Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-11

GEORGIA.
Wilkes county has $3.50 40 In its treas
ury.
Eighteen men went from Washington
on sunday to visit the famous rheumatic
well.
Willie Moran, the eldest son Of Gilbert
Moran, Of Hampton, was accidentally
killed near Miner Tuesday, while out
hunting.
Up to Saturday night the cotton re-
celpts at the Washington depot were
ISIS bales. The receipts on Saturday
were 80 bales.
The Hayne Circle Of Augusta has re-
solved to erect a monument over the
grave OF the dead poet and subscriptions
for the purpose will be solicited.
The last grand jury Of Wilkes county
recommended that bridge be built across
Little river near the railroad bridge, lat
the discretion OF the county jude"
Morgan Phillips, OF Columbus. acct
IDENTITY shot himself JDrou-h the index
finger OF his lett hand while tampering
with pistol Tuesday. the wound IS not
serious.
n. W. Stevenson, OF Ljncolnton, gave
the colored people OF GOsnen two acres Of
land fO. = church. and the church has
been completed aud dedicated WITHIN
three weeks and three days.
Northern capitalists are speaking OF
erecting shoe factory at the paper mill
at Conyers, at an early day, provided they
can get q railroad built 70 the river. The
factory will employ 1000 hands.
A negro named J ohm Benulng, employed
on the construction train OF the Columbus
and Rome railroad, while unloading cross
ties at Hamilton Monday, tell from car
and broke his leg just above the ankle.
The Wynn building on the southeast
corner OF the square at Washington was
sold al public Outcry last Tuesday to +.
:. Wynn and I. c, Hogue for 50 500. The
Wynn estate in Lincoln county was sold
20 5. X. Wynn. Two hundred acres OF
land belonging to Mrs. Mary Z. Talbot,
was bought by James A. Benson for $500.
While other and larger cities are crying
dull times, Americas is on a business
boom. The cotton compress will be run
ming in day or two, and hands are at
work digging the foundation for the new
court house. j. B. Snipp u Co. viii, In a
few days, have large stock OF groceries
on Cotton avenue, and l.. j. Darden * Co.
are getting ready to open up irst-class
bakery on Lamar street. Other improve
ments in the town show it 10 be progress
ing.
The pickpockets got in their work in
The great crowd at Atlanta Tuesday.
The Superintendent OF the Pittsburg
Work House, delegate to the Prison
Congress, was relieved OF $155 in cash.
NJ. {. Lively, Of NOrcrOss, had $40 taken
from his clothes. Several other gentle
men, names unknown, lost small
amounts. Hon. Pat Walsh, of Augusta,
also had his pocket picked OF $50. a
member of the Prison Reform Congress
was relieved of fine diamond pin.
Miss LOttie Meyers, young lady whose
home is near HOgansville, met with a Sc
rious accident at Atlanta Tuesday about
noon on Whitehall street. Miss Movers,
with party OF friends, went to Atlanta
TO see the inaugural, and when the com.
panies started from Trinity church, she
was standing on the sidewalk near the
corner OF Whitehall and Hunter streets.
The sidewalks were wet, and, in attempt
ing TO evade some one VINO was passing,
the young lady slipped and fell. In the
fall her right arm was broken below the
elbow.
In the Campbell county contested cleo
ton case Tor REPRESENTATIVE Detw cen NJ.
Z. Harvey, nominee, and j. J. Beall indie
pendent, the taking OF testimony clos ed
Saturday and the record was transmitted
TO the Governor Monday. 1t Will be re
membered that Beall was declared
elected upon consolidation Of the votes
cast by majority OF IA. Harvey con-
tests on the ground OF Illegal voting, and
from the best Information il is thought
that Harvey will be found to have re-
ceiyed majority of 40 or 90 of the
legal votes cast.
The Burke county fair has just closed,
after holding for four days. some fine
displays were made in all departments.
Inc ladies took great deal OF Interest i'll
II, as was shown by the large and ex-
cel!ent display OF all kinds of picked and
canned fruits, one lady alone sending in
about forty varieties. But the chief
feature was the exhibition Of fine horses.
Fully hfty finely bred colts were on ex-
hibI'ion. They are all sired by either
AlmOnt Pasna, a black stallion OF
splendid speed, or Commodore, bright
Eorrel, who took the premium at The lasl
State fair. They are both owned by
Waynesb0ro men.
Irwintou Southerner and Appeal: Or
last Wednesday night, after the cOngre
CATION had seated themselves IN the
church, and the preacher had fully opened
ms discourse, be had lust got up good
head OF steam when some one stepped IN
at the door, and said: Fire up town,
very low, and the boys gathered then
hats and started, and when they dc
the congregation thought there was
another earthquake, and there was
general uprOar. They got outdoors
anu lOuDu LhaJ u was tApJ. a. n. beali't
kitchen on fire, but our fire company re
sponded promptly and extinguished the
flames before they got TO the residence
Then the boys began to think OF thost
girls. "Where are they? was asked
There are few later developments II
the Shellman ARRAY on Saturday last
Jesse Oliver has had his arm amputateC
and the wound on his head dressed. He
Is now thought to be out OF danger anC
resting easy. Joe Oliver 10 resting easy
from the wounds received In the neck
One OF the three brosners whom IL was
thought was killed was arrested anC
brought to jail at Cuthbert on SATURDAY
night at u O'Clock. This makes only ont
OF the brothers Killed. Two are IN Jail
accompanied by their mother aud sister
who took part In the affair. On account
OF the IndlspOsltioD OF the divers, the
preliminary hearing Was not mad Mon
Gay, The time appointed. judge Clarke
has deemed II best 10 call special tern
~ the court for the trial Of these parties
and has set SIS the time Dec. 20. The
sane grand and petit jurors who have
served III the Superior Court Just ad
5Oarned have been summoned TO be anC
appear AZ the stated time 20 act in tbs
same capacity. The trial vii! be one o
great interest and length.
VIM. A. Harper. OF Harper Bros.' Pub
)ishing Company. OF New York city, Al