Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


dIe-Ink as "A Cure for Collie History
of the Knights of Pythias Organiza-
cation Now in Session at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
A startling scandal is said to be i'm
pending at Columbus.
Work on the Rome street railway will
be commenced in June.
Madison is now lighted at night by fifty
or seventy five large street lamps, equally
distributed throughout the city.
The wife of the negro killed while mov-
Ing the safe of Taylor Bros, at Athens,
has commenced a suit for damages.
New Holland Springs are about ready
to open under the management of Messrs.
Hotchkiss and Gelm, of the Markham.
There is n beautiful garnet stone on ex-
bibition at Newman, which was found in
Coweta county and polished by Rev. DR..
Stacy.
At Columbus Tuesday the grand jury
found true bill against Violet jackson,
colOred, for the murder of Lewis Bell,
cOlored.
Miss Hattie Turner while en- route from
Columbus to Jacksonville, Ind, was
chlorOtormed in a sleeping car and robbed
Of $40.
1t is stated that out of eighteen minis.
Georgia Conference only'one uses tobacco
in any form.
Troup county in mass meeting Tuesday
nominated Judge W. W. Turner as a can
did2te for the Legislature to ill the unex-
pired term of T. Q. Crenshaw.
William Cherry, who was stabbed by
Jim Smith Thursday night last, at David
CIowelPs log rolling, near IrwintOn, died
Tuesday. No one has been arrested.
Buck B0lling's store and contents, at
Rollings Bridge, Hall county, were burned
Monday night. The stock and building
was worth over $4,000 and was total loss.
At Panther Greek, Newman county, a
cOlOred woman was tried and ordered to
jail in default Of bond for using obscene
language in presence Of females and 9TH
ers In that vicinity.
An Albany darky named Peter billiard
drank gallon of lager beer in ten min
utes, on Saturday last. Another darky
made a wager with him that he couldn't
perform the feat in fifteen minutes.
AT Douglassville Tuesday the horse of
j. Nj. Dalrymple ran away with Mr.. Dali
Tymple and his wife. severely injuring
them both. The injuries Of Mr.. Dalrym-
pie are of such nature that 1t is feared
they will prove fatal.
A certain married woman at Monroe
tempting to get the necessary medicine
made mistake and administered ink.
Strange to say, however, it had the de-
sired effect and cured the collie.
Cuthbert correspondence News, May
Is: j. b. Russell, who killed his two
sons near here yesterday evening and
shot himself, was wounded much worse
than at first thought. He died to-day
at 1910 O'Clock. All three will be buried
here tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
1t is positively stated at Rome that ar
engagements have been perfected for the
establishment of a large rolling mill in
that city. 1t is also reported that the
right of way of the Rome and CarrOllton
and Rome and Chattanooga Railways
has been secured, and has been tend
cred to the Board Of Directors.
John W. Bowen, charged with extortion,
was acquitted in the United States Dis
trict Court at Macon Tuesday. He was
a United States Deputy Marshal, and the
charge was founded on the retention of
money which he had obtained from a
negro prisoner and mis- wife on the ground
that he would use it in his interest.
Among the stockholders of the Enter
prise Factory of Augustais an unmarried
lady of advancing years, self-dependent,
who has earned with her needle over
$1,000, and invested it in this stock. and an
old man, the bulk of whose estate is about
100 shares of the stock, his main reliance
for the coming wants and helplessness of
age.
Mrs. W. H. Cobb, wife of Sheriff W. H.
Cobb who died at Americas last Satur-
day, died Monday night of pneumonia.
She was taken sick a short time before
her husbands death, and was buried
Tuesday by the fresh grave of her hus-
band, who was buried Sunday. She
leaves five children, the oldest Of whom
is only 10 years OF age.
w. NJ. Langford, who was killed Sunday
in the tracas at a church near Madison,
Fla, had been a citizen Of Townsville for
some two years past. He married a
Thomasville lady about three years ago,
and shortly afterwards moved to Thomas
Vile from his home in Florida, and went
into business there. Bangford's wife was
with him at the time he was killed, they
having gone to Madison to visit his kim
folks.
William Thomas, of Oconee county, has
a fine pack of dogs. and takes delight in
the chase. few days ago be caught a
very large gray fox that had a nickel
plated collar on. MIR. Thomas is anxious
to find out where the fox halls from, as it
was evidently pet. The collar had no
name on it. 1t is said that foxes trail
north, and if this is so. the fox must have
belonged TO some one in Southern or Mid
dle Georgia.
Sunday afternoon a negro painter
named Wash Howard was found in help
less and insensible condition in theswarlp
of Hard Labor creek, about three miles |
from Madison. lie was removed TO his |
home. where he died in about fifteen min
utes after his arrival. His death is gen.
orally supposed to have resulted from
painters collie, but the negroes mostly be- |
lieve that the hand Of Providence was
thus suddenly laid upon him as a punish |
ment for fishing on the Lords day.
Judge James McWhOrter fell dead from
the back OF horse he was riding at Lex |
ingt0n Tuesday. For a long while he was
one OF the Judges Of the Inferior Court OF
the county, and at several different times /.
represented the county in the lower house |
Of the Legislature and once in the Senate. /
From his early manhood he has been a
prominent citizen Of the county, and has |
taken an active part in politics, both State /
and Federal. The only position he held /
at his death was that Of one of the Board |
OF Jury Commissioners OF the county, /
which place he has held for many years. |
Alapaha correspondence NEWS. May |
II; During the past week there las been |
some rather strange actions by some one |
IN this quiet little VILLAGE. A larpp cap of |