Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03


mulgee Circnit.
GEORGIA.
There is some talk OF esta Olishing a
guano factory near Jefferson.
The Glenmore News will soon resume
publication. giving Ware county tour
newspapers and three job printing Offices.
j. A. Perry, near Paleviiie in Dooly
county, killed a large twelve prong buck,
witch weighed llJ pounds after being
dressed
the meeting at the colored Methodist
church at Greenviile closed last Monday
night. Ninety-seven members nave been
received iuLO the church during the
meeting.
Nearly tfty crates of the Georgia per-
sjmuon were shipped 10 New York from
Marshal4ville on Wednesday last. A
handsome profit was made upon this crop
last season.
At jefferson coIored man has just
been lodged IN Jail cnarged with murder.
He cut another coIOrcd man to death with
knife. Both men lived Lear Mulberry ,
in Jackson county.
Last week the bar and billiard saloon
OF George Byrd, at Montezuma. was
closed by tue Town Council. He bad
failed to pay all the license. The stock
favor OF the toHu.
Registrar AmRson, ofOg!eth0rpe county,
closed his registration books on Saturday
and they were submitted to called SEES
sion OF the CountH COmmiss' oners on
Tuesday last for V riti3d'ton. Tnsy show
1885 names registered, 421 0. which beng
coiored.
One Of the strange things in Oglethorpe
county is tue markeu DIVISION between
the red and gray lands Inc line between
them can he plainly seen and can be fol-
lowed its entire leagta. Even in roads IL
is so distinct that it can be marked out TO
the incn.
Work mas at last been hegun on the
farrell HIN school, to be butt oy the me-
groes, bail way between J.. = lngton and
Crawford. DURING tAe past week it has
been framed and Is now feuIF tor sninS-
ling and Notwithstanding. They hope
to nave IL ready for occupation in time to
be taught in next year.
Near Svlvania, a negro boy named
Maxey Cooper was accidentally shot IN
the side Thursday afternoon by Charley
HeigleF, another negro. The shooting
occurred in the cuttOn patch of +. w
Owens. There were several bows together
amusing themselves VIII pistol, When
the treacherous weapon discharged with
the above result.
Ed. Sutton, a negro brakeman, was
killed at MOutazumA last Friday night
while cuupliug a freight tram. He mad
made the coupling and was coming out
from between the cars when his foot was
caught by broken brake beam, and he
was so horribly mashed that ne expired
in a few moments. No blame is attached
10 any one. The body was sent TO Macon
for burial.
Near SylvAna Thursday Charley ZeaR-
Ter, c0lored WAi!e picking cotton tor l..
aud F. ". Owens, accidentally shot
Maxex Cooper, coored, Ia the left side.
Thev were knee ling dONn between the
cotton rows when Charley Zsag!er pulled
his pist from nis preset and SAID TO
Maxey Cooper: 81 want to snow you
something about my pistol" and in at
tempting % do SO the pistol was dis
charged. The wound is considered of a
serious nature.
There is not much gold mining now
going on in Naco1chee valley. The Lums-
den mine that few years ago Welded
such rich nuggets as TO give Georgia the
gold fever, has been apparently exhaust
ed. That English company, wuich Was 10
invest its millions there, has passed into a
dream, but there are n few persons who
still look 30 the coming OF these capital
1878 with q faith most touching and child
like, Messrs. ChilGs & Nickerson's mine
is in successful operation.
There is likely to bc a very warm con-
test before the Legislature for the Judge
ship OF the Ocmugee circuit. There is
an unusually LARGE number OF candidates,
and as they are gentlemen of character
aud prom fnence tue Leg islature will have
no easy ask IN deciding between them.
The following dspirants are known up TO
this date: Hon. joel A. Billups and Hon.
Fred Foster. uf N adson: Hon. G. T..
Crawford, ot Milledgeville; Hon. w. f.
Jenkins, uf EdtoAtOn, aud Hon. John Key,
OF Monticello.
Late on Wednesday afternoon two bales
oi cotton we're discovered to he on fire in
the cotton compress warehouse at AL
bany. Fortunately the press WAS run
ming at the time, aud the hose was at
tached and the pumps put TO work, and,
in few seconds, y stream Of water was
TUNED on the burning bales. A short
time only sufiiced TO eXtinguish the in
clpient confiagratiou, thus avertine dis
aster in the shape OF great cotton fire,
as 1000 bales were stored in the ware
house awaiting compression.
it lie said Norris, the condemned Haral-
son county murderer, hides every spoon
he can get. the jaiier says that he gave
him ut different times spoon to eat with,
butthey we're not returned with the ves-
sells, neither could they be found. The
iailer also saws that Norris said it would
fdo no good for board OF physicians to
examine him, for be WAS not insane,
neither would it do any good 10 send MIN
TO MilIedgevilie. The gsllows on which
he was TO have been executed is already
prepared, and it lie the Opiuion Of many OF
Buchanan's citizens that he will be hung
On Oct. Is.
Marshalville Times: There are prob.
ably twenty dollars spent in Marsballville
every fall by farmers for whang leather
straps 10 mend gan bands alone. This
expense has to be met every fall, as the
leather is general Y OF the poorest variety,
besides the rats VIII cut them whenever
lett exposed. A practical farmer has as.
sured us that one yard of good bed tick.
Ing, torn into strips, will furnish more
and better strips for sewing bands than q
whole side OF leather. II is stronger, lasts
better, the rats will not destroy them, moi
will they cost one tenth as much. Farm.
lers should make note of this.
About ten months ago Everett Farmer,
apegro from Irwin cOuutv, was cent Il
the penitentiary at Albany, \. Y, for
perjury. Friday Everett mate his appear.
ance in Macon, returning a full-hedgeC
shoemaker. having been taught tHe trade
during his imprisonment. Hesays he hRC
moeJ comfortable quarters, more 1000
than he could eat, big dinner now aud
then, theatre, music and other amuse
ments. and above all an opportunity o
learning 20 Il trade; ana then wheI