The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-30
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC EIaHBoRs.
Georgia,

The Central City Park, Macon, has been
enlarged BY one hundred asd eighty addition
al acres of land.
1T is reported around Griffin that ex-Gov-
ernor Bonham, Of South Carolina, Will locate
In that town.
James F. Corey perlshed in the flames at
M~illedgevllle while heroically e~ndeavorlng to
subdue them.
Augusta has sold a quantity Of powder
machinery, to q Nashville drm, for fourteen
thousand dollars.
1t is intlmated that the North and South
Road will soon purchase the cambridge, Cuth-
bert and Columbus Railroad.
Mr.. John Shea, q well known Irish labor.
er, In the employ of the City of Savannah,
committed suicide in that city on Thursday by
| shooting himself win q revolver.
Mayor Huff was unanimously nominated
for q second term on Tuesday night by one of
the largest meetings OF the Democracy ever
held In Macon.
The Presbyterian college at Atlanta has
failed; but the Synod of Georgia has deter
mined to establish q high school after the plan
of the celebrated ''Rugoy" school OF England,
at Midway, near M%illedgeville.
Burke County, was burned on Monday, night,
together with several bales OF cotton belong
Ing to the negroes on the place. LOSS Two
thousand dollars. Incendlary:
Mr.. Stephens announces In the columns
of the Sun That he suffered no inconvenience
from his recent trip to Atlanta, and that he
has returned to- editorial harness IN high
spirits and good physical condition.
The hotel and Newell Hall, recently
burned at Milledgeville, are to be immediate
ly rebuilt. Tho walls of the hotel have been
examined by an architect n pronounced
strong. and there will be no delay In COM
menoing the work.
Hancock County, had bis clubhouse burned,
with all The cotton he had made this season.
Suspicion falls on a negro working on the
plantation of the estate of DR.. W.. ]. Sas. 1T.
When the officers went to arrest him he re-
sisted and was shot. The day before Mr.. jim
Leary also lost by fire q Clubhouse and twen-
ty-ave bags of cotton, with the seed nom for
" bags; two days. before this last Mr.. J. Mnllal-
lay, near Sparta, contributed hls Clubhouse
and all his cotton. A plan Ia suspected for
burning up all the cotton Ia the county, and
the cllizens are organizing to detect the in-
cendiarles.
st. Augustine Is anticipating a large in
crease of visitors the plesent season.
The turtle hunters of Key West are out.
A party captured twenty.eight In a three days
cruise.
-Millmen In Jacksonville complain of q
scarcity Of logs from a of sufficient railroad
facilities.
The Board of Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church have appropriated $500 for
the Florida Conference.
Mr.. John Acosts, charged with the muir
der of Daniel Humbert, In Nassau County,
was acquitted last week.
Moses Devaux, found guilty of bringing
more passengers to the United States than the
tonnage of his vessel allowed, was fined $3.50
and costs, at Key West.
Six companies OF United States troops ar
rived In Key West Friday night q week ago;
two companies 20 to Barrancas, two to Tor
tugag and Two to remain there.
There have been an unusual number Of
cases of pneumonia, and prevalence of chills
and fever, at Tallahassee the present season.
The recent frogts, however, have greatly In
proved the health Of the community.