Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-18
Georgia Affairs.

The Coyinston Star says a case involving a /
half dollar recently consumed two weeks OF |
tbr valuable time of a Gwinnett county JUS |
tce.
Nr wm. hing, of Dooly county, owns an ap-
pls tree thifty-tve years old, nesrly five feet
around and which spreads its limbs over a
range of nearly fo1ty-two feet.
Tie fair in Quitman Tor the benefit Of the
library was in every way successful, and
nsrted upwards Of a thousand dollars.
Mrs Charles Wofford. of Spring Place. was
recently bitten by a huge spider. 1t was re-
moved with great difficulty, and the lady ex-
p4Ii-uced much nervous prostration.
The Irwinton SOlttherTer and appeal learns
that Mr.. L. c. Tarpley's residence, five miles
from ToomsborO. was burned on Sunday.
The family were absent and left no fire on the
premises. The back door was broken down,
and (. is thought that the fire was of incendiary
origin
Two aiIigatOrs were killed in Houston coun-
ty last week-one in a field and another in the
public road. The first measured six and the
second eight feet. Cne was killed with fence
rails. the other with an axe.
The Macon Telegraph reports that during the
siege Of vicssburg in 1863, minnie ball enter
ei the left side Of Mr. Burrel B. Crooms. just
below the armpit. The surgeons could not
find the ball. but Mr.. Crooms lived to come
back to Macon where he has lived up TO this
time, his residence being in East Macon. In
December last he suffered considerably from !
what appeared TO be neuralgia in the side, and
he became considerably emeciated. In few
days after this pain, he was astOnshed 70 find
that the bullet Of 1863 had worked its way
across his body and come out on the right side.
From that time he has enjoyed good health
and even vet marvels how the ball could pass
bis heart and lungs without endangering his
lie or causing him trouble. Mr.. Crooms treas
ures the ball as a curiosity.
our warthen correspondent says of the
crops: Late cotton is small as yet Early is
forwarI. The prospect for a heavy yield is
good. Fall oats are pretty good. Late oats
poor. Corn is of fine color and in good con-
dition. The spike worm affects the stalk some
what. There is an average yield of wheat,
though hardly an average acreage"
Campbell County Net0s Letter: Mr. Thomas
Davenport, son Of DIR J. 7. Davenport. was
accidentally drowned in Mr.. George F. LOngi-
nos mill pond, about six miles below Pal
mettO last Saturday evening He had gone
into the pond to indulge in swimming, of
which exercise he was very fond and at which
he was very expert 1t is thought that be
must have taken the cramp. on account OF
having been OveTheated when he went into the
water. Mr Herberly the nj Ter, made great
efTlrrs to rescue him, but failed The pond
was drawn off. and the body s. cured in about
tao hours after the accident E"
Rome Courier: Several OF the most promi-
nent merchants OF the city have employed
Messrs- Alexander & Wright and C. ROwen to
file q bill OF injunction against the Mayor and
Council OF the city of Rome to restrain them
from collecting the extra one eighth of one per
cent extra tax that has been levied in addition |
20 the usual one per cent. IL Is claimed by
some OF the legal fraternity that the Mayor
and Council, under the compromise act OF 1873,
which we publiSed Yesterday, have no au-
thur.ty 10 levy ard collect a tax greater than !
one per cent. The bill W II be heard during the
present sitting of the Superior Court. and until
then the taxpayers will be compelled TO walt |
patiently for the decision.
Speaking of tie growth of AUGUSTA the NeiUs |
says. Houses are going up very numerously |
in sll the western and southern part of this |
section, and IL viii not be long before the |
many villages around and out of town will be /
swallowed in one great municipality. This |
growth Of population and houses Is particular /
" noted in what i called the New Territory /
and adjacent villages beyond the Augusta |
FACTORY and near the old race course IhOse /
sections known as the MaugeS Survey. Yer |
dery'S land, and the other communities around /
Johansen's and ROSeville, are growing with /
themselves They have their residences.
stores, shops and cOnvenienceS, and many /
people cut there never come into the Broad /
street part of Augusta
GAINESVILLE Gazette: Some one furnished /
John Rogers and Jim Brown. two prisoners /
0rhned in Pike county jail, with an auger, |
with which they bored their way through the i
Top Of the Jail last Saturday night, and made
good their escsp-. Sheriff W. P. Bussey offers /
sreward OF one hundred dollars for the arrest |
q the parties who furnished the anger. with /
proof 10 convict Rogers was put in jail under
charge OF murder, and Brown is charged with /
nl' gary. The Jail is covered over WITH legs /
len inches thick and these logs are ceied with /
oak plank one and One-haf inches thick. They /
oofed through the oak plank, and then, win
twenty one holes, took out a block or the log,
tnruUgh Whicn space they passed through TO i
me gaOle emo, through which they bored, and
i i Is supposed passed down ladder 10 Terra
ufmS at this writing they have not been
heard from"
Albany Negrs aud Advertiser: ION the 18th
GAY Of June, 1880, Elishu Howell. a white man,
tecased Of forgery. escaped from Dougherty
-34qIy Jail. Exactly one year thereafter, oe-
,-S tsst saturday. the said Howell returned 70
MS Old cell, and is now there awaiting the
curse OF law. to answer for certain crimes
,,t-A which he stands charged. HoWeI Is
q LI,chell county prisoner. and stands accused
yLT0rgiug land deeds. also for throwing plne
111ot Ito the passenger coach OF the savannah, |
tiefl1a and Mestern Hallway at Pelham he |
= also 10 trouble about some sheep in Ihomss
county, He broke jail here twelve months
~ and escaped the vigilance OF the ofncers
~ ~ lew days ago. when Sheriff SwIndle, OF
ll1-ltehell county. with posse, composed OF
5Esssrs- DeGrsffenreid, Scaife. George ana
Llls, captured him at a Mr. Crosby S. IN Col
quit county. Howell is a sharp one, but was
slrgrlsed when the boys took him in. He viii
oe closely cared for now"
columbus EnQtlirer-Sttn: "a few days ago
Ne made mention Of the fact that Peter Mann,
= sS1lored bOy in Harris county. had been pru-
-llig murdered, and a warrant had been taken /
~ ~ lor the arrest Of Jim Farley, charged Win
-le crime. as soon as Jim learned that ne was
sgSsplcloned he fled the country, and crowd
- - x or seven negroes, armed with the Wsr-
nm; T vent IN pursuit They caught MN on
= = Noo1ward's plantation. near hhile Sul-
Lllr Springs. in Meriwether county, ana very
saaliE effected his arrest Jim was arrested
" ~ Monday, and the following day admitted
-at he did the killing. but says ne
,faaoss eaoss nothing about the horrible mu-
Iatlon Of the body. He says tnat
= ana Peter were in the field and a dispute
use about girl. They got INTO a fight and
- e struck Peter with hoe and killed him: de
zen s5l, dragged the body about three-fourths OF
e.slie sllie and threw il into gulley TO hide the
Siahe. He is now in the Hamilton jail Jake
s--nn the father OF the murderer, was also
-spleloned in the bloody affair. and has been
,tL5sted and put 10 sail. He Is not accused OF
sssa!1g any part in the murder. but il is thought
f fae ne mutiated the body to keep suspicion
~ toul resting on his son. How this was to allay
,sf 80 uspicion we are not informed. IL was Ger
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