Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-30


.-o4,,-v last week who claimed to be
,..,-.l and ten years old. She said she
0L5 - many events which happened dur
'--.sa Revolutionary war.
- c-aans,boro Herald states that cotton /
-.f1 that section are still running, ami cot
~,-ors are still hauling the mud-stainsd
r. saws: 1T seems that it will be some
before we shall be able to announce
---- --l-s- closed. But let her roll, we love 10
seL' -,
+5sr+ ,f the recent flood It was the sweep
--.r NJ tine house Of Mr. David McJunkin,
t-iig- tender at that place It says his
nth an its furniture vas washed sew
r~ias down the river ard lodged upon an
.+ When found all Of the household eff
[--..re-a safe and u1injured- His chickens
t.s.s.4p refuge in the house and were also
a,ni safely occupyi Ing their novel roosts.
The Convers Weekly states that there is no
.--a-si-a in Georgia for a good paying brass
sr-l-r than ConyeFs. It says one thousand
--sr..er hundred dollars would start the en-
,s-r-fse. ana il would pay well
T-s Gainesville ElQie states that reports !
.,-,7us 10 come in Of the great damage done |
t,vsr55as portions of Hail county by the flood
~ Il.. week. and farmers everywhere have
b.=, thrown back by the rains, and serious
s,,,syaIss in many instances resulted. 1t
earns that the brid se across Pond Fork creek |
-,s-sr-Ied away. ard that a \. MauIdin's
Am an tie Mulberry. is total wreck. 1t
t-s-, that ar .e4st half dozen bridges in
r.es.,r county were washed away and half
As sm4ny is B5uks-
Wslaaru from tie TOccoa Ne1cs that John
chatham white. was found guilty of murder
i,Gyfra-rt superior Court last week, aad was
-s,7q.usu 5ed to the mercy of the court by
he fIrv. Judge Erwin sentenced him 10 I'M
r-slnm.Gt 10 life, On Friday, the l8th. in ae-
c5rf5ace with the Ieconlm -ndstion of the
Jury
Aresr1 girl. about twelve years of age, was
s5ba5Iy burned on the plantation of Mr. 5 B.
Nils. in Scrven county. last Monday week,
that shet.eG on the following Tuesday She
vas asst ting in burning trash in field, when
her cI5.Lluz caught IRE with the above
Tes-
The bridge across the Etowah river, at the
foot 0f Broad stree, Rom, has broken, and is
sinking. Passsse OYER it hes been stopped,
a1d arrangements have bee1 made for cross
iug The river in q ferry boat. Tie ate freshet
did tie damage.
It's s-a-el that q number Of the colored peO-
pee Macon intend giving a festival to raise
money to meet the expenses CT the trial of
Doc Wls0n-the negro barber who killed Mr.
Tinlsy-wLeu Il comes Of in April.
The Atlanta Cotton Factory has failed. On
g,- q
ofthat city, made application to the United
States Circuit Court for the appointment of a
receiver, on the ground that it was insolvent
Sli could not pay its debts. Mr.. R B. Bullock
Fss appointed such receiver. and the factory
viii continue running.
The Monroe 4dUertiser says forage is so
scarce with the farmers Of that section, that
they are forced to buy Western hay. It sug-
gests the sowing of millet. which is excellent
focd for stock Of all kinds is ready for use
II SIX weeks after sowing, and is regarded as
one Of the very bes- f}rage crops.
Atlanta Gazette: We have 10 doubt about
tee early building Of the Georgia Western
Railroad. General Gordon can control the
money, ald To one doubts his energy and abili-
y. Capitalists will build it as an investment,
to7 a'tached to the company are thousands of
ler5s Of iron AMI coal lard in Alabama, that
viii be worth more than the eos of the road,
when tapped by a railroad"
BHl0cb County Bdnner: s'New, reat
dwellings, farms wel fenced. new ground
oeius brought under tiage new church build
lAss ana general repairing of the old ones,
g. q large Increase in the number attending
lhe various schools throughout the county, are
% Sly@ qI me signs that indicate the progress OF
hlloel Visitors passing through never fail
~ Ie't,r me evident rOSperlty CT our Farmers,
ell lileu remark that, aS to internal improve
Counties
SAYS The El5erton Nelrs: "On Saturday
a-teFAo0n Tie court room was crowded to its
ItAos- capacity with people desiring to hear
1Ae sentences passed on the prisoners. Allen
b.4cA"el colored, the only murderer, stood
AA- d marble statue while his doom was read
yul-lever moving muscle. The evidence
IA c.nvlcted Allen was ciTcumstantial, but
SllSe t1tt said before sentencing him that
eullls ms thirty five years experience in the
LUIS ne had never known a stronger, or per |
maps a. strong case msde out against sny-
Of May"
me Roma Bulletin says: "a Iady from the
eyln'y sayeus yesterday the following state
--l-, HuTlng the recent freshet two ladies' liv-
lk4lthe country up on the EtOwah we're watch |
- gag sNt Lien, muddled current as II swept |
~ "l-h us drift wood aHd rubbish. They say |
they saw drowned woman floating down the |
-laileled stream. They are confident il was q !
rcliaA corpse. As it passed by them, the |
ss water turned the white face, and |
slaS,y. s7ar1ng eyes towards those ladies |
IIia-lls on the river bsnk. 1t had long black |
r.. - @ mar was waving about up and down, IN /
'1I oil' Drift covered stream
d Young gentleman residing in this city"
- tle Rome Courier, ''wss returning yester- |
80 morning from short visit in the country, |
80 +Ooll four miles out from the city he met |
Fssbii sbis farmer IN a wagon, who told him that /
- 44Q Just been robbed by three men. The !
llfs stepped out from thick piece of |
5SVlS 5sIs ana halted the farmer. with threats OF
,I - -,e Il hs did not give up his money. After !
- l.al llhed him they went back into the |
si-s- aud nothing has been heard or them |
b.5. Jlr informant says the farmer wss 50
T-1 iizhtene1 thar he could scarcely talk
So So Is no doubt about this matter. and 1t
r-, eiVe the immediate attention OF the
proper ofdcers'
.]]1Fs The Couyers Examiner: ''There is |
F- u'iHS in this county who has mad five !
Tsc-ulS She lives on the cid Rightower |
5-- AZ q married four wid6wers in success
vi,L ., me remarkable coincidence connected |
- VA good lazy S matrimonial ventures Is. |
So e-tn one Of her husbands lived on the |
s-L l!jau- and just one mile and q half from
sIsiss sstutI. The first widOWer lived one apd |
- S.el- miles from the lady, who was a widow
sel1nd, third and fourth lived about the !
~ - Instance from each other. so she has IN
sr4 al charge OF each of the residences, |
b-Tf I9~ living happily with her nth nus,
home" -" seven miles oI her Oiis iU'''
,S-,e!neerning the recent freshet in Scriven |
vsaEg, tne Syivania Telephone saSs: List |
hsSe.1saS va one OF the largest which this Stale |
C.e1t--a.IT I 4or some years The track OF the |
a15 All I11ilrosd at Ogeechee was submerged
So - uiSlt trains on the road stopped in con- /
VOL 49,; ICe; Land has been SO boggy that farm |
sr-s-1 - % stop for the time beng, and crops |
Ests- s.-les nat behind. Many OF the smaller
dered i---lsrs ulsrs IN this county have been rem
com ~ aSsaole, and there has been little |
tbfs c c4Ilon between different s. ctiOnS OF |
- Illy- Dry Branch at Bryant's bridge |
Other -. 700 aeep % ford and travel from the
some sue sue OF b. ier creek was stopped for
done ~ a5s. Considerable damage has been
tbe many OF the bridges and causeways IN
leeessl-ey, anu II will be some time before all
NJ repairs can he made On Thursday
Cree.- LoFett. JF., sent his wagon TO Brier
deer - .-alIdiTg and found the water one foot
uIsc. ~ u ne h0Or of thu warehouse at that
R0Bs NJ I5 SaTehOuse locked up and the agent
Esr0ns -is t5 hsd large quantity OF goods OF
thev e. SINUS n the house, and suppose that
sfraLs@ Ls d Total loss from being so wet. Such
befors- = Las ls not been seen in this county
q many years.
bv n Lollowing Terrible Accident is related
Who ~ GAINESVILLE EGge: From DR.. Ham,
nsta - - summoned 10 Ehe aid of the unfOrtu-
be 49,, 5,, We learn the particulars of horTi-
saw min eIt ~ which occurred at Chapman's
ThurS5a, eSout ten miles above this city. last
shall - = gentleman by the name Of Mar
On tha pioyed as q sawyer at the mill, and
some slS.sy, mentioned had occasion to make
Ths r,iIie ~ repairs TO some Of the machinery.
Wheel ~ = run by water, and has an overshot
Of M S5jIIn me weight Of the water Ia the buckets
shut off - produces the power. The sawyer
le water and went down under the