Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

AuFusta's Reception tn her south Oaro-
linz t4uests-Narrow Escape from Be-
ing Dragged to Death Near Spau'ding-
SD Death of y Victim of Alcohol
Near CartersYille.
GEORGIA.
Tho Central railroad is boring an ar
qsian well at Reynolds.
Iol Tits artesian we'll at Albany,
winch was finished last Friday, aHords
f5OO0O gallons of water day.
There are three municipal tickets in the
foId ut Gainesville. it is SAID that one
n tnem is composed exclusively of law
gers.
The Augusta Cooperative Fire Insur-
auce Company has fully organized, and
viii begin issuing policies IN a snort
lime.
Lands within three miles of Green's
boro are offered at SO per acre, and at So
IN the fork of the Cconee and Appalachee
rivers.
At Atlanta Monday, Mack Davis, a car
,oupler in the Georgia Pacific railroad
Yard. was run over and killed by back
ng switch engine.
Thomas Guyton and Miss Cora Halle
wood were united in Wedlock by DR.. Eel
ION. at his residence at Gainesville,
sunday. it was not runaway match.
It is said that a gentleman of Antioch
always meets the circus at Greensboro,
yoes with it to Athens. and then accom-
panies it to Washington before he ever
gets enough.
DR.. W. ii. Christopher, an old, highly
esteemed citizen and prominent physi-
clan. died at mis- residence, at Reynolds,
Sunday, after prOtracted illness Of
nearly six weeks.
Capt. J. T. Mathis has resigned the po-
siton of commandment of cadets in the col
lege at Mlledgeville. The death of his
father made this step necessary. He Will
take charge Of his fathers plantation at
Stau1OrGyiIle. He was faithful officer
and teacher.
When Carver's wild West show was at
Atlanta, one of its mem bers, wild steer
rider, fell in love with young lady living
near Atlanta. He wrote her letter Civ
ing reference in Denver, correspond
ence began, and few days ago the wild
cowboy sent the young lady necklace
worth $4,000. The wedding will take place
IN January.
Three men, Willis Arnold, William
HutcnersOn and Mack Thrasher, all col
ored, are now in Jail at La Grange under
charge Of burglariZing Col John w. Sey-
mour's store, at DOwdy, a few nights ago.
Willis Arnold was Col. SeymOur's black
smith, and made a confession, but nov
says that confession was not freely and
Voluntarily made. A box of tobacco
among other things, was taken'from the
store.
Bill Cox, colored, who burned the barn
of Lewis j. Render, near DanielsVille.
last spring, was found guilty last week
and recommended to mercy. The barn
was a very excellent one, containing a
large quantity of corn, fodder, ETC., besides
several head of stock, among them pair
of 5000 carriage hOTseS-eVerytnlng being
burned. entailing loss of $1,000. Cox
bad hoen a tenant of MIR. Render and had
aspleen to crafty.
A man by the name of Joe Hooper was
found dead about dark last Friday on the
Tennessee road, II miles from Carriers
Vile. He and his wife came up from At
lanta on the train Friday morning and
went off up the old Tennessee road in the
afternoon. The physician at the inquest
found two full bottles of alcohol in his
poke S and one nearly empty. So "a very
reasonable conjecture is that he fell VIC
tim to whisky. He was from Hall county
about Is miles from Gainesville. He died
without any apparent struggle. He had
only been married three days. His wife
is quite Young, not over 10. She is now al
Mr.. WoOdy's, on the Johnson farm.
John Spinks, of Spaulding, came near
day. He rode his mule up to a tree near
the depot and started to dismOunt to hitch
him. His right foot hung in the stirrup.
and when he pulled his leg over, strrup.
strap and all came with it. The mule be-
came frightened at this and ran, dragging
Mr.. Spinks nearly to the bridge across the
gully between the depot and town, a dis
lance about 200 yards, and kicking a
HIM every jump. The stirrup leather
his peTilous position. He received one
kick in the back below the shoulder blade
and several bruises over different pOr-
tons of the body.
A woman giving her name as Eliza
Bozeman applied at the stationhUuse nj
Atlanta, Monday, and asked for pass t.
knoxville, Tenn. She stated that some
time ago she left her husband, Lloyd Boz =
man. OF Knoxville, on account of his bru-
tai treatment to be. lie failed to support
her and her children. So she left the
place with a man named Walker Ponder.
VINO promised to marry her as soon as she
could procure a divorce from BOZeman
This was last May. She travelled with
Ponder in several States, and at length
reached Atlanta, where she says he
abandoned her. She has several small
children who were almost famshed. She
was furnished with food by the Chief and
Will be sent back to Knoxville.
Augusta opened her doors and hearts,
Monday, to her Carolina neighbOrs all the
way from SpartanbuTg to Augusta IN
honor of the completion Of the new rail-
road between the two cities. At 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon Supt. j. n. Bass and
committee OF % citizens OF Augusta ar
rived with the special train OF nine
coaches, and every car was crowded. The
delegation comprised fully 800 Of tn
mower OF Carolina chivalrl and nearly 100
ladies'. Carriages and cars were at the
disposal OF the guests, and at 5 O'Clock a
grand banquet was given at the Planters
hoIel Hon. Patrick Walsh presided. The
address Of welcome was made by Hon.
Josepa Ganahl, and the response for Car
9llna was made by j. II. Carlisle, Dresi-
9ent OF the Spartanburg board OF trade.
ullY 400 were seated at the banquet, and
Wnlle the men were finishing this celebra-
uon with wine and casts, the ladies We're
carried TO the theatre. and all the guests
aud Augusta socially wound up the gala
celebration with a fine ball In Masonic
temple. Everything was free.
ETORTnA