Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-06
GEORGIA ANB FLORIDA.
ritE NEWS Oh rHG TWO STATES
rofD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPH
An Alabama Sporting Man under arrest
,Isoon Charged with Thoft-Bibb
T,,ntx dominates Her Legislative
Candldates-A Wandering Child Re-
It, Its Father Drowned Near Ath-
ems.
GEORGIA.
,rhore ia a strong current in favor OF all
oartIes uniting and returning Hon. joshua
iii as MOrgan's next representative IN
the legislature
nolt OF electricity fell in the cotton
aojd ot John T. BOifeuillet, at Dublin,
not many days since, killing the weed for
twenty yards square.
Ct Paups Episcopal church, OF Albany,
If which Rev. Mr.. Pond is pastor, was
rohbed of its ministerial robes for the
second time last Sunday.
Notwithstanding the hard times and
scarcitv of money, Etberton continues to
;mnroye. and the sound of the saw aud
hammer is heard on ali sides.
The nomination for Senator for the Thir-
taib Senatorial district resulted as fol-
iows. Y. A. Daniel AIS, T. j. Scott 1857,
scattering7. Daniels majority 81.
The Jekyl Island Club are now building
steamer IOE JuG oPSCIdl nGSuS VI bnCAl
ronte from Brunswick to the island. She
viii be constructed for speed as well as
comfort.
L.. A. johnson brought Lizard to Ell
horton the other day which had two tails,
ar rather. forked tail. About an inch
from It's body the tail forked, having two
nr0ngs about two inches long from the
fork.
The enrolment OF members for the new
military organization, the Atlanta Ar
tillerv, progresses satisfactorily. There
are now on the several lists forty names,
representing the very best element in the
city.
An election occurred in Danielsville on
Tuesday to select man to represent that
district in the Senate. The two candi-
dates were Young Daniels and Hon. jeff
Scott, the former being elected by 81 ma
jOrlty.
Al. Baldwin & Co. and Geise, of Daw-
son, are tearing down the old wooden
buildings in the rear OF the store, and
near their mill, and have hands at work
on the new buildings, which will be
60Xl20 feet.
There is to be double marriage in At
lanta at an early day. The grooms, it is
said, will be a prominent lawyer OF Sa-
vannah and popular druggist of Atlanta,
while Atlanta will furnish a couple of
lovely brides.
The difference of opinion on the doc
trine of holiness il the Methodist Episco-
pal church in Hart county seems to De ir-
reconcilable. From present indications
it appears that the exercise of more
charity would have beneficial effect.
The trustees of the ElbertOn male
academy have elected W. +. Jones, Of La
Grange, as principal for another year. He
was elected out of about forty applicants,
all OF whom were highly recommended.
He will have fine field for building up
tirst-class school.
In the primary in Pulaski county We'd
nesday, for Representative, Cochran gives
Dr. Y. ii. Morgan 1853, B. Z. Barksdale 50.
Hartford, for Morgan 10, for Barksdale 8.
Hawkinsville, Morgan 1853, Barksdale 81.
The other precincts have not been heard
from. Morgan will be nominated.
Rev. j. j. Farmer, pastor OF the Revn-
dds Baptist church, has been conducting
the most successful series OF protracted
services ever known at this place The
meeting has continued for over two
weeks. Thirty-two accessions have been
made, and the interest is still increasing.
The barn of w, S. Gibbons, near the six
mile station, was burned Tuesday night.
luz bdA IL was OA6 VI Ouc OCSb III It 10y u
county. and with the contents, which were
consumed, was worth $4,000. The insur-
ance was $1,000 Mr.. Gibbons thinks
spontaneous combustion caused the ire.
The convention for the Twentieth dis
trct Georgia Sunday School Association
met at Waco Wednesday. A large num-
Der OF delegates are in attendance, and
the exercises and ceremonies are inter-
esting. Thomas w. Dimmock is presi-
dent and Col. G. E. Grow, of Carrollton,
secretary,
In Clarke county corn is suffering for
rain, although good crop has been made
on upland, more than last year. Cotton
on red land is fine, but it is very poor
where the soil is gray. A farmer from
the lower edge of Clarke said this week
That he knew OF plenty cotton that would
not make bale TO five acres.
COL Charles L. Schlatter, late General
Manager and Nice-Presidento of the Bruins
WICK and Western railroad, and formerly
chief Engineer OF the State OF Pennsylva-
MA, died at Brunswick Wednesday, in
tle seVenty-ninth year OF his age. Col.
ochlatter was one ofthe Oldest civil en-
gneers OF note in the United States.
The Ordinary has let to the lowest bid
Ger the contract to build new bridge at
tne long bridge site, two miles west of
GAINESVILLE. The contract was awarded
10 ii. b. Nelms tor the sum of $219, he be-
ing the lowest bidder. The bridge isOver
oVo leet long, and when completed will
erty.
wash. Barteld, colored, met his death
instantly three miles south of Hampton
Wednesday. He was down in a well on
Joe Grifiin's plantation, cleaning 1t out,
euu us son was drawing of load of
mu9' Inc windlass broke and the bucket
iell oack hiteen feet, striking the untortu-
naOe victim on the head, crushing the
s nuIl and breaking his neck. The body
S %as recovered by means OF party going
uOwh and attachinga rope.
~ IS said that VIII jackson, the Sumter
PVstal prisoner, was the leader in the
p .ot 10 overpower Jailer Birdsong and
SSsospe' geo. Coldwell, the negro who
sat me night with the jailer, made con-
eSsioh 10 that effect. Jackson's cell was
eaiCheo' and a piece of wood about a
WV. long was found concealed under his
1"VlEess with which he was TO gag Bird
Iok "hen they got out. Birdsong, says
trouble.
oMucktee swamp, near Americas,
S TnI 10 have den of ferocious cats.
It1ooSy morning while Charlie Timer, a
CO.. co.. ooy, was playing in the yard cat
tno from The swamp and bit him near
ses 'nIyh' 1t Was first thought TO be a
no., pie, but later was traced to the
a., n.y. Inc cat was found in the swamp up
W.T. III ran boy out of the tree and