Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
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...r. GIRL Eurneu 20 Death st Plains
.fDura-Eesperadoes Bu"n Their way
n.,t of Jail At Nayuessn ro--A " oin~h
rstAi.y shot in Psuiding County
GEORGIA.
Adairville has concluded TO avail lteeH
oflhe sI-nal service, ATT dhAtLhentS H"'O
t-au made for iags, etc.
the heavy rains Of Saturday and sun,
dty aid waste to many hsa ponds anu
mil dams in Coweta county.
Mr.. McGinty offers to feed the city mules
ct Arrcus for 500 per head. Most OF idSI
wear tue city paid SIS per month.
W. G.. Lee, OF Conyers, has sent out a
Number Of dodgers Offering reward OF
sl for the recovery OF gold Watcn
stolen from him Dee, ..
valuable horse belonging to 6. M.
nayis. Of Macon, broke mis- shoulder by
running against post Friday, ana MS
owner was compelled to have him snot.
The recent freshet threw large log OF
HIftwo0d against the central pier OF the
e.t, bridge, at Macon, across the Ocmul-
zee river, knocking a number OF bricks
ana and leaving quite an ugly hole In the
structure.
The commissioners of the commons az
Columbus, Friday, granted about % acres
of GROUND on the southeast commons TO the
georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad Com
nanv Tor depot and shop purposes. The
action of the board was unanimous.
The negro boy arrested at Fort Valley
last Saturday for placing distractions on
the railroad track a few miles above this
pIace. was tried before Justice Branham
ast Wednesday, ana committed to the
superior Court for trial, under bond Of
$500
An old man, living on the line OF jack
son and Banks counties, informed his
amilv that when ne died he wanted to he
buried on the side OF the road where he
fed his hogs. His wish was carried out,
and ne IS buried where for years he had
ted his swine.
A cyclone swooped down on II. d.
Watts place, S miles from Americas, Oc-
cupIed by Z. A. Edwards, Sunday nj hit,
carrying destruction to fences, trees, etc.
A barn was partially destroyed, 600
pounds Of fodder blown away and other
damages done.
The local board of trustees for stha
southwest Georgia Agricultural College
has chosen Prof. Cnas LOyejoy, of Doug
lassville, as President of that institution
for the present year. The State Univer-
sIty board Will, of course, indOrse the ac-
lion of the local board.
Mrs. Tom Davis, four miles below FL
NGILOn, WAS DlLbGu one ldy ldSB week DIV d
dog supposed to have been mad. The dog
also bit a negro woman and several dogs.
Mrs. Davis and also the negro woman
nave suffered much, but have not got by
droph0bla. The dog was killed.
The mill-hOuse and machinery of W. II.
Carpenter, on Cold Water creek in Ebert
county, was washed completely away by
the heavy rain on Saturday night last.
The bridge above the mill Is entirely gone.
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About 100 bushels of grain were destroyed.
A negro man named Anderson came
very near being killed by the cars at Eli
berton Monday. He is train hand, and
was climbing on one OF the cars while the
train was running. He fell, and the train
was passing over him, when he jumped
out between The front and rear wheels of
the car.
Near the cotton press at Macon a negro
lay down and went to sleep in a crate,
used in carrying the loose cotton; some
other hands came along, raised the crate
aud started to empty 1t into the cotton
box, when the negro hoped cut just in
lime to save himself from being dumped
INTO the press.
Fred Sparks, court house janitor at Ma
con, went into office as a sort Of three
days lOcum tenens thirteen years ago,
and he has remained there ever since
with the exception of ten weeks of two
years ago, when he got drunk and broke
his leg. He says now that he will have to
resign, as he cannot clean up after so
many courts for $50 per month.
A negro girl about 10 years old, daught-
or of Nelson Holloway, while washing
dishes on the place of ID. z. Dunbar, at
Plains of Dura, accidentally set her
clothes on tire, in standing by it, Thurs
day morning. A soon as she found it
out, she gave yell, ran from the house,
with tine blaze streaming from her body,
and ran until she fell, cooked to death.
she was too fast for any one to OVertake
her.
At the annual meeting of the Southern
Cadets at Macon, Thursday, Capt. q. w.
Findlay and Lieut.. G. G. Sims ,Jr f., rendered
their designations as captain and first
lieutenant respectively. They assigned
business cares as the reason for their
designations. The designations were ac-
eepted, and the ex-officers were placed
an the honor roll. Both were charter
members, and their resignatiOns were
accepted with regret. Until a new cap
tain can be elected, Lieut.. L. h. ArtOpe
Will have command of the company.
Capt II. II. Carlton, of Athens, has
been troubled tor some time with thieves
who steal his potatoes, chickens, etc.
Friday night, the Captains dogs attacked
some one near his chicken house, and
they ran down in the bushes and stopped.
Capt. Carlton went out with his gun aud
hailed the thief, who Immediately broke
20 run. This was evidence enough that
the man was on his premises tor no good.
and the Captain fired. The gun was
loaded with birdshOt, and from the way
The thief yelled they must have taken
effect.
Near Draketown, in Paulding county,
Thursday, young man named Caldwell
entered Mr.. Nix's house, where Mrs. Nix
was present, with a double barrel shot
gun, both barrels of which we're cooked,
aud threatened to shoot through the TOP
Of the house. Mrs. Nix asked him not TO
DO 1t. He then threatened TO shoot her.
He then pointed the gun at her and fred,
the suot lodging in her side. The young
man says he laid the gun on the bid and
Il went of accidentally. DR.. Geldin SAYS
the shot entered the right side between
her hip and ribs, lodging In her bowels,
and IL is impossible for her TO recover.
Jim Spencer, a negro living IN the west
srn suburbs OF Griffin was shot In the
eft arm Thursday night by an unknown
party A few nights ago some one
butcLered Jim's calf and carried 10 OF,
iorgettrg 10 leave the market price for
Z. aud since he has kept on the lookout.