Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-16

confession IN reference to the killing. In
his confession he told where the clothing
that he wore at the time might be found,
under rock at the river bank. about two
miles north of the city. JaIler Brooks
visited the spot described, and found that
the water had washed away most of the
DIRT under the rock, but he succeeded in
nndlng the remnant of a pair OF pants and
vest. Jones still claims that he did not
do the cutting himself, but that it was
done by James Pope, who is now dead.
ALT. c. Perry, of Newton county, has
Just made model of his new invention of
an arm and hand rest for bookkeepers,
winch he is now having patented. IL con-
sists of little wooden box, with q long
end to the bottom piece. upon which the
book is to lie and hold the arm rest in its
proper place at the edge of the desk. The
top OF the box, or arm rest, can be raised
10 level with the page of the book on
which you want to write by simply turn
ing two little knobs attached to small
| roads running into the box, and passing
through the cross of a number of little
iron bars arranged at each end of the box
like folding hat rack, or lowered by re-
versing the knobs.
Some time ago Congressman Gambler, of
the Eighth district, received a letter from
Postmaster General Villas, in which the
latter, under the impression that Athens
was still in the Seventh district, unfolded
to him the policy of the administration in
regard to negroes in office. The Post
master at Athens is a negro. Mr.. Villas
said that 1t was the purpose of Mr.. CleVe-
land to I'LL the places held by Republican
! negroes with Democrats of the same
color. Mr.. Gambler referred the request
to Congressman Reese, and wrote a
scorching letter to The Postmaster Gen
eral, tartly informing that official that he
(Candler) was not in the business of i'm
posing negro rule upon white people.
There is middle over the appointment
of postmaster at LAGRANGE There are
over thirty applicants for the office, three
ladies among them, and all are indorsed by
the best citizens. President Cleveland's
rule that all such applications shall come
through the head OF the department to him
has thr own the espOnsibility of this ap-
pOintment upon the Postmaster General,
who says that all the applications for this
office have been recommended by the same
signers, and he is at a loss how to decide.
Inc matter has been referred by him to
Representative Harris, and to the Georgia
Senators. So far it is understood they
have been unable to decide, and have for
warded all late representations as to the
merits of the several applicants to the
Postmaster General. The present incum-
bent is cOlOred man.
The Augusta butchers and the
City Council have reached an agree
ment on the renting of stalls in the mar
ket, which day or two ago caused a
split. The second section OF the fifty
sixth chapter of the City Code was amend
ed so as to make the renting of the stalls
occur on the first Monday IN January, in
stead of the first Monday in July, and the
butchers retain their stalls from now I'M
= a.
present rates. This change was satlsfac-
tory to the butchers, as they wished at
this time to avoid making a years con-
tract at the old rates and giving yearly
rent notes to Council. They were willing
to renew the rates until January, as then
they would be in position possibly TO
make better arrangements, and at least
TO stav in the market or to 90 out and set
up shops of their own.
Independence day was not forgotten in
Liberty county, that gave birth to DR..
Lyman Hall, one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. At an
early nour in the morning of the Fourth
the military of the county, with the DaVlOt
brass band, and great number of citi-
zens from Liberty and adjoining counties
! assembled atJOnes' creek. At l0O'clOck a.
m. the Liberty Guards, Capt. W. Hughes
commanding, met and escorted the Lib
| erty Independent Troop (who were their
guests to the stand, where also were the
Davlot brass band. After forming Capt.
Hughes welcomed the Liberty Independ-
emit Troop and Davlot band in behalf OF
his command. An address of well
come followed in behalf of
the citizens from d. W. Folsom,
which was responded to by Capt. Z. j.
Miller, of the Liberty Troop, and Rev. Z.
n. Andrews, of the band. The two troops
then paraded about an hour, firing the
national salute. After dinner, to which
no words can DO justice, music from the
/ band brought the crowd again TO the
stand. An appropriate address was then
delivered by Rev. A. j. Hughes. Capt.
I. D. Bradwell, beng present, was loudly
called for, and responded in his usual
happy and graceful style. AT O'Clock
the fitting began, first by a squad from
each troop for a cavalry bride and pair
of martingales, which were won by the
Liberty Troop. Two handsome capes,
presented by the Misses Estella Chapman
and Leola Hughes, were then cOntended
for in a scrub race of one round, which
was awarded to Private Waite, of the
Liberty Troop. The ladies then presented
the band with two capes, accompanied
with their thanks, for the music. The day
passed of very pleasantly.