Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
CHENEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A ManiacaI- Lady Crawls Under a
House at Augusta-A Fatal Quar-
rel Near Bainbridge-A Lively
Meeting of St. Phillips Parish at
Atlanta-Prizes for the Knights
Templar.
GEORGIA.
The Bainbridge water works is being
rapidly put up.
In the ward at the Fulton county jail
there are seven lunatics. They are all
perfectly harmless, and pass thelr Il1he
fooling around in the yard
A new exchange building, at cost OF
g13O0 IS to be erected at Augusta at
once. No site has yet been agreed upon,
though a committee has the matter IN
charge. with instructions to Immediately
act.
AtLexington the scaffolding is about
up around the court house, preparatory
TO laying the brick, which VIII De Deguh
about the middle ofthe week. one Kiln kim
has been burnt containing about IoO'OUo
brick.
The dead negro who was found in the
grove near MAYS utility works, on the
eastern limit of Atlanta, sunday AFTER
noon. proves to have been Harrison
Mothershed, Tom Pride, colored. mas
been arrested on suspicion.
r. 7. Wheeler. the young man who shot
W. A. Bunch in the arm at Nelms' store,
atAlbany, last year, and who was tried
at the term OF the Superior Court which
slosed Friday with assault with intent
to murder, was acquitted by the jury.
A little colored boy 8 nine years old, son
Of jackson Bryant, was drowned one day
last week in Potato creek, near the Miller
bridge, IN Epson county. He was fishing
and his feet slipped from under him and
he was drowned before he could be res
cued.
At cambridge Robert Maloy and Tom
Milo, cOlOred, had dispute Saturday
night about a woman. The latter Sc
riously stabbed his adversary in the side
with pocket knife. The wound is quite
serious, being six inches long and two in
depth.
At Macon Monday the bar met His
Honor Judge Simmons at the court house,
and after the usual preliminaries court
was adjourned until two weeks from Mon
day in consequence OF the lll-health OF the
Judge. The Bartlett memorial was post
poned to the same date.
James Mccoy, who is charged with the
murder of Deputy Marshal kellett, and
who was carried to Walker county for
trial Sunday, was landed there safely. He
made no effort to escape, and seemed glad
that he was to be tried, saying that he
Felt confident OF being acquitted.
At a meeting of the congregation of st.
Luke's Cathedral, at Atlanta Monday,
delegates to the Diocesan Convention were
elected. They are Messrs. 4. ID. Harri-
son. +. NJ, Scott and Samuel Hall. As
alternates-Messrs. John Harkins, N. c.
Munr0e and b. W. FTObel. Tine conven-
tion meets in st. Johns church, Savan-
nah, on May u.
At Macon Monday the sale of the La
hier house furniture was begun by Capt.
Frank Hervy. Some handsome furniture
went very cheap, and the entire establish
ment will hardly pan out much in conse-
quence of the scarcity OF money just at
this season. If the sale could have come
of later good deal better prices might
have been realized.
The Ordinary of Sumter county has ap-
pointed r. K. Stewart, tax collector, to
serve until an election can be held to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
w. r. Stewart. The time for this cleo
ton has not yet been determined. This
appointment is made in order that one ia
miliar with the affairs of the office may
have an opportunity of settling up the I'M
finished business OF last years taxes.
The new collector is son and bondsman of
the deceased.
W. p. Whorter. one Of the leading
merchants of w oOdYille, has in his pos
session the frs silver dollar he ever
earned, which bears tle date OF 1872. Mr..
New hOrter Wal only s years OF age when
be came into possession of this 81 treas
ure. He 10 AZ years old now, and his
property is adjud2ed to be worth $780,
600. He attributes his financial success
TO the keeping of his first dollar. At the
tender age of years he went to blowing,
and each successive year from then until
'ow has been a man of constant work.
Last December l.. B. Henry, the agent
and telegraph operator at ChattahOochee,
on the Georgia Pacific railroad, was ar
rested for using funds belonging to the
road. Mr.. Henry was imprisoned in Full
ton county jail, and owned up to his short
cOmngs. He said that he had taken the
money, but that he did so to keep friend
out of trouble. He claimed that mis- friend
was working tor the road, and that If he
had not secured the money for him both he
and his family would have been dis
graced. After a few days young Mr..
Henry was released on bond. Since then
ne has Strengthened up matters with the
road, and Will go back to work.
A gentleman and his wife who had emf
grated to Arkansas, where the lady lost
her mind and became a raving maniac,
we're passing through Augusta Monday
on their way to their former home in South
Carolina. Being left alone for an instant
at the union depot the lady wildly made a
dash into the street and ran some dis
lance, closely pursued by her anxious
husband. Entering yard on Telfair
street.-the maniac, in some mysterious way,
Grawled under house which stood barely
q foot above the ground. All efforts to
induce her to come out or extricate her
proved futile. Laborers were called in,
and after digging 2-foot trench under
the house piniOned the woman, and two
strong men then hauled her out.
One Of the stormiest meetings ever held
IN Atlanta took place in st. Phillips
chapel Monday. 1t was Verv large
meeting OF ST. Phillips parish, called for
the purpose OF electing yestry for that
church. The ballot for yestrymen re-
suited as follows: For senior warden,
John Keely; for Junior warden, Il. b.
Bullock; for yestTymen, +. 5. Gay, John
A. FIFTEEN, p. III. Shook, Joseph Thomp.
son, J. II. keiner, Allison Greene, Ollie
q. Fuller, and G. 4. Brocket. AS soon 5
the newly-elected yestry was announced
Messrs. keely, FIFTEEN, Thompson, and
Fuller stated that they would tender their
designations; that they could not serve
under the Bullock resolution. The main
point in the whole controversy Is Sing