Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-03

caught lou IdDoils MS
winter.
Tbe state road rentalor the month OF
March. $25, 600, has hn paid into Tue
treasury -.
rointed Judge Of the Ctnty Court oil Mill
Il Ter county. A..
A disease Of some ort amongst the
cattle appears to be CITING a footholu IN
wilkes county.
The grand jury Of Huston county Will
elect new Board Of Comfy Commission
crs next week.
The question Of the rganization OF
military company in Jenp IS attracting
considerable attention.
J. f. HarGis, Of Kigston' shot ana
killed two immense beavrs down on tne
river Wednesday. EScbone Welgneo 20
pounds.
The teachers in the cit schools OF Ma
con were paid $4,000 Thursday. On SAT
urday 1900 viii be pad out to country
teachers.
The first quarterly coference was held
AT the Methodist chuph of Roswell on
last Saturday and sunday. W. ID. An
derson, p. t., presidg.
The Ordinary of BALDWIN county will
declare the result for prohibition, and if
the matter is fought DER again it Will be
in the courts. The negroes have quoted
and gone to work.
COL Thomas Willis found flint rock
on his plantation nea Centreville which
has square hole il it nearly one inch
in depth, and perfec' in proportions. 1t
is supposed to have leen done by the In
dams.
Sheriff L. E. Blatk, of Early county,
has returned from short tour through
Florida, where he picked up three fugi-
lives from Justice, James Layton, white,
and twon negro women, who were placed
in jail to await Their trial at the court con-
vening next week
Wednesday a cyclone passed from
southwest two miles below Cochran. It's
width VaJ ..-aut 800 yards. No lives
were lost as yet heard Of. Immense dam
age was done in the way OF demOishing
fences, timbers and some outh0uses. DR..
Morgan, f. Cook and w. A. Morgan are
the greatest suffe.- heard from.
George W. NewsOme, one OF Wilkes
cOuntys best farmers, is a prodigy in
many respects. In person he is feet 81
inches in height, weighs 249 pounds and
is one of the best runners in the country.
He has corn in his crib . years old, which
attests his success as a farmer. In
mechanism he eXcells, being a trst-class
bricklayer.
The land which comprises E. Y. HIPS
farm in Wilkes county was sold just after
the war for 81 80 per acre in gold to Jack
Newsome. who sold 1t to his brother Tom
Newsome, who sold it to its present owner
for $21 an acre. Now it is not for sale,
and we venture nothing less than $50 per
acre could buy 1t. Mr.. Hill says it is not
or sale at any price.
In the rear OF Gen. Toombs' residence
is an ancient burial place inclOsed by a
rock wall. The only OmbstOne to be
seen is that of Mrs. Sarah Jane W. Rem
bert, on which is the following Inscrip-
ton: "Sacred to the memory of Sarah
Jane W. Rembert, daughter of DR.. Joel
and Mrs. Abbott, and wife of w. =. Rem
bert. Died May ,, 1889. AGED 80 years."
One of the most thriving little towns on
the line of the Brunswick and Western
railroad is Pearson. There is about it an
air of thrift and neatness which all towns
do not exhibit. The free use of white
paint contributes much to It's good ap-
pearance. One Of the most attractive
buildings 3'ut the place is the new
Methodist church, just completed this
year.
At the plantation of Martin McLendon,
in the MOreland neighbOrhood of Terrell
county, Sunday morning dOg which was
bitten several weeks since by cur sup
posed to have been rabld, showed un-
akable symptoms of hydrOphobia.
Before being killed ne bit two other dogs.
two negro children and a mule. The dogs
have all been killed and the children and
mule will be watched with unusual In
terest.
The principal keeper Of the penitentiary
has furnished the Comptroller General the
per capita hire OF cOnvicts and the amount
due the state by each OF the penitentiary
companies for the year ending April /.
1856. The following is a statement Of the
amounts due by each: Company No. l.
292 SIS conv,cts, S4.S3S 80; Company No.
--607E conyicts, SlO.0lS A.: Company
No. 5-6ia IL - cOnYicts, SOL 81; To-
al $4,000. The companies, under the
Jaw, have thirty days IN which to pay up.
Tuesday T. NJ. Haygood, of Pike coun-
~, was burning of a new ground, when
the wind carried the fire into a pine
thlcket, which was soon on fire. The lire
was now so hot that nothing could be
done fighting il except by lighting against
y 10 save fences and the plantations OF
Nr. Lindsay and W. f. MiddlebrOOks. In
l'7 course il passed over piece Of ground
where Mr.. HaygOOd had been cutting
cord wood, destroying 2S7 cords of wood
and 900 new rails and 100 panels Of
fence. BY the efforts Of Mrs. HaygOod,
Miss Lach HaygOod and Miss Trent Far
ley IN pulling down and moving fifty or sew
euty-hve panels OF fence on the side OF the
plantation next TO Mr.. Haygood's house
Ine greater part OF the fences on the place
We're saved. only by hard work was II
kept from the places of Mr.. Lindsay and
tfastus MiddlebrOoks.
ON Tuesday night most dastardly at
tempt was made 10 murder Willie Wal
ton. IN Wilkes county. Mr.. Walton lives
aJ MaNwel's mill, and when be went out
10 iced bis horses about dark he saw
man az the back Of his lot. He went back
70 MS house and, taking his gun, went
near 10 where he saw the man standing.
W hen nearly 10 the spot the party fred AT
ulh, an distance Of ten PAGES. Mr..
walton returned the fire at once. and
nearing something move, fired the
second barrel In the same direc-
tIon. ne then called 10 a negro
Doy TO bring him another gun, and when
lht boy arrived he commenced walking
around TO make further discoveries. He
soon saw an object lting nat on the
kIpund, and supposed 10 was the man he
ndu Killed. The negro boy was greatly
excited, and putting the gun against the
mans oily wanted 10 shoot him again.
Mr. " alton decided that 10 was useless 20
shoot a man who was already dead and
Vrutred the boy TO 20 after matches.
Ilhdlng that the negro was afraid 20 20
n ,,es went himself and the boy followed him.
w hen he returned the dead man was gone.
Ml' walton ~ peaceable man, and does