Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-12
Georgia Affairs.

Georgia a Hairs.
A woman in Columbus. JOs Clayton, par
tialIy intoxicated. attempted 10 drown herself
last week. but was rescued. on former Oc-
casion she took laudanum to destroy herself
but was saved.
six hundred people attended the lynching
of Waldrup, tie ravisher and murderer Of
Mrs. Hall Mitchell. The Columbus papers
uubI.h the details, and say the demon con-
fs-sei the murder. bat would not answer
when iuterrogaied about tie fIst crime Wal
drup seems to have been villain and muir
derer Of the darkest character.
The Quilman Free Press has been enlarged,
otherwise much improved, and announces
Mr. John ". White az local editor
Mr. Whittle. member from Lowndes county,
has introduced q bill in the Legislature requir-
ing travelling doctors to pay fifty dollars for
license in each county which theE visit. This
may be called a bill 70 prohibit medical itine-
racy.
Near Athens the other day 4 negro went over
70 white neighbor's house, and accused two
young men Of stealing his chickens. battle
begar. The negro was struck over the head
and otherwise roughly handled, while he hurled
a dangerous iron ball at one Of the young men,
and drawing a pistol shot at both Of them.
woundiug one Just above the left eye. The
ball glanced eff, and nobody was seriously
hurt.
The Dude County Gdzeffe says a mulattu Of
the Furnace stole u horse last week from Mr.
James Campbell, was pursued, Overtaken in a
Baptist Church asleep, arrested, carried before
amagistrate, and will probably go round the
mountain for about ten years.
Mr.. John Alternately, a farmer, living some
ten miles from Cave Spring, cut his throat
from ear to ear on Thursday last He was
buried on Friday. Cause-aberratiOn Of the
mind on account Of his crops and other similar
causes He leaves a vile and several children,
and was G good citizen.
Early County Neirs: cdr. J. +. Bush in
forms us that there Hill be fully six times as
much corn made IN his nsishbOrhood this year
as was made last year
HartweH sun: Measles are raging in the
ShoaI Creek district. Il is said 10 be Of a
malignant type. with symptoms Ot scarls
fever. Some OF the cases have resulted
fatally"
Thomaston Herald: ''The hardest rain of
the season visited the eastern portion of this
county Yesterday was a week ago, doing con
siderable damage TO growing crops, WaShlng
the soil and fences away. IL was particularly
unfortunate, for crops were all very promlS-
Ing"
Posf- AppenI. THE chain-gang OF Fulton
county, under the immediate management Of
Gait Geo Kries. superiutenc eut ot thls cepeTt-
uent has now thirty nike members OF this
number there are only two that are white, and
in the gang there are only three women one
of them hsing white and the remaining tWo
coIored."
Ckronie7e and Ognstifttfionalisf: For the
past week there have reen but fifteen deaths
in Augusta-Whi hites seven. and COlOTed eight.
OF these, two have died Of consumption; two
Of commissions; one ot diarrheal disease; two
Of typhoid, and one OF brain lever; SIX OF
cholera infantum and ore OF BrightS disease
Of the kidneys OF the deaths, four had been
adults and eleven children"
Dalton Arqlis: I'VE stop our press to chroni
Gle one OF the most foul murders ever perpe-
trnted. Timothy Hay, resident Of this coun
ty. and living few miles from Dalton, was
found Yesterday on his premises with his head
completely severed from his cody and other
wise shockiugly mutiiate1. having the appear
ance Of being done with some sharp instru
Inent. A cOlOred labOrer employed on his farm
Is strongly suspected, as he v A. known 10 have
rad some difficulty with Hay. He has not ye
been arrested
Atlanta Posf-ApDeaI: Yesterday morning
Captain Connolly, Of the police force. received
A telegram from Lafave.te, Ala, stating that
reOuisitfon had been issued by Governor Cobb
az Alabama upon Governor COiquitt, Of
Georgia for james SpyreS- who Is now heit
here uDon the charge Of cotton stealing
Captain Connolly thinks that an officer vii D,
here for Spyres on MONDAY, ent that th'
prisoner will leave here on that day for Ala
hama where he will be tried Tor the oHens'
with which he IS now charged
Columbus Enqtlirer-Stin: Last night con
siderable excitement was created near HOch
strasser's corner by fight between some " hi't
men IL seems r. Burge and his brother
OF Talbot county. had q misunderstanding with
n V LYONS, Of this city. From words came
blows. and soon one Of the Burgess drew pis
tOI LYONS threw him 70 the walk. secured The
weapon and used IL as a club infiictlng Soml
slfghr wounds on the head Of Burge- Marsha
Moore aud Officer Pickett arrested the MeSSrs
Burge and placed them in the guard house.
Cumming Clarion: wagons continue tC
come in for corn, meat, hay and any othel
necessaries Of fe which were formerly TsiseC
In the county. This IS as it should be. Il 1
the vrsy 10 get rid OF the cotton money which
h would not do to horde up There would be
no pleasure in raising COTTON if the raisers
% '.SpI5 NOT suend the mon-y. There is lots OF
fun in this makiug cotton 70 buy provisions
and buying prOv1s Ons 10 make cotton VIII
which to buy proyis oTs It Is scIlptGEsl, 9I
will verify holy Writ, BY keeping the people
PS PSG'' SO that the p'0'"s VIII nave al ' VIII
Chronicle and CoHstifUtioHGlist: Rents
seem 70 he on a general rise in Augusta, and
All classes Of property viii be higher after Oc
tober 1sr Small dwelling cottages begin the
list amounts rising from SS 10 Sll per month
The per centage is maintsiued IN larger build
fpgs and Brusd street stores, which are now
brfnpfur $500 and S9C0 per wear. command
nert sesson and in many cases have been rent
ad Tor s.. .sOO and 81. 800 Rents IN Augusta next
season Will be over p per cent. higher. There
Il rot a store vacant on Broad street. and
dwellings are rapidly filing up; dwellings be
ing engaged before completion
s.Afr. Samuel l. Gustiu." says the Macon Tege
.,,raTE and Messenger, zone Of the most esti
made and popular citizens OF our nelghbor'
Vineyille died Friday and was buried yesIer-
dav afternoon, after many months suffering
from that fearful disease cancer. lie had
hved here nearly twenty years. and II he had
An enemy nobody ever found il out He was
a native of New Jersey, and had his fuil snare
Of the sterling qualities that seem 50 often the
birthrigbt of her sons. His information was
full and accurate, his reading close ana varied,
and his iudgment OF men and measures Singu-
larry correct. He was steadtast friend, q
devoted father and a most genial companion.
Athens Chronicle. "The University com
mencement TO begin on the 18th bids fair to
be one OF the most interesting for many
years. Rev Dr. BOggs of Atlants, will preach
the sermon, Hon. A. H. Cox viii deliver the
literary address, aud Mr. John c. Rutherford
men OF unusual talent and brilhaBcy, and
their speeches will afford peculiar interest
In a society way, the city will never have heen
40 gay. The festivities commence next Tues
daT night and viii continue without interrup-
tiCr for two weeks. Already q number Of
beautiful Eoung ladies are visiting here and
many more are expectecs
Atlanta Post Appeal: Tuesday night sew
ersI gentlemen OF this city were arrested, al
the instance OF q passenger agent OF the Texas
and Pacific Railroad named John Beach
charging them with cheating and sWind ing
The prosecutor claimed that the parties whom
he had arrested had won about 500 from hin
az game Of cards. An investigation OF the
case showed that the passenger agent hac
tackled the Tiger and been beaten hester
day tie cases against the parties " no had beer
arrested were settled by the money being paid
back Beach we learn, when be first SAT oeNr