Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-30
GEORGIA AND FTonn'
. NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

n DGEfESS VINO dropped uSdu dI AbIau-
tn Tuesday leaves 10 children.
Death claimed the wife of ex-Mayor
Humphrey Reid, of Marietta, Monday.
Two Of the editors Of the Marietta JOGr-
nal have lost children by death within the
past day or two.
G. 6. Sims residence, near LincOlntOn,
has been burned. The loss is 5000. There
is no insurance.
Mr.. +. Nj. Mauehon, of Braswel, who
is more than three score years of age,
split APO rails in one day.
William Cox, colored, has been ar
rested at LAGRANGE, charged with
burning L. j. Renders barn.
remarkable cat is owned by Mr.. Jim
Bostwick. of Braswell. She caught 10
rats in one night and made two piles of
them, putting II in one pile and S in the
other.
In the neighborhood of J. c. Whitaker's,
in Baldwin county, there are 81 varieties
of forest trees. Three hundred and eighty
eight varieties are reported in the United
States, of which, it is said, North Carolina
furnishes 1870.
A tremendous whrlwind passed through
the fields near Mr.. Billiards., in Walton
county, Friday. 1t tore the loose bark
from the pines and carried the leaves SKY
high, where the sun shining on them,
made them twinkle like stars.
At Lawrenceyille, Charlie Jet, white.
and a negro had a difficulty over fish
basket, in which Jet was Knocked down
and the negro shot. The negro was much
larger than Jet, and the shooting Oc-
CURED just after he was knocked down
DR.. VIM extracted the ball. 1t was a
No. Al cartridge and had it not struck
rib would in all probability have proved
fatal.
There is a good fishing pond a few
miles from Butler known as McCant's
mill, and often women as well as men are
tempted to try their luck. ROXie
Mathews, colored, in company with her
husband, got in boat. and when only
a few yards from the bank struck snag.
causing the boat to turn and throw her
out. She was drowned before she was
reached. The doctor failed to restore
her.
Athens Banner JVdtchmdn: We learn
that the people down n Oglethorpe are
red-hOt against the Texas Mutual Endow-
ment Association, and its members are
dropping out like leaves before the au-
tumn blast. Monthly assessments have
been doubled from S3 20 to So 40. when
the parties insured with the understand
ing that they were not to be assessed over
$50 a year. Some think that the notes re-
quired 90 he given Tor an advance can lie
legally collected when a recipients men,
bership ceases.
Otto Fair and Lewis Francis, Wilkin-
son county citizens, took a twO-hOrse
wagon load Of fish to Sandersville on Sat
urday last after She sale of which and the
purchase Of ardent spirits the fishermen
mounted their vehicle and started for
home, but had barely proceeded 200 yards
on their journey before a dispute arose
between them. which eliminated in the
wounding Of Francis in the left ear and
the thumb of the left hanu by bullets
from Fairs pistol, and by the infection
of 8 cut GU the back Of Fairs hand by the
knife Of Francis. Returning to have their
wounds dressed, they were o"r -ted and
fined $40 and costs each.
George A. Nix and William
a. McD0u gal quareed in
saloon at Columbus Tuesday night.
Later they met on the street aud were
Tec0nciled. Hardly a moment had elapsed
before they quarreled again as to who
had been IN the wrong in the previous
dispute. Nix approached McDougaII, and
the latter warned him to stand back and
let him alone. Nix continued to advance
and McDOugall drew a pistol and fired,
the bali taking effect near the left nipple.
Policeman Iice had hold of McDOugall
and Policeman Duncan had Nix at the
time of shooting and prevented other
shots from being fired. Nix and McDOu-
gali were both taken to police headquar-
ters, and DR.. Blanchard examined Nix's
wound. He found that the ball ranged
round TO right side and the wound is not
serious. Nix seems to be suffering con-
siderably, however, and the wound has
hed but very little. Col. McDOugall was
turned over to the deputy sheriff and
made his bond.
Macon Telegram and Messenqer: A few
weeks ago we noted in the Charlotte On.
CO. Observer the death of Col. f. G. Grier.
aged 81. Knowing that our Col. e. c.
Grier was a native of the old North State
we mentioned this to him, and he said it
was more remarkable coincidence than
we imagined. The deceased gentleman
and himself were about the same age,
born in the same county, resenbled each
other, speit their names the same, and
their letters were constantly mixed, and
yet they were not at all related. The de-
ceased Col. Grier was Marshal of Char
lotte at the time Of his death. Our Col.
Grier is Secretary Ofthe State Agricultur-
al Society. The name of John Smith Is
common all over the globe, but name
like Alex. Proudfit is a very uncommon
one. and vet we have an Alderman and
popular citizen of that name, and in Sat
urday's Washington Star we find the fol-
lowing: ''Rev. Alex. PrOudit, Of German
t0rate Of the Second Presbyterian church,
baltimore, and was admitted to the Bal
tim0Te Presbytery recently. His installa-
ton Will take place on May A."
Saturday two men stopped at a negro
cabin about a mile from Andersonville
and asked for a drink Of water, which
was given them. The older man asked
permission to sit down and rest. He was
coughing when he sat down, and was very
weak. He grew weaker and was unable
TO 90 farther that night. His companion
remained with him until he died Sunday
morning about O'Clock. The negro
woman in the cabin says the young
man then took all the money the
oid man had and left, saying he
was going TO get a coffin and have him
buried. He never went back, and has
not since been seen. The two men, it
seems from the evidence before the COro-
nei, were selling medicine, roots, herbs
and such Ike. They travelled on foot and
seemed TO have little money. The young
man had crippled hand, but definite
description Of him cannot be given. The
oid man was about 60 years Of age and
had gray beard. The Coroner was UNI
a'ie to ascertain the name Of the dead
man, The jury rendered verdict that
ne came 20 his death from natural esuses.
Eastman correspondence NEWS. April