Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-05
Georgia Affairs.


The Columbus Times thinks, with the aid OF
Senators Brown, Hill and the State press,
Georgia might illustrate herself on the Su-
preme Court Bench, by the appointment Of
Chief Justice James Jackson to fiu the vacancy
Occasioned by the death of Justice Clifford.
Possibly. But Southern sympathy has not
been strong enough for that
IL is encouraging 10 notice the arrest and
punishment of blacEguards for using indecent
language in the presence Of ladies' The law
should advance a step further and punish for
using il in any presence. If it is an evil cut it
down Why cultivate an abominatiOn in one
place and war against it in another.
Mr. Darling Duke, sixty-five years Of age,
says the Butler Herald, went to bed well last
Monday night and was found dead in his bed
next morning.
Americas has received two bales of new cot
ton.
Augusta" says the EUsHiHg Ne,Cs, will
make a first-class exhibition at the Cotton Ex-
position. She is the largest Interior cotton
manufacturing city in the Union, and should
be conspicuous on that occasion
Four Cherokee Indians three men and one
souav) from North Carolina have located
Z
Mr. C. II. Medlock has sold the Sylvania
Telephone to Mr. ". L Matthews. and the lat
ter is now the editor Of that journal
Mr. ". c. Giles, having disposed OF the Louis
willie Courier, has returned TO Sandersville and
taken charge of the Herald job flee.
Mr.. Alexander Mccullough, Of Sandersvile,
in deepening his well recently, opened stream
Of water highly impregnated with iron, and
the citizens are highly delighted with the dis
s,overy of a valuable mineral spring in their
midst.
Tobe Handy, cOlOred. confined in Waynes-
boro jaii for wife beating, has made his escape
The Louisville Neirs and Farmer narrates the
circumstances Of the burning of Colonel John
StapIeton's residence a few days ago. 1t was
a total loss, there being no insurance.
The Dublin Post says it is estimated that
Laurens county will make barely half as much
cotton this year as last.
The Georgia Legislature is flooded with bills
many Of them shamefuliy foolish. A member
is nothing If he has not introduced bill, how
ever ridiculous. What has become Of the good
sense OF our people:
After all the hue and cry about lobbyists or
ganized to defeat the Cole charter, We believe
no lobbyist has yet been spotted
The Marietta Journal says a burglar entered
DIR. Green's reside nee and carried his shirt and
pants out doors. taking gold button from the
former, but found no money in the pants.
An Atlanta darkey passing Marietta the
other day, drew his pistol a Marietta niger
and sought TO escape on the moving train, but
Officer Coryell jumped abOsri and nabbed his
prisoner.
Deputv Sheriff Mcclellan. OF Cobb county,
arrested a chain-gang escaped prisoner on
Monday. for whom a reward was offered.
William Priest, of Big Shauty, has been ar
rested on suspicion OF burning Mr. Gibson S
shop and DR.. Smiths office. and jailed in de-
fault Of boEd for $500.
Mr.H. L Kimball is about to make aprelimi-
nary survey for the Atlanta ChattGhOochee
canal.
Sparta LshmdeIife; 'If GeOrgia's showing at
rhe Cotton Exposition IS To depend upon prl-
vafe efforts and private outlays of money. then
Georgia will not he APP to ride the fastest horse
even at her own show"
Dahloueea Signal. MIR Alfred Cook was
seriously injured on Tuesday last, while carry
fug rafters at the residence OF Mr.. y Z. John-
son His foot shipped and the rafterS fell on
him iniurinE his side
Nit BRYANT. who vas found on the streets of
Macon SUNDAY night. with his throat cut has
far recovered TO lleHtlAN u II LEAlkllllr
a white man, and negro named Nathan VII
Iiams as his aSsansuts. Both parties are in
custody
Walton Neirs: The man still lives in this
county. and he Is not old man either. who
bought a saddle from a Monroe merchant for
thirteen dollars and paid for IL with thirteen
barrels Of corn, which was the market price
for corn at that time
Dahlonega Signal: Joseph Postel of
TTnion county Canada district was arrested on
las fg- Nferrrfw Marshal j III
Robinson and was lodged In Jail previous 10 a
preliminary trial before JUsge j. G Britain
Tor violation Of the internal revenue laws
DahIonega Signal; ANDY WOODY was
arrested on Tuesday last, charged with yiO-
lating the internal revenue laws. Within a
mile Of town he managed 10 make good his
escape. but has been recaptured, ana convicted
on the charge Of perjury and violation OF the
revenue laws"
Atlanta P0st-AppedI. a private letter from
Mobile TO a gt ntleman in this city states that
Jack Hawks was run over few days ago by
an engine on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
aud has since died Of the injuries received.
Mr.. Hawks wss son OF Rev Mr.. Hawks, OF
Columbus, deceased, and has brother in this
city"
Gainesville SOufhrOn: '1he Gainesville, JEFF
Gerson and Southern Railroad having cleared
Al ne crush out Of the way, President Gambler
4eS.ALee MS intention 20 push the main line 10
-5eHerson ard the branch TO jug Tavern stimuli
taneously and as rapidly as possible. This, Of
course Will infuse new life along the lines and
boom IN al kinds OF properly NAV be looked
for with confidence and certainty .
Gainesville SOufhrOu. The wife of Gen
Robert TOomos al the age Of seventy years. IS
still q very handsome woman and after IiVin-
with her over fifty years. General Toon1bs i as
proud OF her as when he led her to the ALTAR a
blushing bride OF twenty The devotion Of
Bob TOOr-bs and his equally intelligent wife. in
their old age, is one of the beautiful things of
this life for younger people to behold and
emulate"
Sparta LshHldeIife: Mr.. Bowen. attended
by his little son. drove out Of town last Friday
70 deliver some bed springs. Going down hill
near town the breast strap on one or the horses
broke, and he dashed of down the hill The
other horse, not wishing to join in the frolie,
conveniently fell and put a stop to what might
otherwise have been more serious. Mr.. Bowen
was tnroSn from the buggy. In spite OF the
haste With which he changed his position, he
had presence Of mind enough to take his little
boy by the arm and carry him out safely to the
oank BY the roadside"