Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01
AND FLORIDA.
70 NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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90 at Augusta-Gum Camphor's
hots on a Macon Neeress - Steel
4 l--.ns Made Valuable by Columbus
4 Genius
+ GEORGIA.
~. ~ Tv negro whose breast was on his
torI is dead.
Dr j. II. Logan, PROMINENT physician OF
& ,iis1ta, has just dled.
A .ss work of building the Methodist church
& .tT4snniue is progressing.
',,l'an Bowdre, OF Macon, lost a pocket
LLSnndav afternoon containing $3.50.
insane negro died in a cell at Marietta
Az ar night, where ne had been placed for
8 re keeping.
]. a. trace Of negro foot-pads knocked P. J.
/, ,AacIire down at Atlanta and rhtd his
sa.tsfs Of about $50 IN money.
4 NJ ~ has a citizen whose whiskers are
~ on one side Of his face and white on the
.iSer His moustache 10 white.
4 Tbo work Of rebuilding the burned ware
l at McRae will, the railroad company
~ s'o9 he commenced at an early date.
IL, Pearson, a colored rascal of Rome,
~ to the chain gang for ten years for an
sttenpt 10 outrage l2-year-o old negress.
me- +bird annual Convention and Jubilee of
,ha sunday schools of the First district OF
eoorgia will be held at bonneville, Clinch
oorrfr Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 81.
ront. Isaac Hermann, of Sandersville, has
o,'TIiei for a foreign cOnsulship. He has been
~ h rsed by the foremost men OF the State.
me Coutain srefers the cOnsulshlp to Havre.
Fifteen per cent. is to be added to the rates
n insurance ia Augusta. II IS an attempt on
tba rgrt Of the insurance companies to force
I've aaiiy to rploy paid department and in
troducg the electric fire alarm system.
ranks Wipter, of Augusta, the favorlte
Com ia tenor, has signed for next season
Win HE new minstrel troupe being organized
To- McNish Johnson and SlaVin. Winter is
ne of the finest singers on the minstrel stage.
sIqnaba correspondence NEWS, March 30:
Tba entire outfit of the Berrien COUatQ Nei0s
has been sold to A. j. Afford, of Sumner, and
newspaper will soon be published az that
Mace. The press, type, ETC., will be shipped
to-day.
Fireman j. T. Willax, of the East TeDnes-
see virginia and Georgia Railroad, while
Hmping from his engine Sunday night at
Jsgnp had bis foot badly mashed. He was
Jis9fed and was taken TO lis home at jack
s9nyile.
Edward Cooper, of Macon, Monday played
pe9l and drank decOcti0ns TO the tune of 81 IS.
When the time to settle came ne took 10 his
heels. but fell and fractured his arm. A good
samaritan IN policeman's garb gave him
lodging.
CYRUS Hudson's dwelling house on his
Jefferson county farm was totally destroyed
by fire a few nights ago. His son, Dr.. Lem
Hudson. who has been living in the house
some time, lost everything. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, who live near
Zebulon, on going home last Friday, found
Pascal Beckham, young man who lives with
them. shut up in the hopse, with his clothing
burned of to his knees and his face and hands
burned ont of shape.
A telegram has been received in Macon an
that the President ha4 decided to
send TO the Senate the name of Hon. LuCius
n. Lamar. Of Hawklnsville, for the appoint
ment Of United States Marshal for the South
ern District Of Georgia.
The position Of postal railway clerk on the
Brunswick subdivision of the East Tennes-
see Virginia and Georgia Railroad, made va
cant by the resignation of W. +. Adams. has
been supplied by the appointment Of L. A.
Cochran, Of JeflersOnville.
Al Rome, in the case of r. A. Welch VS.. T.
3. casey, for alleged libel IN posting him on
q blackboard in front of his store a dead
heat,' etc, on account of an account owed by
WEIGH in his store, the jury brought in q YER
dict of $3.50 in favor Of WEIGH.
At Gainesville pedler attracted a crowd.
AMI when he had sOld about 500 worth Of
watches he suddenly dashed his horse into q
run ana disappeared. When purchasers
opened their purchases thew found them de-
VOID OF works. The cases proved TO be brass.
Athens hopes soon to be favored with a visit
from the well known poet, joaquin Miller,
who Is expected to be the guest of DR.. A. A.
Lipsc0mb. Mr.. Miller win make visit to
our own Georgia poet, Paul II. Hayne, at his
home, Copse Hid, and hopes to visit DR.. Lips
comb before returning.
Gum camphOr was taken internally by
Molhe Simpson, of Macon, Monday, and at
one time her death was expected. she was
found upon the floor of her room foaming at
TIE mouth, and apparently in extreme agony.
hypOdermlc injections of morphine were ad-
and the stomach pump applied.
In short while she began to recover. and
coon all Of the evil symptoms had disap-
peared.
few of the Executive Committee Of the
OeOrgla Temperance Association met last
Saturday in Atlanta and decided, subject to
the approval of the absent members TO hold
q state convention. commencing on the second
Wednesday in June. to continue two DAYS. at
which time reports of the county and district
members of the committee VIII be heard in
the day and addresses will be delivered on
Wednesday and Thursday nights Of the meet
ing.
A. P. Wilks. who lives fifteen miles below
dublin, on the Oc0nee river, last week was
hunting some hogs in the swamp. His little
Cog kept trailing something about 200 yards
OIL. lie at first thought 1t might be a deer
ana paid little attention. some time after
wards, hearing his dog bark, he went to him
ana found that he had caught a large g0bbler
~ hHl MY uAu ufdEBcu inc Jog lNiO q lake
ana Wss winning across with the dog hang
ibg 10 hls tail. A brother of Mr.. Wills leaped
mo the water, secured the turkey and car
IIeQ ann home. The turkey weighed twenty
one and a half pounds after being dressed.
e Capt. Sorrel has returned to Griffin from
oal 4nhah, and reports very unsatisfactory
iuleINleW with PRESIDENT R2oul on the sub
wv o. MS mission, which was TO see what
CoUlQ De done 10 secure q cotton compress at
6Iinn. Mi. EaOul said that the Central
..aliIoSo did not intend to build q compress
~ ofiihu. nor would it give any reduced rates
~ ~ Impressed cotton If such an enterprise
saou,q be put NJ there by other parties. In
- the road should ever consider it desirable
=, nave compress at Griffin, IL would put il
VI w tseH Capt. Sorrel says this puts an end
~ ue matter, for while at least. lt was
o.oo stated mat the inland congresses already
SS,tel would not hereafter be accorded the
SeIe advantages and privileges as heretofore,
"Iu would have to hustle for themselves.
r men Robert T.. Masters, who has charge of
iror moulding department Of the Columbus
faV on W ofks, took charge OF the works be
tr;t on VuO pounds OF steel scrap on hand, the
s5b iallng5 from cutting steel plows from the
H. lvI winch the firm could not even get 2
in ,, o. nr' Masters conceived the idea OF melt
msf tllese scraps in an ordinary cupola. lie
t'aue the experiment. and after several at
sShpls ascertained the degree OF heat neces-
t6ay ,, 20 render the steel fluid enough TO run
erd 'Il"uias. He then melted ton Of the steel
iildue II into pillow points, and was re-
rw%tuea by finding that his experiment had
siro,e complete success. Mr.. Matters has
snS y, melted 10000 pounds OF these scraps,
ir, uuch OF the steel has been used in max
In Wv wheels. IL Is said that melting steel
IN ftss way was thing heretofore unknown
'',o history OF American founderies.
I'M Sohn Barker, Of Rockdale district, Frank
la.t TTVlunty, happened TO serious accident
for w u.9irsday night which will disable him
s1s, "olk Tor several months. During the day
t6sto nlscreant set fire to q piece OF woods
year, nag not been burnt for number Of
VIM, The leaves being dry and the day
Ms tlsd inc nre spread rapidly, catching to