Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAlHs.

A Question as to the Ownership of
the Wrecked SteamboH Found
Below Macon-A ROmaus ColIec-
ZION of Indian ReIics-A Oestruc-
tive Flood near jug Avern -
Capture of a Supposed kcaped
Convict at Rome.
GEORGIA.
Rome's iremen have their annua tour
nament today.
The firm of j. E. & 8. S. Brewer, o. FL
berton, is dissolved.
On September 1 the firm OF Swift
Bros, of EIbertOn, will be dissolved.
Athens Chinese laundryman says De
can live like king in Athens on 500 a
year.
Lincoln county holds 10000 acres
land as a bid for the A. g. g. road TO traV.
erseher borders.
The City Council OF Athens has pur-
chased lot on Baxter street for the
colored public school. The lot contains
three acres, and was purchased from
Capt. g. H. Yancey.
The prohlbitonists of Watkinsville and
Oconee county held an enthusiastic
meeting saturday evening. They organ
izpd for the battle on April 20, and are
COUuueul VI flOboAy
At Talbotton, Saturday night, the SER
want house on the place of DR.. o. A. Col
Inns was consumed by fire. The dwelling
was only saved by Vigilant efforts. The
property was owned by j. Il. Richards.
At Athens the ladies' committee of the
Christian church, the past week, raised
S320-F. Phinizy giving 500 and Judge
Harris $50. The church yet lacks 81, 400
10 pay OF its debts and finish up the build
ing.
There is some disagreement between
the directors and board OF commissioners
of Oglethorpe in regard to the new court
house now being built. 1t will no doubt
be amicably settled for the best interests
of the county.
Last week Mr.. Toomer, of Athens,
bought of negro strange bird that
was caught in the river during the high
water, and which evidently came from
the sea. 1t is now quite gentle, and
feeds in the yard with chickens.
There are not less than half dozen fine
brick buildings to go up in Athens the
coming summer, and a large number of
new residences are being contracted for.
Every carpenter in the city is busy, and
before many weeks the bricklayers also
will be at work.
white man, supposed to be Mark
at Rome. He is supposed to have esca ped
from the ChattahOOchee convict camp,
where he was serving sentence of 20
years for murder. He claims it is a case
of mistaken identity.
On his way to Athens Saturday Pat
Epps, while crossing MItchelPs bridge,
found 1t full Of negro picnicers. Mr..
Epps asked them to give way and let him
cross, but they would not do it. He at
tempted to cross, and a negro knocked
him in the head with piece of scantling.
He was very badly hurt.
About two years ago Cuthbert Terrence
went from Jefferson county to England to
get an estate lett him by deceased rela-
tive. He died shortly after crossing the
ocean. The estate has been administered
upon in England. and is worth about
$1,000. Judge Tarver, who administered
on Mr.. Torrence's estate, will receive the
money for the heirs in Jefferson county.
JEFF Hide, a train hand on one of the
night freights going south, on the West
ern and Atlantic railroad, was knocked
off his train at Rogers Station Saturday.
He was trying to light the red lamps at
the rear end of the caboOse, when he was
struck by coal chute and knocked off
the train. He was carried on to Carters-
vile, and two hours after the accident Oc-
Cured he died.
Another very destructive food visited
the jug Tavern section w ednesday n ght,
doing an immense amount of damage TO
the farmers and mill men. One wing OF
W. d. JacksOn's dam was torn out. w.
D. Sims, of Ben Smiths district. GWin-
nett county, has lost his dam. The most
OF bottom land has been planted, some the
second time, but it is all to do over. Some
OF the land Is torn up in bitches and gullies
so that 1t will have to lie out. From the
outlook now, it seems that the farmers
can't make near crop this year.
Saturday Agnes Barnes was sitting in
her house, in back alley in East Macon,
when she suddenly pitched forward and
struck her head against thu chimney
piece, knocking an ugly hole in her fore
head, just above the eye. She never spoke
or showed any sign of life after falling,
and the crowd that gathered in answer to
the cries Of her eight helpless children
proceeded to lay the body in proper way
for burial. She was about so years Of age,
and was taken i'll some months ago, OF
which she never fully recovered. Her
death was caused by sudden attack of
heart disease.
James Smith, of Rome, has quite col
lection OF Indian relics obtained at Free
mans. on the Rome railroad. One of the
most impO4 tant is an Indian pine. which
looks as new as if just laid away, and
lalnt OdOr Of tobacco still remains. There
IS also piece OF watch that was found
buried near an Indian skull. 1t IS prob
able that an Indian robbed some white
man OF The watch, which was broken up
and trinkets made out of it. OF the other
Things are any number OF spear and ar
row heads, battle AK, Indian vessel for
heating maize, and many curiously carved
pieces OF stone.
large number of the citizens of Wal
Ton county, near High Shoals, have been
trying 10 get post office. The petition
was sent up first with a large number of
petitions and asked that the office be
named Goldenville. This name was Oh
lected to by the Post Office Department,
ana the name of Charleston was then
sent This, too, was objected to. Then
Tue names OF HUGH, Bonner, Etna, Yancey
ana SOCK were sent to the department,
aud all were thrown out, and now the
petitioners have exhausted all the names
they can think of and are still without
post ohice. They propose to offer pre-
mum TO some one to suggest a name &C
eepla0le TO the powers that be.
The old wreck in the Ocmulgee river,
yellow the park at Macon is about 10 prove
ol considerable value, aside from the his
9ucal associations connected with IT.,
luose conversant with such matters say
mat there is $500 worth OF machinery and
material of various sorts within its up.
turned hull. Could they be gotten out