Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-27
I7rlfS IN THREE STATES.
i..o,,cIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
GbOaI.pOIINA PUT IN TYPE.

GRIN" .ohoois-GOld Coined Into Cur
JPuQi GeorCia-Big Eaters at H.
reH'9 s,ripg-Three Fishermen just
Belng Killed by Lightning.
GEORGIA.
,,ro school at Franklin has 10
pupils sovor deaths at Macon last
week. ,-ror Of Macon died
sa ci,nn county's new jail will be finished
II .,1,rarv tornament during the State
,isbaing talked up at Macon.
'4,' believed at Brunswick that liquor
rooted out of Glynn county.
GU, ror.,tb +. c. Houser has sold his
,ntiIe business to John Martin.
rrmored that new POSTMASTER
,F,ron Will be appointed this week
o...r Godfrey has been arrested at
-c,,,9a1'ra for disturbing public worship.
~, was visited by rainstOrm Fri
Aot,'5b caused c ; : iderable pecuniary
u1 %hs roofs blown of by the storm at
'r. lave been replaced. Mr.. Reaves'
cos $3.50.
,rlbam Whiteman, colored, aged ID
,,,s drowned at Augusta Friday
while bathing
,r,ere ar. now 16 camps Of peniten-
,ory conyicts in the state. The law
ssys there shall only be two.
Tbs Georgia conference is said to be
oDn5sad TO dropping the sutfix South
yrom tho corporate name OF the Methodist
church in Dixie.
AtJones6oro q l2-year-old son Of John
.dqms stabbed q negro boy twice for I'M
""c,ir., his yeracity. The wounded lad
vii probably survive.
HpzekiaG Evans, one Of the unfoftun-
otsurps who was wounded by the blow
inc m, If John r. Evans engine at Hal
cyondsIe died Friday.
4 monster hotel with steam tramway
connection is projected by capitalists who
nropose to bring Long island beach to the
'front.' as q summer resort.
Conntv school Commissioner Nevin has
issled Is licenses to teachers in Floyd
county. outside OF Rome, this year.8O
thp-e - were white teachers and 40 col
Ored.
Navor Ieter. of Hawkinsville, and Col!
A. Z. Br0adman. of Macon, were in
Brmswick Friday. They want to fur
n.sa Brunswick with gas and water
works. nr1i
Question as TO who stepped on the FOOT
Ofaaofher caused lively fight between
four prisoners in the Jail at Macon. For
mnataly the irht was soon stopped By the
prison officials,
The name of the river that flows by
Bnm~wjck's wharves is not Turtle river,
thou,h it is SO called. 1t is a branch of
Turtle river, and its historical name for
over $50 years is OglethOrpe stream, az
The large mills at st. Simon's closed
operations saturday They have no more
logs 20 saw, and it IS too late to get more
until October. Then the mills will resume
work and continue TO operate without in
termptiou.
force Of five men, under Capt Nell,
detailed from the United States Geological
Bureau, is encamped two mites from
Rome engaged in preparing map for the
geological survey, which will arrive in
Rome in a few weeks.
The negro, Tom Miller, who was ar
rested at Qmtman charged with attempted
rape upon a cOlOred woman, had pre-
llmlnsIy trial before Justice Jones Thurs
day. HIS bond was placed at $500, and
IN default thereof he went to jail.
A number Of Northern and Western
people have visited Rome recently on a
prospecting tour. They desire to pur-
chase land near the city Tor stock raising
purposes. Several have already bought
large tracts Of land for this purpose. 4
a prospectus is out for church paper
10 be printed and issued from Fort GaiHes
and styled the Baptist Headlight. a famil(
newspaper for the benefit of the Baptist
cnurcl and all Christians in South Geor-
ga. 1t IS the enterprise of Rev. J. II.
Corey.
Al Gi3son Aaron Kitchens, a school
boy at BetheFs schOol-bouse, while play
,ns oase, had two Of his upper front teeth
Auoched out by running against another
BOY who was squatted behind the house
auu Jumped at Kittens as he came around
the house.
Inc report that three cases of smallpox
existed among the children at Albany
Vas mistake. Scarlet fever was the
gTatssdse with which they were afflicted.
5 acre IS no danger Of further cases of the
" o,' the city is remarkably healthy
and prosperous.
i,i iIs sessions Of the Peabody teachers
,nSutule' which will continue for one
ii asl' VIII begin at Atlanta to-day. This
sn5 9'ate formal school for the training
49, w. instruction of teachers. 1t is sup
P'Ng rom the Peabody fund, and gets
an Whatever from the State or from
al! Other source.
lvslty Years ago, when Indian Spring
sJar ,oltuI'ethlng OF village, there was con-
t@ole iawlessness there. On one oc-
. gra 'Vl TWO men had difficulty on the
IA y. One OF them had drawn knife.
iINe ~. an hour chased another up and
4 a. lhe streets. People closed their
I'M, :, ana gave the town to the two men.
4 M, 'neIe was no murder, because the two
v" could not get near enough.
. lVa aiiI accident at the foundry at Fort
4 stI@e came near DONG serious injury to
cir,I,i employees. In emptying the
I acoiI sne melted iron residue fell upon
co,.,,l wv pate, which should have been
4 nela.,' win sand, and the result of the
4 ee,y as that the hot iron few in
n trat.r. ur ecuon with great force. pene-
4 hfot, cue clothing and burning its WAY
mr 1a,r r-7h VI TWO negro employees stand
\ hTroase spondent writes that the Legis-
/ Grgn isoV-Sl amended the charter OF
Il Sn4yfa u'Jset To vote OF the people.
\ d. W. puplic schools TO be established.
4 lie sol1" Ihat time was in favor of pub
mert us Recently similar amend
Ih.i.t., lue quarter was allowed bv the
De .l,tIe and Griffin again voted on
Meraf,.sg 10 me last proceedings were
% tbe ci..n uIely superfuous. according
A.. ''o"S OF the correspondent.
n1a social Circle, while party OF voung
ltwi.e,t. Ieturnlng from a fishing nartv
10 hssy,' eni mat they would be caught