Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-06
Genrgia Affairs.

Georgia Affairs.
The Mercury has recently found some
-t=4, rare in the bales Of native hay for sale
On tfe streets Of Sandersville.
The Sandersville Mercury says there has
b4-n more sickness and deaths in that county
this year thar any time since 1853
The stock Fair at Americas opens on the
Il.h irs-.
The BuUef.n editor says he has lived in
Rome twelve years and has never seen busi-
ness Sol quiet iE October.
A re-uiue salt ach sand crab was discOv-
eyed by a colored teamster near Albany the
other day while removing some corded wood.
The Ns,-ssay he seemed to be enjoy ing good
health as @ Iaui Iub5er, though about hun
dr-I miles rr m his native salts.
A hale OF cotton tumb.ed down from the top
Of a wagon. driven by Emanuel Hamilton, col
oreI. i1 Macon the other day, and falling on
his stomach ir jured him so severely that he
died yesterday.
MrJR Hopkins, an old printer in the Office
Of the Macon Telegraph. died tuesday, vOlun-
taHy stating il his last moments that he had
experienced a change Of heart
Hon A. H. H. Dawson. well known in GeOr-
ga is advertised to deliver a lecture in New
York on Throw Fhysic 70 the Dogs"
Rev. Dr. George Patterson, Of the University
Of the South, preached in Rome Sunday
night.
A train Of thirty-seven cars passed down the
Selma, Rome and Dalton Road the other day.
The Atlanta papers are now engaged in the
vain endeavor 70 chronicle the distinguished
arrivals
branch Office Of the signal service has been
established at Jesup.
Director General a. T. Goshorn. OF the Phil
sielphia Centennial, is in Atlanta visiting the
Exposition.
The practice Of law in Georgia must be grow
ing guuremunerative Major Moses, Of Colum-
bus. has retired and Col Fielder, of Cuthbert,
has sold out and will go West.
Ahorse ran away with a buggy in Augusta
Tuesday, smashing the vehicle and causing
another horse 10 Jerk a street car on the track.
An Old negro man at Union Depot, Augusta,
tells the Chronicle that somebody tried to rob
him while asleep the other night, by giving him
ChIoroform. He suddenly reached out and
seized the hand tickling his nose with some
thing saturated with chlOrofOrm, but the party
lerked him down and made off.
About one hun6red students so far have
matricuIated at Mercer University for the fall
term. 1881
The right Of way of the Macon and Bruins
wick extension through Rose Hill Cemetery is
being cleared. The force is now at work near
Lovers Leap.
SandersviIe e Mercury: THE caterpillar is
s-iII ar work and many OF our cotton fields are
cleaned out, and present the appearance Of
having been burned over This pest, however,
has not done much damage as yet How It Will
RESULT M the end remains 10 oe seen L tatOes,
in consequence OF the drought are failure,
as well as turnips, only q few being made"
Col J Towers has been appointed assist
ant keeper Of the penitentiary by Governor
CD.luitr This is az Office which was created
br al act II the legislature. passed on the last
tsy NJ rh,. SESSION. The incumbent viii have
his cflice with the principal keeper ct the capi-
tll- The act requires that either the principal
V- the assistant shall visit each convict camp
once q month, and report to the Hovernor the
Cuuil ion Of the cOnvicts and how they are
treated.
Augusta Erentag Nelrs: colonel James R.
RlrIau has gone on to Washington to take
position at the Senate extra session, and
Colonel ~t1vaII has vacated the galleries of the
State c1uitOl for the nCOnht heights around
Augusta"
p5.f.orps Echo: MIR. George W. White
heal Tells us that he has a goat that gave birth
On Ten sids ia thirteen months. Marshal Hop
Aius ot Crawford, tells Of q SOW that had
t1lr-y-sIx pigs at one litter
Athens Banner: Sweet potatoes are 81 60
bg-l-l They were not much higher in war
tunes A good crop hss been made. but they
share The general rise. The reported short
crops ll> produced a regular pa1ic in prices
a7i -ve-i thing is holding at unreasonable
r--r-. These prices ought not to continue, as
ne r-t-c- ~ the short crop has not yet been
t-r"
Yuledgeville Recorder: 1--WE learn from the
farmers IN alem di-trict that the caterpillsrs
are eating ali the leaves OF the second growth
si--Ou, leaVlng the hat grown Dolls bare OF
foliage and il is a doubtful question whether
or NOT any Of the bOIls wall mature to make
cotton
Atlanta Post -4pDeat: THE street cars on
Ll- t1rlstJa hhe have been crowded 30 their
utmost capacity % dsy by people going and
coming in from the Exposition In addition
mere was constant stream of pedestrians
ming the sidewalks Hundreds Of vehicles
E-4l.-i over Marietta street, many OF them
stI-Air- articles 20 Oe put on exhibition AT
tl- Exposition grounds there was a scene OF
great activity. several thousand people were
Is.-y engaged fixing up for the great show,
l-ist night there was not single exhibit In
place To day hundreds of them are taking
slape ana viii soon present most harmonious
I-etoI--ls and designs The EXPOSITION IS
gong Io be mammoth success but IL will net
oe 10 fuA blast for a week or more.
JrSup Sentinel: From one OF our saw mill
men ~r learn that prices for mber are much
llNr- is season than last but that the cut
money.
Abarta Post 4DpedI. Several hundred en-
i-lrs of the Williamantic Lin Company
ee-l-'rl this morning Among them are two or
lr-e hundred girls. These Skiliful employees
~. F'il the machinery of the Willimantic ex-
-.-.l az the grounds, and will contribute very
materially Co the interest OF the Exposition. =
A--edgevilie Recorder: I'VE are pleased TO
15-f tlat there has been and continues to be,
g. unusually ECiive demand for small gram
to- la- sowing, in this city and county. There
= L-ll-lS. hot actually known, more certain
- t-=t there viii be an amount or suffering
-. spring and summer. by man and beast.
-'- lopl, unequailed in our past history, II at
-.--ll IS uSt directed to the seeding down or
axe area OF the soil in small grain the
present. tall and winter We are glad to see
-. laGLlers alive 70 a true sense Of the situa-
M ~ ihe prosperity OF every business de-
--' largely on the success Of the farming
e'sst-hence these remarks"
.ll1masvils Enterprise: I'VE learn from one
ol- farmers, who always makes money by
O. c--,-'ls g that he huished gathering his entire
To.P cotton end corn last week. and has
7-i % 10 now but TO make Cd his cane and
~ ms potatoes This is one time that it did
take all the year TO make cotton crop"
1homasvile Enterprise: I'VE regret to
.tlaL little josie, the youngest son OF Mr.
-f'- J.. A Dreyer. met with a most pain
t-l accident on Sunday last He was swinging
hammock ana threw one foot out TO keep
~ striking tie wall AS he did so q hook
rL-l-ll 10 TIE Wall caught IN his leg JUST ABOVE
ueel between the tendon and the bone, and
-rl MN out OF the hammock and held him
t'lTuQed- head dOWnwards until mis- cries at
A. 81 Ine attention OF persons in the house
- Drought members of the family TO his as
sa4ce- The wound is most painful, but we
-Lel 70 know that the little sufferer is doing
Wa,-a @sA as could possibly be expected. aud will,
trust, soon be well again -
Ns-1e'n Telegraph: a gentleman stranger ia
Eu1.,l.l E'l informs US that the pr0prietors of the
gs1iss-4 evening Net0s nave been offered
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