Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-24

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duced in the next Legislature to charter
a bank, to take steps TO build a ware
house, and to form company 70 erect
s1Xty-roOm hotel.
A disastrous confagration occurred in
/ Meriwether county Tuesday night
/ George Borrow, a worthy cOlOred man,
| lett home to attend church some four or
five miles distant. 1t was while away
the disastrous fire occurred, burning his
dwelling, barn and all Outhouses, four
bales OF cotton and over 300 bushels Of
corn. A negro whom Borrow had re-
Gently had IN his employ, but discharged
on account of laZiness, is generally sup
posed TO have fired the place.
Capt. Nyroos, Of the Finnish bark
Lainetar, now at DOboy loading, says that
while in Finland during the past sum
mer little country weekly very ostenta-
tiOusly presented its readers with the will
Of the late Henry Todd, of Darien. The
KAUFMAN Lehti, the Finnis weekly, says
Capt. Nyroos. headed the piece OF news as
follows: Death of one of the richest
black men in America. Many churches
made rich" etc. Capt. NyroOs knew
Todd well, and to him 1t proved interest
ing information.
Though there ia not much show of build
ing, yet the Improvements in Albany
are extensive. Thirteen cottage houses,
having from three to six rooms each, have
been erected in the city, or are in course
OF erection since spring, and several
dwellings have been remodeled and many
renovated during the summer. Greer Il
Floyd are building a brick store on the
corner at the Intersection of Jackson and
state streets. They are also erecting an
office in the rear of their storerOom on
Court House avenue.
In the recent election in Campbell
county for members of the General AS
sembly J. j. Beall, independent, defeated
NJ. L. Harvey, nominee, by IA votes. Mr..
Harvey at once began contest Of the
election. The evidence Tor the contestant
WAS closed Thursday. About geo illegal
votes were found. The cOntestee will be-
gin taking testimony this week, but it is
thought that he VIII not find enough lille
gal votes for Harvey to overcome those
found tor himself The general opinion
seems to be that Harvey will win the
contest.
Ellijay Courier: Alter an absence of
over four years in the State prison in
Dade county, Pete COrban returned to his
home In this place Wednesday night, Oct.
10. He says he has had hard time dur
ing these long weary years, but Jared
better than the average prisoner, mas
prohted by his sad experience and warns
all young men to beware of strong drink
and lewd women. He was glad to see his
mother and sisters and to shake hands
with his Old acquaintance, and is deter
mined that his course through life will be
sober aud upright.
At Morganton Wednesday Hon. A. D..
Gambler addressed a large number of the
citizens OF Fannin county while court
was adjourned for dinner. He also made
fine speech at Gilmer court last week.
lie discussed the question of national
finance at length, and took strong ground
in favor of the repeal of all internal reYe-
nue. laws and thorough revision of the
tariff, in such way as to relieve, as far
as possible, all the necessaries of life from
the burden OF taxation, and to raise all
revenue necessary for the support of the
government by an import tax on Injuries
and such articles as compete with home
products.
City Engineer Albert Davidson, OF Au-
gusta, while at the North, examined the
hyatt system of filtering water, aud thinks
well of it. He will, no doubt, make some
report on the subject, which cannot fail
to interest the people. At comparative
ly small cost Augusta can be supplied
with 5000, 600 gallons daily of pure, clear,
sparkling water, which is not only i'll.
tered but aerated. With such water for
drinking and cooking, Augusta would
have, perh APPS, the finest and most whole
some supply In the world. The Savan-
nan river water is phenOmenally excel
lent, and only needs to be freed from mud
to be almost absolutely pure.
Thursday William A. Kyle, who lived
near Deep Springs, in the upper portion
Of Whitfield county, shot and killed him
self with 32-calibre revolver. From the
evidence of his mother-in-law the unfOr-
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to practice shooting at mark, but shortly
afterward he was found lying near the
house dead, with blood ooZing from bull
let hole in his left breast IN the region of
the heart. From the evidence adduced by
the CorOner's jury it is believed that the
deceased came TO his death by accident
ally shooting himself while carelessly
handling his pistol. Kyle was about 10
years OF age, and leaves a young wife to
mourn his untlmely end.
Near Lexington Thursday morning
VIII Deadwyler was passing along tle
| road with some lumber on his wagon. and
on looking over to the left saw smoke
issuing from the roof of cabin. He i'm
mediately left his wagon and ran over to
| the house 10 aid in putting out the fire or
! save something from the burning house.
On looking into the door as best he could,
he saw cradle in which was little baby.
It's cries attracted MS attention, but ere
he rushed in, cradle, baby and all went
down beneath the burning floor to perish
in the flames. The house belonged to A.
Dozier, aud was occupied by tenant of
his. The father and mother had locked
the child in the house and had gone of to
the field.
In saving up huge oak log at D. Blu
kofzer's saw mill, near Dalton few days
ago. the saw in its rapid revolutions sud
! denly graZed upon some extremely hard
| substance foreign to the nature of the
wood, which badly d mayed many of the
teeth. This led the wOrkmen To make an
! investigation, and upon splitting open the
/ log, a perfect horse shoe was found firmly
| imbedded in the wood about four inches
! from the exterior service. Judging from
! the grain and the depth at which the shoe
/ appeared, it is surmised that It was either
! nailed to, or was placed in hollow Of the
! tree some twenty-four or TWENTY-FIVE
/ years ago, and as the tree grew was i'm.
/ bedded within the wood. The shoe is in q
! perfect state Of preservation.
| Last Friday night John Chitwood was
assaulted near the South Tredegar Iron
/ Works, at Chattanooga, by an unknown
man, who felled him to the ground by Il
/ blow from heavy piece of iron. Chit
/ wood was walking quietly along, uusus.
! pecting danger, when the would-be assas
/ sin darted from a dark alleyway and
made an attack upon him before he had
/ time TO defend himself. After being