Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-25

Sea Island Cotton said to be Dererior-
sting.
GEORGIA.
There are about thirty candidates for
the different county offices in Coweta.
Frank Clark and NJ. Z. Hill have
bought newspaper outfit and W III estao-
hsh paper at Fayetteville.
The Town Council OF Ellijay have
placed the WHISKY license at $4,000
year, which means prohibition.
Hon. II. C. Turner, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Second district,
will epeak to the voters of Lowndes
county. in the court house at aldOsts,
tomorrow.
The law partnership heretofore existing
between Methviu Il Shell, Of Senoia, has
been dissolved by mutual consent. The
firms business viii be wound up by John
Il. Methyin.
Rev. j. NJ. Cross, for the past four years
pastor of the Baptist church at WaycrOSs,
left for Sanford, Fla. last Wednesday.
He goes to accept the passionate of the
church there,
A difficulty occurred at Athens Friday
between several of the town boys and
students, in which several blows were
passed. The excitement grew out OF the
town boys trying to maze IA college boy.
J.P. A. DUPONT has cut passage way
100 feet wide through the ouwannoocha
creek, 200 yards above the railroad
bridge, at DufcAt. He is going to build
a wagon bridge across the creek at that
point.
Arrangements have been made for the
direct shipment OF cotton from Bruins
wick to Liverpool. The first steamship ls
now en- route TO Brunswick for the first
cargo OF 5000 bales OF cotton. She will be
followed by others.
E. T. Byington will soon begin the pub
LEGATION OF an afternoon paper in Column
bus. MIR. Bylngton Will be joined in the
enterprise by other experienced news
paper men, who are able to give it all the
financial aid 1t may need.
Rev. }. W. Wilson has resigned the
pastorate OF the Baptist church at HamIl-
ton, and at recent meeting OF the church
the resignation was accepted. The
church is now without q pastor, and is
anxious to obtain the services OF devouI
and able young preacher.
Flint river is so low that the steam
boats running 1t are drawn by a half
dozen steers each. They impart the mo-
mentum by drawing pair of wagon
wheels connected with the boat by rope,
and the driver walks the banks of the
stream cracking long whip.
Gov. Mcdaniel offers a reward for the
arrest and delivery to the Sheriff OF Cow
eta county Of Newton Page, colored,
charged with the otfense OF murder. Page
killed his wife in Newman about five years
ago, bat escaped, and has managed so far
TO elude the officers Of the law.
The steam glnuery and screw belonging
TO Mohett Bros. near GreenvilIe. Meri-
wether county, YVES destroyed by fire late
Thursday evening, together with ten bales
OF cotton and 4.O00 bushels OF cotton seed.
it is not known how the fire originated or
whether there was any insurance.
r. q. Hackney, of Rome, has received
from New York young tiger, which he
has placed in his barroOm as ono of the
curiosIties. The tiger is only about two
months old and is about the size OF a large
house cat. AS soon as he gets large
enough cage Will be built in which to
keep him.
The Jekyl Island artesian well borers
struck a powerful stream of water few
days ago at depth OF 42O feet. They
struck smaller sIream several days ago,
but not being satisfied. pushed on with
the above result, being richly rewarded
for their iabors by a ak inch flow Of over
400 gallons per minute.
Willard Battle, who lives on the Easter
lin place, near Andersonyille, while pack
ing bale OF cotton last Monday had an
arm broken, He looked up and saw that
the follow block was about to fall on ne
gro man, whom 1t would have killed. He
warned the old man, the block fell, the
old man escaped, but it rolled over on Mr..
Battle, breaking one of his arms.
Tomorrow afternoon Gov. Mcdaniel
and Attorney General Anderson Will hear
from the convict lessees in the matter of
escapes since the last session of the Leg
1slature. Lessees are due the State 5000
for each negligent escape, and the hear
ing tomorrow Will be to pass upon the
escapes which have occurred and deter
mine if the lessees were guilty of negli-
gence.
Three white women were brought into
Atlanta Saturday from Talking Rock,
where they were operators Of an Illicit
sill. They are Mrs. E'rick and her two
daughters, Sallie and Emma. The reve.
hue raiders came upon them quite unex-
pectedly In their mountain retreat. The
women took their arrest coolly. and made
but Que request, that OF consulting a mir
ror before starting out on their journey to
Jail.
At Smiths commlssary near Waycross
recently one OF the hands stole quite a
number Of checks, and going TO town,
got them cashed. They soon caught MIN,
and on searching the house, found a
whole barrel of groceries, which he had
lain up Tor future reference and nearly
quart cup of silver mouey-aGout $75
IN all. They missed about S33 in checks,
which amount they kept back OUT of HE
wages, giving him the balance. In add
ton they gave him about 100 lashes and
sent him ION his way rejoicing"
Several weeks since Mrs. Il. A. Query.
ofSumter county, dreamed that her hus-
band, who has been dead several years
appeared TO her and said: "RhOda,
have not come for you now, but ia four
weeks from to-night will come for yOu.v
She told this to her family next morning,
and some OF them put il down. Exactly
four weeks later Mrs. Query was taken
down sick. and has not been able TO get
up since. Her physician and friends say
that there is very little hone OF her even
getting well. She Is a sister OF Rev. p. $
Twit.y, presiding elder OF the Americas
district.
A well has been discovered on
the premises Of the Kew. MIR.
Hilman. OF Taliaferro county. the
waters Of which ure possessed Of won.
dertul curative properties and highly
medicinal. one or TWO persons who rad
been troubled win chronic rheumatism
after remaining N the waters TWO hours
came out perfectly healed. one OF them
IS negro bad been unable TO use his arm
fpf years, and after trial OF the virtues
o 20. water has reganed the complete
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