Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-08

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GEORGIA.
The fair of the Macon Volunteers be-
gins March Is. A..
Mrs Hernoon, of Decatur street, At
lanta. was badly burned Saturday
The body of Frank Gordon, the missing
hainter OF Augusta, has been found IN tne
canal at that place.
The mos substantial business men OF
Atlanta are looSing for improved ousi-
ness when prohibition goes into eject.
p. NJ. Triton, of Savannah, is IL CORE
spopdence with Brunswick capitalists on
the cost, etc., pertaining to the erection
Of a rice mill
Charlie Simmons, a negro VINO lOals
about town, is the best billiard player in
Atlanta. He makes 80 at an average run
with three balls.
At Roswell junction school teacher
named Roach has been arrested charged
with accomplishing the ruin OF young
lady OF Forsyth county.
Mrs. o. j. Smith succeeded at Atlanta,
saturday, in getting verdict in the
United States Circuit Court for $4,000
from the Georgia Pacific, for the death of
her husband.
Mir. Rhoden, formerly Of Lowndes, who
has a store at the junction one mile west
Of DUPONT, had his house entered and
robbed of some $500 worth of goods Tues
day night last.
The Demosthenian Society of the Uni
Versity at Athens Saturday elected Gen.
A. r. LawtOn, of Savannah, as COM
mencement orator, and Hon. W. b. Hill,
of Macon, as alternate.
Athens is greatly in need OF a system Of
Ere alarms. The burning out of a chin
ney last Friday night called out the fire.
men and they ran all over town before
they found out that there was no fire.
From the books of the Tax Collector it
appears that Floyd cOunty's taxable
property amounts to $1,000, 900. There are
5000 voters, 1900 white and 1000 cOlOred.
The school fund in the county and city is
$4,000.
There were 80 moonshine cases dis
missed in the United States Court at At
ianta Saturday, some for want Ofevidence,
some for informalities, and some by direc-
ton OF the Washington authorities for
sufficient formal reasons.
The Athens Water Works Company
has met with a serious loss, owing to its
pipes bursting during the cold weather.
They didn't expect such extreme weather
in the South, and consequently didn't
lay their pipes deep enough in the ground.
At Macon Saturday the case Of Timber
ger VS.. j. Waxelbaum, from Sumter
q
tiff The suit was for wages, and the
Judge awarded Limberger $500, deducting
gS5 of interest, and refused to grant new
trial.
After the severe freeze of the early part
of last month very many Of the farm ers
were compelled to plant their oats again.
just now they are budding out of the
ground, and it is feared that the freeze of
Friday and Saturday has killed the crop
again.
Thomas A. Scales, OF Augusta, took
room at a hotel in that city Friday night
and Saturday morning was found dying
in bed from the effects of an overdose Of a
drug which he had taken to relieve him of
pain caused by illness to which he was
subject.
Eiberton Gazette: There is water power
enough on Inc Savannah and Rocky riv-
ers, near the line Of the proposed railroad
from Elberton to the Savannah Valley
railroad. to run machinery enough 10
manufacture all the cotton made in the
Southern States.
The city assessors of Columbus have
completed their work, but the books have
not been complied. One Of the assessors
says the increase Will be between $25, 200
and 1900, which is entirely IL actual
improvements, and not 10 increased as
sessments on old property.
r. j. Jinkins, of DOolittle, had laid $50
away in a small box In his house last
week, and to his surprise when he took
his money from the box, found that a
small mouse had taken charge, and trans
formed the greenbaek bills, a $40 and $40,
into nice pleasant bed. The money Is
so badly mutilated as to be impossible.
At Atlanta Saturday, at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs Riley Duncan, near the
Fulton Cotton Mills, their little three
year-old child caught fire and burned
almost to death before any one came to
her rescue. DIR. HOughtOn was called to
see the child Immediately, and has done
his best to save it and relieve its suffer-
tngs. He has but little hopes for It's re-
covery.
Saturday morning, about half way be-
tween Athens and Jefferson, a noun
taineer was driving a 2-horse wagon
loaded with apples, and when near a
house he fell out on the ground, frozen
stiff, and could not move muscle. When
found thus in the road by some good
Samaritans he was taken into the house,
laid down before the fire. and after good
deal OF rubbing and stimuIants applied he
WAS thawed.
John Thurmond, the night yardmaster
OF the Central road at Atlanta, charged
with obstruoting the fire department at
Peters street crossing Thursday morning,
WAS bIleu Dy tue hecOruef saturday. III
was claimed that the law had been broken,
because freight train fingered at the
crossing more than three minutes. Mr..
Thurmond showed that the mud was so
deep at the crossing that two of the cars
we're derailed. Case dismissed.
At Augusta two men have been ar
tied on suspicion of having perpetrated
Q safe robbery OF Thursday night. On
living at the court house they gave
I cir names as w. II. Humphreys and
Thomas W, Coulter, of Perryyille, Ohio
They were put in separate rooms and
searched, and on Humphreys was found
a gold watch and S56 in money, , long
steel nails, about 10 No. 80 cartridges, a
pair Of cloth gloves with the fingers cut.
On the other was found only 30 cents.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Athens has opened its rooms on Broad
street TO the public. The rooms are hand
somely furnished, and have piano, chess,
backgammon and other games TO amuse
the members. All the daily papers Of the
State and the leading Northern dailies
viii be kept in the reading room, SO that
the people can 70 there 70 get the news.
Inc managers hope to make this branch
~ The association a source Of pleasure
as well as profit to the young men OF the
city.
At CarterRvIlIa Friday n naVro haing