Savannah morning news., 1886-05-24

GEORGIA.
rort Gaines has spent in the last five
vosrs about 100000 on improvements.
little son Of Mr.. j. L. Strange, OF
homer, fell ard broke his leg Saturday.
piobord Townsend will be hung at Val
dosta on Friday, July Is, for the murder
0fContractor Cohen.
The latest news from Nahunta is that
orofber negro has died, and that Mr..
Ieary is not doing well at all.
the state far opens at Macon Monday,
ocrober 20, and continues for two weeks.
T6e premium list amounts to $4,000.
Tbe Colored Baptist State Convention
n, Georgia convened in Quitman Thurs
day. A very large crowd IS IN attend
auce.
Capt. A. Y. ShTeats was appointed re-
coiyer for E. W. Bailey, OF Kingston, sat
urday
Tho pronibitionists of Lowndes county
boIe Organized for the purpose of having
vote on the local option issue in that
county.
willie Miller has been convicted of
,,rrdor in Glynn Superior Court, and his
nuuishment fixed at SO years IN the pen
itentiuly.
Lighrnng struck negro cabin in Mon
zoe severely shocking negro woman.
for several hours she remained IN an uR-
conscious state.
The contractors on the Georgia Midland
nropose TO use temporary telephone lines
70 connect themselves with different
points on the line.
Two hundred and fifty quarts of straw
berries were sold in ThOmasville last
saturday. Several families had straw
berries on Sunday.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Nelson has been commits
ed Ordinary Of Henry county, vice A. A.
Lemon. deceased. The latter had held
the office for many years.
Richard Townsend, the negro who kill
ed Sheriff Epperson, Of Florida, in Lown-
des county last December, was found
guilty Thursday and sentenced to be
hung on July is.
During storm in Wilkes county, light
ming struck tree just 20 feet from David
Roric's front door. 1t blazed the tree,
tore the gate TO pieces, and slightly
shocked MS wife.
Joe Wilson .sill soon make a proposition
10 the MOntezuma Steamboat Company to
build lock in the mouth of the creek for
certain amount, and ne VIII furnish the
balance OF the money ana do the work.
Col. +. G. Edwards, who moved from
Walton county last winter to Sand Noun
tain, Ala, has moved back, thoroughly
disguised. He says every Georgian GU
Sand Mountain is anxious TO get back to
Georgia.
At a meeting OF the library directors
Of Rome Moses X. Wright was elected
librarian for the ensuing year. NJ. f.
GaYan was elected treasurer and NJ. M.
Pepper director to fill vacancies occa-
stoned by designations.
On last Friday night the store of George
L. Middlebrooks at Sparta was entered
from the back window, and the cash
drawer was robbed of about $50. Middle
brooks left the store at $3.50 and returned
at II. In the interval the robbery took
place.
The Governor has refused the applica-
tiOn for pardon made in behalf of r. l..
Pascal, convicted in the McDufie County
Court for selling liquor in violation of
prohibition. The case has been fought
through all the courts, and this was the
final appeal.
The old Bank Of Augusta has been pur-
chased renovated and handsomely fitted
up by Fleming, Thomas q Co., and will
be opened Immediately as d new banking
house. The firm will be composed Of A.
Fleming, Landon A. Thomas, Jr., and
Frank h. Fleming.
jury found a true bill for assault with in
tent to murder, and whom it was sup
posed had left the State, has returned,
and viii give bond in the sum of $1,000
for his appearance at the November term
Of Brooks Superior Court.
A rumor reached Sparta Thursday that
in Tuesday nights storm the premises of
Ed. Ninson, in Baldwin just across the
line, were considerably wrecked. 1t Is
also reported that the roofs were blown
from some OF the outhOuses on Jake STAN
ley's place, this side the line.
Some time in February, Frank Gum,
colOred, Of Crawfordville, wrote an order
TO {. Myers for few dollars worth of
goods and signed to the note the name of
Shep Peek, one of the most worthy color
ed farmers Of this section. Last week the
rascality was discovered, and Saturday
Frank was arrested.
Col. e. G. Bower and family left Blakely
Monday morning for Bainbridge. After
a few weeks stay with relatives and
friends there they will go to California on
prospecting tour. They will spend the
summer in the Golden State, and If they
are pleased with the climate and business
prospects may perhaps make it their
tuture home.
John T. Brand, a merchant, was blast
my at MS quarry near LltnOnla thursday,
tampng the powder with an iron crow
bar, when the blast discharged, burning
MS face, hands, arms and breast cOnsid-
erabiy. He was not seriously hurt. His
little son, who was standing IN few feet,
received pretty deep cut on the top of
ms head by a falling stone.
A.. 3. Ault, a merchant of Ringgold,
ieit last week for a visit to relatives in
Alabama, leaving clerk in charge of his
store. His store was closed last Saturday
evening by one OF his Chattanooga credit
ors. The stock is not worth over 500, and
claims to the amount OF about $500 have
already come against him, which
strengthens the belief that Mr. Ault Is
gone 10 return no more.
A few years ago j. n. Trayor, OF Long
Cane, had large oak tree felled in his
grove. lmpacted In the solid wood was
lound IN splitting the tree open a live
irog, which quickly expired on being eX-
posed to the air. There were evidences
mat the place had been hollow-perhaps
hnot-and that the woody fibre had
crown around his irOgship so closely as TO
scarcely give MIN room to move.
%. Prof j. II. Nash, Principal OF the
dldOsta Institute, was the Secretary OF
tne confederate Senate, and for long
lme enjoyed almost confidential relations
WIN the President. When the train was
moving away Mr. Davis recognized Prof
Nas1, and leaning forward. extended his
udnd. The Professor had a race of twen-
" yards, but they shook warmly and eX-