Savannah morning news., 1885-07-22

Wasener warned her not to do so again.
Wnlch caused the girl to fly into a rage
ana oox Mrs. Wasener's laws. A war
rant was sworn out against the bellige-
rent female, and she was arrested.
At Adairsville Mrs. NJ L. TAYLOR swore
out warrant against James e. Godfrey
on sunday, charging him with breach of
promise. The arrest OF Godfrey created
quite sensation, and drew to the court
mouse Monday morning n large crowd.
Godfrey took the matter philosOphicallv,
and finding no way Of evading the charge
plead guilty. and agreed to condone the
otfense By marrying the gay widow.
License was sent for and a general in
Vltatlon given to the curious people to
witness the ceremony. Ice cream and
watermelons served up by the happy
groom took the place of warrants.
The Methodists about Gainesville have
been holding series of holiness meetings
OF late, and considerable religious excite
ment mas resulted. Some OF the brethren
have been so extreme in their feryor that
there Is some apprehension of schism in
the church. Many do not accept the
holiness doctrine, or believe in the alleged
faith cures which have been announced
up there. 1t Is stated that quite a num-
Der of members of the Methodist church
in good standing have announced their
intention of quitting the church on this
account, and number have already
actually Withdrawn and connected them
selves with other churches in the COM
munity.
t. j. Barnwell is a gospel expounder,
formerly OF the Methodist belief but now
OF the Baptist. He has been teaching the
young idea how to shoot at Shady Grove,
FORSYTH county. Among his pupils was
bright, rosy lass named Eliza Young
blood. Not long ago the reverend gentle
man had notice inserted in either the
Cumming Clarion or LawTenceville Her
aid that Miss Eliza Youngblood was one of
the finest ink-slingers in the county. A
few days after this he 'set a copy" for her
in back hand, with the usual dives and
scallops. just what the copy was is not
known, but the young lady was insulted
by 1t. She told her papa, and pretty soon
thereafter the commissioners revoked the
PARSONS license.
A few days ago Gen. Alex. J. Perry.
Chief Quartermaster of the military di-
vision OF the Atlantic, visited Atlanta for
the purpose of collecting additional infor-
nation relative to the tracts Of land un-
der consideration by the War Department
as sites for the new military post. While
there he asked for and received from Mr..
Edwards a new proposition, as the one
first made was of such a character that
the department declined to consider it.
Gen. Perry also procured and carried
away with him additional information
relative to all of the tracts of land
under consideration. The DEPART
ment has offers of six tracts of
land, as follows: The Kirkpatrick place,
five miles from Atlanta, and near Deca-
tur, containing 120 acres; the Edwards
place, one mile beyond Decatur, contain
ing l56 acres; the Silvey placef four miles
from Atlanta, on the Central railroad,
cOntaing LAG acres; the Niles place, three
miles from Atlanta, on the Central rail-
road, containing $50 acres the Hin place,
five miles from Atlanta, on the Western
and Atlantic railroad, containing 272
acres; the Sphinx place, on the Chatta-
hoochee river, seven miles from Atlanta,
containing $50 rcres. rns