Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-24
.ToRGIA AND FLORIDA.
lows OF THE TWO STATES
hh INN PARAGRAPHS.

.,n Hangs himself Near
fou"s Ile-AtIeged Hall County
Wrls ,,,cksrs Oaptured-An Inter-
Tram ws1tc of the Siege of Vicksburg
Rhodes Failure
GEORGIA.
,..no does not boast of a base ball
3D. ,, ference OF the Griffin district is
sl.son in Thomaston'
7t7.-. are being made to organize
H" IN buiid water works at Dalton
T. Cline, of Macon, anticipate
L'uu shortIy branch house III DUB
rorras. of Atlanta, visited Dublin
W. saaLing a location for large
a." I|ato 700 whites and 257 colored
I " "fsf.red at Eastman, making
nj ol 956 IN all.
I-..oo mr. four hundred men work in the
lu,onntv coal mine, and they dig out
I'M ions Of coal every gay
nsgI,,hition has not injured Dalton not
.L.'anlIng the croakings or a lew up
~. VINO miss their today
Paterson offers half acre lot OF land
p charge to any person who Will To-
ardhuIld in the town of Douglas, the
,,ry ait. of Coffee county.
number of negroes IN Washington
y tr rook out one of their number.
Wv unday. and after fiagellating him
,n bmgry traces, left him for dead.
ooored man going in bathing at Tur-
oroak bridge, on the Vienna road, IN
comfy. Jumped of the bridge where
,ssI4r was shallow and killed himself.
T,oro IA considerable talk in certain
I,rters-m0re rumor than anything else,
rohahly. at present-that new alter
,. amer Will soon be started in At
dauta.
,iica force. with mis- two brothers, j. |.
"IG D. GIoer. were weighed a few days
"" On the same scales. Each weighed
n hounds to Il notch,
savaraI head OF cattle were killed by
rntpjng near Troup Factory, near La
fTnnre. one night last week. They were
fa;ng pastured on S. +. Smiths land and
eIonsed to different persons.
The july term of Laurens Superior
curt will be adjourned until some time
November next. Judge Ki0bee will go
Dublin on Sunday or Monday for the
impose of adjourning the court.
Henry Lewis, one of the prisoners who
sraped from the Jail in HaWkinsville last
uesday night, was recaptured the next
az few miles above Cochran, and is
ow peepng from behind the bars again.
The protracted meeting at the Baptist
Aurch a. Dawson closed last Sunday
fer being in progress a couple of weeks.
igbt OF ten persons united themselves
nh the church, several of them by
liter.
A peculiar condition of the atmosphere
ast now gives a reddish tinge to the
noon. Some OF the superstitiOusly in-
lined, hereabouts, believe that Luna is
n IRE, and Will shortly disappear from
be night sky.
The rainfall on last Wednesday, night
vas almost unprecedented in some parts
b Franklin county, particularly on the
syOstanaula. Il. ID. Vow alone lost not
less than 81 900 in damages to his machin
try and fences,
Two negroes at Miller & Shearrer's.
hill, near Chauncey, caught third one
ktealing some green's from their garden
asst Monday night. 1t is said that they
eat him nearly to death with clubs, and
will probably die.
At the last meeting OF the Town Coun-
M the license for retailing spirituoHs
liquors in the town of Dublin was placed
81 900 per annum. B. Nance on appli-
9tI0n was granted license and Dublin
low mas a licensed barfoom.
The prohibitionists of Oconee county
Rnt an application to Judge Hutchins
ast week for mandamus to compel the
ordinary OF that county to declare the
result Of the whisky election. The rule
Mas granted and will he heard at the next
krm.
The tax digest of Gwinnett county was
hceyed at the Comptroller's office
Thursday, and shows failing off in the
feturns CT taxable property compared
Win last year OF $32, 49S. The digest of
Macon county shows an increase of
sS47j.
Iheunanlmity OF the citizens of Dalton
On the question of public schools Is sur
lrsng. A canvass of Hamilton street
le otter day revealed the fact that only
i've mel were found who opposed free
slools. The city will vote on the ques-
lion to-day.
On Monday last William PolIett, living
lesf Wrghtsville, hung himself with
aale TO limb Of peach tree only few
IaFds from and in full view of his house.
lac deceased was young married man,
MOVIE TO be of very fair mind, and no
cause is assigned for the rash act
me superstitious negroes of Dalton
'Aad III awe of certain house in the
IVY, lrmly asserting that it is haunted
Tue restless spirit of departed colored
'Vlan, who Wanders about the premises
ugAJ carrying large iron pot on her
-'SU ana uttering strange, weird cries.
tuesday the news agent on the south
"unu passenger train was robbed of $40
aneeh Dempsey and Eastman. CIrcum-
s" auces pointed TO one Andrew Gilmore,
%Ueu' as the guilty party, and he was
%a 'e''eu ana lodged in Eastman jail. Gill
S SUt was searched but no money was
yuma on his person.
h, GUNNER Gll Free Trader: Wewere informed
~ ' iIldsy that some or cur mill men had
nn ,iecelVed single fiat car for the ship
,0S VI lumber since the change OF gauge,
specially was this the case with the
a, e ~, mayors, at AGREE, who had "a, 900
TsS " worth OF lumber on their skids
%''nS transportation.
wngsn'nlng struck the telegraph wire
err tuesday 1 and followed it into the West
ers,c. llon ONCE at GAINESVILLE. The OPP
had says II sounded much like annon
gtr,T ,yn 5hot inside the Office. The in
merla was seriously damaged, wires
ava,.a,' ana jar broken, though no dam
vas done to the house.
ldute plans for the organization of the
umr,.a Afullery are being rapidly con-
pacoI 'eu, Enrolment lists have been
5,ant' WIN. Nllh DR.. Amos Fox. Capt. w. W.
i.o "uu Mr.. John V. Bishop. One NAV
N S oe 'oqnd at the Office of the Secretary
B.fya W.. 7 TO Thursday afternoon twen-