Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11

- nntv-A Rome Stabbing ARRAY Apt
prove "A Murdsr-Atlanta's Charity
,'ou a Success Despite the Opposi-
ton.
GEORGIA.
postmaster Epping, of Darien, has re-
signed.
IN NJ Rome, has been settled.
s'TI'r shea's tailors at Macon are on
..Dite A difference over wages is the
cause.
an Cuthbert's artesian well, at depth of
100 feet.
Trrnentine operators at Chauncey have
.ommenced firing up their stills for the
summers work.
Three hundred and sixty feet is the
resent depth of the artesian well being
5ored at Waycross.
school boy sucked one dozen raw eggs
.t one sitting one day last week at Speight
RanWiu's store, at Dawson.
The new grand jury of Floyd county is
ndictiug the illegal voters, despite the
Silure Of heir predecessors to do 50.
lady in JOnesbOro recently broke a
,o-ao hens egg and found inside a fully
5eyeloped egg, well-coYered with shell,
yolk, etc.
WaycrOss lad who amused himself
;umDing on and off moving cars had his
foot so badly crushed that amputation
was unavoidable.
Hon. James II. Blount has appointed
lanes Z. Lambdin, son of President
4 Tambdin, Of the Gordon Institute, to the
scholarship at West Point.
John Parker trapped a beaver near Car
& rollton few days ago, and the beast
esNed it's front paw off to escape. Only
6 iepaw was found in the trap.
In Irwin county, where Hon. Jefferson
& Davis was captured. lightning has killed
tbe three trees which shaded his little
& tent on that eventful occasion.
81 discrepancy of $1.400 was discovered
m the accounts of "a confidential clerk of
I Rome, hut the money was made good and
= he clerk given another chance.
negro at Island Shoals, in Butts
s eountv. has "A rooster that is equal to a
q rat in the way of catching rats. The
ro0ster always makes meal of the cap
mred rodent.
A band of robbers are said to have inst
& fed from the vicinity of Antioch, where
& they had headquarters in a cave. where
were provided with keys to every store in
q the vicinity.
q A. J. Kimbrel was recently declared
s elected Ordinary of Miller county by six
votes to I'll the vacancy caused by the death
Of Hon Guilford Boykin. His opponent,
8 Hon. William Grimes, is contesting on
the ground of fraud.
Wallace, who was stabbed by a negro
u r,.,T-s.
s cal condition. His right lung was asDi-
pus drawn therefrOm. His assailant is
3 now in jail awaiting trial.
DR.. A. L. Hawkins has returned to his
Z l0me in Bolton, Tex, from Americas, ac-
companied by his sister, Miss MOllie, who
goes on a months visit. News has been
HTeceiyed that he was robbed on a sleeper
NWhile en- route of $15S.
Charles Z. Tyler, superintendent of the
Atlanta gas works, surprised a negro
Tansacking his bureau drawers. Draw
ing razor, the negro made rush for
pr. TYLER, who, being unarmed, stepped
aside and permitted an escape.
At cambridge, John Hair, in Jail,
charged with assault to murder w. b.
Il Brown, applied before Judge Campbell,
Of the county court, for bail. After hear
ing haheas corpus. his bail was fixed at
$780, He was unable to give it and was
returned TO Jail.
The 9-year-Old son of E. S. WellOns. of
Perry. was accidentally shot on Friday
s by his brother They were shooting
Rbins, and the gun went off accidentally,
he load taking effect in the little fellows
face, head and shoulders. 1t was a mar
row escape from death.
J. l.. Smith, of Pike county, four years
since, adopted two children of the
#Ombans' Home, at Macon. little George
and Ida BOstOck. Mr.. Smith has re-
Gently received information that th,-e
children, in connection with their other
tree brothers and sisters, VIII inherit
S50O0.
The President of the Rome Bank was in
CWingtOn Monday. in company with the
Deputy Sheriff of Flovd county, and ar.
rested One-legged young man, who has
been going to school in Oxford. upon the
eharge Of forging his fathers name to a
creek and drawing S. on the same.
mghorty was carried to Rome. He
denied the charge.
John Bryant, of Carroll county, has in
ns possession a PAIR of spoon mOulds
winch his great grandmOther's father,
VINO was member of the first colony hat
tled in VIRGINIA, brought from Ireland.
ID also has brOad-aX with which his
laller helped TO hew the logs To build the
Hs court house that was built at Madi-
son.
III While Charles Lane, principal of the
alexander Free School. at Macon, was
sanding in the school yard Thursday
m0FnIng, brick thrown at HIM from an
upler window crashed through his hat,
snd inflicted painful wound. But for
ne thickness Of the hat he would have
zen killed. Who threw the brick is I'M
A. Clegham, Of Hall county. is 70 years
- and yet be follows the pillow regularly
lu performs any other work necessary
aooDt the farm with the sprightness Of
ccany men much his junior. Thomas
oU,per Is 81 years old, and although not
uue 50 active, he still performs ordinary
la,m labor, and is remarkably stout for
ueo his years.
Vol James 4. Calhoun, of Abbeville
gqnlY ;. c.. has discovered some very
VEINS o. gold on some of his lands
aI On" savannah river. IL is part Of
ZANE veins Of the celebrated Dorm
Is. Col. Calhoun is one Of the largest
Iu owners in the South, man Of con-
IglaDle wealth, and able TO have his
'~es thoroughly developed.
lle charity ball at Atlanta Thursday
su1 was brilliant success IN every
,a g ~ spite OF the opposition that was
u'eu against " the attendance was
o auo he occasion was a brilliant one.
hundred and fifteen tickets at $40
were taken I'm at the door. Many
so'u 70 persons who were not pres
y .FN -.