Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-13

outrage In Oconee County-An Eman.
,,aI County Rooster Filled With Eggs
vbe Contents of a Corner Stone in
THOMAS County.
GEORGIA.
There are only seven base ball clubs in
Decatur.
Covington is now lighted up at night
with gas.
cobb county will vote for fence or no
fence July l.
There are five schools in Dublin-two
white and three negro.
A minister of Albany carries an Irish
,,otato IN his pocket as cure for rheuma-
tisln.
registration law for Cobb county will
he one of the laws the Legislature will be
asked to pass next month.
The fourth annual reunion of the Eigh-
+eouth Georgia Regiment will be held this
vanr at Jefferson on July 10.
Mr.. Jefferson probably owns the Oldest
mule in Quitman county. 1t is AZ years
Old and does good service every day.
Rem Whitfield, of Cobb county, has a
etjrruD that was picked up by his grand
father on the battlefield at New Orleans.
The peOple of Monticello and Eatonton
are advertising their application for
charter for a railroad between those
places.
Mr.. u. N. Creighton and Miss Cobb
were married in DeSOto Thursday. The
groom is about go years Of age and the
bride II.
A huge rattlesnake with 40 rattles was
killed on Mr.. j. r. Ellis place, in Quit
man county, a few days ago, by one of
his tenants.
Ills rumored that suits will be insti-
tufad against the Town Council of Elber-
ron for damages in widening out the
streets of the town.
Athens Banner Waterman: There is
tree Al Mr.. Dick Hargrove's whose shade
at - O'Clock measures a fraction less than
halr an acre. This is reliable.
An election will be held at the Council
Chamber on June 10 for the purpose of
voting upon the question of bonding the
town of Hawkinsville for the payment of
its debts.
II the court house is moved from Nash
vile to Alapaha, the people of Alapaha
will build court house better than the
one at Nashville, and donate it to the
county.
1t is said that more than one-fourth of
the citizens of Appling county are col
Ored and that they got more than one
half of the school fund for the education
OF their children.
A negro child was in Montezuma a few
days ago who had u well-develOped fin
gers-G on each hand. The sixth finger
was fastened TO the fifth near the hand,
but did not have any joints.
On June Is a meeting will be held in
Danielsville which is expected to create
great excitement on the prohibition ques-
ton. 1t is expected that the election VIII
be called to be held about August L.
Mr.. Anthony Brinson, of Thomas coun-
ty, had very narrow escape last week.
He was blowing and pine tree fell across
his plOw stock, breaking it in pieces. He
saw the tree in time to get out of the way.
Judge Emory Speer has issued an order
appointing James B. CASTOR United
States Commissioner, with headquarters
at Gainesville. He has been engaged in
the revenue service for about thirteen
years.
Griffin Nelcs: We were shown yesterday
by Mr.. G. W. Smith, of this county, a
chicken with three well-developed legs
and four feet, the third leg having two
feet on it. In walking the third leg is
used to push it along.
negro preacher in Oconee found an
egg in his hens nest with a scriptural quo
tatOn on the shell, and the negroes are
greatly excited, and say that judgment
day is near at hand. Many are quitting
work and spend their time praying.
The Kellean damages case against the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, which
UttuI1lEu but CuDGfiOI &OuIb VI hiCuuiOnu
county for three days, was closed Thurs
day evening, the jury finding a Verdictfor
the plaintiff to the amount of $4,000.
L. f. Patterson, Sheriff of Decatur
county. has returned from Florida, haV
ing in charge a negro named Drew Guy
ton, who, about four years ago, shot and
killed another in Baker county named
John Bell. The murderer was caught at
Chipley, Fla.
Wednesday, MI Of prNvupgo cfoffOy1.
on the Macon and Augusta Railroad, the
steam gin and grist mill belonging to ID.
W. Brown was entirely destroyed by fire.
Ii is supposed that the fire was caused by
the carelessness of some negroes who were
IN the mill late at night.
Athens Banner Waterman; 1t is death
TO drink water from the public wells on
the street, and they should at once be
hled up. The town spring is no better.
These drinking fOunts on the street should
be put in at once before disease and
death sweeps over the city.
Dawson Journal: About twenty dead
hogs were removed from the streets last
Saturday by the town authorities. The
noes had died with cholera, which is
raging in both town and county. A num-
Der OF dead ones have to be removed from
the streets nearly every morning.
Augusta Chronicle: Some weeks ago
very line COW in this city gave birth TO
triplets. The three calves lived and
thriyed. They were heifers and should
have been allowed to live as curiosities, if
nothing else. We regret to learn that the
owner sold them for slaughter.
At the monthly conference Of the First
baptist Church of Columbus the reslgna-
tlon OF Rev. S. NJ. Provence as pastor was
accepted, and the moderator was in
sliucted 10 appoint committee Of five to |
correspond and ascertain what suitable |
preacher can be secured to take charge OF
The church.
81, Worth County Free Trader On last /
tuesday, in "A fracas out at Messrs. W.
J.. McNeilrs still, about i've miles from
Town, IN which two negroes were engaged |.
on@ received a load OF birdshot in his arm
ana back. DR.. Perry says the negro was
NeLty well peppered, but not seriously |
Aurt.
the Board Of County Commissioners Of /
'Wnnet5 county has determined TO issue |
NO more retail licenses. The law vests in |
.he board the power to either grant or re- |
use license, and, as they have set their |
10y squarely down upon this subject, as
.o3 ,n, as the present licenses expire liquor |