Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-05

Result OF the Bridge 6ASSbAon IN
pougherty County.
GEORGIA.
Liberty Hill Church, near Hampton,
will build new edince.
Ducks, fish aud squirrels are said to be
plentiful on rhe Altamaha.
Barnesville's city fathers are having
the city ordinances revised and codited.
Nearly the entire rice crop on the Alta
mana river has been shipped to Savannah.
Many acres have been planted in oats
and rye around MarshallVille the past
few weeks.
TIE Young Mems Christian Association
are preparing reception for the printers
Of Atlanta.
DR.. Blain, of Brunswick, continues IN
Improve in health. His lie was despaired
Of a few DAYS ago.
Every dwelling house in Hartwel is
occupied, and few old storehouses have
recently been converted into dwellings.
Col. Tiff has served the Dougherty
County Commissioners with notice that
he will contest Wednesdays election on
the bridge question.
W. T. Melton, of Buena Vista, exhibits
apiece of decayed wood which he took,
forty feet below the surtace Of the earth,
from new well hs is digging.
Mr.. Seals, Of Eatonton, has raised IN
cash. subscriptions an1 notes about - -
10 pay on the parsonage debt, which
amounted 10 about 1928 year ago.
new and most interesting volume OF
over 800 pages. entitled "Elijah Vlndi.
sated," written by DR.. Clark, Americus.
5a., is now passing through the press OF
he Southern Methodist Publishing House,
Nashville, Tenn.
The Town Council OF Blakelg held
meeting Thursday night At which they
liked the whisky license for the year 1887
II $500, and ordained mat this Law should
not be changed without sixty days no.
tice to the public.
Col. J. W. Echols, of Wilkes county,
will convert great part OF the extensive
Echols place in Simston district into a
sheep ranch, stocked with native sheep,
as it is thought they will thrive better
than imported ones.
Mack Craft, a well to do farmer living
kear Concordia, in Hart county, has never
bought hors-, COW. or hog. SIXty-1ve
dollars is the largest amount ne ever
owed, and he paid that with bale OF
cotton and had 81 left.
Henry Brooks, we'll known colored
carpenter of Americas, fell dead OF heart
disease Wednesday morning. He was
working on the Davidson place several
miles from town, and had just completed
the building of house, aud while work
about the chimney underneath the build
tng fell dead.
The thirty-fith annual report of the
Georgia Academy for the Blind is out.
president Powers reports receipts
Ei6.091 20, and disbursements $l3.254 Is,
leaving a balance on hand OF $2,S37 %.
During the year nineteen whites and five
colored pupils have been admitted, and
the roll nnmhnra nj nm
pupils.
The Macon city elections come of Sat-
drday, Dec. IL. The candidates for AL
dermen are popping up all over town. In
The Fourth ward there are fourteen can
ddates for Alderman, and in the other
three wards they are still developing.
Among the new ones mentioned are
George A. Smith, George f. Wing, Hon.
q. l.. Bartlett and IL. V. Washington.
At Brooks Station DR.. J. l.. Gable and
Col. G. Z. Daniel were out bird hunting
Thursday. Col. Daniels gun was acct
dentally discharged. tue contents entering
the right side Of DIR. Cables head. They
were both in the act of shooting at the
same bird. Gable Is painfully, if not
fatally. hurt, as ne was at close range with
Daniels gun, not exceeding twenty feet.
Frank Barnett, who has recently pur-
chased the property of ). Bernstein, at
IOWElGb NILS, ID GTcbOb county, WAS a
slave OF DR.. Poulain before the war and
was freed by the result OF that struggle.
Having kept clear OF politics and at
tended to himself and his business, with
singular industry and good management
he has accumulated some $4,000 in cash
and real estate.
Last Saturday j. ". Roberts, OF Buena
Vista. made an assignment to j. J. Dun
ham in favor OF his creditors. Mr. Rob
trts has been In the grocery and supply
business, in connection with the Planters
warehouse, In Buena Vista, for several
years. The amount OF his liabilities is
about $4,000. with assets OF about an
equal amount, good deal Of which is
in notes and accounts. There will be a
meeting OF tue creditors on Dec. 8.
The appearance of troop Of horsemen
In The parade at Greensboro on Thanks
giving day, many OF whose members
were Confederate cavalry veterans,
awakened at once strong impulse for
permanent organization. Cant. A. J. S.
jackson, who commanded a squadron on
that occasion has been pressed with sug-
geetions TO organize an efficient troop o.
cavalry for the county. He aud others
are seriously considering the matter.
Sheriff Rushin. of Marion county, tells
Of remarkable mule. The quadruped has
been sold at Sheritf's sale four different
III as many years. lub party UDakInG
the purchase giving his note 10 paw for
the animal IN December, but falling u
cancel the obligation the mule was sold
again, and he was sold four times in like
manner. A few days ago, and IL was
only a short time before the first TUESDAY
in December, the mule came up TO the
bheritf's home as though he thought il
about time to be sold the fifth time, buI
Dir. Rushin sent a negro out to turn the
mule homeward, as this last note had
been paid.
The corpse OF white male infant was
found on the sand bar at the foot Of the
middle pier OF the city bridge, at Macon
Friday. IL is presumed that the child
was born out of wedloeK and that the
mother threw it into the river 10 hide ner
shame. In investigating the case some
light was thrown on the matter, and tue
authorities have their suspicious aroused
They will investigate the matter fully
aud 10 IL thought probable that the guilty
parties Will be brought TO justice. The
midwife supposed 10 be connected with
the case was taken up by the police.
They got no information bearing on the
case from her.
Id Stevenson was found dead in a rail.
road sbanty, five miles east of Fort Gaines,
Friday, with pistol ball in his breast,
from which blood was still ooZlng. Cor.
oner Robert Smedley was notified, VINO
want IN the RCan9 summoned iurY Of