Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-19
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
.,,oeG1A. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
0rrtROIINA PUT IN TYPE.

re- will Soon ResiRn-TwO Legls-
living Very Ill at Atlanta
r,..as Colts Killed by Train Near
Forsyth.
,ies are becoming numerous at
Camilla. so-,.4ho.,o oo,,,,
The superior Court OF Oglethorpe coun'
80 couvenes to-day.
9Cnvton is now in telegraph communl-
ION with the world.
Ahopt 300 children, white and black, are
..tsnding school in Quitman.
So 49, r f. Bell, of Americas, is lying
~ law IN Washington, u. =.
white man was convicted OF cotton
stealing IN EchOls county court las0 WEEK.
sat1rday there were three widowerss by
,be name Of Williams ana Iour WHO"
smiths in Thomaston.
Tbo law department of the State Uni
rorsitv at Athens turns out ahhuaIIy
obout one dozen lawyers.
rbare are rumors of another capture OF
mother John Williams in FLORIDA. the
,nI,rIerer Of James Allen, OF Naldosta'
Tbere has been no further development
~ re0ard to the identity OF the party VINO
snrlsassinated George Hunter, OF Ecnols
county. c 1
N Edge. of Douglas county. Will Try ana
induce him to become candidate IOr the
senate at the next election.
senator Fuller. Of the Fourteenth dis.
,rict. aud Representative Avary, OF
columbia county, are so Ill at AtlanIa
mat their lives are despaired OF.
VT. Stanfeld, of Americas, member
SfutA
stationed in Washington, has been pro-
noted to the office of first sergeant.
" ! Williams, of Randolph county,
drew bead on a squirrel some days
uirca and fred. TIE gun burst and filed
S Sa;I eyes and face with powder, burning
him very badly.
A little negro, aged eight years, was
burned to death on the plantation OF w.
F Castellow, in Henry county, last Sun
dav nigh, ca ,ed by the explosion OF
Kerosene lump.
Friday night three colts belonging to
Thomas Talmadge, who lives one mile
northwest o. Forsyth. were run oyer and
ali instantly killed by the sOuth-bound
passenger train.
ia. WILDLY, citizen of Fort Gaines,
is no more. He dropped dead at his work
bench in Columbia, Ala, Friday. He
was a carpenter by trade, and had gone to
Columbia to build house.
Burglars entered Hosford & Pipkin's
store at Cochran and stole about $40 worth
of goods. They entered the store through
rear window Three negroes were ar
rested, but for want of evidence against
them they were released.
VIM. Whiddon was killed near Calvary,
in Decatur county, last Thursday. He
was driving a team down hill when the
min which held the tongue TO the wagon
became loose, precipitating and entang-
ling him among the horses, which, taking
fright. ran away. Mr.. WhiddOn lived
about one hour after the accident occur
red.
T. p. McKinnon, a merchant at DUPONT,
was burned out last Tuesday morning.
The fire was discovered about O'Clock in
the morning. The stock Of goods was COW
cred by insurance, but the house, which
belonged TO Mr.. Dupont, was total loss.
Little or nothing was saved. The fire can
NOT be accounted for unless 1t was the
work of an incendiary.
Two large petitions were presented last
week to the County Commissioners of
Epson asking them. if possible, 10 build
The aynmanYile factory bridge and the
HightOwer mill bridge without any adj
yertisement and as quickly as possible, as
this season of the year the people can
barely market their crops without them.
The advertising is required by law, but
the bridge will be built without delay.
A few days ago mad dog passed
through or near Milledgeville, en- route to
the asylum, and would have doubtless re-
celyed wide berth under the root of that
old edlfce had not the vigilant gate
keeper been at mis- post, and finding that
his dOgship had not the proper credentials,
considered him a dangerous imposter,
and thereupOn dealt him blow that sent
the poor dog to the happy hunting
grounds.
post Office route has been established
from ThOmastOn by BlackYille to Wood
Oury, IN Meriwether county, and back
once week, and proposals will be re-
eCeyed at the contracting office at Wash
ngton until O'Clock p. M, Jan. ?, 1886,
lor carrying the mails. The mail will
leave ThOmastOn every Monday at B
o'clock a, M, arrive at Woodbury. by II
o'clock m. Leave Woodbury. at l aud
arrive IN IhOmastOn by 3 O'Clock p. IN.
A curious mistake. growing out of
similarity OF names, was discovered in an
examination before United States Commits
Snloner Haight at Atlanta Saturday. John
bentley, of HARRISON county, was
arrested and brought before the commits
h!hef on The charge of removing distilled
spnlIs. Two witnesses, Henry Robinson
suu -. Little, were present, and, upon
ueing sworn, the tact was developed that
neither knew anything against the ac-
Vused. Questions by the Commissioner
wrought out the fact that the affidavit
was sworn out by Henry Robinson, Jr.,
sou Of the witness, Robinson, and that
sle person who should nave been arrested
vas jonathan Bentley. John Bentley
@SS promptly discharged. The mistake
Will cost the government about $40.
II Inc rumor is revived that Judge W. r.
hammond, of the Atlanta circuit. will
9on resign, and that he and Hon. John l.
TTalI OF Griffin, formerly Judge OF the
INT circuit, have agreed to enter into
Sa1thershlp for the practice OF law. In.
ecu, the arrangement has gone so far
'1as Tue articles Of partnership have al
aV oeen determined and probably
Eneo The new firm will swing It's sign
soouI Nov. /, and have Offices at At
%1d, IL Is also rumOred that
s S's Governor will appoint, TO succeed
T iui On the bench, Judge Marshall j.
l,1illA, now Judge Of the City Court OF
H"hta' His promotion from the Judge.
-ip VI lhe City Court 10 that of the Su-
g,ol court, aside from his personal and
t,oU,'osslonal merits, is attributable TO the
so5 ,uat ne and Gov. Mcdaniel were
si,oolinates together at Mercer, and have
Ci"t!s Deen warm friends. If Judge
seatae Is elevated TO the Superior Court
"lll create vacancy In the judge
- Oh TIE CITY Court. which IL Ia re-