Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-10


From the Sandersville Herald we learn that
the gin house Of Mr.. ". S. Lozier near War
then. was burnt the other day. Loss $500.
The Dawson Journal ssys the cotton crop Of
Terrell county will be cut short one-haIf by the
caterpillar.
Tie Barnesvnle Gazette appeared in its trade
issue dress on the sth. enlarged, WELL printed.
aud teeming with notes on the prosperity Of
Barnesville.
J. voIney Ryan, who figured some time ago
about Albany, iu this State, as an insurance
agent and gay lothario, is now figuring in the
Police Gazette as having somehow mulcted the
citizens Of Sedalia, No. Of $1,000. arrested,
imprisoned and successfully escapsd.
And now Columbus has determined on an
iron IRE alarm bell tower eighty five feet high.
In the case Of John Williams, on trial in De-
catur Superior Court for the murder Of Mrs.
Brocket, the jury. says the Bainbridge Demo-
crat brought in a verdict Of guilty of murder
in the first degree. but recommended to the
mercy Of thee ourt. Judge Fleming explained
10 them that 5he law did not allow recon-
mendation to mercy when guilty in the first
degree, and sent them back. The second YER
dict read: Guilty OF murder and recommended
60 the mercy Of the court" The5 were dis
a
was great surprise, as there we're no extenu-
ating circumstances and all the evidence
showed Williams to be guilty Of murder in the
first degree.
Our Springfield correspondent says Mr..
John L. Morgan last week killed seventeen
rattIesnakes, one old one and sixte. young.
The House has passed the bill add the
surplus fund from ths inspection OF fertilizers
nd II il fad
that said fund will thereby receive an annual
increase Of $4,000
A young man named Marrable clerking in
an Atlanta house. came TO grief few days
ago. He vas detected taking goods out Of the
store Of his employer and bestOwing them
on a woman of iil-fame. He had been in the
store but six weeks. and bad company diiit.
The BIackshear Nelrs says young white
man was arrested there the other day for ma
Iicious mischief, that Of letting spirits # tUr-
psntiue out Of barrels.
Senator Lamar, Of Mississippi, or Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama, are mentioned as thought
Of to deliver the address OF welcome at the
great Atlanta Exposition, 10 be replied to by
some prominent Northern man.
Columbus Enquirer. "AhictiOn has laid
heavy hand uJon the family Of Mr. Calvin
brown. or this city. He Is a carpenter by trade
a1d was eTglget in work at the White Sui
Dhur Springs IN the repairs. Late Saturday
night he learned that his little nine-year old
son wes very low, and Immediately he lett Tor
home. On his arrival ne found that his little
son had passel away, aud instead CT the bright
smile and Joyous greeting, his kisses were I'M
printed upon lips Of marble cOldness. Monday
he laid the remains in The silent grave At the
same time his second and only child left,
bright boy OF seven years, was also very sick.
and yesterday he found a resting place IN the
cemetery by the side of n little brother. The
mas mo
siure and he now lies upon bed Of sickness,
his brain Taeked with grief and fever"
Newman Herald: There seems TO be dis
position on the part OF many who are market
tug their crops to withhold the payment OF
Obligationa They seize upon any pretext
which affords the least shadow OF 1lstlflca-
tiOn 10 leave their creditors IN the lurch-
NcDaiDfe Journal; while the habit Of
carving concealed weapons is generally con-
demned by society and forbidden by law, We
know there are many citizens who constantly
20 armed. and do not hesitate TO defend the
practice" Then they are not good citizens,
for good citizens dlIcdBs obey the laws
Aupusta Euening NetrS "a horrible acci-
dent is reported from Beech Island. across the
river. on the farm Of Mrs Dunbar. Cary San
ders a colored man, was getting brick out or a
well in the swamp, 10 be used IN brlcklng
upanOther well, when the walls caved IN, and h'.
was buried under twenty fve feet or earth Iht
accident occurred at o'clock yesterday after
soon, and hands began Immediately 10 remove
tae earth from the unfortunate man. The
fying Ihe earth and planking the sides 10 pre-
sent second caving, and the whole night was
consumed before the victim was reached.
After working all night, Cary was found dead
with his hands clinched so tightly 10 the rope
that it was difficult to unlOOse them He was
on the point OF being drawn out Of the well
aud had given the signal 20 pull the rope When
the caFing took place
augusta ErenfHg NetCs: Ten shares Of Lang
lev Factory stock sold yesterday IN Augusta
for It's which is the highest point reached by
S uthern factory stocks
Dawson Journal: I'VE learn. in an interview
with Dr. StapletOn, Of Browns station. that
.srverat suterDrising citizens IN that community
have ir3ported a number Of German servants
% take the place OF cclored e,NanIs- ", ga
pleton reports stthese gentlemen are thor
oughly well pleased with them IN every par
sicular''
Cochran Enterprise: "a negro sneak-thief
named Eli Smith stole fourteen Gonars on
Tuesday night out Of a gentleman 5 PoCAet,
and by 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning Dennis
had the money in hand and the thief IN jail.
Cochran Enterprise: We are not so de
spOndent Of the corn crop as OF the cO1lob, anu
think that there will not Le any great lacE OF
supply in proportion 10 the demand anotheE
year. The fodder crop, which Is an important
one in this section, has been fair; and as me
army worm has ceased its raveges upon the
grass, the late hay crop viii be ample, ana -
farmers will only saw this best OF nay t1ere
viii be 10 lack Of what they call long Ieeo-
Barnesvile Gazette: Yesterday afternoon
ebOut two O'Clock fire broke out in the steam
sfu on Greenwood street, and IN very rev
minutes reduced il TO ashes The wind shifted
toward the west Just as the gin was 10 fIil
siameS snd the variety works and grist mill,
two story building. soon caught on nre- Inc
lurid flames leaped up through the olack
smoke as If feeling for the skies Inc sflsl
null variety works and all the wood ana luIIl-
Der on the lot were burned The mighty en-
gine exploded, scattering its great parts and a
cloud OF dirt aud debris all around The gin
gFas conducted by Messrs. stafford, BialOck q
Co and Mr. John Means. The mill was owned
and run by Messrs. Stafford BlalOck q 20
and the variety works were leased ~ Mr. .
c. McMichael. Every thing, as we said before,
was converted into ashes"
Perry Home Journal: 'The caterpillar is
devastating cotton in this county, and render
ing glOomF the prospects OF soE1s OF our
farmers at the same time"
Perry Home Journal: There are now ten
prisoners IN Houston county Jail, one Nihts
man and nine negro men. Two are in Tor Dur
glsry, one for attempt to rape, three for sim
pie larceny, one Tor horse stealing, one for
assault and battery. one for robbery, one 60
serve ten days for a viO stlOn OF town oTSl-
nance. Eight are awaiting trial before the
Superior Court, one under sentence from the
county Court, ard one under sentence from
the Mayors Court"
Perry Home Journal: "Drs. Sylvanus Ian
ItuIn and T. ". Warren. OF Macon, spent one
day 70 town last week. They came to zee Mrs
s-ll arren, Who is still IN. Mrs. LathrOp, Of
Ssas4AAnan, also came last week 70 visit her
- PiAnters with whom We have talked on the
s-S oS-S.s seems 70 be that only about half an
.s.Sso S..se .SSsop or cotton viii be made in Greene
oe equally as far behind -
Greensboro Herald. .sTbere-see,as N he a
,Lef5 "a Foslllpn among our farmers 10 Let
ssI, 80 ~ t'uiS end hOnOred business Ard seek
oi ~ = = " r regret TO see such a disuosi-
VOL LOI L5Iihlhg uuderlies every other iDur-
sui OF Iaue; anu when farming fails every
thins else VII Iall- We have too many con
SumerS nov Tor the number Of rrTd11.er5s -,
many mouths % feed, and too few 6arSs
holding the plOW. We need more fsr1,s--- - a
Fewer persons under the shade more J~o-t-.,-s
and fewer idlers" What do they s,-ra.4 :.
live on when the farms are ebandoned7 ~ "
Greensboro Herald: Seed oats are w..
scarce in eur part of the country, and reafily
sell for ninety cents to a dollar a bushai
wheat Is very hard to get and good article
Tor seed will command high price We
hardly see what farmers will do. for they need
everything, and haven't the money TO buy any.
thing"
Hawkinsyille Dispatch: "On Monday of last
&eek. Sol IlmmOns. a cOlOred man living on
ne Plsntauon Of Mr.. Clay. In Sumter county
Siossed ne rlver and went over TO the store OF
rtesSIs- Sonh +. Lewis & Son, on Gum creek
DSSSSdy Sunny de got into difficulty. it Is
~, Will VII M Joe Young, clerk in the store
he result OF the trouble Wss nmmons was
ssssrs4 otaten, and lay about there for day
ana nlknt when he was removed bV some col
ored people to the place Of Mr. S. w. Coney