Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-06

GEORGIA.
Tho stalls in the meat market at Co
lumbus were rented Monday for an
aggregate of S1,327.
senator COIauitt and Congressman n.
4. HammSad and Charles Crisp lett At
santa Sor Washington Monday morning
Both dams of j. s. Stewards grist MILL
on Shoal creek, near Tranquilla, IN Jones
county, were washed away Sunday night.
Loss $500.
Miss Amy c. Underwood, daughter OF
]. l., Under wood, of the Camilla Clarion,
has been elected principal OF the Lees
burg Academy.
DR.. William Parker, Coroner of ClInch
county, is dead. He was the son OF Editor
Parker, of the Land Agent, published at
Pearson, in Coffee county.
The death OF Col. d. w. Lewis, Presi.
dent of the North Georgia Agricultural
College at Dahlonega, leaves vacancy
to be filled by the board of trustees.
Gainesville's City Council increased the
salaries of the newly elected officers
slightly. Why they did it no one can say.
They were all willing to serve at the old
figures.
sam Shropshire. the negro who as
saulted Mr.. SWOff0rd near Rome last
week, was arraigned Monday and bound
over to the Superior Court in bond OF
$1,000. Failing to give bond he was sent
to Jail.
The City Council of LAGRANGE are hav-
ing all the China trees in the city limits
dug up by the roots. For several years
they have been putting out elms, and soon
they will have the prettiest streets OF any
small city IN Georgia.
Sheriff Hewitt, of Carroll county, has
succeeded in arresting two men, Turner
and Rains, charged with setting fire to the
gin and nall of j. W. Burns on Dec. 24
Mr.. Burns sustained heavy losses. and is
determined to prosecute the incendiaries
to the bitter end.
The notorious ''Hugging MolIie' died at
the county hospital at Macon Monday,
and was buried at public expense. The
'1Hugging MOllie" will be remembered as
male negro attIred in female garb who
waylaid belated pedestrians by night and
relieved them of their valuables.
Frank Blackmau, a man who lives near
Miner, and who has nice family con-
sisting of a wife and several children,
while in Griffin day or two since, was
caught stealing meat and -four from one
of the stores, and was tried, convicted
and sentenced to the chain-gang for six
months.
Jesse Anderson, colored, living near
Nest Point, is suspected OF having muir
rdefed bis wife and thrown her body into
the river while crossing the stream few
days ago. Her body has not been found.
He claims that she unexpectedly rushed
upon MN and carried both into the river,
she being drowned and he escaping.
The work of boring the artesian we'll at
the Georgia Chemical Works at Augusta
is progressing finely. At the depth of 100
feet hard rock was struck, but it only
lasted for a short distance. Monday it
had gone 40 feet, and struck bed OF rot
ten slate stone. Those engaged in the
work seem satisfied that they will get
water at an early date.
The trustees Of the Marietta Street
Methodist Church at Atlanta submitted
to Judge Marshall Clarke Monday a oil
for injunction and relief, praying him to
restrain the city of Atlanta from selling
their building to pay the assessment for
street pavement in front. The order was
granted, and the hearing set tor Jan. 9,
when other bills of Ike import Will be
argued before Judge Clarke.
At the GoveRer's Office, at Atlanta
? Monday, a reqdfsiHon was filed by the
directors of the deaf and dumb institute
al Cave Springs for 81 1896 81, for work
done on the new bnilding and Tor material
on tine ground. The new structure is for
recitation hall, and in making up the
requisition the directors stated that the
work was going on rapidly, and that the
building was nearing completion and that
In every respect the work has been done
J satisfactorily.
DR.. G. a. Estabrook has written letter
to Gov. Mcdaniel from Dayton, o., in
which he says he will leave Ohio for Geor-
gia with his second excursion OF farmers
I between the 1st and Sd Of February. DR..
EstabrOok writes the Governor and Judge
Henderson, Commissioner OF Agriculture,
to make arrangements to receive him and
his party upon their arrival. He says ne
will bring with him about 100 farmers
VINO are anxious to look into the farming
interests OF Georgia.
Near Gainesville the cab on a freight
train on the East and West road became
detached, and the engineer, in running
Aack for 1t, came in contact with it too
sss0On and smashed up things generally.
nFPrOf. GruDer and his little daughter
Camille we're on board, and just before
the train struck the cab the conductor
jumped OF, and the professor handed out
Camille. but before he could get OF him
self the crash came. He was Knocked
down between the side door, which closed
on his head, bruising him considerably.
Hamilton had an election for Mayor
and GouDcilmen Saturday, which resulted
In the election of the wet ticket, composed
Of Judge w. |. Hudson for Mayor and N.
WOiisohn, B. Williams, b. Ii. Walton and
S. Il. Murphey for COuncilmen. The
dry ticket for COuncilmen was Or. L. j.
Brooks, B. G. Kimbrough, Randolph
Livingston aud II. G. Cameron. The wet
ticket was elected by majority of about
30. The highest vote received by any can
dIdate on the dry ticket was 5.
.ufre Hudson had no opposition for
Mayor.
In turning the water out Of the first
level Of the canal at Augusta Monday the
body Of a man half buried IN the mud was
discovered near the high bridge and the
Enterprise factory. He was recognized
as Jackson Edwards, a man who was
missed shortly after the city election.
and who was thought TO have run away
from bis wife, who made his home too
warm for him. The body was dlshgured
with mud and badly decomposed, but was
identified Nv his brother, placed In a boat
and carried 30 his home. Coroner Picquet
held an inquest, and II seemed very GER
Jain That the dead man committed suicide
because OF an unhappy home and the ina
bility 10 meet his debts.
At noon Monday the OcmuIgee river at
Macon was almost 20 feet above its nor
nal height Ebe lower floors Of several
small dwellings on the flats were flooded.
Three horses, belonging 70 Nessrs. Dayls,
living near, had been sent across the river
% pasture fronting Second street, and
anddou gunu tho rfan fhuf thry found