Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-28


AleA .,1,abIy by q Band of Lynchers-
Iar BuriaIs at Gainesville-A
rSther and His Sons Fighting at Cir
Gus at Rome.
GEORGIA.
rirb+v-two indictments for illegal vot-
1are found by the grand jury OF Han
Ing ocuntv at its session last week.
0U - are now in course of erection at
~ ankle. Terrell county, four dwell
D,s three stores, and two warehouses.
lDs7' ia the name of post office just
C"1Tebed near Mt. Calvary church, in
Northern portion OF Pulaski county.
u Hart. a carpenter, alleged to have
,aconded from Millen after overdrawing
aoeooocount S36. Is wanted at that place.
9 mois believed TO have gone to Palatka,
Flo. .oo -
hated on the public square at Gaines
yu1o at one time. The wagons. horses,
va oven and men were so tn OK that it
,ros d'fficult to get through them.
Fort Gaines has dwarf in the shape of
aoIored hoy. He is said to be II years
ia and is only feet high and weighs
o ob"ut 40 pounds. He smokes, chews iobac-
a. and drinks whisky when there Is any
TO be bad.
sol Reckon, of Clay county, had his GIN
,o,,sa burned a few days ago. 1t was
aoused by a spark from his engine. He
,ost his ginhouse, gin, engine, and twelve
~ ffteen bales Of cotton. He had no in
suraDce.
ieweler of Gainesville has just
.on+racted with wel-to-do citizen for
CIV fine gold watches, designed as
Cbrstmas presents for the members of his
emily. They cost, on an average, about
500 each.
Tho harm on Mrs. c. NJ. Felder's farm,
sre miles from Perry on the Fort Valley
rood was destroyed by fire last Saturday
nTh1. The barn contained about 100
bnshels of corn, 200 bushels Of cotton seed,
ard 20 bushels OF oats.
Solicitor General Smith, collected IN
fines and costs, between $500 and 5000 at
tba last term OF Pulaski superior court.
Two vcung men, indicted for the offence
nj gambling, acknowledged their guilt,
and we're fined $3.50 each.
In the Supreme Court last week the
verdict Of $500 against William Baldwin
for stabhing Clebe lowers, at the college
last snring. was reversed. This necessi-
tates another trial, and the case will be
called again during the sitting of the pres
emit term of Terrell Superior Court.
At Macon, Tuesday, Miss Cassie Cas-
spr. together with some friends. attended
me Elite skating rink, and, while skating
far the first time, fell and broke her right
arm between the wrist and elbow. Little
Johnnie Butner, who broke an arm at the
rirA last week, is doing remarkably well.
Afather and two brothers named S1mms,
from Cherokee county, Ala, arrived at
Rome Thursday to see the circus. They
all drank considerably, and the two
brothers got into an alteration, in which
the father soon Joined. Knives were tree
II used and both brothers and father were
badly cut the latter most seriously, but
uone fatally.
The residence of ex-Gov. Smith at Co
lumhus was a scene of gavety and pleas
ure Wednesday night. The occasion was
an entertainment given in honor of the
s debut into society of Miss Florida Well
born, the charming and talented daugh-
ter OF Mrs Gov. Smith. A large number
of invited guests were present, and a
L more enjoyable occasion was never known
i in the city.
Since Jan. last, q paupers, mostly ne
grOes, have been buried at the expense of
s. Gainesville. The colored people have
several societies, the object of which, 1t
is understood, is to attend their sick and
bury their dead, but, as rule, they con-
tent themselves with putting on their re-
gala and joining the procession to the
grave. leaving the city to pay the funeral
expenses. II is even asserted that they
can't be prevailed on to dig a grave for
one of their members.
At Sparta party of about twenty five
Tellarmed men surrounded the house Of
Sheriff Stewart at twelve O'Clock Wednes-
day night, aud compelled him to 90 with
them to tue jail and deliver to them the
notorious burglar Alex. Ethridge alias
lie Watson, who was recently recaptured
in Baldwin county. The fear that Eth
ridge would again succeed In his lunacy
scheme, and thus evade punishment, and
carry on his burglarizing, seems to have
prompted this bold action by the men
VINO took MIN from jail. His fate is still
in doubt,