Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

A telegram was received at Waynes-
boro Wednesday by the bondsmeA OF Geo.
w. Garriok, charged with larceny after
trust, from the Chief OF Police OF East0n,
Pa, notifying them that Garrlck was I'M
der arrest, and to send an officer with
requisitOn at once. Sometime ago there
was published an account of Garrick's
inhdei;ty to his employer, Mr.. s. H. Alta
way, for whom he worked as bartender,
and how he appropriated money OF his
employer to his own use at various times.
5. D. Heard, of Washington, was closed
up on Saturday by Sheriff Galloway at
the instance of one of his creditors, who
asked for the appointment of a receiver.
| The debt due the firm which took this ae-
ton amounted to about 1915. MIR, Heard's
liabilities are about $4,000. George G..
Beal was appointed receiver under the
order OF the court, and will at once pro-
coed to wind up the business. Mr.. Heard
has recently sold his fine farm on Beaver
dam creek of about 200 acres to A. Frank
lin for S., 200.
Many dogs and sheep are dying with
''chOlera" in the Southern portion of
Laurens county. 1t is said that those
owning sheep poison the dogs and claim
that they die with cholera, and that those
having hogs IN the river swamp, for the
hunting OF which they claim Tia at their dogs
are almost Indispensable, resent he in
| jury of having their dogs killed by shoot
ing every sheep they come across. More
than 100 sheep is said to have been killed
in this way within the past three weeks,
| and OF course they, TOO, die with
''chOlera"
There is an issue in the City Council of
Americas as to the rights and preroga-
/ tives of the Mayor phe Mayor, who is
supported in his views by Aldermen Bell,
! Williams, and Oliver, claims that he can
at any time Vacate the chair putting any
mem Der ne chooses in J, make a motion,
and support it by his vote. The remain
ing Aldermen, Messrs. Glover, Burt, and
ROney, admit that the Councils rule
gives the Mayor the right TO vacate the
chair to make a motion and address the
Council upon that motion, but not to vote
upon it and thereby deprive an opposing
Alderman of his clear right to vote.
At Atlanta, in 1884, "a lady named Mrs. B.
| B. Smith was struck on the ankle with a
| stone thrown from the hands Of Green
! Freeman. Since the time Mrs. Smith
was hit with the stone she has been I'M
able to work, and has suffered a great
deal of pain from the injuries received.
By profession she is a mattress maker,
and earned a good salary at that business.
All her time since being hurt has been lost.
| Mrs. Smith entered suit against Free
man for damages in the Superior Court,
and Wednesday the case was heard. The
| jury, after being out short time, re-
turned verdict for $500 damages. Mrs.
Smith sued for $1,000.
At Covington, on Wednesday, a rumor
that the Kimball house in Atlanta was
on fire had its effect upon the entire COM
munity. The news soon reached the court
room, where the court was in progress,
and in few minutes 1t was generally
known, and came near causing a suspen-
sion OF further proceedings. No less than
| 500 people called at the offices Of the
| Southern and Western Uhion Telegraph
! Companies to learn something of the fire.
A large number of messages we're sent to
| parties in Atlanta, inquirlng If the Kim
ball was burning. Answers were soon
sent back that the rumOr of the burning
was without foundation. Everyone seemed
Disguised when they realized that they
| had been duped.
r. II. Knapp, the Alabama street real
| estate agent, Wednesday, sold two lots on
Hunter street and Capitol avenue at pub
lie Outcry. The land belonged to MIR. KeT-
shaw and brought good price. The first
lot sold fronted 30 feet on Capitol avenue,
and was 100 feet deep. In front of the lot
between it and the avenue was a strip of
ground 10 feet deep, belonging to u. A.
Rice. This strip Of ground was part of a
lot which was condemned when Capitol
avenue was opened, and Mr.. Kershaw's
lot was sold subject to that incum brance.
The lot was purchased by James z. Har-
rison for $4,000. The other lot fronts
Hunter street, and was bought by Mr..
Griss, of the Griss lumber company, of
Dodge county, for So, 100.
Hamp Lowe is Covington and Macon
railroad negro at Macon. Tuesday he
went into the store Of Louis Greenwood on
| Fourth street and bought some goods, in
! payment for which he handed out rail-
road due bill given by Ferguson & Co.
! Mr.. Greenwood declined to take it and
the negro began to talk and act in a very
| rough manner. Mr.. Greenwood pushed
him out the door, when the negro drew
| fve-barreled revolver and fred at Mr..
/ Greenwood and ran. Mr.. Greenwood
overlook him, took the pistol from him and
turned him over to OFFICER McClusky, who
tried to carry him to the brrracks. The
negro was blind drunk and fought like a
! fend. In the scu1ie he bit the officers
hand severely. MeClusky laid him out
with his billy. Officer Ray came up, and
the negro was placed in a hack and taken
to the city prison.