Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-11

ing, with some slight chances Of recovery"
Boston editor or the Thomasville Tunes:
We have received the July number OF the
Southern farmers LOnfhfV. Like its prede-
cessors, IL is splendid specimen Of typo
graphical skill, and is filed with the choicest
reading matter IL should find 3 place in every
farmers household"
ThOmasville Times: The travelling public
VIII be pleased 10 learn that the s., f. & W. Ry.
mas replaced the accommodation coaches on
the day freight trains These coaches have
been completely Overhaulsd and are now
everything which the public could ask"
Thomssville Times: a few sporadic cases
OF caterpillar are reported in this county.
That reminds us that We have never heard Of
these pests attacking hog or hominy. But they
DO give cotton particular fits. The moral OF
this brief but truthful tale points itself The
tai Is hS plain as the comets, and points
unmistakabiy in the direction Of the hog and
hominy as being proof against caterpillars."
ThOmasville Times: sheriff Frazier, of Col
quit county, and Mr. Samuel G. Gregory, OF
the same county. brought a cOlored trooper.
one Henry Tate, down and lodged him ia jail
on Thursday. Mr.. Tate is charged with having
been guilty OF stealing beef cattle. Another
man. also colored, Prince Parker, was arrested
by the Sheriff, but made his escape"
Thomas county has Stock Breeders Asso-
clation The ObJsct Of The association" says
the Times, will appeal at oLce to every
farmer and l3ver OF good stock In the county.
The farmers Of Thomas c. unity ought TO raise
which promises TO foster and further this
object should receive the hesrty cooperation
OF every farmer in the county. The Stock
Breeders As ssociation not only intend 10 en-
courage the raising OF fine stock, but they will
also lend themselves to the much needed work
OF encouraging farmers to raise tn ir own farm
stock, instead Of, as they now do, put their
hard earned dollars into the pockets of
Western stock breeders"
Madison YeOmGn: I'VE learn that little son
OF Dir. Harvey Graham was found hanging by
the neck dead about dusk, Saturday evening
last, near the residence Of his father, over on
Broad river, in this county. The boys father
sent him g bring some sheaf oats from field
near the house In bringing the oats he used
a piOw line. He brought one turn to the house
OF barn and then went back 10 the bars, the
u ual place OF entering the field. ard, il is sup
posed. that he had let down all the bars except
the top one when he brought the first turn of
oats. he was found dead by members OF the
family with one end Of the roDe in a loon
around his neck aud the other tied to the top
most bar. IL is supposed that he was playiT 2
on top OF the bar and fell OF The fall stunned
him. and at the same time ti2hrened the rope
around his neck so that he could not recover
his breath, and death ensued."
Z s, from Telfair county, writes to the
Brunswick appeal: About S O'Clock this
morning the boiler of the Georgia Land and
Lumber COmpanys saw mil, IN this county,
blew up, reducing the mill house to a heap Of
ruins. killing one negro and wounding. more
or less seriously, three white men and four re
grOeS. The weakness Of the boiler was the
principal cause OF the explosion, aided by the
determination Of a new fireman not to let the
steam 20 down. The body OF the negro has
been taken to his home in Florida and the
wounded are getting alOPg as well as could be
expected. '"
Rome Courier: In Tue days issue we gave
shOrf account OF the accident 20 Mr.. Wat
kins, VINO lives near HoweIi's Cross Roads. He
left Rome late Monday sfLeTnoon for his home,
and when he reached Blacks bluff, three miles
Q Ill J. -
something ard jumped from the road toward
the river, carrying the wagon and himself
thirty feet down into the river. One horse
broke loose and swan the river, but the other
ore mired so that he csuld not extricate him
self. Mr.. Watkins was when found. uncon-
sciOus, and when asked where his companion
was, who had been seen with him few mo-
ments before, could give no account of him.
aid il is nov supposed that he was drowned.
Watkins was carried to his home that evening,
and We have since learned that he now lies in
critical condition from the effects of wounds
received by the fall"
Calhoun Times: "Mr Nose Foster bad a
negro boy named Bob Tulliam, bound to him.
ana about two weeks ago Bob ran away. Last
Monday, v hile in Chattanooga, he found the
boy and tied himpreparatory 10 bringing him
back home. but the negro police of that city,
backed by about Eve hundred other negroes,
demanded his release, and Mr.. Foster not
wishing to be detained, would not remain 70
substantiate his claims, so turned the boy
loose"
The RdrIy County NetUs says: "a regular
bull farm is where the farmer lays off his
rows and plants his crop without breaking the
! ground; he then goes fishing until the crop is
| large enough TO run round this he does, but
never splits out the middles, having to spend
about half his time going about among his
neighbors to borrow meal and the other half in
returning it. if he ever does"
With reference to the car manufacturing
company recently started by number of At
lanta capitalist in Gainesville, the Free Press
says: The Cartersyille Car Manufacturing
Company is to be a much larger boom TO our
town than was at first supposed. We learn
that double the machinery VIII be pu' in opera
tiOn than was at first thought of, and in the
meanwhile other projects Of importance will
add much to our prosperity. The fact is, we
ara on the eve of a large second growth, and
property will assuredly advance" 3"
State Line Press: Nathan Drake, a well
known vCung negro, Of west Point, was run
over and horribly mangled by the down passen
ger train Tuesday morning at hve O'Clock. 1t
seems TO be the result or the average 4th OF
July excursion and too much red liquor, and
its natural cousequence-death."
OgIethOrpe Echo: "On Tuesday of last week
a white man namei John Simmons. of Goose
pond was lodged in Jail under a peace war
not give bond. and so has TO languish in
durance vile II he was an able bodied negro
| he wouldn't remain in jail twenty-four hours
/ before some farmer would have him out Il
our information be true, we .thirk there is
ground for another arrest"
OglethOrpe Echo: Last Friday the new mai
| lines 10 Pleasant Hill POwell's Mill and Amt's
| Mill were TO have gOne in force We Learn
/ that the latter route Is delayed on acGount OF
/ no Postmaster being set secured"
! OglethOTpe Echo: Last week we met Mr.
| Combs. a very Intelligent tobacco WAGNER oi
| the Tar-Heei Stale. and from him gained some
] very interesting Information about the weed
| 3fr c. says that the growers in North Csrolina
/ average about $50 an sore from tobacco. but
| he has krOWn as much as 500 10 be made from
| the 'ea Of land The cultivation is very te
| q US, p y iculariy in 'wOrming' IT, For thi:
| Iu. t,sse children and turkeys do good service
/ He says that large amount OF tobacco is not
| picked clean, however, and that during the
| year habitual cheWer will eat up several hun
| dred worms. that are pressed in the tobacco
| Some parties in North Carolina mould and sci
| pipes at A. cents a hundred; that few month:
| ego three wagons started out loaded with
| them. and after being gone Few weeks re
| turned with 500 clear profit in their pockets
The Atlanta Constitution heads its Wsshing
| on telt graphic news II the following language
! God governs, and thwsrts the wicked in their
| unhOly designs, Sustaius the suffering, and an
| plead for a life the example OF which is g
| Christian faith-He whom we love sill lives
ana the future is full OF hope and promise >
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Colonel Wadlev
| President of the Central Railroad, while in the
| CITY on Wednesday, We understand instructed
! Superintendent ". L. Clark TO make a contract
| for the erection Of a large freight depot. The
/ location will be at the site of the Mobile and
/ Girard Office, beginning at the Office and ex
| tending northward- The building will be OF
/ brick 4i0 feet in length by 40 feet ia width. II
] is designed for the use or al three roads
! Southeastern. Western, and Mobile and Glrard
/ The southern end will be two stories. and con
/ sist Of eight rooms. where the officers If the
/ roads will be located The present deDots oi
/ the Western and Southwestern Railroads viii
| be abandoned and doubtless torn down This
/ will be q fine structure. and probably cost be
/ tween SIS, 900 and $4,000.
Enquirer Sun: "Chicer Robinson was notl
/ fed yesterday afternoon that Willie Csrlysle
/ a young man about eighteen years OF age, had
/ been badly hurt in an alteration With some
! negroes Menus Tucker, John Arthur and
Henry -. were the aSSallantS- The night
| took place on the river bank, and was caused
| BY one Of the uegroes cursing Carlysle, who
| promptly knocked him down. The two then
| gan beating him with sticks aEd rocks, and
only ceased on his begging not to be killed
CARLISLE received some ugly gashes on the
head and started for home, followed by Arthur
and Tucker who said they intended to kill him
The officers have their names and viii investi-
gate the affair.
Jonesboro Ne,ss: ''Our railroad is a fixed
fact Major FUttwilder. with his accomplished
corps has finished splendid and most salts
factory survey from Jackson, Butts county, TO
this place"
Stephen Winn. one Of the negroes arrested
a short time since charged with being one Of
the parties who were instrumental 1n the de-
struction by FIRE of large portion OF Forsyth,
was tried recently in Ihst city and convicted.
The term was an adjourned session, at which
Judge r. T. Trippe presided. The prisoner,
upon conviction. was sentenced 70 the peniTen-
tiary for life. The other negroes who were
arrested at the same time upon the charge Of
assisting in the destruction Of Forsyth will be
tried at once.
Atlanta Post Appeal: From a private