Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-06

GEORGIA.
1,ha Southern telegraph Office at Madi-
sor is closed for lack of an operator.
Amarlcus decided against issuing $40
ooH -, bonds for water works by vote OF
12S to "a. s.
nd INT one death (white) an infant,
under years old.
rho D1iIy HadjsORtGn has made its ap-
-,oarsnce at Madison. Ii is very neat
And deserves to succeed.
rom BRYAN will commence at once the
oracfion of a brick store house on the
'ontb side of the square at jackson.
The Burke County Agricultural So
oie1v is preparing for splendid exhibit
tion ut the next fair, to come on Nov. 4,
8, 6and 7.
sixteen columns of the Atlanta COnSt6-
milton are required to print the list of
I,,ooerfv advertised for sale there by the
city marshai'
Saturday. Mrs. Routzahn, of Waynes-
boro received $4,000 from the Knights OF
Honor. beng the amount of insurance on
Mr. ROutzahn's life.
stenben Brown, an old and much esteem
cd citizen of Newton county, died very sud
SsnIV saturday morning. He lived near
Salem camp ground.
Charles Blackman has been convicted
If assassinatilg Mr.. Tondee near Ella
Vile a few weeks ago, and mas been SEN
fenced to be hanged November g.
& pt. f. NJ. Coulter has been appointed
,naater of the steamer John j. Seay, and
sbe will run only between Centre and
Rome. and will have regular schedules.
VIM. Burpee drank vial of laudanum,
At Athens, Saturday. The only excuse
given was that he was tired OF life. At
last accounts ne was IN an unconscious
condition.
The ram was so heavy Thursday that
the fast train was compelled to stop sew
eral times between COnyers and Coving-
ton and move the RATS that had washed
upon the road.
TAYLOR Blake, a negro living on J. KYle's
plantation, near Columbus, had his right
hand caught in gin Saturday and badly
mangled 1t was found necessary TO am
'putate two OF his fingers.
From gentlemen who have just return
ed from Atlanta, Editor CAN'T, of Athens,
learns that the bill amending the railroad
commission laws will, in all probability,
be defeated, or the Houses substitute
passed. a4 sH
Thomas Pitts (white), who has been in
iail at Columb bus several weeks, charged
with using obscene language in the pres
ence of females, was taken before Judge
Brooks, Saturday, under writ Of habeas
corpus and released from custody.
The boats will not be able to pass
through the locks on the COOsa this year
on account OF the government appropria-
ton giving out. The steamers City Of
Gadsden and Rome viii lose considerable
trade by the failure to open up the locks.
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in the 6Sth district of Burke county, saws
there are not less than 1000 wild turkeys
within radius of two miles of his house.
He knows his estimate is not too large,
for he has seen three flocks with twenty
each in them.
Jerry McCalla, oolored, who created
quite a sensation by rocking Conductor
Hill and the fast train, was tried ut New
ton Superior Court last week and found
guilty of assault and battery with attempt
to murder. He was sentenced to three
years In the penitentiary.
Foxes have become numerous and trou.
blesOme in certain parts of the Ninth DIS
trict in Mitchell county, and the boys, led
by John HOrnsby, have been having rare
sport fox racing. Mr.. H0rnsby has caught
six, and arrangements are being made for
grand chase in the early future.
The county taxes of Scriven county
(65c. on $l00) are much less than for years
past while the State tax is something
higher. But the whole together is less
than 1t was last year by SOC. on the 500.
The county will be out of debt this fall
and have at least $4,000 in the treasury.
AT Douglasville, Friday afternoon, Mar
shall AderhOld arrested George Haynes,
eolOred, on a warrant sent him from Ac-
worth, issued on the affidavit Of mer-
chant OF that place, charging him with
cheating and swindling. Haynes promptly
gave bond for his appearance at Cobb Su-
periOr Court.
Waynesboro True Citizen: The court
mousse enclosure is entered by seven gates.
vi these five are off the hinges and gone;
one is intact and always closed. as few 20
through 1t; the other, the large gate, is
always wide open. Under these circum-
stances we rise to ask what IS the use Of
an enclosure which does not enclose?
AT Elberton, Sunday, Harriet Burch
lacked up her house with three children
N IL, aged, respectively, ) years, 2 years,
ana months. A fire broke out in the
mouse and before help could reach them
tle mouse was consumed with the three
chllGren, leaving nothing but their charred
Lemsins. An inquest will probably be
NuS ANHureu ana ufIy clLlZen6 OF Doug
iasEllle met at the court house, Satur-
uiuay nlght,to discuss prohibition. Those
laEorlhg temperance are thoroughly Or
canned, aud a vigorous campaign in the
interest OF prohibition will be made. DR..
lellon, Col. Pringle and other temperance
orators, VIII be invited to address the peo-
pie before the day Of election.
Dan YOungblood, who was arrested at
Atlanta on suspicion that he was the
iInah VINO killed young Maxwell, was re-
,gaseu saturday, his statement and other
circumstances accusing sam Plunkett,
rnuolher carpenter, Of the homicide. When
ue officers went to Plunkett's house to
a. Isl him, they found that he had left
ste Guy Immediately after Maxwell was
,r Ut. y. T. Dozier, of Silver Creek, ex-
. .stils model Of an ingenious invention
LIS lcr holding rails jmmovably to-
So.usI' II consists Of a washer that will
oe lut H. placed under the bolts that con-
49, Tue hsh,lOint and the rails. 1t will
uost more than 81 or IS per mile,
,.eIeas the tish-ioints now In general
nv COST about SOS. DIR. DOzieF's patent
men. " Pi"N''0"i i"iiiOau
s.A petition was circulated at Rome
~ Jay, to which large number
m, SIT atures was secured, asking
T. representatives. OF the Georgia
al tlS"tnfe 10 use all proper
inv leeai means TO pass the bill amend
~ sle charter OF the city OF Rome through
duo,,gutle. The bill provides for the re-.