Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

GEORGIA.
s,norior Court convenes at Blackshear
next Monday.
The creditors bill on M. q. Parker OF
p~attsburg, mas been dismissed.
ma fence question in Ebert county mas
I'm decided in favor of the "stock law
The little village of A0nia can boast Oh
ovasa. lug. pipe and candlestlc6 factory.
V,irh1rn guano agents sold so sacks
ofouano last Saturday, or 80 tons and SIX
sacks.
Hon. William II. Mattox announces
that he will not be candidate Tor re-
election to Congress from the Athens u.s.
trict, ,,,..
The farmers Of Carsonville district,
TAYLOR county, have peutlOned the oral
nary for an election Tor "ience OF no
fence"
Last Sunday an organization OF the
Young Mems Christian Association was
perfected in IrwinUOn, with eight ch"rIer
members. ....,
Lee court adjourned last Friday until
Thursday OF this week, when the cases
against fine Sheriff, James Salter, were to
be taken up.
The primary election in Cherokee coun-
~ for Senator to represent Milton and
FORSYTH counties, will be held on Satur-
day, May y.
The Griffin Foundry and Machine Works
have lust completed and put up new
hydraulic cotton press, all parts OF which
have been manufactured at their shops.
State Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held in At
Ianta next month. Moody and Sankey
are expected to be present on the occa-
sion.
fine mule belonging to j. f. Kimble,
of CLAY county. was. bitten by mad dog
a few DAYS since, and the suffering caused
was so great that the animal had to be
killed.
Patti Rosa is the first attraction booked
at Deupree Opera House, Athens, for the
next season. She has made the same
date with Manager Crawford she had last
year, November IL.
On Tuesday Rev. j. G. Arms trong and
his family moved from st. Phillips rec
tory to their new home ON Church street
at Atlanta. The house has been nicely
fitted up for the doctor.
At BlufftOn last Monday several par
tridges. having heard that the game law
was in force probably, boldly walked into
town, ard one of them stepped in at W.
T. Green's store and was captured.
A curiosity in the shape Of a man with
four legs, passed through MiHen Tuesday.
He bad two legs complete, aud just above
the knees were two small legs and
feet projecting out about u inches.
A little negro living on the place OF j.
B. StinsOn, in Talbot county, was burned
to death one night last week. 1t is the
second child that has been burned for
the same mother in the past two years.
The Hill City Cadets, Rome's favorite
military company, will soon be reOrgan-
lied. Col. John G. Printup will be called
to the captaincy, with Capt. Charles II.
COthran aud Lieut.. Harper Hamilton as
lieutenants.
A new mail schedule between Darien
and Sterling station has been ordered and
will go into effect at once. 1t is as follows:
Leave Sterling at a. M, arrive at Darien
at 8 a. m. Leave Darien at II M, arriV-
ing at Sterling at 3 p. m.
1t is now thought that the wheat crop
in Elbert county is almost an entire fail
ure. A great deal OF it was killed out
during the cold winter, and that which
was left looks so badly that it is thought
it will not make anything.
The negro who committed murder on
Mr.. Killing place, near Bluffton,
last year and escaped has been heard
from. The Sheriff at Apalachicola has
teleGraphed Sheriff Coleman that the me-
gro Is bn6E6 anu ulU6E arrest.
Barlow MiddlebrOOks, living near the
line of Spalding and Fayette counties,
died suddenly of an epIleptic fit Monday
while out fox hunting. Mr.. MiddlebroOks
was young man about 25 years old, and
OF strong and healthy appearance.
Mr.. MarkwalteT, of Augusta, has lust
erected handsome monument over the
remains of Mrs. Gabriel Toombs. at
Washington. He has also erected a tab
let in the Presbyterian church in memory
of DIR. Petrie, who was its pastor from
1889 to 1851.
MessFs. Freeman, Underwood PARROT.
and Watkins, of Irwinton, have been raft
ing timbers down the 0conee river to
Darien. They carried two RATS down of
40 pieces eaeh, 20 pieces of which brought
$1,000, and the balance brought several
hundred dollars more.
The Athens foundry is now manufac-
turing the Stapler pillow. Mr.. Stapler, the
patentee, gave the foundry an order to
make 1900 plows, and this lot has all
been sold. Mr.. Stapler has just returned
from Southern Georgia, where he has
made some large sales.
Two fiat ears, heavily loaded with iron
rails for the Dublin end OF the Dublin and
Wrightsyille railroad, while being pulled
through Jordan Woods field, SATURDAY.
eiVS4 hOOus gave way 10 Jne burden and
were totally demolished. A defect in one
oil the axles was the cause of the trouble.
Mechanic Fire Company of Americas
mas ordered some very pretty uniforms.
Tue SHIRTS are to be made of white flannel
with blue trimmings, with the monogram
OF the company in the centre. The caps
are 10 be OF black cloth, with a niekle
plated silver '2'' in the front. The uni
forms will be ordered at once.
Hon. Robert Smith, ex-State Senator OF
crawford county, was stricken with
paralysis Wednesday in Knoxville. in
consequence of which Crawford Superior
court adjourned for day. Mr.. Smith is
9ne o. The foremostlawyers OF that section
aug Is leading lawyer IN nearly every i'm
poItant case ON the docket OF the court.
Iae large poplar tree near Capt. Alex
suuer IN wilkes county, has quite "A his
vory. It's about p feet in circumference,
auo . ieet m diameter. Under the shade Of
tnie romantic tree. the first synod ever
neIu IN Georgia convened IN 1890, and Dr..
springer, the first Presbyterian minister
IuSihed IN the state, was set apart TO his
"ork OF preaching the gospel.
EN-Goy. Bullock, who has Just returned
rom trip to New York, says that he
iouna the condition Of business affairs
muel improved over what it was a few
moht ns ago. There was some uneasiness
oppressed upon the silver question among
sne reading business men that he met,
ovutl wise there was strong feeling Of