Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
CLEMENS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

u,itad states Court at MacOn-The
drawings of Macon's New Public
uniidiBg-The Money for the stephens
monumental Association.
GEORGIA.
calhoun contemplates laying out park
IN the near future on the commons near
the railroad.
.Gudqe McCay lett Atlanta Wednesday
mr Baltimore, where ne will spend a short
while recuperating.
several sea Pulls passed over Gaines
vile last Wednesday. 1t is seldom these
birds are blown 80 far inland.
The Ettiugham Hussars, Capt. j. D,
Grower commanding, will have their
annual meeting at Springfield on Tues
day, July =.
The Atlanta post Office has been in
spected by the post Office inspectors, and
. their report was to the effect that every
thing was found TO be in good condition.
A new phase of the prohibition question
was developed at Atlanta Thursday which
somewhat resembles the famous work
done at GreenYille, Tenn, several years
ago.
Deputy Marshals Campbell and Scott
arrested Posey Olford and Minor Gravitt,
charged with Illicit dstilling in Milton
before Commissioner Haignt, waived trial
and gave bond in the sum OF $500 each.
A farmer living near Fort Gaines says
be found a cave on his place day or two
since, the mouth of which was in a small
thicket and the interior contained num-
Der of human bones, but nothing else to
indicate what the cave had been used for.
The "WhiUe Ribbon Band" held meet
ing at the rooms OF the Young Mems
Christian Association to pray for the
successful enforcement OF prohibition in
Atlanta. The band is composed of ladies
who are members of the WOman's Chris
tan Temperance Union.
A Fort Gaines gentleman tells of a litter
often young pigs on his place that the
buzzards found and bit their ears and
"swallow-fOrk" and "under-bit" in each
ear and cropped the tails, which was the
gentleman's mark Tor his hogs.
After an interval of three or four
months, while waiting for the necessary
tools to be made, the work of pulling up
the casing in the artesian well at Ameri-
Gus has again been commenced. Strong
jacks are used, with clamps, and the cas-
ing has either got to come up or break.
Tuesday evening doctor who livey in
the suburbs, beyond Southwest Macon,
became inturiated at neighbor of whom
he was jealous. and raised a row. In the
melee the doctor fired one shot, and his
opponent drew long knife, about which
time they were separated by bystanders.
The twenty-five shares of Opera House
stock at Athens have all been taken and
several more shares can be sold, as those
who have money to invest are anxious to
get in. The work will be commenced very
soon. All the modern improvements will
be put in, and the finest artist will be en-
ployed to paint the scenery.
About the middle of next week the Ag-
ricultural Department will issue it's final
fertilizer bulletin for 1886. Last year the
total number of tons of fertilizers in
spected was 40, 1873 This year the num-
Der was 160, 72S, which was only about
1900 tons less than last year, when the
largest number ever known in the State
was inspected.
1t was told on the streets of Perry
Thursday that in 1866 or 1857 a single
pumpkin vine covered more than one
quarter of an acre of ground on the Wiley
plantation in the Lower Eleventh district
of Houston county, and that two six-hOrse
wagon loads of pumpkins were gathered
from that one vine. 1t IS said that there
is only one man now living who can testify
from his own knowledge tosthe truth Of
this statement.
Rough Simmons is q Macon negro, en-
ployed on the Dublin and Macon road.
Monday night he came home with quite a
considerable amount of money, which ne
deposited between his bed and mattress.
That night some one entered his house
and stole his clothes and carried them to
a vacant lot, where the pockets were
turned inside out. No cash being found,
the clothes were left in disgust, and Sim
mons recovered them early next day.
Miss Mary A. II. Gay, the agent OF the
Stephens Monumental Association, says
that the purchase money for "Liberty
Halp' has not all yet been paid. The as
sociatiOn is in possession OF the hall, and
has built a schoolhOuse Immediately OPP
posite it, In which a fiourishing school is
In operation Nc money has yet been
raised for the proposed monument to Mr..
Stephens. Miss Gay is taking subscrip-
tiOns in Atlanta of one dollar each. She
says that she intends to raise altogether
$4,000.
4. M. Roberts, of Atlanta, received a
letter from Edinburg, Indiana, Thursday.
stating that Rufe Dorsey was killed near
that place by train Saturday. Dorsey
was an Atlantaian and was quite well
known. He sold papers when ne was
boy. He was married several years ago,
DuJ lew Weeks ago t6tb AJidHbd LOl Tue
West. He had letter Of recommends
ton from +. Nj. Roberts IL Co., and it was
by that letter that he was identified. His
wife is now In Atlanta and the letter
which Mr.. Roberts received was her first
animation of DOrsey's death.
Monday morning a little darkey bought
q piece of tobacco at MIR. farmers store,
at Fort Gaines, and gave $40 bill in pay
ment. The clerk who sold the tobacco
kept the money. the negro asking for no
change, evidently not knowing the value
of the bill, and reported the matter, when
the boy was arrested and told various
tales about how and where he found the
money, none of which were satisfactory,
and finally was carried TO the lookup.
lie is an old offender, though young IN
years, and mas been in trouble before. He
will no doubt be kept until ne tells the
truth.
Gainesville Eagle: Oliver Clark, col
Ored, so long known here as "Blind Oh"
died at his home in this city on Wednes-
day morning last. For many years vi mas
been a conspicuous figure on our streets.
Though perfectly blind, he was so accus,
toned 10 the streets and lanes, that ne, all
alone, assisted only by stick, went
everywhere he wished to, never making
mistake and never exposing himself 10
danger. His sense OF touch and nearl ng
were 80 acute that he could always tell
when approaching obstacles. and never
failed to recognize his acquaintance on
hearing them sneak. He acted as press