Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xEwsoFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
In PARAGRAPHS.

GEOhGLAs
The Athens factory has shut down on
account of high water.
sacred concerts are given at the parks,
at Atlanta, Sunday afternoons.
the bell for the court house clock at
AgilIedgeville has arrived. 1t weighs
1000 pounds
Jack King, farmer living near Law
renceyille, killed 30 pounds of rats in his
stable last week.
The gas company of Thomasville have
notified the public that reduction will
shortly be made in the price of gas.
b. l.. Willingham, prominent lumber
dealer of Atlanta, it is stated, has made
up his mind to close up his business and
90 TO Chattanooga, where he will open up
IN the lumber business.
Deputy Collector Colquitt reports the
Reizlre of two stllls-One in Heard coun-
tv. in this State, and one in Randolph
county, Alabama-anu 5000 gallons of
beer and mash captured. Deputy Col
lector Chisholm was with him.
Gus Steel, a negro of Lawrenceville,
took strange notion, a few days ago, to
run himself to death. He started, and,
after running rapidly for some time,
dropped to the ground and died. No cause
can be given for his strange proceedings.
While j. l.. Speares and Miss Maggie
Brobston, of Madison county, were driv-
ing Sunday afternoon, the horse ran
away. throwing both out OF the buggy.
speares was severely bruised and Miss
Brobston had her arm badly broken. the
buggy was smashed.
The heavy rains in April washed up on
the river bank, at Rivertown, a wild po-
tato As inches IN circumference and seven
or eight feet in length. A piece of it IS
inches long, weighing 70 pounds, was
shipped 10 the Comm issioner OF Agricul-
ture at Atlanta Monday.
VIII Malone, who was recently sem
fenced At Atlanta to four years in the
penitentiary, for using the knife on Eng
land, is still in jail. His friends are now
perfecting arrangements by which he can
obtain his release on bond, until the mo-
ton for new trial has been heard and
passed upon.
Forty-seven harmless and incurable
patients were returned Tuesday from the
asl@um to the counties from which they
we're sent. The male convalescent build
ing at the asylum IS now occupied by the
class OF patients for which it was de-
signed. The charge of this building has
been assigned TO DIR. Harris Hall.
The heavy rain of last Tuesday night
did considerable damage to the merchan-
die of p. j. Cline Il Co., at MilledgeYille.
The store was flooded with water on &C
count of the cutters being stopped up and
not atfordlng an outlet for the water. The
building belongs to Capt. w. Z. Conn,
and suit will be brought against him for
damages.
The building committee of the Young
Mems Library Association of Atlanta
was to have met Monday for the purpose
Of opening and acting upon the proposals
to build the associations new building.
owing to the absence of several members
no action was taken, and the bids will re-
main unopened until the absent members
Of the committee return.
Senator A. FL. Colquitt spent Monday in
Atlanta. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Colquitt. They visited number of old
friends. The Senator looks well. He de-
claresthat mis- health is excellent, and
thai he fears no i'll consequences from the
atmosphere of Washington. Miss Col
quits marriage to an officer Of the army
will take place next week.
gentleman of MilledgevIlle was
spending an evening with a neighbor a
few days ago. At the supper table the
hostess helped him to coffee, in q cup
which was one Of set presented to her
by her guest on her marriage 80
years ago. 1t had been in constant use
all that time, and was sound in all parts
except the handle, which was broken.
- ne ouGElu VI w are cOuulYs ~ u dC-
c0mpanied by two other men, passed
through Toccoa in pursuit OF man who
murdered another there some days ago
The man was seen at TOccoa Thursday
and stayed ali night at James Smiths
about two miles from T0ccOa, Friday
night. They are only day behind him
ard it is to be hoped that he Will be
caught.
Col. John R. Towers, principal keeper
he haG cd h0 nj
LOWING list of cOnvicts to be discharged in
June and July, when their terIus will eX-
pire: Huntley Glover, Fulton county,
June 8; Jack Vaughn, Walker county,
June -; Charles Allen, Richmond county,
June 10; Thomas Brown, Gwinnett
county, June 81; Prince Coleman, Mitch
ell county, June 80; John Moloney and
Allen Little, Putnam county, July ,.
GOV. Mcdaniel has issued commissions
to the following members of County
Boards of Education: John ;. Russell,
Daniel r. Proctor and Robert N. King,
Camden county; Malcolm Hair, j. r..
short and w. j. Reese, Marion county /;
Thomas j. Coursey, M. ID. Hughes and
Alexander Morrison. Montgomery county :;
stephen C. Tate, John NJ. Alfred and
William Thompson, Plckens county;
William T. Mccarthy, Whitfield county.
The funeral of Judge Pittman was at
bOHucN at bHb OeCUuu DdpblSl CuuICu db
Atlanta Monday. At q meeting of the
Veterans Association to be held in the
early part of June, action upon the death
OF their beloved cOmrade will be taken.
This is the first death that has occurred
IN the ranks Of the Fulton County Nete.
rams Association, and another feature in
connection with the death of Judge Pitt
man is that he died on his wife's birth
day.
At Macon, Sunday night at 10 O'Clock,
d. A. Barrett, ministerial student az
Mercer, breathed his last. Mr.. Barrett
was poor but most worthy young man.
His mother is blind and resident OF Hall
county. The youth had cast his lot with
the church and was periecting himself for
the ministry. l.. Jones, Of Hepzibab, died
al the university OF a relapse Of measles
Monday. making the second death within
TWO days. lie was in the sophomore class
and highly esteemed by all.
Some little excitement has been caused
~ Columbia county, not far from Au-
gusta, among the negroes, by report
mat prominent farmer Is making ar
engagements To engage y number OF Chl-
hese Oh his plantation AMI do away with
negro labor entirely. The negroes have
worked their inaginations up into belieN-
ln@ that Chinese viii supplant them in
lhe south 90 the farms, and no little eX-
eliement gNistg among them They fear
the coming az the Ehiupsn. and believe