Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES
Told IN PARAGRAPHS.


OLD HosteIry-DiastrOus Elames al
Newton, Baker County.
GEORGIA.
Chas. II. Burr, an idoEzed young man
of Madison, died Tuesday
The Columbus GJaaa us have accepted
the inyitatiOn to aJtend the drill at Savan-
nah.
The Workingmen's Building Associa-
ton of Augusta has been permanently
organized.
Phe Brunswick Advertiser and Appeal
now appears semi-weekiy in neat new
dress. The paper II excellent iReVery re-
spect.
The CITY Council of Hawkinsvilie has
appoiRted Z. j. Holder for City Clerk, W..
ii. Davis Marshal and Z. G. Spence Depu-
ty Marshal.
W. r. Belts. of the firm of j. S. q W. T..
Belts of Dempsey, Dodge county, proml-
nent saw mill men, died Monday night OF
pneumonia.
A dispute between I. TOmliRson, re-
siding a few miles from Forsyth, and =
negro. resulted in the negro being shot
through the arm, breaking the bone.
d. b. Woodruff has turned over the
mans for the rebuilding of the First Bap-
fist church, at Macon, and it is thought
that the work will begin about Feb. l.
The employees OF the East Macon factory
held a Knights Of Labor meeting Tuesday
night, at which certain questions regard
ING wages and the length of working days
WeEa discussed.
IL is reported at Atlanta that Father
KFVsch. OF the Immaculate Conception
church of Atlanta, has been appointed
tyIshOp OF the Catholic diocese Of Georgia,
with see at savannah.
The boiler of the S-hotse power engine
of James Lamb, near Attention, was fun
of water during the freeze. The water
froze, and Tuesday the boiler burst, scat
terlng fragments everywhere.
AT Dalton James Fail, a negro from
Tennessee, shOtanddaugerOHsig wounded
Henry Daniel, a-cOl0Red h0stleF, because
he refused to let MIN have horse without
a written order from the owner Of the
stable. Fall escaped.
The st0rehouse of Barnett a. Bro, at
Everett Spring, Floyd county, was burned
to the ground Saturday night, being a
complete less to the prOprietOrs, as there
was nothing saved and reinsurance. The
house is supposed to have been fired by an
Incendiary.
At the home of Croft Reid, colored,
three miles northwest Of EatOntOn, the
son Of one Collins was handling an old
horse pistol Sunday and accidently fired
IT, the bah striking an old woman (the
boys grandmOther), INJECTING a severe
wound in the back Of the neck.
The bricks on the ParaPet of the old
post Office building at Rome, owned by
Col Shiebley took a tumble Monday, and
fell upon the awning over the sidewalk.
This is the second time in a short while
that brick from this place has fallen.
Pedestrians are in constant danger.
j. Z. Norris & Bro. and j. W. Hull &
r,gh hun a i.
Norris II Bro. lost about ST. 600; insured
for $1,000. Nessrs. Huh d. Bro IS about
81 coo; fully insured. Part OF their stock
was saved. Nothing was saved from Nor
ris & Bros. The fire originated from q
stove.
Lewis Dumas, charged with arson, who
escaped, with two others, from jail, at
FOrsy-5.-s0me dGvs ago, was recaptured
IN sysday night while sBugly wrapped up
e. In a Bed. about two miles from his home,
by W. II. W estbrOOk, sutton and Pima
zee, aud taken to Forsyth and lodged in
Jail again Friday.
COvingtOn's annual municipal election
resulted IN the election OF the following
aficers; Mayor, J. n. Pace; cOuncilmen:
e. 6. Hyer, A. +. Mcdonald, W. A. Nor
ton, c. n. ROsser. J. W. Anderson and J.
A. Farmer. Considerable interest was
manifested in the election, as there were
three tickets in the field.
Quite a number of people in Atlanta
who are interested in Florida orange
groves, are feeling very blue Just now.
Marcellus Markham received a letter
from Sanford, Fla, Tuesday morning,
from his father, stating that ne had Wis
tied his two groves in the vicinity of that
place and had failed to find A single
orange tit to be shipped.
A mass Of cOrn-c0bs completely and
perfectly petrifed has been found near
Forsyth. The formation OF the cobs and
the grains of corn adhering thereto were
perfectly preserved in petrihed state.
Tine outer surface was partially covered
with quartz firmly imbedded in the mass.
The petrlfed matter is quite dense and
more weighty than ordinary stone.
John Smiley, who is one OF Hinesyille's
hest citizens and successful business
men, says he wants to go TO the Legisla-
ture for one particular reason. He wants
10 help pass a law making it a peniten-
tiary ofense for the Ordinary to issue Ii.
cense TO a man who cannot read, write
and cipher. Mr.. Smiley, in his younger
days, had no advantages and never at
tended school.
During the absence Of Collector Cren.
shaw from Atlanta, Tuesday,
government inspector dropped IN
and ran over the affairs of the
internal revenue OfncerS Office. lie
wrote out a statement stating that every
account was ia perfect order This vim
dlcates Lew Morris, who was recently dis
missed BY the collector, who thought the
chief CANCERS books We're not up as de-
sired. 1t IS thought now that the cellec-
tor Will reinstate Morris.
The oldest inhabitant OF Milledgeville
cannot remember when the Old Washing
ton hail. recently burned, WAS built. the
Lgaton says: A man by the name of Duh-
can kent this hotel about ISIS or ~. This
man Duncan WAS engaged TO he married;
the night arrived and he failed to put in
an appearance. A friend went after him
and found him In bed. tie hastily arose
and dressed himself, saying he had ''for-
70 item AL about it," He reached his inn
patiert bride IN time 10 be married.
Rev. W. B. Burke, Of Schley circuit,
had an unpleasant experience during the
eoid sBell last week. III was travelling in
Il pa,t OF his circuit that is sTaFsely SET
tied. along just after nOon. somehow he
dropped has Bible aRd rode back several
miles TO recover il. This loss of time
caused him TO get lost in the forest, with
which he was entirely unfamiliar and he
wandered about three or four hours in the
sold before he came 60 house. When he
sid he was so numbed that he bad 90 be-
assisted nom his horse and rubbed and