Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-19

f- --ls only a temporary ihuiS4spsAtAOn- H0
t,rar.r. steaiiIy grown worse. BE is at
-5-Il,v DTS. Miller and Westmoreland
y---r ;s1rgir Citizen says: "A cotton
- +, D1rtou is not one Of the impossibili-
i.lss4. suallsiz5d boom in that direc-
,s--fr-i1yu in town, and we now regard
s,-4rarf,s as almost a certainty.
9t.f,.- Atlanta agony IS over. The Bern
t.-itbss come. been seen and gone. After the
---f,-r,rrs exactly l63yOuug men according
-. p.si- faDs1U united in singing the fol
chorus. Gim me back my six dollars. "
c1--..p,aIent Of the Columbus Times is
ft5 the passage Of a local option law by
.5.ra,isl4fure. It says that such a law sim
--- mans that liquor shall be sold in every
.f, district IN Georgia where the negro
vote preiominates.
Mr. C1-res Osborne, of Marietta, and Mr..
II R-antam Anderson, Of Covington, had
-,sl. ar-suzemeurs u light duel at Oakland
a.,-.-s-v near Atlanta The affair of honor"
,srf..,-i in the bud, howev =, by the arrest
efvr It's 5-ne anI party on Wednesday last,
were Tut under bonds Of Si.50l each to
Esep the pe-c=.
T1. r.wrsrSua believes that Columbus
vUh5vea complete system OF water works
within three months from date.
r.r- IS preparing for :he heated term. An
ta factory is TO De at once established in that
city.
lie Baiubrid-e Democrat announces that
Mr. q ~. Fl.yd. a farmer OF Gadsden county,
Fla. over sixty years of age, proposes to be at
tberext spring fair in that city, and viii, for a
aaT Dollar wager, outrun any man in South
vest Georgia d three mile heat. BE is also
wiling TO put up a ten dollar wager that he
ellvafz seven miles in an hour or run one
mile iu three minutes
The Ta5o;ton Register and Standard an
n5ase5 that tue railroad is coming. 1t says:
Track LAYING on the uail line commenced on
X5uiay. -,h inst, and is now progressing at
tie rate OF quarter OF a nile a day. One
engine and ears arrived last Wednesday, and
Immediately joined the track layers with sup
plies 0f iron and ties. The work is in charge
ot the engineer. 1lr. Gerald Griffin, with efli-
Cent essis.au.s s. President Thornton is super
iut-udius ia. entire operations and pushing
matters with an possible dispatch. The tim
Jsr are being placed on the ground for the
depot building in TaIootton.
Tbs Monroe NeirS hears Of bridges and mill
dams injured or destroyed in all portions OF
Walton county.
TheHultJu County IJdette says:''The Savan-
nah EEELT Ews IS a peIfec5 gem Of a family
newspaper. .alwaFs full 10 the bFim CT the cream
Of tl- news and "a full selection Of miscella-
HelCs matter and capital original serial story.
i q u-rf4.sI gragT- 4uuar m it live. >
The Newman Herald says: "The late rains
raised the streams higher than has been known
f1rwaHF years Ile ChGtEahoOchee was so
h.-h thar The rsiirO7d bridge at West Point
vas considered unsafe, and trains were not al
lowed % pass over it on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday lie river was black with rails and
tr-JwcoA We iearn also that Flint river as
Two tert higher than ever before known"
The Walton Eetrs thus tells what a blind
by eau Ga- -llr- Ge0rg- w Stone, o. oxford,
trr5rsla- paid Monroe q flying visit last week
h- seems cheerful aud happy, and works Ike
beaver. He is now out on his spring trip.
selling the br0oms ne has been making during
me lisa-r-fatle days Of winter. Men who buy
his urOous say DE makes the best broOms they
can huy anywhere. He makes them with his
own lan=s has no machinery. A merchant
who Goes not buy from this most worthy
young man, whether he needs his goods or
not. fails % properly appreciate his efforts to
make an honest living IN spite of his sad mis-
fortunes. He tells us he is making a good liv-
ing. and lays up some money every year. What
assuming rebuSe this should be T. those who
lsy- tae iuii enjoyment Of sight and health
ana iaiL 90 make an honest living
AG21n IeieJrGuk. The committee. COM
lusel 4 AessrS- Emory Winship. II. T. John
fGn, q. =. Ellis. Sol Waxalbaum and r Hall
appon.el az the citizens meeting on Wednes-
t-y afternoon las TO solicit subscriptions
low rds securing the holding of the State Fair
10 Macon next fall met with very fair succs IS
fe-ler-ay- Some twelve hundred dollars more
: Vel O. De raised. and the committee will con-
u-lt % make their calls upon our Citizens
-1.A me a'ugu guut Is received Mac N is the
9lA Guy ln Georgia that can offer attractive
-1luceLneutSIH ne the way of grounds and proper
.--l-usS Tor holding 2 state Fair. and surely
--t opportunity Of having the next fair in Ma
en- ls not % BE den ed the Central CITY igst for
~ "llt aL few hundred dollars Let every
l.Len 70 Macon come forward with liber,
y.L-gi1l IONS and accomplish The desirable OBJ
!7-- TOT "nich oTh-r cities are striving"
lle GAINESVILLE Gazette says: pike seems
S N uT S1-al In the production or rice per acre
- ~ " hrooSS, Of tbs county. produced
--l1t tl4n one hundred tushas Eer acre on a
s5A 93.tam hy irrigation. He has twenty
- ui ms bottom 50 prepared by leveeS and
- Sat-s Ilat he can flood it at pleasure.
EtispafeS The -and in sprlng, sows his seed
o-ya-caSt hoods sufficiently TO cause prompt
termination, and takes of the water AS soon
--s p ants are large enough when they be-
,E--,e entirely Ild-peudent Of the support of
---irF sraiui. the water is turned on, and
1,.s 1l.I- the rice is nearly ready for har-
49, "leA &c Is taken Cff tO allow the soil to
a.! sulA-lentiy 70 admit the haryesters. BY
Ing or9a- cast, be has so many more plants
p atIe han when sOwn in drills that his pro-
go ?. -'f exceeds the old system His rice
rI----- ----- no -o5F except the preparation of
J. sowing the seed. and harvesting the
- tLr cqhtiHu0US flooding removing the
-7-esSly Tor cultivation"
ce4ys the H4wkiusyilIe DisDatch General
Ts 80 ll-s continued his efforts to Increase the
~ les AID postal r. uteS for the people
5-ss-i - section. and the lower house OF Con
-. '1s llsl passed bill establ shing several
ais lAe uit has been sent TO the Sen
Fzf-l --l "il doubtless pass that BODY without
Ef--.rr we o. the new routes is from HaW-
49,. -.- 20 Il a. BedsoCd's in DoOlY county
i1-a15- -.i.s mites from HsW kinsvillA. and is
rT 81 t9 nueCt at BedgoOd'S with the
m r.l ION 6um creek to Tifton on
~, IIllsWlcS ard Albany Railroad
ms -5 on the route want three
p-.rs pi--.rs as fe.l)ws: FIRST, at Bennt t. II, It's
In lSA- second. at C. E. Peck's.
M. l.o5ly, a-d third at T a. MnsSei-
t-r r-f IN DO1iy-each office being
rlrs - from the nearest. This route
trv-C-..' '---l u an uudeveloped section Of coun-
iHg hzi+- =. INC nn-st tILbered and stOck-T ais
fssr - 80, y country in the State. Il IS being
win -, l aAu Improved, and regular mails
Ia se.l-lipuJa no little to its advancement
sstrilr," years there viii be many fiourfshing
bFgE-7 ,-.ii hefe now can only be seen an un-
So, -'-e. ness Of pines and wiregraSs.n
DeEsIH is oi two independent farmers . the
snt t1A< says; 1t is said that Messrs Geo.
HseT- IhoEas brothers who live near
whiaL @ @-i eIlreh tu this county have cotton
ulu5bs-"tee' "e' made and picked IN is 3. and a
t1ev -ze--.. .t-es Ilzde at intervals since. which
gr5F '1-,.7s 80 20 sell They make no effort to
thav -1--eH eH IN any cOus deFsbIa quantity what
slrirT- g g Oei1g made from time to time as a
Fsi1v -'p- and kept, we SUPPOSE for a
most ems, As the MeSsrs Thomas live al
supplies s.5 " themselves, making their own
have ii-i1 ana even their Clothing at home thew
no ra-tts ts occasion TO spend money and hence
Iaev sJ.- ~ sell their cotton or other crops.
act5r- 80 nave stacks II fodder so old that the
The s.ufs ~ sienents has worn away all but
part NO. .ol tle bundles vet they refuse to
tlao-.-. -.l l Tor 1--we or Ip0rev I've NET Nj
lsan ~ 5--iies q Lithonia recently He is a
and wa - 7-uir uir &c, and rather pleasant face
tull suit ~ iisssa Ia q roundabout jacket and
reads - .t leass, made at home He saws he
me-fi1. p4peFs. nor gees anywhere exceDt to
Pay as r6,, sunday, and follows the rule of
While - 80 IN his dealings with others
o. the MessTsN Ngl NJ, entirely approve the course
hess vaf 49,, Ahomas. Is incIiuirZ 10 niserIf-
of fIii5 y Ee think there is u-nch in their babit
We '-iie e and TO emulate "
Gazeffs ! a1 extract from the HinesviIIa
Ile brutal mn, avs ago, giving an account Of
Liberty con. .Lutf OF Ar. r chard Peacock. in
Sentinel - on the Sth inst The Jegup
lars Of tie me following additional particG-
county e1rrssys'Sly FURNISHED it by a Liberty
and her 49, - spondent: "As Miss Kelsey RIoody
Heighbor f6a,NWere were returning from a visit 20 a
Of Mr. PeacIls5yy observed the horse and bueDT
70 one in tbs a standing by the roadside. With
Strange the Lusgy. Thinking it somewhat
natter ~ determined to invastiosfs the
he BODY ~ s9 reaching the buggy. thew beheId
aear by, in a IEeaeoek lying on the ground
As si9ht tSs lSeless state. Greatly aiarseed At
Elorned tSei5 hastened home and
110dF suer mother Nre Ta~-ss
Free NJ. sna q their uncle. .Tssnss ms 3
- moody ard Mr.. Price hastened to 10