Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-20
.1gGIA AND FLORIDA.
,-u-. OF THE TWO STATES
lah In PARAGRAPHS.

lah I'm Is PARAGRAPHS.
.., storm 10 Sumter County
sssn .--su-ro1 in ThomsOn-A War
fis t,rfdentalIy Killed While
Ifr-'i perrfng- Election Contests
si-,,----fr,- OF the Peace Decided.
GEORGIA.
-.-.-a cotton compress.
..- s. llrr5Oms and churches.
.l-hiuer- in Fulton county
---e planters are much impeded
...r rains
-.-.-.H NJ ArpiinE county, ships 5000
.-- auuum.
--r- t0 inaugurate driving
purse, with every prospect Of
.tl ue not single young man
rate limits Of OglethOrpe who
. p Deems. of New York, viii lee
March DO for the benefit Of the
.urch.
rf Lumpkin county, killed
last week, weighing twenty
-.. inches.
-..f Lincoln county has given
l.-..-r October the liquor license
-.V. e raised 90 $1,000.
~ -uv. formerly proprietor Of
lf Tud Messenger, is lying
r.- home IN NineyiLle.
-... t.- .artured on Tuesday of the
brunswick by the crew Of the
v--.. lul t0wed 10 St. Mary's.
....-. Chamber Of Commerce will
--. meeting Iu the new chamber
..--...eFfluE. The building, ETC., cOsr
.- Anderson. Of the lincoln county
fuaf
reasonable 20 expect, or as the
--.-. desire.
- u.r. crop mortgages recorded in
-.r clerk Of the Superior Court
-H.-a-r tals year than IN any prevI-
.t.e same late.
~ ---.a j. keyes, who died recently
.-s.. .e. aEe'i -, had lived for sew
--.-- .a -ue same place, and for the last
--r.s-- .u Wi0whoOt.
-. t-..-l city Council hass passed q
---- Prohibiting loud talking, laugh
-.---. s..- lu or near the vestibule Of anv
r.- -I-y turing the hours Of Divine
--. .e complimentary entertain
--.- ODD. -ruev--tovall Chspel. Athens.
-.r.. pupils of Lucy Cobb Institute TO
.-.-..- aHt friends OF the school. this
-a- o'clock
ai4rra police raided a cock pit in that
H....- iIy and arrested Mr.. LOveiOy
fE A. williams. some sensational de
,..- .-e promised at the trial before
e-e ..lrt un Feb. %.
-...-.- hes not had as large cotton receipts
.-.r.. .- last. Dut 10 was on account Of
...r -rIu last fall. The cotton receipts
.--...-- ere about 5000 bales: up To tuIs
.- -. .r r has been between 5000 and
-...
..-g-. e Register: OF the l59 men who
. eI5 lu Franklin county from 1850
.-..t arc ON record, 45 signed 10y making
.--.-.-- Of the 40 women who executed
during the same time 49 signed by
.t- mark.
.-..arr novel case IS presented at the Or
-i- office IN FULTON county. Jackson
rr-.- eI.1red man, who has S73S 50 worth
a.- HAi property and $22l 90 of debts 20
SAINTS q homestead The cas- Ia set for
.s- E .l Feb. p
.r Tuesday evening last Jack Bramlett,
.re- about two miles from Tallulah Balls
..a panied by his stepsOn, was out squirrel
tl a-- When Bramlett attempted 10 walk
E ue missed his footing and fell, ana the
went OF. The full load entered MS
Zach. coming out between his shoulders,
1E him Instantly.
t-eEr1 named james Norwood, confined
EuH county jail for cattle stealing. sue
slf 100 concealIug knife on his person.
Intention OF cutting the throat OF the
when he entered NOrwOOd's cell. The
sd. Was fortunately discovered before the
--i. Rad an opportunity 10 carry out his
r.s.er.-- intention.
T.f #.viuE figures taken from the tax
r-.- Bob county show the colored people
af ll- ..utv Co be IN q prosperous cOndi-
ur i --a the real estate owned by them
.- Oh. .Hl. IS was Sl6S,llO5 IN the city. Sll9.-
E returns 0l polls IN the county, S30l4.
Il,-t -l- county real estate was Sl7l, AS: in
..err.s .-IH- returns Of polls, S2.S63, show
LIZ e. rarrlrk1uie increase of real estate
.r1el ~ -ls c0lOred people.
tuerl- Recorder: Alderman Oliver
-l.s speech on the hog question in the
.s-a.i. chamber Monday night that brought
--- house, He said he had always been
ee-Ut s ne the pOrkers their freedom
~ -a u-le the acquaintance OF Jim Rus
p- le sad that hog could 90 In any
l.e t.s- sou could drive fax seed with
.a- MINER. and Notwithstanding his ef-
-., B.. A.eu I- out, DO had p.Owed and sub
eI Dig garden, and was going over it again.
3 heavy wind and hail storm visited
i-a-.-s s-I surrounding country on last
l-.--t4t. Between that town and Ander-
a-r .... was reported two inches thick
----- er1ali. S0t lar northwest of Ameri-
---lH .... 'r.lled against houses and fences
uaI.rt. at inches The storm did con-
-.-.. damage IH places, hurllug limbs Of
rss 4lt ra.uEs through the ayr, and i'm
lr--.0l tearing down the unfinished house Of
-> Bells. Ihe storm IN Schley county was
ls. V-rg severe.
-s7 Daniel has decided the following
H-.as-- ol Justices Of the Peace: The contest
f5s.-zl hagIer against NJ. II. Marshall. in
-.lIsl district OF Terrell. was OYerruled.
E- ,le omission issued to Marshall. The
r-.s,- W z. e.. HunRicutt against e. 4.
i---as u She 5-0tn district Of Bib, was
-a--le +. .uI the commission was issued to
asi-a-. Tine contest OF W +. Wright
i,z.--- IT. ST. Thomas. in the 7SOth district OF
'fFl-- wa, 1verruied, aad the commission
ras .s,asl tI Thomas.
Il- Prohibition excitement in Athens Is at
iH-- Beat. The liquor men say they have not
4 i7- tle Gsht, but are saving their work
- -F- saE- before toe election. Tuesday
I'D. " 81. Fledger and +. R. Carter, col
c, .- Atlanta, delivered temperance
te- -' the c0lOred people in the court
---- which was well filled. They made
---l-- 0. converts. The white ministers and
l--- f-..-. -.luouists are working in the
e--rF aat making speeches. They claim
lt ilor VIII Dee defeated by over 800 ma
-,g Bets are still offered by the PrOhlbi-
ia-s-s ~ -vo to one and no takers.
F----s I..ss: Last Saturday J. G. Jones
l- tI otf Office a turnip-red top variety
measured 81 inches round, and beat
- bong and is inches round at the top.
Ae.a- tal same time and place. J. X. Russ
ret genuine wateru elOn-We hardly
tF whether Jo say the first Of the season or
-r ,- 10 Pre- season. However that may be.
-i---. -- placed IN our hands a LOwndes
guy. ri.- melon i1 good condition. Also,
De ,al. time aud place, /. A. Haynes
.--f --. .ur market basket some LOwndes
e--- Passed cllards which had headed up
--7 '-C. lney were peculiar cOllard.
i.-lrl
I-1l-a- -117. Feb. IS: Since our last
-'--N --ru- -a report Two new cases of small
p --i ar. death. The new cases are
N.nsr lu1 aucgrO child, both Of whom
81 .-.- exposed 90 the disease. Neither OF
~. a-ser. la dangerously i'll. There are
5--- .---l- who have been exposed and are
. -' Dee attacked. but all are under
ne. No new cases have devel-
--.-.. t4v. Yesterday a negro woman
--- HA-Hal ~gmOnds, about 40 years old,
N-' le 10 the first 70 take smallpox,
t.e u4rautne section where she has
l.-t since the first symptoms ap-
- D IS Reese Is steadily recovering
-- me other cases are doing well. Not a
-st has yet developed except upon
' v -I have been exposed to the disease,
-A- l.t 81, any time even apprOXimated
-sHiele
t-- --g, While up the road the other
- ~ -r.- was shown a small highland
tlrea last August by Chatta-
gentleman near RinggOld, that carries
'-2f engraved on Its shell. On the
f--- --l- surface Of the terrapin's belly Is
r. -'' lHl, carved in distinct characters:
b.. a. h., 10Th Regiment. Ohio NOlun-
s' '- is. l>dt-' 10 is supposed that
~ -a---uE MON soldier. belonging To
-.-a- i-s rnated, captured the North
ls- e---rUped and proceeded 20 make
49, .-- .r.c4. tablet Gf the hardshell little
i-i- was - years ago, and Friday,
a.. I-r-F of eV-uniOn captives, from
5..- u trt making a tour OF the South,
-. through Chattanooga, the terrapin
-'" them and they could not have
.- --.-- .el l-dt Overthe meeting of an OLD
-e sL- the pet Of some Of our boys"
t.--. -ea ail soldiers as ne patted the
~ .-rA- The eX-UniOn soldiers told
a. . t-e terrapin that when they re-
rs-- 81 .l--r homes IA Ohio they would ad-
s-r--... -le man who had carved the in
I-r little disiranChised Southern
q - Until i-ey found him.
\ e---- rre-1uudence NEWS. Feb. Is: Su-
lsyrv velFl i.r Cherokee county cOnvenes
.----i good many cases 10 be tried
t-- .rm-l4I docket. In the ian at this
49, one Ht -ro for committing 3 rape upon
a. s.-. ABOUT one year ago, who skipped
vssE- = arrested and brought in about two