Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


s,rned to Death in Schley COunty-A
Nfule Tu1nbles into q Well.
GEORGIA.
The Greene county prohibition election
totes place on Tuesday of next week.
The street railroad at Athens will be
r,,n into all the warehouses, and do
drayage business
An old man with a shotgun was on the
street of Athens Saturday hunting for
Young married man.
The intention to contest the published
result of the municipal election at Albany
has been abandoned.
The Chattahoochee river steamer Ellis
has not been raised yet, though her ma
chinery will all be saved.
Two negresses met sudden ends at
Americas Saturday. One being dead in
bed and the other dropping lifeless in
roadway.
There is a spinning wheel in Midway
fiat Mrs. Martha Thomas spun upon 125
Years ago, and it is in good order, all but
ibe spindle, which has been lost.
Eugene G. Beck, who shot his wife and
her sister, and who was convicted in
Eabun county two months ago and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for life, has
been refused new trial.
Robb Hayes, aPaulding county planter,
was instantly killed by an East Tennes-
see. Virginia and Georgia railroad train
Saturday, near Dallas. He was crossing
bridge when the train rushed upon him
and ground him TO death.
W. r. Jackson, the alleged defaultlng
money order clerk of the Americas post
ofice is still in the Bibb county jail, he
having failed to make his bond. He is in
good health and bright spirits, and de-
ciares that he is certain of acqulttal.
J. A. RounsavIlle, of Rome, is a stew
ard IN the Methodist church, and has
made a record as such, the past year,
perhaps, unequaled in the annals of
southern Methodism. He had on his list
names. The amount assessed these
thirty members aggregated $l,4S0. OF
this amount he collected LAO.
Athens Banner lVdtcbDldn: 1t seems
that our informant in regard to the jug
Tavern fight got the cart before the horse,
and it was the Jefferson boys that got
licked instead of the Ben Smith crowd.
From a gentleman who saw the beginning
and ending of the fight we learn that the
Ben Smith warriors held the field and the
jackson county boys came OFF the battle
ground in dilapidated condition.
Between 40 and 80 suits have sprung
out Of a case between Walker and Perry,
claimants, on a deceased negroes prop
erty, in the Eight hundred and eighty
second district of Schley county, which
Will be heard on the fourth Saturday in
this month before Justices Singletary and
Wilkinson at La Crosse. The defendant
is colored woman, widow of the de-
ceased. The whole district seems to have
become excited and hence the suits.
The high cost of street paving to street
~ 1Nnov boo .1rr
felt for some time, and now has the effect
of causing julius Brown and Judge
Marshall Clark to sell out their stock and
resign their directorships in the MetrOpoli-
tau Street railway of Atlanta. The long
est line of this corporation, traversing
Fair street, which is only 20 feet wide,
and when paved by the city, this company
will be assessed TO pay tor just II feet.
The Pinkerton detective agency has
representative in Atlanta. This repre-
sentative is a handsome and vivacious
lady. She reached Atlanta Saturday
night, and Sunday had long conference
with Chief Connolly. Her mission is
being guarded with the greatest care, and
all efforts of reporters to see her were
useless. 1t is understood, however, that
she is pursuing a female sharper who
Vctimized a Cincinnati diamond dealer
to heavy amount.
There is Young negro man acting as
porter in a cotton room in Atlanta who
has the best university education. He
CONSTITUTES Greek perfectly and often labels
his cotton tickets in Greek characters.
His classical education is fuller than that
of any person in the building, and yet he
can find nothing better to do than such
work as oOrnield hand might expect to
do Out of his class of perhaps thirty,
ali but two have dropped back into just
such work as he is doing.
Near Rome Friday, while feeding his
fathers gin, the 9-year-old sou of w. p.
Salmon had his right hand fearfully LAGER
ated by the saws. The gin, at which place
the accident occurred, is self-teeder, but
on account of damp cotton became chOked.
The little fellow started TO shake il, when
one of his feet slipped through a hole in
the floor. Throwing up his hand in an et-
fort to catch hold of something, IL came i'll
contact with the saws, and the result was
The managing Of his hand fearfully, los
ing three fingers, and having fortY-nye
stitches taken in the palm.
Saturday 5-year-old negro boy, Earn
est jackson, was PLAYING iby himself IN
The ward Of A. l.. B1ckwlths place. In
Schley county. A chip fire had been burning
there earlierln the morning, but had been
smothered out, or covered over with
chips. The little negro found this warm
spot, and, it is supposed set down on it.
" hen found, his clothing was burnt OF
aud his flesh cooked to crisp. lie died
that night about IL O'Clock. After his
clothing caught fire he rolled all over the
ground struggling to extinguish the
flames, but did not succeed.
A few days ago. Moses Tison was plow-
ing an cat patch, three or four miles from
Americas, and while mentally sDeculat-
ing or mundane things, the earth sud-
denly opened, and his mule went down
backward into the hole. He had driven
over covered we'll, and the mule went
in it. Ropes were procured, and assist
ance came in the shape OF two or three
men, the earth was dug down until the
fore feet OF the beast were above the hole,
and the work of resurrection began.
After hard struggle, tue mule was pull
ed out. rolled over, the ropes taken OF OF
him, and then he got on his legs, shook
himself. looked around At the men, then
stretching his neck, proclaimed mis- JOY IN
bray that was heard several miles.
FLORIDA.