Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-21

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Surrendere.
GEORGIA.
A sewerage system Is beng talked up
at Brunswick.
William F. Way. the mill man, will soon
have his rice beating machine In opera
tion at Hinesvile.
til. Sims, OF Forsyth county, has
cherry tree which is b05soming the sec
ond time this season.
Dr.. j. e. Garter, OF Lumpkin, died sun;
day evening. The deceased was an ola
and prominent citizen.
Theodore II. Ivie, an Atlanta photo
grapher, died Tuesday morning OF typhoid
fever at his home In that city. He leaves
wife aud two children.
MIR. Mitchell, of Wilkes county, reports
that he sold his broom corn at cents per
pound. and that the profits are better
than can be obtained Tor cotton.
Itis reported that three carp have late
ly been caught in Goore'a mill pond in
Wilkes county, weighing, respectively,
ten, twelve and thirteen pounds.
Lieut.. Col. LOOMS l.. LangdOn, Of the
Second United states Artillery in CON-
mand OF Camp Hancock, Atlanta, has
been granted leave Of absence for two
months.
So far as announced there are three
candidates for President of the Senate
Hon. John s. Davidson of the Eighteenth,
Hon. W. &. Smith of the Tenth, and Hon.
c. r. Pringle of the Twentieth.
In Wilkes county E. Y. Hill has just
gathered a seven.acre field OF corn which
measured up fOrty-two bushels to the
acre. James w. Wortnen will gather
eighteen bales of cotton from 0ne-horse
farm.
At FORSYTH Tuesday r. w, Trippe ex-
hibited quite curiosity in the shape of
four-legged chicken. The little fellow
hOpped around and chirped merrily, as
though it was nothing more than an ord-
nary fowl.
Among the curiosities IN Griffin Mon
day were Francis Darnall ana son, Of
Atlanta. The father is So years OF age
and is only feet A inches in height, and
the son is II years OF age, and only feet
! inch in height.
At Rome Tuesday in the Superior Court
divorce was granted to Mary Echols
from her husband, Samuel Echuls. In
1882 Echols Joined the Mormon church
and desired his wife to join. She refused
and he deserted her.
At Gainesville Elan Holland, an old
man, was found dead 10 his bed Tuesday
morning. FOulplay was suspected. The
COrOner's jury was in session all gay
Tuesday. An autopsy by DIR. S6dtler
proved that he died from natural causes.
At Albany Alexsnde ohnson, a negro.
has been indicted by the grand iury and
was duly arrested for Illegal voting in the
recent election for State officers. Alex
ander is a convicted felOn. lie succeeded
in giving bond for his appearance when
arrested.
At Gainesville Tuesday f. NJ. Holland
was found dead lying on pallet in
cabin on the lot Of d. e. Banks. He was
about 60 wears old and lived by himself,
ne and his wife having separated some
time ago. He was on the streets Monday
apparently in good health.
The Griffin cotton factory received three
car loads Of machinery Monday, consist
ing mostly of looms for the weaving of
checked goods. This factory is one OF the
best In the State, and the only trouble
they experienceisin manufacturing goods
fast enough to supply the demand.
At Ellaville Monday the negro who
killed Mr.. McElmurray, OF Schley county.
a few DAYS ago by striking him on the
head with a rock, came in and gave him
self up, The killing is sRid to have been
clearly in g elt-detense, and il is not be-
leved that the negro will even be held for
the Superior Court
Harper Black, Jr., living near the Plains
OF Dura, dropped dead Suddenly Sunday
night. Mr.. Black had suffered very much
OF late with pal pitation of the heart He
often took ohl0Tal as a means OF relief
from pam. The presumption is that death
was either caused from the malady, or
else from an overdose OF choral.
At Hamilton tuesday there was ser-
nus cutting aiftay between two negroes,
Reuben Simpson, Of Atlanta. and Sam
Robinson. OF Hamilton, in which the
former (Simpson) was stabbed three
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breast, reaching the hollow. simpson
was awaiting his trial in the courts for
carrying concealed weapons.
Marshal Irwin, of Wilkes county, is
ahead on squashes. While he has several
good varieties for table use, he raises one
for making dish rags and serubbing
brushes. and it seems to answer the pur-
pose admirably. 1t is long and conical
in shape, and when the pulp dries, 1t
looks and feels something like sponge
except that the fibre is cOarser.
Tenk Rather, white man living near
the line OF Decatur in Mitchell county,
was accused of stealing some money
from Elias n. Smith, man with whom
he was living. During the latter part of
last week he was seized by six men with
blackened faces and hung to the limb OF
tree until life was almost extinct. They
tried TO eXtOrt confession of guilt but
failed.
Nose Zellers. coloTed, has been a Meth.
odist preacher in Washington county for
ten years. Thinking he was in error he
drew out Of that church and has been re.
ceiVed into the Baptist church aud given
license to preach for that church. Now
Nose says: 81 b'lieve dat when the
good book says Baptize, il means dat a
man must 60 clean under de water, and
de church dat does dat is de church fer
me-"
At Irwinton five prisoners confined in
Jail broke out Tuesday night. Two Of
them. Charles Mason and Willis Holman.
took fight, while the other three hurri ed
10 the Sberit's residence, aroused him
from sleep and informed him that they
were out. They waited till he could
dress, and then, good naturedly. accom-.
panied him back to the jail, where they
were again locked up. Mason Is the
negro charged with robblng the post office
Bt Griswoldville and shooting another
negro in Gordon.
The young men OF Elberton are organ
LING library association. f temporary
nrganiZatiOn has been perfected with a
view of organizing permanently next
week. They meet wlth great encourage
ment from the citizens OF the town, and
are determined to make the undertaking