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

Inc Columbus Times says: "Mr. Francis
Fontaine stated in his last speech at Atlanta
what we did not know before-that Col VIM
NJ. Wadley is native ScOtchman. We knew
he was not Southern man, but thought he
was OF Northern birth. Well. if other for
eigners Will come here as Mr.. Wadley did and
do as he has done, we shall stand ready to
welcome them with frank and honest cor
diality"
Our Bainbridge correspondent of August Sd
says; Judge Fleming has called a special
term OF the superior Court, to convene August
22d. to try parties accused Of the murder of
Mrs BrOckett. an account Of which was pub
nshed IN The NEws some days since.-The tax
olSest OF Decatur county shows an increase Of
taxable property Of $4,000 over 18SO-The
new iron bridge over the Flint river at this
point is nearing completion. 1t will add sew
eral hundred bales OF cotton TO Bsinbridge's
receipts this season.
Macon Telegraph: Early yesterday morning
fire was discovered in the rear upstairs en-
trance TO RalstOn Hall, which, in half an hour
more, would probably have attained a head
way sufficient to have destroyed one of the
most valuable blocks in the city. Some mis-.
creant deposited a bundle Of waste saturated
with kerosene, in the hallway which leads TO
the stage entrance to the hall, and fired it.
Owing to the peculiar construction Of the
building and absence Of fire walls, the flames
would have been very difficult to manage. The
fire was discovered by a waiter employed at
Christians restaurant, and promptly ex-
tinguished.n
mhCOu lcteqfuphs Inc cut throat now IN
jail In this place under the name Of c. H.
Franklin has developed an alias. From mem
Oranda found in his pocket the Chief of Police
learned that he had once lived in Fayette
county, and addressed a note Of inquiry con-
corning him to the Sheriff of that county, re-
ceiving the following answer: g. II. Prescott is
not wanted here for any crime. We could not
do anything with him except for vagrancy,
and we don't want to bother with him now
/ that he has left the county. The name G. H.
/ Prescott was found signed to a letter in his
/ pocket which he had written to girl"
HartWell Sun: "a very sad accident occurred
/ Sonday evening at Bowersville. Emerson
| Hilliard, lad aged about sixteen years, was
| standing near planning mill which the hands
| were endeavOring to get in true position and to
/ adjust the balance wheel. Whilst it was run
/ ming the wheel broke all to pieces flying in
/ every direction, some through the top of the
| house. One piece struck young Hilliard on the
leg. shaUtering it in pieces, and threw pieces of
| it (his leg) in all directions His leg bed very
/ profusely. and he soon became very weak from
/ the loss Of blood. An extra train was sent to
| TOccOa and DR.. Doyle arrived very soon and
/ performed an amputation. He suffered very
| much and died Tuesday morning."
Gainesville SouttrOn: "a case of siander,
| riot, assault and battery, and general bad
| blood, involving large number of The citizens
| OF Tadmore district, was tried in Judge Dor
| Sey's court last week. Some of the parties
| guilty, and the whole pile suffered more or
| less, pecuniarily. All of this trouble grew out
| Of slanderOus and indecent anonymous let
| ter, written by some bad person. involving a
! lady OF irreprOachable charact T. OF course
| her father took it up and went in with a right
| good will to defend his daughters good name,
| BY any and all means necessary, physical and
otherwise Now that it Is over and nobody
| killed, we hope whoever did write the dirty
! letter will hide away long enough to repent of
his or her wrong and never stoop to such a
| Walton NetUs: more than one thousand peo-
| pie, making the largest funeral procession
ever seen in Walton county, assembled last
| sunday around the grave OF Mr. Carter Hill
! who died Saturday evening, July Both. Mr..
| Bill was born within few hundred yards of
| where he was buried; was in kis nth year, and
/ at the time of his death had lived in Walton
| longer than any other living person. He was
| the first last and only WOrs hipful Master of
| Carter Hill Lodge, F. A. NJ, a lodge nRmFd for
| him. and OF which he was a worthy and zeal
| Gus member. If human character ever reaches
| perfection. his was perfect We cannot i'm
| prove on the language OF his friend who said
| For forty yesrS have known Carter Hill IN
| timately and during all that long time have
| never known him TO do disOrderly, an I'M
| moral or an ungOdly thing, and know there
was no one who ever knew him well that did
| not love him..
| our Bost IN. Thomas county, correspondent
| saws: - he crops in my neighbOrhOod have
| suffered severely for rain, and cotton, think,
is considerably injured. The corn crop IS gen
orally good. and every one in my DeigheOr
/ hood will make more than last year; but.
owing to the short corn and oat crop OF last
| year, and short Oat crop or tnlS year, the
farmers are compelled TO go into the field as
| soon as corn will do to use, consequently it
| will require a good deal more corn for the
next year and doubt very much If the crop
! of this year will carry us through. Cotton is
| generally rusting badly, ard the prospect is not
| near as good as month ago. l hear OF the
| caterpillar all through the country in small
| numbers, but no damage done yet Fodder
| pulling now under way. Cotton picking will be-
| gin pretty generally next week. Owing 10 the
| dry weather a good many have not planted as
| many potatoes as usual in this neighborhoOd.
/ We had a tolerably good rain yesterday. with
| light showers this day. am afraid there will
| be great difficulty in getting cotton picked cut
! The railroads are taking away large numbers
| OF the labOrers, and none coming in. If there
| is not some remedy for this the farming in
| terest on all the line of the railroad from Balm
! bridge to Savannah will be very seriously in
! jured if not broken up"