Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-11
Eforeia Affairs.

Georgia Affairs.
...,- mar lille Central Railroad had done
.e--l. benefit If Gsor-il than all the
...----s -r-...l have assembled since the
..-.r-f ffon a British colony into
7pnsavealth, but We never i'm
.--t-.t- # a5ulG supersede the necessity
-., f--.fe- continuance of the Weather
s....-ot ,a. war Department Of the United.
...-.. gr.l. however, as far as Georgia IS
---.5 seems to be the case. The Ma
r.r4E says: 1t is said that when
-.-ta whistle Of the Central Railroad en-
..5-f sarsIl. early in the morning, rain
mail b=iora night. a prophecy of rain
-..s.-s yHt. based upon this sound, was made
-..z-ftv morning when the skies were blue,
s..Ess fully veriiej.
H. B-rasrie1 I.7rertissr aud appeal verify
..rsr.s stEat the backbone Of old fogyism is
s-.-s-s- Ias1ia thai city by the sea" 1t
avs Improvement IS the present order of
r-fsr anI tile sound Of the artisans ham
---s fesr! "a every hand. With an excel
I.- i1.s. a-d c5mn0lous hall, and with
e-sssri private dwellings, going up on all
sI-svs may s1y we have bright hopes for
H. future. In this connection, We may say
armre.ty fathers are greatly improving
.-f f.autifyiag the streets and lighting the
s1ns Hi.l patent street lanterns
correspondent from Thomasville,
writes. under date of Friday last, that up to
astts.- Tile weather had been cool, windy,
a-t aza71ra6ls for planting. and fields and
gsrteas are baeAwa-d. 1t wss cloudy on Thurs
t-rth heavy rains at night, ani was warm
All Apfl lks the next day-the first real
Eqr1- weather during this spring Farm
llrIsa are scarce and demand higher wages,
viii les. security Tor integrity. Nearly all are
uszg Western corn, bacon, -four, hay, etc,
All hgms produce is too high for economical
correspondent from Perry's Mills, Tatnall
c.aty. writes that on Thursday night last it
-uei very heavily in that section, and the
Ha vas also accompanied with a severe wind
which blew down much fencing. The
54ad was So covered with water that plow-
IL LAD q cease for a while.
TIE Athens Banner hss abandoned its patent
ils.17. and Is now printed at home.
Tie Augusta str5et cows are at their old
ress one Of them made an attack on a
g1lns Isly and her mother LAST Friday. aad
asb7mG narrowly escaped being hurt. The
e1sctof the shock to her system brought on
ls-vlus p-Cs-rati0n and high fever.
lie Columbus hremeu have decided on May
ttalrtae fremen's parade in that city.
Espreiicte5 in Augusta that Georgia Rail
Hadsocz viii sell at IA this month, and may
pUB7.
Cotton seed is scarce in DOugherty county.
Tue ed mills consumed a considerable amount,
l--t1sa the cold spell used up all that was
planted before last week
Ar blx.0G Bennett, one Of the best known
citizens Of Wayne county, died on the Sd inst
AsTas toru the Is-h day Of March, 1SOS. His
-sata Vas very sudden. and occurred at his
ii,1 above Jesup, in that county. He was
.1-e married, and was the father OF twenty
e1seh1re1 If whom eighteen survive him,
l-- seventeen Of these were at his burial. He
--- t5-ty0ns grandchildren. His first wife
sa3 Hiss Martha Hops, by when he was the
-4-5r at I've sons ana one daughter, of whom
-s coolest aud youngest son and daughter are
-a- Ills second wife was Miss Elizabeth
"ss,94rry. by whom lie was the father Of three
-isa1- t1.r -ir.s. al Of whom are slive. his
mi wife was Bliss Caroline Boseman, who
II -E1u South Carolina. and who survives
--- sE whom he was The father Of three sons
'-- 1--WE girls, al Of whom are living. He lost
'.F5 s7Es. WAC are dead, in the service of
le l1ate1er- -cy.
slt up tFqsince q drunken tramp entered
@ IN lia-- % and badly frightened a lady
t -sel- SHE heard some one coming
Steps Of tLe house. and soon heard the
---vF 1el-01 TIC floor. An inyes,i-
- proved Is 90 De the aforementioned
wac, viii the assistance Of a gentle
vas Speedily evicted. The telegraph
-s.- this should teach the people in the
1l.y p keep the r doors locked.
--z Americas Recorder records the destruc
! --e 90 Saturday night, the % inst, Of
.5a--eles &c Bsv. William Stewart, of Ran
county Wlils that gentleman and his
we're absent The ire is supposed to
,'ea Of iaeeudiary origin.
ios.ls las Letn in New York passing
.I as Ar. James r. Randall, one Of
---.' Of the Augusta Chronicle and Con-
Ni..t AID erstwhile Washington cor
'l-snt Of That paper.
----ol Telegraph wants the telegraph
81. = .-a- city painted oue-half red and one
s--.7' a little blue should be inter
N would make them look a little
--.. sac carriers poles. but it would be e II
Fly Patriotic
~ ----iy and students Of the Wesleyan
s-- college Of Macon have adopted resoIu-
T.. ---l-as 70 4lr- George L SeneY, of New
49,. -.s liberal donation Of $4,000 to that
4 r...- ing are the timber quotations Of
sr.. Iimler Gazette for last week:
49, average, $ s017: zoo average,
ks ~ average, s. 25G9 ; 600 average,
E7.5.- -...- average, S9a11; 1.lOO average,
sr--., -.,y average, sI1 OO2I3 Scab-3lO
I7s-,ss "a 90; 40 average, S8d9 50; 500
80. ~ III 50; 600 average. S12113. The
~. ''''-A A' that Darieu win be very lively
rs 'sSSels on the way to that place ar
5sr.. lay 'r ani City Council Of Atlanta have
asts., .---.5l tor erecting and maintaining in
E.5j..,.. : public nuisance, the same being the
ls...5s r, s'oeS yards. on Mitchell street,
: Central depot
YtssterIsv 4susta Cbronic'e OF Saturday
c-.-sFprlss = ~ OF the new stock of the
bsrti.s L,Se9etory was placed in this city
7feerv !. n. y 19 walked into the Office Of NJ j.
"a I'M. ~ - and subscribed without solicita-
So Las b--eAes over $4,000 Of the stock
-atl,lnor. Isn Tt taken Nr. Verdery went to
g sl tt1-{lifsday night from New York,
Ilat cifv ~ place the remaining amount
~ te re expect to hear very soon
.sst WerllAs OF subscription have been
,,ailsr, ~ ~ ,.llerstand that the purchase OF
sslo1 ~ me enlargement is in contem
~ ~ tarns--Sl -lseon econ Telegraph and Messenger
81 tas c1,-,ssa afe much discouraged through
ID Beyor-5sy At the present state of their
1-.ss s1d M NJ. ne repairs upon fences and
80 Tis tlLshsiis, but little progress ap
= -po1 IL Ls5S L;5SS- much labor has been bestoW.