Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
GEORGIA.


GEORGIA.
Monday the Macon Fire Insurance Com
~ was granted license to operate its
P,"siIness. The Comptroller General made
oTt the necessary papers.
Tho Superior Court of Clay will con-
,ope next week for the purpose of resen-
tonc,ng Willis Hudson and Isabella
Pnnev Tue former VIII hang, the latter
vii go to the penitentiary for life.
" NJ. Hardin, OF Atlanta, organizer Of
,ssemhlIes of knights of Labor in Geor-
,,o snent Monday'and Tuesday in Cedar
own and organized an assembly with IS
roembers. Il. j. Griffin was elected Master
Workman.
Two emigrants, former citizens of
BURKE. returned the other day by the aid
of trends at home. BambOOZled by an
emiorant agent they were induced to seek
nome in louisiana, One Of these re-
turned emlgrants says he has been in
Hades two years.
Buena Vista Patriot: Americas is ar
ranging for novel entertainment. We
learned few daysiagO thatarrangements
Nod been perfected, and that MIR. j. f.
goIlis. of our county, would pit sbull
against the bull of Harold, johnson a.
70 of Americus. The date has not vel
been selected, bat it is probable that next
Saturday week will be the day.
! B, Chancy,-ot the Saffold neighbor-
hood. IN Early county, has been having
rat-kiIling time at his place. A few days
since he says ne made raid on the rO-
dents and succeeded in Staying 1870. An
other raid resulted in the death of 81
more. ma King in two raids a total of 2lI
rats. Besides this he has captured $50 in
his trap recently-sometimes catching as
nigh as II in one highland he says he
has plenty more to divide with hisifriends
if thew need a few.
B. F. Ingram, of Scriven county, last
Wednesday with three shots from his gun
and a little climbing bagged seven
hawks, two old ones and five nestGings,
and a snake. While walking around the
tree, on limb of which. was the hawk 8
nest, he stepped over an enormous rattle
snake, coiled and ready to strike, and it
was with his third shot that he killed the
snake. 1t measured over . feet, and had
nine rattles and a button. He is now the
champion hawk killer.
w. d. williams Sons. and w. G. Odum
& Bro, of Baker county, have dissolved
copartnership in the sheep business.
W, ID. Williams Sons sold their sheep to
Odum & Bro. at 81 per head. The above
firm bought $500 worth of sheep a few
years ago, from which they have since
sold over 81 700 worth of sheep and wool,
besides having 800 or 400 sheep stolen and
killed by,dOgs. The dogs have.destrOyed
so many in the last year is why W. ID.
Williams Sons sold their interest in the
hock.
An old negro woman named Howard,
70 wears ofage, living, four miles from Au-
gusta, appeared at police headquarters
Monday and reported that on Saturday
party OF white men, without a known
cause, came to her house and beat her
long and brutally. They threatened that
if she reported the matter they would kill
her. and on that account she was afraid
to return home. Her injuries are said TO
be dangerous, and are certainly very pain
full. She claimed to have recognized
several OF the men in the party, and the
authorities have accordingly taken Wig
orous stepsIn the matter, and will see
that the guilty ones are punished.
At a meeting of the East Tennessee and
Central railroad conductors at Macon
Monday the organization of Macon d.
vision No. I25,. Order of Railway COnduc-
tors, was perfected. The following Off
GERS were elected: j. T. Johnson, Rich
mond. Va. Chief Conductor; A. n. Ken
drick, Macon, Assistant Chief Conductor;
r. 4. Reed, Macon, Secretary and Treas
uner: G. j. JOyner, Macon, Senior Conduc-
tor Games d. hlCudfuHOus maCO1is OuD4N1
Conduc bor: W. M. Taylor, Richmond, In
side Guard DO. Lewis, Atlanta, Outside
Guard A banquet was then served, at
which the following visiting conductors
we're present: J. G.. DosWeei aud G. ID.
Goodwin. Richmond ID Il. Lattmer, S. L..
Vandeyere, F. w. Thompson, A. j. Stat
tan, j. W. Adams, j. Suggs and Charles
Morgan, Atlanta; w. H Malone, ID. ID.
CuTraa, r. II. Hudson, r. G. Mcfarland,
c. Herring, j.. r. Adams and Il. j. Nc
Elrey, Montgomery.
Susie Williamson, girl OF apparently
Is years of age, left her home in Newman
Saturday morning, taking the train for
Atlanta. At West Point she left the train
and walked tow ards.AtlanJa. That night
she spent with famiI near the suburbs,
and in the morning wandered of. Mon
day she was found by f. NJ. Dennis, wan
dering about in the woods seven1mites
from Atlanta. on the Georgia Pacificrail-
road. Mr.. Dennis. who Is an employe Of
the Georgia Pacific, brought her to the
stationshouse Monday night and delivered
her to the police. He says be found her
In the woods trying to cuther way through
a bTiar patch. The girl is a lunatic, aud
either refuses or is unable to'talk. she
was in the lunatic- asylum tilla month
OTitwOlago, when she was brought to her
hOme.in Newman. Her parents are said
10 stand well in the community IN which
they reside. They were telegraphed OF
the conditioned their daughter, aad VIII,
no doubt, come OF sendsafLer her.
The sudden and unaccountable dis
appearance Of Cain Smith. his wife and
1-year-Old daughter, from their home, cor
ner Pine and McAfee streets, Atlanta,
leaving behind them daughter lOyears
Of age, son 4 years of age,
and a male infant of Is months Of
age, came TO the notice of the police force
Mosday night. Smith lett Saturday
morning accompanied by his wife ana
daughter, and since then none OF the peo-
pie living IN the vicinityOf his house have.
heard what has become OF him. They
arc OF the opinion that he has gone TO
Cobb county. Nothing In the way OF
provisions was left, and until Monday
night the children bad been living upon,
what was given 10 them Monday night
Capt. Moon and Patrolman Thompson,
learning OF the condition OF the children,
procured n conveyance and removed.
them 10 the Orphans Home on Marietta
street. Smith is painter and is said. to
be a lnnatfo. An effort Will be made TO
secure his arrest aud determine what he
means by his strange and uniatheriy con-
aact.
FLORIDA.
Barlow expects TO have a new depot