Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-27
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cso+teboochee Superior Court conVenes
tomorrow . ,se
ia claimed that Americas uses 1907
mao GOO matches per annun'
rne city artesian well at Brunswick Is
go feet deep, and in blue mari.
GABRIEL Parker has determined to open
compierciai institute in Macon.
Tha county tax in Bib county this year
,v,ii ne CSC. on the 500, as against roc.
last year -
,orn Without teeth and has none yet. He
is 20 years old
rhsre is a move on foot with the col
orad neople OF Columbia county to emil
grate TO Africa.
There are about 10 candidates in the
4aId far the position of Marshal Of Leary.
The place pays $500 year.
The friends of the proposed military
oomnanv at Elijay have decided to post
none It's permanent organization.
Morgan Clark, truck farmer of Bib
county. was probably fatally injured Fri
dav 6v being thrown from his wagon by
runaway team
gen. Respass, colored, of Schley county,
bas been arrested at Americus for at
tempting to defraud his creditors by sell
ing his crop aud fleeing.
There have been more deaths among the
coIored people in Forsyth county in the
last twelve months than have ever been
known in the same length of time.
The Brunswick Committee of Temper
ancp have called a meeting at the court
house for October 1, to discuss the out
look for a vote ON the sale of liquor.
The Young negro lynched in Early coun-
ty day or two ago for attempted outrage
was drowned in mill pond, and not
hanged as stated IN the first reports.
In Talbot Superior Court last week
Leila Hammock. a negro girl about u
wears old, who was charged with poison
Ing an infant child OFF. Ii. Mathews, the
latter part of May last, was acquitted.
The trouble between Messrs. Fowler
and Harris, over the right of the latter to
sell liquor near the paper mill in OcOnee
county, was amioably settled Friday by
Fowler paying Harris for all the expense
he has incurred. and also taking the
stock of liquors off his hands.
Within short time nova few weeks
the term of Office OF one OF the Railroad
Commissioners will eXpire-that of ex-
Governor Smith. 1t Is not stated whether
he will be a candidate for reelection. The
candidacy is announced of Hon. Robert
Z. Humber, of Putnam county.
Edward Gray, clerk for Phi. Berg, OF
Macon, was arrested and fined 500, FRI
day, for drumming for goods on the
streets. He claims that the Recorder
acted arbitrarily and uuiustly, and will
institute suit against the city to recover
$4,000 damages for false imprisonment.
At Atlanta, Friday, in the City Court,
verdict for 100 was rendered in favor
of HOlcOmbe against the Atlanta and
f'hQYIOffn A ri 1fu
Marshal HOlcOmbe was suing the road for
failure to deliver wood. Hopkins & Glenn,
lawyers for the corporation, gave notice
of motion for new trial.
A Clayton county man and wife woke
up last Sunday morning and went to work
in the field as usual. They picked cotton
all day, and then noticed that no freight
trains had passed up and down the road.
Thinking the matter over, they discovered
that the day was Sunday, and now they are
praying to have their sins washed away.
Col. Arthur Irwin, of Floyd county, was
~ years old on Sept. 1. His son
Charles, who was out to see him recent
ly, has commitment signed by Arthur
Erwin, John Jolly, Daniel Smith and w.
Is. Hawkins, town commissioners, in the
year 1897, cOnsigning Charlotte Corday for
immortality, in default Of paying a S. fine
The steam cotton gin of J. Mcdaniel at
McCOrmicEs, Augusta and Knoxville
railroad, was destroyed by fire, Friday,
together with % bales of cotton belonging
10 different planters In the neighborhood
Tor whom he was ginning. The fire
originated from spark from the engine
during the prevalence of an easterly
wind.
Sid Lewis takes charge of the Sparta
IShHdedte tomorrow, and his brother,
X II auJdn
WA0se ValedictOry appeared In the
columns of that paper this week, will
hereafter devote his entire attention to
lne practice of law, in which he has
ALREADY attained even greater success
than he has as q journalist.
Charles Latimcr, chief engineer OF the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio rail-
road, Is in Atlanta. He is a man through
~ up IN artesian wells and says that the
contractor will never strike flowing
water at the place where he is boring the
Atlanta well. Already the city has spent
more Than year and about $4,000. upon
the so-called artesian well.
In their general presentments the grand
Jury OF Madison county recommend that
immediate steps be taken to secure the
erection OF new court house in that
county, and request Solicitor General
howard, In case the Ordinary falls To
laAe tne necessary steps within three
months, to proceed by mandamus at their
Instance TO compel him 70 do 1t. Judge
Dah'ei VIII refuse to obey the order OF the
grand jury.
Excelsior Pioneer Eagle: Last week we
nade note Of the fact that a negro from
ocleNen county was trying to Incite the
N1.glsIOes OF THIS county against the whites.
W. nave since learned that awhile man
eaIuhg himself preacher has been
Huiohs the colored people near here hold
iuS alght meetings, telling them in his
preaching that the whites did not treat
sueIn well enough, that there ought to
- more equality between the races.
A child about years old OF W. G.. Clot-
4eiteI, OF Rockdale county, while at a
t,tuDor's house, Friday, was left alone
1u lue mouse with another child about the
sa'he age, while the mother was out gath
cilhk vegetables. She was suddenly
aroused by the screams Of the children,
"nu rushed 10 the house and found the
sloIhes ~ Mr.. Clotielter's little child on
IRE: She did all she could 70 save the
ShHu, ana was herself badly burned in
her Efforts. but the child was so badly
ouIned that IL died Friday night in great
sDuy' Inc children are supposed 10 have
the trouble.
gentleman OF Marion county has
brought suit in the October term OF sum
superior Court against A. j.
buchanan for 81 OOO The aIla0at,on