Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-19

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OelIent quality.
Emory Clark, who filed his dusky rival
WIN cold lead at Dalton few nights ago
40 wanted In Chattanooga on charge of
MURDER, having fatally stabbed a negro of
tnat city before his shooting escapade at
Dalton: Emory is still in Dalton iaii, the
aautnorities refusing to deliver him to the
Chattanooga police.
Application will be made to the adj
lourned session of the General Assembly
lor the passage of bill amending the
statute, no provide for Board of Com
mlssloners of Roads and Revenue for the
oouhtles OF Whitfield, Murray and Hall,
approved Aug. "a, 1872, so far as the coun-
ty of Whitfield is concerned,
The elevation of some of the towns in
georgia IS as follows: Atlana ! $50 feet.
Gainesville 1922 feet, Mt. Airy 1910 feet
augusta l4I feet, Macon 332 feet, Milledge-
vie 264 feet, Brunswick Depot Is feet.
savannah % feet, Fort Valley 52S feet,
Winchester 463 feet, Oglethorpe 800 feet
SteWarts Turnout Ala feet, Americas AGO
1eet, Smithville 1872 feet, Dawson $50 feet.
Cuthbert 446 feet.
some time ago Wash Bash, of Jewels.
mad one of his hogs bitten by mad dog.
lie at once had the hog penned. After
keeping 1t up for some time and seeing no
signs OF hydrOphobia he turned it out.
thlnKlng 1t safe to do so. Last week the
swine went mad and made an attack on
every hog that came in its reach. Mr.
Bass at once had every hog killed that
mad been exposed to its rabidness, and
mad them buried. Eighteen dogs were
Cnen killed for scratching up and eating
OF these buried carcasses.
Strick Gray, colOred, who died at Mari
etta recently, aged 10 years, left a home
TO his mother worth $500. He bought the
ground and built the house, painted if.
and 1t is decided to his mother free from
all encumbrances. He commenced work
with >. Spilman at $25 per year and board.
and his wages were increased each wear
until he received $50 year and board.
lie saved most OF his money, and did not
dissipate with the rowdy crowd of ne
groes, but behaved himself decently and
had the respect of white and black.
Dave Reedy, colored man, tells of
wonderful event that happened to him
one day last week, while at work in Mrs.
hlrkpatricks field, near Marietta He
SAID a WhlrlWlnd, or a young cyclone,
came along very suddenly and Whirled
him around and then lifted him
up about 100 yards in the air and
then gently let him down to the earth
again, without harming him in the least.
He said while up in the air the trees
looked like little bushes and the roaring
wind sounded like rushing waters.
The Mccormick Manganese Mining
Company, with J. B. Smith as general
manager, has leased the manganese min
ing privileges at Mccormick, near
Augusta, on Augusta and Knoxville
Road, and will export ore to Scotland for
use in bleaching powder manufacture.
The ore contains 20 to 70 per cent. of pure
oxide manganese, and will be shipped
direct from the mines and Port ROYAL to
Liverpool and Glasgow. The mineral is
plentiful and will be cheaplv conveyed to
the great mandatory of Tenants & Co.
in Scotland.
George ?. Curry, of Augusta, charged
with larceny after trust, has been granted
new trial. 1t will be remembered that
on Jan. IA last, George p. Curry was con.
victed of larceny after trust, and sen
fenced by Judge ROney TO term of five
years in the penitentiary. He was in
dIcted and tried for converting to his own
use thousand dollar city bond entrusted
to him by MIR. K. S. Hammond for safe
keeping, and also for dispOsing of the
bond without Mr.. Hammonds consent
and without paying it's market value on
demand. Since the trial and pending his
appeal for new trial, Mr.. Curry has been
under bond of $1,000.
The recent ride of a tramp from Chatta-
nOOga to Dalton, on a night passenger
train, leads the record of perilous feats
and dangerous trips. In order to effectu-
ally conceal himself from the watchful
vigilance of the train crew, and obtain
free passage, the tramp boldly crept I'M
der the cOW-catcher and secured a hold
upon the two iron cross beams that sup
port the pilot, and, in this position, with
the train laundering along at a terrific
rate Of speed, he rode to Dalton. In one
Of his rounds, Olling up his machine. the
fireman uncOnscIOusly poured oil upon
the tramp's cap, which that individual
exhibited as proof of his perilous trip of
40 miles.
There has been an election ordered by
the Ordinary of Appling county to be
held at the several precincts of the county
or July 9 next, for the purpose of decid-
ing the issue of removal or no removal of
the county site. The remOYers have
chosen Prentiss, a small village situated
on the railroad, about four miles from
BaXley, the present county site. 1t is
claimed by the removal side that Bailey
is too low, and that Prentss is more
elevated and suitable location for a town.
The issue is beng very strongly agitated,
and the two factions are becoming so bit
ter toward each other that the county is
thrown into a feVerish state of excite
ment.
About four years ago a quantity of min
ing stock was sold around Augusta, the
holders Of which concluded afterward
that it was worthless. A short while ago
the holders of the Camuchin Consolidated
Silver Mining Company declared a diyi-
dend of 80 per share, one-third of the cost
of the stock, the stock costing about So
per share originally. Mrs. George p. But
Ter, of Augusta. is the holder of $50
shares, for which she received 81, 120. Or.
Robert EYES estate owns 200 shares; Mrs
Spaeth 30 shares, and there are said to be
800 or 400 shares of the stock amongst the
employees of the Georgia Railroad. IL Is
said that S75 per share has been refused
for the stock.
Last Saturday night Al Beeners, who
lives about eight miles of Dalton, on
Chickamauga. was aroused by "A disturb
ance among his cattle. He ascertained
that a large animal was chasing the
young calves. His presence put the az
gressor % fight and quiet was soon re-
stored. The next morning he found that
there had been large sized bear in the
enclosure. He Immediately gave notice
10 the neghbOrs and a drive was begun.
1t was found that brun had come down
from Lookout Mountain and crossed Chat
tanoOga Valley, and after his vain at
tempt 10 get mis- supper as above mem
toned he turned in the direction Of White
Oak Mountain and il is thought be Is