Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

New houses are still going up in Ten
mile.
There is an old soldier from Athens in
the soldiers Home at Richmond.
There were 287 cases on the different
dockets of HARRISON Superior Court.
twenty tramps passed through Albany
the other day, in body, on their way TO
Florida.
In some portions of Muscogee county
there is considerable excitement on the
fence question.
Augusta's losses by fire during the past
year was 1854, $50, or $36,OOO over ana
above the insurance.
Last month there were thirty-two stills
seized and destroyed by the revenue men
in the Atlanta division.
The Seventy second Georgia reports
were published Monday. The state
charges SO apiece for the reports.
The Oostauaula river Is again out of its
hanks at Calhoun on account of the recent
heavy rains, and no ferrying can be done
at the public erries.
A night or two ago a deer, chased by
dogs, ran into Mr.. Thesis yard at Hines
vile. The boys, not knowing what 1t was,
did not attempt to capture 1t.
Jacob Louis and A. J. Royal were pain'
fully but not dangerously injured by be-
ing thrown from their buggy by runaway
horse near Hawkinsyile Monday.
I'D. Robinson aud w. ?. Sparks ex-
CHANGED shots in Hamilton Tuesday, but
neither was hit. A bullet from sparks
pistol struck a negro, and he will pro0a-
bly, die.
The 5-year.old son OF Preacher Rice,
eolored, of Sandersvllle, got hold OF a
pistol that was in the house and shot his
baby brother in the forehead with it,
seriously wounding him.
Judge McCay has gone 20 Baltimore to
take a few days rest. He will be the
guest OF his BROTH Prof. McCay. The
limited States Co4s. will not be IN session
until the first MonSNl February.
The Rooster Co 4 bi ,'tiOn is the name of
San amateur minstrel troupe Just organ
lied in Atlanta, and which will take the
road in few days TO play in the smaller
towns. Thirteen performers have en-
listed.
Joe Brown, negro. violated a Sanders
" willie ordinance several months ago and
left. He returned last week. joined the
church, and was about to be baptized
hen the Town Marshal arrested him on
the old charge.
John Banks, colored, shot and seriously
wounded Ellis McCullum, cOiOred, with
shotgun at COnyers. Monday. The wound,
however, Is not thought to be fatal. The
s0OOtlng Was UCCdSiOu6u by an ora grunge
A warrant has been issued for Banks ar
rest.
At Rome Monday afternoon the rivers
u were about 16 feet above high water mark,
Hand were rising at the rate of 10 inches
Fper hour. 1t was thought they would
stop rising before morning. The lOwlands
Z down the river were reported as being
|overfiowed.
The insurance adjusters have begun in
Festigating the Stewart warehouse fire at
AMacOn. They say that the number OF
'lbales burned is 695, valued at $4,000.
|, lOut of that amount they will realize SIP
; 300. on partially burned bales, leaving
$4,000 loss to the companies.
The Few Society at Emory College.
Oxford, elected the following men az
e champion debaters: r. L. Avary of
Decatur, NJ. A. Morgan of Reidsvile. and
u, B. Stewart OF Griffin. F. E. Owens. of
Florida, was elected on the editorial staff
of the Mirror at the last meeting.
Judge Strong, of Atlanta, received a
letter Tuesday from Mrs. Florence Quig-
gins, Dayton, Ky, asking him TO look over
the records OF 1908 and find if Stephen
BaFI snsferred some land at that time
to 0 parties. Judge Strong says Full
ton county was not born till 1854, and that
Us as lar back as he can 70.
As policeman Moon was passing by R.
l.. BfumDy a CO.'s ufuB SJOt6 at ALnens,
Saturday night, he saw lamp in the store
blazing out at the top OF the chimney.
Policeman Moon rang the bell and Dr.
Brumby came down. AS he pulled the
lamp down TO put it out it burst. For
tunately no damage was done.
, Friday, Frank Gordon, painter, resid-
ing in tb9 upper portion OF Augusta, left
home considerably under the influence of
lqU&r. He was last seen about dark. on
Soy 1ofN in fna ri. fafI g.
ing McKinne street, just opposite RObbe's
cement works. 1t is supposed he fell into
the canal near that point and was
drowned.
L Col. D. w. Lester, Of Jones county.
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the lett side with gun Tuesday. He
was a representative in the Legis-
lature from Jones county for many
years. His family were in an adjoining
room when he killed himself sickness
ana consequent alteration OF mind was
the cause.
Capt Fred Bush, an Atlanta railroad
man, is authority for the statement that
200 colOred emigrants have taken their
way westward through Atlanta this sea-
son, OF this mum Oer about 100 have gone
TO Texas, $50 to Mississippi and LOuisl-
ana, and the rest to Kansas. The Caro-
lnas furnish nearly all-Georgia but a
At Atlanta, Tuesday, Deputy United
htates Marshal Mitchell, under an order
from the United States Court, sold thirty
one acres OF land belonging to Louis A.
Guild under an execution in favor of
Flvira l.. Phillips. The price brought is
Sl.0l0. The land was within three miles of
Atlanta The sale was to get division
J. Of an estate.
At meeting Of the Macon Volunteers
last nIght. an election was held, with the
following result: First Sergeant, G. Il.
kenan. Second Sergeant, y. l.. Brown:
Third sePreankrAlex Suber; Fourth Ser
Geant, A. R. Freeman; Fifth Sergeant, A.
A. Suher; surgeon. W. + Carroll; Chap
lain, Charles Lane; Secretary and Treas
urer, }. q. Hodges.
Lumpkin fhdepenaeat: On Thursday
negro attempted to rob the money drawer
in Abe Strauss store a Florence, but was
caught in the act. lie was given the al
formative Of going to jail or taking a whip
ping. He chose the latter, and several
negro men volunteered and struck him 80
lashes with buggy trace on that part of
his anatomy where It would do the most
good.
A seettempt was made sunday 20 kill
A. l,f Dozier, OF Rockdale county.
neRs Fhq was working on bis place.