Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-14

THE news OFrAE rWO STATES
rOhD IN SA7tSAPHS.

Gainesville will accept the new fire en-
CINE.
Hon. j. E. Dart returned to Brunswick
from Washington Thursday.
The Universalist church is gaining
ground rapidly in Franklin county.
Woodville Greenhackers have organ
lied political club with 80 members.
Columbus has put in claim at Wash
ingtOn, d. O.. for a government building.
At Athens Friday a carriage ran over
and broke the back of q retriever dog
worth 500.
A large bear infests the mountains
around Tallulah. and has bed over on
Challenge rock in Cliff.
w. W. Arnold has resigned the county
solicitorship of Troup, and Col. Henry u.
Ware has been appointed.
1t is whispered that Judge Estes will be
candidate for Congressional honors In
the jackson county district.
Allmony OF So per month was given last
week at jackson county court. This IS
the smallest one on record. The lawyers
fee was $50.
The mother of Emil Gruner writes from
St. Louis that she has not heard from him
In seven months. The last heard OF him
be was in this city.
Among the Ohio excursionists at
Brunswick last week was Mrs. DR..
Fowler, a lneal descendant of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, who is buried at Dun
genness.
The barn Of J. H. Harper. who lives in
East Athens, was burned last Wednesday.
1t is thought 10 have cauglt on fire from
cigarette in the hands of a small boy who
was smoking around the barn.
At Homer Friday II. B. Henderson COM
mi Ia hN n enl n no
head With a pistol. He died in fifteen
minutes after the ball entered the head.
The cause was the excessive drinking of
whisky.
Last Saturd y night at attempt was
made to burn the stables of Tom Ray, at
DraYtOn. The incendiary poured kerO-
sene oil on the building and fired 1t, but il
failed to burn and the property escaped
destruction.
While in Athens the other night Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg was serenaded at
the Commercial Hotel, Ivy party of Uni
versity students. She appeared, and in
few remarks, expressed her appreciation
of the compliment.
A true bill has been found against the
superintendent of the pauper farm, of
jackson county, for mistreatlng the in
mates of the poor house. The grand jury
also recommended his immediate dis
charge and that another man be substi-
tuted.
At Atlanta eight sat down to a quiet
game Of poker Saturday night in a private
room. Before the game wound up Sunday
morning 400 had been lost. One actor
lost 5000, and another Snowman $3.50.
Three drummer boys scoOped In all The
money.
A cor-al l:ndet; writing from High
Shoals ~. Y a ton NelCS says; "SeVer-
al girls we're te,sIS.d recently from tue
factory here f. ~, cipating in a dance,
given at a =, ivate residence on Hill street.
We heard OF no boys or men suffering a
like penalty.
Van Fain, little Notwithstanding ne
gro boy of Eastman, held a dynamite
cartridge in his left hand the otner day
while be hammered on 1t with his right.
They picked MIN up twenty feet away and
they are wondering to this time how he
escaped death.
The grand Jury of Jackson county has
recommended the carrying out of the re-
commentators of the former grand jury,
Dne of which was that new jail should
be built. This the ordinary is endeavor-
ing to carry out. A lot has been bought,
plan is sOon to be made of the building,
and as early as possible the contract will
be let out.
probably fatally shot by Mrs. Murphy.
Lawson and Weatherly were cutting saw
logs near Mrs. Murphy's house. when lhe
woman came out and accused them Of
making fun at her. at the same time draw.
Ing revolver and shooting at them. The
ball took effect I'm LawsOn's right cheek
and lodged in his temple. making an ugly
wound. Mrs. Murphy has been arrested.
Lawson is in a critical condition.
As an accommodation train of the West
Point Road was moving along at rapid
rate about a mile below East Point.
Thursday. a small boy. apparently or 10
years old. threw rock, striking glass
In the coach, smashing it into a hundred
pieces and scattering the pieces half
across the car. There was a lady sitting
bwo seats in the rear OF the broken glass,
and had the boy been second or two
later in throwing il would have struck
the glass near her, and doubtless would
have injured her badly.
Mrs. Sallie Glozier, of Crawford county,
near Walton's mill. has been adjudQed in
sane. and will be sent TO Milledgeville.
The cause OF her arrangement is said to be
the death of her sister, Miss Polite Seago,
which resulted from an unfortunate acct
dent few months ago. The event de-
pressed her to such an extent. that she at
last lost control OF reason. she rose last
MONDAY morning ana stood IN the moor
from to O'Clock, and all efforts to re-
Cove her were vain. DR.. Richardson, of
Byron, made the examination ard
pronounced her hOpelessiy insane. The
unfortunate lady is the wife OF William
GlozIer, and is So years old.
The adop'ed parents or Lilly Myers,
? who was arrested at New York few days
ago for lettering about the streets, and
who claimed HawkiDsville as her home,
are living at Hawkinsville. Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. Myers. proprietors OF the Fair store,
are the parties referred TO as the parents Of
the girl, whose name Is Matilda Gold
smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Myers state that the
girl is not their daughter, but was adopt
ed by them in Europe in 1872, when she
wssrdbout three years old. they brought
her TO America, and she came with them
10 Georgia. A few years ago, they found
her disobedient and intractable. aud they
thought the best thing they could do for
her was TO put her in the convent at Ma
con, where she could be better trained,
and more restraint exercised over her.
After coming out OF the convent. Lilly,
or Matilda, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Myers 10 New York. where they secured
her home.
At Atlanta Thursday night, at the house
OF Green DAVIS. colOred, living just be
yOnd the corporation line on Capital
avenue. negro boy named Ned Jones
died after an illness of about two weeks.
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