Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-30

burning to death before assistance could
reach it.
Patrolmen Casper Brenning and Mike
Prysock, of the Atlanta police force, were
suspended from duty by the Board of Po-
nee commissioners Wednesday night The
charges were made against the two patrol
men by Capt. Connolly, Chief of Police.
They averred that the two patrolmen en-
tered Saloshin's barroom on Hunter
street. while on duty and in full uniform,
ana drank intoxicating liquors.
Col. Locklin j. VIM, of Decatur, is
improving rapidly, both physically and
mentally. He has been up town every
DAY since Friday, and easily recognized
any OF bis friends, and most of the time
talked nationally and intelligently on any
subject. 1t is very confidently believed
thai he will be fully restored to his
natural condition, and be ready to re-
sumo his practice before the meeting of
the superior Court, on the fourth Monday
IN next month.
AT Atlanta Wednesday, as the result of
tne libel euit, William A. Pledger was
lined 5000 or imprisoned for eight months.
Inc sentence is suspended for fifteen days
In which his counsel will be allowed to
move for new trial. Pledger says that
ne thinks he will pay his fine without ask
ing for new trial, though he has not de-
Will deliver series of lectures through
the North, taking as his subject, ''Ihe De-
lance Libel Suit"
The depot at Norcross was broken into
tuesday night, and the ticket case of the
AIR Line railroad stolen. An entrance
into the Office was effected through a
window, and the thieves seemed only to
want money. Flour, meat, lard, fish and
even keg Of corn whisky were left I'M
disturbed, and only the ticket case taken.
1t is supposed the burglars expected to
nnd money in the case, but were disap-
pointed, and the case was found next
morning down ON the railroad broken
open. The tickets had not been disturbed
30 far as the agent could discover.
a grand cock fight will be held at
Georgetown, opposite Eufaula, Ala,
commencing Nov. 2, and lasting one
week, between Georgia and Alabama,
the main to be $500 odd, and $50 each
fight, between the celebrated strains of
John &. Clark, Pickens county, Ala,
and the famous Grist cocks, of F. E.
Grist, Clay county, Ga. There has
been no main fought since the war that
will attract more attention than this.
Cookers from all sections have been
anxious to see these strains meet, and
thousands Of dollars will be staked on It's
result.
There is considerable excitement among
the Atlanta doctors and, in fact, the en-
tire medical profession of the State, on
account Of the prospective adoption of
the local option bill. The bill provides
that no person shall have the right
to sell liquors, and that druggists shall be
allowed to sell only pure alcohol tor me-
diclnal purposes. Under the law physi-
claus prescriptions for liquor cannot be
hlled at drug stores, and physicians can
not furnish liquors and charge for them.
The doctors are, therefore, in a state of
excitement, and the question is whether
they will violate the law or let their pa
tlents go without liquors if the bill is
adopted.
Tiger Baptist church, on Tiger creek,
about 6 miles north of Tallulah, was to-
tally destroyed by fire Tuesday night.
There is good ground to believe that it
was the act Of an incendiary, as there had
been no fire in the church since Friday.
A school is kept in very poor school
house near by, and in bad weather the
teacher has been liz the habit Of moving
to the church where there was a stove to
keep warm. One of the members Of the
church objected to the school being kept
In the church, and on Sunday went and
locked the church, and put the Key in his
pocket. This is the church where Maj.
Cannon's membership had been for forty
years. The church was built of large
hewn logs, and a very good country
church. 1t will no doubt be replaced soon
by new frame building,as there is saw
mill not far of.
Sylvania Telephone: Justice requires
that we should correct the statement
made in our issue of Oct. 8, in regard to
John Burns, colored, who is confined in
Jail here awaiting trial under charge of
murder. 1t was reported to us that he
was one of the boys who had been charged
with the murder of W. II. Mckinney
several years since, and that he had ac-
knowledged having killed him since his
arrest under the present charge. We have
gotten at the truth of the matter, and in
order to do the negro full justice will say
here that he is not one Of those who was
charged with the murder of Mr.. McKin-
ney, and never had a suspicion against
him for that deed. 1t was John Robbins
who was charged with that murder, and
not John Burns. In regard to the charge
against him now, for the killing of the
negro Rivers, we are reliably informed
that he has good defense, and one which
would acquit a white man under similar
circumstances, and he is entitled to all
the mstiCe due a white man.