Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28

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oconee Postponed-A Supposed Case
of Infantioide Near Griffin.
GEORGIA.
The Griffin Opera House has been per-
manently closed.
q. AlDheus All, OF Applng county, has
daughter nearly years old VINO weighs
1855 pounds.
james W. Logan, formerly with the
sunday Telegram, Of Atlanta, IS city edl-
tor OF the Griffin sun.
1t is SAID that p. K. Rutledge, who died
near Crawford sunday morning, had his
life insured for $4,000.
A lot Of chestnut trees were shipped 70
%. Dixon. Faust Graham, ). c.. last
Wednesday By Angus Anderson, Of Wash
ington.
The news reached Macon Tuesday of
the death. at EatontOn, OF judge James
L. Reid. lie was the last Of seven broth
ers. we'll known throughout that section
OF Georgia.
3. II. Williams, SheriG of Harris
county, viii resign the shri. valtv this
week. AS he mas been elected 20 the House
OF Represen atiyes. There are seventeen
candidates for the Office.
The rice crop is rather short around
Blsckshear this year. AID the prica for *
wears. This, IN addition TO the low price
Ut cotton, Is rather discouraging 10
farmers.
Oconee Superior Court, which was 70
have held an extra session Tuesday for
tie purpose 0f diSpOsing of the y bite head
case, put of the trial until January, on
account Of the absence Of an important
witness.
The monument for the Confederate dead
has nePn brought TO Rome The rOntrac-
tors hope o have it in position by the end
II the week. and tn Memorial As-OcIa-
ton VIII make arrans ements to have il
unveiled at an early dav.
The grand jury OF Harris county, IN
Their general nresentments, Endorsed the
candidacy OF Hon Henry G. Cameron TOR
'Slici or q neral. and earnestly ask the
Senators and RepreSe ntatIyeS to use
every honorable means 20 secure his cleo
itiOn.
James Buchanan, station house keeper
at Atlanta, who went to Sewanep. Tenn,
to collect the reward Of $50 offered for
the arrest Of Mckinney. the young man
who shielded Sunday morning in the CITY
lprison. has returned. Mr.. Buchanan
brought the reward back with him.
A wealthy citizen of Americas actually
refused to accept national bank notes IN
payment for a real estate sale mad the
other day, demanding gold instead. When
gold was Immediately produced by the
Ipurch aser he decided that be could proba-
sbly get along with the bank notes, and no
doubt did so.
AS the train from Brunswick was turn
ing the curve near the park at Macon
Tuesday. flock Of geese were on The
track. AS the train approached all OF
them scattered except one old gander,
k@ ala l. Ill
stretching his neck, flew at the engine.
In second his head WAS cut of.
Active steps are now being taken to-
ward building The new jewish synagogue
lat Columbus. The contract has been let
for erecting the building, the lot is being
cleared pre- paratOry 10 laying the fOunda-
tion and the material IS being put on the
iground. A large portion OF the funds to
pay for the building has been raised.
Capt. Paul Boyton, the aquatic artist,
is in At 'an'a stopping at the Kimball.
Capt. Boyton wants to give an exhibition
OF his wonderful powers to Atlanta peo-
pie and will visit the Chattahocchee river
TO-DAY to ascertain whether be can use
that stream. If he can he will announce
date and arrange for excursion trains.
The young sportsmen of the present,
day think they do well when they kill
few birds and squirrels. But here is
what an old sportsman did one day in the
year 1855 at RedmOnt, on Broad river.
He caught five large red horse, killed i've
squIrrels. a bag Of birds, one coon, two
large gohblers and closed the day by
shooting 81 ducks.
There was a meeting at Rome Tuesday
n the alumni and old pupils Of the Rome
Female College, for the purpose Of organ.
ling memorial association, having in
view the erection of n suitable monument
jas a token OF love and appreciation OF the
noble life and labOrs Of tue late Mrs. j. NJ.
VI. Caldwell. wife OF the President Of the
college. Oficers were elected. and the
work Of raising funds will be commenced
at once.
The back door If the Washington Chron-
licle Office was honored with an unexpected
visitor Friday morning in the shape Of a
partTidge mat was making It's lneiOJiou g
call of dob White" for its miss;ucnRte.
Its stay was short but agreeable. 1t left
ahd stopped on the square for some
lime near the court house steps. Bob
White finally few into one OF MIR. Patars
upstairs windows, and after making sat.
Jsfactory observations sailed away to seek
its companion.
On last Sunday there was a most re-
lnarkabie gathering ~ the residence Of
Uncle Rad reynolds, in the eastern part
VI iypii- uFi - N'NiAANs 4 At PAL CON
sisted o. Uncle RAD. who is S6 years old,
his good wife, who rs, Harmon Rey-
Dolds and wife. who are respectively 80
and 70, Aunt Keer and Mrs. Betsy helms,
who are about r. each. There were SIX
persons wh0 gathered under one root. by
no precOncerted arrangement, but hap.
pened in TO spend the day with nce Rad
and bis estmable wife, the average ayes
being over 80 years.
Tom Lowe was seriously injured near
High shoals, In Ocouee county, late
saturday afternoon. He was ginning
cotton and had raised the breast OF the
gin 10 pick out some cotton. In running
his hand beneath IL his fOreiiUCer was
caught, when his hand and arm were
swiftly drawn beneath. Fortunately for
Mr.. Lowe the breast OF the gin Tell upon
him and prevented his body from being
drawn beneath the whirllng saws. His
arm enclrcling the gin clogged it so as to
stop the machinery and break the shaft.
The arm was badly flayed OF flesh, leaders
and muscle, but no bones We're broken.
Griffin sun: One OF the saddest cases of
which we have any knowledge was that
Of a man named Banks, VINO died in Gov.
ington Sunday. Banks was al one time
well thought Of, but he took TO drink,
going from bad 10 worse. until he died
sunday, dling a drunkard's grave. He
drank from & quart 10 a half gallon Of
whisky every day, and IL is said that after
a. ha tyh u 1ffaru1Ixy