Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07

counties for like instructions, and will
make this test case. The case will be
tried by Commissioner Beck.
John B. Roberts, Postmaster at San
dersville, issues the following: IAN Post
masters OF the third and fourth class in
the Tenth Congressional district are cor
daily invited to meet in Sandersville, Ga,
on the second Tuesday in January. 1856,
at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose Of max
Ing united appeal to Congress for our
relief. and also TO elect delegate to the
Postmasters' National Convention to be
held in Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. Is, 1885. Let
every Postmaster be represented either in
person or by proxy, as this is matter of
vital importance to US ALL"
w. Il. Dean, who lives five miles from
Athens, was IN that city Monday, and
said that the fearful rainstorm sunday
night played sad havoc with the bridges,
roads and low grounds from his place to-
ward Lexington. The substantial bridge
at his house was washed away. and it is
also reported that both bridges at the Bill
lups place are gone. Travel over this i'm
portant thOrOughfare is stopped, and the
bridges must be replaced before it can be
resumed. Mr.. Dean says the water was
higher than he ever knew it. The roads
are teariully torn up, and both uplands
and bottoms are badly washed.
Judge John Collier, of Atlanta, bled at
the nose for nearly four hours Tuesday.
About noon, while the Judge was at home,
his nose began bleeding. At first he paid
no attention to it, but when at the eXpi-
ration of a quarter of an hour it was
bleeding is freely as when it started he
began trying to stop the flow. Every de-
vice known to those about him was re-
sorted to, but without success. The blood
continued to drop until nearly 4, when it
was stopped. During the time the judge
lost cons derable blood, and was some
what weakened. He remained at home
during the afternoon. and was all right
Tuesday night.
John Morgan. OF LAGRANGE, going to
one OF the barrOoms at Greenville, drank
three bottles of champagne. From the
barroom he went to TerrefPs drug store
and purchased three grains OF morphine
for medical purposes, he alleged. From
the drug store he proceeded directly to
the hotel where his sister, Mrs. George
Dallas, boards. To her be remarked that
ne would 90 to sleep and sleep a long
time. Suspicion was aroused when he
was observed to sleep with unnatural
heaviness. Heroic treatment was resort
ed to and his lite was saved. He claims
that he did not know he bought the NOR
phine, and does not know when he sWal-
l0weu it.
Foster. Milburne & Co., of Buffalo, n.
Y, has fled suit in the United States court
at Atlanta asking that the Blood Balm
Company (B. B. B. } be enjoned from
using the trade marx. B. B. B. Foster,
Milburne & Co., are the proprietors OF
Burdock Blood Bitters, a blood tonic
which has been on sale for several years.
They claim that the Botanic Blood Balm
Company, of Atlanta, have no right to use
he three BIS on their wrappers, and that
it is an infringement on tn ir trademark.
which was patented in 1890. The TWO
wrappers look very much alike, save that
the Burdock Blood Bitters wrapper is
more elaborate in design. Judge McCay
has set the case for a hearing on the sec
ond Monday in February.
O'Hallaran is a Canadian, and sells
furniture varnish of his own manufacture.
He spent term at Means business col
lege, Atlanta, and has been pushing the
sale OF his varnish for fifteen months in
the sunny South. He has been success
tul. but he pushed the sale OF his wares a
little too far when he entered the dwell
ing OF some ladies' at Macon Tuesday and
proceeded to illustrate the virtues of his
preparation by rubbing it on some furni-
lure. They became frightened, and had
O'Hallaran arrested. On searching him
the Waterman found S799 50 on his person,
which would indicate that he is doing
we'll. He was released by Chief Wiley
after putting up $50 for his app arance
The charges against him are peddling
without license and dis0rderly conduct.
The Savannah river was very high at
Augusta Tuesday. At midnight it regis
tered 30K feet. Row boats were in de-
mand in the upper portion of the city,
and the rise in the river will cause much
distress to many poor families living in
fnOGp ap0fInOg WhpFA the
reached. The basement of the Algernon
mills we're flooded with water and work
had to be SUSPENDED. Row boats were
used on KOllook and Marbury streets
Miller's -four aad grist mill, BeTry's
Excelsior -four mill, Augusta cotton
seed oil mill. the Globe cotton mills.
AlgernOn mills, Sibley mills in part, King
mills IN part were compelled to suspend
work in consequence of high water.
Hamburg was a sheet of water. and the
residents are using row boats. The upper
portion of Walker and relfair streets was
flooded. G. f. Lombard's iron foundry
had to shut down on account of nigh
water. Upper Broad street, where tae
Augusta and Knoxville railroad crosses,
the water was half foot deep. Upper
Jones street, Mill and Market streets, were
flooded. The ruins of small house
fiosted down the river.
hcblutuLS VI hduuu CUuuLN nave fOE
weeks past been intent on killing a wild
cat whose nocturnal depredauons and
bOldness were both costly and terrorizing.
On saturday night last George Greenleaf,
accompanied by his wife, was returning
home from Clayton. 1t was about
O'Clock. and, as is the custom Of the coun-
try, they both walked up one Of the hills,
while the mules and wagon assembled,
their little boy being the driver. Suddenly
a rustic was heard in the bushes, and
peering out in the darkness, could be seen
what looked like two balls Of fire. As If
by instinct, Greenleaf opened his knife.
aud as the beast sprang at him he made a
lunge, only to drive the knife into his
wile's arm, she having thrown herself
upon him at the sight of danger. He
dropped the knife nerveless, and fell
under the second spring OF the panther,
the beast being now maddened by the
scent OF blood. just as the animal was
about to insert its teeth into Mr.. Green
Leaf, the wife. who had picked up the
knife. and, acting under the in piration OF
desperation, took a clean cut at the beasts
throat. the panther gave one pitiiul cry
and rolled over. The cry alarmed party
Of hunters at Beckley's house near by,
and almost instantly a number Of them
we're on the spot only TO lind that a
woman had accomplished what they had
been six weeks trying 20 do. They helped
10 lift the dead animal into Greenlears
wagon, who carried 10 home. where he
skinned q. The hide be intends 20 use as