Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-19

Georgia Affairs.
rn y ssHger reports that as Mr..
If that place, was returning
.,r.rIav evening he is supposed to
s,s- -se3 by some unknown person.
mi Iylug on the side OF the road.
.f Wr Duncan Robertson, in
si .....1 condition. lie was wound
5era7a tie head in several places.
Who was riding by, noticed his
.rfrisI-st steps to have him removed
rts-- h las since been kindly cared
Fuiden. The affair savors
+.aay ysterious.
i- FL y.t-s reports that cotton plant
.....a..-. p this season is rather back
.r--.a a f.,g fields are already plant, d.
a-- --sfr Is also backward, both wheat
5us very little show ia the fields
.-,r Zee Press says: a terrible
- .s..-f through the southern portion
.sesraty Ga Thursday Of last week,
r.. ..--s that considerable damage was
~ --s house on the Widow Mc9Iul-
-...4 rss blown down, as was also sew
r-g.-s Mr Clayton Denmark also
a.rs I-r5bl- damage, his fences being
4.---t several houses blown to pieces.
s.--- f..--5 from no one was injured"
~t.t rlaI Jury Of Berrien county, com
+-s lie leading men Of the county, in
mora. worth and ripe judgment, en-
Il tleir general presentments a re
.-4i-i7a that the Representative in the
.....-.-- usa Dis utmost endeavOrs to have
r-sfa the next session Of that body
--,.r-ts license for retailing spirituouS
ia ths county 70 S=.o00 year. This
rt-.- au.- cunts to prohibition.
.rver- IrlHiiHer states that the MeSsrs
.--f- sf atI1u-a. propose buying the Roch-
t.-r5.- mills for the purpose of making
,--s. .5--.u factory. The Examiner says the
-.--a.e will pay
v- N.eom ST. lrI, in the last Issue of the
Va ,a T-m1H. publishes his vsledictory as
-a-rftla- paper He is succeeded by Mr.
En- Es-5arr. Of Danielsville. who will exert
-fr1tae utmost Of his ability to make
..,ar--a complete success.
>neoEthe farmers Of Worth have as much
,...s hundred bushels Of corn to sell
rsHlm.tou Journal states that last We'd
-@ar as COL f. II. Lonely was returning
.r- Co LaGrsBge. from attendance upon
...r L-1 1a-r WY escaped fatal injuries from
ae--o1s fam As lie was approaching the
-os Pine Mountain, at a narrow pass,
l,A--sa shi-J at rock on the upper side of
a--lt arj backed the buggy, precipitating
l-a driver. and all down the fearful pre-
~ 6 distance Of fifty feet Fortunately, and
l-s- urleu.1usIy, but little damage was
e
o. Townsville Times learns that several
1rl=s have had to plough up and replant
as- earn tu the Seventeenth district The
G s1i birds combined, have played havoc
9Th DE crop i'm many sections of Thomas
E--y
F-Ie earn from the Jackson Herald that Mrs.
g 3. Presa=IL. Of Jackson county, came near
5tg 1u-nsi % death last week She was up
l--nlAt. attending to a sick child, when
arta-hu- caught on fire. Fortunately, the
Elsrers extinguished by her husband be-
l1T serious injury occurred.
Illcll NaIrs. "A difficulty occurred on Sun
q. .ss- as the house Of Alr. c. ChItwood, in
5l-l, univ. 20 which 1lr. David Nelms ar d
y lu3- taEaHS were parties. The cause
Gtl- d.-Cu.ty vas the settlement of some
snail claim between them, and while we are
L.--aruei as 10 the details OF the rencOun-
.-- a- .-arn that the difficulty resulted in the
Gam n hr. EagauS from q wound or wounds
E-.-.-l with "a knife
Caa'y Nelrs. The farmers. of central
l.
SIS auHs' Continually since last fall, and as
a--'ara. consequence they are very much be-
--l HI.l their WORK. The continued wet and
--i'-t..l cold Wea ther retarded the prepara-
-11- he SOIL Much Of the corn that was
EA-'-l several weeks ago has been so washed
az .1srvise damaged by cold and rain that
A-as J-el pouEhed up. and now replanting OF
e-=- Is E-osressIug rapidly in this locality"
L-ls Bulletins Mr. Peter Carol. an old
-- -7sie1-e1 citizen o. Cha'tO0ga county, was
-l-- q day before yesterday Mr.. Carol
es-.y-1re years old, and by his first wife.
--i shout two years ago, he had twenty
T ----reu--S enty boys and four girls. By
-src.ai Wi.s be has one daughter. There is
t-l-t Years tetween the birth of his first
s. cnll and the birth Of his present
-sss tas Arlington Aduduce: The negro
,4'- asl. WHO. without pTOvocatiOn, killed
A--iEau about year ago. was tried
---.5 county Superior Court last week, and
-aa-y NC Involuntary manSlaughter
81 t--.-..-- "- q. Fleming, presiding, gave him
---t 0rnt n- ot the law-three years in the
-a.i.y hile we think the penalty by
means commensurate 10 the crime, yet.
III er consider the equivocal character of
~ % lle evidence, we are disposed to be
-s'- Tile jury did right -
-.T4- taaaty Tunes: In 1871, Jim Phillips.
--s county, killed man by the name OF
ha rFf arlr (
.-z+sat as hiliips was shooting az another
s-t LLl-uTs lett after the killiUg, and for
H --r lyri IN an adjoining county.
haFe1 back to the county not long
~. -e was ar-es'e ed by Sheriff Hewitt week
-t>-- Ills case wa put of last week
~. Is gave bond for his appearance at the
s-'-1ef term of court.
A-liirg % that darkev who cut his ewes out
Zen go 70 the penitentiary, the Macon
saws. The darky mentioned in yes
So issue as having cut out his eyes rather
r-T.s- teA years M the peniuentIary arrived
Rs sgS-ertay IN charge of DR.. Thomas
5eL al.aEEa. Upon examination il was
.- -- s--at the eyesighJ was rot entirely de
uae thrust Of the knife blade had
-9 r! thAu through and through. OF
49, .-ts,Eoy ing it, but the blade passed over
a. ..-..'---.l ' -.l The doctors think they can save
n. ~. q that eve. Altogether it is a singu-
1-s7 and one without parallel p"
-- se-s ias The Fruit Prospect which
rzr,- IS Ae4cH crop, the Hamilton, Harris
s.. nae s1fS. 1t will be very short
sgz- --- >-mner, but If the winter is really
csgs @.-- have q small supply OF this deli
Dz la conversation with q. A y.
f--- e- Wayerly Hall district, whose uni
lsr.3... 10 raising fruit OF the finest kind
sr---- --'-s --r hlm State reputation, and who
t,-ts -te best authority on this subject in
Is' we were glad 10 learn that he was
h,zs r..-- -..ii q the crop. He thinks, while a
Sill 49,. 49, 81 -he crop has been killed, there is
tr+5 u lrIt 70 make a moderate crop, if no
e1l weather IS experienced.
~ -i-1ie Georgia CThomaston) Times says:
tvsrs s.-l % hear the farmers of this cOun-
Ee -i.-i Z q larger corn crop than usual
t---,-t- J Is q fact and that large yield may
e4nsF.-s- Aeh the harvest comes. No farmer
E-h Il " Idlse cotton to buy corn and meat
Es, = -.A7 uecn tried ever since the war and
tl .sr- - Aile cases out Of ten. IL is not
fsrr--s ~ p.&nt corn. and we advise our
E1-r-''-- ''--t7-ls 70 make their own corn and be
bes-r-=-l- As an evidence that this is the
Ms Sb-, s rrIcr TO such men as Mr.. Den
C-r t-er1r " no raise nearly everything
IL, ll4slme at home. and never come 10
lie sgors-.ss. .ley bring something to sell, and
p8yeaSL -e-Ge Is they always have money TO
lie er--. 'ol "hat they get and thereby save
"a Per cent. for credit"
uH,es ~ pondent Of the Jackson Herald
p--e5esii------ Paper as follows: Il send you
-1et E-a- -ss4-l o1u meeting. as announced
lls MN, log viil find enclosed a copy of
ir-l r.9--sss. Ihe company have a pledge
c-lUz---.. -.,s' thaJ are fully able to comply, TO
y5lr, O. ---e road In time 10 move the present
p, Or 49, provided the jug Tavern Compa-
3 ra.s-1 stiaslon, viii raise. or guarantee to
GNav -r.,to IN bora fide stock by the LIST
q ros7 e --,- mat nat IS Necessary now to secure
l1E cone prompt action. II every man VIII
EEli 81, " Tie rescue and do his whole duty
'sfulr le long before she viii roll So let
sl,prise.ie - -45--tdminer: I'VE were somewhat
s. lucb IT, ~ earn from Mr.. David Childers that
le l9cat..-.s 'st 81 IS being taken in 4 copper
alu, s6r-'r = On Mr. Francis Arnold's planta-
ls Of ~ seven miles from this place, on the
4-A ms Ilil -.l- Newton county. near Summers
Gers VIZ vEe T. .iile lile was discovered by Dir. Chill
Is va ~ = "a old practical miner, Just before
y tie va az IN l4 Consequence of the outbreak
AgituBr5l aagglhlng was done towards develop
ossl oni.,ts-lo scout three months ago. He has
sld - working at it since Christmas,
5fzbls succeeded in creating consi0-
aoaisd Ts7 -sSest among a number of
SsaaIyzs5 usn- Ia He says the ore has been
asologist Dr. Little, Of Atlanta, State
which analysis makes it s1k per