Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-01
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GEORGIA.
No LIQUOR will be sold at Dover this year
son,uaI Cannon. colored. has been ar
rested at Cadartown. He is wanted LOT
murder at Columbiana, Ala'
voung white man was in Athens
Friday irving to sell a horse very cheap
n was believed that the horse hao Oeeh
stolen.
The oriqinarors of the incendiary nres
which occurred in the northern part %
Brooks county still remain uhAHo"H W
the citizen of that section.
The attorneys for defense In the Green
Rickerson murder case, at Macon, nave
sent IN the papers relating TO the Case
and thew have strong hopes OF securing
new trial.
A Young man named Thompson had ms
hands badly mangled at the Georgia lac,
tory. at Athens, Friday. Drs. Hogan an u
Lyndon performed the ceremony oil amPu-
tating his fingers.
At Carrollton, his neighbors having
built house for Thomas Chandler VINO
recently lost his leg by an accident, u,
A Raglan is raising by subscription $40
TO secure for him the title to one acre OF
land on which the house stands.
The Reception Committee of the Musco-
gee Agricultural Society met Saturday
and decided to ask the Columbus City
Council for an additional appropriation
Of 800 to defray the expenses OF the state
convention. which meets there on Feb. ..
This year promises to be the most pros
porous that Bailey has ever seen. Be
sides the business usually done IN the
mercantile line, three turpentlne Stills
will be operated in the limits OF town by
MIR. Bland, Parker & Sellers and q. W.
Deem,
III Black has finished counting the
register of Floyd county with the follow
ing result: Rome 249, Chulio 1856, North
Carolina 1856, Barker's 243, Everett Springs
90. FLOYD Springs 1877, Cave Spring 29l,
Waters 1865. Texas Valley 1913, Flat
woods 12s, Livingston 1872, EUowah "a.
There is a great deal of danger in eat
ing fruit that was frozen in the late cold.
AT Athens Friday little girl ate a
banana that had been frozen, and she has
been quite sick since. A gentleman ate
an apple that had gone through the freez-
ing process, and it took two large doses or
morphine to quiet him.
Rev Mr.. Key, partner of Rev. Alex
ander Stringer, who was convicted at the
laRt superior Court Of Forsyth county, is
in Jail in Cumming charged with disturb
Ing public worship. Mr.. Stringer will be
tried on another bill in February for
similar offense. They both clam to be
preachers OF the gospel.
a shocking accident is reported from
IoccOa. Friday little boy named Pierce
attempted to cross the track on the Air
Line road in front of the engine. His foot
caught in something and ne fell on the
track. The engine passed over him, cut
ting off one of mis- legs where 1T Joined mis-
body. and exposing his bowels to view.
J.W. A. Hawkins, of Webster county,
has mule that is ahead of the average
Georgia animal OF that breed. His corn
crib is about three feet Off the ground.
and on two or three occasions he has gone
TO his pen to get the mule for work, but
could not find 1t. until he recently caught
lit under the crib stretched out enjoying
the rest it thus secured.
Notice has been served on the county
commissioners that several harmless and
iucurable lunatics will be sent back to
Blob county from the state asylum, at
Milledgeville, at an early day. This Is in
accordance with the new law lately en-
acted to prevent the overcrOwding OF the
asylum with lifelong inmates. The law
will necessitate the keeping up of 1873
branch asylums-one tor each county in
the State.
At the Macon hospital a little baby was
born the other day, and Superintendent
was born in his dOminions he had the
right to name him. So, in the enthusi-
astic beneVOlence of his generous soul, he
labeled the waif Borrower Cleveland"
The babe may never rise to a remarkable
height but he will walk the streets of
Macon, some day, with proud step and
a swelling heart, as Col. Grover Cleve-
land Williams, Esq.
Atthe Milton Mathews place, in Jack
I'd 10
ror to the neigh bOrhood. He was always
into some stealing scrape. The citizens
! living in the neighborhoOd got tired OF
such conduct, and determined to get rid
of the negro, and accordingly fixed up a
cartridge and fred it near the negroes
house, and left coffin with a tree and
rope painted on the lid. The dynamite
cartridge and the coffin had the desired
effect. The next morning the negro lett
for parts unknown.
The prohibition contest is about to be
TeOpened again IN Dalton ana Whitfield
county. Joe keener, a prominent mer-
chant, is circulating a petition for the
purpose OF getting new election on the
subject OF whisky or no. whisky. 1t is
probable that the election will be held
There is a most decided opposition to the
movement by the best element Of the city
and county, and if the contest comes, the
ganized, and will bring out their full
strength. They have no dnvbt of carrying
the election by large nlaJOrity.
2 Marion Nelson has made a contract
with I. 5. Mickey for the erection of two
large brick stores on Patterson street, at
Vaidosta. The old building now occupied
BY William Jones will be torn down, and
n much more commodous one put in its
place. With two or three exceptions Pat
ferson street will then be built up OF solid
brick stores-wbich for convenience and
handsome appearance will compare most
favorably with those In mucn larger cities
than Valdosta. Other improvements will
Soon be inabgarared. The prospects are
That the year 1886 will be a prosperous one
In every particular.
Americas Republican II Is not gener-
ally understood to what extent the coun-
try is mulcted by the DieuIs trials. The
present trial has not cost the county less
tban Sl15, and the previous trial even
more-$350 to try one criminal. With all
the efforts OF the bar aud court to shorten
the time and thereby lessen the expense,
they will extend TO these murderous
limits. Hence our philosophy is that the
very best, most responsible citizensshould
be put upon the juries, who would look TO
the interests Of the county and not sub
Ject 10 to ruiuous expense by mistrials
and duplicate expense.
At Elberton, FRIDAY night some one
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