Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-16

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GEORGIA.
u sr1mpe. 2 Iewelry engraver, OF At
anita mas been mysteriously missing
since last Monday.
Gov Mcdaniel may attend the Stock
proe5ars' fair at Thomasville on the nrSt
saturday in December.
.rho registration books of Brunswick
,rarp closed Wednesday morning. The
"rmber registered is 800.
r1a Young Mems Library Association,
Of PINE. will hold fair for the benefit OF
tha association, commencing Dec :.
The prominent taxpayers of Athens are
,.orv backward about registering, not
more than one-halt having enrolled their
names.
n fe said that owing TO the heavy
lirause tax and the tax OF $lOO demanded
f,r the street parade, Sells Brothers cir
ems will not visit Macon.
movement is on foot to pack certain
words m Athens by transferring voters to
them ten days prior to the election. IL
,Ton't work worth cent.
saturday, the fencing around the base
toli mark at Albany and the grand stand
7rora sold at public cutlery tor $50. Capts.
Hobbs and Wight were the purchasers.
MFR. Collins, living about two miles
eom Hawk1nsville, had bis horse and
h1rov stolen Thursday night, and up to
NOW no clue Of the thief has been found.
roo negroes seized a small boy on
whitehall street, at Atlanta, Saturday,
,,d look $50 from him. The negro who
roftbe money was pursued and captured.
The brick to be used in the foundation
for tan irOu fence around the Wadley
monument at Macon have been hauled to
thp spot. and the work will begin to-day.
About th;rtv-fve true bills were found
nv The grand jury of Brooks county last
week. Most of them are against negroes
forillegal voting in the October election.
little son OF J. G. CrOwder, who lives
near Stinson. on the Columbus and Rome
railroad. was run over by wagon loaded
with sand Thursday evening and badly
hurt.
This week the Macon baseball associa-
fion will meet and elect officers. A first
class set OF players will be engaged for
the next season and Macon will go in to
win the pennant.
Tax Collector Meadows, Of Brooks
county. saws that he has failed to get an
extension of time from the Comptroller
General and will positively close the tax
books On the 10Th inst.
Hon. c. f. Crisp left Americas Satur-
day for Washington and New York, to
meet the House Ordnance Committee, OF
which he IS a member. He will not re-
turn home before the holidays.
For the six weeks ending Saturday noon
the immediate delivery boys Of Macon
earned an average Of 81 80 per week.
There are two of these boys. They have
del} cred 562 letters and have been paid
$50.
Alex Ethridge, a criminal, who was
sent to the STATE iunatic asylum at Mill
edgeville from Macon, ard escaped, has
Just been recaptured at Milledgeville. He
is a very desperate burglar, and terror
lied the community.
At Augusta Saturday the jury in the
case against eX-Cashier Walton, of the
Bank Of Augusta, charged with sendin-
periured eturns of the bank to the Gov.
erDOr. failed to agree in a verdict and a
misrrlal was ordered by Judge R0ney,
ana ~uneri0r Court was adjourneu
until January.
senopa o,atlaet: A neatly dressed gen.
teman stepped from the train last Tues
day, and it was soon rumOred on the
streets that be was from the Lone Star
state and had come to carry away one OF
our young ladies. AS will appear else
where, he secured his prize. They had
not met IN fourteen years.
At mass meeting Of citizens the follow
ing gentlemen were nominated to be voted
for at the approaching municipal election
IN Dawson: For Mavor, w. x. Baldwin:
Alderman, w. G. Kendrick, William
haigler, j. w. F. Lowrey, B. H. Hood
and L. L. Melton; Clerk, J. l.. James;
Treasurer, Fred W. Clark.
Pearson LAND Soma ono ha
been proving around in our little town
during toe dead hours at night slammine
gates, etc. The object seems to be dressed
IN women's clothes but thought to be a
nan. A load of buckshOt is the only
,emedy for tramps that won't speak when
lailed at night inside of your gates.
Two prominent gentlemen in Oconee
county had long and bitter dispute as to
me ownership Of hedge row that was
etween their premises. One of them re-
used to submit TO arbitration but en-
NOEed a lawyer. The court appointed a
roper committee to adjust the matter
nst ran straight line. The land in dis
ute was not worth $40.
AT Athens. some months ago, Bob Bill
ups,a dudish y0nng mOke, cut of love-
ycurl from the head of Arthur Reddick,
mule darkey whose mother had taken a
M curly. Emily swOre out warrant
ea'hst Bob for maltreating her heir.
mo demanded indictment by the grand
~ anu saturday they returned no bill.
urae negro men had been attending a
@ly on ihuTsday night and on their re-
ulu nome In crossing Flint river factory
Hisf derry Evans was drowned. 1t
GEMS tndt all three OF the negroes had
Dsee4 me river in batteau and as they
lasd The battpau got away from them
uu Jerry stripped off and plunged in the
yer 20 secure it. which was the last that
as ever seen of him.
Asbury Harris was arrested a few DAYS
go Tor stealing cotton from the field OF
~. D. T. Austin, in Madison county.
Whes borrowed PAIR of mules and
"suh 10 move the cotton out of the field,
~ unfortunately for him, the wagon
me Gown under its stolen weight, and
.Alel WAS traced by broken part Of
"aRon LETT in the field. The amount
outds. '-'' f'''''''O" y" do wv
", L. Partin, who has been employed
sumo time past as night Waterman at
i. " mill, al Albany, was arrested
thursday night, upon warrant
9nt by Sam Farkas, charging him
sd SlIng mortgaged property. Partin
n, or. fhrkas a horse upon which
,,I Mccall, OF Americas, had n
axe. Par, Is still in iail. bnt he
, -iN bed 90 friends for money, and
'o pay himself out OF the difficulty.
,R,psulg bridal couple spent Saturday
s,s .'erlnn who we're married several
n. 20 III Tue upper part OF South Caro-
my. ""'ut lUO IN. from ElDprtOn. and