Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-04

Georgia Affairs.
The Augusta EreniHg Netrs says Mr.. S. n.
Perkins. at Perkins Junction, Central Rail
road, suffered a second loss by fire the other
night. His residence and part Of the furniture
were destroyed.
Judge Twiggs declines to withdraw his bill
before the Legislature rendering machine
owners liable for injuries to employees, and
the war may be considered as actually be-
gun"
The Lewis Carouki saloon in Macon was de-
stroyed by fire Monday last.
Real estate in Columbus has increased two
million dollars.
Messrs. Parkins & Bruce, Of Atlanta. have
presented the plan and specifications OF the
new Central Railroad depot at Columbus.
POIsdore Sanders, colored. in Columbus. has
been arrested and placed under bond for as
sault with intent to murder Allen Brown.
col0red. in April last.
The Lumpkin Independent says a negro
woman died suddenly in that county the other
day, and Coroner's inquest found her death
to have occurred from an overdose Of bacon
and green's"
A post Office has been established at Davis
station, Worth county, and its name is Acree.
Mr. E Wilder is the postmaster.
Mrs. Thomas Findley. says the Americus
Recorder. is in a critical condition, from
having small Bit of wire, perhaps from the
bread sieve, loo ged in her throat while eating.
At last accounts physicians had made unsuc-
cessful efforts to remove II.
The Gum Greek section Of Dooly county is
suffering from drought Corn crop cut short
and cotton il jured.
Parties are poisoning the streams in Sum-
ter county with green waluuts and devil shoe
string to Kill the hsh. This is a violation Of
law.
Our Springfield dillingham; correspondent
says: I'VE have had some rains, and from in
dications viii have more. Cotton is shedding
badly, and corn so injured by the drought that
IdOnt think either Will make more than three
fOurths Of crop"
The Rome Buiietiu SAYS; Governor Cs'quitt
should appoint a DAY Of Thanksgiving for the
favorable condition of the Presidents health -
No doubt Providence would feel cOmplimented
by the Governors approval OF its work
The Rome Courier thinks the meeting of the
State Agricultural Society in that CITY good
time FOR Georgia farmers to get acquainted
with each other.
Officer Doe. in Griffin. arrested and jailed
stolen a number OF articles from the house of
Hr. ". E. H. searcy Sunday night last.
The Monroe AdUeTtIser says Frank Cheney
and Bud Conner. colored. fired several times at
each other with pistols. the other day. Che
nsy finally seized an axe and struck Conner on
the head, but he had already received three
shots from Conner, from which he died.
The poor. defeuseles. murdered woman. Mrs
be- e-r
rant, and was denied Had it been granted,
and Williams arrested. a horrible crime
might have been prevented. Is that officer
guiltlesss
The Thomasville Enterprise says the peach
crop Of that county is the finest it ever knew.
that peaches have been selling there at five
cents per peck. All the jars have been used up
in canning.
Hamp Solomon and another negro man,
name not given, in Tattnall county, hed fl IL
cuff, and that not being satisfactory, wound up
with a shooting scrape, in which 10th were
hurt-Solomon shot through the lungs.
Rats, says the Swainsboro Herald, isuited
some matches the other night setting Judge
ROuntree's residence on fire, from which it
made second narrow escape from destruc
tion. The same paper says the house in which
Mr.. B. L. Hadcen resided, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night
Some low, mean fellow stole into the Office
OF the SwainsboTO Herald. while the editor
was at supper, the other night, and CREASED his
type.
Our special correspondent at Eastman writes,
on Monday last, as follows; About II O'Clock
this morning a negro scamp went TO the house
of Mr.. Laslie, about two miles from here, and
seized upou his wife demanding her money
or her life. Isaiah Richardson, a colOred man
OF this place. hiss Just been arrested, about
whose identity there is thought 10 be no DOUBT,
The lacy was badly bruised before she could
effect an escape from The black demon Mrs
Iasiie has Just reached tOWn, and identified
the arrested party tRichardsOnl at glance
Excitement is getting up TO fever hest on ar
count Of the bold and doStardly act IN broad
daylight"
ColuInbus, night before last, killed negro two
miles beyond Fort Valley. Nothing was
known Of the killing until the body was found
next day by the inward bound train. and the
manner Of his death Is only cOnJectured- It Is
thought that the negro, who ran away fr m
his father IN Perry. was trying 10 steal ride
and in some way fell, his head dragging until
death ensued. portion of his skull viii
the scalp cieeued smoothly from II, was fouEo
some distance from the holy.
The Atlanta Constitution says: 1t will bs
remembered that a short time ago a confer
ence was held between the city and Stats
authorities for the purpose OF determining th'
money value Of the OLD capitol a. MllieOgeVllle
which amount the city OF Atlanta IS to pay tht
state when the new capitol Is started Inc
matter of the price was lett 20 arbitration, an
Colonel l. y Whittle. OF Macon, has beeI
chosen TO represent the State. and Colonel )
w Robertson. OF Roswell, tn represent Atlanta
The appraisemenG will be made at once, anC
the matter settled finally"