Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
>ryVS OF THE TWO STATES
''' TOLD N PARAGRAPHS.


.-ste Encounter with a Mad Dog
,1.rietta-A suspicious Outbreak
,res.re- at jug Tavern-AtIanta Ne
reing Duped by the Alleged
1.+ter from Christ.
GEORGIA.
...-..... arrests OF cOunterfeiters are ex-
.. -t Point
,,. ..r-a griffin. Of Waycross, is the
-r.l-y-siN children, born one at a
n s. an old merchant and highly
"zau ol ElDerton. die sun day
-- a-..l tl years
..l. ..rwecu and O'Clock at Macon
,,-. .rI tor d brief time the ground was
rlrs covering.
,.... ..rrcsp0ndence NEWS, Feb. 10:
r brooks. e. merchant IN dry goods and
- made an assignment yesterday for
h.- cred tors. The assets and
-.- .re unknown az present Col Las
-.-.- .--I.v engaged settling up his af-
matter has created quite q sensa-
-.. SIR. Brooks seemed To be doing a
. ...-.u.-- and making money. IL is said
-.-. ....ar of savannah merchants lose
r pa" e.l apiece
johnson. the Young man who killed
r.r. topper. DYugher-y county two or three
--.-I. auI who was released from Jail on
-.r.u-. died at his fathers home i'm
r- ..erIy. after a brief illness with
..... saturday. HIS remains were bu-
Pine bluu on sunday afternoon.
1858 convicted of voluntary man
...- .ul sentenced 20 twelve years in
..l,.ary- and the case was pending in
-..r.me 0urt at the time of his death.
r.T,t.H: col. J.. B. Travis, owner Of
-aretI trotter kimball jackson. died
home u south Rome Saturday night.
-.. NH- rumured lu the city that he had
committed -ulri-e by taking poison. Our re-
r.-..- .HicavOred 90 get al the bottom Of the
-a.r. aut failed col. Travis has been IN
o." a.HH L.
r..v refused 90 eat anything up 70 his
...r. The Colonel has had considerable
-- e recently. both Of a financial and do
---... character, and DO Is thought that these
--...- hurried on his death. He formerly
.... Drl1in, ami leaves many friends
-.-rei bus uutImeiy end.
tr1 r1fl-gn. Mr.. tIIbian, of tine firm Of Schwed
a. u..lu, Ia, been missing numbers of Ms
-.-. .rr some time He was impressed that
...- .I.I been stolen by some Vagrant egrOes
IL. reported t1 the officers. Monday morn
INK lHScvcr. when the street force went to
r..r lle sinks IN the sewer near Mr.. Gibian's
SILENCE tue real thief was discover a.
W..u tus dirt was taken out the sewer, the
vrsutu were surprised by seeing large
r. 0N jump from the sink, and make good
..- escape The mystery of the stolen geese
u.- solved. The fox had been hiding in the
sewer. .ul every night would make eXcur-
Sons INTO Mr.. GIbiaH's yard.
Henry j. McElroy. OF Houston county. was
r.-at .Fiug very ilI In a patch Of woods near
tU. Macon cotton compress Monday after
rH. Before he could be removed he died.
E. lad been living Ia Florida for some time.
having gone there from his home lie was
ur1llcr oi j. W. McElrOy, OF Macon. IL Is
noe Thought that the man committed suicide,
tlcre being not the slightest evidence In that
direction. It Is believed that he was ram
bling about DO the woods and was attacked
witn convulsions- 10 which he was subject,
and ticd thcrefrOm about o'clock. The
ground on which he lay bore evidences OF a
struggle, and when found 10y the officers was
Hrr
earth.
Recorder Anderson, Of Atlanta, had before
hIm Monday morning George Hayes. the
negro draymau, whose runaway dray last
month inflicted injuries on Miss sophie HIch p
ardsOn. from the effects of which the young
lady died ON Sunday. The drayman was
charged with reckless and careless driving,
which caused the runaway and the accident.
The testimony developed that the horse was
frightened by a street ear coming up behind
ana that the negro dId all IN his power TO pre-
vent both the runaway and the accident As
tuere was no evidence TO indicate anything
I Hercnt the negro was discharged by the
Recorder, who was of the opinion that an
older and more experienced driver might
E.re prevented the occurrence. 1t did not
appear that Hayes was crlminally at fault.
canton corresp spondence NEWS, Feb. 10:
s .aut 1880 o'clock yesterday deep muttering Z
t.uuIer was heard IN several directions,
which seemed % shake the foundations of the
earth. SO he same time dark, pOrtentOUs
clouds rolled up from the south, west and
I.r- with one accord made a rush 10 their
-t,-ni-uits. They soon learned that these
lowering. black clouds were ''Only big with
LlYI= Gi rain" At0 O'Clock yesterday even
ing Ile mercury stood at 90 degrees and at 6
.-..- p ts51 morning go 10 degrees above zero,
aGlLIof 81 degrees In u hOurs.-All the cotton
Iu cherokee county has been sold still there
are more suits Iu > Us Ices courts tnan have
ever been known in the history of the county.
-Dur merchants are selling but little and
c. -.etiuE but lIttle- No merchant in our
Ilr-. county has been shut up yet. From
present outlook they Will all weather the
storm.
Lacy. q lad Of about l. years Of age, was
driving his team ma the public road. about
f.r mles from Marietta. He saw a dog
coming towards hiin. He was walking by
che -l.Ie of ms wagon. until the animal sprar 2
towards mum and caught one of his thumbs IN
his mouth. Two of the dogs fanCs entered
deep into the flesh. He threw the dog on
some distance from hum, when the animal
again sgraug upon hinl this time burying its
fIu-- ln the boys arm midway between his
hand ana elbow. This time Lacy clutched
thr dog with both hands, and, after violent
s,ruz Ic. dragged him to where q
pole was living in the road. He succeeded in
Eett.ng the dogs head under the pole, and
LHlI lI there until his little brother could
bring am AK from the house, with which he
-IcteeIed lu killing the dog. The animal was
about medium sized, but seemed 10 be pos
sessei of extraordinary strength. The young
man ua, been suffering severe pains from MS
wounds. ~oon after being bitten he went to
Marietta aui applied Judge Denmead's mai
Stone for bites. The dog had been eating the
la-1 of q COW which had died from being bit
Zen by mad dog.
The man who Is selling 10 negroes let
Eer which he claims was written by Christ has
reached Atlanta. The letter Is plainly print
Ell. and i- accompanied by "a statement, as fol-
lows. "COuV uf a letter written by our saw
Iour Jesus Christ. found eighteen miles from
I-1uIum SiNtV-tiVe years alter our blessed
SavIours crucidXIOn. transmitted from the
h.Iv rifv bv converted Jew,falthfutly trans
lated from its original Hebrew copy in the
possession of the Lady Cuba's family IN Mes
uuuIdmia. This letter was written by Jesus
Christ. and found under a great stone. both
round and large, at the foot OF the cross,
eighteen miles from IcOnIum. near village
called MesOpOtamia. Upon the stone was
written or engraved; Blessed Is ne that
turucth me over People that saw II prayed
% God earnestly, and desired that lie would
mase known TO them the meaning Of this
writing tnat they might not attempt IN
Fa.u tO turn lt over, In the mean
time 81 little child turned it over without
ans help. 10 the Joy OF all that stood by
After that announcement appears the letter,
which Is made up of commandments against
.'superiluIties of costly apparel working on
Sundays. etc. and advising other and very
highly proper things to be done The man
who sell. the letter incorporates this.
-AuI wh0sOcver shall have a copy of this
letter written with my own hands, ana keep
Dc .u their house. nothing shall hurt them
neither pestlicuce. lightning or thunder, shali
t1 them any hurt, and If woman be win
Child and I'M labor. and copy OF TINS letter Is
about her. ami she firmly puts her trust m
me- -he shall safely be delivered OF her birth.
s large number OF the letters have been sou
go prices ranging from 10 cents uD. the usual
urlee being 81 The COlOred people, the
women especially. carry them about IN their
pockets. aud put great faith IN them, not
dou1uuE their geuuIneness- The trick has