Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-04

netition for ordering an election on
orobIbition has been filed In Madison
Athens has the dog craze. Newfound-
, ,.5send ST.. Bernards are being imported
al fancy prices. ,.
A baker county farmer has just dispos-
od of a load of sweet potatoes In Albany
a 65 cents a bushel.
Raker county is wet, but there are only
two barrOOms in its limits, ana tnese' IL
ia expected, will soon close up.
Judge G. f. Bristow died at Crawford
vile on Friday. He was prominent
lawver and had held many pubic places
The number of mortgages recorded IN
Merlwether county for the nrst IIree
months OF 1886, is reported by the cleIA 70
be about 1900.
The reported drowning OF Ed =. brGHy'
a reporter, OF Atlanta, at Rome WhIIe
gathering the Ihcl0enUs VI 'N0 ~'
proves untrue.
WinteryiIle continues to grow, the last
house contracted for being one for |. III @.
&JT. Pittard. 60x100 feet, to be built OF
stone and about nreproOl'
A son of Harris Malcolm, Of Oconee, a
Voutb about Is years OF age, without any
spnarent cause, went crazy few days
pR9 and will be sent to the asylum.
The popular April fool in Athens was to
send parties 10 the post Office to see Capt.
Burnett, the new Postmaster, who was
asking for them. Hundreds were caught
during the Gay.
The granite foundation Of Ogletborpe's
new court house is nearly completed, and
will soon be ready tor the brick work to
commence. Forty Thousand brick at the
yard there are ruined by the heavy rains.
After next Tuesday Oglethorpe county
will be an entirely dry one. r. 5. Gillian
4 Co.'s license, at Maxey's, expires then,
and they will close up their tarroom and
move the remainder OF their goods to
Greensboro.
At the election for junior second lieu
tenant of the Floyd Rifles, of Macon, FRI
day, Corporal T. G. Drew received ma
jority of the votes, and was declared duly
elected. Private M. Nj. Folsom was cleo
ted fourth corporal.
Jasper U. Slappy, OF Marshallville, lost
a valuable horse a few days since. The
animal was playing in the lot and stepped
on the end OF a piece of plank, which
threw the other end up and penetrated
his bowels, causing death in few hours.
Col. j. b, Smiths gold mine in Wilkes
is still turning out we'll. During 1885 he
took out over 5000 of the precious metal,
giving employment to many and aiding
many who needed help. There is consid-
cradle interest in gold mining now in
Wilkes.
negro living on Mr.. Logue's place,
near Gibson, has bought license TO marry
two or three times, and mas never yet had
the knot tied. He is preparing again and
has armed himself with dress as supe-
riOr inducement to make his girl stick up
to the agreement.
An idea of how the food has damaged
the value of lands in the districts about
Macon subject to overflow may be OBJ
tanned from the following: A short time
ago c, G. Stratton offered $1,000 for ten
acres of land adjoining his brickyard.
Now he says he would not give 500.
party of Augustus most prominent
attorneys obtained some testimony under
disadvantages Friday. In order to get to
the residence Of the gentleman from whom
they desired the testimony they were
obliged to procure tisherman's boat, and
were carried on their legal journey in a
bateau.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Griffin cotton factory, held
Friday. they decided to put in at once Is
more looms and one spindle. They are
also preparing to build at once large
brick warehouse, near the factory, at a
cost of about $1,000 or $4,000 to be used
for storing cotton.
The present charter of Montezuma is a
very defective instrument, and applica-
ton for a new revised one should be made
10 the next General Assembly. For in
stance, there is not an ordinance against
gambling, and the authorities say they
have no right to arrest parties. All
they can do is to report them to the grand
jury.
A well-tO-do farmer of Wilkes county
went to Athens few days ago to do trad
nd u lilo he hia
taken, and when he reached home he pre-
seuted il TO his wife, who, on seeing it,
asked him why he was so selfish about it,,
why didn't ne bring picture of her also.
He tried to explain, but she would not be
c0mforted.
George B. Cornell, a gentleman living
about four miles above Elberton, met
with a serious mishap. He was in the
act OF mounting his horse when the ami
NAL became frightened and threw Mr..
IOnnell forward to the ground, breaking
several of his ribs, and otherwise badly
bruising him. His injuries are OF very
paintal, If not dangerous, nature.
Il. Knight and B. Y. Wheeler, of Eman-
uel county, RATED some timber down and
sold it on the market at Daren. This
timber realized very fine prices when it is
considered that the season is drawing to a
close. Mr.. Knights timber was $40 feet
average ana brought over 81 per l,OUU
feet, and Mr.. Wheeler's, being l, l24 feet
average, realized $11 50per 1000.
Brunswick advertiser: Up to a few
days ago, 3l4 surgeons have been cap
tured IN the Satilla river this season, and
shipped to market via the steamer Crack
err Boy. Allowing each forty pounds net
weight. we have 1850 POUNDS. The fish
ing Is about broken mp for the season, as
the transportation to New York is not
sufficiently rapid to keep the fish from
spelling without the use Of ice, which
takes away the profits.
The Cuthbert Appedt reports a posted
gentleman of Randolph, as saying that In
recent trip through large portion Of
THIS and other counties, he found the far
mers IA worse condition than IN several
years. The grain crop, he states, is al
most worthless, the low price of cotton
during last season has LETT them without
money. and they will in many cases be
forced to buy their supplies ut time pri-
tes. lie would advise them TO exercise
care and economy, and beware Of plant
ing too much cotton.
Lexington Echo: About the only injury
20 persons done by Tuesday evening
storm heard OF was by the blowing down
OF negro cabin on J. T. M. Halre's
place near town, in which lived Jake Col
ms colored, and family. Two OF his
children were pretty badly hurt, but not
seriously. The most serious damage we
have hoard of hw Tuaadavfe nngd Vvaq the