Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-02
OUR GEORGIA LETTER.
Crops About MacOn-Kuklux Outrage
Projected Railroads.
MILLEDGEvILLE, GEORGIA,
T,I,, OffI 1921

/ July 24th, 1871.
| We are having, in this region of Georgia,
drought which is seriously affecting the
corn crop. Some localities in Middle
Georgia have been favored with showers
and in such, the corn prospect is better.
The acreage" (such is the new term in
corn is proportionally very large here,
constituting fully one-third of our culti-
waited lands. Heretofore but small area
was devoted to corn. King cotton {"
claims the rest. The cotton crop is begin
ming to look more promising under the
burning July suns of this climate. At
best, however, Middle Georgia will scarce
ly produce half the cotton she did last
year. So believe with the whole South.
But that is not to be regarded as calam-
ity. Large crops, small prices small crop,
large prices. Such has been our past ex-
perience. rr.---
Our crop of small grain in Middle Geor-
gia is scarcely worth mentioning, but little
space being devoted thereto. On the sea-
coast border Of our State the growing crops
of rice and sea-island cotton are said to
promise well. So much for agriculture.
Our city was the scene, on last Saturday
night, of what will doubtless be termed a
Kuktur outrage, and which may have been
such; we know nothing of the organiza-
tion. One James OXley, under sentence
of death for the murder of a negro in
Washington county, was sent to our prison
for safe keeping. About / o'clock ON night
before last, a large body OF armed and dis
guised men appeared before the Jail, and
taking the keys from the jailor, set at lib
erty the prisoner The latter is an old
offender, having perpetrated other homi-
cides, it is said Some of the liberators
are said TO have declared that since Gov.
Bullock pardons all negro criminals, they
have resolved to extend mercy to white
offenders.
Our county is in the enjoyment of fine
health. We are, at this point, about 800
feet above the sea-level, in billy region,
and destitute of miasmatie surroundings.
Our. summer days are scarcely as Oppres-
siYe as yours at Knoxville, having here
contiRqa! hreezes, which the mountains in
Eastern Tennessee frequently shut out
from the valleys. While this is advanta-
geOus to us in summer we can scarcely
reckon it so in winter.
+ We are occasionally delighted with the
countenance of an East Tennesseean in
this quarter of the globe. We saw here
few days since Mr., F, f. Wiley, of Coal
Creek, who is visiting many Of Oul cities
in Georgia i'll connection with the interests
of the the extensive coal mines of Messrs.
Wiley in East Tennessee. Coal from East
Tennessee constitutes a cheaper fuel to our
citizens here than ire-wood which grows
abundRntly all around us.
We have just returned from q husin ess
journey on the sea coast of Georgia. being
much interested in the project of building
the st. Mary's and Western Railway in
that region. The road will be built and
speedily, The main trunk and branches
will be about two hundred miles in length.
During our sea coast SOiOurn we had Occa-
sion TO visit Brunswick, St. Mary's and
COlerain in Georgia, and Fernandina in
Florida. Ex-senator Yulee resides in the
latter city, but we did not meet him. The
lumber trade, very important in that re-
gion, seemed to be active. We shall return
to st. Mary's next Monday and ere Christ
mas, we hope to see our railway in opera
tion, over the first section of twenty miles, |
at least. w. G, NJ.