Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-22

the time prescribed by law, it becomes
my duty under the law to request agents
to send in the certificates issued to them
to represent said companies. Very re-
spectiully, William A. Wright, Comp
troller."
The Oglethorpe Echo SAYS: "Fhe gen
tleman who laid out the old Federal road
running from Augusta to Ross landing,
I now Knoxville. Tenn, through this c0un-
| ty, Is still living near LeSngton. THIS
work was done ut the expense of the gov
eminent, and the road is the ore now
called the Washington and Athens road,
! with pretty much the same bed it'haS
always bad. One Of the most famous inns
| on this road was the place on which
Mr.. W. l.. Briant now resides, just this
side OF Long creek. There were stage
coaches instead OF trains OF cars IN It's
palmy days"
Marshalvile Times: A few nights
since, just as Nash Murph had fallen
asleep, he was aroused by some one tam
| pering with hi5 room kew. He quietly lit
out OF he'd and went on O tour of inspec-
ton. He found in the hallway negro
| boy about - years old, who said, upon in
VestIgatiOu, that he was in search OF
something to eat. He had been to the
dairy and drank his fill Of milk and wac
/ trying to work his way into the dining
room to procure some bread and meat.
He lived about mile from Murph's and
! his statements about being starved out
were fully credited and he was turned
! loose.
The funeral services of James j. Couch,
| the victim OF the fearful tragedy at Grif-
! lin on SUNDAY morning, were held at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon. The
| services were conducted by Rev. De.
Cook, and the tender. touching PRAYER
offered for the heartbrOken mother, who,
in spite of her crushing grief. prays con-
tinuallv for those who were either direct
" or indirectly responsible for her darling
boys death, brought sympathetic tears to
the eyes of all of the many friends and
acquaintanceS who had gathered to show
their last respects to poor lin. A detach-
ment of the Griffin Light Guards acted as
escort for the body. Mrs. Couch has the
sympathy and prayers of our whole COM
munity.
Brunswick Appeal: A few days ago G..
W. Wright found in the swamps near No.
l man evidently insane. he brought
him to the city and turned him over to
Sheriff Berrie for safe keeping until some
thing could be done for him. The fellow
says his name is DIR. Whitehead, and that
be Is all right If "that fellow will let him
alone" This fellow, he says, has been
pursuing him for FIVE years, squirting
''chlorOfOrm and ether on him every night
and Keeping him awake" The Sheriff
promises to secure his pursuer for b m
and lock him up. The man has been re-
cognlzed by many as man who has been
travelling around the country selling
charms to the negroes to keep away the
evil spirits.
Almost panic occurred in the Fulton
county jail Monday. The inmates were
fri lob
to be released or carried out under guard.
This was caused by the death OF Robert
White, colored, and the sickness of sew
eral other prisoners, when it was an
bounced by some OF the prisoners that it
was smallpox, but sucn was not the
case. White died from a cOngestiye chill.
A revenue prisoner named Holden has the
meningitis and three or four are sick with
other diseases. The United States Sur
geOn, DIR. Stiles, told the prisoners that
they need not be alarmed, but even this
did not quiet their fears. They wanted
to get out and get out quick.
In an old Augusta paper is found list
OF contributions made by citizens of Au-
gusta to aid the sufferers by the great fire
10 Charleston in 1860. In the collection
of to-day in Augusta for the earthquake
sufferers there seems to be either more
poverty or a greater want of generosity
than in 1880. The list embraces the fol-
lowing: jackson, Miller b Verderv, 500;
Hickman, Hills Il Cress, 800; Estes &
Clark, 500; Roberts, Cookery j. Co., 500;
John 7. King, 500; Robert Campbell,
500; e. Dustin, 500; Z. H. Tubman,
500; Fleming a. Rowland, 500; w. c..
Jessup, 500; Doughty g. Beall, 500;
Josiah Sibley, 500; Clayton g. Kennedy,
800; Turner Clayton, 500; William
Cumming, 500; X. A. Reid, 800.
The colOred military companies of At
lanta expected a number of commands
from different parts of the State TO take
part In prize drill Monday. On account
of various causes only one command put
in it's appearance, the Marietta Light In
tantry. In the afternoon the three At
lanta companies and their guests marched
up TO Marietta street, in front OF the cDpI-
tol, where thew were inspected by Capt, j.
+. Burke, of the Gate City Guard. The
inspection was in accordance with the
order of Adjutant General Stephens. AT
ter the inspection, the companies marched
out to Athletic park, where they engaged
in the prize drill. After hard fought
contest, the judges awarded the first
prize TO the Georgia Cadets OF Atlanta,
Capt. Moses IL. Bently commanding, and
the second prize TO the Marietta Light In
fantry, OF Marietta, Capt. Fair command
ing,
AT Augusta Sunday morning a colored
woman boarded the Central train TO 20
down the country on a visit to her family.
While passing the Waynesboro depot sue
stuck her head out of the window and
commenced waving her handkerchief,
when Andrew Carnes (ooiored) saw the
flirting Of the handkerchief, ran by the
coach, and jerked 1t from the fair lady. as
he says, and started of In a run. Tue
vfR 2nnrUlnn 1nnAE n not
amazed, but suddenly recollected that her
ticket and money were tied in one corner
OF the handkerchief, and she was com-
PEELED TO get off. One OF her friends, Ed.
Dolby, ran In hot pursuit after the negro
and tually caught him, and tussle over
the handkerchief ensued, but Ed got the
rag and started for the train, but failed to
catch it. Carnes was then arrested b v
Policeman Williams, and the Record r
committed him to jail Monday In default
of giving $3.50 bond to appear before the
Superior Court to answer to the charge OF
robbery.
About week ago the Bibles that re.
main on the pulpits of the st. James and
Second Presbyterian churches at Angus
the police force and congregations as TO
who would resort 10 such theft as that
A white man was going around the next
day Offering for sale two bibles at 81 each,
and saying he was travelling for bible
house. A colored woman purchased one
| of the holy books, but when she heard of