Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-31

plakeiy's Mayor ASKS RECOMMENDATION
After He had Voted Against His Own
Interests-HOw BlakeIy Negroes Re
moved the Mortgage on their Church
Athens Idle Paper Mill,
GEORGIA.
cIvnn county's treasurer has $2,345 a
"a A balance on hand.
Gov. Mcdaniel is spending day or two
at Monroe, Walton county.
The paw roll of the Kimball house at
Atlanta SHOWS 1875 employees.
The Ouitman factory has closed for re-
nairs and to await new machinery.
dock of several thousand white birds
passed over Quitman on Thursday last.
d. W. Kelly has been commissioned a
Notary Public for the 62lst district, q,
NJ. of Decatur county.
Hon. William N Nelson, the new Ordi-
nary Of Henry county, filed his official
bond at the executive office Saturday.
W. NJ. McGarrah, living about seven
miles from Americas, commenced har-
yesting bis wheat May Is. He ex-
meets 10 make between 200 and 800 bush
els on about twenty acres OF land.
Glynn's Indebtedness, in bonds and
judgments, is 3,o09, bearing interest at
7 per cent. Interest account So, 7I0 an
nlAllKs
$40 per cent. on the State tax for county
purposes.
DR.. Ephraim BrHmby, of Athens, in
vested 5000 seven y ears ago in the ElytoH
Land Company, of Birmingham, Ala,
and is receiving a splendid dividend on
the amount invested. He has drawn out
$3.50 this year.
The Holiness Association has been in
session at Griffin since Monday night.
There are some fifty or sixty delegates ia
attendance. Five services are held daily,
one of them being an open-air service OR
Hill street every Afternoon at D 80 O'Clock.
A great deal OF interest is manifested and
there is 40 question but that much good
is being accomplished.
In dismissing the grand jury at Bruins
wick last Wednesday,, Judge Mersh0n
took occasion to announce that be expect
ed to resign, and would not meet the
grand jury at the next term. The
Judge of the Cout3ty Court is to be
paid at the rate of $500 per annum for the
uneXpired term ending March, 1886, and
at the rate $500 per annum since.
The Marshal of Blakely, in digging a
sewer, has found a pine post about seven
or eight feet under level ground. He
don't know how to understand it, unless
it was put there by MelchIckOwithpoc
hiemahOO, great Indian chief VINO -four
ished about three hundred years ago. and
the history of whom wae handed down in
the traditions of the Creeks OF Georgia.
At Rome Friday night collection was
taken up in the Methodist church, and
DIR. Kendall placed the amount collected
on the pulpit and left the church, forget
ting TO take the money with him. Satur-
day morning the money was gone. Tom
Cooper, young negro who swept the
church, was arrested on suspicion, aud
haally admitted that he had taken the
money. Twelve dollors and sixty cents
was found on his person.
A mortgage on one of the colored
churches at Blakeiy had to be removed,
and the mbers had bound themselves
under promise to pay it. The pastor
saw it was going to be hard matter to
raise the money, SO he told the members
if they did not bring up the amount needed
he would turn them out of the church for
lying. The next Sunday, we understand,
the money was raised-the women carry
ing 81 and the men 81 so.
Mr.. Griffeth says he doubts il the Pho
neer paper mill at Athens will be again
started up, as the property must soon be
sold TO WIND UP Mr.. NichOlson's estate.
1t cost considerably over $50, 900. but will
be sold for one.third that sum. The ma
CnAiCAJ NAAA NC us ptbEu VI otDdE-
atetv, or the property sold entire, to suit
purchasers. 1t will be a misfortune to
Athens for this valuable piece of property
to be demolished.
At the last meeting Of the City Council
at Blakely, when the question of license
ca the hotels arose, some one moved that
all boarding houses be charged the same
as hetels. There was attic, SO it rested on
the Mayors vote to decide the question.
He voted in favor of the motion, but when
they began to count up the boarding
houses IN town he. found nearly all had
bearders, and among them himself, so he
asked some one to move to recon slider,
and the next time he voted against the
motion.
Gus Manning, an engineer on the
Western and Atlantic railroad, is at
Adairsville in a critical condition, the
result of severe scalding. Mr.. Manning
left Atlanta Tuesday night with freight
train No. =. When the train reached
Iilton he left his engine to clean out the
hnes, and while he was thus engaged the
plug" flew out, blowing hot water and
clnders over MS face, breast and arms.
sealding him fearfully. He was taken on
to Adairsville, and at accounts was suf-
fering terribly.
The prohibition election in Spalding
county il red hot. Both sides are work
ing night and day The campaign mas de-
Veloped a number of orators aud every
night dozens of meetings throughout the
county are addressed by Jealous advO-
Gates OF the pros and ants. The young
mems prohibition club numbers 1860. They
Will hold public meeting at The opera
house Monday night, at which Hon. ALVIN
u. Freeman, of Newman, will deliver an
address. There is no reason to doubt but
that the result viii be very close.
Deputy Sheriff Vinzant, ofJacksonville,
reached Atlanta Saturday with Asa
" htaker, colOred, who is charged with
the murder OF William Drakeford on the
night of Dec, "a, 1885. Whitaker shot and
killed Drlkeford at dinner party given
al The home OF cOlored family in sum.
meryilie, "A negro settlement on the sub.
urbs Of Atlanta. The arrest was made in
Jacksonville by Sheriff Holland upon the
Information Ct J. +. Thompson, colOred,
OF Atlanta, who happened TO be in jack
spnville attending base ball meeting. A
reward OF 500 was offered for the arrest
81 whitaker, which will doubtless be di
Vlded between Holland and Thompson.
At OgiethOrpe the District Conference
ADJOURNED Saturday morning after very
peasant aud harmonious session. The
meeting was both profitable and interest
ing, grand success spiritually and So
claliy. Some very able sermons were de
llNered during the session, showing the
Americus district TO be the equal OF any
district in the south Georgia Conference