Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-26
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
y CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

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GEORGIA.
,-.. Oostanaula is now in fine boating
condition soo.h o-Tooooo
adav or two ago.
ware Superior Court convenes at
,,-'rcross the Iii st Monday in Novem-
Der
t+is renorted that Postmaster Black, of
.,oericus, will resign the Office. lie was
-,nointed only few days ago.
1oare will be an effort to test the con-
-4;,,,lionality of the seed cotton law by
9Coa citizens of Hampton at an early
date.
rae colored Odd Fellows of Americas
III celebrate the fifth anniversary of the
or-anIzation OF their lodge on Friday,
Nov l3.
Tha marriage of their son occurred on
the twenty seventh anniversary OF the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. A Z. Bell, OF
Americas.
Same people Of EatontOn say that they
to,rd me rumbiing that accompanied the
oarthouake shock in some portions OF
Georgia last Saturday week.
carload of cotton was burned at LO
o,sr Grove Thursday night. 1t was being
sStyn.d bv some party from jackson, and
"a fbought the cotton was on fire before
leaving that place.
Walter E. Rowland. of Americas, has
q Bnp beaver. weighing "a pounds, which
h. caught in a trap in Muckalee creek.
eb3ut annie from Americas. There are
= number of beavers in the creek. The
skin is worth from 81 to s..
After this year Lincoln may virtually
ha considered a dry county. The Ordl-
nary Judge T. II. Remsen, has advanced
The Gquor license to $1,000, and as no one
will pay this SUN, Lincoln will be dry as
soon as the licenses now out expire.
A seriuos and perhaps fatal shooting af-
frav occurred at Locust Grove Monday
in which George JinSs, negro, was shOl
bv Jason Gresham. Jinks is in critical
condition. There was quite number o
eye-witnesses to the shooting, who think
Grisham was justitiable.
At Augusta Oct. 6, Thomas Murphy
was committed to Jail for thirty days by
Recorder F ster on charge of drunken
ness. Saturday Murphy was released
order OF Mayor May. Now triangular
6gbt is in progress between the Recorder,
Mayor, and jail authorities.
Al. Crumbley, blind man who lives
on George Mountain, Ala, accompanied
by a boy, is en- route to McDOnOugh. The
old man is extremely poor, but claims
that he is complainant IN a suit soon
begin IN McDOnOugh, which, If decided in
his favor, will make him rich.
Fort Valley Mirror: Mr.. Amos Murray
brings us quite curiosity in the shape OF
a section pi pine tree on which cluster
of 30 small burrs, about the size OF large
hickory nut, has grown IN shape some
what ike pineapple. 1t was brought
n Hornlina nv MiGa EaNnV MnT-
ray.
The docket of Pulaski Superior Courl,
shows the following as the total return
for the next term: Ejectment causes 2
complaints 8, bills in equity 4, divorce
cases 8, claim cases TO- cases on new tria
2. appeals from court of ordinary /, az
peals from county court 1, making total
of only 81 cases returned.
j. F. Kemp, whose name appeared as
T. X. Kemp n a case Of mail rObbing said
to have taken place at Willingham's mill,
in Worth county, about May 26 last, Is
preparing to bring SUIT against Col. I. Fl.
Willlngham for $4,000 damages. The
suit will be brought at the spring term OF
Dougherty Superior Court.
Strickland, the murderer of Cox, is to
be admitted to bail. at Brunswick, in The
sum of $4,000. The order was made hy
Judge Mershou at chambers on Wedn s.
y last. The Sheriff was authorized tu
take the bond whenever suitable bonds
men presented themselves. 1t is under
stood that strlckland's health is very bad.
Henry Bull, who was shot in the thigh
by 0ne-drmed negro named Sp ncer al
NaldOsta several weeks ago, died last
week. A cOroner's inquest VAS held, and
after hearing the testimony of the attend
ing physician, the jury rendered a verdict
charging that be came to his death by
pistol shot received at the hands OF Spen-
Ger.
A horse-swappers' convention will be
held at Cedartown, on Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 10 and 20. All hOrse-swap-
pers and "hOrse-iesh" enthusiasts in
general, in North Georgia and North
Alabama are expected to be present.
Parties owning trOtting steeds are
especially invited to be present and ex-
hibit their stock.
Capt. Andrews, the old gentleman, 81
years Of age, who has walked from
Maine to California, and is now on his
way from Sumter S. &. (his honey, 10
me New Orleans exposition, passed For
valley Wednes dav, and stopped all night
with Rev. :. K. Bassett. The old gentle
man has family in South Carolina, anC
he has been IN two wars, the late un
pleasantness and the war OF 1872.
An almost serious accident occurred IN
roster q Ackerman's general store, al
MADISON. Friday. To make room for
goods, the propretors had arranged a
swinging counter or platfOtm, on which
many heavy articles were kept. This
platform was swung from the ceiling by
means OF iron DDS, and while the firm was
engaged in packing newly arrived goods
WI lne platform these rods broke, and, but
,'r tne TACT that under II were stacked
poAes OF boots, several persons would have
Deeh seriously, If not fatally, injured.
Aster Williams, colOred, who killed a
negro preacher at Wallis mill last year,
Was captured last Tuesday at Jesup, and
,Hass fey lodged in the Lowndes county
.aH " eunesday morning. He was arrested
ol tne man who killed the wOodsman a.
U0sey's station some two years ago, but
was found that he was not the man
ll'V supposed. but that he WAS muir
u.Ie aud wanted as much as the man he
"as 'upposed 10 be. He is the first aud
vuIF one captured of the four or five muir
ueIeis who are at large and who are
wanted in Valdosta.
Az Muledgeville Friday evening, while
eception and bail was IN progress,
gwen under the auspices of the Milledgp-
ue social club, Geo. v. Watson, prom
s"gut citizen, was suddenly attacked with
SNnguid feeling. Excusing himself TO
MI laly partner, he returned 10 a seat by
s VIE, dropping dead almost instantly
e.tHf sitting down For many vaara Mr.