Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08

W Agent at Athens-SOme Romantfc
III Larks in the Court of Cupid-suicide
III by Hanging of Negro in OglethOrpe
III County.
M GEORGIA.
II The Hancock Jail now contains two
II negro women, but no men are IN its cells.
There are several fine patches of red
clover within the corporate limits of Cow
iugtOn.
The Superior Court at the last sitting
cost w warren county $1,000 by actual cal
culatlon.
The district conference of the A. NJ. E.
a Church. South, convenes in Dalton May
u and 10.
Another rich "strike'' has been made at
the illegal Tender mines, near Fort
n Mountain.
A student in Lexington bet negro 81
to 10 cents that the University nine would
win, and lost his money.
Col. Tubs, of Dalton, carried drove of
90 cattle to mis- mountain ranch in Muir
ray county one day last week.
The steamer Collyer's passenger receipts
last month were over $500. She runs be-
tween Brunswick and Fernandina.
A little negro boy less than three years
Of age knocked his little baby brother on
the head near Sparta last week and killed
it.
G. c. Arnold, a book agent, has mys-
teriOusly disappeared from Athens, and
it is believed that he committed suicide
n by lesping into the river.
The Columbus City Council has refused
to adopt the ordinance introduced at the
last meeting preventing negroes from
visiting the white cemetery.
The Columbus Council refused to grant
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the cree
ton OF a new building for the boys pub
lie school by vote Of to >.
The sale Of the Pyrolusite Manganese
COmpany's property, at Gainesville, was
prevented Tuesday by bill TOR njunc-
ton filed by Z. II. Woodward, of New
York
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
Georgia Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Animals will be held at it's
headquarters in Augusta Wednesday,
May 10.
The stock for the Dalton Tale, Asbestos
and Mining Company, amounting to $780,
geo, has been taken, and the company Will
be organized in a few days by the election
OF officers.
Great swarms of little birds, coored
brown and yellow. were seen on the streets
OF Athens Tuesday. No one seems to
know their names, and they are strangers
to this section.
There were Is interments in the white
cemetery at Columbus during April, of
which Is were noD-residents. There were
SO in the colored cemetery, IA of which
were nen-residents.
The County Commissioners of Ogle-
thorpe held their regular meeting at Lex
ngtOn Tuesday, and besides other bust
ness disposed of ordered the building of
new court house to cost $4,000.
The gas works company has given
Columbus discount of 10 per cent. on
last years price for all gas used. except
for street lamps which remain at $25 each
per anuum. This reduces the price to
S. % per thousand.
A mass meeting on st. Simon's de-
manded change in the woodworking
law for that island. It is claimed that
tae present system takes mill hands from
their work at a very busy season, and in
other ways works unjustly.
The new Minister to Japan will appoint
Fred. :. Mansfield, formerly of Marietta,
now in Texas. Secretary of Legation at a
SALARY of 3d. cooper annum. He will leave
the States in October for Toxic, the
japanese capital, accompanied by his
wife.
Henry Bates. a small son of Joe Bates,
of Columbus, fell into well Wednesday
and had one of his ribs broken. He was
standing on the curb drawing water,
when the rope broke. He lost his balance
mother.
When DR.. Tucker preached the intro
ductOry sermon before the Baptist con-
vention recently q lady in the cOngrega-
ton was wearing the same dress which
she wore thirty years before on a similar
occasion, at which time DIR. Tucker was
also the preacher.
Richard Miers, of Americas, has
three-legged rooster. He was Matched
arm and GROWING finely
On the right leg near the knee joint the
short sab leg starts off at an acute angle.
Its joint moves as readily as the joints of
its other legs, and the joint at the out
ward end, where the single toe begins, is
also perfect. The hen missed the figure
in her calculations, for there was only
material enough for one toe.
a Mr. Edwards was engaged to be
m ed b. q Miss Fite, living near Cedar
T., Last Sunday he and Miss Terhune,
fgend ot Miss Fite, started in a buggy
10 visit Miss Flte, carrying with them
the bridal dress which was to have been
worn in a few days by Miss Fite. On the
road be proposed that they stop at the j.
P.'s and be married, and she consented.
The license was sent for and the cere-
mOny performed all in very short order.
Hawkinsville correspondence NEWS,
May 3: The Baby Brass Band will leave
Monday for the tireman's tournament at
AUGUSTA. our Hiemen were invited. DuJ
will not accept.-PhOtographs of Pulaski
No. l were received to-day from Ameri-
Gus. One was taken when running in
the first test. The other is a picture of
the whole company, with Hawkinsvllle's
band and gayly decorated hose reel as
they appeared in the parade. Both
pictures are very good.
Rev. Ben CASTOR, of Liberia, formerly
OF Columbus, who has been spending a
month with his friends in Columbus, has
left and VIII stop in Washington and call
upon President Cleveland. He will give
the President the benefit of his infOrma-
ton in regard TO the condition of the
country and people OF his adopted coun-
try. He will go from Washington to New
York, thence to Liverpool. From Liver
pool ne ships TO his destination in Liberia.
The trip will cost the Rev. CASTOR $3.50
from Columbus 10 his home.
On Tuesday last Sam Thomas, colored,
euicided by hanging near his home in up
per OglethOrpe county. For about two
weeks past Sam had been under treat