Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-12

E,eine Purchased by Their Freoeoos
sOrs In Office.
GEORGIA.
g plasingame has recently entered
+be contest for the PostmasIersulp ~
Barnesville. ,,os,
IN whitley. one Of the Oldest and most
hicbIv resnected citizens ofHarrls county,
died Wednesday.
Tho Hall county prohibitionists are
already holding meetings and making an
aggressive campaign.
Rev. Mr.. skipper baptized tive ladles'
two gentlemen, and two young Hlsse9'
last sunday afternoon. ,
Rome pays % cents a day for feedlne lIs
city convicts; Savannah pays 012 cen'9'
Brunswick pays 40 Genus
Gainesville's new steam fire engine mas
arrived and will be tested al ohce' anu Oo
either accepted or rejected
The natriotic ladies of the McDufhe
County Association will soon begin prep
arations for the annual Observance Of Me-
mortal day.
The municipal election at Valdosta
Wednesday resulted as follows: For
Mayor, Or. n. A. Williams; for Alder
men. j. 0. Varnadoe. n. t. Thomas, f. l..
Moore and }. G. Hunt.
Sporadic cases of measles have ap-
peared in Thomson, and several young
ladies, VINO failed to enjoy this luxury In
childhood, can hardly restrain theln-
selves from breaking out.
George Thomas, colored, after doing
q good DAVIS work, splitting rails for j. U.
FLOYD. Of Sandersville, last Friday, and IN
apparently good health, fell suddenly and
died without moments warning.
The City Council of Blakely have decid-
ed that their predecessors transcribed
their authority In the purchase of the fire
engine received recently. This not hav-
ing been paid for, they have notified the
manufacturers that it is subject to their
order.
Friday a little son of Joe Rodriguez,
living near DarbOt, in Liberty county,
was eating a cracker when he became
ehoked and died in about FIVE minutes.
Medical aid was at hand, but nothing
could be done to relieve the little sufferer,
rs the notice was short.
In Henry county, between Locust
Grove and McDonough, Monday, revenue
officers discovered distillery belonging
to Price Parker and Newt. benson,
which they captured and destroyed, t.
gether with 1,2O0 gallons of beer. This
distillery was in perfect working order
and was one of the largest yet captured.
Wash Corley, the porter at the depot,
at Thomson, lives three-quarters OF mile
from the depot. His wife brings his meals
to him three times a day-walking one
and one-half miles each trip-which
makes, allowing for no trips on Sunday,
LAOS miles per annum. Wash shows his
appreciation of her pedestrianism by de-
VOuring all she brings-939 times an
nually.
Lee Collins recently bought few acres
of land on the Hamilton place, at the
do " q a y
old house on the place, the gable end
sheeting OF which Lee wanted to use, but
did not know how to get it. Finally
bright idea struck him. He concluded to
put fire to the house, and when it burned
down low enough he would simply take
the top off. But when the fire got well
started Lee couldn't get near 1t, and all
he could do was to stand and look at the
fire and wish he hadn't done it.
Forty or fifty days ago a mule belong
ing to Charles Martin, in the lower part
of Ebert county, was bitten by rabid
dog. 1t did not show any signs Of hydro
phObia until about three days when it
began to suffer intensely, actually biting
all the skin off OF its legs as far as it could
reach them, leaving the bones perfectly
bare. The mule died in about fOrty-eight
hours after the first attack. The same
dog bit a lady, Mrs. Thomas Davis, about
the same time, but she has not been ef-
fected anyway seriously yet, though she is
very uneasy.
The people ofTattnall county, especially
farmers, are much discouraged on &C
count of their recent losses. The loss of
stock near the Altamaha and other rivers
on accounted high water and cold weather
has been heavy. Then he loss Of the oat
crop sown, in consideration of the fact
that the scarcity Of seed will prevent a
large aJority from resolving, will be
serious natter. The damage to the potato
crop seed cane will also be seriously
felt. nere is a good deal of activity in
the tim Aer aud turpentine business, which
will afford some rellet.
At Campbell Superior Court, In the
case of the State VS.. Elijah Rogers,
charged with murder Of Jim Mapp, the
Indictment was mol pressed on the ground
Of insufficient evidence to convict. j. Il.
Moody, who was jointly indicted with
Rogers, was tried last August and ac-
quilted, and there being no additional
evidence against Rogers, the Solicitor
General concluded that 1t would be use
less TO attempt a conviction, and 30
stated to the court, upon which state
ment the court ordered the bill mol
pressed. The case OF the State VS.. Tom
Haynes, charged with the murder OF Gus
Cantrell, cOlored, was continued on ac-
count Of the illness of the wife of de-
ceased, who is an important witness in
the case.
At LawreDceville Saturday morning
Billie Hutchins, son OF Judge Hutcbins,
was badly burnt on the hands and arms
and on the face by the bursting Of can
OF powder. The can was lying in the chip
basket and some one in the house throw
Ing in chips, not seeing the can, threw it
IN the fire. Billie noticed IL, ard seeing
his three little sisters standing within a
few inches Of the FIRE, to save them from
injury snatched it from the flames, but II
exploded in his hand before he could
throw il out. Fortunately, however, for
the children he held It away from them.
and they escaped unhurt, and he received
severe burn which has lain him up.
Some one asked what he grabbed IL tor,
and he answered, while almost sufiocated
and suffering intensely, that he did II TO
save his little sisters.
FLORIDA.
st. Augustine is TO be divided into wards.
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