Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
A Runaway Horse Drowned and
His Driver Injured Near Eastman
The Hearing of the Greek Slave
Case at Atlanta Postponed-Ad-
iournment of Clarke Superior
Court.
GEORGIA.
Stewart Superior Court will convene
to-day.
Jonesboro throws $40 per month into
the Unsuitable nav Of the lottery.
ALumpkin painter says he has enough
contracts ahead to last him six months.
Brooks Superior Court will commence
a week from to-day. Judge b. b. Bower
will preside.
Ouitman has had big trade from Col
ouitt and Berrien counties during the
past few weeks.
1t is estimated that the last term of SUI
perior Court cost Warren county in the
neighborhood of $l,lOO.
gentleman of Washington says he
has demonstrated the fact that a horse
can be kept at cost of only 81 a month.
Two or three picnics are already an
nounced for next week ia various parts
of the State. They mark the formal open
ing of the season.
The Harris house at Fort Valley has
been leased to W. J. Beldrng, of Washing
ton, D. c. Mr.. Bedding is the proprietor
of the Hotel Brunswick at Washington
There are quite a number of distin'
gulshed gentlemen aspiring to the Judge
ship of the Ocmulgee circuit, which has
been so long and ably filed by Hon. I. G
Lawson.
An excursion of Atlanta people Will
visit Lumpkin about the middle of May
II is said that at least seventy-hve per
sons will be in the party, most OF them
former residents of the place.
A turkey was xii ed and eaten in w arrer
county few weeks since that was set
ting at the time of Sherman's raid through
Georgia in 1864. Some Savannah board
ing-house keeper should nave secured this
gobber for Centennial week.
The "Greek Slave'' high art case y
called in the Recorders Court at la
Saturday. The room was crowded and
the witnesses for the defense were on
hand in full force. The officer who made
the arrest asked for time to subpoena wit
nesses for the prosecution, and the case
BY the direction of the recorder went
eyer till next Tuesday.
On last Saturday old uncle Trim Sim.
mons, a thoroughbred African, who was
doubtless the oldest person in Warren
county, breathed his last. He was born
under the blazing sun of Africa, and
claimed to have been 103 years old. Up
to last Christmas he could have been seen
almost daily CT the streets, and made
himself gaz-%elly useful.
The residence of c.. W. Ross, near
Friendship, was destroyed by fire about
S'>IzeA Thursday morning. The fire
originated in the cOOk-room, where there
had been no fire for some time, and the
house was in a full blaze when the occu'
pants were awakened. Mr.. Ross and bis
wife escaped with only one suit of wear.
ing apparel each. Loss probably $1,000
on which there was no insurance.
Clarke Superior Court adjourned Satur
day, after session of two weeks. The
grand jury adjourned Friday, and the
most noticeable part of their work was
finding true bills against several parties
in the city tor selling liquor on the sly
eleven against one firm, six against
another, and three against another. They
recommended that the cases be tried be
Wore the Superior Court instead of the City
court.
W. S. Hoffman of Hawkinsville started
in buggy Friday for Eastman. Wher
near White Bluff, about ten miles from
Eastman, the horse got scared at fiat
which some men were padding in the
river, and took a straight run for the
river, throwing Mr.. HOLMAN backwards
out of the buggy. The horse dragged the
buggy after him and was drowned. Mr.
Hoffman received a slight wound on his
knee. The team was the property of Mr.
e. c. Smith, who keeps livery stable a.
Hawkinsville.
C. w. Bolton, who was one Of the per
sons injured in the accident near Austel
on Dec. IA last, received $4,000 from the
Georgia Pacific railroad as a compromise
on $4,000, for which he sued. The
Georgia Pacific Company, while claim
ing that it was not responsible for the
accident, acknowledges that it is liable
for damages to passengers. 1t holds the
East Tennessee railroad responsible for
their accident until such time as the case
may be fully Investigated and it is de-
cided which was in fault.
An old lady, name unknown, lies in g
critical condition at Ivy street hospital
at Atlanta, TO which place she was car
ried from the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia train early Saturday morn
ing. She walked off the train in her sleeI
Friday night near Rockmart, and was
found in a helpless condition by
some negroes near the track, placed
upon train, and brought Il
Atlanta. One of her legs is broken
and she has severe Commissions about the
head. She was unable to give her name
She is a richly dressed, fine looking lady
Of about go years of age.