Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-09

GEORGIA.
pullet devoured a toad at Cochran
Friday.
cial Circle tonight.
Tbare will soon be a telegraph line to
the Jekyl Island Club House.
Rice planters in Camden will make an
ovreptIonally good harvest this year.
the tax digest shows that there are 916
ybite voters in Butts county, and ATS
eolored ones.
VII. Durkee says be will erect grist
mill at Brunswick as soon as suitable
site can be obtained.
At Macon the Young Mems Christian
Association is rapidly assuming shape,
in fact they are having their rooms fitted
ND in splendid style.
The steamer Oollyer is reported to have
made $500 last month, $500 the month pre-
vious. and fully $500 is expected this
month on the Brunswick-Cumberland
route.
Col. Alexander, architect on Jekyl
Island. who has Kept an accurate Their
mometer report on that island, finds that
the highest point reached this season is
q deg.
At Atlanta the wholesale liquor licenses
of Cox. Hill & Thompson, and of j Ohn NJ.
Hill expired Saturday, and the license of
Paul Jones retires from the field within
the next ten days.
Deputy United States Marshal McDon-
aid arrested in Jackson county and car
RED to Gainesville, A. d. Arnold, charged
with a violation of the revenue laws. He
went before United States Commissioner
CASTOR and gave bond.
Sixty fiat cars loaded with old rails and
scrap iron OF every character collected
along the line of some of the railroads in
the southern portion Of the State passed
through Atlanta Saturday en-route to
Chattanooga, where it will be worked
over.
Rev. B. Bussey, of Columbus, has ac-
cepted the call to serve the First Baptist
Church of Brunswick. His salary will be
Sl,2OO-$700 to be paid by the congrega-
ton and 5000 by the State Board. He eX-
poets to be in Brunswick by Septem-
Der L.
The camp meeting at Rock Chapel COM
menced Friday night. There is large
attendance. There are seven preachers
present at this time, mostly from ATTAIN
Ia. The Presiding Elder, Rev. Mr.. Park,
preached very fine sermon Saturday
morning.
At Forsyth Friday the mortal remains
the cemetery. Three weeks ago last
Wednesday she graduated at Monroe Fe-
male College with the first honOrs of the
class. Her composition and ValedictOry
were the best that had been rendered at
that institution for many years.
There has been call for convention
of the Eleventh Senatorial district, to DE
held in Cuthbert on Aug. 90, for the pur-
pose of nominating suitable person to
taNs o..
Assembly. Col. Turnipseed, of Clay cOun-
~ is the only avOwed candidate for the
position at present There is strong prob
ability, however, of there being oppOsi-
ton.
The sample room of the Cobb House at
Cuthbert was broken into at O'Clock Fri
day morning by some little negro boys,
and number OF samples of a commercial
tourist, which were on display, were
taken. The goods being found in their
possession, they were soon arrested. They
were let off with promise to return the
samples and each to accept ninety-nine
lashes. which were given them.
An examination of the tax books of
Lowndes county for the last ten years
Will develop some interesting facts. Prop
erty valuation has increased steadily
and rapidly; not single year between
1873 and 1886 shows any decrease. The
returns this year show an increase of
SI3,975 over those made in 1875; an in
crease Of S644, 100 over the returns made
In 1881, and an increase OF $40, 1873 over
the returns made last year.
Spalding Superior Court was in session
last week. Tue entire time has been
taken up with the contest over the recent
prohibition election. Only two districts
pave been finished, but no idea as to the
"a
will make no decision on the case until
All districts are completed. BY agree
ment the case is tried before Judge Boyn-
ion and as 1T will take up the entire term
OF the court, all jurymen have been eX-
cused. From the present prospect an adj
lourned term will have to be called to
complete the case, as it has taken week
TO 20 over the two smallest districts in
the county, leaving six others yet TO be
examined.
The following is furnished from La
orange Tor publication: "ln pursuance
10 authority vested in me by the conven-
IIIon, have appointed members of the
democratic Executive Committee for the
slate at large as follows: Hon. r. ID.
npaldlng OF Fulton, Hon. r. b. Nisbet OF
nuth6m, Hon. Henry Persons of Talbot,
non. w. K. Rankin OF Gordon. These
appointments are not the expression OF
my own mere personal choice, but they
are made upon survey of the whole
seiu, ana after mature consideration, I'M
Aer the belief that they will best accord
YIN the appointments of other able
democrats designated by the districts,
aau VIII largely contribute to harmony,
.lHciency and unity of action in the par
w. BENJAMIN II. BIGHAM, President"
At Macon Saturday an interesting
sase of alleged defamation of char
scter was brought by Lavaisie
lamar against Robert Thorpe, 'Jr.
s sOi' >. c. Rowland defended the case
a aIu Col' Rutherford appeared for the
p,a.ntlr' The latter argued that the de-
t teuuant sbou Id be placed under bond
oa tne forthcoming Of the amount
mined .a'n $4,000, in case plaintiff wins his
,ase. The defendant argued that the
"5sutulons Of '6S and III plainly en-
uy a clause allowing no imprison-
. 1eIs LOT debt, and that to place the de-
o"u i. under bail would DO equivalent
An IN prlsonmeut Tor the debt, which is
r rv'l " deed of record. and that he could
ma possibly hold the defendant legally
, s"ugI me mesne process. Judge Harris
''e''ed us decision till next week.
FLORIDA.
NO aehSacola has base ball club called