The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-13
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBORS.
Georgia..


| have It Illustrated by 8 Georgia artist.
The Eagle and Phoenix Factory of Colum
| bus has more orders than 1t can oil, and The
orders come from all parts OF the Union.
| "A wealthy manufacturer now visiting Co
| lumbus Intends selling out his interests ir
Massachusetts, and building new mills there
| "A man was shot TO death In his own house
and in the presence Of his family, In Gordon
County, on Saturday night last, by drunken
mob.
The family OF Colonel R. A. Aston, ot
| Atlanta, has entirely recovered from the re.
cent serious Illness that visited every mem
| ber thereof.
| Elk Mayor Screven, of Savannah, was pre-
sented, on Tuesday, with set of eight parlor
pieces OF ormulu work, by The city police
| force.
The Brunswick Appeal says: "a steam
yacht, containing party OF eXcursloniss
from New York, foated into our bay this
week, tarried day, and then proceeded to
Florida"
An old gentleman of sixly years, resident
near Reppard's Mills on the Atlantic and Gull
Railroad. and famillarly known as '0ld Nab u
was run over by passing train on Sunday
evening last, and crushed 10 death. II is
thought he was Intoxicated.
The steamer Nick King, recently sunk
near Darlen, has been sold for eight hundred
dollars. Her purchasers have abandoned the
idea of raising her, but will take out her
machinery and remove the hulk from the
channel.
Mr. Joseph Alexander, of Savannah. while
ont hunting with companion, Mr.. Joseph
Smallwood, was accidentally shot by the prem
ature discharge of his gun. the deceased was
thrty-two years OF age, and leaves vile and
seven children.
Atlanta Is 10 have another new bank,
with capital of two hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t will make the ninth In the city. 1t
will be called the Bank of the Slate Of Geor-
gia. Mr. Cofer, late c! Amerlcus, and man
Of great wealth, will be president.
The Columbus cotton mills have manufac-
tnred about AGO bales OF cotton this season.
This cotton, If sold from warehouses, would
have brought, at eighteen cents per pound,
s365, 900. Sent out as yarns and cloth from
our manufactures, the value has been In
creased to al least $1,000, 900 In round num-
bers-a gain OF 1886, ,000-and besides all the
money remains in the South. Would 1t not
be grand thing if the South worked up all
her cotton In yarns and cloth
of the celebrated watering place known
as The Warm Springs. In Merriwether County,
the Columbus Sun soys: "There Is current
report that several Northern gentlemen have
offered Colonel j. L. Mustian, OF Columbus,
the proprietor, SIS, 900 for this property. 1t is
stated that If they purchase they will con-
struct tramway TO the North and South
Railroad. nine miles distant; and by erecting
suitable buildings and improvements, make
the Springs both winter and summer re-
Sort"
-On Tuesday, the 4th instant, fire was dis
covered in one OF the barns of the magnia-
cent Butler estate on Buffers Island. opposite
ed from building 10 building, destroying the
barns, engines, steam saw mill, stables, farm
Ing implements, together with lot OF choice
seed rice. The loss will not lall short OF
twenty-five thousand dollars, and is covered
only by policy Of five thousand dollars. The
estate is amply able to and will promptly fur
nsh the means for the reconstruction OF the
buildings, &c. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
-Miscegenation is on the Increase In jack
sonville.
Governor Hart Is appointing Conserva-
tives 10 office in the second judicial circuit.
The boat races and other amusements 10
st. Augustine, on the first, created conside-
rable Interest.
Amos J. Cummings, managing editor of
the New York Sun, is sttll recreating IN
Florida.
The managers OF the Florida Winter Home
Association have changed the name OF the
fue stream formerly known as Poltsburg
Creek TO Arlington River.
The revenue secured to the United States
Government by the Key West Customhouse
footed up for the past current year something
Ike 100000.
The moss trade still continues brisk. The
business at the present time brings to Gaines
vile $1,000 TO $1,000 per week. Mr.. Reed, from
jacksonville, IL the principal dealer.
The Kew West Dispatch SAYS: "From q
careful examination among our cigar manu-.
factories, We are enabled 10 state that the
weekly supply OF cigars made in this city
amounts to the modest number OF 472,00O,
worth at the factories s35, 400"
The crops In this county, says the Floridi.
an, are we'll advanced the present season.
Everybody is through planting corn, and, on
many farms. the crop Is up and good stand
obtained. Preparations are rapidly making
noW for putting in cotton.
The regular trips of tho steamer Clifton
Winter Home, together with the daily excur-
sIons upon the 81. Johns and Arlington
Rivers, supplies want greatly felt BY busi-
ness men, invalids and pleasure.seekers.
The ST. James Episcopal Church at jack
sonville will be an elegant building. Sub
scrlDtions for building the church amount TO
$l7, 1000, OF which $4,000 have been secured by
MIR. A. F. Maison, sol 'urner, principally
from guests ut the st. James Hotel.
AT Lake City on Monday night, the 9th
instant, the residences OF Judge Holt, Sheriff
Kpene, Clerk OF Circuit Court Waldron and
DR.. Luther, one OF the county commissioners,
were fred into some twenty-five times each
by parties outside. Strange to say no one
was injured. 1t is the Impression that this
inhuman and savage rascsllty 1s the work OF
disappointed ofice-seekers.
"A most cold d-blooded and heartless murder
was committed In Manatee County on the 10th
ult., In the vicinity Of Fort Ogden. The vic
tim was an Irishman known as Erred" en-
ployed as boat hand, the perpetratnr being
one Marion Allen. Fred was shot while asleep
In the the presence OF eye-witnesses. The
murderer at once fed, but the citizens oil lne
county were at once aroused, and he was
taken a few DAYS after and sent on his way to
the Jail at Key West.
"A bloody reucontre occurred of Fernan-
dina, on Monday last between lot of whales
from fifty to sixty feet In length, anc smaller
species of the same animal known as 0lacE-
fish. The latter for lime sustained the un-
equal contest, but the superior size and power
of their adversarles drove them TO take refuge
In the shallow water OF The harbor. where the
whales were unable to follow. Many OF the
black fish, In their headlong flight, ran on the
shoals, and the receding tide left them strand
ed high and dry. Twenty six blackfsh. one
of them twenty-three feet in length, were
placed ho.s du combat. The fishermen turned
out and secured quantity CT blubber.
North Carolina.
Sunset Cox was to have lectured In VII.
mington, last evening, on National Humor."
MIR. Richard D. Morris, of Wilmington,
died suddenly, on Tuesday morning last, from
an overdose OF laudanum.
"A. j. Morrison, Esq, of Lincoln County,
mas rendered his resignation to the Governor
asa as member Of the State House of Represen-