Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
iaF0PGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TiH ,,,Or,O IN PARAGRAPHS.

10 hing Mt EXcelStor-Ano1hoh 9A
s,oues in Clarke COunty-Two
s.bars struck by Lightning Near
sueksy' ono.
49,. we're 70 deaths in Augusta last
"o ~no CITY Court of Macon will be or,
ine Of once by the newly appointed
Sudge, c. j. Harris 49, n.
'u ~ Beasly, who escaped from the Ma
nan eane. was arrested at Column
e Con- Monday, by the police.
Vi r,oelsior Pioneer Eagle: The latest
Of this office is a COW and calf.
1sho will give US u horse!
NV ittla Creek, Thursday morning, Bob
49, i'' house was broken open and
Bro" silver watch, vest, and some other
PsIol, vas taken. Circumstances point
negro tramp as the tnlet'
soid that Winder P. johnson, son
Governor Herschel V. johnson, is a
Wedidate for Governor. Mr.. johnson
ives in Jefferson county; ana mas served
in The Legislature. lie Is ABOUT 40 years
old. ,,.+ oo,o,aa NON
a ~, W. avenged an insult TO his daugh-
o. A Sunday night, by INJECTING sound
tttelL,oSing to the slanderer Of her fair
tai "sA Jealousy prompted the evil re-
ports. Ill ~ .ho r,o,,n.u
g.haoI commissioners of Cobb. Cherokee,
Dio,ans and Barlow counties, about 10
rs leading teachers OF these counties
" oasornh Ied at Marietta on Saturday. The
convention was a success.
/, Walton Superior Court yesterday
oa ~ The criminal docket was called.
Tbara are twelve men in jail. The crimes
I,itb which they are charged are murder,
.ono borse stealing, assault with intent
torana. etc A hanging IN walton tnls
fall is confidently expected.
INSPECTORS Frey and Wise have just
made their decision in the matter OF the
oo1lision between the Chattahoochee
otootners Amos Hays and ThrOnateeska.
INV suspended the license Of master and
n@of Narcrum, of the Amos Hays, for
hirtv dsys. and Of Pilot Marks, OF the
Tbronateeska, for ten days.
W W. Collins, of the Collins Manufac-
turing Company of Macon, is in receipt
MA letter from gentleman in Augusta
inoriring for the heirs of Mrs. Elizabeth
Colins late of Jones county. The letter
statas that some property awaits them IL
thew can be found, and intimates that
thew probably reside in Macon.
Gus Street, cOlOred, died at the city
hospital at Columbus, Monday, from ex-
haustion He told some OfhIs family that
he was going to run himself TO death, and
heran until be fell-Overcome by the heat
and exhaustiOn--On the south commons
near the hospital. He was taken to the
hospital and died in about an hour.
At Macon, Monday, as the Augusta
train rolled INTO the shed, a negro woman
with a child attempted to get off before
the train stopped moving. She fell, her
foot Shipping in between the wheels. and
abe had the presence of mind to jerk her
foot out from its dangerous position in
time to save her leg. The negro was
scared so bad that she was speechless for
several minutes.
Thursday as Mrs. Dora Waters and her
daughter Lizzie were crossing Lofts creek
at Bird & Daughtrv's mill, in Bull
lOch county, the mule took fright
and backed of the bridge, pre-
oipitsting Miss LIZZIE into the mill race
several feet below, and then the buggy
and mule fell in on her. Mrs. Waters
walked across and thus saved herself.
Mr. Daughtry and another gentleman
were present and jumping in rescued
Miss Lizzie before she drowned. but she
was badly hurt, and tears are entertained
that she will not recover.
James Matthew's place, Clarke county,
is now the scene of showers of rocks which
fall daily between and 10 O'Clock in the
morning. Hundreds Of people visit the
farm, and there is great excitement
among the negroes. There is a woman
living at the farm who Irofessed religion
about threa weeks ago, and when she was
converted she saws God told her that He
would follow her with rocks. but that she
no hTrr nd thas
rocks Of various sizes have been falling
through the house, and in one corner of
he house the rocks have torn a great hole
10 the roof II the woman is sitting in the
dOOr the rocks come through the corner of
loe ROOT and pass out by her. The woman
SAYS she is not afraid as God has promised
hprotect her.
IN April, 1880. in Clay county, Ala
oama. Henry W. Smith attacked James
A White. then sheriff OF the county and
iuaFSnal OF Ashland, using his knife so
ineely mat the erif was laid up with
Hs wounds for some weeks. Smith was
inucteo' hut, before the trial, left his
gohasmen with the bag to hold. Recently
a "ulie' now ex-sh riff, learned that his
s'SaHant was farming i'm Campbell cOun-
Y, 10 ms State. He procured a requisi-
mOu ootalned an executive warrant, pro-
eeueu 10 Campbell county, and arrested
hs man On Monday of this week. He took
a,n 70 Atlanta, Monday, and left on the
a,fInoon train for Alabama. The two,
asau,,."'ltnstsnding their former and present
teia,sons, were making the trip together
fIeuy without the Use Of handouts.
James and Ebert Barlow, of Stuckey,
s nt al The direction of OcOnee river
sS@amp' hog hunting. When near the
sse1. ol tne swamp they stopped and took
S,'eI from shower Of rain by the side
"o small trees about ten feet apart.
& s 1ags was standing, leaning his right
q stpueI against the tree, when lightning
NJ lnr tree, running down the tree to
siS' ,uou der. where it quit the tree and
Arm 1ls shoulder, running down his
nr., sue and leg into his shoe, slightly
On bn Tue skin and singing all the hair
ie,ni. reg and paralyzing the lower ex-
hail. Ebert was knocked down and
wsr, shocked. When ne recovered he
tenn James, raised him up and a.
bP'71 70 place him AGAINST the tree that
& asksd ~, struck, but james objected, and
q oftSe ~ oe carried to another place. Both
''o'uers are now cOnYalescent.
FLORIDA.
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