The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-04
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHB0Rs
Georgia.

0tOEKkhs
The clubhouse OF DR.. Arlington, Of Jefer
son County, was bnrued recently.
-Ex-Mayor Thomas M. Turner, of Savan
nah, died on Saturday, aged slxty-one.
Mr.. John Bridges, ali cid and respected
citizen Of Augusta, died on Sunday.
M. J. W.. Horton. prominently Identified
with the mercantile Interests OF Augusta fol
many years, Ia dead.
"A tree fell upon Mr.. Henry Allen, o
PauldIng County, some days ago, killing hiu
Instantly.
Is one hundred and sixteen years of age. Sue
teen different styles Of architecture.
The female college ut Greensboro was
| burned on Friday morning. A general confa.
grallon was prevented only by great exertiont
The Arkwris6it; ' Cotton factory In Swan.
nah Is being vigorously pushed 10 completion.
The mill at the start will give employment to
forty or fifty girls. who, with the exception OF
q few experienced operatives absolutely nee
essary, will be obtained In this section.
james Friday, a white man, who shot a
negro 10 Burke County last March, was con.
vicLed of murder, and Sentenced 10 behaoged
on The 20tu instant.
The Rev. N. H. Henderson, D. D., for
acme seventeen years rector OF Emmanuel
Church, in Athens, Ca, one Of the oldest
and most valued Episcopal clergymen In
Georgia. died last Monday.
The Georgia Legislature will meet on the
first Wednesday In January. The Democrats
ara In the majority In both branches, and
will, as q consequence, have the organization
In their own hands.
Mr.. Mallory J. Thornton, a young farmer
of Ebert County, claims to have made this
year. With no other help than a horse, seven
teen bales of cotton, and thinks he could have
cultivated four more acres OF ground IN the
same staple.
The Columbus Sun says of the big Inter.
| county fox hunt In Harris County: 1.-THE big
fox hunt lasted three days and occupied IN
! the several chsses about twenty men and some
twenty five imported hounds. Nothing was
| caught the first day; q red fox was captured
on the second day, and another on the third"
w. w. Murphy, whilom a citizen of the
United States, but noW q resident IN Frank-
fort-on-the-Maln, the agent OF the Foreign
holders of Georgia bonds, is 10 Atlanta. He
visits the State In the interests OF the holders
of that class of bonds which was condemned
endorsed by the late fugitive governor.
The lnceudiary is plying his torch IN Han
cock County with great vlgor. On the 10Th
ult. Mr.. J. Mullally lost his Clubhouse and all
bis cotton; on the I'D MIR. james Leary lost
his clubhouse and twenty-five bags Of cotton;
on me 23d Mr.. Jasper Boyer's Clubhouse was
burned, together with all the cotton he had
made this season. Tue ciLlzens suspect The
existence of q plot for the destruction OF all
the gin-houses In The county, and are orgaI-
izlng Tor The purpose OF detecting the incen-
diaries.
General Gilmore and party went down
the river below Savannah, on Saturday, lot
the purpose of examining the channels De-
tween the oyster beds and the emo OF tne
s,knoll," with the view OF selecting Inc pest
one to dredge. IL was decided, after q care.
tml survey. to commence work below aud
dredge the river up 10 the city. This Ia no In
Considerable work, and it is thought that the
appropriation, made at the last session Of Con-
gress, will not BIZ more than sufficient to &C.
compllsh 1t.
Jacksonville expects to have a daily
Cotton stealing Is lively IN all portions of
the State.
-aorInern visitors are beginning to crowd
the hotels 10 Florida.
der of two brothers, named Barr, near Ellis
Vile, by a man named Carroll, and one by the
name OF Wingate. The murder was very cool
and atroclous, and created great excitement
10 the community. The mnrdsrers had not
been arrested at last accounts.
On the night OF the 29Ln Ill.,, the extensive
lumber mill Of Mesirs. 8. L.. Burns & Co., at
ST. Mary's, together with a large quantity Of
lumber, was completely destroyed ny fire. We
we're unable to ascertain the origin OF the fire.
This mill was one of the most complete lum.
Der mills In the South, and had been finished
ont O few months. The firm had been al
great expense In putting In new machinery,
betting, &C., aud the destruction OF their mill
has entailsd upon them a heavy loss. The
property was only partially insured. Mr..
Jacob Ltppman, OF Savannah, is part owner.
The prettiest orange grove In Florida is
also one of the most profitable. It Is the
property OF Mr.. q. L. Hart, OF Palatka, on tne
St. Johns river, and It's situation Is directly
opposite that place, on the eastern osnk tx o,
the river, which is there perhaps nearly Two
miles Wide. Though the grove 10 not easea-
sive, covering only about eight or pine acres'
and containing scarcely five hundred trees,
we understand that Mr.. Hart sold last WINTER
no ever than 800, 600 oranges as It's product.
At three cents a piece. This is a pretty Dig
storv. II true 1t gives q total OF S2A,ooo ~
cas6, a very large return for so small a piece
of land.