Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
Georgia Affairs.

the DAILY SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS Will be the
mammoth Trade Issue Of the season, opening
the fall trade with an hundred thousand read
ers
Messrs. c. W. Hines and Thomas Taylor,
ueighbors Of Harris county, have had disa-
greemeut about some farm laborers, and
personal encounter. which gives their friends
uneasiness lest future violence should grow
on. OF it.
The citizens Of Baldwin county have taken
the fence question in hand, and held a rousing
meeting the other day.
The South Georgia Vegetable and Fruit
Growers Association will hold its second meet
ing at Thom1syille August 2ith
Montez1ma is enjoying a splendid business
boom Just now. Nearly S25,O,O worth Of i'm
provements viii soon be going on.
4 bill is ow before the Legislature provid-
ing for buiaiug road around Augusta, and
connecting the different railroads, to be called
tie Richmond County RAILROAD.
Ons OF the many attractions Of the Atlanta
Cotton Exposition will be an ensilage cattlerT
d. der full operation. Ensilage pits are being
constructed, and horses, COWS, sheep and mules
are to be fed during the Exposition from them.
The importance Of this new system offeeding
cattle is obvious from the fact that it costs
more in the South to feed a mule than to keep
three field hands. And to see the system in
operation is to be convinced Of its practica-
bility.
Gossip in Rome is canvassing the financial
status Of a young man OF that city who re-
Gently departed for New York.
Judge Reese has furnished the State with
copies OF his work, "a Treatise on the Law OF
Executors, Ordif aries and Guardians which
will be sent to the Ordinaries over the State.
Mr.. HARRISON. the State Librarian, is now en-
gagged in sending them out.
State Treasurer Speer has received 100000
worth Of coupons, representing a portion OF
the July and August interest paid by the st ite's
agent in New York.
There is only a difference Of nineteen in the
population of Eibb and Burke counties. The
former has q, ,!i6 and the latter p, ,127. but in
Bibb the blacks are only fifteen to eleven
while in Burke they are twenty-one to SIX.
EProfessor P. W Butter has been elected
President Of the Georgia Femals College at
Madison.
Augusta Evening NelrS: Robert L. Pierce
Esq has been honOret with the appointments
Of District Deputy Grand Patriarch or ths En-
campmeut and District Deruty Grand Master
for the Lodges in this city, and under his com
petent supervision these two branches Of O5d
Fellowship VIII glide smoothly through the
coming year"
IiMr William Arp" Of Arpville, thus dis
cOurseth ON the farmers: The general assem-
bly Of farmers has Just az i0ufned its SeSsi on
az Rome wish they had power 10 make laws
and en- 'Orce EN- that Is TO say laws about
farming, and fences, and crops, and stock and
dogs, and everything else that concerns the
agricultural interests OF the State. When
farmers get together in council they can talk
sense, and thev do talk sense. but when they
come down 10 the legislature they are over
shadOWed by the lawyers, and they feel sOrter
su0dued because they can't TAX as glib and
don't know much about parliamentary law,
and so they don't get their rights The Legis-
lature is eveTlastingly J. gSlating for merchants.
manufacturers and railroads. and cities and
towns, but it is mortal little they do for the
farmers"
Columbus Enquirer: Sunday a negro wO-
man riding a horse IN the sly le OF a man at
tracted the attention Of the officers She was
quite boisteTOus and a very reckless rider.
The officers arrested her, when lt was found
she was crazy. She is now in jail"
ECOlum6us Enquirer: Yesterday morning
mad dog created considerable c0mmOtiOn near
the court house. Several parties endravOred
80 kill him, but he ran ntO ths Thomas street
sewer and was seen no more
Albany Neirs; Just about nightfall last
Saturday evening a difficulty occurred on
Broad street between VIM West and - Ever
EFT, during which West received ugly stab
in the left side from a knife in Everett's hands.
After being cut West drew his revolver and
opened fire on Everett. emptying four barrels,
fortunately without effect"
Monroe IdUertiser: Eve regret to learn that
Mr. Winfield. Of CullOden, lost his gine house
on Montay. the sth inst, it having been struck
by lightning and burned. T. addition tn the
house, Mr.. Winfield iOst fiae gin, screw and
three hundred and s. VentV-fve pounds of lint
cotton Ten bales packed were piled under
the house but were saved by the efforts Of
the preachers OF the colored church at Cullo-
den, assisted by some colOred women"
The MOnteZuma Weekly says: The northern
IA - s q
near AndeTsOnviiie on Saturday when a barrel
OF syrup fell aEaics the locked door OF one of
the cars breaking it open and falling TO the
= ound as the rain sped on its way" The
same payer has this: we know some one
horse farmers who never buy a cents worth
on credit. They sell enough Of fruit, vegetables,
etc, 70 supply their summer needs -
Columbus Times: During he thunder storm
on Sunday evening a little negro boy was
struck by lightning on the place Ct Mr. w n
Hughes, about one mile above the city: At
first il was thought that he bad been killed.
but after being rubbed about one hour and
drenched with water on the outside and whisky
on the INSIDE, he showed signs Of life, and in q
few minutes asked for something 70 eat"
Columbus Times Yesterday afternoon a
little sou Of Mr. John H Howard came very
near being seriously injured. young man
was driving a horse down Broad street aud,
not seeing the little fellow, drove right over
him. the horse kGOckiug him down and the
buggy passing acruss his shoulders He was
picked up and carried to his home. where it
was found that he wrs not SO seriously hurt as
was at first thought"
Augusta Neics: Contracts for the extension
OF the Enterprise Factory have been let out
for the brick work, raceway, etc, and work
viii be begun Immediately"
Augusta Chronicle: "a policeman led to
the court house Yesterday a youthful darkey
hardly knee high to a ducE. and clad in q sin
gle garment which ba G defiance TO NennOrS S
frost ana snow. The dlmiuu.lve prisoner, who
was about four years CID, vas found wander
ing about Broad street, helping himself 70
whatever came In his way. He would walk up
TO q hucksters stand pick up p watermelon al
most as large as himself, let il crop on the
pavement and cOoily sit down 10 a feast
without any regard TO tbs rights OF meum
and teum When brought in he showed no
fear Of the officers but cursed Cne Of them
and threatened 10 bite him II he didn't let him
20. Il appears that several weeks ago his
mother turned him aUrifr on the streets. He
was picked up by the police and given 10 a ne
gro woman 70 take charge Of, but he was so
bad that she too became tired Of him and put
him out on the street. he was sent back 10
her with request 70 care for him until some
provision can be made in regard TO him. He is
described as a hard CITIZEN although yet
baby"
Augusta Chronicle: ''Hon. RObt. H. May,
the Council committee, the committee OF
citizens and Hon. John ). DAVIDSON,
City Attorney, will go up to Atlanta
tonight. in order TO appear tomorrow before
the Railroad Committee 10 oppose granting
charter to the Richmond County Railroad L
A Dugas, Esq, who has been appointed BY the
Mayor 10 represent the city in the matter In
conjunction WIN the Olty Attorney, went up
10 the capital last night"
Walton Netrs: Col. f. r. Dorsey, the pOpu-
lar freight and passenger e gent OF the Georgia
hoaOt net the Walton Road officials last Thurs
day at Social Circle, and arranged freights on
cOtton from this place. which will give our
merchahts a lair showing with Athens, Gov
lngpon ana other competing points"
An Atlanta special to the Macon Telegraph
ana Messenger, august 18th, SAYS. The wife
or Kew. NJ b l. biniOu. OF Webster county
formerly pastor OF the Baptist Church at DaT-
son, arrived here on the nom train from Gin
einnati under influence Of an Overdose If NOR
phine. and died at half past ten Drs RedUina
and Olmstead used every means to revive her
and save her life, but in win. Senator
Psrks, OF Dawson, ReDresentatives
Beatty, OF Webster, and Northen- of
Hancock Col Hardsman, Mayor COrput and
ex-MayOr Huff interested themselves in the
unfortunate lady and Mr.. and Mrs. Elan
johnson. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rich, Rev
J. G. ii. Medlock Mrs. A W. Starke, and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. J. TOOn were devoted in their
attention TO the sufferer till she died, and pre-
prepared her body for the grave. A Coroner s
Inquest revealed fhe fact that Mrs BiniOn WAS
confirmed opium eater, and had been 70 Ohio
Tor treatment for six weeks; that she had
given Wey 70 the habit again on the cars. and
last night and to-day took too much. There
was no evidence OF any intent at suicide"