Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
uur NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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10 Tavern Aroused by n Discovery
which Brings Disgrace on Two Young
Peopie IF the Town.
GEORGIA.
Ed. Boiling, of Summerville, report
cat nursing several rats.
Iudpe J. c. Simmons, OF Hancock, has
lost five hands by death on his plantation
this year.
There were IS deaths in and near Taze-
well IN one month, mostly children VINO
had had the measles.
The people OF Madison generally call
for the appointment of board OF ply
slcians TO investigate Lne CAUSE vi 81
much sickness.
The Fort Gaines Tribune says that Mr..
Chase, a poor carpenter, who worked
with b. G. Adams there, has recently
fallen heir 70 100000.
At Atlanta Wednesday the Western
and Atlantic railroad paid into the State
treasury the monthly rental, $4,000.
large part Of the amount paid in was In
gold coin.
ON Tuesday last George w. Brooks
began to haul rock from the quarry with
which to build the foundation of the store
house he will build on the ole hotel lot at
Lexington.
In Lowndes county recently wildcat
killed &c chickens, geese and several
sboats, all belonging to VIM. Martin, and
was killed the next day while attacking
grown hog at the owners gate.
The Macon District Conference, Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, convened
at Fort Valley Wednesday with a full
delegation from the various circuits and
churches composing the district.
At Gainesville r. T.. Gardner has
bought the newspaper called the Sun,
founded by j. G. Otwell. and recently
owned by the Rev MIR. Pinkston, and has
entered actively in the work of journal
ism.
Notice has been received at Atlanta
that John Ralnes has successfully passed
the examination at West Point, and en-
tered upon the course. He is the son of
Joseph RaInes, the popular insurance
agent.
The citizens of Albany are taking an
active interest in the Irish question A
public meeting, with Capt. Hobbs as
chairman, subscribed $500. On next Fri
day another meeting will be held, when
further steps will be taken.
Seventy-six insurance companies, OF va
rious classes, do business in Georgia, OF
that number. all but two have paid their
State taxes. The total amount they have
paid into the Treasury is $17,057 10 against
S13.0l4 rs paid up to the same date in
1885.
The Postmaster General has changed
the name of Emory post office, in Hall
county, to Belmont" and the name Of
the station, Florence, will be changed to
Belmont when there is a new time table
printed for the Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern railroad.
During the heavy spring rains the dam
to G. c. AmasOu's mill, near Sandy Cross,
was washed away and his race 50 much
damaged that he has decided to abandon
the enterprise entirely. Several steam
mills have been built around him, cutting
off his patronage Sc much that it would
not have paid IA to rebuild.
j. G. Thompson and j. J. Thornton, of
Butts county, received Thursday the re-
ward of $50, offered by Gov. Mcdaniel
for the arrest and delivery of John Sim
mons, cOlOred. Simmons murdered Louis
Matthews in Monroe county. Thompson
and Thornton apprehended him and de-
lvered him to the Sheriff of Monroe coun-
ty some time ago.
Baxley Banner: Quite severe storm
passed through the northern portion OF
this county last Saturday. A good deal of
damage was done in the vicinity of Judge
Tlllnan's. At Surrency it amounted al
most to a cyclone. 1t was reported here
that the cOlored church was blown away
during services of some kind and several
persons badly hurt.
A petition IS being circulated in the
neighborhood of Watson's mills, Ogle-
thorpe county, for new postal route to
run by that place, where post office will
be established. 1t is proposed that the
route run from WinterVille by the Hon.
James NJ. Smiths place and WatsOn's
mills to iutersect the line from Daniels
Fllle to Elbert0n at Newtown.
At Macon Thursday Col. Sam. Fl .
JemisOn obtained new trial for Rudolph
Dennicke, charged with breaking open a
letter and sentenced TO i've months i'm
prisonment and a 81 fine by Judge Speer, in
tne United States court during the present
term. He will probably establish good
case, as Col. Jemison will leave nothing
und0ne to secure mis- acqUittal.
There is peculiar disease following
the measles i'll ocnley county, which the
physicians call dysentery, that is raging
III the northern portion OF the county,
and which proves fatal in from ten to
eighteen hours. In radius of three
miles there has been about twenty deaths,
ana II battles the skill of the physicians.
MI Joe SOnter has lost all tour of his
emldren. 80 far it has proved fatal in
every instance.
The Rome Courier notes the existence
IN that city of a wild cat club, organized
Ior Inc purpose of rocking the young men
wren they are going to see the fair ones
Ut teIurnlng thererOm. The organization
is complete, and has Its officers--a presi-
Oent, treasurer and secretary, but il has
not been learned what are the duties of
these, Several of the young men have
recently been rocked, and no one knows
"hen he will DO attacked IN like manner.
jug Tavern is just now the scene of the
greatest excitement. The body of a white
infant has been found in the woods near
mat place, hidden in a log. A corOner's
inquest was held and developed
the TACT that the mother Of the
enid was poor but respect
soie girl in the neghborhOod, and the
ather, who placed the body in the log, is
sFoung man whose parents are among
Ine best people OF the county. He has
run away.
village and vicinity OF Crawford, on
me Athens branch of the Georgia rail
road, are suffering from an unusually
lslal form OF measles. On the afternoon
u last Thursday j. B. POyner died, and
A. o'clock on Friday morning his sister,
Mrs. wilkins, died, both from measles.
ms lady and gentleman are both natives
VI wilkes county. On the preceding week
elEuJ negrQe9 died from the same disease,
vi me plantation of Frank nd worda naar