Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-04
,rGPGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,..t1y~ or THE TWO STATES
TOLD Is PARAGRAPHS.

fLU,uiA H'D i'> III = -
.t.lv~ or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
frnerfence in Scriven County
Lh...n n.r4rv sheriff with a Prisoner
.... sides Of the Life of a De-
i.r u-u-tan-MurderOus Assault
rflH County Black
GEORGIA.
rowing very rapidly.
--s .l- sent three brides to the
-.-.lu a- Ncw Orleans.
Il- temperance lodge under
..uu1=ej Of some OF the best
-.-. lrt to get up a fence law for
Thomas county south Of the
r-- lulaoyaH Rosa was in Macon
.r .er husband who was then
r-r-
young Rhodes Danforth will
..Irl in fhe superior Court on
--.av iu this month.
RETAIL merchants OF Alban are
nominal business at present the
Il tIe clty b. brisk.
Foundry and Machine Works
4.-ioot boilers to CedartOwn on
.u tle furnace there.
m .r Francis Almand. of Ii
burned Thursday night about
I.e 1r Eiu of the fire is unknown.
dollars worth of shares Of
ul the Enterprise Manu-
..u. .-.E 0f Augusta was sold
.l-.le aud train ON the Wrights-
was crossing Cedar creek ON
tlr box ears were thrown from
tHe creek
-r. ..-IrIlIc market is now supplied
Huia hay from the stock farm Of
s. 4. -ui-h. He cured about 200 tons
--..-.. Hlul sells readily at $50 per ton.
Nr-gry. since the fall set in.
la- inches of RAIN has fallen IN
Illus l- the largest quantity Of
-. E. tI lal here any year since the
term of the Wesleyan Female
.-.i Monday. There was an ac-
.-H pupils. The roll is now larger
.i the college was never more
... I. Dr. ~afoII mas sold his celebrated
.- plantation in Morgan county,
$500 acres of the most ferti land
-.r -.u- Tor l4,i10. The purchaser
U-. ...r. ui Michigan.
..-. Mcdaniel VIII be among the distin-
quests who viii Doe in attendance on
.tr- ball 40 Macon on Tuesday
......- Eu.. Joe The ball Is Incident to the
u.- tue new armOry.
negro man masqucrading in wOman's
....- Fl- detected by Macon officers Mon
... .l.UIu ou Fourth street, lu the neigh
-. ul Johnson. store. lie was given
.- .- succeeded in making his escape.
.lrresp spOndeuce NEWS, Feb. 3: The
-t- ui Ml-lrn circuit met In council
-t saturday, and adopted plan FOR
parsonage at this place, which, if
rIu- Go the plan adopted, Will De
.-- building. ana au honor 90 our town
.. ... circuit. It is 10 be hoped that the good
sr.. rIl commence soon.
T.. October adjourned term OF Bibb Supe-
s.- ..lrt convened Monday morning at 10
.-. Hon. III. simmons, Judge. presiding.
3D. docket was taken up. and the case
... HHIr- ut sarah T.. CoWles IS. the county
r I.I called. This Is a suit brought by the
r-. .r- ro recover the property on which ls
-rl tLe county hospital. Its discussion
.UIei the attention OF the court throughout
.. 4lv. The jury rendered the plalntiis
-..r Tor $500.
Tom Williams has been serving a long sem
.uce ON the Blhb county chain gang. While
lis engaged he met female convict and
sr soon became very much attached 10 each
ere Lass week liliams was discharged,
- time Of his sentence having expired lie
.uJu % leave, and fingered around the
...r that De might DE near the woman He
reported to the police as "A vagrant and
arrested Monday ms case came up be
rHe Recorder. lie preferred a sentence
F.. . rae aud was given twenty days. lie
.- .u the force ma happy mood.
u...r..a Sigu1I. The most remarkable
.....r... we have ever heard of WAS seen
. .uUIcr of our toWusmen on Monday
ur no O'Clock. From several persons
... ..n Dc we gather that nc presented the
......r..r.. ot n rOuut ball of fire. without
- 900. rue Size of small house, moving
-uLthcast tO The northwest. When
. ... gone nearly Gut of sight m the distance
u.. -.uu t1 explode. some two or three
...-... alter it disappeared a loud rafting,
bling noise was heard, first IN the south
-- .r. ending ln the ncrthN est. The und
r- .1u. u- numbers of persons besides
..- H.. SAWS the serOllte-
A.-r-.. bus been chucklng Tor thelasJ two
it.-..s- -eu-atiou lu which the code duello
... H' .Ie7s deuOuement figured. The
were two cotton men. The
I.r- I..H Hld passage of hot words IN
.. ...u lut challenge resulted When
-..1.. .-.lut hour arrived, No backed out
l.. Old. -...ru t0 the pool room No. I lnsuted
,l.- aUl another challenge resulted. Both
a.. r ..U -tair seconds arranged all the pre-
rr-- 40 o;aH O'Clock No. was dJ the
lr E.- rry. with his second; but the p0-
..r &C.,. Vr u tine affair and succeeded i'm
.r.-r.H- N.. and ms second. No. 3 and his
lr returned io the city. And In this way
.. ..t..r ended
ru.rr months past an old lady named
Mrs. B.. E. Morgan has been selling laces. etc.
resi- -r-e- iu Macon She will be remcm-
.-.I ..laav OF our people who have been
..- IRONS. sunday she died at the resi-
..r... .I T.T- Smith. Mr.. smith Is "a me
HHr.. whose wife had gone OF on
-. E. lrenis. Before her departure she
--t. 3Ir- Morgan "a room IN the house in
...- -lat -he m Eht overlook things Mr.
-u. ..l. Do mt sunday morning about n
...4 4rH. not seeing Mrs. Morgan, forced
.r-IHm door lie found her lying in
tH. fireplace IN her night-dress bold
-.u- -s.utcr- ~ her hand ami IN "a
#....-- condition DI. G. H. Hall was
.t.. bone she was already in dying
r.. ..I nothing could be done 10 save
...- She died Iu "a brief while from un-
.H. ..u-e-- sum Of money, amounting
H.- ieuul upon her person. lt l.
-.H" .... -le has money on deposit IN the
..--- HluA.
t...... ui days ago Deputy Sheriff ZOrn,
Lr-. -rtl. armed with "a warrant.
I|.rrt.t. ~crlYCu county. 10 arrest a
u south Carolina, named Henry HOll-
-t- N-N0d He found his man, and
ODD. arrest Iu the most quiet way. The
IrJstet the sheriff 10 let him 20 20
sr..H- hYuse to get his clothes and pay
a- -.-- After getting his clothes IN the
-.-.u..n nt tue officer. le came out, and while
. --' . paying his board the sheriff took
-.-. .- ..e ure. su-pccung no trouble. The
.u' A.ut ue heard the click Of revolver
arnuud found a cooked pistol I'm
- ....- .l. prisoner rCmarking that he did
fH -.L auE body. but he did not IN
He raaen- As quick as thought Zorn
oh. when Holman dashed out
... took t0 the woods. Then be-
rough pond and bush and brIer,
".- Sept up for 81 mile and half, when
-'u.r r.u into @ thlckCt and made good
..- Ile Deputy sheriff Is fully con-
a- .le woman handed HOLMAN pis-
iH searched hlm. and knows he had
-l- a-t u1 chance 90 get II at the house.
sr-E-- A- Nauce. OF Augusta. who died a
.- 'H" ago, uad history which Is touched
BE was born on Paris, France,
year $500. and came TO America
u-U- man. lie settled in Augusta
Fe-F= 20, and kept a sort of variety
tr- tr THRIFT and energy and prudent
.r cement te acquired considerable means
.H ll-e1 tract o. land on the southern
t-. ety- He called this place, which
st7i with great care and success,
.." 0.I citizens OF Augusta remem-
d.. --t SAY 90 was q model Of neatness,
r- u..l h.- rVe acres Of roses were all
....H rlr sight was one of rare beauty.
-.- Ffl have bought lots IN that sec
.. -lty lre familiar with what is
.... Mage surVCy-" The war came
- .r -I. ~tser part of lt Mr.. Mauge
...- -.. -..f.-t,,,., se mistake Of selling his
r..-.. ..- f1nfsfera*e securities. few
-r-- .r.rtle warwas ,Nver. his money was
r-. nothing. ami his property was al gone.
.- chem 15 wears Of age ana TOO old 70
a-llu. He met misfortune DraVelyi
.- Ill d 70 such work as he was aUie 10
g. support himself and wife He cOite-
..-..- .t times for certain French newspa-
WAS man of Intelligence ana IN
..1 tpnu pubic aGalrs. \ ieW years
.-' - wife lied. and in his feeble old age he
.. . use n the hospital.
-ar.r Ward is 8 negro who lives in ia
.rlHo1 0f Hoitou, a few miles above
'.'". .u the East Tennessee. Virginia and
- Railroad Friday night he appeared
-.i NO at that place in company with
woman named Jane TOles, whom he in
- tN marry. While waiting for the
which he intended 20 20 TO Macon
r-.l the room set apart for the whites,
was ordered ont politely by j. W. ID.
q g .f tri. tla gent of the road at that point.
% 1' refused I0 obey the request, and used
'-..5lt language 10 Mr.. Howard, who forced
s-t 20 tnc room. After time had passed
" e7.- u--z-- procured an y. returned TO
%. r. at. called 90 the agent IN a friendly
5l.l rH come 1s tbe door. Mr.. Howard was
al- -.lrt, ana opened the door cautiously.
A- --'u a- DO was done ward hurled the AK at