Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
urpNEws OF THE TWO STATES
IL FOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

r.tchs of Rascally Negro BARRIERS at At
A,,ts-Changes in Putnam County
- Koutes-Narrow Escape from n
0.r,bIe Explosion at MadisOn-ssle
"a steamers Woodwork.
GEORGIA.
Albanv's military base ball CLUB IS re-
.orted to be bankrupt.
r,doe william Gibson has again taken
~ his residence at Augusta.
mr. Knight and A. w. Foster bagged 66
.nsiIs, near Madison, Monday.
,rs william H. Howard, wife of a
Ar,inent citizen of Augusta, died Tues
day. ,.v,.,.
M "a give grand military ball on
Nov. D. at the opera house.
q NJ. Lester. of Macon, student in
NJ freshmen class of the university at
atbens. died Sunday night of fever.
One hundred dollars was added to the
~, in the Griffin treasury Monday by
eSanders against the laws OF the city.
load of buckehot fired into moving
..oin near Warrenton a night or two ago
struck sir' the conductor, but did not pene-
+rate his clothing.
Tho woodwork of the old steamer Caddo
eaiin was sod at public cutlery at Column
ms Tuesday. 1t was purchased by Capt.
r A. Pink for $40.
One white man and two negroes have
been sentenced to pay Sc each or serve 30
dsys ON toe chain-gang for refusing to do
road duty at McRae.
Mrs. Hubbard of Gainesville, was
thrown from her horse last week and had
her left arm broken. Dr. PARSONS set IL,
and she IS doing we'll.
ha inf cd
Postmistress at Leesburg, in placed Mrs.
Morgan removed. She took possession OF
the Office last Thursday.
A letter addressed to j. r. Forester,
Ieesburg. containing money was stolen
from the mails on the mail route between
Cuthbert and LeesDurg, a few days ago.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of Western and
Atlantic railroad engineer who was killed
nv an accident, is suing the company for
$4,000 damages. She lives at Marietta.
Some scouGdrel entered the Gainesville
.SolthyOn press room Tuesday night and
detaced the forms of The Way Of Life,
which were placed for printing on
Wednesday morning.
MANY negro BARRIERS of Atlanta derive
the greater part of their income by in
weighing country negroes into their shops
and then charging them anywhere from
-
WI. Kelly, A white man, has been ar
rested at Scale, Ala, for forgery. He
forged al order on G. 2. Swift & Son,
warehousemen of Columbus, for 5000,
signing the name of Hirsh Bros, of Scale.
Can't. John T. Mathis, of the military
department of the MilledgeVille school
has resigned his position there, and will
take control of his mothers business in
Putnam, the recent death of his father
making this necessary.
The mail route from StandfordYille to
uIlsboro, and the one from EatontOn to
HisbOro are both discontinued. 1t is
thou hit to change the route from Eatonton
to StantOrdvlle so as to cross the river at
the factory and go by Towards store.
The damage suit Of A. l.. Hull VS.. the
city of Athens, for cutting down the Dor
sey hill, resulted in mistrial Tt esday-
the jury standing II for giving Mr.. Hull
$3.50, and in favor of the city. 1t is said
that the juror holding out was Mr..
Pledger.
WIN. McKinyon, of Atlanta, is nearly
well, and there is no danger now of his
wounds causing his death. McKinyon is
the young man who cut his throat be-
cause Nora Cooks ma wouldn't let him
marry her Nora). They will probably
marry now.
In the police court at Atlanta, Tues
day, Lucy Jackson, negress, jumped on
DR.. Howell, of the Ivey street hospital,
and struck him several blows before the
officers could pull her off. DR.. Howell
had just testified against Lucy because
Of disorderly conduct at the hospital, and
the Judge had just imposed fine Of $40
on her.
A fine mare belonging to W. C. Timber
lake OF Macon, lost an eye in peculiar
manner a few days ago. In the hay
placed in her feed trough was piece of
the wire with which the hay had been
baled. By some means one of the ends
Of the wire came in contact with her eye.
and piercing the ball made a painful
wound and destroyed the sight.
DR.. Z. l.. Hilsman, of Albany, reports a
case Of genuine hydroPhObia in Lee
county. The patient is a negro boy IL
Years OF age. He was bitten by Tabid
dog about two months ago, and but little
attention was paid TO the injuries, which
were slight at the time. A few days ago
ne was seized with the malady and is now
IN a serious condition.
Sheriff Salter, of Lee county, seems 20
nave got INTO trouble in the case the State
aas against MIN. AS stated i'll the NEWS,
salter was charged with voluntarily let
ung prisoners escape. At his trial in Lee
superior Court last Saturday, he was
found guilty, but as yet the court has not
sentenced him. The limit for the offense
isseven years, ana the lowest two years.
Hls understood that his counsel Will ask
ior new trial.
In the rear Of the ONCE Of DIR. Nc Whor-
YER at Madison, are two barrels of kero-
sshe OIL and one of turpentine. All day
saturday the latter had been leaking,
until two or three gallons had wasted on
Tue moor. Saturday night lamp was
paced near the barrels for some purpose,
gut II mad not more than been left before
hexploded. In an instant the turpentine
On the floor ignited. and in few seconds
~ would have reached the barrels had not
sle doctor thrown off his Overcoat and by
nard work extinguished the flames, and
Dyso doing saved hims IT,
FLORIDA.
Oolored laborers ana carpenters are in
ND N.