Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-17
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CampDel OOu"SS NAOOhSh'hCA
surrenders After Being Fugitive
Civ Years - Further Details of
Saturday's Storm at Macon-An
T,nortant Scholarship Examina-
ton at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Near Griffin, Friday, little Marion
p-idyes fell off an excursion train while it
Iyas Going at full speed, but fortunately
escaped unlnJureu'
The states quota for the public schools
~ GIynn county this year, is estimated
a. oniy oue-sIxth of that OF last year. 1t
was about 81, 400 last year.
CoI. Frobel, who has been at work as
ooyernment engineer on the river between
Hawkinsville and Darien for seven years,
saws that river is just as navigable as the
Ohio.
George W. Parrot died at his residence
near BOring's MIL, in LOwndes county on
NAV s. 30 years OF age. MIR. Parrot had
been sick for some months prior to his
death.
Citizens of Lowndes county deeming
croanization necessary, ask the friends OF
prohibition to meet at the court house on
Wednesday,, May IS at II M, to organize
a prohibition party.
The following notaries public were COM
n,ssioned saturday, all in Wilkes county /:
H, II. Arnold. l66 district: E. T. Harris,
1857 district; 2. d. Harden, III district,
and l.. w. Latimer, 1853 district.
An unknown person robbed an old
vault IN jamestown, near Atlanta, Satur-
day night, of part of a skeleton. The
vault is dismantled and the skeleton was
exposed to view. The skull is missing.
At Atlanta Saturday in the United
Ind. Mn(tau 4
,Indge W. Z. Hammond auditor, vice
Judge R. P. Trippe resigned, in the case
nj the United States VS.. o. z. Fitzslmons,
ex-Marshal.
At Sparta Friday night some skillful
thief entered the rear window Of George
Mddlebrook's store and stole all the
money left therein-about ST0-without
disturbing any of the goods. There is no
clue as yet concerning the thief or his
whereabouts.
Ed. Wright is at home at Franklin with
a disabled arm. A few days ago he re-
ceived a slight burn on one OF his fingers.
He paid no attention to it, but it grad
nally grew worse, and now his arm is
completely paralvzed. 1t is a strang g
development. The burnt part has healed
and cannot be detected.
On June and A Major Slaton,
Su erintendent of the public schools, will
hold an important examination in At
lanta. He will examine applicants for
adm ssiOn to tue Massachusetts School of
Technology. Applicants from four States
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South
Carolina Will be examined.
A widOwer in Athens called on young
lady and sta ed tnaC he had prayed To the
Lord to send him a wife, aud in a dream
that night he had been directed to her.
no informed "a
had certainly directed him to the wrong
person this time, and he was advised to
try another prayer and dream.
An effort IS being made on the part Of
several amateur actors in Atlanta to get
up a benefit for the young man Baker,
who IVES ~entenced to eight month in the
chain-ya ng or $3.50 fine on a charge OF
stealing a watch fl ON a man named Mil
Ter. Baker was member of the Toy Pts
toll Combination and got stranded in At
lanta.
The dark cloud that oyerspread At
lanta at O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
and its accompanying high wind, caused
many to believe a cyclone was approach
ing. Men, women and children were
badly frightened. On Marietta street
and Peachtree many sought shelter, con-
WINGED that the city was about to be
blown into North Carolina.
An account has been published of rob-
berry by "men dressed in women's
Clothes" near Brushey, few nights ago,
that turns out to be the result of disOr-
dered Imagination. The gentleman upon
whom it was said the robbery had been
committed had been drinking hard tor
some time, and there was no foundation
for the story whatever, save fine large
case Of monkeys rom which the ''rob
bed" man was suffering.
Betsy Avera, a colored girl about ~ or
Hyears old, was drowned last Thursday
morning about a mile below Quitman. 1t
seems that she was gathering May haws,
which grew on the margin of pond or
lagoon, and by accident she fell in the
water. Several negro children were with
her, but they were either too small to help
her or so much excited that they did not
know how to d. it. The body was recov-
cred few hours later, but life was eX-
tinct.
AT Atlanta at 10 O'Clock Saturday
morning Observer Beale liberated the six
carrier pigeons received Frid y evening.
Five Of them started of in a norl heasterly
direction, while one OF them circled
around, taking a view OF the city, and
then followed its companions. Mr.. Braie
said that If the birds were not caught in
storm they would reach kevpnrt. New
Jersey, yesterday afternoon. Tue pigeons
were beautiful ones and appeared in ex-
cellent condition.
The spring term of the Lowndes SUPERB.
or Court conYenes TODAY. The court will
probably continue TO Saturday isht,if in
deed, it closes its labOrs then, unless an
unusual run OF luck attends the calling
Of the docket. There will he the usual
amount Of cIVil business, while the crimi-
nal docket Will he as full as usual with
the addition II several murder cases. II g
trial of Richard Townsend for the killing
OF the Florida Sheriff will come up and
VIII take up much OF the time Of the court.
It's believed that it will exhaust the jury
box TO get jury.
In 1880 there was bloody fight between
mo0nshiners and revenue men at Red
YAK, Campbell county, this State. In Tn
bgnt an fficer named Jones was killed,
george Raiteree was shot and several
others wounded. II Was one OF the ugll-
est nights ever known between the NOON
sinners and revenue men, and at the time
u caused "A considerable sensation. VIII
ils Cook, mOanshlner, was in the fight,
out MANAGED to rvade arrest, and skipped
out for The West, where be remained until
Anew weeks ago when he yentured back
10 This State. ana upon finding tue coast
GEAR he returned 10 his home near X ID
YAK. Deputy Marshal Mcdonald heard
Of COOK presence IN that neighborhood
ana on Friday he went out and captured