Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-30

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GEORGIA.
Warrenton will bore an artesian well.
Capt Peden, of Griffin, contemplates
establishing bank at Jackson.
Postmaster Burnett, of Rome, denies
that he has been requested to resign.
The work of putting up electric alarm
apparatus was begnn at Columbus Thurs
day.
Fite and Covingtou are opening new
silver mine near Carter's Quarter in Muir
ray county.
Fred. Turk threw ball so hard last
Tuesday that he jerked his right shoulder
out OF place.
The late grand jury of Pulaski county,
during a session of eight days, found
twenty-five true bills.
The proper vouchers have been sent to
the department in Washington and it is
probable that new post office will soon
be established at Maystown.
For burning NJ. V. HELPS barn and at
tempting to burn his mill, at Ellijay,
Judge Brown sentenced Avery Bates to
the penltenClary IOr IA years.
Dennis Lewis, cOlored, of Oconee coun-
ty, has hog with "a hoofs, eight on each
front foot and four on each hind foot. He
would do to take to the exposition.
DR.. n. B. Cash, Representative from
johnson county, and official deputy of
Collector Crenshaw, says he will not re-
sign his seat in the Legislature, as the
best lawyer in Atlanta says he is not dis
qualified.
Macon is discussing the erection Of a
hotel to cost $150,000. $4,000 has been
subscribed by outside capitalists, and
MacOnites will be asked to subscribe the
other half. 7. s. Jones has charge of the
subscription lists.
A negro woman's daughter was pap
TIED near Leesburg Sunday. When she
was submerged the old woman began
shouting, Hello! hello! hello!" A sister
near told her she ought to shout "Gloryt ~
Then she changed to "Glory! glory!
gloryW
Wednesday evening bolt of lightning
passed through an open window in Cobb
ham, striking little negro on the Shout
der and side and passing off on large
coil of wire in the room. The boy was
scOrched considerably on one side, but
will recover.
SUIT was instituted against a merchant
in Ebert county Wednesday for selling
kerosene oil without its being stamped by
an inspector. AS it was only technical
violation of the law, the merchant thinking
that his barrel was properly stamped, the
prosecution dismissed the case.
Joseph Z. Butler, living near Hines
vile, has been very much troubled this
spring with cartridges. He had to re-
plant his corn three times, and all the
traps and pens could not decrease the
coveys. He finally resorted to strycbnine,
and dead partridges were found in every
fence corner.
Gov. Mcdaniel has extended executive
clemency to Andrew NJ. Nash, of GwIn-
nett county, by reducing his sentence of
10 years for voluntary manslaughter to
years, and to William James, of For
syth county, by reducing his sentence for
assault with intent to murder from 2
years to 16 months.
Joe. B. Pound, from Milledgeville, was
in Hawkinsville a few days ago on his
return from Wilcox and Irwin counties,
where he had been in search of beef
cattle. He purchased on the trip 270 head
Of steers and years old. Mr.. Pound
says he found the range better than he
has known it for five years.
The estate of the late David Dickson, of
Hancock county, has just been appraised
and IS valued at $350,000 There will be
lively litigation over the will, and every
effort will be made to break it. His whole
estate is lett TO the colored woman with
whom he lived, and his relatives will I'M
dertake to prove undue influence.
The prohibitionists of Madison county
met in DanielsYIlle Wednesday night and
arranged a strong working club. A
county convention is called in June, when
speeches will be made aud a grand rally
held. To-day the prohibitionists of Oconee
will have big celebration, with speeches,
at Gesham. OglethOrpe county will vote
out liquor five to one.
The scholarships and medals were
awarded in the Macon high schools Thurs
day. At the Girls High School the Wes-
leyan scholarship was awarded to Miss
Florence Bernd and the medal to Miss
Irene Hendrix. At the Boys High School,
Blanton Winship received the Mercer
scholarship and Edwin Cohen the medal.
Horace King, colored. the famous lat
tice bridge builder and inventor OF the
idea OF inserting new teeth in circular
saws, died at Lagrange Thursday, aged
IS years. He was highly esteemed. He
once belonged to Mr.. Goodwin, of Column
bus, but was emancipated before the war.
Many bridges in Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi were built by him.
Victoria Brooks, 14-year-old negro
girl, who 10 years ago was bound to
Thomas Peardon, of Canton, was on last
Tuesday adjudged to be insane. A few
weeks ago she attempted to poison Mr..
Peardon by boiling up poison OAK in his
soup, ana succeeded in making him quite
sick. 1t was this poisoning that led to
her arrest and conviction as an imbecile.
The names of jurors who are in the
ha0it OF making mistrials, or are in other
ways unworthy to I'LL the position, VIII
be presented to the commissioners of
Clarke county, and a request made that
they he left out OF the box. One man in
the upper part of the county has been re-
sponsible for about twenty mistrials, and
nrldes himself on going in opposition to
the majority.
John Mathis, Of Stewart county. died
very unexpectedly last week from the ef-
iects OF extracting a tooth. Mr.. Mathis
Dad been suffering from nasal hemorrhage,
winch had produced an enemlc condition
81 the blood-hence he was in poor physi.
cal plight TO undergo the ordeal incident
W the operation OF extracting a badly de-
cayed tooth. The moment the tooth was
taken out Mr.. Mathis suffered a stroke Of
paralysis from which he never rallied.
The last session of the Superior Court
d clarke county will cost the taxpayers
nor less than $4,000. A great deal OF this
money goes for mistrials, hung juries and
Witnesses from other counties Pierce