Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-04

Nearly Dragged to Death by a Mule at
NfilIedsevilIe-A Negro Thief p finished
at Hatcher StatiOn-FIOwers for
Faithful ColOred Mans Grave-S2 SO
Paid for an Apple.
GEORGIA.
GlYnn Superior Court will convene to-
day.
Oconee county is now striving for the
stock law.
Brunswick's exports last week amount
ed to about $4,000.
This is said to be the regular year for
the seyenteen-year locusts.
Two hundred and twelve tickets have
been sold to the exposition at the depot at
Americas.
Bob Brown, of GAINESVILLE, killed bald
Aarle a few DAYS ago measuring 7 feet
inches from tip TO tip.
HalPs show arrived at Brunswick Fri
day by schooner from Nassau. This is
the tror pc once reported lost at sea.
Eatonton and Putnam have sent nearly
rs sight-seers to the exposition, who have
put not less than $4,000 in circulation.
The Sheriff of Dodge county is at Fer
nandina, Fla, after Watson, a negro, who
killed Sam Caller at McDOnaId's mill
some time ago.
One member of a GAINESVILLE church
stole S. from another member. The one
who lost his money made fuss about it
and got turned out of the church for his
pains.
The adjourned term of Habersham
court will convene to-day. The term
will be held for the purpose of trying the
parties charged with Durglarizing the
county safe.
A strong effort will be made to move
the court house from LeXingt ton TO Craw-
ford in Oglethorpe county. The hardest
fight will come from up and down the
Athens branch.
Richmond Mattox, the negro killed last
week on Harry HIPS place, in Wilkes
county, is a brother of the negro shot by
Lieut.. Arnold on commencement day at
Athens one year ago.
Hon. H. II. Carlton, of Clarke county,
has contracted with an architect from
Marietta to make a $4,000 addition to his
residence at ClOverhurst, and will have
it completed by July.
small bird was found at Lafayette a
few days ago which had seemingly com
mitted suicide. Up in a peach tree the
little fellow was found hanging by his
neck in the fork Of small limb.
Baldwin county has probably the best
display of military Of any county in the
State, according to the number of her
population. There are four companies of
infantry, besides the cadets of the college.
The plan for Baldwin county's new
court house has been agreed upon, and
the contract will be let as soon as the adj
Vertisement for proposals has been pub
lshed the length of time required by law.
A ThOmaston negro, who was to be
married last Saturday night, attempted
TO steal pair of pants from the store of
J. &. Fox Saturday during the day. The
wedding was postponed, as the negro
spent the night in Jail.
A col0red woman named Loo WelbOrn,
living in the western part of Franklin
county. is reported as being al DEATHS
door from disease and starvation. She
has small child that will share her fate
unless relief is obtained.
cambridge correspondence NEWS, May
II 1: There are about so acres of melons
planted in and around Brinbridge this
/ season against 100 acres in 1884. The
1 prospects are good for an early crop, and
the yield viii be about 40 per cent. better
than last year.
The cow men claim that at the next
| meeting of the Athens Council they will
have majority of the Aldermen on their
side, and will defeat the ordinance to
/ prevent cattle running at large in the in
a corporate limits of Athens. 1t will take
five votes to pass the ordinance.
Mr.. Burbanks, an Athens bOokkeeper.
says he once paid 50 30 ia gold for a small
4 apple. 1t was in Son ra, Cal, in 1851,
before the Introduction of fruit in that
State. Now California is raising the
| finest varieties of apples in the world, but
they were introduced since the gold fever
sci in.
II Notice is given that application will be
made TO the Legislature, when that body
reconyenes, to enact a law making 1t
L penal Oiiense to WautOnly rob mOcking
q birds nests of their eggs or young birds
for mercenary or other purposes, as well
as to protect them so far as Morgan
county is concerned.
There has annually been shipped
through Brunswick $4,000 bushels of up
land rice. Increase the demand for this
4rice and ten times the amount Of it would
be planted, for the yield Of rice over corn
on the same acreage is 80 per cent. Bruins
Hwick thinks that these facts make her a
desirable location for a rice mill.
The best shot on st. Simon's is a lady.
THE best farmer on St. Sim0u's is a lady
Me best equestrian ON ST.. SimOn's is a
lady. the best swimmer on st. SimOn's
a lady. TIE best rover on st. SimOn's
Is lady. The best ingust on st. SimOn's
J. q lady. The best caligrapher on ST.
imon's is a lady. The best telegrapher
)n st. SlmOn's is lady.
At Crawfordville, on Memorial day,
overs were planted on the grave of a
WNCll-knOWn COiOfeQ udN-hJb Mitchell.
Att was in the Confederate army from
rst to last as faithful and devoted SER
ant to some young men from TaliaferrO.
lis usefulness was well known among
he boys, aud those who were present on
NAlonday could but feel that flowers were
pa this day fittingly offered to the memory
HOf Att"
AT Augusta Saturday the grand jury
presented an indictment for embezzle-
ment against George 4. Jackson, being,
in fact, the refnding OF a former true bill,
D which the venue was not alleged, and
n which an additional amount of $4,000
has been discovered missing, making tbs
one indictment aggregate dedication Of
about $ll7,667. There are three other in
Iictments, amounting 20 nearly $4,000,
making the total defalcatiOn tor which the
indictments are framed over $lSO,0O0.
Samuel Gray, Of Mllledgeyille, was
riding his mule home 10 dinner the other
NJ day, when, IN throwing MS foot over 10
Ii rae sideways, the mule jumped and
threw him OF, his leg az the same time
Getting firmly entangled in the plow gear.
lue mu ran OF about as fast as ~ could
travel, dragging him after IL for 3l5 yards,
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