Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-19


th9ugn perfectly cured of the "opium
Haolt.Y Ioquiet his nerves DIR. Harris
borrowed violin and discoursed sweet
I Iuislc 10 the convalescing patient, thus
Iulllhg MIN TO sleep. So much for a i'd
ding physician.
one day recently a hawk swooped down
III Joe Ihaxton's yard at jackson and
MADE an attempt to catch some chickens
mat We're IN coop, when Mrs. ThaXton
turned upon the hawkship and caught
MN with her hands. He fought manfully,
put the plucky lady was too much for
n!hl ana succeeded in in putting an end to
MS poultry yard depredations by pulling
his head from his body.
Near Mount Calvary Church, in Pu-
iaskl county, r. D. Abner's children were
IN the neld picking cotton, when his little
girl Ida, about years OF age, caught fire
ON her dress. The child screamed and
ran, going distance OF nearly 200 yards.
Her clothing was burned completely from
the lower portion of the body, and the lit
Tie sufferer endured her pains for one
week, when death ended her life.
George shafer, who failed at Hampton
several weeks ago for $4,000, seems to
be having trouble with the courts, as sew
eral bail trover writs have been served
against him within the past few days. A
Deputy United States Marshal went to
Grlfnn from Atlanta Wednesday to serve
Mr.. Shater with bail trOver writ, and
FOUND him In the hands OF the Sheriff OF
Spaldlng county, under similar writ.
Capt. f. L. Johnson, distinguished
lawyer of Indianapolis, who shot the
seducer or his wife In Tennessee last
year, died at the residence OF Col. r. T.
NesOitt, near Marietta on Thursday, of
congestion OF the lungs. At the time of
his death he was editor-in-chief of the
indianapolis Sentinel, aud in Georgia
temporarily on a visit to friends. He
leaves one son, Griffith, at present attend
ing the University of Georgia. at Athens.
Ordinary p. T. McGriff, of Pulaski
county, was presented on Monday last
WIN petitions asking him to order an
election ID Pulaski county under the
general local option act OF the last Legis-
lature. Judge McGriff is now reviewing
The petitions TO ascertain if they contain
the names of one-tenth of the qualified
voters OF the county as required. 1t may
be necessary to hold the election under
the regulations of the registration law
recently passed by the Legislature for
Pulaski county.
Friday, Nat Teagle. merchant doing
business six miles above Lawrenceville,
on the Peachtree road, went to town to
| oCC JuO 6nOWs OQIluS ulo dustuCG d
negro boy who lived with him went out to
his crib, where 10 bales OF cotton were
| piled up and struck a match on one of
| the ties. AS soon as the match iguited
| the cotton caught from the blaze and in
minute the whole pile was on fire.
The fire soon envelOped the cotton, and
the crib caught and was burned down
with 800 bushels of corn.
Gen. c. D. Anderson was in Perry Mon
day and Tuesday for the purpose of turn
| ing over the public school fund to Com
missioner Killen. The sum turned over
amounts to $4,276 So, the residue being
the negro poll tax not yetcollected. Gen.
Anderson has Issued about 1000 eXecu-
tions, mostly against negroes, for poll tax,
| and seven bailiffs are out trying to collect
| them. Nearly all of the property tax on
the digest, and nearly $500 not on digest,
has been collected. The State and county
have about received their prorata of the
tax collected.
Deputy Collector A. W. Fite, with Dep
uty Marshals Milton and Scott, made a
! raid in Gilmer county Wednesday night.
| About Is miles west of Elliiay they cap
Jured two men and a large still. The
men were Taylor and Thomas Crump.
| Ten miles south Of Ellijay they found an
other still and arrested John Keener,
| Jake Stokes, and Andrew Lance. The
| last named still was 100-gallOn one, and
| a large amount OF beer was destroyed.
| The men were carried before Commits
sioner BIedsoe, at Elliiay, and committed
to Fulton county Jail.
The steamer Mitchell is giving the fer
| rymen on the OOstanaula river trouble by
cutting their wires. The boat has no
| schedule and sometimes runs at night,
and this is where the trouble lies. One
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/ twice. armed himself with a double-barrel
! shotgun and was standing near the ferry
when the boat came along. He heard
some one on board say ''cut the d-n
WIRE" and stepping out where he could
! be seen told him "that it would be the
| last one be would ever cut" OF course
they didn't cut it.
On Saturday, Nov. Z, Maggie Smith, a
colored girl, 10 years of age, residing
about half mile north Of the court house
| in Decatur, mysteTiously disappeared.
! She was last seen alive by Henry, the
! driver for j. A. Mason, about II O'Clock
! on the above day He met her near the
corporate limits walking into town, from
! Col. f. W. Roberts place, where she had
lust collected some money for picking
| cotton. Wednesday pack Of hunting
dogs were found fighting over the deoOm-
posed remains of the girl in an out of the
| way field near the place where she was
| last seen, The cause of her death is still
undecided, but foul play is almost GER
| tain.
At Willacoochee Wednesday, Richard
| ROYALS and Richard Tat we're found dead
under a heavy shelter that had fallen upon
| them the day before. The unfortunate
Young men while at work in the woods
| had taken shelter during rain, when the
accident happened. One was killed in
stantly, having his skull broken and his
brains exposed. The other poor fellow, it
| is supposed from signs made, lived some
time, but had been dead az least a day
| and night when found. They were both
| industrious men, in the prime OF lite.
| They wer6 unmarried. The coroner held
an inquest, but made no discoveries OF
foul play.
The negro boy reported two or three
weeks since to have been drowned in
Flint river, near Barnesville, only played
a prank on his father. He only took of his
coat and hat and left them on the bank Is
deception. He had decided TO leave his
| father and did not wish to be overtaken.
| Hence be resorted 10 this trick. The
fatner was grieved, and made every effort
! 10 have the body fshed out OF the river.
lie had three fine shoats, which he killed
and fed 10 parties who from day to day
| dragged the river for the body. He was
seen and recognized by parties who knew
| him while he was making his way from
| home. The old father now hopes thas his
| 49, -z..-.. .o.at.a ruoarv of his famnf