Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-09

xY,f.pticide Brought to Light
Ons The baldwin County Muir
NJ rakins Life COOlly In the blbb
",ntv JaiI-Mad Dog Excitement at
Arlington.
GEORGIA.
A, artesian well is to be bored on Jekyl
island. .o4 =. Atlanta n
abolish paid chotrs In the churcnes.
savoo acres OF land sold at st. simon
=, 1ublic cutlery Tuesday morning iOr
a. IN was bought in by Mr.. Dodge
several OF the young men OF Albany
lave ordered BICYCLES, AND cluo VIII De
Sn-,nad as soon as the machines arrive
The third quarterly conference Tor the
,,r1arsyllle and Tennllle station Will De
taid al Tennllle on Saturday and sunday.
Toe greatest freshet occurred on Thurs
dov llst that has been known IN WASH
i@5tnn county since the memorable hAr-
risnp fresnet OF 1910.
Dr A. j. Jason, an old and well known
osn.Ieman of Schley county, died at his
Tesidence Friday morning, july Z, AT
o,clock, of pneumonia.
Iohn " Beck, Deputy Stamp Collector,
of Rome, charged with making 1raudu-
10 rEfUrnS. w do OClOAC
naiobr. at Atlanta, Wednesday, for trial.
I 10 waived examination and gave bond in
the sum OF $2OO.
The dullness in the Comptroller Gen
orais office has been broken by the re-
rention of part of the quarterly special
tsx returns. These returns are made by
ireuronce agents, sewing machine agents
and similar classes OF business men,
The Comptroller General received
Wednesday the tax returns of the Eaton
ION branch railroad for 1856. The total is
SIfs 100. the same as last year. The road
makes no return on engines and cars,
thew being furnished by the Central rail-
road,
On Monday the wife of Elisha Hollis,
colored. dropped dead on the place of j.
e, Hapev, near Friendship. She was sit
ting in a chair at the time, and without
warning tumbled over on the floor dead.
II ia supposed that she died Of heart dis
ease.
Postmaster j. c. Roney rendered his
RESIGNATION to the Mayor and Council as
an Alderman of Amerlcus, Monday night,
as the United States laws do not allow Its
EMPLOYEES to hold other offices. This Will
necessitate the election Of another man to
fill the uneXpired term.
At Atlanta Wednesday W. w. Haber-
sham exhibited a number of nuggets of
gold taken from mine eighteen miles
from Gainesville on the EtOwah river,
One of the nuggets weighed thirty one
ponpvweights. Mr.. Habersham says that
two hands in one week got out 5000 worth
OF gold.
report reached Columbus Tuesday
that one negro had killed another by hit
ting him on the head with rock in the
Biggers neighborhood, several miles
above the city. put an Enquirer-Sun re-
porter investigated the matter and was
unable to lind any one who knew any
thing about the killing.
The colored Baptist church building
at JOnesbOro was burned Tuesday
night. The fire is SAID to be the work of
an incendiary, and suspicion points to a
hitherto leading member of the church.
The colored Baptists had recently eX-
pended about $500 in improvements on the
building, aud had made themselves a
comfortable house of worship. Is is a
total loss, as there was no insurance,
Brunswick Herald: The wharf of the
Brunswick and Western railroad now in
course OF construction will prove great
addition to our shipping facilities. 1t
will be 30 feet front and have depth of
200 feet, with an aggregate wharf surface
Of $4,000 feet, and l. feet of water at low
tide. The structure will be very strong.
Lumber Will hereafter be transferred
direct from cars 10 the hold of vessels.
The annual meeting of the Columbus
Steam Barge Company was held Tuesday
at the Alston warehouse. The old board
Otdrect0rs was reelected, and Mr.. j. F..
FlOurnoy was reelected President. The
Presidents report showed a handsome
net profit on the business of the year just
closed. Owing to the number OF boats now
plying the river, the light freights, etc.,
It was decided best to tie up the AID until
low water, or the fall business begins.
Mrs. Harper, of the Woman's Christian
temperance Union, preached to the pris-
0ners IN the Fulton county Jail Wednes-
day afternoon. The prisoners appeared
deeply Impressed by the sermon, and gave
Mrs. Harper their undivided attention.
The services were held in the lower hall
way, and while Mrs. Harper occupied a
position at one END the prisoners sat upon
the floor along both walls. They joined
IN the singing, and some good voices
could easily be detected.
Wednesday was the last dav for the re-
cepjion OF BIDS to do the public printing
o. the state. Five were received. The
comptroller General form a board OF con-
Tol to examine the bids and to accept one
OF them or TO refuse all of them. The
comptroller General being absent from
tne cltE, the bids Will not be opened for 10
OF 10 days. The board has until August l
70 i"aca final decision. The Public
iTinter is engaged for term OF two years.
Humphreys, the Baldwin county MUIR
ueIef IA Blhu county jail, is happy and
c.HJehted, and seems to have overcome
DIS ITS Of moodiness and despondencY,
"hcn came so near rendering him insane
= snort time ago. He does not want "a
uIA', probably because he feels there is
u, chaHcc Tor him, or else he hates the
Wpa Oh a rehearsal of the dreadful crime
""llH Which he Is charged. He says very
u,Ie about the matter now, and even
men lhe affair is mentioned he avoids
NV discussion Of the dreadful affair.
Americus Republican: Last Wednes-
gay nignt, when the rush OF waters broke
upon John Saiter's mill house, several
~ y, IS from he city, George Washington,
Ne 90 eolored miller, was IN the mill, so
~ SAD. The house was lifted up and
g',ntd down stream, falling to pieces as
1t no lled away. When MIR. Salter arrived
~ 'ne place where mis- mill had stood tne
ace was vacant, save a rush OF roaring
"',eT'' Tie heard wall from the swamp,
'"H"%,ahsWerlng 1t, learned that the immor-
va george W ashingtOn was in the middle
~ with an ocean of water between
UNSET aud dry land. After daybreak
n e was rescued, with only a few bruises
~ W. ms person. How he escaped the falling
Nnloegs Q! the mill is a miracle.
Al Macon We6nasday Martini Morgan