Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-13

preaching Train.
GEORGIA.
Fifteen hundred voters In Lowndes
county have registered.
Coyingtou now has but three barrooms,
and their license will expire in March.
The expenses of the municipal govern
ment Of Brunswick are 81, 200 per month.
The melon growers Of Brooks county are
making preparations 70 plant the largest
crop they have ever put in.
The sum of 1882 has been subscribed up
to date to start the Young Mems Chris
tian Association at Columbus.
The city Council OF Quitman have under
consideration the erection of a building to
be used for town hall, market and engine
house.
The Judge Johnson place. near Quit
man, was sold at public cutlery on Thurs
day last tor 1000 1t is presumed il was
bought by the heirs.
The steamer Thomas Collyer, OF Bruins
wick. has had her name changed to City
OF Brunswick, and was announced 10
commence running Dec. 10.
Aaron Wright (colored) OF Valdosta
butchered TWO hogs Of his raising several
days ago which Melted 462 pounds, and
were but little over u months old.
county, had fine mare killed and two or
three mules crippled last week by his
barn being crushed under the hea "
weight of snow.
The conference of the Alapaha, Nash
vile and New River Baptist Churches,
which was held in Alapsha on Saturday
Of last week, called Rev. w. l.. GeIger to
the pastor&te of the three churches for
the ensuing year.
A forty pound box of cOniectionerias
was sent by express last week 10 an at
tractlye young lady OF Hamilton. When
opened it was found TO contain all the
delicacies kept by first-claSs contec-
toner, and that in unstiuted measure.
The corpse of an infant was found in the
yard OF a negro at Augusta Saturday.
The head was missing and is believed 10
have been devoured by r dog. The child
was only few days old. Its color had
not been ascertained at last accounts.
The Methodists of Elberton are disap-
pointed that they did not get their old
minister back, who had done so much
good. They have secured $500 and will
build $1,000 brick church, aud have al
ready increased their PASTORS salary to
$1,000.
The Clyde line of steamers seem TO have
hauled off from BrunswIok. The first
one ran into a steamer at the wharf and
has not returned. The second one dumped
her freight in the warehouse at Fernau-
dina, and left the st. Nicholas to bring 1t
TO the Brunswick wharf.
The firm OF Turner, Brewer & Co, of
ElbertOn, have failed for $1,000 owing
to short crops and poor collections. MIR.
Swearlngen, one Of the firm, has been Rp.
pointed T .ce yer, aud to snow the great
confidence his brother merchants have
in his integrity, Swift / Bros. will become
his bondsmsn.
The Baptists OF Brunswick rented
house for a parsonage, furnished and
fitted it up, and filed il with provisions,
and on Thursday N hit they invited their
pastor, Rev. D.: Golden and his wife to
come aud take suppe' with them. After
ward they turned the parsonage and con-
tents over TO him.
The surveying party of the Macon Air
line passed through Valdosta last Friday
en- route to Lake City, where they hitch
on to the survey made to that point two
years ago, and run the experimental line
on down TO Gainesville, and perhaps to
Waldo. The party will likely return TO
Naldosta about 7 N. l.
At Augusta Saturday morning Sheriff
Daniel closed the doors OF toe clothing
house OF p Epstein. the failure is caused
by an attachment held by l.. Levenson &
Co., OF New York, to the amount Of ST.
651 81. Mr.. Epstein opened in Augusta
several months ago, As a branch house TO
the one he owns in Columbia.
A man from LAFAYETTE county. Fla.
VINO was ia Naldosta trading several DAYS
age. SAID that he made 80 bushels Of corn
on twelve acres of land, aud that he could
produce the aliiaVits OF his neigh bOrs To
prove that the bears destroyed two-thirds
OF the crop before he gathered il. He
killed three in one night.
The other day snote was seen picking
the ticks from a cow that was living on
the ground at Alapaha. The shote would
root among the HARM search OF them, and
when found would eat them with evident
relish. The cow did notraise the slightest
objection until he sought to wind up his
Iepast with drink OF milk. when she
promptly kicked him heels over head.
Wednesday last there were farmers
trading in NaldOsta from the counties Of
Brooks, Colquitt, Berrien, Clinch, Coffee,
EchOls and Lowndes in Georgia, and
Hamilton. Suwsnee, Lafayette and Madi-
son in Florida, and orders for goods Yefe
received by mail from Ware. Representa-
uVes from Worth, In Georgia, and Column
bis, IN Florida, were in town next day.
The Mayor and Council OF Brunswick
nave oFueTeu an election on Jan. ) next to
empower the municipal government to
Issue more bonds. The plan is 10 issue
100000. With this amount it is proposed
TO taAe up the 100000 now in bonds out
standing, and to spend as much OF that
which remains es may be necessary in
sewerage, and with the remaining $4,000
TO fundtne floating indebtedness.
Anderson and William Culberson. two
negroes, had difficulty Wednesday on
the premises Of PINK Hopkins, in Harris
county, in which William was killed
They quarreled and we're fighting when
parties separated them and carried An
dersOn on. He returned and deliberately
shot William dead. Coroner McCants
was notified at once ana an inquest was
held in the afternoon. The jury found
verdict OF murder, based upon the facts
adduced. Anderson Culberson, at last
accounts, was still at large. Both ne
groes were drinking at the time of the
difficulty.
Hard Giddens, Of Berrier county, went
into the army at the commencement OF
the war and fought through till It's close.
In the battle OF Chickamauga his clothing
was torn in twenty-seven places by bull
let's, only two Of which touched his flesh
cutting the skin on the lett min and
grazing the little finger OF the lett
hand. One bullet cut his shoe
string in two, another burst his cam
teen, one cut his cartridge belt in two.
one tore the Leaf of his cap of aud one
shot the brooch of his gun in two Ia