Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,7,vs OF The TWO STATES
The n,oIO IN PARAGRAPHS.

- Lives SScKiAi - W.
-FOUR - yyntsrm sl on colored Wo-
POISON, In ~ Prize Fight-DrOwn-
men i'''' Nsoro in burke County-Au-
ins cinnamon Fleeced.
GEORGIA.
camilla is to have jail.
oAr now boasts of oolored artist
Blan s.,,lrh of Waycross is remarkably
good. o.,ar last week gave birth
10 Is puppies Ill 10 ,ow ovo-
wv 80 county has never had more
us. us at any time than now
'V" ,t,yton has no intention OF abandon
Lgin,no1poratlon, as has been reported.
Wy ,igoi meeting has been going on at
n n Crow. in Murray county, Tor more
han six months.
borse which was once the fastest
IN North Georgia is now a livery
us.shie nag at Athens.
20 now believed that MacOn's sup
~ III f4male highwayman is a negro man
Yga dre.sps in w0man's clothes.
VIZ Eoavv safe fell down stairs in the
ot Macon Friday, and several men
uueofrrowjv escaped being crushed.
nm. surviving members OF the Twenty
~ conr.rjp Regiment viii hold their
lnaU reunion at Jasper on Aug. 2S.
ur;,,iem Neil. "a Savannah drummer,
I'D while at Brunswick a day or two
i pna tbat he had drawn 500 in lottery.
srrlor the law, the Prohibitionists of
\, 5fso,, county can order a new election
pl''-, torty DAYS, and there iS now talk OF
irving the issue at once.
c,lorad woman of Camilla became
,.,r, angry al the baptism Of her daughter
hocan.e the minister sprinkled water on
so~hn,d The negress consulted lawyer
anI was reconclled when she learned that
Was part Of the ceremony.
Al Athens, Thursday, the grand jury
s,,n1 g, rrus bill against the occupant OF
,be old bank, in rear Of EngePs store, for
tll,t,.y q IeWd house. Tue counsel for
,Se t4fpnso surprised that body by sum
~otipg the foreman, a prominent church
n,sr,b.r and IL bachelor farmer as wit
nesses.
irving sized chicken, belonging to
Samuel Bell aud Waiter Chandler, ut
Mrrafbprn's store, Burke county, s. lew
Avs AGO eat "a mouse which had been
t,iiad In the store. Mr.. Chickens appe-
tie came near proving greater than his
cspqriry. as It took him some two hours
pproperly settle the mouse i'll his craw.
george owen, negro living in Banks
couutt was returning home with Jug of
whisky IN his buggy. The mule got
frohf4ned and ran away, throwing George
nrf of the buggy and breaking his leg very
badly. After ihrOwing George from the
buggy the mule ran about mile and tore
he vehicle all 10 pieces, but the jug OF
WHISKY was nor hurt
7. Watt, the new Postmaster of Co
lumbus has Just received his commission.
The new force in the office will be as fol-
lows: i. G. wilkins, Assistant Postmas-
ter: ". N. Battle, Delivery Clerk; Asia
Byins, Mailing Clerk; Mrs. w. G. Hay,
4 Stamp CLERK Mesers. Battle and Bivins
q are the only members OF the old force re-
4 tanned in The Office, and they are both
n Democrats.
II Valdosta Times From parties in Val
n d0sta who have lust returned from Column
biacOWty. Fla, we learn that two men who
Fl were planting melons for market in CO.
partnership nad been troubled by thieves,
and without informing the other one of
. the men put stryehnine in several mel
81 ODs. The next day his partner's wife and
rs
& the melons. ate it aud were killed out
~ right-all four OF thom. That man ought
10 be hung for murder, if the case is re-
& ported to US correctly. We did not learn
4 the names Of the parties.
Chung Lung and How Lung, two
& prosperous Chinese merchants of Au-
gusta, have been contributing of their
wealth to the California firm of Hop Kee
q Co.. the largest Chinese manufacturers
O boots and shoes on the Pacific coast.
lhey had sent over $40, 900 to San Francis
60, and left Augusta, Thursday. to become
members OF the firm. Friday the telegram
reached Augusta stating that Hop Kee Il
20. had failed for $4,000 with assets I'M
suown. The Augusta Cinnamon will
ma On their arrival West, that they will
snare IN toe losses or profits of a bonanza
failure. The Chinese quarter in Augusta
HeOnslderaoly excited over the affair.
several negroes were bathing in the Sa-
vahnah river at Hancook's landing, IN
DuTAe county, Saturd ", when one of
mem COY about l6 years old, was
uo"heu' The boy could not swim, and
man named Ben Heath caught him and
carried nun beyond his depth, and turned
INN loOse expecting him To paddle ashore,
put ue could not do 50 and sank 10 the
uo'loh. As soon as the boy sank the
.'@n swan ashore and left HIM TO his fate.
a ny Asmed sherman Powell, who was
gu. Delohd ann, brayely swan TO his as
SD" ana was seized by the drowning
NY, "uu 'otn went TO the bottom. Sher-
S'aH 'uen lerked loose from the drowning
Crowned
Ar Da' nesVlle correspondence NEWS,
MI IN IA The business men of the town
so. INV meeting last Tuesday evening, in
b H. 10 call from the Mayor, for
ldraaP ose OF adopting the plan Of giving
rnrm, barbecue to the surrounding
N tboi,' as slep towards regaining some
and ,ba R,I Trade. This plan Tell through,
f. hs "aEor again called meeting for
rpcovo.i. uooh 10 devise some means OF
BORING ' ,l tueir trade. which their neigh
Iorsyil "mh9--6rililn, Thomaston and
adysr,,'i a'e now enjoying. A plan of
gsluslng the town was hit unnn
pftr"Ia' me mas suffered severely in loss
E spd ' s,, since last fall. The prohibitionisfs
lols,Sn. piohib,ti0nists are now pulling
I, '"'' LOT lhtir old business.
an erelt y Is Widespread belief in youdooism
0feoloro1' n'Sroes Of Atlanta. Hundreds
BY copi,r,i gople are held under thraldOm
F lshme6t ,,.o,,cloIs' who vow terrible pun
E b. emma dsslnsi their victims il they fail
y tlon. up with their regular contribu-
. hero FL, 's.l3rose Belden, a well.to.do
E |tuepcs NHAnia, who wns under the in.
" Nmlss.d one OF these wretcbes ala
. loos.sy yum. The coniuror. a reyolting
nd. ,6ol ,te'acle, turned upon Belden.
aclnsly.'us 9ls finger at him, said, me-
burn a.1i. FOR this your entralls shall
elIen s urn and burnt" The next dav