Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
o,oRGIA. FLORIDA. AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

-, o,yn Tent-A 37z-Pound RESIDENT
atlanta walking to Reduce hls
Oh i.dnDois-senatOr Fuller Dies at
the state Capital
GEORGIA.
pro-. P. b. Peters, once prlnclpaI OF Inc
- nublic schools Of Columbus, dled
"o,stor Fuller of the Fourteenth dis
.-inr died at Atlanta Sunday, OF hVer
1 Cno Of the old topers of Athens, who
oon;t Get whisky when he wants IL, drinks
oil the bay rum he can ma Ia Inc DaIOeI
shops. .. -...,u.ou.,., ., Too
w has been arrested in Florida, and
Ulcer armed with requlslClon mas
cone to bring him back.
.lon Turner, the colored boy who
rooshpd his foot at the ROCK huh IRON
lorlls last spring, died at CUOsa Saturday
Dom the effects of his injuries.
Iav. Burns had his right arm so badly
n,,lnd in the cotton compress at
Toinmbus Saturday, that amputatlon
;nst below the elbow was necessary.
Albany Medium: Negroes can get up
come of the most wonderful turnouts, but
t6a coolest rig we have ever yet seen was
On az bitched to an Old-fashioned sulky.
and was driven by reins.
Athens Banner WdtcbDsdn: There was
nero in town yesterday with his tongue
arigropd to a great size and hanging from
bis mouth. He presented hideous APP
nearance. and we cannot see how the
moor creature can partake OF TODD.
CoI James Edward Calhoun, OF Elber-
.on AGED about 80, will lead fair widow
n Hymen's altar in December. Mr.. Cal
5oIIn is a man of letters, wealth and &C.
tentrcty, and IS near relatlVe OF Car0-
y, greatest statesman, John Z. Cal
loun.
.,iue of the Athens youngsters mad
erop spike soldered TO a quarter In silver
md driven down in the sidewalk. Nearly
gerry one that came along made dive
mr. the quarter, and several OF them lett
,ieces Of their finger nails in trying to
ct it up.
r. O Dieuis LaRose's trial for bigamy
Americas ended in mistrial Saturday
Igbt. HIP. Watson, of Savannah, was
y ne of the witnesses. Announcement was
1ade that retrial of the case would begin
ssterday Some Of the evidence was
ute spicy.
The other day Master Craige Caldwell,
" Rome. found embedded in the side of
ok at old Fort jackson, near that city,
battered and flattened minnie ball, This
lden messenger was intended for the
bast of one of those who wore the gray
s9nty-Odd years ago.
,veral negroes working for contractor
NIB. McGinty, of Athens, at Jefferson,
gu work Saturday, claiming that he
owl them a month and hairs wages.
MMcGinty denies that he owes the
hals, and says that the Knights of La
bOlre to blame for the subject.
Uncle Peter, the faithful old servant
oflhn Fl. Newton, of Clarke county, was
bued a few days ago. He had been in
th Newton family for 81 years. The
erncipation proclamation had no effect
oIUncle Peter. He continued to live
wa his old master up to the time of his
d6h
he police of Athens arrested a seedy
wte man Saturday as a suspicious
chacter and he was calabOOsed. A
plsician was called in to examine the
lew, and pronounced him an idiot. He
reses to give any account of himself
me than to say that he hailed from Mo-
bL Ala.
le DemOsthenian and Phi Kappa So
Giles of the State University at Athens
he re-established the University WeekiV
Borter. Last year the societies of the
uyersity established a monthly maya
re, but the boys did not like it as we'll
hhO WOShlgs GU buOJ nave IStuIuSu W
weekly.
D. Wagner, the water works super
tendent of Rome, estimates that if wa
mains were laid to DeSota the rents
1uld amount to about $500 the first year.
30 the second and 5000 the third. If the
400 surplus of the appropria ton was
sed in increasing the water supply,
ayor King thinks the additional cost of
lmping water for DeSota would be very
nall.
One OF the most notable pictures in the
emosthenian Society of the University
Athens, is that Of Robert Toombs. 1t
line likeness of him in his younger
lys Of vigor and manhood. He is one
the most illustrious men that ever at
nded the university, and with Gen. j.
Gordon and Ben Hill, is one of the
Ost distinguished statesmen that were
ier members Of the Demosthenian So
ETY..
William Showers, about 81 years of age,
me near being killed by falling tree
lille returning to his home in Lorraine
Strlct, OF Rockdale county, last Sunday
ght. He was in his buggy, and the tree
4 across the rear Of the buggy, smash
< one wheel and the body. He escaped
Ihurt by jumping forward. The night
rs very dark, and il was impossible to
q which way the tree was falling, and
If.
Inc criminal docket was taken up in
hTrs County Superior Court on Friday.
my three cases were tried, and two of
ZEN were unimportant. In the case of
state VS.. Margaret Whitehead,
narged with assault with intent to MUIR
CT, the jury returned verdict of unlaw-
u stabblng. The case of the State VS.. S.
l. DXon, charged with the murder of j.
christian, was called and continued to
e1t term. AS Judge Willis is disquali-
su' ana could secure the services Of no
sner Judge to preside for him, court took
recess Friday night until yesterday
orning.
IL Is suggested that the city OF Athens
Tchase the court house and grounds of
aIke county, and tender the same to
state, provided the school of Technol-
v IL located there. A new court house
va be built for about $25, 900 in more
Vo'enient locality. The committee of
G,tens met Saturday 10 take some steps
~ I'ard TO securing the school OF Tech
nol.y. The only thing they found neces-
sstYor them 20 do at present, was to APP
puma committee Of two 70 confer with
eue MdeDtal committee of the Universe
w. IT. w l.. Wood and Capt. G. G.
mittee -" VIZ '''''-
Last Sunday night while returning