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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
Georgia's Spiritual Welfare.

A branch of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was organized in
Thomson last week by Mrs. Chandler, of
Augusta.
Rev. w. A. Parks delivered his last Off
cial sermon as presiding elder, at Law
renceville, at the Methodist church last
Sunday night.
The new Baptist church at Hawkins
vile will be dedicated Sunday. Able
divines have been invited to participate
In the exercises.
The Glen Mary Coal Company, through
their clever agent at Gainesville, has pre-
sented the Methodist church with 200
bushels OF their splendid coal.
The Mallary Association will convene
next Friday with Pine Bluff Baptist
church in East DOugherty, and continue
in session for three days. This associa-
ton is new one, composed, as yet, of
few churches. 1t was so called after Rev.
G. d. Mallary.
The annual convention of the Christian
Church in Georgia has just been in ses-
sion at Augusta at the Christian church
The Christian WOman's Board of Home
Missions and the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sion Board, together with the State Board
of Missions, were also in session. One
hundred or more delegates and visitors
were in attendance from different parts OF
| the State. Sermons and devotional exer-
cises constituted the greater part of the
proceedings. Adjournment was reached
last night.
The Rome Female College, by resOlu-
ton of the Presbyterian synod of Georgia,
is now in charge of the body. The follow
ing board of trustees have been appointed :
Dr.. G. B. Stricken, Samuel Inman, J. W
Harle, DR.. j. W. Rankin, of Atlanta; Dr.
T. r. COrtley, OF Marietta; W. K. Moore,
Dalton; Rev. j. E. Jones, CedartOwn;
Gen. John B. Gordon, John Peabody,
Columbus; Rev. George T. GOetchius, r.
G. Clark, S. G. Hardy, John Kincaid, j.
w. Bones, B. l. Hughes, Fl. G. Norton,
John Q. Printup, S. G. Caldwell, of Rome.
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Albany Medium: The remains OF Eliza
Mch1nly, the well-known colored woman
VINO died on the Lockett place Sunday
night. were taken to Atlanta for burial. a
telegram announcing her death having
Oeeh sent 10 her mother In that city. BY
some strange oversight the telegram did
not state that the body would be taken to
Atlanta. and to-day the mother came to
Albany to attend the funeral. 1t was
really touching to witness her grief when
sne found that she had passed the remains
OF her daughter In Macon.
Room "a at the Central Hotel at Rome
mas large window opening on long
Verandah, and is occupied by two young
ladies'. Tuesday morning about 2 O'Clock
one OF the ladies was awakened by the
window being raised. Looking, she saw
some one was entering the room. Strange
that such a sight did not cause her to
scream at once, but she quietly asked,
who is that" The answer was, Its
me; it's just me-" Recognizing it as a
mans voice, she screamed with all her
might. This frightened away the would
be rObber and brought assistance. The
young lady feels sure that she had heard
the voice before, but cannot think whose
it was.
Georgia Fire Company, of Augusta,
have entered their steamer for the engine
SouUesl, anu VIII make up crack team
called the Augustus" to go with them
and compete in the reel and running races
at the New Orleans exposition In March.
Hope Hook and Ladder, No. 8, of New
Orleans, have performed the feat OF strip
ping the truck and raising ladders in 81
seconds, and claim the championship of
America, for which they are willing to
contest With any company in the country
Tor solid silver trumpet or stake of
5000 or $1,000. Chief Platt, of Augusta,
says he is in hopes that the Athens or
Rome hook and ladder boys will accom-
pany them and show the New Orleans
tremen what can be done in 40 seconds.
AT the meeting Of the County Commits
sloners of Glynn at Brunswick Tuesday,
Chairman Lamb then stated that he had
el1ected compromise with the holders of
Glynn county bonds as follows: For
$4,000 in old bonds he gave 81, 900 in new
bonds to run thirty years and bear per
cent. interest, with consent decree for
$4,000; the judgment not to be enforced
as long as the interest shall be paid reg
ularly; practical saving of $4,000, to-
gether with seventy coupons surrendered
for cancellation. Interest on new bonds
not to commence until December, 1886.
For 81 1000 in old bonds he allowed S40O in
new bonds. These are known as the
bonds of Bonar g. Co. For B. 0. Bradley's
$500 bond, with accrued interest, he al.
lowed 5000 in new bonds. For n. S. Fin
MES six bonds of $500 each, he allowed
5000 in new bonds. These compromises
were all approved.
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"Less SAID, Moro kum.,

From the Maroon County tGG.) Clipper.
When John Martin was Governor Of
Georgia, in the year of our Lord, 1882, no
money wrung by taxes from the people
was expended for the Atlanta humbug,
Ponce De Leon water; nor do we find any
account OF expenditures for soap, ice or
other incidentals. We do not find that a
resolution was passed by the Assembly
during his administration, directing the
Governor to purchase for the use of the
Executive, counsel and House of Assem-
bly,, twenty-three pounds Of coffee, $40
pounds OF brown sugar, sixteen bushels
Of salt, and forty-two gallons of
rum. committee was also appointed
to designate a mode for the proper
distribution of the articles purchased
by the governor. We can imagine the
Hon. --, from the county of Chatham,
at the reading OF this resolution, slowly
and impresslvely arise from his seat, and
after clearing the cObWebs from his throat
with rum and brown sugar, eloquently
set forth the justice of the appropriation,
and the necessity for the unanimous sup
port OF the resolution. The Hon. Gideon
Bugg, the watchdog OF the treasury, (for
they had q watchdog then as well as now, }
responded. He fumed, he ranted over the
unheard of proposition, to make an appro-
priation which would bankrupt the dear
people, with his hand upon his heart
and tears in his ewes he vows
that he will never give counte-
nance or support to such nefarious
measure. Another gentleman arises;
the pacifcatOr; he holds in his right hand
a paper. He addressed the speaker;
slowly turning to the gentleman who
preceded him, he loads him down with
fulsome compliments; he thanks heaven
that the infant colony is blessed in hav-
ing so true and watchful representative,
and concludes by Offering an amendment.
The clerk reads: 1.-THE following amend
ment is offered to the resolution now
pending: The word sixteen, preceding
the words bushels of salt be changed to
the word ten the word forty, preceding
the words two gallons of rum, be changed
to the word eighty" The resolution, as
amended, unanimously adopted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06

The New York times of Oct. 10 de-
scribes the contribution of ''The Cham
pion Mean Man." who sent $50 COnfed-
crate note from Augusta, Ga, to the
Grant Monument Association as his su b.
scription. In the same issue the Times
published an offer OF % cents for the Con-
iederate 'promse TO pay" Later there
appeared letter written by John Pull
man & Co., of No 46 White street, IN
which an offer Of $50 was made for "The
Champion Mean Mans" subscrip-
ton. Two days ago Secretary Greener
wrote to Pullman & Co., accepting their
offer, and stating that he had not done so
sooner thinking that some other patriotic
American might have ''raised" them. He
Yesterday received the following letter
from John Pullman a. Co.: Enclosed
please find our check for $50, wherewth
70 redeem the Confederate note for the
same amount, contributed by 'The Cham
piOn Mean Man." The receipt of the
letter and check was acknowledged, and
in addition Secretary Greener sent to
Pullman Il Co. the following certificate:
This is to certify that the inclosed
note for $50. issued by the Confederate
States Of America at Richmond, Va,
Feb. II, 1864, and numbered %, 1919, series
AK, and received at this Office Oct. 8,
1885, through Drexel, Morgan a. Co.. from
Augusta, Ga, has been purchased BY
MessFs. John Pullman & Co., No. As
White street, New York city, at its face
value. for the benefit OF the proposed Ma
tIOnal memorial to Gen. Grant, in New
York city.V
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Wac il MansIanqhter2

Nlcus Western a negro man who was
struck on the head about three months
ago by his wife, died at Atlanta Wednes-
day.
Westerns death may have been due to
the blow and it may not His wife struck
him on the head with large stick. The
woman is powerful, and the blow was one
Of her hardest. II dropped Western 10
the floor, and for several days after he
was compelled 10 remain at home. The
wound bled very little, and In a few days
after IL was inflicted Westerns head be-
gan to swell. The swelling continued
until the mans head was twice its nor
NAL size. Western suffered intensely and
finally the swelling began TO 90 down. At
the end Of the first month he was able TO
go out, and finally resumed his work. A
few weeks ago be began TO complain OF
pain In his head and chest, and ten days
ago went back TO bed. A ward physician
attended him, but Western continued to
grow worse and died Wednesday morn.
ing. The physician thinks his death was
not due 70 the blow and no inquest was
hold
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06

LAKE CITY, FLA, Nov. 3.-We are
having a very quiet time In Lake City
owing 10 the very short crop OF sea island
cotton, and the short prices for that
staple. IL Is believed that the crop In
Florida will be much shorter than at first
anticipated. The sea island area extends
over a good large portion Of Southern
Georgia, and the cotton sent in from
Georgia should be quoted Georgia sea
island. The amount of receipts. as
shown in the Savannah quotations, that
appear as Floridas, are principally from
Georgia, and hence comes In competition
with our cotton, which is a better staple.
pect OF having a fair. We have n fine
track, and will have some fast stock dur.
ing the fair. The fair opens Dec. s, and
continues four days.
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Declined NYith0ut Thanks.

At Macon Saturday afternoon a rapor.
ter was stopped on the corner Of Walnut
and Second streets by visitor 10 the State
fair who appeared to have been drunk
ever since the war.
"Wh' yer goin ~ inquired the human
whisky barrel.
"Home," replied the reporter.
"Shay, Pm drunk; BIN drunk f-o-forty
days. P-p-pockpicket stole a. my money
last nigh. Wan er place TO sleep"
''Go to hotel and make friends with
the clerk"
mo good. Tel man don't like me.
One k-k-kicked me out this mornin'."
owl here are your friendsY'
"D-d-dead," sobbed the wobbler, "d-d-
dead d-d-drunk."
"Wan' er SHAY in Macon morrow an
70 er church. Shay, lem me er nickel
"W hat do you want with itW
"Wan' er gage place to sleep"
"If you'll 20 to the station house keep
er at the city hall place TO sleep will be
given you free Of charge"
The compound OF man and mean whisky
swayed unsteadily to an fro, gazed sadly
40 the reporter, and then staggered of, re-
marking as he went:
"D-d-declined w-wlthOut thinks"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
Belle Boyd of St. Augustine.

A correspondent OF Northern paper
writes OF noted character met In st.
Augustine as follows:
In 1876 / was at Houston, Tex, and
heard that Belle Boyd, the Confederate
spy, whose history reads like "A romance,
was in that city. | went Immediately to
see her, having always a desire to meet
historical characters. She gave me a
piece of soap with which she had started
to the Confederate commissioners at Lon
don, with dispatch from Gen. Lee writ
ten on oiled silk. She had gone to a drug
store in Richmond and instructed the
druggist TO manufacture a cake of what
appeared to be variegated soap made OF
sand and other things. | know not what
in which was concealed this dispatch
She was captured at Nassau, and for four
months was confined in the old capitol
prison at Washington city, and when
liberated returned the dispatch intact TO
Gen. Lee. She also gave me a piece Of
poetry composed by herself, entitled
jackson Guards the Camp Tonight"
She said that on long, hard, forced
march, having arrived at their desti-
nation, that the officer OF the day reported
to Gen. Jackson that the men had fallen
dead asleep, and Gen. Jackson had replied,
"Let them sleep; | will guard the camp
tonight myself" and that she had ridden
by his side around the camp through the
long silent watches OF the night, where
the SOLDIERS lay peacefully dreaming.
Their tents in the rays OF the clear au-
tumn moon, and the light OF the camp
fires cleaning" IwOnder that the very
stars In heaven did not look kindly upon
them. Belle Boyd lives in st. Angus
tine. She IS Mrs. Murphy, and a
dressmaker, drifted here by the tickle
winds Of fortune. 1t matters not what
anybody else says. she is the original
Belle Boyd, from Martinsburg, w. Va.
She is a very bright, smart woman, with
the manner OF girl of II, and / take it
upon myself to assert that am willing to
stake my whole existence upon the truth
Of what say, and ! hope that every old
Confederate will remember ner services
in those dark days, when every pulse of
the South throbbed with agony.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
GEORGIA Thrift.

1t is said that there are more than thirty
stores in Hancock county, outside OF
Sparta.
A Rome company has bought the right
for the State OF Georgia, to manufacture
the Van Pelt double action force pump.
The workmen engaged in digging out
the foundation for the government build
ing at Macon, have unearthed and sold
100000 good bricks.
The party of Northern land seekers.
whose visit to Rome has been arranged
by Mr.. FOntaine, of Atlanta, will proba-
bly, reach Rome Monday.
Since the formation Of the Rome Com
press Company and the joining of the two
congresses under one management Mr.
Mccartney, the engineer in charge, has
attempted to run only one press, and to
do the main work with the Shippers or
MOrgan's press, and to use the Howell
press only in case Of accident or emer-
gency. He is now running this press
twelve and thirteen hours, and pressing
from 800 to 900 bales each day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
a LittIe Strange.

Cochran (Ga.) cor. Hawbins0ilLe Reaos.
Two men, young and older one, came
here last week from Macon on the tram
and PIT up at the Daisie house, not reg
istering their names. The next morning
they hired a horse and buggy from the
stables without giving any name or tell.
ing where they wanted 10 go or how long
they would be away. Mr. Cook soon dis
covered the above facts, and that they
made inquiry for the road 20 Buzzard
ROOst, and ne grew suspicious and fol-
lowed them and brought them back with
bis buggy and horse. They are still here
and are very reticent about talking, and
no one yet has ascertalDed their names.
They are quiet and gentlemanly in ap-
pearance and conduct but talk little.
There is nothing repulslYe or obnoxious
In their demeanOr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.


A gentleman in Harris county owns y
bale of cotton that was once worth $3.50.
1t was grown 80 years ago.
Mr.. Durham, of Chatooga county, has
heifer IL months old giving a quart of
milk per day, she never having had a
calf.
H. B. MARI, of Pulaski county, has al
ready delivered to a warehouse in this
place 6S 500-pOund bales of cotton from
100 acres of land.
JEFF Warthen, Of Hancock county, had
an old-fashiOned corn shocking one night
last week. A sixty acre field yielded
about 1000 bushels.
Probably no year since the war has
there been made crop of sweet potatoes
equal in abundance to the crop made in
Cobb county this year.
j. P. Durham, of Cobb county, raised a
gourd this year, that measured feet,
inches in circumference, and 5sl feet in
length. 1t weighs So pounds.
Albert l.. Perdue, of Epson county,
who was awarded the first premium $3.50 !
on upland corn at the State Fair, is only
is years old, and son OF Rev. G. IL.
Perdue.
u. J. Brown, living 10 or - miles below
Hawknsvllle, gathered 10-acre field of
corn the other day, which yielded $50
bushels. On the same field he made
enough peas to fatten a good number of
hogs.
gentleman living near Gibson raised
this year about 500 bushels OF apples that
rotted on the ground because of the great
distance from any market. Estimating
the value Of the apples at soc. bushel,
he lost $3.50.
A farmer living in Stamp Creek district,
of Barlow county, has a steer OF remark
| able intelligence. 1t will, without being
led, walk Into the shafts, put his head I'M
der the yoke and lift it from the ground
to his neck, leaving nothing to do but
fasten the bow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
lIead i'm His Chnir.

A rather peculiar incident occurred
near the line Of Jones and Jasper counties,
Ga, just across the Ocmulgee river, last
week. A party Of young people had
gathered 20 have sociable IN the parl0r.
During the happy hours an aged gentle.
man walked in and took a retired seat in
the room. He remained there til the
young people had departed. He had been
imbibing, and was thought to be quietly
resting in the arms Of stirred natures
sweet restorer, balmy sleep" But alas
When approached and asked 10 90 10 bed,
no response came. His body, sitting erect,
was cold in death.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
HENRY HERsEY's LAST RIDE.
Noble Young Man Meets y Most
FrightfuI and Sudden Death.


HAzLEHURsT, GA, Nov. 4.-Col. James
NJ. Denton, of Coffee county, says that
young man named Henry Jersey, who
has been working for him since his earliest
childhood, was about u years old, and the
main support of a widowed mother and
four little defenseless brothers, left his
plantation, is miles south of here, with a
wagon loaded with four bales of long
staple cotton destined for Hazlehurst for
shipment. When four miles from Col.
Denton's place the front wheels OF the
wagon rolled into a little wash out, under
which a gopher hole existed. With
sudden crash the wagon went down,
throwing the young man and bale of
cotton off. The mules took fright, wheel
ing to the left. In circlng around they
ran over young Hersey's body while he
was vet gaspir;g for life.
j. J. Pickeren, the Coroner, impaneled
q jury and held an inqutst. A verdict in
accordance with the ABOVE facts was rem
dered. w. HI
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
state Fairs.

There is on foot in Macon a movement
by which IL is sought 70 organize = stock
company for the purpose OF holding an
nual state fairs there. 10 has been talked
Of for some time, and in fact an effort was
made last summer TO organize the COM
pany. This being 80 the probability is
that the gates Of Central City park will
be closed against the State Agricultural
Society In future. President Livingston
when asked what the State Agricultural
Society would do I'm the event Of it, ex-
clusion from the park said; 1--WE do not
know that we will be excluded, hence we
cannot tell what course II would be bet
TER TO pursue. We intend 10 have q fair
next fall. We have already had a meet
Ing and passed resolutions 10 that effect.
Furthermore we have appointed a COM
mlttee 10 secure some suitable place %
hold the fair. The committee may secure
Central City park, and willidoubtless en-
deavor TO do 80. II 10 falls, then some
other place will be secured. II will COM
mence on Wednesday Of the last week In
October and will continue through Friday
Of the week following"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
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contracts with v. Martinez Yber & CO.,
TO erect brick factory, three stories high,
% by 100 feet, to be completed within
four months; also a temporary frame
factory, ~ by lao feet, two stories high, to
be finished within two weeks. He already
has one sample cottage completed, and a
contract to erect fifty more at once.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
Prohibition i'm Georgia.

Hancock county will vote on prohibit
ton next Wednesday.
Mayor Sessions says: 81 have examined
the Mayors docket in Marietta. In the
year 1888, before prohibition was adopted
there were 23l cases tried before the May
or. Last year there were only 105 cases
and the first three months OF the year
liquor was sold. This year only Al cases
have been entered, and / am confident the
number for the year will not exceed 500
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06

LITTLE MABEL was saying her prayers the
other night and had concluded the usual
petitions for earthly blessings for herself and
family. when she suddenly paused, and look
ing up into her mothers face. said
"rhere is one thing more | want 10 ask for,
mamma; can 4"
"Certainly, II IL Is nothing wicked" was the
reply.
"And make all our folks stylish. Amen."-
Rorfon Rudgef.
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HoRsFO ED's ACID PHOSPHATE.

limitations and counterfeIts have again
appeared. Be sure that the word "HORs-
FoRD's" Is on the wrapper. None are
genuine without II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-09
d WORLD AT LARGE.
a Summary OF tho Daily Nova
pyRsOSAL AND POLITICAL.

MARSHAL S~EKgASo, Of Spain. was re-
ported on the 18th as dangerously III.
LrcrUs PARKER, the oldest cotton cloth
manufacturer in Connecticut, iied IN Mans
field recently Of softening Of the brain,
aged seventy-seven. He left an estate OF
s-JJO,oJp.
THE following ticket was nominated by
the Massachusetts, Gr~eenbacsers on the
18th at Boston: Governor, James Sumner,
Of Milton: Lieutenant Governor. James -.
Buffum. of Lynn; Secretary OF State, II.
". r. Eastman, OF Lawrence; Treasurer
and Receiver, General Walter Harmon, OF
Boston: Auditor. A. II. Wood, Of Lunen-
burg: Attorney General, A. F. Hall, OF
Hudson.
RICHARD HOWELL succeeded in lowering
his own bicycle record for n mile az Spring
field, Mass, on the 18th, making il 2:%l %.
The Hon. Lyman A. Cook, OF WoOn-
socket, X. l., has made an assignment.
His assets are unknown.
PROF. AGAssiZ has found it necessary 20
decline the office Of Superintendent OF the
Coast Survey because Of duties already
resting upon him. The decision is greatly
regretted by the President.
VICE PRESIDENT HENDRICKS addressed
the New Jersey State Firemcn's AssOcia-
ton at Paterson on the Goth.
SECRETARY MANNING has accepted the
resignation of Horace g.. jackson, Assis-
tant Supervising Architect
THE Earl of Shaftcsburv. the w~ell-known
English philanthropist, died on the Isl.
GRANT memorial services were held in
the Metropolitan Church, Washington, on
the Ist under the auspices of the local com
mandery Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. General Logan delivered the address.
THE Pope has approved a decree Of the
C~onvocation establishing an Episcopal
see in Nebraska, and the Rev. DR.. O'Con-
nor, the present Vicar Apostolic, has been
created Bishop Of Omaha.
IT was reported in Washington that the
President and members of the Cabinet
would attend the Virginia State Fair, 10 lie
held at Richmond, Va, on the I'D inst, if
the pressure of public business does not
prevent.
The President has issued an executive
order directing DIR. T.. o. Shakespeare, Of
to proceed to Spain and
other countries in Europe where cholera
and make investigation Of the
causes, progress and proper prevention
and cure of the disease.