Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-29
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AsT"-clarke COunty's Rock MSstsry
pa selection Of a site Ior the view
is,,r.cks at Atlant&-An Vi" o"A" 4"
TrouP. ,.
,,osday's cold wave was general IN
NeoTead in Georgia. =,
IL 'nn,cipal election Of Barnesville
The mum IN he reelection of Mayor Muir
resulted III 'H'
ply ,o,+ $3.50 To convey prisoners
u COSTA s.9 to the penitentiary at Al
'sn!' rrobibition law has gone into eff
The Rl I'm county, and all are well
Hessed with IT, v-,, -
nost.ofice called Inglewood has re-
20 been established IN Dodge county,
Ra iS 'Tndce James Bishop as postmaster
wiz, 9,so nero who forged an order on Pink
luz las tried in Walton Superior Court
tilV5 5,eek and was sent to the chain gag
for Jour fe"ls'
Eight hundred dollars was realized ny
LiIs.e5ay,s ball game at Atlanta for
NeUIgg9 ,T.p of Cincinnati, widow of the
Sl 'S naspnan Of the Atlanta CLUB.
W., william II. Mattox has consented
ho ~ hafore the non, mating convention of
pE Tg.ybth Concref<sional District as can
L .95i rs tor Representative in Congress.
'r pot shooting ia getting to be favorite
20 around HaWktnsville. W. l.. Hind
sPa and others killed forty-five on Tues
ang eyening and siXty-four the day be-
fore.
All nersons who voted illegally at the
l INV viii be punished, and the grand
V ,o,r hss already returned very large
yymmybsr of true bills against illegal voters.
Notwithstanding strenuous efforts
.aro been made to apprehend Aaron Nc
lad who assaulted Mrs. >. W. Mullis
ssr week near Eastman, he is still at
ar.e. ana his pursuers are completely of
DE track
tuesday Bailiff Ben Allen, of the Third
district Of Terrell county, brought John
wesley. colored, to town and lodged him
i nan for entering the house OF Mary Lee
m tbe night OF Aug. 10 and attempting to
wnmitau outrage.
Miss Matte Lavender, of Whitfield
ompty, who has recently developed a
ooTer similar TO that of Lula Hurst, will
Ian begin d tour of the country to eX-
bibit on the stage the strange power with
which she is endowed.
John W. Harrell, of Eastman, ate his
breakfast few mornings ago with a
snake in bis pocket. He had been taking
mo folder before breakfast, and suppOses
that his snakeship imagined himself hid
IN ia a bundle OF fodder.
Only three white people have died in
Perry this year. One of these was a lady
70 wears of axe, and the other two were
infants Only four negroes have died in
Perry this year. Not one of the seven
died from the effects of malaria.
John Truluck, OF Dooly county, cap
ured near Fienna'and brought to Haw-
knsyllle on Monday last, a negro supposed
Il 70 be one of the murderers of Eli Shores,
i in Laurens county, some time ago, and
for whose arrest the Governor had offered
sreward Of $50.
At Monroe the jury in the case of the
State Vs. Bill McGaughey, coIored,
charged with numbering his wife, return
ed a verdict Of guilty without reoOmmen-
datiOn. His sentence has not been pro-
nOunced, but he will be hung within the
next sixty days.
Dalton Citizen: On top Of Lookout
mountain last week, at Lulu Lake, a rat
tlesnake was killed, which reliable in
lormant asserts was feet long, and 6
Inches through at the thickest part. 1t
had 80 rattles. People came for 80 miles
10 see the dead monster.
Near Perry a night or two ago, negro
augnt twelve 'pOssums, the mother and
eleven young ones. He sold two of the
young ones at l0c. each, and, on Monday,
brought the remaining ten to Perry and
sold them to D. II. Cutler. Mr.. Cutler
contemplates the establishment of a pos.
sum farm.
Calnoun Times: We are informed that
Jonn BrOome, the Republican barber,
VINO scattered Blaine tickets at the cleo
hon IN his place last fall, has an appoint
meht under the new administration as
second Janltor, and has charge Of the first
loot Of the House at Washington, with a
salary Of $500 year.
Last sunday evening as DR.. W. j..
heeyes was returning to Calhoun from
lle oapuNng at Fain's fish pond, a ne
sIo OoF came dashing along the road IN a
puss{ ana IN passing wagon his horse
suuch the doctor, knocking him some ten
u Twelve feet and bruising him IN con-
loot ''''0 PPe" OH HIS
wa keaden and VIII Parker, two
Upvs,o men living on the plantation of n,
d. " uIuen' were Knocked off the railroad
aeaI efaWiordyille, Wednesday night, by
jug service train. They were on their
way TO church. but went to sleep on the
GSok' Readen died soon after he was
fS -o,r .s on and Parker will probably die
nom the effects.
Il Cluch county, about dark on Aug.
NJ some wretch fred a school house, near
W. TO elsiuence Of j. r. Allen. The books
roa, Il. ~ secure place, about fifty yards
Io, ,. 'ue runs OF the house. Mrs. ME-.
N t,.uegan was teaching a select school
Ts s"g,n!y-uye scholars at the place, and
SWING entire satisfaction TO the pa
No. therefore no reason for the iend's
W., q can be assigned.
M . .S IS a general impression that the
sn5 ~ im Oh the United States District
tric, escult Courts for the Northern dis
dsv georgia will begin on the first Mon
nnsni an september. The law fixed the
tw uius Oh these courts on that dav, but
grs.s o Iaa at the last session OF Con-
ibs e.. ae courts will hereafter open on
urn ~, 80. ~ onday In October, and the re-
o. mas oeen changed accordingly.
New ~ Iay last week a negro woman in
10 tbrivo.pe hllled hen that did not seem
l.pspn,ve IAN ana had never laid an egg. A
Ga.b W nan Was found embedded in the
there " IN. .ne breast Of the chicken, but
yopd w., Sss , no Indication of ill-health. be-
iat sb ,ue iact that there was no surplus
cbietsnI ler; II is presumable that the
strange ~ slnallowed the nail, but IL seems
sitop \, ' ,.t u could have reached the DO
ing death. ~ WAS round Withoutcaus-
her 6 osSa steamboat Wsdley was making
aay l,s.r W IN the Altamaha last Satur-
mt tse Duck swan out into the river