Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-15

49,, About the Floods IN fIoyd-A
",,.'.,,,r,s Work Near stevens Pottery
unrning OF a store and Dwelling at
Brunswick.
GEORGIA.
Tho Camilla Academy is suspe nded for
the present aiaa+o ,or
MAYOR of Newman.
" r. smith. an old resident OF Wal
to, county, Is dead
NO Columbus postoffice has received
q OCO new postal CARDS.
The woods in Floyd county are said TO
10 uu of chestnuts, chinquapins and
hickory NUTS .,....,
en- ia, at Rome. or the llsI ooV are "hIIe
snd f09 are colored.
Fist Logan. of Americas, is only "a, yet
hob9s three grand-children and the last
one by his youngest chlld.
the Governor TODAY issued his procla-
marion appointing Thursday, the 26th
ms. as Thanks giving day.
The registry list at Brunswick has just
closed. Itflures UP nearly 1000 voters,
mr. 100 more than last year.
Tine tax books of 1877 shows nearly
Is Oll acres OF land more in Emanue
comfy than was given in this year.
An eating match will be arranged be-
tween A couple of aspirants for castro
nopica nonors at Newman this week.
About 20 true bills were found this term
of superior Court at SwaInsooro. Nearly
ali Of them were felony and vagrancy
cases.
Two citizens of Monroe went bird hunt
inc Yesterday, and upon counting the
cane nagged had 103 cartridges, two
Iarks and TWO rabbits.
Two mules belonging to John Cotton
ran away with a dray at Columbus FRI
dav. Que Of the mules ran against tel
eeraph post and broke his nose.
Itis rumored that either Gamble, Hines
or Potter will be the next Judge of tine
S"ainsDoro circuit The chances are in
favor of the first named gentleman.
The government boats lately engaged in
clearing the channels of the Oconee, Oc-
nulgee and Altamaha rivers, are lying at
a.. ,pd.ng below the iron bridge in Haw-
kinsyllle.
Sot less than three, and perhaps as
many as half a dozen MARRIAGES are
booked for circus dav, Nov. 10, at Ameri-
Gus matrimonial tour to The MENACE
re is contemplated.
The failure of Baker Superior court to
hold last week was owing 10 an improper
drawing OF the jury list. The jury COM
missiouers had failed TO qualify by oath,
which is a yearly necessity.
During a performance at Amusement
hall at Milled leville, Tuesday night, a
large rat fell from the gallery to the
centre circle, ard such "get u and git'
among the females was seldom seen.
A few davs ago Miss Lizzie, a daughter
Of Judge J. B. P,lsbury, of Sumter County
Court, severely scalded one OF her feet by
drOpDing a tea kettle OF boiling water,
which she was lifting from the stove.
A NJ. Haywood. of Brunswick, is in
Albany for the purpose of organizing a
lodge of the order of knights of Pytnias.
There are few old Knights in Albany.
and all of them are anxious to have a
lodge.
Thursday morning 5. Fl. Williams led
a negro man into Americas with a rope
firmly tied around his wrists. He was
accused Of having stolen buggy from j
F. Bottom, or brother, and of stealing
generally. He was sentenced to u months
on the chain-gang.
Thursday night fire was applied to the
lint room Of r. Il. McGinty's gin house at
Norwood. AS fortune would have It,
however, there was no lint in the room at
the time except the long tags hanging
from the roof and on the walls, after
burning which the fire went out.
The store and dwelling of Mrs. j. N.
soclen, at Brunswick, was burned Fri
day. The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The insurance was placed with the Home
Insurance Company. of New York, as
follows: Building $3.50, stock $3.50, and
furniture Sl50, and will cover the loss
very nearly.
The David Dickson will case comes up
Monday at Sparta 1t will be rememb er-
ed that Dickson left the bulk of a quarter
million dtlIars ~ oil mn taf
daughter and her two children. The
daughter is now about 80 years old and
resides in Augusta. The heirs-at-law are
seeking to break the Will.
At Americus late Wednesday after
noon, Sheriff White got the key of the
store of Messrs. Dickson & Vlgal from Mr.
Gay and proceeded to levy the amount
OF attachments on the goods. Several
more attachments have been issued. and
The amount is now in the neigh crhood of
$4,000. What Mr.. Clay will do in the
premises is not yet known.
Catherine Minatee and Bette Culpep-
per, TWO amaz0ns living near Leary, ne
came involved in a difficulty, IN which
betue was Laid Out' by Catharine with
rail. Bette had several ribs broken and
her anatomy otherwise disturbed. Her
death IS expected. The difficulty gre
Vul OF the altered appropriation OF IL
yards OF checks by Catharine, the owner
sup OF which was vested IN Bette.
As Sheriff MaxwelPs team was going
4o"n a hill near Lexington one of the
uorses stepped on the end OF a stick,
causing the other end to fly up and snRg
Sne animal iearfully between the hind
res. 1t entered the flesh several inches,
.utIing an artery aud causing the animal
70 almost bleed to death. At least five
sa.ons OF blood came from the wound,
out tue Sheriff succeeded in saving his
horse.
mere is general rumpus among the
nesIoes In Lexington, caused by a gen.
la stealing from one another. Last
mesh one negro was robbed of a sum Of
MoueV by another, and there have been
several fights and fuses about this and
".ner sleallngs, but it seems that one is
a. ue' p IN the mud as the other is In the
snIe' ana they refuse to give any of the
tacts' Court NAV develop some OF the
Nases and there will be a general hauling
over the Goals.
iue slowness with which the rivers at
ss oue nave been falling for the past sew
Tol oays has been remarkable, and a sim
,iiu' case is not within the recollection OF
80 e uest inhahitaut. The highest point
,"oueu oy the recent rise was seven feet,
NV, although the fall began Monday at
- cock m tho rfvo,a tpa.a NJ K ,saf..t.