Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-15
EF0RGIA AND FLORIDA.
r., NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
~ TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Moo men want to be Postmaster of Daw-
'U smitbyille's artesian well is 532 feet
deep o.; = 1000,
|daiiy. ou.ino.4 o..,uo. -
fwoshingtOn, is dead.
new lodge OF Odd Fellows is to be or
oorized at Columbus.
90-vear-old negress, OF Quitman coun-
90. Is the mother of ID children.
'rrpo bids for the new issue of Georgia
bords will be opened by the State Treas
nrer al Atlanta today.
T,rolye convicts were baptized at the
grange Baptist Church Sunday night.
eco weeks revival has been in pro-
gress.
A GOOD many shad are now being taken
sr1r, fine river two miles above Dublin.
marty from Dublin on last Tuesday
night succeeded in catching 80.
FIGHT houses at Stone Mountain were
or+arod bv burglars on Sunday night.
Tber secured considerable money, to
which article they confined their atten-
ton.
The contest for the District Attorneys
,Jscp for The Southern district Is waxing
warmer Petitions fav0ring some of the
cana IA ties were being circulated at Macon
Monday.
AtOeiethorpe Monday two mon named
Darhnrn and Alridge quarreled. Draw
bon threw a weight at Alridge, striking
him on the head and crushing in his
skuN. Death was considered inevitable
At lass accounts.
Near Elbortou Monday Afford Clark,
oolorpd. struck Njlus Duhose, colored,
an lib head with tcnce rail, crushing in
hi. skull. and making his death almost
rerrain. ThCy had quarreled. Clark
has NOT aeen captured.
The Macon street car line is having the
proverbial troubles with property holders
WHO Obi ct to the placing of the tracks in
cer-sr locations. but these little squab-
bles aye MT materially interfering with
t8a pro r,ss Of the company's work.
Itisreported that the Quitman County
Commissioners have sold the brick vault,
er7rred several Years ago for the purpose
of keeping the books of the county in
.s3far.loe. bat it was found that it was
nut safe place 1t was sold for about
.anr4 ri of it's first cost.
Sn fed CORES pondence News, April
lf: Hr Ad rnst Va sterddy morning and
fros a0 a- Ubis morning. 1t bit vegeta-
tioa t.r wear shat fruit is injured.
but ea.ro n tora few DAYS vet. Crops
anG a:s 3-3 TocT backward on ac-
cca le ..'.c, ~eJ spring.
H.tEe}, lve b8ic mile from
Ia -r.ar Clr'e4 For.ar b.f lim
sl..s ra eou'j sp, l.m biadt0d him
B. l' OF -a; bone .u ao Hour aDd
tat patrieE accn ted the WAGER, Was
ai-.I ito. au3 rtej down t5e street.
Followed .r# crAnd. Eo succeeded in
tuag home ia u minutes without a
single mishap.
sydney uaN, Vie negro -oh0 hruFally
murdered his wife ahOu a v,aragu i'm th
Valley Plaus district, Harris county. died
i'm jail at Hamilton Monday OF scurvv.
He was found guilty and sentenced to be
lung last November, but the execution
\ as stayed by an appeal. The Supreme
Court sustained the court below. and Hall
was 10 have : cen executed this week.
The suit that has been pending for some
time between Mrs. Annie MOrrell and the
East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Railroad was compromised at Macon Mon
day. Mrs. MOrrelPs husband, Mr.. Mitch
Norrel1 was killed in an accident on the
road near Jesup, and she was suing to re-
cover damages. The amount paid by the
road could not be learned.
A negro named Henry Williams, of Fort
Valley was run over by a freight train at
Smihvllle saturday night. One leg was
badly bros en- and tn heel Of the OPP
n1,ite foot badly mashed. de was drunk,
and attempted to climb through freight
train. put his foot On the coupling
just as tie train started. This mash his
heel. He then fell on the track and one
wheel run over his leg,
The annual couclave of the knights
Iemular oi g. rgia viii occur in Macon
0n Nav 20. Iloya are eight command
cries tie state. All Of which viii be
fully represented. Tne Macon Command
ery is preparing t. i've the visiting
KNIGHTS Grand banquet at Browns
Hotel. The invi .ati0ns, which are very
handsome. Will soon be issued. One hun
knd and fifty guests will be entertained.
Mrs. Z. w. Champion. of Griffin, had a
very narrow escape from serious injury a
day or two ago. While standing by the
IRE, by some means her dress became ig-
nlted and soon was a mass of flame. A
ittle chid. seeing its mother, rushed
towards her, but having presence of mind,
She managed TO keep the little one away,
ana finally succeeded in eXungishing the
names, though only after suffering some
quite severe burns.
Mrs Willie Joins, wife of J. II. Joins,
Oh Columbus. fled from that city Monday,
carving with her about $32 Of her hus-
Oand's money. She bought a ticket to Sa-
Vaunah, and Der trunk was marked 'Wil-
lie AlkinsOn," which was her maiden
name She is of middle stature, and is
a9oal 2Oyears old. Her husband is en-
pioed at the Columbus iron works, and
Is men senior by about 20 years. He eX-
presses determination to bring her back
Il ne has to follow her to New York.
While factory operatives of East Macon
we're enjoying the festivities of a ball
,aa.uraay night Charles Dees suddenly
tiIlew MS arms about one of the girls and
nsseo her in the presence OF all the re-
.elefs. She resented his familiarity and
,'dle friends of the girl challenged Dees
~ d h!ht outside. AS he was emerging
YIN lhe house he was struck in the face
M brick. Police arrested him and
~ uhday morning the recorder decided
paid.
me differences that have existed for
S,lIe llme between the City Council OF
1acoh ana the Southern Telegraph Com
{,nud'' with regard 20 the payment of the
XIV ~, license imposed by the city, have at
III 1S, eeen settled. The matter was argued
M M % tlanta and a decision rendered by
nch The receiver for the Southern Com
|tSE IS instructed TO pay to-day 5000 Of
tSSo neense money, and the balance within
i1nn9 Gays. In the event this is not done,
IVY junction in force at present against
e JJV ecl'y viii be dissolved, and a way OPEN
non ,or Ihe city to proceed against the COM