Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

a Young Man En- Route to the Land of
Flowers Well Armed and Mounted
Trial of Sensational Murder Case at
Dalton Fits Follow Blows on the
Head Dealt by a Policeman.
GEORGIA.
1ramps are posing as highwaymen at
Augusta.
Judge William F. Orr died at Dawson
Wednesday night.
At Gainesville A. D. Gilbert has
bought the STOCK ana good will OF V. l..
Williams.
A butcher in Athens killed COW FRI
day in the paunch of which was pint
Of rusty nails.
Nearly every merchant in Montezuma
has a small drove OF mules and horses,
which they have taken for debt.
W. G. Woodfin, Jr., of Athens, comes
70 Savannah, where he will read law in
the office of jackson j. Whatley.
W. e. Morse, of Abbeville, S. c., was
robbed OF $125 at Augusta Friday by a
man who cut his pocket in a crowd. The
thief was still at large at last accounts.
at Dublin last Friday night Rev. j. Il.
Smiths store, which stands on the corner
OF two of the most prominent OF our
streets, was entered and robbed OF over
500 worth Of goods.
A prominent citizen of Jackson county
IS sued for $4,000 damages for defaming
the character OF the preachers. The case
has been placed in the hands OF Athens
lawyers and will be at once pressed.
A young man passed through SWANS
boro Thursday on bis way to the Gland
of Flowers" He carried with him three
revolvers, bowie knife, bed clothing,
cooking utensils, etc., all on horseback.
1t is reported that young lady Of
Chatham county, now visiting friends in
Barlow county, will shortly wed young
English gentleman sOjOurning in Savan-
nah, whose estimat wealth is 81, 600, 900.
Rev. j. G. Hillhouse is still sick in Cal
houn. Much concern is manifested in
Gainesville because of his continued i'll
ness, and earnest hopes are constantly
expressed for his speedy restoration TO
health.
young man named Kelly, while en-
gagged in ginning few miles from
WrightsvllIe on Tuesday last, got his
hand caught in the machinery which 80
lacerated his arm as to make amputatiOn
necessary.
A large party Of hunters have been out
near Tallulah Falls in search of the bear
that had been seen roaming around loose
on the falls. The hunters have about all
returned and the bear still roams in un-
tanned fury on the mountains. Bruin
has killed several hogs near Tallulah.
A Jamaica, Glynn county, hunter made
good shot this week. He killed two fine
bucks at one shot, which together Melted
him So or SIS. He saw but one of them,
and fired at him, and, to his astonish-
ment, when he got up to the one he fired
at, found a second one near by, lying
dead.
Two negro men got into a fight on
Wednesday of last week at WV. Hooks
place IN Redbone district, Lee county.
Floyd Duncan, whose wife cooks for Mr..
Hooks, caught her with Irving Batten,
and becoming enraged, pulled his knife
and covered Batten's body with outs.
Batten has disappeared and cannot
be found.
A letter from John r. Cook, of Bruins
wick, who went North last week to attend
the funeral of his mother, announces the
death also of his aunt. Both ladies were
sick at the same time, and knowing that
the end was near, the body OF Mrs. Cook
was embalmed and kept until her sister
died. The funeral Of both was held the
same day.
At Camilla Tuesday F. X. Smith and
j. A. Kirbo went on bird hunt. They
left in MIR. Smiths yard a sprightly
pointer pup, more than two months old.
On their return they found huge hawk
eating the pup on the fence. The ma
rauder had evidently seized Its prey in it's
talons and borne 1t away as it would a
pig or chicken.
G. G. Wheaton, Grand Chief Conductor
Of the Order of Railway Conductors OF the
United States and the Canadas, arrived at
Atlanta Friday night in his special car
from Chicago, to be present at the inau-
guration of the officers of the Atlanta di-
vision of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors at the convention, which assem- les
In that city to-day.
Ordinary Williams, of Dahlonega, has
eome old and rare coins that he has ON a
key ring. One of them bears the date of
1866, another 1775, another 1876, and still
another with 1901 upon it. He has many
Others with the dates entirely erased. The
figures on the coin dated 1886 can be dis
tinctly seen, and those on the others can
be plainly made out.
AS the train from Atlanta was entering
Marietta Friday night it struck W. l..
Cooper. an aged citizen, and threw him
upon the front of the engine and carried
him 300 yards to the depot. The train
was about to start on, when some one
passing the front of the engine found him.
One leg is broken, and he is injured other
wise, perhaps fatally.
JOnn nelly, Wnlte man living on j,
g. A. WiIcher's place In the upper part
Of johnson county, last Monday was feed.
ing gin when his hand was caught and
entirely cut of at the wrist, and the flesh
badly cut and torn as high up as the
elbow. He came near bleeding to death
before medical aid could be secured-nC
physician living in that neighb0rhood.
At Augusta Friday Sam Robertson was
drunk and dIsorderly. Officer James f.
Kelly arrested him. He refused to 20 and
made a feint as II to draw a weapon
whereupon Officer Kelly used his club
and felled him to the ground. he was pat
on dray and carried to the police bar.
racks, where he had several fits. He was
sent TO his home, on May avenue, and al
last reports was suffering from the blow
Efforts are being made to obtain the
pardon Of Andrew j. Thomas, convicted
ana sentenced TO the penitentiary abou,
four years ago for killing Alfred in the
Seventeenth district OF Barlow county
Thomas is an inmate of the insane asy.
lum and was supposed to have been crazy
when he committed the deed. Judge
Tain, the prosecuting counsel, and mum
Der OF the jurors who convicted him have
signed the petition for his pardon.
At Macon Wednesday evening an OLE
gentleman named Hayden was crossing
the street near Wilder's shops, when hC
was struck, Knocked down and run over