Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-20

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eoskSnl Ceants<- A suit over the La
Ter Fl ousa 5 Ala ~ sTacOn-A safe Ran
sacked at Brnnawleh.
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ThomasvilIa. HRhtsan opera house.
Work on tneSlBt9Capitol is progress
ing rapidly. t-
The Brunswick hremen are preparing
for a big time on Feb. %.
monument to the memory Of the late
Col. l.. n. Whittle, of Macon, has been
suggested.
There has been a very determined effort
on the part of some to get new Postmas-
ter at Jefferson.
Il is estimated that the cases Of Tram
nell and Williams have so far cost Pu-
aski county $1,000.
DR.. Eberhart of Hartwell, has arrived
al Harmony Grove with his family. He
will continue his profession there.
The City Council of Dalton has ordered
a hook and ladder outfit, and propose or
ganizing a regular paid department.
The contract for building q room at the
ferry house and other work will be let TO
the lowest bidder on Feb. p at the Dublin
ferry.
James B. King, an Ebert county con-
vict. has escaped from the Dade coal
mines. A reward of Sl25 has been offered
for him.
Presiding elder Rev. DR.. Hinton will
hold his first quarterly conference at
Guyt)n on Saturday and Sunday, Feb.
y and IS.
There are stored in the guano ware
house al Harmony Grove about 10000 tons
of guano. and the farmers are hauling it
off with energy.
DR.. r. r. Harden, OF Harmony Grove,
was somewhat seriously, but not danger
ously, injured by being thrown from his
buggy Thursday.
W. II. King had leg horribly crushed
on the Central railroad at Augusta, Thurs
day. LOcBiaw has set in, and apprehen-
siOns for his recovery are felt.
The Governor has allowed the Jackson
Light Infantry, of Albany, $ll5, half of
the cost of repairing the cannon pur-
chased of the Chatham Artillery.
The election for Sheriff of Laurens
county to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
death OF Joel L. Perry resulted as fol-
lows: Scarborough, 473; Hudson, 1858;
Scarborough's majority lis.
Fred Kessler, Ole Guyton, bought hive
OF bees in 1859. 1t was an old hive then,
and he has robbed it for the past twenty
seven wears. and the bees are still living
and apparently as we'll as eyer.
Capt. Sealy, of Cuthbert, while out rab-
bit hunting few days ago shot a rabbit,
and in turning very suddenly to shoot an
other fell upon some hard substance and
fractured one or two of his ribs.
Mr.Turner, AN epileptic, and an inmate of
the DOOly county poor mouse, was on sun
day night last attacked with violent 1T
and fell into the fire. One of his arms was
eaVaro U h14rnad the akin on IL holm hrr
to a crust.
George, the 14-year-old son of Hiram D.
Cowart, who lives near Too Ny, accident
ally shot himself through the heshy part
Of his left arm, between the elbow and
shoulder, while out hunting tor field larks
last Thursday.
Kan Bullsrd, formerly proprietor Of the
Asbburn house at Eastman, but now in
the revenue service, with headquarters at
Neville, has invented a pillow stock and
cotton chopper, and will apply for
patent at an early day.
On March / Collector Crenshaw will
sell thirty-two stills, 100 gallons of corn
liquor and thirty-tive gallons Of peach
and apple brandy, and will warrant it to
be strictly first-class. He will also have
a wagon and mule sold at Dalton.
The committee to select place for hold
ing the next State Fair will meet in Ma
con on Feb. %. Two members of the
committee have expressed themselves as
opposed to selecting Macon. Atlanta is
the only other place under consideration.
Sidney Dell, son Of the late Rev. James
B. Dell, and brother of Col. John G. Dell,
Of Sylvania. and who has been residing in
Portland, Ore, for the past ten years, ia
on a visit to friends and relatives in
Scriven county. He Is a lawyer of high
attainments.
Some $3.50 or $500 have. been subscribed
by the Presbyterians of Dalton with
which to improve their church editce.
The interior of the building will be hand
somely decorated and the walls artistical-
ly frescOed, and a new roof will also be
placed on the building.
Union chapel, situated about three
miles from Marietta, has been destroyed
by fire. 1t is believed that the fire was Of
incendiaTy origin. 1t was discovered
about O'clock in the morning, and was
under such Roadway that nothing could
be done TO save the building.
By careful approximation it is found
that the total value OF BOston's exports
are about $4,000. while her imports are
valued at only $3.50, 900, leaving a margin
I'm favor Of exports of $4,000. The profits
on dry goods, groceries and other mer-
chandise will foot up $4,000 more, max
ing S25, 900 in clear profits in favor of ex-
ports.
At Dublin, Thursday, while they were
driving along the road leading TO j. +.
SANKEY'S, the buggy in which Mrs. NJ. X.
Knight and Miss Annie Upton were
riding came uncOupled, dropping them
both to the ground. breaking the arm of
the latter, while Mrs. knight escaped I'M
harmed.
ROdolphus Gilley, a 13-year-old boy
living on DR.. Alex. Wrighvs farm, miles
from Rome, was drowned in Armuchee
creek Thursday. He was riding horse
back, and 1t is supposed he was thrown
from his horse when entering the bridge
and fell down steep embankment into
the creek.
Atlanta has a fiddle maker. His name
Is smith and be works at LaFOntaine a.
Nays. Smith has just finished a fiddle,
every piece of which is Georgia pine. The
nddle Is neatly vanished, and when the
horse bair crosses the strings II makes
Enq sweet music. The fiddle was made
tUr an Atlanta fiddler.
DR.. Pat Hall. Of Appling county, Sum
day morning turned two valuable horses
out 10 take some exercise. While engaged
10 play one ran against the other, striking
FHd breaking his neck. The shock OF the
collision preciptated the colliding equine
against tree, breaking his back, and
mus resulting in the death OF both.
At Macon, Thursday, Henry j. Lamar