Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-05

A Child of MitlrdSeN'A Loses A's -So-
bail-A Youug Lady OF Knoxville Fre-
vented from e Oping with SIgSmist-
The OHIO ExcursiOnists Beginning to
Arrive.
GEORGIA.
Hall county will vote on the prohibition
question March 10.
Lulu Hursts father says Lulu still re-
,ains her wonderful power.
Several of the excursion party OF farm
srs from OHIO have already arrived at At
lanta.
Crawford county farmers are behind
with their work on account OF the cold
weather.
1t is estimated that over half Of last
years cotton crop OF Campbell county was
raised by while labor.
J. A. Henderson, of Fairburn, killed
with one shot the other day TWO blue Dlrds
that We're thirty yards apart.
The Barlow county grand jury say pro-
hibitlon is exercising a splendid influence
on the young men of that county.
At Covlngton Wednesday Marshal Hor-
ton shot w. p. Simms, colOred, in the leg
as he was running TO eiude arrest.
There were twenty arrivals of boats at
the Columbus wharf during the past
month, IRON which 500 was collected as
port dues.
Forty-two parties were tried in the
Mavor's Court at Columbus in January,
twenty-seVrn of whom We're fined an az
gregate of 500.
The grand jury OF Oconee county, in
their bresentm ants, are after the road
commissioners, and want them called to
strict account,
w. L. Arrendale has sold his valuable
farm, halt a mile from Clayton, to
Frank Earles, ana has moved on another
farm he owns near Iallulah river.
Ouly 800 votes were cast in Floyd coun-
ty Wednesday on the road law election.
The new road law was defeated by l6I
votes, and the old law is now i'll force.
There were twelve interments each in
the white and cOlOred cemeteries at Co
lumbus during January, of which two
whites and four colOred were non-resi-
dents.
Prof. j. W. Hill, principal of the Sparta
academy, has organized military de-
partment in connection with MS school,
aud Frank l.. Little, Jr., has been elected
captain.
About daylight Tuesday morning the
Jackson school building, at jackson, was
destroyed by fire. Origin OF the fire I'M
known. The school will be continued in
the Baptist church.
At the meeting of the Columbus City
Council Wednesday night, the Finance
Committee reported tn0 tax ordinance for
1886. There is no change in the tax on
real estate or sales.
The Wrightsville train was derailed at
Harrison on Monday night, breaking
some braces of the engine, and damaging
some of the trucks. The engine had Just
been Overhauled and placed in order.
A gentleman at Danburg has in his pos
RI
ton samuel K. Guthrie, Co. A. 18th Reg,
U. V. L." winch he is willing 10 restore to
the owner. or to his relatives, il he or they
can be found.
Cooper Pope has lately made a sale of
land that shows the value of Wilkes
county soil. He sold body Of 100 acres
70 B. S. Irwin at about $40 per acre. The
land lies three miles from Washington on
the Lexington road.
A deer was seen by Alexander 5. Will
bingham on Tuesday last in his stock pas
ture following his COW. Nj. Wiilinsham
says the deer approached within fifteen or
twenty feet of nm. and did not seem at
I'll frightened at his presence.
The cases of Elijah Rodgers, who was
indicted with j. b. Moody at the August
term of the court for the murder of Jim
Mapp, colored, and Tom Haynes, who was
indicted at this term of the court for the
murder of Gus Cantrell, cOlOred, were
taken up in Campbell Superior Court yes
terday.
The sale of the Foster BlOdgett lot at
Atlanta Tuesday, % feet front on Decatur
street, at $7,765 TO Senator Joseph K.
Brown. is generally regarded as a good
sale. Paying 500 90 per front foot, by as
astute a man as Senator Brown, is held
to oe a conclusive argument in favor OF
Atlanta real estate, aud a complete re-
a a n { decentralization
A white man named Dean, from Ches-
hire, Eng, who was tramping it through
the country, stopping al small places, Civ
ing some kind OF sleight-Oi-band perform
ances, in trying TO board freight train at
0cOnee on the Central railroad, was seri-
0usly hurt about the head. 1t was re-
ported that he was killed instantly, but
he is still living though there is no hope
for his recovery.
Engineer Mitchell, who WAS injured on
the Southwestern road near Americas
some months ago, has entirely recovered
his health but is nearly blind. He is soon
to be taken to DR.. Calhoun, in Atlanta,
for treatment. While disabled the rail-
road pays him 1928 per month, and an in
snrance company 500 per week. IT his
eyes should be found permanently injured
he will receive $4,000 from the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers.
Several weeks ago the infant child of
Mr.. Garfetf, OF Milledgeville, had the sad
mtsfartpne Ito lose one of It's eyes by being
scaldad. Ihe ball OF the eye began TO
gradllaIN 1prOtrude between the lids,
causing a terrible defOrmity to the little
sutferery and also andangering the sight
Of thei0thbr. Mrs. Garrett took the child
10 Macon, Wednesday. and Dr. Cotter
amputated the injured eyeball, saving the
go0d ets and leaving a proper stump ON
wplchto1s an artificial eye.
QpiteR sensation was created at Knox
vile saturday by the announcement that
Miss Della Mathews bad eloped with Sim
Sanders, Texas cowboy. Later on il
was dfveloped thai Sanders had applied
10 heDrduaIy tor license, but it was
not granted. The couple then started to
Thomaston, where they expected 10 get
license, but they were again batiled by the
interposltion Of gentleman from Knox
vile. Sunday morning tue father OF the
girl started in pursuit and recovered her.
IL is said that Sanders has wife and
child IN Texas.
Ben Hackett, colored, Of Clayton, who
Is well known 10 the members Of the legal
fratel nifty VINO attend RaDun Superior
Court, gives every indication OF insanity.