Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rNnws OFTHE TWO STATES
TIAD ToTDIN HARAG RAPaS.


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I'm I'm ChattOga County.
GEORGIA.
,-.e,o superior Curt is in session this
week. ,oo+ ~,
comment Athenlal.
walker county WI vote on new ROAD
Ian on Nov w. not
charlie Britt, n Carlo. has as pet
,,roirie dog-a present from Texas.
Toooh Snmmcrall,a an old aud respected
.;ti1en of Augusta. lied Thursday.
n Wells and wife. OF Macon, cele-
1,tad their golden Wedding day or two
ago -. ,;.o,,a,, T., ~,
-. lnV safe has been reduced to $50 chest
nuts. 49,, -
E.P. Berry, ordinary OF Jones county,
- fiad his resignation with the Gov
ernor.
;,,rsfion as Deputy United States Marshal
at Dahlonega.
1oa court is in session, Judge Fort pre-
siding and Col. g. ,. Hudson is looking
,frer the interests If the State.
II. Pritchett. a negro thief and
corger. wanted at Clrtersville, has been
arrested at Chattanooga, Tenn.
prof Wallace, of Atlanta, is holding
MIA Of public meetings at Athens in
H. interest of the Knights OF Labor.
Rob Young, a negro employed at the
Central railroad compress, at Columbus,
had ore of his thumbs mashed OIL Thurs
day.
Two Illicit stills, one at Waleska camp
,,ronnd and the other on POlecat mount
Elm. aave Just been siezed in Cherokee
county.
r Helmly. OF Guyton, had his finger
mashed in The cog wheel OF his mill the
other day, from which he suffered IN
iensely.
The reports from Lee court indicate
mat the attendance is small. The busl-
noes will probably be all got Through with
this week.
shoes are sold to negroes or the install
rrrnt nlan at Atlanta. The goods are not
delivered until the last payment is made,
however.
Dodge superior Court adjourned on Sat
orlay evening after a six days session.
A great deal Of business was disposed OF
during the week.
fl ia said that Judge I. j. Simmons
will. in due season, resign his position on
the bench and actively enter the race for
the c0vern0rship.
In the case of Spratling, negro, vs.. the
Georgia Pacific road in the Superior Court
at Atlanta, the Jury returned verdict OF
81 $50 Tor the plaintiff
The negro, Mack Thrasher, who claimed
10 have been beaten by parties arresting
him. died in Jail at DanielsVille Thursday
The Coroner was sent for.
John B. German, of Talbotton, has pre-.
sented the public library OF Columbus
with collection of rare curiOsities gath
cred on his tour around the world.
Mrs. Watson, living near Middleton. 81
years old, is a niece, and Jesse Nelms,
near Smyrna, 70 years old, is grand
nephew Of the celebrated Daniel Boone.
Samuel Mote, little boy, was BENG
tossed by two other boys at Columbus,
Thursday, when one OF them let hin fall
and both bones in his right arm were
broken.
Many pine trees throughout FOuston
county have died this fall, presumably
from the effects of the extreme drouths
that prevailed in the fall Of last rear and
last summer.
Tom Morgan saws that the hogs in his
ing OF cholera. He has lost 70 bead from
tbe disease. bought another lot, and they
are afflicted now.
While John Boynton and CD. Daniel,
Of Albany. were bird hunting down in
Baker county on Tuesday, the jumped
big grey fox. and Mr.. Boynpn was for
tunate enough to get snOt 81 IL ana XIII
1t.
At the regular meeting of the town
council held last Friday an ordnance
was passed prohibiting ne snOotlng OF
hrecrackers. Roman cables and other
fireworks in the buslneS portion or Per-
~.
The adjourned term DeKalb Superior
Court will open Monda week, with Judge
Clarke On the bench. Che first week will
be devoted TO the ciE docket, while the
second week has ben set aside by mis-
honor tor criminal bsiness.
case OF bare-fabd blackmailing was
attempted at Rom the other day. A
prominent citizenDi Rome was the in
tended victim, hp he caught on TO the
\scbeme. Attemgs at blackmailing are
becoming quite cmmon in this city.
Wednesday m nning a rumor was circu-
laid at Americp that negro had got his
neM pulled nFgrinding cane on Bob
Kite place. a w miles from town. 1t
ranspved thaDoc Smith. colored boy,
had goteis finer ground Off In the cane
mill. w.
The lWye for the Rose brothers, OF At
ianta, teIcareful investigation decided
not to I've for a new trial. The Rose
boys VI therefore sent to the Dade coal
mines sKenzie went too. Charley
Rose I for IS years, George for 8, and
Nickel for 3.
In houston county court Tuesday,
eight minal cases were disposed OF,
I'VE clcuons and three acquittals. In
hye " cases the prisoners were charg-
ed "Ilot, and the other three simple
Jared Three OF those charged with
riot convicted. and fined $25.
1t rumored at Rome Thursday that
COL =. Printup would resign the
Coldhlp OF the Eighth Georgia
Bath, to accept the command Of a
ne5pany which is being organized
in He has been petitioned by the
or1rs OF the new company to Join
thJ commander.
dodge, No. 10. F. A. NJ, has been
IN Ence IN Talbotton for more than
h1f-. During that long time il has
nj ia lodge OF sorrow in honor of
~ On Friday night, Nov. q, such
a VIII be held either at the new
todse or LeVert College chapel.
Inily named GOodin once lived In
'nern part OF franklin county.
pa son named Silver, who was a
Iolnlsing Young man. He died at
oil u, and his parents were greatly
Al. soon altar bia Iaafh au,fbar