Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Withlacoochee river has been al
most depopulated of fish.
Half a dozen divorces were granted in
rniton Superior Court Monday.
+ B. Brown. a prominent merchant of
Rome, is dangerously sick and not ex-
pected to llVe'
The election of teachers for the Sanders
Vile public scnool taxes place on the hrst
Monday in July.
Iumpkin sportsmen have commenced
4oshootyOung doves, which have appeared
in large numbers.
senator Brown is now erecting a fine
+bree-story brick buildlng on Decatur
street. near Lloyd, at Atlanta.
SONNY Ashbrook Hill, oolored. of Allan
"a has sued the State road for $4,000 for
The homicide of her husband.
An official investigation completely ex-
onerates Hon. H. W. Sharpe, Treasurer of
Brooks county, from the charge of defal-
cation
Thomas v. Marble will in July build
new and handsome steamboat for the
navigation of Coosa river, between Rome
and Center.
The ninth annual commencement of st.
Josephs Academy at Washington, Ca,
will be held at Floyd's Opera House,
Thursday, July 2.
Lum Brooks, son of c. G. Brooks, of
Iumpkin, had the misfortune to break
one of his arms last Saturday. 1t had been
broken twice before.
Active preparations are being made by
the colored firemen of Macon for the grand
Interstate tournament of colored firemen
10 be held in that city on July %.
Newton Pruitt, of Kellyville, suburb
of Columbus, found deserted baby near
his house Monday morning at 4 O'clock.
,i,,Iyc hnh o a fs1Yl RI fha
The banks and insurance companies of
the state have been ordered to report the
condition of their business on June 80,
and file in the executive Office within 80
days.
Atlanta prohibitionists believe that the
Legislature will pass the general local op-
ton bill at its coming session. They win
then demand a vote on the temperance
question in the Capital City.
Marauders entered the sleeping apart
ments of Hon. Stephen Jordan and Louis
Cohen, at Sandersville, night or two ago
and robbed each of these gentlemen of $12
or Sl5 without arousing any of their re-
spective households.
The Atlanta case of James T. Miller VS..
William Wallace, for the possession Of
Mr.. Miller's little child, will be taken to
the Supreme Court. This is a well-known
case, in which Judge Clarke awarded the
little child to her grandmother, Mrs Wal
lace.
William G. Bruce, of Kingston, has a
curiosity in the way of a fowl. 1t is a
cross between a turkey and guinea, and
ii is between the size of a turkey and
guinea, and it makes a strange noise,
more like little fee dog barking than
anything else.
The following unique marriage notice
appears in the Harmony Grove SiQndI:
Married, on Sunday evening June 10, near
David's mill, under a persimmon tree,
George w. Smallwood and Miss Sallie E.
Waldin, Alexander Smallwood and Miss
Charity o. Waldin, Squire James Wade
officiating.
At Macon Monday two small negro
boys named Edgar Thomas and William
Childs, aged respectively s and 10 years,
got into fight. Childs struck Thomas
in the eye with piece of iron, knocking
it out. Officer Yeager, of the police force,
arrested the young rascal and locked him
up in the barracks.
Rev. J. W. Lee. of Rome, has been Sc
lected by the National Temperance So
ciety from the Southern Methodist Church
to be present and appear at the Centen-
NAL Temperance Conference, which meets
at Philadelphia Sept. %. Next week Mr..
Lee will deliver the address before Emory
College on ''The Dude"
At Rome, the firm of W. T. McWilliams
d Co., one of the largest wholesale dry
goods houses in North Georgia, has dis
solved by mutual consent, Messrs. W. 7.
and o. II. McWilliams retiring. The
business Will be continued by R. G. Clark
and A. W. Tedcastle, under the firm
name of r. G. Clark & Co.
Officers McClusly and Daniel, assisted
by Officer Long, arrested one of the direc-
tors of the Chattanooga club at Macon
Monday afternoon at the base ball
grounds. He was intoxicated, and was
acting in a most disorderly manner. He
was promptly elected from the grounds
and taken to the barracks.
E. A. Smith, of Waynesboro, set fish
net in Mcintosh creek Friday, and on
going TO 1t Saturday morning found it In
jerk. He thought be had caught all the
fish in the creek, and tugged away to
bring the net to the surface. When at
last it came forth, he was Mortified to find
that he had not single fish, but five
foot alligator.
1t is reported that hereafter the convicts
OF the State will be expected ana required
to wear night shirts. Doubtless in the
case of many of them some coercion will
have to be used TO induce them into the
habit of wearing this article of clothing,
but they must come to 1t. One camp has
given a single order for 1900 yards of
osnaburgs.
Boston Wells, a negro living miles
from Dublin, during a storm last Tuesday
evening received injuries that will most
probably prove fatal. He was endeavor-
ing to get to his home from whore he had
been at work when the storm burst upon
him, and limb measuring inches in di-
ameter struck him. One eye was Knocked
out aud his skull fractured.
VIM. II. Tibbs, of Dalton, exhibited
Monday two specimens Of gold quartz
rock picked up on his farm by his little
daughter. His farm lies about five miles
nom Dalton, and consists of a body of
5000 acres. 200 OF which is splendid bot
tom land situated on the Cabutta river,
on either side, about equally divided. He
mas 200 acres upon which this quartz rock
Hes scattered.
Asa Faber, whose wife was chloro-
formed and robbed OF $3.50 at Macon few
nights ago, arrived in Macon Monday, n
response to "a telegram sent him 10y his
VIE. After thoroughly examining all
tne circumstances connected with the
robbery, he il positive as % the parties
mat committed IL. He has an eye on
them, and hopes soon TO bring them 10
Justice. The money was saved out Of a
salary Of $40 per month az fireman on the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia