Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

10 De olVen n FtnanciAl
GEORGIA.
Rev. r. NJ. Lockwood died at Thomas
vile Sunday.
Rev. Sam Jones is expected to lecture
during conference at Augusta.
Work on the new Baptist Church at
Milledgeville will commence at once, and
when completed the church will cost
$4,000.
At Atlanta Monday Lee s. Dunn, the
Ivy street livery man, made an assign
ment, naming Capt. A. s. West IS the as
signee.
A rooster belonging to Mrs. Neisler, lv.
ing near Montezuma. killed himself by
eating 10 grains of corn, 81 peanuts and
large quantity OF dough.
At cambridge John Brown, one of the
editors OF the Democrat, has leased Hod-
son Hall and will put it in frst-class con-
dition for theatrical performances.
At Walden Sunday little negro on
j. j. Tinley's place was badly burned
and died Monday after night OF severe
suffering. She was daughter OF Peter
Gibson, colored.
Gov. Gordon has issued a warrant in
favor Of Capt. Ed Purcell, of Augusta,
for the reward offered for the arrest and
conviction of Preston Valentine as the
murderer of old man Wales in Augusta.
To-day will be day Of unusual inter-
est to Atlantians, because .. 600 registered
voters will select the Mayor and General
Council who shall make and execute the
laws for Atlanta for the next two years.
Information at Rome to the effect that a
syndicate, with $1,000,000, has been
formed in New York for the purpose OF
establishing an iron furnace somewhere
on the line OF the Rome aud Decatur road.
This city will bid for the site.
The first seizure of oleOmargarne was
made in Atlanta Monday By Deputy Col
lector Chisholm. The oeOmargarine was
in the store Of a well known merchant.
but since the law went into effect he had
not offered TO sell it.
Many poultry raisers in and near At
lanta are complaining Of their chickens
being afflicted with "a disease something
like rheumatism. 1t attacks them in
their legs and they are unable to walk.
After being sick few days they die.
Deputy Collector Moss and Deputy
Marshal Hardy captured an Illicit dlstil
lery in Talbot county Saturday night and
destroyed 1000 gallons of beer. They
also arrested a young man named Jesse
Nelson, who was operating the distillery.
Doorkeeper Wilson was absent from
the House on leave Monday. He returned
from Augusta Monday evening, after
law, and was rendered reception at the
home of w. 3. Henderson, brother-in-law
OF Mrs. Wilson.
Ed. Dyson, cOlored, Of Terrell county,
convicted in 1888 of assault upon a
woman, and cent to the Dade coal mines,
has been pard0ned by the Governor. The
aggrieyed woman, on whose testimony
he was convicted, now contesses that she
was not sure OF the identity OF the negro,
IA G he did faa nfh nr hns
band.
At Albany Monday night, at 6:30. a
brick clubhouse, back of the ArtesiGn
House, was found in flames. The build
ing con- aimed corn and fodder belonging
to Lewis Bros. AS the burning building
was in few yards OF Muse 81 Browns
warehouse some danger was at first ap-
pretended, but the efficiency of the fire
department prevented what might have
been serious CONFEDERATION.
very strange occurrence took place
near Rome Sunday. A little. 12-year-old
negro girl, apparently in perfect health,
told her mother to dress her in her grave
dress, because she was going to die. Her
mother, to humOr the chIld's within, par
italy complied, and before sic had tn-
ished the child was dead. The facts are
youched for by a responsible gentem an
who resides in the neighborhoOd.
NJ hllduld Mbuud9 W diLeF III. Drown
and RnetJ Il O'Bryan, representing a
large number OF Eastern creditors. APP
piled to Judge Marshall j. Clarke for
receiver in the A. 4 ). Resented matter.
X. ID. Knapp was appointed receiver
The case is set for hearing on Saturday
next. A. 1t : Resented made an assign
ment last Saturday. The failure is Que
of the LARGEST OF the season, there being
about $50, 600 involved.
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the Georgia railroad were at work a few
miles out of Augusta, when they ran
upon and flushed cOyey Of partrIdges
The birds were so numerous That in the
rise number Of them struck the tele-
graph wires along the track and tell dead
at tue feet OF the WOrkmen. One part
ridges head was cut entirely off by the
electric wire, and the road hands enjoyed
the shower of quail at their Thanksgiving
dinner.
Miner Griggs, who killed a man 10
Hancock county number of years ago,
was sentenced TO penitentiary for life and
subsequently pardOned by Gov. Stephens
alter six years imprisonment in camp
No. 3, is now suing the lessees for $4,000
damages to his health and constitution
while imprisoned. The case is now being
heard in Fulton Superior Court, and the
testimony thus far SHOWS that Griggs, 50
far from being confined at hard labor, was
made trusty and night waLchman.
AT Atlanta Sunday morning, while
Coroner Haynes was holding the Charles
Collins inquest, he was notified tina
Henry Elliott, the Central railroad en-
ploye who was injured by the explosion
OF q boiler Thursday night last, was dead.
He Instructed bailiff TO organize jury
of inquest and subpoena the witnesses for
that afternoon. Tue Coroner, however.
was kept busy until too late to hold an in
quest that afternoon, aud dismissed he
jury, instrucJing them TO report the next
morning. Monday morning al 10 o'clock
the Coroner repaired to the place and
found that Mr.. Elliott was not dead, but
that ne was improving 10 the satisfaction
OF his physicians.
The adjourned term OF Richmond Su.
peri0r Court convened ut Augusta Mon
day with Judge Samuel Lumpkin presid-
ing, in place OF Judge ROney, who is en-
gagged in hearing motions. Tue court
was engaged all day in the case OF Elvira
Joncs, the colored girl who is suing the
Georgia railroad for 10000 damages for
losing her arm and sustaining other
bodily injuries By being run over by the
fast Train while crossing the track in the
city. Her attorneys claim that her con-
ditIon prevents her doing household
duties, and will probably prevent her
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