Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-06

n hSsIO woman 4lNluk upoD Tue pace
OF John A. Dickson. few miles from
Irwinton, had her clothing catch on fire
while standing by fire in the field,
Thursday, and her clothing was burned
from her body. Her grandfather was
near, and as she ran, caught her, but was
unable to eXtingulsh the flames until her
clothing was burned off. She lived about
"a hours.
A young lady of very prepOssessing at
pearance arrived at Clayton, W Wednesday.
riding mule. 1t was soon ascertained
that she wanted to sell the mule, the same
beng worth fully 500. She proposed to
take $50 for the beast, but no one came
forward as purchaser. She stated that
her father gave her the mule, and that her
object in selling was to get money to 90
to her husband, who is now in Charlotte,
NC.
large black bear was seen at Black
shear by j. q. Blackburn on Monday as
he was transferring swarm of bees from
an old fashioned gum to the new golden"
hive. Bruin passed within gun shot of
Mr.. Blackburn's residence, but Mr.. Black
burn said he had his hands full at that
time and didn't care about losing his bees
to bother with bear. Bruin would have
helped take out the honey il he had been
given chance.
The City Council OF Dawson is now
called in order in regular legislative style.
AT the regular meeting of that body Mon
day night Councilman Hood presented to
Mayor Baldwin a gaVel that was made by
Maj. o. .. Nelson, of Dawson, in 1862 for
the Confederate government. For rea-
sons not known Maj. Nelson never for
warded it to Confederate headquarters,
and 1t later came into the possession OF
Maj. Hood. 1t was made of the stock of
an army gun brought from Virginia.
The East Rome assessors have COM
pleted their work and have assessed the
property of that handsome suburb at
$244, 600, exclusive of the railroad prop
erty OF not less than 500, 900, which is ex-
empt. The greatest growth has taken
place within the last five years. Four or
five years ago w. M. Cannon bought his
place and built the fifth house. The
Messrs. McWilliams were the first to
build, and DR.. Boyd and Mr.. Lester fol-
lowed. This is good illustration OF the
quiet but substantial growth of Rome.
At Conyers, Thursday, j. N. Hale,
formerly editor of the Conyers Weekly,
had a severe attack of vertigo while stand
ing in D. n. Hudson's store. He was
assisting in loading some shells prepar-
ing to 90 bird hunting, and asked some
one near him for pencil to write note
to friend for the loan OF bird dog, but
before the pencil could be procured he
fell heavily to the floor. After half an
hours work by DR.. @. II. Turner and
friends he revived sufficiently to be car
ried to the house Of j.. W. Langford, his
father-in-law.
New developments have been made in
the murder of the Mauldin boy at ToccOa,
that many think will eXOnerate Fred
Freeman. Two negro gamblers disap-
peAred that day after the killing, and it is
now thought that they committed the
murder because Mauldin caught them at
some rasoality, and they wanted TO get
him out of the way. Fred Breeman's
family will turn him over to the legal au-
thorities as soon as the excitement sub
sides. Fred is anxious to return TO Toe
Goa, and says he can prove his innocence
if he was at home.
At Columbus during the month of Feb
ruary 56 parties were tried in the Mayors
Court, 40 fined, 10 discharged, and l
bound over. The fines collected amounted
to 50, 425, and 7 were sent to the jail or
chain-gang for an aggregate of 100 days.
The Clerks Market collected from wagons
during February $l8 So. There were 26
arrivals Of boats at the wharf during
February, from which $130 were collected
as port duties. There were 8 interments
in the white cemetery during February, of
which were non-residents. There were
20 in the colored cemetery, 9 Of which
were nOn-residents.
A serious alteration occurred two
miles east of Carrollton Thursday be-
tween two brothers, H. ii. and Grant Gill
ley. A few weeks ago one OF them loaned
the other his dog. Wednesday he sent for
it, whereupon his brother refused to send
it, claiming the dog as his. Thurs
day II. H. Gilley went to the field where
Grant Gilley was at work, saying he had
come to whip him about the dog. II. H.
GIlley came up TO him and struck him on
the head with large rock, fracturing the
skull. Grant Gilley. though stunned by
the blow, drew his knife and cut his
brother in seven places before they we're
separated. Both OF the wounded men are
doing well.
A young lady Of Columbus, about to
visit the generating station Of the electric
light company, was told to leave her
watch at home lest it might be magne-
tiled by the strong electric current. She
did so, but complained afterward that
her watch would not keen good time. She
sent it TO a Jeweler, but he reported that
il was not magnetized and kept good
time. Still, whenever she carried it her
time was too slow, although when she
left it in her room it ran correctly. A
gentleman who knew of the circum-
stances suggested to the young lady that
she wear another pair Of cOrsets when
next she carried the watch. She did so,
and had no further trouble with the
watch. The steel springs in her cOrsets
ho1 hoaV, oOnaffZod