Excelsior that Ben
Cader, colored, poisoned his wife by giving
her seven doses of morphine at once. She
is dead.
The Columbus firemen have a tourna-
nent to-day. None but home companies
will take part and only $3.50 in prizes have
been offered.
On Tuesday an imprOmptu horse show
occurred on the streets Of Waynesboro,
at which about 20 colts and young horses
were exhibited.
A. c. Walters has been arrested at FL
bert0n charged with attempting to burn
c. l.. Scott's residence and Outbuildings
Sunday night.
A case of scarlet fever is reported in
Lumpkin. 1t is OF very mild type. The
last time that there was an epidemic Of
scarlet fever in LumDkin was in 1855.
i.L CTR So
residence at Griffin Monday and it was
destroyed by fire. Most of the furniture
was saved, but in damaged condition.
The loss is heavy, but is probably covered
by insurance. Mrs. Stephenson was
slightly shocked by the stroke.
President Francis Cogin, of Enterprise
Factory at Augusta, has resigned. He
has long been superintendent OF the fac
tory, and could not hold both positions,
so he gave up the Presidency of the En-
terprlse. Messrs. James P Verdery,
Alfred Baker and A. Mullarkey, three
prominent directors, are spoken of for the
Presidency.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the North Georgia Methodist Con-
ference adjourned at Augusta Monday
after declining to meet next year in
Gainesville. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. DIR. Jesse BOr-
ing; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. DR..
Galloway, Oxford; Recording Secretary,
Miss Emily Allen, LAGRANGE; Treasurer,
Miss Sallie Stewart, Oxford.
In a recent issue of the Dahlonega
Signal the dOings of the grand jury of
Lumpkin county appeared under the head
OF The Predicaments of the Great Fury"
1t should have been ''Presentments of
the Grand Jury" A correspondent of the
Franklin NelCS, IN speaking of certain
ColOuePS daughter, wrote the French
word lille. 1t appeared as ''filly," and
now the correspondent is lodging an irate
Colonel.
J. H. Jossey, who lives in Sumter
county, possesses one Of the sweetest
toned violins in the State. 1t is supposed
10 be of Italian manufacture, and was
made in 100. The makers name is on it,
but it is IN some foreign language that
Mr.. Jessey does not understand. 1t came
into his possession through the agency of
Il strolling player, years ago, and It's rich
ness and depth of tone have been fire.
quenuy commented on by persons Of
musical turn.
Pie Athens Building and Loan Asso-
citation was organized after the adoption
Of the charter, granted Friday night at
the present term of the court, by the cleo
tion Of the following officers: President
Dutie, Moses Myers, T. l.. CAN'T, E. r.
Brumby, w. A. Gilleland and DR.. john
Gerdine; Secretary and Treasurer, j. w.
Brumby. The Board of Directors then
elected Hon. r. b. Russell attorney for
the association.
Intense excitement prevailed at Butler
Tor few hours early Sunday morning. 1t
was rumOred that Jesse Cook, the wife
murderer, had been captured near Eufau-
la, Ala, and brought to Butler for i'm
prisonment. The depot and Jail were
thronged with people, awaiting the arri-
val Of the murderer; but later in the day
II became generally known that only a
telegram had been received by the Sheriff
asking the description of Jesse, and also
the reward offered for him.
short whiB ago an enterprising Val
dOsta druggist introduced a new drink at
his soda fountain, and gave it the name
OF "egg-nOg soda" The grand jury of
the county, with a suspicion that the
drink contained fly, as egg-nog cannot
very well be eQg-nog without rum, adj
Journed to the drug store aforesaid, and
each member drank several glasses. They
We're so well pleased with the beverage
that the foreman was instructed to write
mo bill' on the Indictment.
Fire broke out in the press room of W.
II. MoOre'S tobacco factory at Augusta
Monday night. The building was an old
frame house, as dry as a finder box, and
II burned very rapidly. The drying room
was In the building, and it is PROBABLE the
nre originated there. The main building
IN 'front.' was saved. Mr.. Moore thought
ms loss in machinery and stock would be
between $4,000 and $1,000. He had $1,000
insurance on the machinery. $1,000 on the
STOCK, and 5000 on boxes and box timber.
one of the railroad hands had rough
experience at Lumpkin Monday night that
came very near costing him his life. Mon
uay was pay day, and as IS customary on
such occasions the negroes INDUCED free
~ ID whisky. One of them went TO the
camp drunk and went TO sleep. and was
Ereaty astonished when he awoke TO find
tnat ms throat had been cut during the
hlgnt. The wound is an ugly one, though
hot considered ut all dangerous. He has
10 ldea who did the cutting, and consid.
e's himself lncky that the would-be-as-
h@s'lh lalled to sever bis jugular VEN.
:. About mile above Magnolia Dell, in
AucAalee swamp, Sumter county, a
colony OF beavers has settled. The site
~ their fortress is well chosen. 1t IL at a
sharp bend in the creek, a long open reach
extending southwark and in the same
manner westward. On the land side it is
projected by boggy mOrass which, inter-
hecilng above and below with the creek.
Ma6es an island. On this island they