The morning news., 1888-11-06

Covlngton-Result of the Kockdal'
County Primary.
GEORGIA.
The Charter Oak, in Dahlonega, has been
demolished
Sparks. Berrien county, has neat and
newsy newspaper called the Berrien County
Pioneer
Mrs. s. ]. Brazier of Washington, D. c..
has leased the Salt Springs hotel at Austell
and will in a short time open it for the ac
commodation of the public, both as a sum
mer and winter resort.
In the primary in Rockdale county Satur
day fer county officers the following candi-
dates were nominated: Sheriff, A. d. VI @
Donald; ordinary, o. Seamens; clerk, B.
F. Carr: treasurer, w. Clotfelter; col
Iector, Daniel Murdock: receiver, r ,bert
Hudson; coroner, G. W. Oaks; surveyor, T.
d. o. Kelly.
Friday night little after dark, the gin
house of William Hooks, about five miles
from AmericuS, was burned A negro went
into the lint room for some purpose with a
lighted lamp, and the lint hanging on the
walls caught fire, which soon spread over
the building. Five bales of cotton, together
with the seed from forty-tive or fifty bales,
were burned.
A damage suit was filed against the
Brunswick NelOS Saturday, in the clerks
Office of Glynn superior court, by Stanley
Broxton, for alleged ibelous language in
some news items published in the issues OF
Aug. Is and 19, and in news items of the
issue OF Oct. 4, in regard to the elope-
ment of Miss Holmes of st. Simon's island
The damages claimed are $50, 900.
C. P. Roberts, we'll known young man
of Brunswick, was married few months
ago to young lady in Florida. Immed-
ately after the ceremony Mr.. Roberts re-
turned to Brunswick, while the bride went
to her relatives in Columbus Sunday Mr..
Roberts left for Columbus, from whence he
will return with his bride The affair was
kept secret, and was only known to a few
intimate friends of NJ. Roberts.
The Boston Chess Club challenged the At
lanta Chess Club TO contest, by correspon-
dence, two games of chess The challenge
has been accepted, and the match was be-
gun Saturday. The following gentlemen
constitute the playing committee of the At
lanta team: John Carey, Prof. E. G.. Moo e.
DR.. Samuel Boykn, A. F. Wurm, Morris
Benjamin, Alex. P. Hull, A. j. Davis, Todd
Harris, Ed p King, James F. O'Neill, Dr.
Jones and l. E. Orchard.
Two horrible accidents occurred near
Frederick, on st. Simon's island, Saturday.
A negro by the name of Johnston. while
cutting sugar cane, made a misick with
his hatchet, which glanced, and coming
with its keen edge against the right side Of
his face, nearly severed the jaw from hi
head. The other was that of a negr.
woman who was walking through a field.
when au infuriated cow ran at her aud
horribly gored her body through and
through. She was disemboweled, and will
probably die.
W. A. Howard, a citizen of Camilla, was
shot by an unknown party Friday night at
about 10 o'clock. While Mr.. Howard was
reprovipg some one in front of his resi-
dence, who was acting in very bCsterous
manner, and who appeared to be under the
iufiuence of whisky, he was shot at the
ball taking effect in the right arm, Just
above the elbow, coming out and entering
his clothing just above his heart and in
fiicting a very painful, but not fatal
wound. The night being very dark, Mr..
Howard was unable TO recognize who the
party or person was whether black or
white.
Mr.. Doyle, from Jacksonville, Fla, is
preparing to build beautiful residence on
top Of Pine mountain. on the Columbus and
Rome railroad, near Summit, way station
on the railroad. He has already set out a
fine lot of apple and peach trees He will
set out large vineyard. Mr.. Doyle saws
there are seven other gentlemen who will
come up soon and buy lots near him, and
will also build and set out orchards of the
finest trees. This little colony of eight fani-
lies will spend their summers out on the
mountain, will return to Jacksonville
in winter, will enjoy two fruit crops a
year, and will be high above the yellow
fever element.
At Covington Friday night a spelling
match occurred there between the young
ladies OF the Georgia Methodist female col
lege and the freshman class of Euory col
lege. DR.. W. A. Gambler conducted the
exercises and gave out the words to be
spelled. There were thirty contestants on
each side, and the condition of the contest
was that the side which should misspell the
least number Of words during one hour de-
voted to the contest should be declared the
vlctors. The contest resulted in favor of
the freshmen, who misspelled seventy
words. while the young ladies misspelled
seventy-six. The freshmen appeared to be
quite proud of their success, but to the
lockers on IN Vienna" it was apparently q
victory without honor
Athens tGa.) Chronicle; Some people
seem to doubt the statement made in Tues
days paper that a gentleman in this CITY
refused $4OO for dog and look upon the
matter as newspaper yarn. There was a
little lnaccuracy in the statement, for the
gentleman was offered $500 instead of s4O0
The offer came from Harrisbury.
Pa. The gentleman in question will
not sell Tor less than 500, ard we
believe he will get that, for there is
not finer dog in the country than Can.
Can" Few people have any idea of the
money made and lost in the traffic in dogs.
Only last year a prominent dog-fancier OF
Athens lost $3.50 by the death of nine dogs
from distemper. Webelieve the finest dogs
in the south are to be found right here In
Athens At least, there is a great demand
for them, and they bring fine prices.
Canton Advonce: The congressional
race is growing warmer and more exciting
every day. Everybody seems 10 be
talking either for Gambler or Pickett, and
neither side seem to claim this county as n
certain thing. Bets are being offered by
some, but we have heard Of no one accent
ing any as yet. Captain McAfee proposed
TO a number of parties, who were iu town
with cotton this week, to take their cotton
and pay them 25 cents per pound for it il
Pickett was elected, or, If Gambler was
elected he was to take it at 5 cents per
pound. He made the conditional price 40
cents to one man. He has not bought any
cotton at these figures yet though. He has
some propositions in this issue of the Ad-
rance. Gus Coggins piled" Pickett man
twice the other evening and satisfied him
that Gambler man can throw him down
and dirty his back At Tate Wednesday
we saw j. A Bledsoe put up $50 against 800
Of A. ]. Lovelady's that Gambler would be
elected by 1000 majority. Both parties
say they have more money 10 bet in the