Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-10

GEORGIA.
deer was killed near Danburg Sun
day.
The Gainesville dynamiters are out on
hail. They will be tried in April.
Four COWS have lately been killed on
account of hydrOphoDia on Mr.. Nixon's
place, near home.
The little girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan,
NJ Atlanta. VINO was badly burned on Fri
lay, died Monday.
Judge Benjamin Fryer, of Blakely, who
vas stricken with paralysis several days
ago died Sunday morning.
The old Confederate laboratory proper
ty at Macon is on the market. 1t is going
10 ruin in its present condition.
A Waynesboro clerk, unaware that the
vinegar barrel had run dry, sold a Gus
JOINER quart of marking ink in place
thereof.
John H. Luther, a clerk in the Central
railroad office at Columbus, broke one of
his ankles while froIicking with friend
Monday.
Presiding Elder Richardson preached
1t Lexington Sunday. This was the first
lime in 40 years that he has preached at
his natal place.
The names of fifteen persons taken from
the grand jury list of Lincoln county
nave Deeu lOIWdIu6u do JulO45 III bhC
United States Court.
The Hill monument at Atlanta will prob
ably be unveiled April 10. The affair will
probably be made one in which the whole
State will be represented.
Rev. Walker Lewis received twenty
members into St. Paul Church at Column
bus Sunday. and administered the Ordi-
nance OF baptism at night
j. A. Arneld, who lives near Rome, had
a mule stolen from him five years ago.
Monday he identified the mule in Rome.
There is no clue to the thief
The Sheriff of Hall county has disposed
of the stock of goods of Ashford q Brooks,
in Gainesville. The inventory showed
goods to the amount of 81, 440, but only
$3.50 was realized.
The Rome fire department has been in
vited to participate in the tournament at
Jacksonville, Fla, on Feb. %. The de-
partment will meet tonight to take ac-
tion in the invitation.
At Macon. Monday, Mayor Knapp, Su-
perintendent Kline and Master Machinist
Gugle, inspected the work recently done
on Wadley monument, and expressed
themselves as satisfied.
Jesse Malner, of Harris county, lost
about SIS IN Columbus Monday by his
horse running away and strewing 500 in
silver along the street. At last accounts
he recovered only about $S5.
At Millen the farmers have established
a club of 200 mem bers who agree to buy
no guano this season, unless the seller is
willing to guarantee them against failure
of the fertilizer to pan out well.
While Robert Graves, boy about 10
gears old, was on his way home Monday
night he was attacked when about halt a
mile from Rome by a savage dog, and was
severely bitten on the lips and face.
d. B. Woodruff has fled his bond of
$4,000 with Commissioner Erwin, and is
now confirmed in his Office of Superin-
tendent of federal public works at Macon.
T. j. CARING and f. C. Hendrix are on the
bond.
The trash pile near the Central railroad
cotton yard at Macon continues to yield
living to a number of negroes. Monday
morning twelve women, four girls and
two boys were busy there with rakes and
hoes.
A negro living out on Tom Ellis planta-
tion in Quitman county had 500 in money
stolen from him last week, besides all of
his meat, chickens, eggs, etc. After the
thief had stolen the money and the above
named articles. the house was fired and
burned.
A negro frOlic near Franklin Saturday
night wound up in fight and a killing.
died in lew minutes. Miles Couch did
the cutting. He is still at large. The
killing has created quite a sensation
among the negroes.
DIR. S. ambeau, distinguished dentist
pf Rio Janeiro. Brazil, with his wife, the
blister Of Maj. T. +. Jones, is visiting rela-
tiVes in Blakely. 1t is said that the
nOctor made $4,000 by his profession last
year in the far oil dominion of Dom Pedro.
having done COuaidpra hla work uOOn rOvoI
Teeth.
An excursion of Pennsylvania farmers
viii leave Washington, ID. g., over the
AIRLINE Feb. y and arrive at Atlanta the
z4tn. The farmers are expected from
Lancaster county, the richest farming
county in all the United States. A real
estate agent at Atlanta is master or ar
Engagements for their reception and enter
tainment.
Marcus Lowenthal, a Macon policeman,
is suffering from an old wound received
~ the battle of Karnigreatz, Austria, on
July 3, 1866. LOwenthal was one OF the
siX-footers who formed the imperial body
guard at Berlin. Rheumatic symptoms
haVe recently developed, and he is as
signed duty at the station house until he
recoVers.
At Macon, Monday, eleven out OF the
tnlrteen comprising the board of educa-
Hon met in Superintendent Zettler's Office
Tor the purpose of electing a teacher to
hll the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Miss Mamie Hunton, teacher of the
nth year class in Orange street school.
: Out OF nine applicants, Miss Bella Abra-
nam was elected.
The case Of Cal Varnadoe, who was
convicted Of voluntary manslaughter for
tne killing of Asbury Whitehead Dec. Is,
ib63, has been argued i'm the STATE Su-
preme Court for a new trial, and a deci-
ZION will probably be reached this week.
Farnad0e's friends are sanguine, and II
II safe to predict new trial, which will
Virtually amount to an acquittal.
The recent decision OF the Supreme
tourt on the pilotage question, conflicting
as 1t does with the action Of the Legisla-
pure, is causing good deal Of annoyance
10 Daren. Pilots on the strength OF this
tecision are attaching vessels right and
no where the masters refuse the services
% pilots, and as the question stands il
BIDS far 10 become the cause Of endless
litigation.
A couple OF young men Of Georgetown
vent hunting last Thursday night, when
~ was 80 cold, and caught four 'pOssums,
Itgo coons, and six rabbits, all up the hO-
fow OF one tree, In the swamp just above
"a. Mercier's mill-pond. Tue young men
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