Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,uu NEWS IN TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAG RAPE HIS.

.,or+v-three Negroes Immersed Before
600 People at Atlanta Sunday-2OO
.cres of Habersham County Lands Sold
[or IS 25-RrOftable Trade in Live
stock at the Capital.
GEORGIA.
rvo hundred acres of land sold by
sber,ff Gastley al, Sheriff's sale at ToccOa
last Tuesday brought So %.
A letter from Scarboro, Server county,
states mat the rains on Saturday night
,Tere very heavy in that section.
st. Hughen is now running two boats
az miles upythe OcOnee river and briggs
lumber 10 Athens, and will gOtO Pitman's
bridge, so miles from Athens.
The GiIesville extension ot'the city and
suburban street car lineaat Macon has
baen completed assfaF as the grand tun-
mel under the Central railroad, ION Fourth
street.
The County Commissioners Of Dough-
ertv county have decided to run public
road across the river at some point south
Of Col. Tits land line, and build free
bridge across the nYer about annie and
half below the-city.
Suit has been filed blythe Rome Steam
boat Company Reconsideration county'Eor
OBTAINING the steamer Mitchell at the
bridge during the high water last fall.
the Calhoun Times says That the boat
has never made any regular schedules,
and consequently the. SUIT for damages is
farce to force money from the county by
a compromise.
AT AdairsYiile Master Edward, son of
JAKE Sherman, Wasskiled Saturd aymOrn-
ing bv a Georgia mule. He had taken
the mule from the pillow andystarted 10 the
house. The mule tried to throw HIM and
Logan running. His foot caught in
the gear and he was instantlykiIied. He
was about IA years old. He'was bruised
and mangled considerably.
a colored woman named NJ. NJ. Over
ton. VINO mas been at Columbus on.a visit
to her sister, left on last Tuesday for Lii
IBERIA, her home. She went to Africa some
eighteen years ago from this place and
came back about year ago. A shipsailed
from New York on Thursday fer Liberia
aud she expected to reach there in time
to take passage on the vessel.
Mrs. Rosetta Scroggins, living two
miles from Browns bridge, in Hall
county, is perhaps the oldest per-
son in Georgia, being now IN her
10th year. Her nearingls yet tolerably
good. She IS able TO perform light dOmes-
TIC duties, and has been anaccepted mem
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal church
for sixty years, and still attends service.
The physicians of DeKafb county met
at the court JOuse in Decatur1ast Satur-
day to organize a medical socie4y. DIR.
Hamilton was made chairman, and DIR,
Hart secretary. Drs. w ord, Mason and
Jones wereappeinteda committee to draft
a constitution and bylaws, and to invite
physicians from sGwinnett and Rockdale
counties TO take part in the Organlza-
ton. The.neXt meeting WIFI be at Stone
Mountain on Saturday, June 10, when the
organization wHrbe perfected.
In Gains district, Gwfnuett county, a
mad dog entered the field of John S. King
where his girls were at Work and attack
ed them. One of the young ladies gave 1t
a blow with a hoe, and in doing so fell,
when the dog instantly seized her by her
bonnet. She caught the dOg,by the throat
and held him off'until she received assist
anee from aer father, thus preventing the
rabid an i'm al from biting her. This is the
sixth mad dog that has been killed in that
diStrietwithin the past few years.
The proprietor of prominent sale and
feed stable in Atlanta says that during
the season which is now drawing Rapidly
to close about 20, 600 mules and horses
have been received in Atlanta. A great
manyOfr them. hes says, found ready sale
in the city, and the others were shfppedi
to various pOintsin Georgia andFl0rlda-
good, and that the stOckmen have made
money. All of the sale and feed stables of
Atlanta viii now be Overhauled and got
ten in shape for next years business,
which, it Is thought, Will be good if the
farmers have a successful year.
The biggest immersion that has been in
Atlanta for many day took place Sun
day afternoon within the city limits at
Lynch's quarry. Twenty-Five men ana
eighteen women were baptized. The
women were all clad in white. Among
the neophytes was Bill Thurmond, the
Marietta street saloon keeper, who some
months ago shot a man. The man was
thought to be fatally injured bat TecOv-
cred, and ThurmOnd, who had escaped ar
rest, gave himself mp. The case was COM
promised. ThumaOnd has been pretty
wild ever since then. His immersion Gre
ated somewhat OF sensation. The I'M,
mersiOn today was the result of a three
weeks revival by the Reys. Picket of
Fully 5000 people witnessed the ceremO-
MES, the largest ever known to attend
such an occasion here.
In Hog Mountain district of Gwinnett
county gentleman whOis in the habit Of
walking in his sleep had dream. He
dreamed that he saw fine cOyey OF part
ridges running along toward an dollhouse
and then go in. Thinking this good OPP
DOrJunity to capture them, he quietly
slipped along until he got 10 the door,
when he suddenly jumped inside and
closed the door. What was his astOnish-
ment to discover a mad dog IN there, which
rushed at him at once. His only chance
Of escape was to Jump through the win
dow, and through he went with bound.
When he awoke he was lying outside OF
the house ON the ground, having jumped
through a window In his bedroom and
carried the sash with him. He was badly
bruised and his leg severely cut by the
glass as he went through.
FLORIDA.
Watermelons are coming in at Cedar
Key, and as usual bring large figures,
A most of tbaefIrand Army Rcpublic has