Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-24

GEORGIA.
Several new residences nave oeen con-
tracted for at Decatur.
The Young men of Brunswick are or
ganiling gymnasium club.
Adairsville has shipped this season 15,-
900 pounds Of clover seed, worth 50 per
bushe.
Ell. Steele aud Miss Carolina Riley,
member of the firm OF Riley Sisters, died
at Macon Monday.
The turDentine farms near Dublin are
attracting the negroes, and making LABOR
scarce ip that town.
Dublin fishermen are preparing for the
shad fishing. Quantities of fine shad are
annually taken from the Oconee.
The Oconee River Steamboat Company
lost over 81 600 by the recent sinking OF
their barge loaded with fertilizers.
Miss Annie Upton, of Laurens county,
was thrown from buggy on Wednesday
morning last and had one OF her arms
broken.
A little child Of Norman Mccall, col
ored, of Dublin, died last week from eat
ing potash, which had been carelessiy
left in its way.
Emanuel Lumpkin, the negro convicted
at the last term of Laurens Superior Court
of voluntary manslaughter, was carried
to the works on the Macon and Dublin
railroad Wednesday. His sentence Is for
eve years.
At Monroe the jury in the Smith and
Adams murder trial, after two days con-
fnement. have returned verdict acqult-
ting both defendants. This is the case
where bailif posse killed A. 7. Sims,
who was resisting arrest. ...h
Tax Collector Hester, has paid ovef to
the School Commissioners of Dougherty
county $2,4OS 70, and that he expects
from the unpaid poll tax about $1,000
more. This Will give Dougherty county
an education fund of about $500.
The missing papers in the contested
Talbotton election case have turned up in
the post Office safe at Macon, where they
were put by Postmaster Hardeman with
other interrogatories, which ne holds
until called for, as required by the postal
rules.
There is such talk as cutting of the
western portion OF Buneomb district to
the TallapOosa district and then change
the eastern line so as to include W AGO in
the Buncomb district, SO as to make
Waco precinct and court ground with
out creating a new district.
A little daughter of Mrs. Clayton, who
lives on Crump's Jersey farm, uear Ma
con, was playing too near some burn
dress ignited. and the little thing was
terribly burned. A physician was called,
but ne could do little for her, and last
night she died OF lockjaw.
Near Adairs lille JEFF Cary, while hunt
ing saturday eyyning about dark, hap
pened to painful but not serious acct
dent. His foot slipped and he fell, the
gun hammer striking against a rock,
causing the gun to fire. Seven large
hot
eye. The shot ranged downward and
backward.
Any one having any Information of in
quiries made for the heirs of the estate OF
Benjamin Wheeler, of England, will confer
favor by giving such information to A. l..
Smith, of Lithonia, Ga. The Wheeler es-
tsts Is valued at many million dollars,
aud Mr.. Smith is satisfied that be has the
proofs which establish his claim to it:
hence he asks for this information.
The whereabouts of E. j. Lipford, who
recently left Macon under a cloud, &C
companied by his niece, have been learned,
and negotiations are now pending for his
return. His money is all gone, and on
account of his wife and seven children,
who were left in destitute circumstances,
his former employers might be disposed
to deal lightly with him should he return.
He is not in Ohio, as was supposed.
The annual encampment Of the Depart
ment of Tennessee and Georgia, G.. A. R.,
will he held at Atlanta, commencing on
Friday next, Feb. 26. A reception will be
given at COncOrdia Hall, when addresses
of welcome will be delivered on behalf of
o. NJ. Mitchell Post No. 81, by its COM
mander on behalf of the city OF Atlanta.
by Hon. George Hillyer, Mayor, on behalf
Of the State OF &c rgla, by Col. John A.
Stephens, Adjutant General.
The Augusta Gas Light Company is
fighting with a determination the new
gas company proposed to be started in
that city. Before the courts last week
they fought every inch of ground, and
succeeded In securing postpOnement OF
action on application for a charter. Be-
fore the Council Monday Congressman
Barnes and Hon. Patrick Walsh appeal
ed for justice to the old company, and
asked that the Council refuse to allow
any new company the rights of the
streets. The matter is still in Council
and court, but the general sentiment Is
that the new company will not be allow
ed TO start business.
Mrs. Guy Dey writes from Kingston.
giving warning relative to her husband,
whom she states has been recreant to her.
She claims that he is a general marrying
man, and likes to get a wife in every
town. He is carriage workman. and she
saws he Is in New Orleans, and sometimes
goes by the name of Guy; that he deserted
her, leaving her and her infant child to
starve or get on the best they could. He
is OF medium height, dark eyes, hair and
moustache. has Roman nose and squints
one eve when talking. He also travels rs
Prof. Guy. alias Henry Hendricks. She
desires the chief OF police and marriage
able girls to look for him.
Deputy Sheriff Bowman, of Rockmart,
Ga, arrived in Chattanooga, Tenn, Sat
urday from Memphis, having In custody
a notorious criminal named Samuel Orr.
The prisoner was one of the worst, most
daring characters IN Georgia, and after
much difficulty be was, ten years since,
sentenced Ia the penitentlary for a long
term, for attempting to rob a safe. by
some means he managed to escape, and
fed for parts unknown and succeeded in
eluding the officers for more than seven
years. The deputy finally succeeded in
locRting Orr, near Memphis, and effected
his capture. He WAS taken TO Atlanta,
and will be returned TO prison soon.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture an
nounces that there will be no further gen.
eral distribution Of seeds by the depart
ment this season. The reason OF this is
that he has exhausted his supply. About
50lph,IlitH pt tobacco seed, 200 pounds Of
assorted garden seed, 100 bushels Of Span
ish ground nuts, about the same quantity
of peterkin cotton seed. 10 bushels of