Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-21
TERED. Considerable excitement existed

-uo"t temperance banners and flags. The
boys are being trained.
Fort Gaines claims to have more tele-
phonlc communication than any town of
us SIZE IN Southern Georgia. The resi-
dences of Judge Graham and r. D. Will
hams, the stables, depot, and the river
warehouse, more than two miles apart,
are all connected by telephone.
The Dantorth case came up before the
supreme Court at Atlanta Thursday.
After the appellants attorneys had been
heard, the court decided it did not desire
60 hear the States side. 1t is understood
by his that the lower court will be sus-
tained and that DanfOrth will have to
accept the verdict.
In Jefferson county Superior Court this
week, one fellow who had stolen three
bars ofsoap got five years in the peniten-
tarY. while two were sent there for three
years tor stealing bale of cotton. But
the law means to protect articles in
houses, and hence burglary Is made one
OF the high offenses.
People living in the vicinity of the
double p0nds,' now known as the
"DevIl ponds" in Coffee county, say that
something in the shape of an animal with
out head has recently and repeatedly
followed travel ers passing that locality.
The only residents are said to be 10th to
pass the spot at night.
Thursday white man walked into the
store OF l.. FL. McWIlhams, of Griswod-
vile, Blob county, and asked him to
change $40 note. Mr.. Williams got
the money from the drawer and began to
count it out, when the stranger snatched
1t from his hands and escaped to the
woods. The matter was reported at police
headquarters.
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The following commissions were issued
from the executive department at Allan
ia: Notaries Publlc-B- p. Thompson,
123d district and a @ .Gunter, 49lst district
OF Henry county; w N. Tom linson, 1,396th
district of EchOls county; John Webb,
205th district OfMadison county; and AS.
Webb. justice of the peace OF the 1920 dis
trict of Decatur county.
Jim Williams, cOlored, who was con-
Victed at Elberton some time ago of as
sault and battery, and sentenced to the
chaln-gang for six months, and who
escaped from the custody of Bailitf b. W.
Williams before he was locked up, was
arrested in Athens last week, and has
been taken back to Elberton and turned
over to Fl. j. Hill, of Wilkes county.
John L. Downs, living at Henderson,
Houston county, left home about two
weeks ago to visit Atlanta in order to get
bSSllmOuy lIom OlU COulTdO6s I6blulDR III
Atlanta to sustain his claim to a pension
from the United States government.
Since his departure Mrs. Downs has
heard nothing from him and is very much
In distress, fearful that some injury has
befallen him.
James Salter, Sheriff of Lee county. who
was convicted of malfeasance in office
last week, was this week sentenced by
Judge Ford to two years in the peniten-
tiary and dismissed from office. A super
sedeas has been granted, however, by
which the Sentence is suspended until a
motion for a new trial can be beard,
which will take place the third Wednes-
day in December.
Cards have been issued announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Stella
Harris, daughter of H. c. Harris, to Sam
7. Neil, all of Fort Valley. The marriage
will take place on Monday evening, Nov.
80, that being the Goth anniversary of TIE
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, and
Rev. T. B. Russell, who Officiated then,
will also perform the ceremony at The ap-
preaching wedding.
Messrs. Wells. Keys, Tinsley. and few
others, of Calhoun, had fine chase after
a fox Tuesday night, and thought they
had lost him, but Wednesday morning on
reviewing the last ground gone over the
fox was found dead in the rear of the Bap-
fist church in Calhoun. After running
all over the country north of town he took
the railroad track, and was caught by the
dogs at the place mentioned.
SATURDAY. Andrew Williams, a colored
convict, effected his escape from the mills
of the Gress Lumber Company, near
Eastman. Williams, with a number OF
other men, was engaged In piling lumber
on a pair of high skids, when he slipped
down between them under the boiler and
was out Of reach before being missed.
Williams was sent up from Telfair county
for assault with intent to rape.
The prohibitionists manifest the great
est enthusiasm, of course have the better
part of the argument and the better class
of citizens on their side in the fight at
Atlanta, but it Is feared that when the
time for voting comes the rum crowd will
prove so we'll versed in the shameful cor
ruption and trickery that disgraces cleo
lions as to more than overcome any adj
vantage which the prOhibitlonists now
appear to possess.
At meeting of the City Council of
Rome Thursday, the opinion of the City
Attorney on the DeSOto annexation bill
was read. He is OF the opinion that the
citizens OF DeSoto can not vote at the en-
suing municipal election, because the
charter requires thirty days residence.
He suggests that the Council carry out
the provisions OF the bill in good faith.
The opinion of the Attorney was adopted,
and the Council Will proceed TO carry out
the provisions of the bill.
Dublin Post: The Atlanta correspond.
ent of the Macon Telegraph Is one Of the
bltterest anti-prohibiti0n men in the
State. He calls the people that assemble
at the prohibition meetings cranks, ia
natics, ETC., and the negroes that assemble
against 1t ''level-headed men," 1t is not
altogether impossible for a person TO 20
crazy IN the advocacy of liquor, but the
whisky men began the cry of fanatics"
on the temperance people, and it seems
that they are 10th to give it up.
q. M. Chase. lessee and manager OF the
Thomasville skating rink, is DESTROYS OF
forming league Of the skating Kinks In
the south, to enable them to secure attrac-
tions at much less expense than eaR
possibly be done by acting individually.
IL IS, he claims, for their interest 10
engage fancy and trick skaters, bicyclists,
polo clubs. ETC., to come this way, and TO
do this at the least possible expense the
managers must work together. All the
rink managers so far heard from are in ia
vor of the scheme.
The total number OF prisoners commit
ted TO the different jails In transit TO court
and under sentence in the Northern Uni
ted states Marshaps district Of Georgia
for the fiscal year OF 1886 IS 1855. or these
were arrested for counterteiting, for
perjury, 6 for violation OF the postal laws,
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