Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,c,vs OF THE TWO STATES
FHha oI'D In PARAGRAPHS.

,.grass OF balu"'" 49,.
NeEaao vars old-Burning or store
Sc wv "a singnlarTy Afflicted
S.miiy Reported At aeon n, oSs" y.
Iab Negro Robs HIS companions ~
NacOn' rropcyA.
,nrspy is now organizing for the
cup 1 81 huiIdIng q fine hotel in Athens
pot not less than SIo,ooo.
CUE. Harms adjourned Douglass Su-
JulgSS o n this week, on account OF the
peTior 20 20 condition OF the crops OF the
hruers' or+ Limp a. stswart
a. OTl,T TO begin work on their large
are PMS sopsa, and hope TO complete 1t In
wal '. leG Gor t1e fall crop OF cotton.
UI9 p l1 Monday, the contract for an
Una. nal public school building was
aao i.Hdt 10 J. b. Patterson. The build
eWa avail he completed in time for the fall
session. r,o.oAo. porro+t thu
lug Ju 'h9 killed Mason, in Tallapoosa,
psE gty NJ manslaughter, and'Judge Bran
guln's ,entpnced hina1to Tour years In the
Vu .. cihson Thursday night Wiley Kitch-
~ aSsd his store burned, losing building,
s s.oot hooks, notes, accounts and every
t,nJ else that was In the STORE: IL Is
;D D'Ie that the house was Tired 10y IN
,endlaries.
Tao state Horticultural Society will
,aet at Fort Valley this morning. Twill
samain in session two days. Many OF tine
.nminpnt horticulturlsts OF the state
viii be present and participate In the
proceedings
members of the First Regiment, Geor-
u;o Volunteers, who desire to attend the
reuniOn at Forsyth on Aug. 0. should re-
norf their names 20 Harry Krouse, the
SssaretarV. who viii furnish certificates
entjtlmg members to go on one fare.
The award of the public printing will
ha made on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The board
,Sst makes the award is composed OF the
Sacrerarv of state, the Comptroller Gen.
,rsl and the Treasurer. A meeting will be
4 SeId Friday, when the bids will be opened
/ and examined.
At Carrollon protracted meeting has
/ bpen going on at the Baptist church for
| nur weeks conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Hjgdon, of Tallapoosa, and assisted by
/ Rev. L. B, Barrett, the pastor, which has
accomplished great good, resulting in the
addition of tOrJy-two members.
AT Athens to-day the State Colored
Firemen's Association will hold it's an
| rual tournament. Eight visiting compa-
MES will participate, representing Ma
con. Augusta, Americus, Griffin, Mil
elgeyille and Gainesville. The two
home companies have made ample prepa-
rations for the occasion.
Near the Exposition grounds at Allan
ia Sunday morning Thomas Newman and
Tom Cain, two negro foOtpads, stopped
Henry Williams, a newsboy aged years,
and demanded his money. When Will
Hams shouted for assistance Cain drove a
knife up to the hilt in the boys back. The
negroes escaped on the approach of help.
Mai c. 7. Watson, Deputy Grand Com
mander Of the Knights Templar Of Geor-
gla, has returned from st. Louis, where
be went last week to make arrangements
for tne accommodation Of the
Grand COmmandery and subordi-
nate Communicates of this State during
the trenhial conclave of the Knights of
tbe United States in September next.
Maj. Watson says that the grandest and
most extensive preparations are being
made TOR the event.
Rev. Warren A. Gambler preached his
farewell sermon at St. Johns church,
Augusta, Sunday evening. Besides the
congregation Of st. Johns large repre-
sentatiOns from other churches were pre-
sent to CCDrIiAISst a beloved minister.
Gen. c. \. Evans and DR.. Lansing Bur-
rows were present and spoke few words
in honor and praise OF Mr.. Gambler. The
church was filled to its utmost capacity.
Nj. Gambler has accepted the editOrship,
IN conjunction with Rev. DR.. FITZGERALD,
OF the Nashville Christian Advocate, The
organ Of his church, and leaves for his
new field this week.
The children Of Mark Cheatham were
IN Athens Sunday looking for their father,
and are very much troubled about his alb
'ehce. Mt. Geatham is very quiet,
modenslve carpenter, boarding at Mrs.
Gean's, on the Watkinsville road. Last
friday, week ago, he slipped out of the
house and said that he would return in a
nile while, and has not been heard of
SINCE Mr.. Cheatham is a very temperate
man, and has never been known to leave
before without telling some Of his people
"nefe he was going. The children are
very anxious to learn something of his
Whereabouts.
fa'rolman Holland, OF Atlanta, has an
olu nashed.up. misshapen bullet IN his
possession which he shows mis- intimate
HEhdS Win evident pride and which he
'~ues liShly. The bullet was given MIN
e7fruGy morning by Judge Richard
Sd[A The bullet was shot from pistol
" james stokes, member of the police
NIce' ana was intended 10 mark a bur-
eur VINO was escaping from Mr.. Marcus
De's residence on McDonough street,
IgN capitol avenue. This was in the
inner Oh III. The bullet struck win.
WV ollhd TO the room of Judge Clark's
!!''lQence, where be was sitting, and had
Eao' oeen so sto pped would have killed
"a Al Aacon Saturday night at the East
.suuessee yard, where the construction
@ r,, was staying all night, there was Il
soo' I"'H made by negro boy hailing
n n savannah. The haCds sleep in the
tSo vi lhe train at night, and while on
TV Iodu they have 4 boy to carry their
Ill Inc boys name was Tom Gill
b aa1 ana saturday night, while the
t' 1uus were out OF the cars, the boy en-
ro eu TWO OF them and stole from one of
E -V lands named Sam Williams $l2,
81 ' l, GIoert Dudley $83, Warren Mulley
~, 'uu rom John Delay a Smith & Wes-
n pstoI' II is thought he has gone
vo,'a,'nnan, and the authorities there
we're ttiegraphed.
rx a, Macon Monday a young man about
GH. .ge' nl2h walked into the office of DR..
p1.o"t On cotton avenue, for the pur-
brose. naNlng tumOr taken out OF his
asoJ95 lac doctor began work and sue
ssi,ru,llu cutting tumor from his breast
HojrssoIa 9 MS head. He WAS put under
fol 'it'i;"5hce OF ether and did net seem to
nav ' 90 Tue least. There is something
man saj 3Y.t the whole family. The young
lions 10y ~ Ilere was thirty-tive cOnneo.
NHe IN the famtlv cpd no, 81, o,,,,,,, -,