Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-30

! Mr.. Peters, of Atlanta, will, in all prob
/ ability. encounter a good deal Of difficulty
/ IN getting street car line through 10 Pc
| ters Park. His company, the Atlanta
Street Car Company, now has a halt do
! zen or more lines, upon which they paw
| no tax, as by the terms OF the charter
! OF the company the property
! Hunter atreet, which is the main street
TO the cemetery, and the livery stable
| keepers and unGertakers are going to put
/ up "a hard tight against Im.
Glib Lowe cut come high didos at Wash
| Ihgton last Saturday. 1t is tavorite
practice with MIN to throw up his pocket
| book aud catch il like base ball, and he
was doing this Saturday, when stray
yellow jacset lighted on The under side OF
the pockeLboOk as it WAS falling. When
the book struck Cos hand and The jacket
| got in his work II was hard to tell wheth-
er II was a cyclone or WiRXins' earth
| quake that had struck the house. 1t was
case ~ catching out on the first round,
and the game was called at once.
In the municipal election at Elbert0n
Tuesday Hon. George Z. Grogan was
| elected Mayor, receiving 1l5 votes, aud
h0n. Ii, +. Chandler, his opponent aud
present incumbent, receiving 70 votes,
win some scattering. The Prohibition
| candidates for COuncilmen were ID. i.
Ogicsby, L. &. Swift, +. A. CasOn, j. c..
Sweafenger aad W. w. Reese. Toey re-
ctived lJG votes, while the conservative
tlck"t received so votes. The new Conn.
Gil ~ill prohI5it tae sale OF domestic wine
by the quart it they have the power TO d.
80. Hon. MIR. Gr0gau, tie May0r-e 'ect, Is
a prominent and popular young lawyer,
ana thoroughly VuAiiiled to 81 the pos
ton to which he has been chosen.
Washington was filled with negro
preach rs on Saturday VINO were preach
NJ 30 every crowd that would stop aud
aedf them. One young negro man
wrought himself into fever AZ Hogue ~
SEA'5 door. aud the effect OF his talk and
9l.nt bodily cOntOrtions was to start
tiers on tie same line. The coutagion
spread until it seemed that every corner
A0U.d have supply Ot eXhorters. The
aran2ues were not loud, and much of
each sermon consisted OF Wrin2ing the
1Grde, swinging the arms. twisting the
body out OF shape, means and EroanI and
sinE-song repetition Of "A lew striking
passages OF Scripture. Frequent eXhOf-
Cdti0ns were made 10 the hearers to get
ready tor next Wednesday,"
County politics in Bibb are rather quiet,
iltn0ugh each Richmond is getting into
,0e hehl, aud there Will be some tne
Scutillng. scrouging and wire working be-
ne tae January elcc lions. Judge j. n.
NcMauus VIII likely succeed himself as
Ordinary, with liltle opposition. The
elrrssnip. made vacant by the expiration
# the term by the death OF Albert Ross,
ghO WAS clerk for thirty years, appears
TO be the 0idce desired OF ell others. Dan
Adams, the present CLERK. ia rather N the
iead 80 tar. OLher candidates are Capt.
Richard Banner, j. W. NlsOet and Wing
l''id NIsbet, who are announced. Snerih
Westcott is making good canvass for his
re.elrouOn. w. \. Henderson and w. a.
Poe Will run him race.
A good Joke is told OH Rev. G.. T. Dodge,
II 81. SinOn'5. 1t is said that after the
earthquake some ladies' asked him If he
d;dn't think he should offer special
hank living prayer TO the Lord. lie re
Piled that he would, bat Couldn't find any
special prayer appropriate TO The subject
~ the prayer book. ON the night Of the
earthquake q lady woo was sitting at tue
snuanca OF a pes in the Methodist church
.xctedly shouted during the soucG, "If
tits call from the Lord, praise be to
ms nHme-I'm ready "N ell, madam"
exclaimed another lady, wno was pc.
vented from leaving the anne pew by the
ioor being blocked Uy tue religious entnu-
siast. III you are ready to 20, won't YOU
pease get out of the way aud let those
pass who are not readyy"
Last Thursday, or the Singleton farm,
near Bolingbroke. DOiphus Jackson, col
nred, WAS shot. Dolphus mad viola ted The
law IN m0rtXaging certain property, tor
which violation a warrant was sued out
and placed in the hands ot Constable
tntrcalior, VINO, taking Me.ers. Wilson
aud Butler as posse, proceeded 20 arrest
= ipuus. Finding him ia the held pick
IL Nf...
Wilson went Into the field TO make The
arrest. When Dolphus discovered them
near by and approaching HIM he ran,
HnereupOn three shos were fired at HIM
10y the approaching parties, one OF which
only was effective, striking the fugitive
near The upper part Of the nip, DR.. 7. b.
Hollis was called aud took out the ball
inGing there was only a fl sh wound, nd
not serious.
Last Sunday was big day In Button.
IL was the occasion OF the fn!rd quarterly
meeting for the Fort Gaines Circuit ana
The dedication OF the new Methodist
church al that place. The meeting COM
mehced on Thursday night, and IL re-
ported TO have been OF much interest.
fue Presiding Elder, Rev. Mr.. Twitty,
was present On Saturday and sunday, and
preRched several of the finest sermons
ever heard in Button. Quite a crowd
Has nrosent from Fort Gaines and other
puiuls on Sunday. Dinner WAS had on
me grou nds, and the duy proved one o,
muca pleasure, as well as spiritual proht
An interesting and touching feature oil
sundays pro sranme was the memorial
service OF MIS-. Regime Rambo, ana the
erection OF IA handsome marble slab In the
church 10 her memory.
Boo Wigs, a negro about - years OF
age, was caught at Rogers station, on
be Central railroad, and taken TO The
residence OF the lady whose house ne had
/ broken IN. He was identified by the oui-
RACED lady. lie WAS taken IT, DR.. Jones
/ Birdvilie place for safe keeping. a party
horseback LETT Millen Monday night.
/ took tbe egro from the officer and carried
/ BIN TO the woods. Re has not been heard
! Of since. IL is more tnan probable
tnat his body can he found hang
ing from some strong tree near
81. He refused 70 talk after he mad been
identified by the lady. Tue OUTRAGE was
! bold and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. toe tnct that
after he battered down the locked door
Of the lady's residence dUring her hus.
bands absence. and her shooting tye or
SIX times, he even then committed the
outrage. The people in thAt section Of the
country. though law abiding, are deter
mined that sucn crimes must be stopp d
and tue fate OF Two or three in that c0un-
" certainly should be lesson and sno "
toe determination OF the citizens on that
subject.
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