Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN v PARAGRAPHS.

Water-SOme of the Uncommon Things
to be Seen at the National Cemetery.
GEORGIA.
A Eicyc'e BROUGHT only SIT 80 at auction
at Athens Saturday.
The parade of the Gainesville firemen
saturday was great success.
At the depth of S92 feet Smithville's
sian well flows 70 gallons per minute.
Charles Z. McCord, Of Augusta, viii
deliver the alumni address before the
State University.
one of the best Latin and Greek schol-
ars in Athens IS working for 70 cents per
day sOddng grass.
Gen. Hancock feels compelled to de-
cline any demonstration or supper at the
hands of the Atlanta public.
There have been 4G new cases returned
to the May term OF Terrell Superior Court,
several Of them involving large amounts.
A fire occurred in DeSoto at , O'Clock
Friday morning, totally destroying TWO
frame buildings and contents. The loss
is $1,000.
Miss Fanny Randall, who ran away
from the Gainesville seminary, arrived in
Toccoa, Wednesday, met her father ana
went home.
j. Fl, Miller, who swindled Macon mer-
chants by bogus railroad map adyertis-
ing scheme several months ago, has been
released from the Bib county jail.
The boy that tOrmented mule at DR..
Green's stable, at Gainesville, was made
to wear a dress through one of the princi-
pal streets as a punishment therefor.
While r. II. Smith, Of Lexington, was
at work IN his low grounds he was bitten
by a snake, and has been having cOnvul-
sions ever since. He is extremely i'll.
1t is believed that the man who shot
and killed froni ambush Mr.. Whiteman,
Of Tattuall county as he was returning
from fishing expedition is known to the
authorities and will be arrested.
Two negroes, Randall Marable, and a
boy named Henry. were working in Mrs
Giro's we'll, in Athens, and while getting
ready to make q blast the powder iguted
and blew them up. Randall was badly, if
not 5eri0usly, burt.
burglars forced an entrance into the
Georgia Railroad depot at Decatur, and
carried the iron safe to spot where it
was broken open and ransacked OF its
contents. A quantity of tickets and a
small sum Of money was secured.
A negro walking with colored woman
at Albany Saturday night was set upon
by another negro, when he gave his as
sailant a deadly rake with knife across
the abdomen. 1t is a supposed case of
jealousy. The assailant is probably fatally
wounded.
John Couch died at his residence three
miles north of Rocky Mount, on April g.
at the ripe age of Sc. He was twice
married, his last marriage occurring
fiGty-eight years ago. Through all these
fittv-eight years he carefully preserved
his last wedding suit, and in this suit he
was buried.
William Alexander, of COnyers, made
a trap about a foot square in which he
placed a little chicken. He then put
large trap over the small one and placed
them out a short distance from the house.
In a few hours he took out large hawk.
He set his trap again and soon had
another hawk.
There is a gentleman living not a great
way nom Athens who has a strawberry
patch three feet and a half in circumfer-
ance, and last year he sold from this
same patch $13 50 worth of berries. He
expects to double this amount the pres
ent year, as the patch was only planted
two years ago.
Bob Dickson, colored employe at the
National Cemetery, has been there so
long that he has become a permanent fix
ture of the grounds. Rev. Mr.. Harvey, of
Ogleth0rpe, is writing a book on AndeT
sOnYiIle, which is to be illustrated, and
Bob is using every endeavOr to get him.
self sketched in it.
An old colOred woman died at Ameri-
ems some days ago, and her supeTstitious
neiehbors tell of wonderful phenomena
attending her last hours. They say that
frequent and mysterious knockings were
heard on the walls, tapping at the doors
which refused to stay fastened, and that
the screws in her coffin would not hold.
Friday party Of boys were bathing in
the mill race at the Barlow mill, near
Americas, and a negro boy went beyond
his depth and sank six times before he
was rescued. Several of the Logs tried to
get him out, and at last Marcus FretTell
succeeded, after considerable difficulty,
and after rolling him about, humping
him awhile, he recovered.
A lady Of Americas owns feather bed
that has been in service for thirty years
at least. Not long since she decided TO
clean the feathers, and in doing so she
came across pair Of wooden socks that
had never been worn. They were knit in
au Old-fashioncd way, and looked as If
they had been finished, drawn together
and laid away, when. by some accident,
they got mixed with the feathers.
The Usage orange hedges on the north
and south sides OF the National Cemetery,
inside the brick wall, are doing finely, and
their vivid green is I'm beautiful contrast
to the background Of dull, red brick.
Keeper Bryant says that one Of the hard
est jobs is keeping the grass clipped away
from the long rows OF headstones. The
work has to be done with shears, and
through the spring season has to be re-
peated at regular intervals.
At AndersOnvlFle n rose bush was
planted years ago at the head Of John
Sawyer's grave, and all efforts on the
part Of Keeper Bryant to eXterminate it
have proved Of no avail. 1t has sprOuted
again from the old roots and single red
rose blooms on one Of the sprouts. An
other curious thing is a cistern at the
keepers lodge, outside the present en-
closure, that fills with water in some
mysterious way that all Investigations
fail 10 account for.
Fanny Summer0ur, a negro woman Of
Gainesville, whose husband ran away
curing the war and joined the
Federal army at Dalton, and who was
killed in battle, lately ascertained that
she was entitled 10 a pension. The proofs
being forwarded 20 Washington, her
claims have been allowed. She now holds
n pension certificate emitting her 10 back
pay amounting TO the snug sum Of 81
i66 %; also $l4 per month as long as she
lives, or remains single.
Near Wrightsyille party Of disguised