Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAG RAPHS.

GEORGIA.
several hundred new families want TO
move 10 Athens
clarke county has several citizens
rergiug on to centenarians.
miller county is gong to improve the
.rnearance of her court house.
An increase of sickness now prevailing
g., Albany is attributed to the recent
heavy rains
T,ere is man in Athens w.lo never
sri,Es water. He Ia foreigner, and says
49,, water is made only for washing pur-
poses.
pTana Vista, on Wednesday. she was
the wife Of Sheriff Kushin, OF Marion
county.
From continued and heavy rains the
Elint is on a regular boom. IL is out Of
tbe banks, and some of the lowlands are
covered with water.
only five immediate delivery stamps
wore sold at Columbus, Thursday, and
only one immediate delivery letter was
received at that office.
The following post offices in Georgia are
discontinued: Office at Dykes store, in
Floyd county, and also the Oti1ce at Nicka-
isck. in Walker county.
negro OUb Ou NUS PiaSNy
in Greene county, last week, killed a rat
RE snake which measured AZ feet and
had % rattles and button.
There are in the Senate % lawyers, just
nalf the body, In the House are 45 law
yers. about one-fOurth. Three are He
brews and three cOlored men.
II is said an eminent Augusta lawyer
not only filters but boils water before
nsinr il. He takes no risks, and looks
ten wears younger than his real age.
Daniel Youngblood has been arrested at
Atlanta on suspicion of baVlng dealt the
bow which caused the death Of Madison
Maxwell in that city week or two ago.
An effort is being made to establish
most post office at Williford, place upon
The edge of the line of Terrell and Web
ster counties, and about twelve miles
from Dawson. N'ft
John j. Elliston, who formerly clerked
for J0nn +. Lewis & Son at MOnteZuma,
but is now of Texas, has invented cot
ton planter, and says he has been offered
$4,000 for the patent right.
An old, unused barn at Mrs. OWENS
place, at LAGRANGE fell, about dusk, the
other evening, greatly alarming the pe0-
pie Of the neigh bOThood, as 1t came down
with a terribly crashing sound.
a HldU ptllSNtu W NC a DtsAnbCAg
J. Il. Dlks, alias James Wallace, from
Montgomery, Ala, died at Albany, Thurs
day. after emerging from freight car in
which he had stolen ride to that city.
1t has been reported that the Working
mems party of Athens has nominated u
full municipal ticket, with Alderman
Wood for Mayor. No such step has been
taken, or even move looking to that end.
Mrs. L. n. Cole, OF LAGRANGE, recov-.
cred a Judgment against the Georgia
Railroad Company in DeKalb Superior
court Friday, of $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived about two years ago in alighting
from train at Stone Mountain.
Mrs. Rachel Bell, of Cumming, died re-
Gently at the advanced age of91. She was
the mother of Hon. q. p. Bell, late mem
Der of Congress, aud grandmother Of Mrs.
Geo. e. Gardner, of Lagrange. She had
247 defendants, 1856 OF whom are living.
The farmers and merchants are COM
planning OF the new act passed changing
tue time of holding Clarke Superior
Court from November to October. They
say it calls the people away from their
business in the busiest season OF the year.
Some of the parties in Swainsboro
whose property has been attached for
town taxes intend to carry the matter to
and Council to levy this tax. The issues
will be watched with interest, as it will
determine whether the council will con-
tinue to exist or not.
At Macon, early Friday morning a ne
gro man named George Lee was found in
an unconscious condition in an alley.
Death soon ensued. Coroner Hodnett
was notified and held an inquest, the evil
dence at which showed that the name of
the deceased was George Lee, and that
his death was caused by apoplexy.
Charles Blackman, the murderer of
stouewall Tondee, was taken from Ameri-
Gus to EllaVille Thursday afternoon, so as
10 be present at his trial. The grand jury
OF Schley have found bill Of indictment
against Blackman for murder. The case
was continued until O'clock Yesterday
morning. There is no excitement among
the citizens.
Dennis Banks, oOlored, who, at Balm
bridge, recently struck Rev. Louis
Nrighb colOred, with musket and broke
one OF mis- arms, after which he carved
MN IN the back with razor, and then
NED, was arrested and jailed at Quincy,
fla', last Tuesday. Sheriff Patterson was
nnotned OF the fact, and has gone TO bring
Banks back.
Three mules and wagon containing
Iour bales OF cotton were swept down the
sstream while attempting to ford Standing
nay creek twelve miles from Columbus.
thursday. The mules were drowned and
tue cotton was carried down stream.
James Jones, farmer living near the
me OF Harris and Talbot counties. owned
the property.
AT Recovery, In Decatur county, last
sunday, Fl. K. Enfingers and one or two
Oluef gentlemen killed seventeen rattle
'uaGes, one old one, which had Ave
1TS,'tles, and was five and a half feet long.
que otner sixteen were fifteen inches long.
vi monday thew killed two more at the
zane place, and, Friday, T. Kelley went
not Kill 1t.
me other day II. Luthi, OF Crawford,
aSSoetfed a circular from the whisky men
AYaela' asking that he contribute 50 to-
W"iqs defeating prohibition IN that town.
a,,' Lhlhi promptly returned the circular,
80 cflh& that II the amount asked
oTouil rid the United States Of every drop
WHISKY he would gladly Give II, but
Ia ne was not their kind OF man.
S1''e Henry is a strong prohibitiOnist.
a., "a 1Illy goat with the hydrophobia is
sGSnlelhlng new, yet Girard, one of the AL
HUama suburbs Of Columbus. has en-
~ buch sensation. William Mar
te,. soat was bitten by mag log about
bosfGitays ago, and Friday he became 40
Nm he mat Policeman jackson had TO
oaena.ln' he not only used his head as an
vhs,,'e weapon, but attempted 70 bite
Ever OF whoever came IN mis- way.