Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-04


GEORGIA.
WI. Joyner is building residence In
Tennile.
Eggs are plentiful at 10c. per dozen at
jackson.
Plum trees are beginning to blossom In
Butts county.
The salary of the superintendent OF the
public schools at Athens is $l,0OC.
Over 500 shade trees have been planted
in JonesDoro in the last few weeks.
The whole State of Georgia only gave
k94 to the American Bible Society last
year.
The athletic association at the State
University at Athens has just been reor-
ganized.
A man 100 years old applied to police
headquarters for lodging, at Macon, Tues
day night.
Tue dog PRISONERS at Albany are even
throwing poisoned meat to dogs that are
kept tied UP in their yards.
Hawkinsville never paid higher than
$50 year for her city printing, and this
year it 10 being done for $50.
Tuesday Drs. Hogan and Lyndon am
putated the leg of an old negro man In
Athens who had his ankle broken some
time ago by fall.
Some OF the Butts county farmers have
lost heavily by holding over their cotton.
One gentleman says he has lost over $500
ON the cotton he now has on hand.
Sugar cane planting is the work for this
week in Liberty county. Some or the
farmers have lost a great deal OF seed
cane. w. p. Brewer estimates his loss
at one-half.
The LaGrange Light Infantry, an Or
e.V,fy . r,tr
Adjutant General Stephens Ofits disband-
ment. The organization was distin-
guished in the Confederate army.
At the public sale atColumbus Tuesday
the house and lot on the corner OF Ogle-
thorpe and Eleventh streets, belonging to
the Downing estate, was bought by Mrs.
Hattie Barfeld, of Macon, for $3.50.
The seed distribution by the Agricul-
tura Department is over. There were
distributed 100 bushels ground peas, 100
bushels cotton seed, 8 bushels watermelon
seed, 80 pounds tobacco seed, and lot of
garden seed.
The Oconee county hunters claim to be
the best shots. and to have the finest bird
dogs in the State. There is a probability
of big hunt between several parties liv-
ing in Clarke and OcOnee for the Cham
piOnship of the two counties.
Thomas Glascock, a citizen of Cherokee
county, died suddenly in the Fulton cOun-
ty Jail Tuesday night about 10 O'Clock.
Glascock's death was probably due to
apopleXy, On sunday Glascock was ar
rested in Cherokee county by internal
revenue men.
1t is said that Hon. James M. Smith
last year lost over $4,000 on his cOnVicts.
He had just pitched his crop when the
measles broke out in his camp, and for
several weeks his entire force was down.
When they got able to work the crop was
badly injured.
The present grand jury will elect sue
cessOrs to Malcolm johnson, president;
R. B. Jett and Adam S. Pool, of the school
board OF Fulton county. h. A. DOnOhoe
and Moses Wood have two years apiece
vet to serve, and J. N. Fain's term does
not expire until 1888.
There is a negro man in Athens that
brides himself on his hair, and is very
superstitious about it. He has kept it
covered 80 much that 1t has got to be
long and very straight. He will not allow
any one to touch his hair, and savs he
would kill any one that tried to cut 1t
off.
A burglar got Of the train at Fert Val
ley Tuesday, and showed his kit aside on
the platform. Some one noticed him when
he returned for his tools, and SO suspicious
were his dCblOhb bhdb NC was AIIcBbeus
His tool chest was complete, and a num-
Der of dynamite cartridges were found
therein.
Through the carelessDess of a negro
child with a torch, Messrs. Smith &
James, of Blakely, lost one of their corn
cribs and stables on the May place.
together With 40 or 80 bushels of corn and
a good quantity OF fodder by fire, on
Thursday night last. 1t was with dif ficulty
that pair of fine mules were saved.
Two harmless, incurable lunatics or
idiots have been received at the OcOnee
county pauper farm from the asylum
They are brother and sister by the name
of Gully. They were sent to the asylum
from that county before the war, and
sunder a recent act OF the Legislature
were returned as harmless and incurable.
The handsome steam yacht "Vidette,"
owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, arrived
at Brunswick from Savannah Sunday af-
ternOon and anchored of Drury's wharf.
sha has on board Mr.. and Mrs. Wander
biIt and two lady friends. The party
landed and took a stroll up New Castle
street. They were bound for Jackson
vile.
Some excitement was created at the Jail
at Athens on Saturday, caused by that
building catching on fire. There was
some defect in the stove pipe which caus-
ed the fire. The Sheriff, fortunately, was
near by and extinguished the flames be.
fore they did much damage. This is the
third time the jail has caught on fire in
this way.
There will be four public school build
3ngs erected in Athens--in the first and
third ward for the blacks, and second
aud fourth for the whites. The one IN
East Athens will be for the negroes. The
buildings will be completed and finished
exactly alike, built after the same plan,
and will cost about $4,000 each, besides
furniture.
Adam Martin, a negro man So years of
aye, now living on the plantation Of DIR.
Barnes, near Greenyille, was mail and
Office boy for Gales a. SeatOn, publishers
of the National Intettigencer. Washing
ton. u. c., from 1909 10 1918. and wit
messed the invasion of the British. He is
an intelligent old negro, and gives COR
rect idea of the events during that excit-
ing time in our capitals history. He was
hired 20 Gales & SeatOn by Phomas o.
Drane, of Washington city.
Sunday Turner Latimer, colOred, had
an alteration with Ed Bolton, colored, on
the plantation OF the late W. A. Cunning
ham. about four miles from Lexington.
Turner ordered Ed out Of his yard. Ed
refused to obey, and began abusing Tur-
ner, wbereupon Turner picked up an AK
LAYING near, and with 1t struck Ed
terribie blow lust below the heart with