Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OTTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARTICIPATES.

IN Ia EAO il-tthS.
a Negro Killed by Barrel OF ROsIn at
Sylvania-Americus Mystificd by IA
Secret BTarriage-A Resident Of Fay
cite County Who is the Father OfThjrty
Children.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. A. J, Rudson died at Americus
Monday.
Ebert county makes upon an average
about IL, 900 bales OF cotton year.
The farmers about Oglethorpe complain
OF short crops and no surplus money.
Charles NJ. Seay has sold his stock OF
groceries at Rome and mas gone out OF
business.
LII. MagIll & Co. have purchased the
Hartwell Sun, together with all OF Its
books, accounts, etc,
Edge, Dorsey & Co. have bought the
good will and stock of furniture oil p.
d. Shocks store at Athens.
At Athens W. q. Thomas has sold his
cotton com press, situated near the South
eastern depot, to Orr d Hunter.
Several new stores have just been COM
pleted at Ogletborpe, and Nj. 3. Gilmore
Is building handsome livery stable.
1t is reported that the ponds. creeks
and rivers In the mountains OF North
Georgia are thick with wild ducks. Hun
tiers are having fine sport.
+. NJ. Donaldson has been commits
stoned Justice Of the Peace for the
1340th district, G. NJ. of Burke county,
vice John S. Denmark resigned.
The Sumter County Sunday School Az
ISOLATION will hold it's second quarterly
meeting to-day at A. D. Gatewood's
school house, four miles southeast OF
Americas.
The Spaldipg Greys, of Griffin, have
made application for new uniforms,
which will cost about $4,000. OF this
amount there has alreOdv been raised, by
subscription, over $1,000.
At Americus Saturday Peretal Raj
ford's little 3-year old daughter fell into a
tub of water and came near drowning.
Some one seeing her heels in the air kick
ing violently pulled the child out.
The gin and storehouse of Capt. Paul
Hammond, Of Beech Island, was totally
destroyed by fire Wednesday. Ten bales
of cotton were burned. Not dollars
insurance was carried on the plant az the
time.
Three steamers are now busy moving
cotton and freighton the COosa river. and
one busy In the same trade on the COSTA
naula river. Plenty of water now and
sharp schedule time made by all the
steamboat
A wagon load of cotton, the property
of Lawson Kelly, took fire Wednesday
from the pipe Of the driver, while in transit
TO WaTnesbOro, and before they could
get to a creek, fe " hundred yards off,
all the bagging and good deal OF cotton
was burned.
The gin house OF J. B. Childs, in the
lower part OF Ebert county, was destroyed
by fire one day last week. About thirty
bales OF cotton were also burned with the
gin. The cotton belonged to different
parties. II is thought the gin was set on
ire by some one.
The committee of fifteen appointed at a
meeting of citizens of Americus at the
court house last Friday reported tn q
similar meeting Tuesday night, as fol-
lows: For Mayor, q. W. Glover: for
Aldermen. L. j. Blaloch. J. j. Wiliford
and j. X. Prince. The report was unani-
mously adopted.
Oglethorpe can boast OF a most mag
nifcent artesian well. The water has
more OF an iron taste than that of the
wells of Albany. Near the we'll is gro W
ing beautiful magnolia, which was
planted in the very spot where the lofty
pole OF 1860 fioated its secession flag OF
independence and disunion.
Henry Palmer (colored), who drove a
wagon for Davis & Scott, at Sylvania. was
killed last Friday by being thrown from
the wagon and barrel OF resin falling
upon him. The horses took fright and ran
against a tree, throwing Palmer TO The
ground. ana barrel OF the rOsin fell upon
his head MASKING ii beyond recognition
A dispatch was received at the office OF
theChiefof Police OF Augusta Wednesday
that Lieut.. Gov. Mauldin, CT south Care
lima, had been robbed out of S5S IN money,
watch and chain. checks and other valu-
ables. Chief OF Police Tickling tee.
graphed the description of the robbery to
our police, who are on the alert for the
offender.
AT Americas Monday night DR.. Clarke
performed the marriage ceremony for 8
young couple at the parsonage, but re
fuses TO give their names, and as the mar
riage license was issued in another county
the curious were baffled in their efforts t.
learn the names OF the parties. Ii is SAID
the marriage will be made public in FEY
days, and will be great surprise.
Ebert Dunn. a 12-year-old boy, of Au
gusta, started out squirrel hunting
Wednesday. Near Lake View park b.
made bis fret SHOT, and one that proved
very unfortunate for him. He had loaded
the gun too heavily, and when he pulled
style. it exploded at the breech, tearing
off his thumb and otherwise laceratin!
his hand.
The following are the Democratic nOmi
nees for the county Offices Of Taylor cuun
ty. 10 he elected at the approaching cleo
ton in January next, for the next term o
office: Clerk Superior Court, John b
Fowler; Sheriff, G. Al. Pope; Treasurer
il. A. Green; Tax Collector. w. A. II
Royal; Tax Receiver, ID. j. Peed; Coro
ner. Y. IL. Caldwell; Surveyor, w. Il
Jinks.
Jacob Moss, a Cochran merchant, has
failed. His liabilities amount to $40. 600
$1,000 to $4,000 OF which falls onIMacor
merchants. Moss was a dealer in gen
eral merchandise, and was considered 8
prominent merchant OF that region, sup
plying farmers and manufacturers witt
dry goods, groceries, etc. The cause o
the failure was the striEgency OF th,
times.
Deputy Collector J. X. Chastain, who
was assigned to duty In the Northern
part Of the state, has rendered his resig
nation 70 take effect Dec. /. Collector
Crenshaw has accepted the resignation
and appointed TO fill the vacancy /. w
Alexander, OF Habersham. Mr.. AleXan
der is store keeper and gaucer, and hi
promotion was due TO his efficiency an,
faithfulness In the discharge OF his du
ties.
Harry Hnl has bought of Thomas Ami