Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-15
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Incendiaries are at work at Resaca.
TaJtnall superior Court is in session.
The rivers are now very low at Rome.
Cotton is unusually fine in quality in
Polk county this year.
An effort is being made to organize
Young Mems Library Association ii FL
oertOn.
Judge Stillwel is lying In very criti-
cal condition at bis home nine miles from
Griffin.
On Nov. Il. 1885, an election will be held
in Floyd county on the question OF fence
or no fence.
The city fathers Of Athens and Dorsey
Hill property owners will settle their diff
ferences peaceably.
The number OF polls returned this year
IN Liberty is divided as follows: COlOred
1,042, white 653; colored majority $50.
Several gentlemen who mean business
are quietly and secretly working on the
Athens and Jefferson railroad project.
Latus Davis, over so years old. died on
J. II. Williams place, in the Fifteenth
district of Sumter county, on Monday,
Oct. II. of old age.
At Americas the grand jury Tuesday
found a true bill against Mayor Fielder
for assault with intent to murder for
stabbing DR.. W. p. Burt on Aug. 10.
1t is asserted by some who live on the
coast that since the earthquake the
islands have grown, and that the land Is
perceptibly higher above the sea level.
Camp meeting begins at Hinesvllle to-
day. Preparations are being made for a
large crowd. The meeting will probably
continue until the Wednesday following.
A grand ball will be given at the Com
TnE nh 1aff rlor
the management Of committees whose
membership makes entire success a GER
tainty.
The diamond suit at Athens was de-
cided in favor of Collins u Pullin. The
diamonds were consigned 10 this firm, and
the case hinged on their right to exhibit
them at the fair.
DIR. Lowry says he is not a candidate
for Mayor Of Athens, and will not be I'M
der any circumstances. The Knights OF
Labor held meeting recently to take
action on the subject.
A petition Is being circulated among
both white and cOlOred people, asking
Judge W. B. Thomas to become a candi-
date for Mayor Of Athens, and pledging
him their hearty support.
The Board Of Trustees of the State Uni
yeFsity will probably be called together
on Nov. II to consider the questions relat-
ing TO the Gilmer fund. The meeting is
likely to be held In Atlanta.
Nee. Pate's barn, near Big creek. was
burned about O'Clock on Sunday MORN
ing last. The loss is about $500, with no
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Counterfeit dollars, supposed to be the
ones made at Union Point, are now being
circulated in Athens, and passed on the
merchants. They are much lighter than
the genuine coins, but excellent imita-
tons.
At Fairburn Tuesday, while DIR. J. A.
Stipe was loading a pistol, it accidentally
discharged, the ball passing through the
hand of bis little boy, about seven years
old, producing painful II not serious
wound.
Camden and Mcintosh counties are the
only ones TO be represented in the next
Legislature by negro men. Leciured
Crawford, of Mcintosh, and Anthony
Wilson, Of Camden, will stand ali alone
in their glory.
At the next session Of the Legislature a
local bill from Clarke will be introduced
empowering the City Council to have any
street paved by the city paying one.third
OF the cost and the property owners
thereon twO-thirds.
The Messrs. Stacy, of the Brunswick
Advertiser and Appeal, are erecting a
brick building for q Newspaper Office 1t
Will have all the modern cOnveniences.
The gentlemen are in every way deserv-
ing OF their prosperity.
Athens merchants complain that the
Richmond and DanVille railroad does not
give Athens a switch engine. They do a
heavy business, but merchants have 10
break into the cars wherever they NAV
have been stopped and get their freight.
Miles Galloway, of Athens, says he
never entered the door OF barroom in
his life, that mis- family never smelt liquor
OF any kind on his breath, and not cross
D. unkiud word ever passed between him
SELF and wife during their long married
life.
Within and surrounding Athens are n
humber OF the finest mineral springs In
the south. and any desired water can be
had. The sulphur spring at the reser-
vOlr is the latest discovery, ana it's water
has already effected several wonderful
cures.
At Rome two negroes were arrested for
drunkenness Monday and LODGED In the
calaboOse. Late Monday night thew sue
ceeded. with barlow knives, in cutting
email holes in the wall, by which they
effected their escape. One was recap
tured.
The farmers throughout Fayette county
report that the corn crop will not average
more than half crop this year, and that
the cotton crop will even fall below that,
owing mainly TO the heavy rains in the
early summer season, and the dry weather
IN August and September.
The circus train got of the track Mon
day night above the Rome Junction.
which detained the last section until 4
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The cars con-
tanning the elephants were sent over che
Rome railroad on a special train as they
were too high 70 90 under q tunnel near
ROckmart.
Last Sunday night the gin house Of &.
Il. Ssndl0r0, near Morton's Landing, be-
low Rome with p bales Of cotton, was con-
snmed by ire. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. A saw mill belonging to the same
gentleman was burned about one month
ago, and II is suspected that an incendiary
is dong the work.
A gentleman OF Athens says that before
the war he purchased 1000 acres OF land
in Lee county for $l3 per acre, and the
same number In Jackson and Hall for 81
per acre. He cannot now get one-lourth
what he gave for the Lee lands, while his
property in the upper counties will bring
Sl2 aud $50 per acre.
Col. Smith has about 100 convlcts al
work building stockades below Madison
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