Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raEc NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

I'm Fulton COunSy-EEODSoiON
Taurens COuEty-A Horrible ACCIDENT
onthe Perry Branch Railroad \ arro"lS
Averted.
GEORGIA.
Rumor has it that another paper Is 10
ha established in Rome.
Two BARRIERS of Macon were fined go
bach. Monday, for shaving customers alter
10o'elock Sunday morning.
Ion Hilhurn, colored, died on the road
raar AckwOrth, OF heart disease, "Hhe
going home after her days work.
Henry Alexander, a negro barber OF
Macon, succumbed TO conc caused Dy
aaring green apples, Sunday, and is now
IN his grave.
The sheriff of Jackson county has gone
70 Waco. Texas, to arrest j. q, Hardin,
charged with stealing horse in Forsyth
county last March.
Calvin TeasIey, colored, has been ar
rasted at Alpharetta, charged with at
semDtipg 10 enter the room or TWO young
ladies' AT night with evil intent.
F. Holley, of Dublin, Monday killed
. ..horned snake" at Stubb's mill, In that
,own The horn, which grew on the tail,
mrned upwards, and was 8 inches in
length.
A base ball association is 10 be organ"
tied at Rome and grounds inclosed at the
INNER end of Broad street. The stock in
tha base ball company will be IN 200
shares Of $40 each.
Eli. the little son OF Thomas j. Cooper,
of Dallas, while engaged in game of
hsse bali, Saturday, in attempting to
catch ball fell on some rocks and frao-
tured both bones of his right arm.
Fifty cases, mostly of drunkenness,
we're disposed of in the City Court at At
isnta Monday. Charles Hammond,
wanted ia Epson county for an alleged
Attempt to murder his father-in-law, was
among the captives.
Jesse A. Bracewell. who lives ten miles
below, Dublin on the river, brought to that
town on saturday last sturgeon weigh
ing 167 pounds. 1t required the combined
efforts OF two men to get him in the boat,
md then he came very near sinking 1t.
The citizens OF Laurens county inter-
ested in the matter of having the Alta
maha river improved will meet at the
court house on the first Tuesday In Octo-
Ter next to take suitable action regarding
Inc river convention TO be held at Darlen
ON NOV. 4
Cant. Henry's new steam barge will be
launched q: Dublin this week. She Is
EIGHT draught, and the Captain now
defes the water. AS long as there is
efficient quantity in the river to float a
yerrapin. Dublin merchants can, he says,
be hopeful Of getting their goods.
Fleming Pharr, the Young man who
mad his leg broken by falling from a buggy
nj AcwOrth the other day, is in danger
GUS condition. Amputation, it Is thought,
will be necessary. He lives on the out
skirts Of Atlanta, and was fitting himself
10r the Presbyterian ministry.
The dwelling of Mrs. Betsy Cannon, at
Eandersville, was set on fire Sunday night
by some one pouring kerosene oil on a
pile OF shingles under it and then apply
ing q match. The occupants had not re-
tired and discovered it in time to put it
ont before it had got under good head
way.
The City Council of Atlanta has de-
Cided TO negotiate with Robert X. Martin,
Baltimore hydraulic engineer, to come
down and help out with the new water
works system. 1t is understood that
Martin Will come down about the 18th OF
next month, and do the work for $500 a
week for the first two weeks and after
that for S25 a day until he gets through.
Lane Mitchell, who was hurt on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road near Atlanta, a short time ago, has
80 far recovered as to go to the country.
He is deaf in one ear, the drum being
broken in the accident. When he fell
from the car he struck ON a pile of coal
and the black dust having got into the
wounds it healed up with them, and the
young man has a badly tattooed face as a
consequence.
Henry Bennett, colored, on Saturday,
knocked Richard Henderson, cOlOred, in
the head with a piece Of wood, crushing
IN his skull. and in all probability killing
him. Henderson fed, but was pursued
by John Register, white, and two negroes
who will convey him to the jail in Dublin.
There was no apparent cause for the kill
Ing. 1t occurred on the place Of John
Register, IN Laurens county, near the
line OF Dodge.
Nearly all the officers of Appling county
have filed their present position for
several times. the Ordinary, Clerk and
Sheriff are serving their third terms. Mr.
Baxley, the Tax Collector, was elected on
two occasions ABOUT % or 80 years ago to
his present office. He informs the BaXley
-bGRRer that then the taxes gathered were
only about $500, State and county, now
they are about $1,000. Mr. Clark, the Tax
Receiver, is serving his third term.
Judge H. g. Scoggins, of Dallas, had the
misfortune Ofhaving his dwelling house TO-
geiher with most gifts contents destroyed
by ire Monday night. The fire originated
eAAI olpl . iDOli anu Wubu uibNONClC u
had made such progress that it was i'm
possible to eXtinguish it. But small
amount Of the contents of the house were
saved Judge Scoggins had recently
nrFn having some improvements made on
ms dwelling and lacked about one hours
WORK OF having the building completed.
What came near being a very serious
accident occurred on the Perry branch
IIo"d, saturday night. About mile from
Tort valley the engine struck year
ing Just upon the near edge of a 40-foot
~eStie. The engine was derailed and
Nalle very near topping over; in fact, II
II h8d gone two yards further it seems
veIiain that the train would have gone
eoWn about 20 feet. BY prompt use Of the
UiAArs, however, Conductor Visscher and
engineer Tanksley saved the train from
"serlOus accident.
WIN q view 10 improving the police
Site OF Macon, aud the methods of police
~ III every possible respect, Chief Of
yHce g. NJ. Wiley has prepared and had
is'nled IN circular form large number
MI questions relating 10 such matters
ne,e circulars he intends TO send TO the
1'el police officers in the principal cities
america and Europe When the re
pnfs are received. Chief Wiley will make
COMPARISONS, select what is the best from
~T 9uggrstions made, and apply them q
ponce duty in Macon.
Cnarles johnson, negro convict. who