Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-18

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Mcintosh Superior Court Will convene
Monday ,-. -, NJ,
ann was fined $50 Tuesday for selling
liquor on sunday
An old negro woman died near Cedar
tom few days ago who is salo 10 nave
fa4r l01 years OF age.
C,inmbus claims to have signed Smith,
80 Nnw Orleans, as one OF her pitchers for
w.. VI season. He played in savannah last
year. ,o- ,o4 49,. A..
~. losing barber shops on Sunday. His
Flo niles the razor when he needs
shave.
q,,o three men who attempted to rescue
-.isorar from Marshal Carter in Cor
don county day or two ago have been
arrested.
W A. Hall, for stealing registered
1otrar containing $25 from the Stamp
Creek mills. in Barlow county, is now IN
Jail in Atlanta
D Lane, of Danielsville, who was
bnrt by his mules running with him last
Irsejs was sufficiently recovered TO be
token home Monday morning.
little negro girl in Summerville was
severalv burned Saturday night on the
breast and face. She was playing around
The fir. and her dress caught.
Joseph 2. ellison, of Doboy, has pur-
chased a fine residence at Saratoga
Snripcs. n. T.. and Will in the future
speDd the summer at that magnificent
watering place.
Trammel and Williams, who are now
conf ed in the Macon jail, charged with
numbering old man William Johnson, of
Wi fu n n " i
insyille for trial this week.
Judge l.. E. Bleckley, of Atlanta, has
mech employed by a number of citizens to
Give an opinion on the constitutiOnality of
the act under which the election was held
annexiug DeSotO to Rome.
The post Office at Franklin has been
without postal cards for more than two
months. Mr. Lane having been unable to
get any from the department. He receiY-
ed the bill for 1000 Monday.
Frank Rutter, in attempting to get off
a moving train near the furnace at Cedar
town. fell in front of the car. The train
was stopped in time to prevent any Sc
rious damage, and he escaped with few
bruises.
The residence of Capt. r. q. Lyman,
midway between Tenniile and Sanders
vile. was burned Monday. The house
was insured for $1,000, but cost 81
twelve months ago. Capt. Hyman only
saved two chairs.
An effort has failed to induce the City
Council of Atlanta to submit to vote
of the people Of the city the exemption OF
the BigQers estate and his bOndsmen
from liability for discrepancy in that
gentleman's accounts.
AtAfrica. Heard county, day or two
ago. while James Pope, Jr.. was putting
some feathers under the breast of his
fathers gin, his arm was caught and
badly cut 1t is the opinion of his physi
clans, that it will not have to be ampu-
tated.
Ed. Mum, a small negro boy, lost foot
at Columbus Monday. He was attempt
ing to steal ride on the Mobile and Gil
rard passenger train, when his right foot
vas caught by one of the wheels, and
was 50 badly mangled that amputati0n
vas necessary.
AT the Georgia Agricultural Society,
recently held in Macon, a diploma for
"the best specimen of carving' was
awarded for production of the late DR..
Edward W. Harker. The specimen refer
red to was set OF teeth cut by knife out
OF solid bone IN 1856.
Mrs. e, 5. Rees, a milliner of Macon.
made an assignment Monday to Il. G.
hendriX. Her liabilities amount to about
$s.000 and assets $4,000. The preferred
creditors are the Exchange Bank, of Ma
con, which holds a mortgage for $500,
and Mrs. A. Buckley, of the same city,
Wh0 holds mortgage for $1,70O.
Miss Nula Reese, daughter of Judge
Augustus Reese, OF Madison, and sister
OF Congressman Seaborn Reese, has been
confined to her room for several days
u hrof -, afF
taeen suddenly last Friday night, and
her condition since has been such as to
excite the gravest apprehensions of her
friends
During the freshet the steamer Mitchell
was caught above the Calhoun bridge and
was detained six days. The United States
maritime law prohibits the obstruction OF
a navigable river, and under this law
capt. Seay will sue Gordon county for
damages at the rate Of $50 day. He will
sue IN the Justices Court for each days
manages separately.
penniless Arab from Jerusalem
walked from Augusta TO Atlanta with a
railroad pass in his pocket. He could
not speak English and thought the pass
was passport which allowed him to
move along unmolested by the State
oinclals. He is enrOute to New Orleans
whence he hopes to meet fellow-cOuntry-
men who will send him back to Jerusa-
lem.
Danlelsville Monitor: Our friend
Peter" thinks Free State" must have
Eeen born on Feb. 30 to have only seen
1--WE birthdays in twenty years, and that is
JUST what we thought at first, but when
we reflect that leap year only comes with
SeSrs OF even numbers, and Stree State"
salu he was born in 1865, we see that
WON'T do, as '64 was leap year. So, we
Inusl confess, we are unable TO solve the
Problem.
George p. Bond, OF Rutland district.
1loo county, was the second time tried
y, ,or lunacy at Macon Monday. Mr.. Bond
~, perhaps, 80 years of age. He was
uuuef Tue delusion that he was about to
.,n'lIy young and pretty girl, and stated
lhe jury that he was going TO adyer-
VS. the fact. He said that he was not
Isuamed Of mis- girl. He was adjudged a
Milledgeyile.
me river at Franklin was raised sew
tv,"l iee' above the high water mark by
my nue. neaYy rain Of Saturday and remained
;E.PseVeral days. Had il not been for the
o ron bridge the farmers on the west side
c ,ne river would have been badly In
b'e nienced in marketing their cotton.
III ~, D. u. Cook. Of COoksville, lost a fine
N.Y. rom drowning during the freshet on
a." river. The colt WAS several months
V'o, and the doctor valued IL at 500.
me people Of Atlanta are not prompt
- payers. Churches owe back city
tSAts, aggrogating 50 S54 Tho Chamber