Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
r9ENEWs OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


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At Dawson the car shops have resumed
The CITY Council OF Dawson has de-
cided against water works.
The state and county tax In Houston
,bis wear is 81 90 on the $1,000.
The watermelon oropis almost COM
,Iate taiIure in Gordon county this sea-
son.
lanes Beard, one of the alleged Car
tarsyille dynamiters, has been acquitted.
lobe Jaokson's trial is now ia progress.
W Norman's Touring and grist mill,
fourteen miles north OF Washington, was
burned Wednesday night. MIR. Norman's
loss is So,OVO'
The tenth annual reunion of the Beaure-
gard Volunteers took place at the resi-
9ence of Gen. O. ID. Anderson, near Fort
Valley, July 81.
The public school buildings at Athens
will not be completed until July II. The
schools, however, will open on Sept.
next in rented buildings.
While Stacking barrel of lime at Rome
Wednesday the bottom of the barrel
hurst out and the feet and legs OF
George Dempsey were badly scorched.
Hon. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, who is
now at Athens, states that ne Is not
candidate for United States Judge, and
would not accept the position If offered to
aim.
At Rome George Goodwin, operative at
the cotton factory, had his hand caught
in a carding machine Thursday and three
fingers were completely stripped OF the
flesh.
The contract for repaintIng the court
house at Eastman was let by Judge Roar
to the lowest bidder on Saturday last.
W. W. Thomas was awarded the work at
$500.
The nominating convention which as
sembled at Dalton Tuesday declared W.
&. Glenn as their oheioe for the Legisla-
ture by vote of % against 8 for L. ii.
jetfries.
In Clarke county corn is suffering for
rain, although good crop has been made
on upland--Inore than last year. Cotton
On red land is fine. but it is very poor
where the soil is gray.
At Athens nothing has been heard from
lie missing carpenter, and his sons offer
lreward of $50 Tor the recovery OF their
iather's body. They are confident that he
has committed suicide 10y drowning in the
Oconee river.
Gainesville barkeepers are not as pros
porous as they thought they would be
when license was issued In the spring.
Two have already sold out to one man
and another has gone to a cheap house ON
q back street.
Thirty-two men are now enrolled in
Athens to assist Texas in the event of a
war with Mexico, and they will start at
moments notice. Capt. Oliver, Chief OF
Police, is organizer OF the company.
They are all picked men.
W. NJ. Gordon, of Perry, has purchased
business partnership in Macon with
Ben. c. Smith, under the firm name of
Smith 81 Gordon. The business is whole
sale groceries aud provisions, recently
conducted by Tinsley j. Smith.
Prof. Van Hoos, last year of the Gaines
vile College, has been elected to take
charge of the Baptist Female Seminary
at that place. He has begun to enlarge
the building already, so that boarding pu-
pills can have accommodations.
Dunlop g. Cohen, the book and job
printers in the Chamberliu & johnson
building at Atls nta, IN de an assignment
to r. Il. Knapp for the benefit of the
creditors Thursday. Taeir liabilities are
$4,000, with assets valued at s20,400.
At Athens the friends of the school Of
technology are now at work in earnest.
If the voters will only turn out there is
no danger of defeat, as the people are
overwhelmingly in favor of issuing bonds.
Opposition by the negroes is the only
fear.
The Hall County Convention that nomi-
mated candidates for the Legislature did
not satisfy everybody. One wing has
called another convention to meet Aug.
IT, and are scattering campaign litera-
ture rejecting upon the character OF the
candidates.
There are already eight candidates for
Sheriff in jackson county, and others are
ripening. The secret of there being such
scramble for this office is said to be that
the Gordon men had promised some TEL
low In nearly every district in the county
to support him for Sheriff, and they took
1t in dead earnest.
Rev. John T. Mclaughlin, Principal of
gollinsworth Institute (Talbotton) since
1856, has been elected President OF Geor-
sa Methodist Female College at Coving-
Ton. lie accepts. He was employed as
teacher OF the Georgia Normal School for
!wo years in succession by State School
commissioner Orr.
white man was strolling around in
Tue northern part of Columbus Wednes-
nay, Claiming to be God. He said that
Tue world was coming TO an end soon and
ne wanted TO get all Of his relatives who
HVe0 near DadeVille, Ala, to congregate
AZ once at church in Harris county,
"hefe they will be free from all danger.
AT Atlanta, Thursday, workmen sink
ing water main on Collins street un-
eartned the skeleton OF a man, and now
tne police department., aided by the Oldest
llIaDltant, is taking a careful retros-
pectlve view OF the past fifteen years. The
Meieton was found seven feet under the
surface OF the earth, at No. II Collins
street, next to the railroad tracks.
Inc County Commissioners OF Houston
6alcuiate that the tax rate levied on the
returned property will realize $7,S45 81
WI county purposes. Adding to this the
eniouht actually in the treasury after the
oruCrs issued Monday are paid, gives the
sOtal OF $ll ,4SS 45. This may be enough,
uul slrlct economy must be practised;
Use the credit Of the county will have to
1857. 's'A AZ 0oiieoVe~ ="
ueS0ay was an interesting time in
aDaulelsVllle, as that day had been sci
apparJ 10 decide whether Young Daniel or
I'm mon' zen Scott should represent that dis.
uicI m the Senate. The friends OF both
S"nuluaIes were out in force, and a large
we poiled. The meeting was conducted
lue inendliest spirit. and everything
PASSED of nicely. When the vote was
Souu1el out, out of a poll of 765 Hon
sg Daniel defeated his antagonist by
amaJ0rity OF oil.