Savannah morning news., 1885-08-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TnH 1'oI,n IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD ~ 4
.,. Corpse Sent to Madison and
&c g wiling to Pay for the Burial
~ St,nms of CovIDgtOn Has Despe-
w. struggle with Negro Tenant.
GEORGIA. sf
runaway couple went to Harmony
~ saturday, and were married. Inc
6lg.' tIIs V.5e only 10 years old. RS
I,natban Morgan. who spent most OF
gyii 5ifs IN Franklin c0unty,is now "a years
b. ne ga % has seventy-four great grand
g4yIdren living and ten dead.
cp" williamson. of jackson county,
L1uIo Lu% chicken for dinner Thursday, and
khleGS oiyzard of the chicken was the
on p.5 " biil ewes and neck of a chicken.
n'rG; +l,,or Grubb, of the Darien Timber
oL.,tfo is waging q vigorous warfare
6li,,+ the proposition to make the price
( s5a'IIi5 Iionor license in Mcintosh county
5000 90 ooo o.. g..
NCornasyilIe district and keep the fence
~ sn1 ,onatr for two years. 1t will require
aTards " rVs,,di OF 81, 700 TO build the fence and
nut up the gates.
q Hardin, who was arrested In this
,rtv and lodged in jackson Jail for
horse stealing, and afterwards let out on
no.y strew bond. failed to put in his appear
80 At Jackson court last week.
Miss sophie Brooks, of Albany, has a
-. bnmming bird which she feeds on
Ponev The bird comes into the house
anoyersl times day in search of its mis-
sross sa,vs' and when found, lights on the glass
Irjtb the honey in it, or on her hand or
sboulder. and waits to be fed.
George Martin, of Madison, has a gourd
-rbich il regularly and beautifully
.o-med about three-fOurths of 1t being of
rch orange color, and the remaining
18th Of dark green hue. The line of
aomsrkatiOn is as exact and regular as if
4 had been hand-painted. Mr.. Martin
sovs there we're quite number of gourds
on tbe same vine more plainly marked
than this.
George Kesler and his wife, living on
Middle river in Franklin county, have 103
daseendants now liVing-12 children, 80
Grandchildren and 80 great-grandchildren
Eour children. two grandchildren and one
gregt-grandchild are dead. The entire
Family, living and dead. counting the old
nonna. numbers 112. Only seven deaths
IN 3 family of 112 in a period of more than
flty wears, is pretty good showing for
longevity.
The horse that the famous Jesse James
rode during his post bellum raids is now
in Atlanta. The horse is a large, finely
built roam. He has a most powerful
breast and an extremely fine eye. His
limbs are neat and trim. He is evidently
p0.sessed OF great sWiftness, as we'll as
great endurance. The horse has several
bullet mar on him made by parties who
essayed the capture of the rider. He now
belongs to DR.. Vail, of Nashville.
For-,r.fop VaaIou TauIor oao ~
Gen J. p. Simms' tenants, became offend
ed al Gen. Simms because he refused to
furnish more ratlons, and attacked him
with rocks whereupon Gen. Simms shot
the negro through the upper part of the
shoulder. The negro then grappled with
him and the contest was hand to hand,
and both struggled hard for the pistol. the
hammer Of which WAS broken off. While
both are considerably bruised, neither is
dangerously hurt. The negro has been
arrested and is now ia Jail. Gen. Simms'
horse ran away during the difficulty and
tore up his buggy.
A dead negro was shipped to Madison
fast week, and none OF his friends had
money to bury him. His body remained
Ia the depot about two DAYS. much to the
annoyance Ofthe freight agent. who was
at loss TO know what disposition to
make Of it. IL was perisbable freight,
tact strongly attested by the disagreeable
odor arising from the box containing the
remains; but the rule governing the dis
position OF perishable freight could not
be applied to this particular case, as hui
manity revOlted at traffic IN dead bodies,
and in addition, the commodity was
thoroughly uumarketable. After some de-
lay the body was turned over to the dead
mans friends, and buried at the expense
Of the county.