Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


wounded In the Eye just Before His
wedding Dsy-The Death of Negress
ATTRIBUTED to Freezing-AR Atlanta
Policeman Acquitted on a Charge OF
Murder.
GEORGIA.
Several new buildings are going up in
Fast Macon.
/. T. Register resigned the office of
sheriff of Colquitt county.
DR.. NJ. L. Boyd. of Excelsior, will sell
ant on Jan. 2, 1886, and move to SaVan-
nah.
Mont Howell, of Cisco, killed 400
Mound bear near the head OF Connasauga
river recently.
r. L. Strange, OF Excelsior, was robbed
If ass in the hotel in Swainsboro, one
night last week.
A couutryman tried to post a letter in
ME telephone instrument at the DeSoto
nostotfice Friday.
The building of hotel at st. simon's
Island is an assured fact. II will cost
$4,000 and be completed by May.
Judge Rountree will soon begin work
aqain on the new hotel which was blown
down at Swainsboro some time ago.
There is a movement on foot to turn
that ancient eye-sore, the "bottom'' in
front of Wesleyan College, Macon, into a
$1,000 flower garden.
Ike Chambers, OF Fort Gaienes, has a Gu
riositv in the shape of a walking stick
which he cut from tree on the grave of
great Seminole chief, "Tiger-Tail," in
Florida.
Nv the use of cocaine a 70-vear-old
negro woman had cataract removed from
her eyes by Drs. Golfer and Mediation at
Macon Thursday. Her sight is restored,
after years OF blindness.
A negroes named 'Milly Rodgers died
of lockiaw at Smithville Wednesday
She stuck a nail in her foot about a week
before she died, but kept up until about
two days before her death.
Offcer West, of the Atlanta police force,
has been acquitted of a charge OF MUIR
der preferred because he shot and killed
James Henry Parks, a negro, whom he
was endeavoring to arrest.
Judge Clark viii hold an adjourned
term of the September court, OF Clay
county. beginning Monday, for the pur-
nose Of hearing motions. especially that
Of Willis Hudson, charged with murder,
for a new trial.
Thomas Jefferson Bassett, the 3-year-
old son of Mr.. George W. Bassett, residing
on Bassett's hill, B bb county, died FRI
dav from burns suffered the day before
He was playing around stove when his
clothing was ignited.
The Cotton States Life Insurance Com
uany held their election at Macon We'd
nesdav. W. b. Johnson was elected
president, J. w. Banks vice president,
Emmett Daniel secretary, and the old
board of directors were elected.
LAGRANGE Reporter: A gentleman from
the country showed us the other day the
foot of yearling which had dropped off
from disease. 1t was the first case that
we ever saw, and ii is certainly rare. The
animal was still living.
". l. Taylor, of Crawfordville, has a
watch that stopped running about a week
ago and he carried it in bis pocket regu-
larly for one week to the very hour, and
at that time the watch commenced run
ming again without any ceremony or any
work done on it.
The cornerstone Of the N. E. A. College
at Cochran will be laid Jan. % next
with Masonic ceremonies. All the lodges
in the bounds of the association will be
invited to participate, and no pain be will
spared to make it a most enjoyable and
memorable occasion.
James McElveen, of Excelsior, received
bad wound while returning home on
Sunday night last. He was riding fast,
when limb hanging in the road struck
him in the face and inflicted a severe
wound in the eye. He was to have been
married Wednesday.
An order has been issued by the Post
Office Department for a post Office at
BrOOksville, in Randolph county, to be
known as Randolph. Miss Pryor has
been appointed postmistress, and as soon
as her bond is made aud she is qualified
the Office Will be established.
On the evening of Dec. IS Berrien Hall
and a balff by the name Of Daniel had a
fight at Bowman, Ebert county. Hall was
stabbed In the side near the region OF the
heart. 1t would have been fatal but for
TIE TACT that the knife struck rib and
turned down. it seems that Hall and the
balitf fought on account Of costs.
J. J. Rountree's tram road engine
burst at Swainsboro, Tuesday, while
standing in it's accustomed place near
the machine shop, and tore things up pro-
miCcuausly, Fortunately no one was
hurt, the hands all being at breakfast.
The machine shop was badly wrecked
and the engine was complete wreck.
Hamilton had marriage Friday night
that had about it tinge Of romance. At
the conclusion OF an entertainment given
at the college Samuel f. Mann, of Barnes
vile, and Miss Hennie Jessup, one OF the
teachers, were married on the stage by
Rev. Alex. Farley. The audience had
been given no notice of this part OF the
programme.
The motion for a new trial for James
eaiter, sheriGof Lee county, convicted Of
irregularities in his office, was argued be-
lore Judge Fort in his Office at Americas,
thursday. Arguments were made by
Judge Hawkins and r. &. simmons for
The defendant, and O.. Is. Hudson and J.
W. Walters for theState. The judge re-
served his decision until Dec. %.
The Demosthenian Society Of the Uni
sersity at Athens, passed resolutions on
Inc death OF Gen. TOOmbs. A meeting
was called for that purpose on Wednes-
day afternoon. Gen. Toombs was a
member Of the DemOsthenian Society
while in the University. A committee
was appointed to attend the funeral, but
y was impossible to get to Washington
IN time.
Fort Gaines Advertiser: The criminal
willis Hudson, confined in Jail here for
the past six months, was brought into
court on a cold day in his shirt sleeves.
This is a shame. II the County Commits
Aoners will not see that the people Ia Jail
are warmly clad, IL seems to us that
some OF the Jealous advocates Of missions
10 town might raise enough TO buy
hudson a coat.
young man from the country rode a
mule into jackson recently, and when
hon l.