Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-18

GEORGIA.
Waycross wants public hall.
A boy aged IA was arrested at Augusta
Wednesday for drunkenness.
Watkinsville elected an anti-prohibi-
ton municipal ticket, Wednesday.
W.R. Edwards is a candidate for Treas
urer of Ebert county at the ensuing
election.
The election for Mayor and Councilmen
OF Lawrenceville will be held Monday,
Jan. 10.
l. B. Etheridge is no longer a candidate
for Tax Collector OF Houston county in
this campaign.
DR.. G.. 1. Thompson has sold out his in
terest in the drug store al Gainesville to
DR.. W. A, Palmour, of Dawson county.
A negro house on the farm of w. J.
Mcdaniel, near Calhoun, Tell in last
week. but the family who were living in
it escaped unhurt.
A company Of Northern capitalists
think seriously of developing extensively
the coal and iron interests of Whitfield
county during the ensuing year.
A white woman, an inmate of the poor
house at Calhoun, fell on the snow Tues
day morning and broke ner leg below the
knee. She is about ~ years old.
bear is making nocturnal visits to
Lawrenceville from his den in neighbor-
ing swamp. Hunters recently tracked
him for four miles, but failed 10 overtake
him.
There have been three assignments at
Washington within the past forty-eight
hours. DR.. Russ, druggist; G. c. Beal,
confectioner, and j. f. Toomey, general
store.
Augustus Douehtry, an old and re-
spected citizen of SERVER county, died at
his home in Bulloch county, where be had
lately taken up his abode, on Saturday
night last,
There are eight citizens in Dawson
whose combined weights aggregate 17S9
pounds, an average of 223l5 each. The
heaviest OF these balances the scales at
$50 and the lightest at 200.
At Jacksonville the firm OF John n.
Mcclure q Co. has, by mutual consent,
dissolved the partnership. J. y. Mcclure
having Withdrawn. The business will be
continued by r. n. Mcclure.
The citizens of Oconee have sent to
Gov. Gordon a petition, signed by over
300 taxpayers, asking that he veto the
bill passed by the House and Senate sep
arating certain offices in that county.
About forty negroes passed through
Augusta Wednesday night en- route for
Kansas. They are from down the Port
ROYAL road, and intend settling on the
bouDdless pTairies of the Wild West.
A negro woman by the name Of Dora
Flemlster attempted to commit suicide at
Griffin Thursday afternoon by taking
large quantity of morphine. Medical as
sistance was procured, however, and her
life saved.
A lawyer remarked Wednesday that
there were in Athens witnesses, both
white and black, that could be hired to
fOr fro SS m G1O0
creatures are known, and are always
ready for trade.
Judge Lloyd Cleveland has been regu-
larry sworn in as City Judge of Griffin
and will hold his first session of court
Monday morning next. Judge K. T.
Daniel, his predecessor, has held that
office for term Of six years.
At Milledgeville Wednesday Z. Buab,
jeweler. was closed by the Sheriff. His
assets were about $1,000. His Liabilities
are unknown. Depressed trade and
creditors pushing him caused Judge
Wlldeman to close him for rent.
About twenty-five gentlemen met at the
music house OF 4. ID. Irvine Thursday
night to take steps as to the formation Of
musical society for Macon. The vari-
GUS committees looking to the details OF
organization were appointed, and they
Will meet at an early day.
John l.. Anderson, of Pulaski county.
made the present year with SIX mules 70
bales OF cotton averaging over 400 pounds.
Fifty-siX OF the bales were made with
four mules. The cotton brought $500
cash. Mr.. Anderson also killed this
season $500 pounds OF pork.
Judge Giles has an English walnut tree
IN his garden IN Perry that is about eight
years old and l. feet high. II has not ' Ell
borne any FRUIT, though it has be- fun OF
blooms each spring for the last several
years. Judge Giles also has tiloert
tree that 10 about eight years old.
At Sandersvine day or two ago Harris
Walker and Tom Daw son, both cOlOred,
fell out over game of cards aud Harris
fired his pistol at Tom, w0unding him Sc
Ferely. The bail struck Tom in the left
side and glanced around rib, or the
wound would probably have been fatal.
A young man from Rabun county came
into Athens Wednesday on horseback
and hitchiu2 his animal near the BantIst
Church, hung An oYercoat over the limb
OF tree, having the most unbounded
confidence liz the honesty OF the Classic
City. When he returned the garment was
missing.
A young white man named Neal Rober-
son, employed at w. j. Smiths wood
yard at Waycross, fell dead one day last
week. He was employed as a teamster,
and had come in on his wagon and was
unloading some hay when he remarked
10 companion that he ielt bad and
shortly fell dead.
The interest on the debt Of Columbus is
B per cent. The debt was reduced 500. 900
during the past fiscal year. There was
cash on hand ia the city treasury Dec, 1
OF Ss0,376 OIL. the city received from
sales Of commons lots last year SO, 425 "A.
of this three-fourths goes TO reduction Of
public debt and one-fourth 10 public
schools.
Lectures at the Medical College at Au-
Rusta have been discontinued because Of
an epidemic OF measles that has broken
out among the students. Tnirty OF them
were sick at once with the same com
plant, and the college has been closed
until Jan. /. The lost time will be made
up at the end OF the term, during the
month OF March.
Lewis Jackson, the celebrated outlaw.
for whom a large reward was offered, was
apprehended few miles from Hampton
Tuesday night. He is desperate negro
and has threatened the lives OF several
citizens. as also that of Sheriff Bus.
sey, Of Pike county. He was armed with
an AK. and was shot in the left side OF the
head with M * shot Tho yOnnd ~ NM