Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-09
OUR GEORGIA LETTER.
Crop About MacOG-Kuklu Out ag-
PROJECTED Railroad
MIII.EDGEvILLE, GEORGIA
Ill, Ditl. 1921

July Z4Jn, 1871.
We are having, in this region of Georgia,
a drought which is seriously affecting the
corn crop. Some localities in Middle |
Georgia have been favored with showers;
and i'll 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 a small area
was DEVOTED to corn. q 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 u calam-
ity. Large crops, small prices; small crop,
large prices. Such has been our past eX-
perience.
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-isand 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 II
RukIttr outrage, and which may have been
such we know nothing of the Organiza-
ton. One James OXley, under sentence
of death for the murder of u negro in
Washington county, was sent to our prison
for safe Keeping About IL o'clock on night
before last, a large body of armed and dis
guised men appeared before the Jail, aud
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
/, mo 81 ,,i,,t oh
feet above the sea-level, in Il hilly region,
and destitute of miasmatic surroundings.
Our summer days are scarcely as oppres-
sve rs yours at Knoxville, having here
continual brcczes, 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 Iennesseean III
this quarter of the globe. We saw here {
few days since MIR. Il. +. Wiley, Of Goa
Creek, who is visiting many OF oul cities
in Georgia in connection with the Interests
of the the extensive coal mines of Messrs
Wiley in East Tennessee. Coal from Eas
Tennessee constitutes cheaper fuel to oul
citizens here than fire-wood which grows
abundantly all around us.
We have just returned from busine
Journey on the sea coast OF Georgia, being
much interested in the project of building
the ST. Mary's and Western Railway il
that region The road will be built anC
speedily, The main trunk and branches
will be about two hundred miles in length
During our sea coast sojourn we had occa
sion to visit Brunswick, st. Mary's anc
Colerain in Georgia, and Fenandina il
Florida. Eek Senator Euee resides in The
latter city, but we did not meet him. ThC
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
ton, over the first section of twenty miles
at least. w. G. NJ.