Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-16

and was the largest ever seen in these
parts. After the head had been severed
SIX hours Mr.. Tatum inserted a hickory
ak helye between its jaws, and when it
relaxed its hold the helve was ruined.
Thomasville Enterprise: A novel freak
IN nature, II such it is, was exhibited on
our streets a few days ago. A large Lee
Conte pear, gathered from one of the top
most limbs of one of Mrs. Homeister's
large trees, bears the letters Y o r clearly
marked upon the peel. The letters are
about two inches long and so nearly per-
lect In formation as to be readily recog-
nlzable even at glance. Mrs. Homeister
/ feels sure that no ono has at any time
been up the tree, while the height of the
pear and the slenderness of the limb upon
which it grew would seem to preclude
the possibility OF anyone having done
the lettering while the fruit was growing.
James Dillingham;, who became insane
on account of religious excitement at
the protracted meeting in Tennessee val
ley, last week, was brought tefore the
Ordinary of Rabun county. The evidence
satisfied the Ordinary that it was neces-
sary to confine him as he was dangerous
and likely to do great harm unless
strong guard was placed over him. He
was placed In the county Jail at Clayton,
bound so as to keep him from doing him.
self injury. He was placed in one of the
dungeons poorly ventilated, and there
died Saturday. While 1t was evident that
he needed medical attention when he was
first brought to jail, physician was not
called In to see him until all human aid
was In vain.
At Dawson, about l O'Clock Thursday
morning an alarm of fire was given, and
| 1t was found that small building on the
northeast corner Of the public square,
| used by the city authorities as 'dog
pound" was on fire., The flames soon
| enveloped the building, and were CON-
municated to another which stands with
In fifteen feet, and used by Cobb d Palm
er as market house and shoe shop. BY
this time the fire companies had arrived
on the ground, and, finding the small
building already consumed, directed their
efforts towards saving the other building,
the roof and one side of which was in a
blaze. Two streams of water from the
cistern and one nozzle of the chemical
| engine were turned on, and in short
time the fire was extingaished and the
/ building saved.
Brunswick Breeze: A good joke has
leaked out on the Brunswick Rifiemen.
| While on drill at their armory last night
bogus telegram purDorting to come
| from Washington was received by Capt.
| Dart, asking him how many men he could
| muster to go to the Mexican frontier at
| once. Capt. Dart read the telegram to the
men and asked how many Of them were
ready for active service. Surprise not I'M
mixed with CONSERVATION superseded the
| iollity that had existed but moment be-
fore, and we are given to understand that
| the boys almost to q unit declared that it
would be impossible for them to Ego to
| Mexico just yet" as both their business
| and inclination cOunselled their remain
ing in Bruins wick. When the hoax was
discovered, however, there was no little
chagrin among them that they had not
acted differently.
Fort Gaines Tribune: Mr.. Dave Jerni-
| gan had the misfortune to lose a fine
mule last Monday morning. He had let
a negro drive the mule to a big meeting
| the day before, and when he Mr.. Jernl-
| gan) went out to feed his stock Monday
| morning he saw that something was the
matter with the mule. and turned it out
| into the lot so that he could drench 1t,
and when he did SO the mule began snap
ping and biting at everything
| hogs and very near killing a little
son of Mr.. Jernigan's before he could be
| rescued. The mule then run out of the
lot into the woods, biting and gnawing at
the trees, and finally running against a
| tree was knocked to the ground, where he
was caught and held until he was bled,
but to no avail. AS soon as he was let
| loose he began again TO bite and snap at
everything that got in its way, and finally
fell to the ground dead. 1t is thought
that the mule was run mad from being
overheated, as the negro drove it pretty
hard, it being very hot day.
The seventh annual report of the public
schools OF Americas has just been issued
IN pamphlet form. The total number of
children between the ages oil six and
eighteen are 1857; 445 being white and
612 cOlored. OF this number S4l are en-
rolled on the school books, divided into
| twenty classes, and taught by fifteen
| teachers. OF the number enrolled, 800
are white, 1859 boys and 1876 girls; 476 are
| colored, 21S boys and 25S girls. The aV-
erage daily attendance for the whites is
265; for the colored 27S. The per cent. of
school population enrolled is 70 for the
| whites and IS for the colOred. Not sim
gle death was reported in either the white
| or cOlored schools during the last term.
| The Treasurer's report shows that "the
schools cost during the school year just
closed $S,057 To- AS the enrolment was
| Sal pupils. this makes the cost per scholar
| SO IS tor the school year, or 81 06 month.
! The cash balance on hand IS $3.50 80.
There is an increase of A pupils in the
! enrolment this year over that of last
year-13 whites and 81 blacks. This
makes the enrolment OF the school popu-
lation per cent more than last year.
| There is also an increase in the average
number Of scholars belonging to the pub
| lie schools"
FLORIDA.
G. w. Gornto has been appointed Mar
| shall of Live Oak.