Savannah morning news., 1886-05-10
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
oroRGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

.irg Session of the Great Coun-
Ill of the Improved Order of Red
Nten--A Georgia Deputy Sheriff
inns Down Fugitive Incendiarg
in Florida
GEORGIA.
olectiou will be held in Cobb county,
lhe "fence or no fence" question, on
Several gentlemen have signed a call
F,, meeting to organize prohibition
,arfvU in Lowndes county.
George Edwards, OF Brunswick, has
,,,,rc6ased the Dunno tract Of land, con-
teining about 1000 acres, and will put up
A saw mill.
Ben secinger, an old and highly re-
.nected citizen of Lowndes, died at his
rlsidence near Clyateville last week at
the advanced age of IA years.
negro man brought an alligator hide
"a 90 oIumnkin last week, that measured
me feet. The alligator was caught in
steel trap on the Pautaula creek.
First.class board can be obtained in
Iumpkin at from ten to twelve dollars
and half per month. 1t cost from thir-
teen to fifteen dollars per month TO Loard
a prisoner in the county jail,
The District Assembly of the knights
the differences between the manufacture
e1s and employees of the cotton mills were
harmOpized In this way a contemplated
strike was averted.
The board of County Commissioners of
Thomas county, at their last meeting, de-
cded to remodel the court house. Con-
tractors and architects VINO desire to bid
on the work can get all necessary infOr-
nation by addressing A. Z. Wright.
Friday night, Mr.. Wisenbaker's saw
and planning mill, on Mud swamp, about
4 81 miles south of ValdOsta, caught ON
tre and was totally destroyed. His loss
is a total and a very heavy one, as he had
no insurance. He will rebuild at once.
Three negroes engaged in gambling at
Dupont, one day last week, tell out and
went 10 lighting with knives and pistols.
One was killed and another badly
wounded. The wounded man is in jail,
but the leader in the row is still at large.
A negro girl about IL years old. who
was living with her father on Maj. g. #.
Barfeld's plantation, near Spring Vale,
committed suicide last Tuesday evening
by shooting herself in the heart with a
pistol. No reason is known for the deed.
A scheme is we'll under way in Hart
well to build a railroad from that place to
Anderson, 5. c., to be called the Hartwell
aud Central railroad. The Sun says that
$4,000 in subscription is already in sight,
and that the road will certainly be built.
A little son of Mr.. Connally, near Oak
4 land, Merriwether county, went in
creek bathing last Sunday afternoon. A
short time after coming out of the water
4 the little boy was seized with cramps and
died in a few minutes. The deceased was
between and 10 years of age.
The new Randolph county court house
has been completed. it is one of the
hsCdsOmest puGlic buildings in the State,
being built of brick, resting on granite
foundations. With slate roof. brick walls,
stone and brick porch and terra Gotta or
naments, it is nearly tire-prOof.
At Fort Valley Tuesday night, while
the lamps at the Methodist church were
being put out, one OF them was accident
ally knocked from the chandelier and fell
on the floor. The oil caught on fire, and
but for the endeavOrs of those present to
put it out, might have burned the entire
building.
Valdosta Times: Mr.. Davis might feel
a more than usual interest in his short
stop at ValdOsta If it occurs to him that
s our town is nearer to the place OF his cap
ture twenty-One years ago in Irwin coun-
ty than any other point on his route
through Georgia. In one day more he
would have perhaps reached ValdOsta
had he not been captured.
The negro man who was shot in the
head at Forrest three months ago, an ac-
count OF whose remarkable case was
reported in these columns, has died at
last. He carried a bullet in his brains
three months before it killed him, and the
greater portion of the time he was up and
walking about. One day last week he
tumbled over and departed this life.
Thursday night j. NJ. McGarrah, of
hoI Il
not been i'll, and the day before had done
good days work. During the night his
wife was awakenedby a noise outside the
house, and reached over TO touch him.
She thought he was cold, and putting her
hand over his mouth found he was not
breathing. The inmates of the house
were aroused, and he was tound to be
dead.
Mark Dempsey, convict, convicted of
murder in Gwinnett county, and sem
fenced to 20 years in the penitentiary,
who escaped about year ago, was cap
tured la Rome Saturday. He was seen
on Bridge street by Mr.. Coulter, and was
recognized oy him. Dempsey as soon a
he WAS recognized, started on a run, and
was followed by Mr.. Coulter and Deputy
Marshal Brown, who finally succeeded in
capturing him. lie is now In Jail.
Some villain set fire to and burned up
bue llllle country ScnOOi-nOuee near /. A.
Hodges IN, ten miles above Valdosta,
several nights ago. The same party or
parties, it is supposed, went on to Miss
sarah Hodges place, just above, and
killed her yard dog, and tnen went on
and fired the fences on Ike WeldOn's
farm. Mr.. Weldon, however, discovered
the fire in time TO prevent serious dam
age. This burning is in the direction of the
Rocks, where that wholesale destruction
vas INDUCED in by incendiaries last win
ter.
party Of gentlemen we're out hunting
on Long creek, in Oglethorpe county.
When most serious accident happened
70 Oscar NOEL. The party mad stopped
lor rest and were lying upon the ground.
thelr guns standing against a tree. A
gust OF wind blew one OF the guns down,
the hammer striking the ground causing
tne weapon to discharge, emptyIng the
lull charge OF buckshOt into the gentle
man named. Some o the shot took effect
IN his face and neck. while the most of
tne load lodged I'm MS thigh and side, some
gong almost through him. Doctors were
called and prObed the wound, but sue
ceeoed In getting out only few of the
shot.
Deputy Collector Fite, Of Barlow, was
ln Atlanta Saturday, and exhibited a
SILVER nal f-dOllar w htch ho CLAIMS is one of