Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

. r,une Lady Escapes but Loses her
s.tcbeI Beneath the Wheels of Train
An Attempt to Pass an Advertising
f,resnback for Currency.
GEORGIA.
E.M. North, Mayor OF Hampton, oleo
at Turin, Wednesday.
". Wood, proprietor OF the Brown house,
died at Columbus, THURSDAY.
Telfair Superior court will convene at
McR4e on Tuesday morning next.
Mrs. Gen. Eli Warren is seriously III at
,be residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. IL
Grice, at Hawkinsville.
1anrv Holitield, of Jackson, took his
fr,t ride on the cars on wednesday since
r. raturned from Lees army in 1860.
Two negroes were caught IN the ma
,hinerv of Col. Numbers mill. in Putnam
c camntv one was killed outright and the
other will die.
Maria Riley. colored, committed suicide
So drowning herself in the Ocmulgee
riyar at Macon, Thursday. Domestic
nnbappiness was the cause.
The couple married at the graveyard at
Acworth. some days ago, have been for
',,yon hv the young ladv's parents, and
invited to pay the old folks visit.
ems Schmetz will not manage the At
i,rta team next season. He has signed
osmanager OF a. st. Louis team, which
a. member OF the American association.
Sol Watt, colored, re ~~ght to Balm
bridge from Whigham Saturday night,
and mt in Jail. He is charged with an
ettempt to murder Nose Marshall, COL
ored.
The cost of laying the water mains in
DeSota will be $5,325. Desota's election for
annexation TO Rome occurs on the 10th.
Tbe water mains question will have con-
siderable influence.
Hancock superior court has been in SEES
sion this week. An adjourned term Will be
bed on the third Monday in November
next. The Dickson will case is to be the
first thing on the docket.
II is estimated that Worth Superior
Cart costs the county at least $1,000
week. This fOots up the sum of $4,000 a
wear. Judge Bower says he will count
The session down to two weeks
Two Young men became involved in a
ditfcultv at WEIGH 81 Fincher's gin, at
Jackson, which came near ending serious
" one poor fellow had the misfortune to
I0se part of his ear and So in money.
H.F. Brimberry, who for the past year
nas been assistant postmaster at Macon,
has accepted the position of assistant
postmaster and money order clerk at
Americus. This is the place left vacant
BY Jackson's fight.
Master Johnnie Smith, aged Is years.
who lives some eight miles from Harmony
Grove in Madison county, had the mistor-
time to get his band torn UP in gin, Tues
day morning, at his home. He had to
have one of his fingers amputated.
A little S-year-old daughter Of James
Nv Iunf
snake while playing near her home one
day last week. She was taken seriously
ILL.,. when DR.. FARRELL was sent for, but has
so Tar tailed to give the little sufferer any
relief.
A young man living few miles above
NASHVILLE tried to pass off one of K. G.
Longs So bills made in imitation of green
backs, and is used for advertising pur-
poses upon one of the clerks of Carr e
Bacon on last Saturday night. He did not
succeed.
Master Jimmie Johnson, of Banks
county, had the misfortune to receive a
fall not long since, iujuring his right
hand. Erysipelas setting in produced a
disease of the bones, making it necessary
TO have one Of his fingers and a portion
Of his hand amputated.
Gov. Mcdaniel has pardoned Jacob
mart, COlOItl. VI OIdScOCk COUNTY, WHO
was sentenced to prison for life for a dis
gushing crime. He has served twelve
years, and the Governors action is the
result Of strong doubts as to the prison
er's guilt.
1t is understood that in about thirty
days Capt. j. W. Jacobs, Of the United
States army, will be at Atlanta to begin
work on the new military post. He is
now in Washington engaged in prepara-
ton for the work. There is much pre-
lminary work to be done before the build
lng will be commenced.
The artesian well at the railroad depot
At Americas, has a flow of about eighty
gallons to the minute at the surface, but
tcannot be forced up high enough in pip
ing to How into tank. The railroad au-
ihorlties will put in a hydraulic ram a
lew ieet below tRt well, which will force
The water into :le tank.
DR.. Griggs, of West Point, bought a
ucGet from that place to Atlanta, paying
Jul fare. BY mistake the ticket seller
4 gave him half-fare ticket, and be was
& eected from the train by the conductor
when ne refused to pay enough 20 make
tne ucket represent full fare. He is now
SUING the railroad Tor damages.
a. j.. himbrell, Sheriff of Miller county,
aas brought Richard f. Jackson. white,
from Levy county, Fla, and placed him
N jan at cambridge. He killed Isaac
bauey, white, ten years ago in Miller
county He will have a trial in the Supe-
Llor court there the third Monday OF the
present month.
=, Macon Is again stirred up by a report
SnaI the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Ueusla railroad eontemplates making a
SSluahse which necessitates the removal of
5gVor 6OO OF its employees and their fam
bles 10 Atlanta. A committee of citizens
nas 0een appointed to 90 to Knoxville 10
ter. 'e'A 0''~' VAC MAJ
IA Az Perry, day or two ago. the case OF
IS IS a '. SpVey VS.. Mrs. G.. ID. Davis,
living the ownership of about 800 acres
isuu' was taken up. The case was not
Sa, en 70 the jury until about dark, Thurs
,Iy, lue jury remained in the room I'M
, M tianig ht, falling to agree. 1t is said
of iG lue Jury stood eleven TO one in favor
VI MRS. Davis.
t, rs Miss Fannie Eberhart was walking
ra agSusl cut on the Northeastern rail-
gau, near Maysville, the tram came upon
sbe mex pectedly, and in her excitement
,co,uutl opped her satchel containing her
FIioopp ana other articles upon the track,
ine articles the train ran over, smash
escae ue watch, she having very narrow
Vss, va a' ing example Is found in the d.
esyo I. h9me, where a property owner
IN ~, ~ bls tax at $205, and IL was stated
on urs ei4nd jury room that the property
dav slch tnls tax is given can be sold any
rnsuipt e2OOO. This is only one of the