Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-29
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-, RruusVich and Western Railroad
rar Thieves Given a Heartng-A Negro
sHot in RockdaIe County for Asking a
married White Lady to Become His
Wife.
There are fifteen business houses in Ho-
gansville'
prof. Cannon has been reelected Presi-
dent of the public schools at Americas.
The Augusta branch of the Irish Ma
honal League will have picnic July 4.
12.menths old son of S. A. Reming-
ton. of Quitman, was nearly killed by
iaudanum a day or two ago.
Clerk Erwin was notified by Judge
Sheer Friday to adjourn the Circuit Court
al Macon until Thursday, July 2. $1,000
Mr.. Scarlet Is about to construct three
hriok stores upon land he recently pur-
chased on the Bay at Brunswick.
il McDonough & Co. are now loading five
schnoners with lumber at Brunswick.
Their average capacity is 100000 feet.
The managers OF the new Atlanta even
ing daily new spaper, the Capitol, have
determined to publish the first issue
July 4.
Notice has been published of an in
tention to introduce bill in the next
legislature to abolish the County Court
Of Oconee.
Congressman c. F. Crisp, Judge Willis
A. Hawkins and Col. e. G.. Simmons will
deliver addresses at the AmerIcus bar
becue on the Fourth Of July.
A 5-year old negro boy named Minco
has been missing from his home at Macon
since Friday, and it is feared that he may
have been drowned in the river.
During a heavy rain storm at Athens
Thursday lightning struck the foundry,
but did no damage except to scare the
workmen and make pair of mules run
away.
The Americus nine defeated the Albany
nine in game of base ball at Americus
Friday, by score of to 2. This gave
each club one game in series of ten
games to be played.
The counsel for the negro convicted at
the last term Of Clarke Superior Court for
killing a child O1years old, and for which
he was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life, has forwarded a petition to the Cover
nor asking that the sentence be mitigated.
The case of the State VS.. w. J. Brake,
for selling whisky without a license in
Putnam county, and which had been sew
eral times postponed, came up for trial in
the County Court day or two ago and
resulted in the acquittal of the accused
on a technicality.
The Sunday school convention and
ministers and deac0ns' meeting OF the Mid
die Cherokee Association (Baptist) will
meet at Cassville next Friday and con-
tinue for three days. Ample preparations
are being made to entertain the crowd
and large delegation is expected to at
tend.
In the Federal Court at Atlanta the case
NJ + q nunlpn the NOrthaaatoru
Railroad was decided on its second trial
by a verdict for the road. He sued orig
inally for $4,000, and the first verdict was
in his favor for $1,000. The second trial
has reversed the first verdict. Pope Bar
row represented the road and Hoke Smith
the plaintiff.
John Billups, of Athens, is now in AL
lanta under treatment of DR.. Calhoun,
who, with Dr. Westmoreland, is to per-
form critical operation upon his throat.
Not drop of anything has passed his lips
since last Thursday week. If the opera
ton is not successful, these gentlemen
say that Mr.. Billups cannot survive but a
few days longer.
The trustees of Mercer University at
their meeting during the recent COM
mencement adopted important measures
with regard to the preparatory depart
ment of the University. Among other
things they decided to bring 1t into more
intimate relations with the University,
and thus identify it more closely with the
college curriculum.
E. X. Boone, of Orawfordville, owns an
old time clock, which has weights instead
Of spring, and in which he had placed
box OF matches. A night or two ago af-
ter all the family had gone to sleep, the
cord supporting one Of the weights broke
and the weight fell crushing the box of
matches, which ignited and came very
near burning the house.
torpedo exploded beneath a street car
created some excitement at Macon Satur-
day night. Some time ago number of
t0rpedoes that are used as signals by the
East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Railroad were stolen, and since then the
Central Railroad authorities have been
annoyed by mischeyiOus parties placing
them upon the track. 1t is supposed that
the person who stole the tOrpedoes and
has since been placing them on the Cen
trail Railroad track is the same one who
placed it on the street car track.
John Hatfield, one of the most prOmi-
nent citizens of Walker county, was
arrested saturday, charged with lncen-
diarism. For several years he has taught
school in his neighborh0od during the
summer season. The school trustees, a
few days ago. elected another teacher.
This enraged Hatfield, who swore as he
was not permitted TO teach in the build
ing no one should. Friday night the
school house was burned by an incen-
diary, and Hatfield was arrested. There
Is strong evidence against him. He is 20
years Of age.
John N. Webb, of Thomaston, assisted
N making the second coffin of Gen.
Washington at Alexandria, Va, 1882 In
1872 WashingtOn's remains were taken
from The original coffin and placed in r
new one. Mr.. Webb had a small piece Of
The original coffin up TO a few years ago,
when he lost it by fire. 1t is said that
there are now but three persons living
who worked upon the present coffin Of
Zen. Washington: Mark l.. Penn, OF
Alexandria, Va; Charles Triplett, now
residing at Pine Bluff, Ark, and Mr..
Webb, OF Thomaston.
A few evenings ago as George Melon
ald, OF RedbOne district, Lee county, was
riding through his plantation, some one
attempted tO assassinate him. The first
shot that was fired at him struck his
.Maic nchain, which was Of steel and pre-
vented the ppnptrnfiOn OF the ball. The