Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHENEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAG RAPHS.

A case of cOwhiding is on the tapis at
LawrenceVille.
Dirt on the street railroad at Athens
will be broken at once.
There were nineteen arrivals OF steam
boats at the wharf IN Columbus in No.
fr gember.
~ The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway warehouse at Mil!er's burned on
tuesday night.
Toe Georgia Hotel at Griffin was
4 Knocked down to the heirs nj Gen. Smith
Al s. OO0, at public cutlery, Thursday.
Seyenty-0ne parties were tried in the
MAYORS Court OF Columbus in November,
of whom forty-hve were fined and two
bound over.
The City Council of Columbus has
agreed to pay John K. Charles and j. d.
Huff S75-one-hali of the reward offered
for the murderer of Smith Austin.
There we're thirty-three interments in
the cemeteries at Columbus in NOvem-
her. of which seventeen were cOlored.
Eighteen of the number were non-resi-
dents.
CT L. Hardeman, son of State Treas
urer Robert Hardeman, was married at
Atlanta, Wednesday, to Miss Eleanor
Tawshe, daughter of Er. Lawshe, OF At
lanta.
The storehouse of Martin Crawford,
together with the contents, was burned
sunday morning before day. 1t was
located few miles east of Columbus.
At Griffin on Wednesday the municipal
election passed off quietly. The follow
Ing were elected aldermen: J. Q. Ward,
NJ. J. Patrick, h. c. Burr and George c.
Stewart
white convict BY the name of Nixon
escaped from the camp near Rome last
n RI q viz of
aas been made for his capture, he still re-
mains fugitive from justice.
The Catholic fair at Brunswick was
smiuently successful in a financial as
well as in its social aspects Editor Bing-
ham, OF the HerdId, was awarded a gold
pen and holder as the result of the ballot
ing for the most popular editor in town.
S. Il. Wilson was IN Griffin Tuesday
with the hides of three valuable calves
which had been killed on his larm by dogs
aday-OT TWO before. Two OF the calves
were three-tourths Jersey. Mr.. Wilson
proposes to load his farm with strychnine.
The body of Mrs. William Rice was sto-
len from her grave at MasOn's church, 7
miles from Atlanta. last Monday night
week. Two detectives have been endeav-
oring TO work up the case IF body-snatch-
ing. but have so far, failed TO find any
clew whatever.
The subscription list for the dry dock
project at Brunswick has closed, and MIR.
Button has gone home to secure the re-
mainder OF the stock deemed necessary.
Then he will return, meeting OF stock
holders will be held, and the work OF
building commence.
In the nun cipal election at Augusta,
Wednesday. Mayor Robert H. May was
unanimously elected Mayor for three
years with the following cOuncilmen;
First ward, NJ. NJ. Hill; Second. c. H.
Oetien; Third, Austin Mullarky; Fourth,
NJ. E. Hill; Filth, ?. j. o Common.
judge J. E. Lilly, one of the most
prominent and highly esteemed citizens
of DOoy county, died at his home in
Vienna on Monday morning. He had
been in declining health for several
months. He held the Office of Clerk of the
Superior Court of Dooly for number OF
years.
". A. Kennedy, who lives few miles
above Taylor's creek, in Liberty county.
bad bis gin and mill destroyed by fire
Thursday. About nine bales of cotton
were also destroyed. This is serious loss
70 Mr.. Kennedy, and is the second time in
The last few years that he has suffered
from fire.
At Atlanta, Wednesday, Officer Rapp
found dead white baby in trash cart,
and carried it to the station-hou-e. Tue
seavenger stated that the infant was
taken from trash barrel in front Of the
0dlce of Drs. WestmOreland & Howell, on
Marietta street. The case is being inves-
hgated by the police.
Capt. West Murphy, chief clerk to Mr..
RenfrOe when he was Treasurer of the
state, has been appointed to position in
the Agricultural Department to succeed
Col. Tom C. Howard, who resigned to 90
to Washington as Secretary to Senator
Colquitt. The salary in the Agriculture
Department is $1,000 per annum.
Mr.. Freeman, of Barlow county, thinks
ne has one of the smartest dogs In the
country. He minds the baby through the
day, drives up the COWS at night, sees
that they are MIXED, separates the cows
and calves in the morning, and puts them
in their proper places, and makes himself
generally useful about the house.
Mrs. Ward. an aged lady, living about
three miles from Columbus in Russell
county, Ala, happened TO a mort painful
accident Wednesday night. She walked
out on the porch in the darkness and
stepped off the edge, falling distance OF
about six feet. One of her legs was
broken Just above the knee, and one other
wrists was also broken.
W. L. McElveen, prominent and re-
spectacle citizen OF Mitchell county, shot
I
Do Monday afternoon. McElveen en-
ployed Price to take his dog and 60 with
alm to where he had some wild hogs and
catch them. On the hunt a quarrel arose
and the negro attacked Mr.. McElveen,
VINO shot him IN selfdefense
A party OF merchants and manufacture
ers OF Cincinnati ar conf g South. 1t Is
purely business excursion, and only
members Of firms will be permitted TO
JOIN the marty. This party IS to visit a
qozen or more Southern cities, including
Dalton. Rrme, Admission, Birmingham
ana Atlanta. The Obi CT of the visit is TO
ming the South and their city INTO more
extensive business relations.
A young man was standing talking 10
us mother, at Rockmart, on the dav Of
.ae circus, and put mis- band into his coat
pocket, when an explosion took place. AT
,uce the young man drew his hand
rom his pocket, and found chat his thumb
alu middle finger were shot of, and a
ngnt fracture was made in his side. He
valmed that he did not know what made
ue report, nor how he came 10 be shot as
~nRs. 3lIi
u,b f. Bell, OF Webster county, died at
ashington. d. c., a day or two ago.
'"ne,e ne hlled a clerkship in the Agricu-
49, Department. He was for some time
tae Pstmaster OF Americas. A year ago
y MAS candidate for Congress In the
a tafe q A..