Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-05

bitIOnists to Put County Ticket in
the Field.
GEORGIA.
Cobb Superior Court conyenes the third
Monday in this month.
A park Of 100 acres IL among the proba-
biIties at the salt Springs Hotel sites.
A negro girl in Athens sued another
this week in Justice court Tor zen cents.
A cotton factory will probably be built
at salt Springs, in Douglas, county, soon.
Douglasvile is taking steps towards Sc
curing bank, warehouse and a new
hotel.
Mrs, Louisa Mize, who was thrown
from buggy In Banks county and III
jured four weeks ago. died Wednesday.
The cotton blockade at the depot At
Amerlcus still remains, the number OF
bales seeming to increase rather than di-
mlnish.
The sum Of 500 for the Sabine Pass
sufferers at the Augusta Exchange has
all been subscribed except a small
amount.
There were fourteen arrivals of boats at
the wharf at COlum BUS during the month
OF October, from which $40 were collected
as port dues.
The hitch between the hotel people and
the builders al Brun-wick on the score
OF material 10 be used sull hItchcs, and
work Is still suspended.
Two negro men. suspected of the muir
der of Kitchens, the coiored preacher, at
Sterling station, have been arrested by
Sheriff Berrie aad lodged q Jail.
joun c. smith resigned the Office of
Mayer of Lawrenceyille last week, and
Col. +. F. Julian was elected by the board
10 Ill the vacancy until the regular cleo
ton IN January next.
VIM. d. King, ex-Postmaster of Haw-
kinsyile, died IN his room AZ the Pulaski
House, IN Ha8 kinsvile, al ! O'Clock on
SUNDAY morning las,. he had been in
feeb health for some time.
Alexander johnson and D1ra Clark,
b0-u having families, have deserted them
and gone Of together. BOtn left several
children eaca, living near AndersOnville,
10 take care Of themselves. They are
coiorei.
Capt. George D. Hodges, the popular
proprietor Of TIE Mars all House, Savan-
naI, Ga. and the eating house at Way
cross. Ga, is spoken Of as the probable
Lessee o. the new eating house at the
WaycToss depot. Jacksonville.
Two hen eggs exaibl ed a. Albany
tuesday presented rare ant.tnesis. One
OF tue eggs weighed 81 ounces. and 1t
only took TOUR TO make a pound, while
the ot1er weighed a little over hat an
ounce, and it would require fully twenty
I'VE 10 weigh one pound.
Allen hing and Mrs. R0ssfield were
married in Irwin county few days ago.
Mr.. Ming is past his three score and ten
years. aud this is mis- htt1 time TO enter
into wedi0ck, and the bride Is about 80
years Of age. with several grandchildren,
some OF wnOm are about grown.
In the Dekalb county primary Wednes-
day the following nOmin atiuns were made
For Sheriff, Il, c. Austin; tor Clerk, j. r.
Russell; for Treasurer, J. q. Rankin: for
Receiver, J. J. Williams: tor Collector,
j. +. Henderson; for Coroner, W. r.
Hurot; for surveyor, +, l.. Guess.
Destructive fires are raging on the
mountain above Hamilton. and causing
distress on tue farms in close proximity.
II Is reported that Ia the neigh oorhoOd OF
Kings Gap fences are being DESTROYED.
and the people are fiEhting the flames to
prevent further destruction OF property.
The members Of the Baptist church OF
Hamilton met Saturday and called to the
pastorate OF the church Rev. W. W. Ar
mold. OF LaGrange. The Baptists have
succeeded in raising nearly $500 by sub
scTiptlon for their pastor next year, and
they expect to have preaching twice a
month.
The anti Prohibition party of Pike
county held meeting at Zebulon Tues
day and resolved to nominate candidates
Tor county officers or the first Tuesday in
December. They are in quandary as TO
whether they shall nominate mixed
ticket or not; that is, whether they shall
nominate some who are avowed ProhiDi-
uOnists.
Naval stores men along the Ocmulgee
ana oconee rivers are IN sad fix. These
rivers are 80 low that the boats cau't run,
and consequently they can neither get
their goods TO market nor get their pro-
visions from the city. In some cases
they have been hauling these twenty or
thirty miles by wagons. TO add to their
other troubles, they have been compelled
IN many instances to haul water, their
wells having gone dry.
Mrs. Charles J. Ciinch, wife of one of
the late Mrs. A. 7. Stewards chief bene-
hciaIles, Is a sister To Steven aud John J g..
Thomas. OF Athens, and is "A lady we'll
known in that city. She was on her wav
10 visit relatives IN Athens at the time of
Mrs. cteWarls death, having lett PARIS
before she heard OF that lady's death. The
entire family are now expected III Athens.
Mr.. Clincn was iaYOrite nephew of Mrs.
Stewart. He is Que OF the executors OF
the VIII.
At Madison Judge T. Il. Baldwin has
raised by subscription from the people
$3.50 Tor Rev. Mr.. Callahan. VINO lost by
IRE ten bales of cotton last week. Mir.
Callahan is an humble Baptist minister,
poor but worthy man VINO has large
family, including nine unmarried daugh-
iers, dependent on him. The fire was hv
an incendiary. The gin house burned be
lOnged tn John r. Wood, landlord OF Cal
lahan, who also lost heavily in cotton,
lumber and machinery.
a little negro boy, 4 or years old, son
OF Levi Brown, living on Bob Andrews'
place, near Andersonyile, set his clothes
on IRE last Thursday and had them burnt
oil. Seeing pile of straw would catch
and burn the house, the child got away
from II, while some others at empted to
put the flames OF his clothing out. After
they had been burnt or the little fellow
was as devoid OF skin on his flesh as il ii
had been taken OF. He crawled into bed
aud died Thursday night.
At Brunswick sunday fire started in a
small house on + street owned hy Isaac
W alls. The flames soon spread to the
building adjoining owned by Wash Mid
dletOn, and shortly after iguited the roof
Of Bryan Methodist church (colored1
After "A long delay the water was turned
on from the plug at the corner of Il and
Union streets, and in short order the fire
was under control. The fire showed that
the Brunswick water works are a Great