Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHENEWS or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

pesecrato the Jewish Cemetery at
south Rome.
GEORGIA.
The Baptists OF Waco have about fin
shed their church.
Contractor Trowbridge is rapidly push
ing the work on the new brick stores he
4 erecting for Mrs. ROutzahn at Waynes-
bOr0.
Monday GOV. Mcdaniel ordered COM
missions to be issued 10 the following no.
tares public: j. 5. Valley, Seventy-frst
district and William Warnock, Seventy
9th district, Burke county.
Judge Allen Fort, of Americue, has not
rendered his decision in the injunction
case Of Mrs Mccall VS.. the COvington and
Macon railroad. The case was heard in
chambers last Wednesday, and Judge
Fort returned home.
By direction OF Gov. Nc Daniel, com
mission has been Issued to Charles w .
Ashmore to be Judge of the County Court
of Liberty county. His term expired
June 10, and he was reappoiRted TO serve
until the meeting of the next Legislature.
Aman named Weston, living near Sandy
Bottom. q Macon suburb, left his wife Sat.
urday and went to a picnic with young
lady. When be returned he drove up to
his house in buggy and was met by his
vile, who administered-a tongue flashing.
Failing to quiet her, he took his buggy
whip and laid it hot and neaVy on her
shoulders.
A writ Of lunacy was issued by the
Hon. Ii. s. Bell. Ordinary, on SATURDAY.
to inquire into the sanity of the widow of
the late B. Talbot, OF Dawson. After
bearing the testimony the Jury decided
that Mrs. Talbot was non compos mentis,
and the Ordinary will take steps at once
to secure accommodations for the unfor-
tunate lady at the asylum.
Judge Marshall j. Clarke Monday
granted two charters. THE Dixie Com
pany," general printing and publishing
business, granted a charter for twenty
years. The incorpOrators are George B.
Douglas, Charles H. Wells, and r. II.
Richards, and the capital stock is $4,000
paid in. The "Franklin Hospital So
ciety'' was granted charter for twenty
years. Both are Atlanta concerns.
The Cinnamon Lum Tum, Wum Lung,
Sing Song were before the Recorder, at
Macon, Monday morning for working and
keeping open their laundry on Sunday.
they were discharged on the condition
that they would be fined $200if the ofiense
was repeated. They were also notified
that if they did not take out license for
conducting laundry business by yester-
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omission.
The Atlanta Street Car Company is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY Of extending the
Marietta street line to Howeli's, the new
suburb on the west side of town. The
line now reaches the Exposition cotton
mills, and as HoWeli'sds only ashOrt dis
lance further west the cost would be
small. That section of the city is high
and dry, and the buildings now going up
i'm that locality indicates that street car
line would pay.
1t was discovered Monday that the
Jewish cemetery in South Rome mad been
recently desecrated by unknown
wretches. Part OF the fence was torn
down and one marble tombstone was
taken from a grave, carried some dis
lance and broken in two. Several head
stones were also displaced. There is no
clue to the perpetrators of this dastardly
outrage, and no cause can be assigned for
such vandalism.
The annual celebration OF the Memorial
Association of Cass came of at the Con-
federate cemetery on the old Cassville
battlefield Monday. This had been defer
red for reasons deemed wise by the lady
managers-the usual time being on April
26. There was large gathering of cti-
zens, with many ladies bearing their offer
iRgs of flowers. The stand was lastly
decorated, and the hundreds of graves
with their stone head-boards placed in
excellent order.
EIberton Leader: An Blberton Agar
old, after eating hearty dinner, was sit
ting upon the front door steps, when a
gentleman passed by, Offering the little
girl ripe peach. She declined the gift.
Upon beng asked why, she said she did
not feel like eating IL so soon after dinner.
In nm 10 ri ri W q m
by her mother, and was found on the front
steps almost asleep. On being asked why
she stald there 80 long she replied she
was "waiting for the gentleman to come
along with the peach"
The gentlemen who were appointed by
the Governor TO visit the State University,
having completed their work, drew their
pay Saturday and to-day. The last war
rant was drawn this morning in favor Of
Col. 1. W. Avery. Pie following war;
rants were drawn: W. S. McCarty, $95;
j. B. S. Davis. $50; W. r. Power, $50; G..
H. Cartlege, 500; Burton Smith. $50; w.
j. Scott, $50; A. 5. Franklin, $95; l. W.
Avery, 800. The smallest warrant drawn
was in favor Of Mr.. Burton Smith, the
youngest member on the board.
o. Seamons, the Ordinary Of Rockdale
county, received a telegram Monday
morning from Milledgeville notifying him
that Tom MarstOn, who several years ago,
il will be rememDered, burned the MethO-
dist church of Conyers TO the ground and
fred several other houses, had escaped
from the asylum, and 10 have him ar
rested if he came that way. 1t Is not
known how he escaped, as the Ordinary
did not get the particulars. The officers
and citizens will be on the lookout for
him. This is the second time he has been
free since he was sent there.
At cambridge Saturday Ned Hayer,
oolOred. wac before County Judge Camp
bell charged by Albert Hail with assault
70 murder. The negro and himself had
hot words about debt due him by the
negro. A fight was the result, during
which the negro cut him below the calf of
both legs with an ugly looking pocket
knife. The wounds are painful, but not
serious. After hearing, the negro was re-
quired 10 give bond for mis- appearance at
the Superior Court in the sum Of $500 to
answer the Odense OF stabbing not In his
own defense. The bond was given.
On Sunday while party Of negro boys
were In bathing in the mill pond at Bel
Air, near Augusta, one of their number,
William I've, q boy Of Is years, was
drowned. IL seems that 1ye. being una
bic To swim, procured long plank, whlch
he clung TO and went into deep water.
While In water over his head the plank
turned aud, losing his hold, he sank. HIS
comrades made every effort to save him,
but without avail. Some men near, hear
Ing the cries Of bis comrades. went 70 the
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