Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-04

Candidates for the Athens MayOralty
are already cropping out.
MilIedgevilIe's military viii give man.
moth barbecue next week.
There are now $50 colored patients in
the lunatlc asylum at Milledgeville.
A Young Mems Christian Association
will probably be organized at Rome.
Rarnesyille's new fire engine house has
fust been completed. 1t is built of brick.
Hon. A. W. Fite has decided that he
will not resign his seat in the Georgia
Legislature.
William Brunson's stable, at Perry, was
burned late Monday night. The loss is
$500 without insurance.
Thomas Cox, of Randolph county, took
morphine instead of quinine and had a
narrow escape from death.
A small house at Dawson, owned by j.
S. James, was burned by incendiaries
Tuesday night. The loss is $500.
The Central Railroad has made arrange
ments for boring an artesian well directly
in front of the depot at Americas.
DR.. Stacy, of Newman, has been invited
10 preach the commencement sermon at
Bowden College the first Wednesday in
July.
J. e. Cook, a prominent citizen OF
Graniteville, S. c., was paralyzed in Au-
gusta Tuesday while on the street, and at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning he died.
Leila Hammock, the colored nurse
charged with poisoning a child of Thomas
Drake, of Talbotton, has been held to
answer a charge of murder. She Is but Is
years old.
Violet Jackson was declared guilty of
voluntary manslaughter at Columbus
Tuesday, and sentenced to three years
imprisonment for killing Louis Bell. Both
were cOlOred.
Mrs. Moore, the postmistress at Stark,
has served longer than any other post
office official in Butts county, and will
not likely be removed as long as she lives
or desires to hold the position.
Friday a lodge of sorrow was held at
DahlOnega, by Blue Mountain Lodge No.
3S, F. and A. NJ, in cOmmemoration of
the death of all members who have died
since the institution of the lodge.
Judge Turner was elected as Represen-
tative to fill the unexpired term of 7. c..
Crensbaw, of Troup county, Tuesday,
there being no opposition. The election
was quiet, and only small vote was
pOlled.
Louisville correspondence NEWS, June
.: The motion for new trial in the case
OF the State VS.. Elvira Ivey was argued to-
day in the Superior Court of Jefferson
county. Judge Carswell granted Miss
lyey a new trial.
At Rome J. w. Coaker objected to Will
liam Wishart counting a lady relative,
and gave evidence of his opposition by
beating Wisbart over the head with an
iroh~bsr, inflicting very serious though
probably not fatal wounds.
Thos. G. Bryan, of Lee county, died
Tuesday. He leaves a second wife, whom
he married seven years ago, the daughter
OF Hen. w. A. Wilson, member of the last
Legislature. He leaves also one daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. c. Clay. Mr.. Bryan's life was
insured for SIS, 400. His entire property
and insurance is left to his daughter.
At a meeting of the City Council of
Rome Tuesday night $1,000 was appropri-
ated for the maintenance of the public
schools during the ensuing year. In addi-
ton to this tue schools will receive 81, 100
from the State and Commissioner and has
just secured 5000 from the Peabody fund
Tor the same purpose, so that there is a
total Of 81 200 in the hands Of the Board
of Trustees to run the schools the next
scholastic year.
Adjt, Gen. John A. Stephens was in Au-
lguata Tuesday for his annual inspection
VI Inv l4lilllds LutlE dIDiOIlEb, dTIlAS anu
equipments. he inspected the armories
of the Glinch Rifles. the Clarke Light In
fantFY and the cOlOred companies, ard
found them all in satisfactory condition.
Gen, stephens says the condition of the
equipments shows a proper care and in
Gerest manifested by the companies, and
he WAS entirely satisfied with his exami-
nations. Gen. Stephens was elected an
honorary member of Clinch Rifles at their
meeting Tuesday night.
c. H. Hyde, of Newman, is building a
boat for an excursion down the Chatta-
hOOchee river to ApalachicOla, Fla. The
crew VIII number eight or ten men. They
expect to launch their boat at the rail-
road bridge about June 10, and sail
leisurely down the river, hunting and fish
ing on the route, camping at night on the
bank of the river. The boat will be 1S
feet long and feet beam with keel bot
tom. fun rigged yacht with four oars.
Apalachicola is nearly 800 miles from
Newman by direct line. Add to this one
third for the meandering of the river and
the party will have Travelled about 400
miles when they reach their destination.
Several months ago the family of p. j.
Biggers, OF MuscOgee county, was poi
soned by strychnine in their food, and two
or three of them died. Mary David and
~ oFii anu uhukubtI. IuOM anu AICt
Ijayid (three negroes living on the place J,
were charged with the crime. They were
arrested, a preliminary trial was held,
aud they were released. Subsequently
the negroes moved to tHarris county. and
Mary David confessed to some Of her
nelghbOrs that she committed the crime.
THIS testimony was brought before the
grand Jury at Columbus Tuesday, and
true bills were found against the three.
BaiiiH McMichael went into Harris coun-
" and succeeded in arresting them. Since
their arrest they deny all connection with
Tie crime.
Newman Herald. Hon. 7. r. Ray has
returned from Milledgeville. whore he has
o. with a special joint committee from
rate and the House 20 investigate
management Of the Lunatic Asylum.
reoOris that the committee was en-
four days in the work. and made a
:. cough examination into all the depart
lA'uts Of that institution. He says
it our asylum cannot be eX-
c'Hed by anything Of the kind in
.' south. We have in DR.. Powell the
BEST Superintendent IN America, who is
afe in his work by an able corps Of
assistant physicians. The committee
N-itei all the wards Of the institution,
,N'n the patients in their rooms and at
III meals. The rooms are clean and
comfortable: the food Is well cooked and
OF good variety. Senator Ray was char
man u the subcommittee to examine the
looks, and reports that with few eXcep-
fl,fasF IA Il.