Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-06
Tbt selorning Aems.
FRIDAY. MAY 6. 1881.
Georgia Affairs.

ling TO the Telephone considerable
Saint is being made in Scriven county Of
s,srcity of cotton seed for planting pur-
poses - a.. ~
,,---sr aged fifteen, and Mrs. Martha Hair.
- eftv-fve. were married on the 18th inst ),
IN Pulaski county.
~ ryIsDhone boasts that Sylvania has more
.-4.or,e bachelors and fewer old maids than
rr,,a IN the State. It says the Sylvania
-.-f.ers so attractive that they all marry, if
,rant TO. as soon as they are grown
The rovipgton Star has seen specimens Of
.,,.,sI found few miles from Covington,
4r-5n9unces them genuine. It is not known
S. in what quantities the mineral exists, but
.ss-a IS undoubtedly a pure coal bed in less
.t.r 1--WE miles Of Covington.
7ts c3vngton Star relates touching Incl
,-.of the recent trag -dY in that town which
-ss-,ra9 in the killing of Dick Campbell, of
1,srar county, by Mr.. Henry /. Horton. It
800 THAT at the time of the difficulty Camp
r.rtsd his little fve-year-old son with him,
latter he was killed the little fellow was
s.+tarl4ss and unprotected. Some kind-heart-
3 HIaH
I'M arms. and carrying him to a room, placed
H., ma a bed, where he slept sweetly and
---.r.iir All night, in childish ignorance of his
father death.
The Grand Lodge of the American Order Of
r--i-a4 Workmen met in session at Albany last
Trs.fsv. about thirty delegates being present
Grand ban and banquet, rendered them by
~ Albany Lodge, took place Wednesday
-s,bt 81 Williughams Hall. 1t was an elegant
affair
Tile Thomson .JourndI reports that several
so,fsys ago at Liberty Hill Church, a short
Instance above Wrightsboro, McDufie county.
rsacrl5red people were holding services. An
Liza hind negro woman, well known in the
-.fyhb5rhood, went to church, walked up the
.-sps and lust as she got inside the door, fell
,,rh- floor and expired instantly. The Journal
-sinf5rned that she didn't even breathe after
she fell
The Americus Sumter Republican learns
f--m Seh.ey and Sumter county farmers that
opsrati5ns ia the fields are most satisfactory.
c1rn IS reported as half leg high. Cotton in
many places is up and growing vigorously,
,rf Hsnds have been set to work chopping it
or- ia fact there seems not to have been
ru,b of = drawback on account of the lateness
IN which farmers went to work. Their pros
meets fer good crops next fall are Of the bright
~ Kind. and Notwithstanding the scarcity of
,7-n and bacon, and the fact that money can
hardly be obtained. hope buOys them up, and
r th4 Weld Of oats, in three or four weeks, is
as large as the promise now seems. hard times
L "
g.. heard on all sides.
The sparta IshmdeIite believes that the
manufacturing boom in Georgia will prove a
b-fr4r source of wealth than would a veritable
AaIiins lamp.
The Butler Herald thinks that its town needs
abalk. and that If it had one, thousands of
bales 81 cotton. which now 60 to other places.
would be sold in Butler.
Tie Jacksonville (Fla.) Union has it on good
authority that party of engineers will pro-
csei at an early date to examine the crossings
If tie St. Mary's river and marshes with the
view Of locating a continuation of the Fernan-
dina and Jae5 sOnville Railroad toward Bruins
wick, ia.
Tie Rome Bulletin says that the demand for
timber for building purposes in that town was
never greater than at present.
The Athens Banner never remembers to
have heard of so many mad dogs as in the last
t-v moaths.
Mr. John a. James. the Atlanta banker and
speeltlat0r, has published a circular advising
tie people Of Georgia to sell cut all other
securities and buy Georgia Railroad stock.
Wonder how much of the stock Mr.. James
holds
Augusta NetUs: From all sections of the
State come the cheering accounts of the finest
prospects, for good crops for long time. Not
only grain, but an abundance of fruit, is re
ported, while cotton IS growing on In an un-
preceIentedly rapid aud healthy manner. The
ersazers must get out another hobby"
Sylvaula Telephone: THE severity of last
winter did not injure the sheep crop as much
as We had fe 4red. Mr.. T.. l.. Wells informs us
that BE has marked seventy-three lambs in a
ilcE Of about two hundred sheep. He also
says that four years ago he bought a sheep,
n-Wnich he paid one dollar and fifty cents,
and that up to date he has received twenty-five
dollars from that one sheep in wool and lambs.
tbeats cotton
Acorresp0ndent Of the Columbus Times from
HlgauSvilie, TrJup county, writes as follows:
Living near the town is mir. j. F. Jones' the
Champion wheat grower OF &c rgia, who never
makes less than forty bushels Of wheat per
acre and % look upon his wheat field is a feast
ilitstif. 1t is already heading out, and il shows
O. the farmers what can be done in the way of
the cultivation OF grain, which is far more
Profitable than the cultivation or cotton
Cnder the heading Important Suit the
Macon Telegraph aud MESSENGER says: Mrs.
Laura RalstOn Smith has flied by her attOr.
u-Fs NesSrs. Lanier 4 Anderson, her claim 20
aLalf interest in the estate of David RalStOn,
her father, who died in this city in 1S4I The
suit is an important one, large portion of
slares y 80 ami 49, in the heart of the city.
te0uzed to Mr.. kalStOn at the time of his
l-4ll, aud, in addition, other property of
rLl- Ne>srs. Bacon & Rutherford have been
employed by the defendants, }. \. RalstOn and
Dr. B0Zeman.
Aluding % the Macon and Brunswick Rail
mai, the Jacksonville (Fla.l Union says:
Colonel A. Z. sharp. General Freight and
l.set agent of the above road, is now in this
city. looking after the interests of his line.
though daily trains are now being run be-
lE-eu here and Macon over the WaycrOSs
Road, leaving here at 9;35 a. m. and So D. m,
l-l arriving here at 7:55 a. m. and 1918 y. m.
.-Se-d of the Cumberland Route, the line
vii lu future be known as the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad and WaycroSS Short
-as. The time between this city and Macon
Over this line is reduced to twelve hours, n
great saving in time to persons bound West. "
Americus Sumter Republican,: 'As the pas
singer train Tor Macon was nearing the Ameri-
Gus depot last Sunday afternoon, the engine
s-les very fine mich COW at the crossing of
lamar street knocked her off the road, break
sqlLl 0f her hInd legs. A splendid milch
t'+, belonging To Mr.. q. W. Glover, got in the
lVi OF Charles CatIidge. colOTed, one day last
esreA- and a negro man IN his employ, Bob
Walker, ln driving the COW from the field.
-f7w large stone at her, which, striking her
" sue ot ner legs, broke It. This IS about the
-ls0u when good milk is in dem and, as straw
-l.ies are ripe, and good cows are quite
sl4lce' but We suppose that killing both Of
--5s- cows were unavoidable accidents"
teDg1is Journal: The facts Of a strange
-5a.l, wuicl occurred on Sunday last hav :
me 20 our knowledge. On that day Kevs. J.
4 savers. OF Warren, and LittletOn Usry, of
18Asscocs, held services at Brier Creek Church,
taren county. Dir ShlverS preached, AMI
n sry was closing the services with prayer
-ea lac was stricken with paralysis and had
~ q assisted 20 seat. after which he only
ss-A7 lev Ineligible words. He was carried
vs-lIt dlsIanc- 10 the residence of Mr.. Jordan
--l-s, where, about three o'clock in the after
~ Ag Qled. Mr.. Usry was brother OF the
,-sf- d. Usry. of this county. and was highly
'[r7-led as a citizen and a Christian"
,-.zsarling the Macon and Brunswick Rail-
~ ~ extension, the Macon Telegraph says:
P5'-rflay Major j. G. Long, the Macon and
---s"lrh engineer. arrived in this city, and Is
~ luSy organic -ng two sur eying parties to
-! V4l the Intentions of the company re-
sl1,-As tae extension. The immediate duties
80 - engineer Will be to locate the line OF sur
~ - Dc followed. Everything in the way OF
.l-seys is complete up to within a few miles of
hi. put the main difficulty is yet to be
Tie getting out Of or into the CRY
80 The peculiar situation OF the Cen
~ NsliEoad and Of the river front renders this
ri 55--eiy difficult. Ii may he that the city
F5g asked 10 grant right of way aloT &
~ ~ StreetfUr bridge will have to be built,
a.. - LOOT OF Fourth presents the best point
esr 5t-lture available, AS soon as the road
located, contracts for the first twenty
s-oL Tue road will be let out, and CONTRACT
5-45lly mile sections as fast as needed will
e5s As already stated, the road has pur-
- u. miles OF Steel rail for this extension.