Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-17

GEORGIA.
This is court week at jackson.
n. l.. Cook, of Macon, died Tuesday.
Banks county court cOnvenes next
week.
The negro who was shot by his brother
,ne dav last week, at Williams station,
Is improving.
Peltz, Miller, shelhasse and Walsh, of
the Macon base ball club, have been
signed for next season.
cant. james H. Giles, of Augusta, is
dead He was Secretary of the Granite
Vile Manufacturing Company.
Jobn Lynn, while at work on the hard
Abpu church one mile from Adairs-
vile. slipped and fell, crushing both
feet badly
Gainesville .SOuthron: II snybody thinks
,bere is not going to be about half dozen
seedlings in Gainesville, let them hold
.heir breath about two months and see.
Some -prohibitionists burglarized
She establishment OF Mr.. Vaughn. near
Indian Spring, on Saturday night, stealing
ibarefrom few gallons Of the ardent and
about $l4 In currency.
Miss Ida Meridith, of Jackson, had
marrow escape from death one day last
week by taking dose of morphine for
mother medicine. By the timely arrival
Of DR.. Mapp she was saved.
J. 6. Coldwell, Of Towaliga, Butts
county, has had an offer to take a posi-
zion in Barnum's museum, In New York,
on account of his long beard, which meas
lres about feet in length.
Extensive preparations are being made
w tue Macon spOrtsman's association for
successful tournament during the State
fair. Efforts are being made to secure
1000 live pigeons for the occasion.
1t is said. that FAC I. Nabors, of Hall
county. has discovered a recipe that will
actually bring beard ON the face of any
bow. He will not have it patented, but
freely gives it to any and all applicants.
Judge William Halves, of Lumpkin,
died Monday, aged about so years. He
was the father of Mrs. George H. White
side of Columbus, Mrs. Matte Corbett of
savannah, and Postmaster Halves of
Lumpkin.
d. W. Wyatt, Jr., Of Laurens county,
vent to the river for thepurpOse of taking
out his boat. which had been turned bot
tom upwards. Turning the boat over, be
saaght therein cat fish measuring two
ieet in length.
There is a certain young man within
I'VE miles Of Hinesville, an excellent per-
former on the violin, who has been learn
Ing how to waltz, and has become so en-
crossed on the subject that he was
actually found Waiting with a corn
stalk.
Moonshining, as illicit distilling is
called, has increased in the up country
over 100 per cent. since last March, under
he popular delusiOn that the new admin
istratOn has no respect for the revenue
laws Of Congress and don't intend to en-
lOrce them.
Groves, the old Ordinary of Habersham
county, who was lately convicted and
sentenced to the chain-gang, will carry
the case to the Supreme Court, and has
given bond. Ben Martin was fined $500
Tor breaking open the SAFE. He paid the
fine and was released.
1t was rumored at Macon Tuesday that
Rhodes Danforth, who is confined in Jail
for the murder of Landsburg, under a
sentence of life in the penitentiary, had
received an offer to keep books at one Of
Senator Browns coal mines. RumOr also
said that the offer included the support of
DanfOrth's sister and his mother, who
should accompany him.
The ginhouse belonging to Fleming g.
Chapel, near Brushy, on a creek in Mon
roe county, was destroyed by fire on Sun
day morning before day. The proprietors
bad Just equipped the whole concern
with new machinery, said to be the best
In Monroe county. 1t was evidently the
work Of an incendiary, as there had been
no fire about the premises.
Estonton Chronicle: Speaking of the
dogs being II days under ground, and the
hog 40 days under the store of Mr.. Ross,
before the war, reminds US that during
the storm Of April, 1884, Mr.. Wick Linch
had house blown down. Sixteen days
afterwards, when cleaning away the rub
Dish TO rebuild, a fine peafOwl was found.
The bird had been there all the while.
The grand jury of COweta county say:
"lhe prohibition law now in force in our
county is source of cOngratulatiOn to
us. Since its adoption marked improve
ment IS visible on every hand, morally
and rehgiOusly, as well as in the abate-
ment Of crime. We earnestly request all
GOOD citizens to use every laudable means
10 encourage a strict enforcement of the
laW.o
a fun-grown horned owl was taken
rom the bottom of 60-foot well Of Milton
n Scott, IN cambridge, few days ago.
IL Is supposed that his owlship struck at
oird or chicken on the well, and miss
ing went down so far he could not re-
cover. He is now a solemn-lOOking pris-
9Aer IN wire cage, and a member Of r.
4. ). hippir's coon, rat and squirrel me-
"Vbotlts on blOhQ street.
few DAYS ago Lewis Fellow, a clerk
AZ Massenburg's drug store at Macon,
Whlle at the soda water fountain, acct
MENTALLY broke a glass, cutting finger on
MS left hand. He did not consider this
more than mere scratch until next day,
wAsn bis finger became greatly inlamed.
luls WAS followed by swelling OF the
aIm and hand, large knots being visible,
especially on the muscles. His hand and
sIu nave become useless. and is now car
lied in a sling.
mere Is negro boy in Marietta who
esa catch bees, yellow jackets and bum
Dl,uees the same as any one else would
eascl HES. and they do not sting him.
~ often catches bee and puts IL in his
mouth and keeps it there for some time.
ueh he splits it out 1t dies Off. Live yell
~" Jackets put under his clothes crawl
s,i 9und ana out at other places without
runging him. Several persons say that
tnet saw him have seven bumDlebees in
US hand at one time.
a. ne statement that the United States
aulct Attorney y. II. Hill, Jr., has the
s' paying Office In Georgia, il not cor
,,Ct' hr. Hill Is allowed $4,000 year,
Nn Sl,2OO for clerk hire. Marshal helms
nHs zoe same salary, with 81, 400 for cleri-
assistant. Mr.. A. e. Buck has bet
a. paylng ONCE than either the District
ag,',olney or the Marshal. He Is the clerk
H. nm T.h tne District and Circuit Courts OF
e Ohlted States for the Northern dis
1oo es oi Georgia, and receives $1,000