Savannah morning news., 1885-11-17


rne new educational academy at Al
nony ia to be Incorporated
p e. Cobb has held the office OF Aider-
IN at Americus for sixteen years since
the war. nm. -. %
.,,,,as st one time the other day, and
or'rsd to bet soc. that he could eat
more.
II reouires two beeves day to feed
,iidosfa. and every Saturday and Sun
sha eats barrels of fish and IL gal
lons OF oysters.
rba vacancy in the faculty of Mercer
r-1tvsrsity. caused by the death of Prot.
S+aed has not yet been filed, but proba-
bIv VIII be very soon.
The commissioners of Murray county
,ra ADVERTISING for bids for the building
of the court house in Spring Place, to be
completed by Jan. 1, 1857.
Iudge Seamans was among the first
.coooi teachers COnyers ever had. He
tanght a school there in 1888 Just in front
of John Morgan's, on Mill street.
The losses to Whitfield comfy by last
week's storm will probably reach $4,000.
Esnees were washed away, corn and cot
ton covered with water, and much OF 1t
entirely destroyed.
Athens Banner Wdtcbmdn: One Of the
candidates for the next Legislature in
Jackson county brought in load OF light
wood Yesterday that was so poor it would
moi burn after putting kerosene Oil on 1t.
During a recent visit to Albany, A. W.
Turner, OF Macon, purchased the Farcas
residence on Broad street, and will on
saturday next remove his family to that
citv. near which his large planting inter-
ests demand his attention.
J.W. Langford, of Conyers, has clock
which he bought in 1916. How long the
clock had run before ne purchased it he
does not know, but it had been in use for
ouite q while. 1t is still keeping good
time. and bids fair to last fifty years
longer
After more than forty years spent in
Albany. Mrs. Sarah White babe adieu to
old friends Saturday and set out for Lin
colnton. her birthplace. She has not wis.,
tied that village, which is twenty miles
of the railroad. since she left there nearly
halfa century ago.
Fannie Carnes, a negro woman who
lives on Candy row, in the rear of the first
ward, Atlanta. struck Lizzie Jones ON
the head with frying pan Sunday. Liz
zieJones will probably die and Fannie
Carnes will be held to await the result of
the injuries she has inflicted.
A Young man named Smith, of RAN
dolpn county. while on his way home last
Monday night, was stopped by two me-
gTOes and forced to give up all the money
he had-S79. Smith procured a pack OF
dogs, and the hIghwaymen were soon
captured, and are now in Wedowee jail.
The number of tramps now in the vi
cinty of Macon is greater than was ever
known before, and the police officers ar
l. ~ 1,s1
They are all southwark bound, and say
th are seeking a section of country
where they can better endure the cold OF
winter.
At the present term Of Lee county Su-
periOr Court the grand jury found three
true bills against the Sheriff, James Sal
ter, for voluntarily allowing prisoners to
escape. Saturday morning Sheriff Salter
was put on trial. and Coroner Hines was
appointed Sheriff pro tenn. while the cases
were being tried. The case consumed the
entire day, and about fifty jurors were
called before jury could be found.
A pet deer belonging to Berry Hinton,
six or seven miles north of McDOnOugh.
strayed off Sunday. In the afternoon it
appeared upon the streets of the town
and seemed very much at home until a
pack of dogs sighted 1t and gave chase.
The race was an exciting one, but de-
cidedly in favor of the deer, which kept
In the lead about forty lengths. 1t was
hnally taken up and cared for until the
owner called for it.
John Ryan's stables in the rear of his
residence on Whitehall street at Atlanta,
were entirely consumed by fire Sunday
night. The fire was the work of an incen-
diary torch. Mr.. Ryan's loss is probably
1920 or Sl,500. The barn was a frame
structure and was worth probably 5000.
Ine buggy, grain, hay and other articles
consumed were worth as much more at
least. There was an insurance on the
building and contents.
The posse sent out 10 arrest the parties
on the warrant issued by the coroner of
Madison county for John G. Strickland,
Hamp Strickland, John r. f. Williams,
George Bryant and Toombs Bryant and
5oel Williams and Isham Cheatham, ac-
cessorles, for beating the negroes now in
jan, have returned without making an ar
rest The parties for whom the warrants
were issued have mysteriously disap-
peared ana gone to parts unknown.
Athens Bonner: The Augusta cotton
lnls lost money heavily last year, and
the Augusta cotton factory was ashamed
WpuOllsh its annual repOrt-that it paid
SVOOO in taxes and sunk that amount
over and above receipts. The stock in
rN "Aiil tudl once SOU lot AOV - now Ol-
l5fed at 10, and it is In the best condition
Vi any OF the mills in that city. Taxes in
augusta are 3 per cent, and this proves
serious drag on the factories. The cot
soh mills in and around Athens are in a
hlghiy prosperous condition.
"A romantic marriage took place at
11.aaely day or two ago. Miss Mamie
naddock, OF Damascus, was engaged 20
marry popular young society man Of
saIHngton on Sunday. Last night Ed. ;.
eutpnerd. former sweetheart OF hers,
palo call to offer his congratulations.
ne Aughingly said: "Are you not sorry
gVu oldn't marry mef She replied,
les when he proposed that they ger
married any way. She assented. Friday
maornlng bright and early they slipped
Virgins. -''A ~ '''s ''0' ''' -
Aqanta correspondent Macon Tels-
WoW; Father kierch, pastor OF the I'M
"a ulate Conception Church, who preach
~, remarkable and now famous sermon
,eIal weeks ago on marriage. delivered
c ne sunday that will also create much
,nsl ent. He spoke against bad litera-
- lie inNeighed against picture pa
W., lhst appeal 10 the imagination Of the
dung az well as against the importunate
,r1-e or yellow back novel. When well
Ecu mp IN his denunciation Of papers
sta "' ln Tee promiscunusiy read. be ere
7''neihing Of sensation IN the con-
uLt Lt' ION by saying: "No parent should
~" .ne constitution into the hands of