Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,- ,-ENyS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

t-,r Nature in a Corn COb-MiH-
Ai..rrIe wrestling with a New Species
r.b-Died in JaiI-Inerease in
.,.-ermeIou Acreage - Gen. Long
reefs Accounts
GEORGIA.
,.-- county votes on the whisky question
-.-.rilF-
..-.a1i IS % gold are taken out OF the
...'. mine. ln Forsyth county, each week.
l-. Ileey formerly manager Of the
--.-a Telegraph Ohice IN Griffin. died IN
-.uery. Ala, last Friday, Of cOnges-
,-- u.rrarl. about 70 years old, a sister
ot nr. Coleman, OF REYNOLDS. was
q. death on Tuesday BIZ her clothing
.-r-
r..-. IIa-k.ue. @ Young man Of Macon,
-.-... lrammIt suicide In that city on
- Uv taking iaudanum. Prompt at
.. -.tei his life.
A Western Union Telegraph Company
-f.rrei .l- general relay Office for the
-.s.-t frum tuaitaHOoga To Atlanta. The
ugtt INTO effect on Saturday.
ks sarah Cohen, formerly OF Fort Gaines,
... r.r home in Columbus sunday. She
--..- 1f Mrs. Charles kaufman, aui
- rs. little cIildreu. Her husband died
-..rl months ago.
-.--- mems savings and loan assO citation
-.... .r- luiZet In Rome Its object Is 10
-.-. -uurrmc1 20 save their earnings.
..-tl. same time secure handsome inter
--.r tu. amount paid IN
DID,. r-. DO. night last Mr.. J. ii. Zant. living
@ 'a- from NaldOsta. lost by fire his
aai barn and entire stock Of farming
-....r.---. bis buggy, wagon, horses, and
.reattle The FIRE was doubtless the
r.-, =. lu lucrndlary-
v---s. w DO. Dixon and r. L. Brack killed
.-.--... mouth moccasIn near Wllngham, IN
worm r.uuty- the other day, which was
r.- t.L long and three inches across the
go portion of the back. lt had teeth one
..r-. lnI was probably fifteen years old
r. engine -M. +. Stovail' exploded az
-...-. .u tlc Macon and Augusta Railroad,
- ..ar- ago last J-uu6ry. and scattered
..--. ami Noise throughout that vicinity. \
tr -.- ago little negro boy found the bell
r.... -.ur about jJO OF 200 yards from the
..-. Ht Lue explosion
ee. n.ar.sr. Rapplee & Whitley have a
-..-af .l- white rats as pets at their store
-..- .-. ruriu-itIes- The pair has twelve
...-- Hue- DOB bigger than your thumb, and
--....r es- looking creatures we have ever
-.r IuroId rats run around the store and
mas ..uc as kittens.
Trenton currespOndence NEWS, Feb. u:
r..-H.-r1 prisoners escaped from the county
Fl. ..r. Yesterday morning by removing "a
...ra from the wall. One OF them, Pete Jack
..- vt- Iu for the murder of another negro
!. E.-r- Pawn last fall, the others for minor
r 80 arrests nave yet been made.
S. W NcIver. who has been in IN Bruins
VIA lr the past two weeks from the results
....H.. dental pistol shot IN the hands OF his
.ra-. ar Waycruss, died Monday night lie
years ulIL anu q Young ulLu lull OF
.-l-e. His unfortunate friend, al whose
tsri- be- received the fatal shot, now lies Ill
t tWarrrlss with consumption.
tr.I refinery i- among the new enterprises
that rII De started in Macon at an early day.
h --UI..Itc consisting OF II. L. liiugham.
d Law ton amt W. T. johnson has been
.-u.. for that purpose. and will proceed
vt -ae enterprise at some period during the
simmer. 90 will be erected near the cotton
-.s.l Oh mill, and Will embrace capital stock
1l $4,000
gainesville S0uthr0H: 10 is reported that I.
d Thomas. who was fined last week $50 Tor
-.luug whisky ON sunday, skipped out, leav-
che sheriff tO pay over SlOJ Of the amount.
B.furc leaving. Thomas went 10 his wife. who
-l- been an nN4uG several years years. anu mas
t0r children, and told her 70 look out Tor her
-..l audi children, that he should never live
u.-l her gain
r P Murphy, OF Lincoln county, reports
tsa5 tramp attacked q school boy named
NlltsN. near Berzelia, IN Columbia sounty,
I-.-. tv. and. besides robbIng him OF hIs din
r.r basket and contents, also cut him severe
f.Hlt.e hand and several gashes ON his over
...r The boy gave the alarm IN few mo-
..a.-a af.cr the occurrence, and parties went
.r pursuit 40 the tramp
-.. EcIs. since the passage OF the
--.s lass tnc Improvement IN cattle has been
r-. rlu pcrceptible. >crubby stock has
..-r .II.i 1ut. and We see nothing hardl4
-.t ua- large, healthy, thriving looking cat
Or. -H.r rtr- for the trouble Of keeping and
s.u.-.- ...n attention. Nor has the Improve
H.r. ceased. lu "a few years we viii have
..-..a- uut fancy cows, sheep and goats.
r.r. Courier. Feb. 81: Yesterday after
-.. a- tle o'clock train from Kingston
..a...r. .- rlu into an open switch at Mobiles |
-....-.a .auI turned over six cars. smashing
t..l d. l- ID great rate ani nearly causing
-.ala -.-..u- casualties man, whose name
g..-...l -l learn. had his foot badly mashed
N..r...-. was hurt. The accident was due
t0 -le e-re.essuess OF the employees IN the
sar-
Mile s-ey.ue Union: Mr.. Frank Hall exhib-
a. d. us $40 his store or yesterday the most |
larlC. freak Ol nature we ever saw.
IT,. 4eHrr cob. about inches In length, and |
b miniature forearm and all the fingers. |
-H--- -u- -ae fingers are partially united. |
L. -HulI auI iiILle finger are perfect. The |
s-H IS ur..u.y rounded Oh 70 the wrist. 10
aas bought in los Mr.. elem. W ard, Of this
es-u-
rfrus Echo. The amount OF bacon
ler- Sold ly our merchants Is a subject Of |
.lsrl. discussion. Never before have such /
--.-l.ls amounts been disposed Of SO early /
-.. year. some are inclined 10 consider
D. Il.l au Ill omen. but We don't. 10 shows
l- tla- QUIZ people are calculating for the /
-----e -aI l4ying In their years supply while
-ereAH. Why not buy it now rather than
l.0-ol when prices are higher
Ne..emus Jones Is one of the shining
---z lr one 0l tue cOlored churches in Gaines
v.t- the other night they were appealing
atle brethren % come forward and settle
-er accounts with heaven, IN the shape of
-lrr- uu their pastor. NicOdemus was
...se-t.E cNpluatiEg on his poverty "Brer
,- qHg le Lord nuihns' Yes" said
t..sl-lll-. 81 does, nut he amt er pressin
1- l2t 1at lar grocery store am
Mason Ts'..rlpt. Among many botanical
--r1--Lle- brought from the exposition by
Ar. Frank VI. Freeman Is a resurrection
.l- Do Dr. slld 20 come from Mexico, and
s- -eualu Iry and closed up as a ball for ten
..l-- hen placed Iu water for fifteen MN
-,--t R-l gradually expand and open 70 the
---'. ta--Cup saucer. Taken out OF the
F---.- Vl.- soon close up again and assume
.luc.
I Er-,h syndicate wis had contracted
..tae r.e mineral property IN White county. /
--.l- failed tl come 10 time, the creditors OF |
a. Na...rlec gold mining company applied /
.-.e. Estes. lt Chambers. IN q llncsvllle. |
-rea- 70. llr 90 receiver 90 take charge OF the |
s-.-r-l. $40 ireril-e and sell lt. and pay all /
.a--.-- ..u- demands against the comp any
--'l- B. A-.u-y was appointed by the court. /
- E.- 90 once take charge Of the property /
A--. .L
John Narau- has entered q suit for 5000
----.- against Bozeman Adair, Of Atlanta
-..----- tlIt last september Mr.. Adair |
-~-l.et a.u. beat him. kicked him, Knocked |
--.Nr- and uuuged him up In = most wan
---t .r-e. manner, causing him great sur I
-at anxiety, ali Of which WAS done
a--.-- ..a consent or fault. The petition
~ BE- l4- repeatedly asked Mr.. Adair 10
@ - ti.e bun and he has steadily re-
.-s-l BIZ lI ODE
Alsrcl- Esc1rafer: Mr.. stone. the opera
o. ,'.a depot. relates a curious instance OF
--- Geographic wires will do sunday night |
H4- lr lI- office. when he had occasion TO
--- .-t relay OF ms instrument. As he |
81 Gown closely 20 10. everything being very
- Pc ..-t uctly heard messages that were /
'--.ei ilc Macon office. It was not going
-. --, W-re- and he heard II as n through a
.-ai-r. The peculiar condition OF the at
.-e7a and The wires probably caused the
---.tar
4eflc1f1r. Last Wednesday when
--. liu.iSins was emitting rail log. he
s. -.- --rr.ous accident. An old tree near
-i- Been set Ou fire near its base, and had
s----E burned. without being noticed, /
--d -.iy OBJ fall. MIR Hudgens was stand
= -eea .1- near by when the tree fell. knock
e-.- -r tlr ground. His AK came IN con-
-N..- DIS knee and split the knee joint in
---- p tle same time severing the tendon
-- from the knee cap down the front
20 u. Davis has eRtered a SUIT for divorce
-'- -rr husband, r. e.. Davis, in At
l-rE were married in Laurens coun-
- ., -u lcln, and lived together until
.--- --- which time two children were
rs ,lem, Julia, now years old, and
80 -.E Years old In November. 1873,
--- and deserted the wife. She alleges
- l.r r3 That time he was very cruel.
- .-- -l nalltual drunkard. He has not
t-ti lO her. The wife asks TO be awarded
-le li 'le children.
t-s asstis Ssufi1eI is a newspaper pub
i. ID AT Eu-ta Tor the colored people. In
r.----. AAmuer ls the following sensible
.-.-'l. I'VE are living here among the
r- e that once owned us. We must
y ---itr- There Is nowhere for us TO
a-.s, .,.-t not 20 NJ we wanted 20. They
rs-E -r-l us n they tried We should
.-.-- l1f tsc measure Of peace that eN-
tr.- Us. 10 could be much worse. IL
ls- mains igr us 20 educate our children,
49,. make our hOmes pure. dIgnlfied
-ler ---.- -i-..t. ana save money and every