Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THENEVs Of THE TWO STATES
TD1D IN PARAG tAPHS.

An Employe Knocked from Train by
anrunken Msn-what it Costs to But
Telegraph Linen I'd Dogs in stew
art County-A singular Damage suit
at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Dodge superior Court will convene on
Monday next.
Atno time in the history of Macon were
there more beautiful young married
women shining in society.
Among the assets of Georgia pro-
vision house recently signed were lot o.
third mortgage mule bonds.
A canvass of Hawkinsville discloses the
fact that upwards Of one thousand plow
stocks will be sold there this season.
James Hodson, colored, supposed to be
an escaped convict aud murderer from
Alabama, has been arrested at Macon.
Doc Brescoe, negro burglar who has
long piled his aVocation at Madison and
emded arrest, has come to- grief at last
and languishes in jail.
Twins district, Wilkes county, reports
I,grolling in every direction, pine thlckets
heipg cleared up, and everybody busy
with preparations for the crop.
Aft. Prater, the pedestrian, known as
the mountain wonder, has tired of single
hIessedness, and was married to Miss
Georgia Malone at Atlanta last night.
jill. Mack, of Griffin, has been put In
charge of j. WaXelDaum's large business
in Americas, vice Max Gross, who goes
to Scranton, Pa, to open up business OF
his own.
At Butler an unknown scOundrel en-
tered the stable of DR.. Il. NJ. Bryant and
cut off the tail and name Of the doctors
horse and then cut long cash with a
knife in his flank.
The office of the Southern Express Com
psny n Macon employs fourteen men, all
told. Those on duty at night are always
heavily armed, and are prepared to give
robbers a warm welcome.
Hon. John w. Burney, prominent cit
izen of Jasper county, died on Feb. 8. He
had been one OF the most prominent men
in his county, having represented his peo-
pie in the State Legislature.
At Millen Wedn sd y, on the up train,
ElmOre Palmer, train hand was knocked
of by drunken man In passing from the
smoker to the ladies' car. The man was
badly stove up, but not seriously injured.
Thornton Powell, one of the parties
confined in jail at Isabella for breaking
open the store OF Lewis Brothers at War
wick, in Worth county, was taken out
Monday night by parties who bored into
the cell.
Rabun Gap junction is pretty, pictur-
esque place, and although, as a product
OF the soil in that immediate section, a
bale of cotton was never seen years ago,
considerable of the fieecy staple is raised
in the vicinity and sold there now.
A new post Office has been established
about eight miles from lrwinton at the
store of Joe Butler. The name of the new
-. nd RntIor mill
be Postmistress. The mail line has been
put on. and will be carried from the IT.
wintOn office.
The residence OF d. G. Chase, at Cold
ram, Charlton county, was burned Friday
night, together with most OF its contents.
All that was saved was taken out of the
house by two children between III and u
years OF age, who, with their mother, were
the only occupants of the house at the
time.
Capt. L, &. spivey, the only citizen of
the once 1ouTishing town Of Danville, ON
the Flint river, was in Americus Tues
day, ana said that with the daily steam
boat visits, and the Savannah, Dublin
and Americus railroad crossing the Flint
at old DanvIlle, tine town will soon bud
and bloom into a live and 6Ourishing
town.
The appointment of Mr.. Renfroe as
Postmaster of Atlanta, endorsed as it is
by both United States Senators, is looked
upon by Atlanta politicians as blow at
.. A. Bacon's candidacy tor Governor.
Mr.. RenfrOe is regarded as an enemy to
Mr.. Bacon, and the postmastership gives
him an opportunity to pay of any old
scores.
At Columbus Wednesday a mysterious
satehel was found by little boy on
Thomas street. 1t was lying in the mouth
Of sewer, and the bottom and one side
was cut open. 1t was an imitation of an
alligator skin, and nickel-mOunted, and
bore the name of g. +. Mclaughlin. 1t
has been turned ever to Chief Palmer for
Investigation.
Macon egg market has been livestock
ed for ten days, and eggs nave been declIn-
ing each day. They have fallen from 30
cents tolls cents by retail, and can be
bought as low as 121< cents by small guam
tity. A. f. Lagerqulst. taking advantage
Of the overstOck and low price, bought
and shipped to New York Wednesday
about 1880 dozen.
Wednesday j. F. McClung, manager on
one Of Col. Ohm L. Forts places IN West
DOugherty, was shot by a negro with a
double-barreled gun. The. shot were
small aud did no serious damage. Mr..
McClung's sister was IN range Of the gun
anu was blIuck Dy several SuOJs uISS
negroes were engaged in the difficulty.
Two have been arrested.
Monday, on the Americas, Preston and
Lumpkin road, three cars Of freight were
being switched of at RichlaBd, and In
some manner got loose. Tue track is a
heavy upgrade there all the way from
Preston, and when the cars started they
ran back to within a mile Of Preston be-
fore they We're caught by the engine,
which ran after them. The distance is
about six miles.
The representative of the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad when asked by the Augusta
Nel0S about the construction Of tele.
graph line, stated that the cost Of a mile
OF wire, posts, ETC., was about $liO, or
perhaps less in the South, where poles
and labor are both cheaper than at the
NORTH. The line from Augusta TO Sa-
Vannah will therefore cost about Sill, 0OC
when constructed of the special copper
wire manufactured for the Baltimore and
Ohio.
Mr.. Martin exhibited a nugget Of gold
a. Ellliay Wednesday morning weighing
Low pennyweights, which was found one
Qay last week at the Whitepath mine,
about six miles from Ellijay, by Arthur
flnsOn, who at once delivered IL TO Mr..
Martin, the superintendent. The gold
was found on lot OF land No. 2SS, in the
seventh district and second section OF
6ilmer county.
The fOlloyVinV Ia tho verdict in the