Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-26

,,rneI Treatment of Sick woman Dy
r,arIing- house Keeper of Macon
Judge Brown Renders an Important
stock Law Decision in Milton Superior
Court.
GEORGIA.
Fulton county's tax rate is 40 cents on
t9v 500. -,
Iudca McClesky, of McNutt, is very Ill,
and IL is learned he cannot recover.
T. Avery has contracted to carry the
mail from Perry to Henderson, via
HAynesville and Spoonville.
il is said that the base ball booksellers
Of the Bonanza saloon, made $5,OJO on
pools at Atlanta this seasOn.
Ell. Acosta, Blackshear's newly ap-
poiuted postmaster. is building room
adjoining his store for the postol1ce.
II is stated that the Atlanta liquor deal
ars will soon call-a meeting of the clti-
yens to discuss the temperance question.
One of the most interesting features of
Tho coming state fair will be the inaugur-
alton of the annual auction sales of Jersey
cattle.
The Columbus Guards are preparing to
Give davis fair in December to raise a
fund for the armory and purchasing a
new uniform.
Mrs. Becky Davis, of Campbell county,
who is nearly 50syears old. has new
tooth. and Mrs. T. j. Askew, So years old,
also has a new tooth.
Douglass county will vote on prohibi-
top Oh Oct. Is. The young men are very
monument in the movement. and they are
determined that whisky shall go.
We. Gambler, deputy revenue collect
or of the second division, with headquar-
tiers at Blairsville, has resigned. Collector
CrenshAw mas not filled the vacancy yet.
Hall Peek, Peeksville, Henry county,
was grcasing a gin belt while in motion
last saturday, VIII I his arm became en-
tangled in the belt, breaking it and dislo-
eating his wrist.
While Joe Wright, son OF DR.. Wright,
was driving horse last Monday between
jackson and Indian Spring, the horse
stumbled and fell, breaking both forelegs
below the ankle.
James O'Byrne, of Tennessee, was ped
ding Ill Houston county q day or two ago
without a license, and the fact becoming
known, be was taken up last Monday and
fine of S25 imposed.
In Jackson Ben Watkins little son
accidentally fell on plank, few days
ag0, in which there was a nail. The nail
penetrated the little fellows jaw, knock
ing out two of his teeth.
II. II. Cabaniss has fled his application
to be appointed postmaster at Atlanta.
There are now four applicants for this pO-
sition They are j. W. RenfrOe, j. W.
Goldsmith, Amos Fox and Henry Caba-
Mss.
A negro boy under arrest at Macon WAS
believed by the police officials to be dumb,
and be went several days without speak
Ing. He finally became angry at a fellow
convict and, forgetting his dodge, burst
fntf in nj Al
A blind man with an ACCORDION WAS
playing on the streets of Hamilton the
other day, and sang:
Get out of the way, you whisky seller;
You've ruined many an honest fellow"
1t is said that he is in the employ of the
PrOhibitionists.
Thor1as Brash, printer who spent sew
eral weeks in Columbus during the past
summer, cut the throat of II. d. Long, a
saloon keeper in Montgomery, in q diff
Guilty on Tuesday. Long had struck him
several blows on the head with a stick.
1t is not thought that Long will die.
Joseph Mason, white man aged Al
years, living at Muunerlyn, Burke cOun-
ty, was struck by a train while walking
on the track near Langley, Wednesday,
and suffered fractures Of the right arm
and left leg. AmputatIon will probably
not be necessary and the sufferer will re-
cover.
Thursday, while H. S. Pendleton was
cut in a swamp on the DamOur farm,
about three miles from Macon, repairing
fences, he came across large beech tree
with the following cut in the bark: mark
c. Oates, Co. f, 18th Ind. Vols, 1862
Mr.. PeDdleton also found another date as
far back as 1882.
in DeKalb Superior Court this week,
Monday, Tuesday, and part of Wednes-
day was consumed in trying the cele-
brated case of Powell VS.. Watts. This
case has been In court since 1857. In the
trial in this ceurt, w. r. Watts Is claim
ant, and the Jury returned verdict in his
favor.
Fort Gaines Advertiser: There is a lot
OF hOOdlums in Fort Gaines who think 1t
very manly and amusing TO take on a
quantity of poor liquor and shoot pistols
over the city at night This is serious
disturbance OF the peace, annoying the
quiet citizens, and a grave violation Of
the city ordinances.
There have been more civil cases
docketed for the October term Of Houston
Superior Court than for any fall term
since 1882, the number being the same as
was docketed for that term-36. OF these
70 are appeals from the County Court and
Justices courts, and are divorce cases
% negroes and 1 white.
George g. Bales, q well-known farmer
OF CatOosa county, met with very sud-
oen and shocking death day or two
since. He was on horseback, riding to-
wards bis home, and was suddenly strick-
en- with heart disease. The stroke was
immediately fatal, and he fell from his
norse corpse. He leaves large fam
lily.
Mrs. Ida Pinkston, a Decatur street
grass widow, filed q suit for Islander, AT
Atlanta, Thursday, against Robert X,
W ison, prominent Decatur street mer-
onant. The declaration is decidedly rich
reading. She wants the moderate sum OF
So'OOC on account of the naughty things
winch she alleges Dir. Wilson has been
saying about her.
~ IN the Ordinary's Court at Atlanta,
thursday, Thomas s. Bradfeld, admins
traitor on the estate Of Josiah Braddeld
Was granted leave to sell perlshable prop.
erty. Much of Mr.. Bradfeld's property
was decided TO his wife before lis death
ne LETT by will about $40, 900 to his chill
uren. His female regulator aid other
medicines paid wel..
Manager John S. Ernest, Of the South.
ern Telegraph COmpany's Office ~ Macon
uegected "A messenger boy, Wednesday
Sollecting on telegrams already paid for
ne would rub out the word tpaid," writ
sen IN INK, and mark ''charges &c.," in