Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-29
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
There we're no arrests made at Albany
Christmas day, a fact which speaks well
for the city.
John Heard, living near Union Point,
had his stables and five fine mules burned
Friday night. 1t was the work of an in
cendiary.
Gen. Morgan, Of Albany, favors a con-
vention of the people living along Flint
river. to meet and petition Congress for
an increased appropriation for this noble
stream.
C. PERUVIAN, a Macon negro, in whose
barroom negro was accidentally shot
and killed Saturday night, Is charged
with having attempted TO burn the place
Sunday night.
Allen Murphy cut JEFF Hines throat at
Cbipley with razor Friday. They were
taking in the town together, and Murphy
cut Hines without provocatIon. Hines Is
still alive, and Murphy is in jail. Both
are negroes.
There was considerable excitement in
Watkinsville Thursday night. One negro
tried to take another's wife awav from
him, which naturally caused difficulty.
The Watkinsville police were called in to
settle the trouble.
John Dogwood, of Macon, will probably
die. He stuck nail in his foot few
days since, and the wound was not con-
sidered dangerous at the time, but since
it has grown worse and he is now threat
ened with tetanus.
The ecclesiastical trial of Rev. DR..
Armstrong, the suspended rector of St.
Phillips church, Atlanta, will begin at
Atlanta Jan. IS. DIR. Armstrong; mis-
tions, at Cincinnati.
Most of the students OF the University
at Atlanta are of at homes enjoying their
Christmas vacation, and the campus is
pretty quiet. The session reopens the
first Monday in January, when many
new boys will doubtless enter.
Henry A. Josey went to Sandersville
from his home three miles below Riddle
Vile, to buy Christmas presents for his
children, and while in town or on the
road home, be lost his pocket book con-
tanning 800 in cash and several notes.
Walter Arnold, of OgIethorpe county,
while running his steam gin, accidently
got his hand caught in the gin saw, LAGER
atingwit badly. He was jerked clear
over the breast-plate, and but for his pull
ing his hand out when he did, would
doubtless have lost his arm.
AT Rome Friday night the coroner's
lurv rendered a verdict that William
Crawford was killed by Julius Ward and
that Ward is guilty of murder. Several
witnesses were required 10 give bail for
heir appearance at the next Superior
Court to testify. Ward has not yet been
spprehended.
W. A. Talmadge, an honored citizen OF
Athens, died very suddenly at his home
IN Friday evening. He was seemingly in
.Ocd health all the morning, and in the
afternoon, while in his garden digging up
a grape vine, fell dead, with seemingly
no apparent cause. Mr.. Talmadge was
81 years old, and has been a citizen of
Athens all his life.
Saturday night at festival, about four
miles from Quitman, a young negro by
the name of Elijah Donelson, was shot in
the breast and almost instantly killed.
The shooting was done in a large crowd,
most of whom were drunk, and 1t is not
positively known who fred the fatal shot,
but it is conceded that Jonn Adams. also
young negro man, did it. John has left
for parts unknown.
The stock of carp at the Office of the
Commits sioner of Agriculture at Atlanta,
is growing rapidly less daily. Applica-
tions for them are coming in rapidly, ana
as fast as they come in the fish are for
Warded. Twenty carp is the supply sent
to every applicant. A tin can to ship them
IN costs 25cents, and the eXpressage costs
about as much more. This is all the eX-
pense that there is attached to supply Of
carp.
Wednesday night a young man from
South Carolina, named Norris, VINO is at
tending college at Athens. and boarding
at j. B. Thornton's, on College avenue,
accidentally fell off of high porch of a
house on the street, seriously injuring his
spine. He has been paralyzed ever since
he fell, and it is thought that he cannot
recover. The parents OF the young man
were telegraphed for and came to see him
Friday.
There are CHARTERED at the Brown house
in sBlackshear colony OF Indiana and
Ohio farmers with their families. The
party numbers seventeen, and they all
express themselves highly pleased with
toe country. 1t is very probable that the
entire party will locate in Pierce. ID. X.
Johnson, one Of the most progressive
farmers in Pierce county has offered them
700 acres of land in the garden spot of
South Georgia for 81 per acre.
Milton Democrat: On last Tuesday at
DIR. BeiPs sale some one went 10 the woods
near by and built large brushpile OF
pine tops over a forked log and concealed
himself and a Keg of liquor under it, and
through an opening in the top retailed
snake-bite medicine all day. His only
LANGUAGE was q grunt as money went in
LIQUOR of him that day, not one can tell
who it was that sold. One Of ''the boys"
saws it was brandy that was sold, and
that 1t was stamped and all right, for he
could taste the revenue on itand it looked
red.
At Macon Sunday afternoon a bold at
tempt TO kidnap a little negro child was
made by white man on Walnut street.
The man, apparently about A years old,
name unknown, walked up to the child, a
girl years old, and suddenly took her In
his arm. This was near the park. The man
walked or toward The park, but hearing
screams behind him turned 10 learn the
cause. He beheld the child's mother, ac-
comoanied by half a dozen negro women,
pursuing him. Grasping the child closer
In his arms, he entered The park at a brisk
RIM, The women followed him, and,
when near the mile track, overlook him
and rescued the child. IL was said by
persons who witnessed the affair that the
man was medical student in search Of
material for the dissccting table. This, OF
course. was nonsense, but the negroes
firmly believed 1t.
MIllen lies partly In Burke and partly
IN Scriven counties. At the recent SEES
sion OF the Legislature a law was passed
prohibiting the sale of intoxioants IN That
part OF the town lying IN scriyen county.
This aroused the liquor dealers and they
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