Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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rnai uncovered Near Austeii-A Fine
.zo Imposed for Selling Cigsrs at
nfac.n on sunday.
GEORGIA.
cot Hancock VIII again assume charge
o..bn Amerlcus Republican this week.
rnora are several assures in the earth
-, - simon's, the result OF the earth
quake. a.. -.
,,ars y, Pickens county, died Monday
aeed 20 years. ......
m. Macon Evening News appears en-
,orrcd ard IN a new dress. The paper is
on excellent one.
r II. Bardwick, for long time post
roetnr at Tennille, is now conductor on
a passenger train running to Dublin.
Alderman r.. NJ. Arnau, of Dublin, ten
aared a dav or two ago, his resignation
~ the Council. 1t had not been acted
upon az last accounts.
II was rumored that Hon. W. p. Nc
Dlarchv had come down from the race for
tho Seuatorship for the Thirty-fltth Sena-
torlal district. He is still in the race.
Mr.. Poniatowski, the gentleman now IN
charge of MIR. McKie's Jersey farm near
Aliens. is authority on how much milk a
boSmiIked l6 gallons from COW in one
day.
enostponemept of the fall term of Cow
eta county Superior Court has resulted IN
rot saving to the county of fifteen hum
Smod dollars or more--or nearly enough
IN nav for the recent repairs on the court
house.
Sqlvonia Telephone: 1t is a notable fact
thai there is more rotten corn tp De round
~ mis- YEARS crop than we have ever
itnown before. 1t is accounted for by
some as the result of the wet Veatner IN
the summer.
The different churches in Griffin took
nm A collection Sunday for the Charleston
s1tferers. The Methodist church collected
sS6. the Presbyterian $50 and 'he Baptist
80 30. There are several subscription
lists out that nave not yet reported.
At Palmetto a revival of great interest
has been going on at the BAPTIST church
for several days. There haVebeen seVeral
accesslons to the church membership.
The interest still continues, and it is not
known when the meeting will close.
The Governor has ISSUED reward OF
5000 for the arrest and delivery oil John
Nix to the Sheriff of Cam9n county. On
Aug. q. Charles B. Undefhil, of Camden
county. disappeared, and Nix soon after
absconded. 1t is believed that NIX muir
dered Underhlll.
Can't. 0. f. Adams, of Macon, has lately
been elected Supreme treasurer OF the
Golden Rule. He has row received no.
LITIGATION that his bondof p25, 900 has bee
accepted by the American Surety Com
pany, of New York. II is quite q com
pliment to the City Treasurer.
A lady living in Athens was struck by
lightning when she was about Is years oil
age. Since then, whenever cloud comes
up, she feels the same sensation she felt
when first struck. About minute be.
fore the earthquake came on last Tuesday
night. she felt the same sensation.
The artesian we'll on Jekyl Island is
now 240 feet deep. AT the depth of &C
feet sharks teeth, BEAUTIFULLY polished
and Jet black, were brousht up, and many
white shells. These wert eagerly sought
after and appropriated as souvenirs. The
foundation of the club house was begun
4 Monday. Building material in great
d quantity is daily arriving.
Madison Madisonian: A white man
n passed our residence yesteday riding a
q mule. There was nothing elder interest
81 ing, exciting or attractive il that But
Il walking bv his side was a lage buck me-
II Sto with his PiAAChCA uilli
Il securely with a rope, one ED OF which
was held securely by the Whit man; and
i this is all we know about it.
Wednesday the Governor erected the
following commissions to be issued {:
] Green NJ. Martin, Notary P bic for the
4 J69th district, Hall county; :. A. Luke,
4 Justice of the Peace for the 18th district,
3 Columbia county; w. B. Stubs, Justice
Of the Peace forIthe seth distict, WIKI n
8 sou county: Charles +. Bus, Justice OF
the Peace for the 1,177th distict, Wilcox
cOunty; G. L. j. ClaxtOn, Jlstce Of the
4 Peace for the 1326th district, Johnson
county.
Col. o. II. Cooke died at his residence
A Al Townsville "Wednesday morning. He
was buried yesterday with Iasonic
honors. He was Colonel in he Con-
u Tolerate army. He was born ii Telfair
county, Georgia, in 1880, and ;ame to
Townsville In 1868. He has bee great
sufferer from asthma for severl years.
Col. Cooke was one of the menOi means
n Of Townsville, and was alwss public
8 spirited and liberal. In him pomasviIle
mas lost valuable citizen. 70 leaves a
Vile and two grown sons.
At Macon Wednesday J. Ceenwood, a
cigar dealer on Fourth street, stood up
y
gaTs on Sunday. The chrge was pre-
ierred by Mr.. Green wood FelatiVes, and
quite crowd Assem- bled witness the
trial. Greenwood tried hfd to clear him.
SEX, but was finally connected and fined
the usual rate, $50. Tn appears to be
tae result OF a family rouble between
GREENWOOD and his broher. Truly, the
way OF the barEeeper il harl in Macon.
This is No. 6, charged Nth he same Of
lense.
At Macon WEDNESDAY Detective Shac k
ietord appeared beore Judge Free
man to answer the barge of
perjury on warralt swornOut by L..
GREENWOOD, whom ne recent reported
ior selling liquor on Sunda. About
hItpen witnesses were examind, aud one
Of them, an East Tennessee rait0nd man,
sWore that to his certain knowledge Mr.
brentwood was asleep during he whole
W That Sunday in question, al others
swort variously, and the ilna outcome
was That Judge Freeman bounhim over
u Inc sum OF 5000 10 the Octob' term Of
superior Court. 1t is quite prceble that
.le case will assume Qstartlincharacter
i pe'ore 1t is done with. Chief Nley Went
Vi oEaoEleford's bond.
On Wednesday morning oflasr week
pme tiendish scamp moved II switch on
me brunswick and Western iilr0aJ ut
!D'ooAneld, in Berrien courtyard threw
ue west-bOund night passlger train
ION the track. However, thalert engi-
Sset saw 1t in time to save hitrain from
agstrhction. There is a stanng rewsrd
a,VOO for evidence to cyict train