Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-15

paralyZed the arm, which should have
been in service in this time.
Americas Republican: Hog cholera is
stll decimeting the hogs of this section
TO a terrible extent. We have heard OF
several farmers who have had their hogs
cut down from droyes of seventy and
more TO six, seven aud ten. This with the
loss entailed on cotton by the drought
VIII make 1t heavy on the country people
through the coming winter and spring.
At Rome, Saturday night last, Dunk
Iwaitney and Bill King had friendly
set TO with brickbats. Dunk smote Bill
on the ear and cut ii nearly of. Bill went
to young doctor and asked how much
he would charge to sew it on. Give dol
lars" was the reply. Bill said an ear
wasn't worth So, so ne stuck 1t together
with plaster and went on his way reloic-
ing.
At Chattanooga. Tenn, Ned Johnson,
from Kingston. has just been sent TO the
chain gang for burglary. He is a
brother OF Dennis Johnson, who at
tempted 10 murder a gentleman near
/ Kingston, last summer Dennis was SEN
/ fenced TO the peniteptiary Tor ntteen
/ years, but burned hole in the roof OF the
/ jail with a poker and made his escape,
| and is still at large.
| Coroner John NJ Roberts. Of Scriven
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/ the body OF a negro who was drowned in
| a pond near w. f. Sowells, over IN the
/ Fork" 1t is said the negro was afflicted
| with epilepsy, and thathe had been in the
! habit Of muddying a pond and catching
/ tae fsh, and that while in this act he fell
| IN a fit and was drowned in water not
/ more than foot deep.
Americas Recorder: the citizen OF Ma
| con who enjoys the manifold blessings of
y raal
| put in his cellar already at the nominal
| sum Of 50 per ton. The citizen Of Ameri-
/ Gus who for thirty years has writhed
! meath the heel OF a conscienc eless, cursed
| railroad monopoly, eagerly pays 81 80 per
| ton for his, and gladly buys IL at that
! Comment is unnecessary.
! Asa Clark, of Fort Gaines, has a smart
! hen. a few mouths ago she and another
/ zen set and Matched off at about the same
| time, she coming off with thirteen and the
| other with twelve chicks. Shortly after
coming of the men with the brood Of
| twelve died when the other promptly
| adopted her chicks, increasing her gang
/ to twenty-five, which she raised without
losing enc. They are full game and very
| pretty lot.
| On the downward trip from Rome Tues
| day two negro deck hands, Bill Ramsey
and Henry HightOwer, got into quarrel
which came near ending seriously. Bill
/ got his razor out and sliced Henry's coat
and also cut a cash in his hand. Both
4 were put off the boat, but on opposite
| sides OF the river. 1t is understood that
| HIghtower will get out a warrant for
| Ramsey, charging him with assault with
| intent to murder.
An alteration, growing out of an old
| grudge, took place at a colored camn
| meeting, held four miles from Riddleyille,
on Sunday last. One of the negroes shot
the other through the leg above the knee
| and then ran, The wounded negro took
after him, pistol in hand, but did not
| shoot, though the fugitive turned and fired
twice at his pursuer. The wounded man,
after running 800 yards or more, gave out
| from exhaustion. Several others soon
Joined 10 the chase, but failed to come up
with the disturoer of the peace.
A family hailing from Alabama and on
their way TO Waycross, passed through
Fort Gaines last week. There were
twenty-three children in the crowd, and
all were formerly residents OF Fort
Gaines. They lett there the last year of
the war, and this is their first visit to the
place since they moved, and during that
Ilme all OF their acquaintance except
two have either died or moved off. Those
two had changed so that they hardly
knew them, and they hardly knew wheth-
er 1t was Fort Gaines or Atlanta that
| they had come TO.
Fort Gaines Star: We saw a colored
man from the country on election day
walk into store and purchase nine pairs
OF shoes of different sizes. He said that
would begin to shoe his family for the
winter, and he would have to get some more
after while. He did not seem troubled
at having to buy so many, as he had the
money TO pay for them. All of our col.
! ored people in the county who nave large
families should learn the secret from him
how to be able to buy so many goods and
pay for them and have money left. We
venture to say that is by true industry
that he is enabled SO to do.
There has been quite change brought
about in Ellijay by the election of a dry
Council. Col. f. W. Coleman was elected
Mayor, and l.. u. Greer, II. }. Long, j. w.
Hipp and }, p. Cobb, Jr., were elected
| COuncilmen. For two years liquor has
| had full sway in Ellijay, but last night
/ the newly elected Council put liquor
/ license at $4,000. Although Gilmer
/ county recently voted "wet" by ma
| jorlty OF 2S6. the town district and town
/ voted ''dry" by about 100 majority. Nj.
| V. TEEN has license to sell until Nov. 10,
| and after that time, until a new Council
| is elected, Ellijay Will be prohibition
| town.
/ At a meeting OF the City Council OF
4 Griffin Tuesday night, Capt. George Z.
/ Stewart introduced a resolution: THAT
! the street force be ordered to plant trees
down the centre OF Taylor, Solomon and
! Tenth streets, and TO replant those which
have died on Hill street." The resolution
was adopted, and the work Will begin at
once. In this connection it is suggested
that it would be good Idea If some
steps were taken looking TO having prop
erty holders set out trees in front of their
! lots. This could be done at a compare
lively small cost, and would in time
greatly beautify the city, and enhance
the value of property.
/ W. L. Carlisle, while rowing a boat
| just below the hospital at Columbus Tues
day, was struck by a wave from the
Nalad on her down trip, and his boat
sunk. Mr.. Carlisle says that he went
down in about thirty feet OF water. His
! gun and ammunition went down with
him, and, finding himself too much en-
numbered 10 swim, he remained under
the water long enough TO pull of his coat
| before attempting TO rise to the surface
| While pulling off his coat he held his gun
/ between his legs. AS he rose he carried
his gun ana ammunition up with him, but
turned his coat loose. After swimming
! to the bank he saw his coat floating down
the river and jumped in again aud saved
/ II. He says that he had hard time IN
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