Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

GEORGIA.
Twice as many goods have been sold in
Gibson during this year than were sold in
1884.
An adjourned term OF Paulding Supe-
rior Court convenes on the second Mon
day in this month.
The idea OF separating the office OF
Clerk and Treasurer of the city OF Bruins
wick seems to be gaining ground.
In the election on the fence question in
the Americas district of Sumter county
Tuesday the stock law was carried by "A
votes.
Four of Gainesville's old citizens passed
away last week; Capt. Charlie shelman,
Wade Wofford, Joshua Sumner and Mill
ton Lawless.
Mayor Wilder. of Albany, has offered
reward of 500 for the apprehension, with
sufficient proof to convict, of the party or
parties who set fire 10 the numerous
buildings burned in that city recently.
Since Monroe became a dry town the
MarshaPs office has become almost u
sinecure. There are twelve applicants
for the office. The new Town Council
has organized with Col. Allen j. Arnold
as Mayor.
Eddie Orme, OF Milledgevlle, has q
china cup and saucer which be said Twas
100 wears old. 1t belonged to the mother
OF Mrs. A. A. Orme, and was taken
home by her on her recent visit to the
Northwest.
At Dallas Tuesday Johnnie VIM, the
12-year-Old son of Hamp VIM, accident
ally discharged a pistol, the ball carrying
of part of his little finger, and entering
the fleshy part OF MS left thign. The
wounds are painful, but not dangerous.
J. WiIcher, formerly a naval stores
manufacturer TV-Tr hIlf
Gently a naval stores broker at Bruins
wick, has opened up big steam saw mill
business at Ninevile, in Berrien county,
about twelve miles east of Ty-Ty, on the
Brunswick and Western railroad.
Macon Superior Court has adjourned.
after a warm week for evil doors. The
celebrated case of The State w. Tom
Baisden alias Tom Basemore, charged
with murder, resulted in verdict OF
guilty, with recommendation to imprIs-
oDment for life. the grand jury returned
twenty-six true bills.
Henry Stewart, OF Ty-Ty, has secured
timber land near WithlacOOchee, Coffee
county, where be will erect a turpentlne
still the coming season of 1887. Mr.. Staw-
art has been in the naval stores manufac-
ture near Ty-Ty for several years. He is
also running good business in Wilcox
county, near Abbeyille, on the Ocmulgee
river.
A. c. Plonsky was SO unfortunate as to
lose his store house and the goods con-
tanned init few nights since. Dir. Plon-
sky's store is IN Lee county, about nine
miles from Albany, and is situated on the
Dawson road. Nothing was saved from
the flames. and the loss is rather severe.
as Mr.. Plonsky did not have the house
fully insured. The fire was undoubtedly
the work OF an incendiary.
NEysa
merly of Americus, have leased W. E.
Williams engine and machinery in Ty-
Ty, and will in a few days begin the saw
ing Of timber. They will also run his
grist mill and cotton gin. This mill and
those of Messrs. Mcneil will make six
saw mills running within radius OF four
miles of Ty-Ty, besides one steam cane
mill of j. l.. Fareps, at Hillsdae, who is
turning out fine quality Of tirst-class
syrup.
At public sale at Athens Tuesday a
large amount OF property belonging to
the estate OF John W. Nicholson was put
up on the market. Nearly $50, 900 worth
of property was sold; lands In Clarke,
Madison and OcOnee counties, and
brought from So to S. an acre. Many of
these are good farm lands. The demand
for city lots was good. The Macon and
Coyington railroad bought several lots
on the lanyard branch. The Elevator
mills were bought in at $4,000.
The enumeration by Norwood, Con-
nelly Il Co, directory publishers, com.
pleted Sept. 10. shows the population oil
Atlanta to be 60,S46, of which 1904 are
white and Is, 743 are colored. The paper
shows 0,S36 white heads of families and
5,139 colored heads of families. 1t also
shows the number OF firms, companies,
etc, to be 1882. The publishers say that
every residence and place OF business in
the city has been visited by their agents
and claim that the census has been &C.
curately taken.
Hon. LOUIS Arnheim. who may be called
among the two or three leaders of the
House, has had an eyenttul life. He die
not come to America until 1868. then con
signed to q rich uncle IN the West. He
soon kicked out of the avuncular traces
and dritted south, landing in Savannah
with $14. After various struggles, il
which resolution, clear-heacedness anc
obserVant habits were conspicuous, ht
found himself in Albany. where he wen
into the law. Though still young mar
he is one OF the leading forces in the
Georgia Legislature.
At the drug store OF Ponder & Hill, al
Forsyth. is the stuffed skin OF a double
face calf. 1t has two distinct faces, foui
eyes, two mouths and three ears, one OF
each outside of the dOuo ole head. fully de
yeloped, and the third only partially de
yelOped, and on the line that marks thu
partition OF the faces, and double brain
"A dissection Of the body led TO the dis
coyery that there was fully developed
heart, but no enfrails. and that the rea
portion of the spinal column was inverted
while the front was natural, the two por
lions being disconnected. This mon
strOsity was the property OF John Lewis
(colored).
G. w. Glover, the Citizens candidate
for Mayor Of Americus, withdrew from
the race Tuesday. His followers de
plore this act, ard censure him TO
his conduct at this stage of the cam
paign. He was a candidate nominated a
n meeting of citizens a few weeks ago
and his withdrawal, after accepting thu
nomination, is strongly spoken OF, as Tn,
election is only few days off, and hi
success was almost assured. He says /
would have taken too much money TO rul
the campaign. 1t is understood that DR.
w. =. Burt, who came down when Glove
was nominated, is again In the race.
All the water pipes about Americu
burst Monday from the intense cold
Those about the outside OF the Alel
House snapped of like reeds while tn
pipe connecting the engine and the arte
sian well froze up and refused to work
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