Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-23


ss.. eocatla Class Matter.
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Georgia Affairs.
according to the Bulletin, lot of
.s.t5p wing about Rome which smells
.~-aan elaH5.
's.-...is preparing for grand military
.r.s -6-h inst, Memorial Day.
..,s.., yliss says that when the Balti-
-+-f Clio system of road reaches Angus
7--- will put on a many airs as
r,s- week W c. Hyman, of East
a--,fzu-d before the Town Council
ri ...z bis uif. The Times does not men
-.. ggs loae with him, but Mr. Bergh's
-- s-s.r wife Jeaters would doubtless ap
--rs,s well 20 his case
a. tr5ur Long. Of Athens, was going
,f4 ather day. hs was attacked by fe-
sa.I dog. which made several leaps for
.-s- Fortunately Dir. Long had 10 his
~. ..5r stick. with which he killed the
- ,-5-ruise he would probably have been
s.l himself
-.-sf.a y. tleman in Athens about forty
s54 who has never taken a drop Of
.r tis life And he lived in Augusta,
- -,-i shout twelve or fifteen years ago.
=. y..s5n Melton. Of Marion county, who
--..,r-f 70 the door Of his house and shot
.r.a- unknown assassin few nights ago,
4s+ His supposed murderer, Mr.. o. P.
~. n Columbus, has been placed in the
-. vista ili. He denies the charge against
1r-aar-esrondent from Thomasville writes
8s-s Fl Thursday that there have been
,-rsr arrivals of members Of the State Medi-
:. ASSOCIATION 10 IL0masville. but the number
--..-r- sufficient for able, prompt and inter
...--r5rz The deliberations are attracting
,-s=ri5s interest. and the attendance OF
-rs has been large. although many have
t.--r-eyeutei from being present by the ses-
sr L The Superior Court. The grand ban
r-rfsme oT at the Mitchell House Thursday
right
aI-tt-r 10 IIr. Frank V Evans, OF the Alba
-r ysrs and -iIrerfiseT and Corresponding 8
secretary OF the Georgia Press Association.
tra i-r. " L. Daul-y. General Passenger
ls-1-of the Nashville, Chattanooga ami st.
L-as RaiIEay. gracefully extends the courte-
ssaf tla,5Iae TO the members OF the Georgia
fr.ss Association which meets in Rome on the
utb0f N8y. for q free trip from Nashville to
chattanooga and return.
There is nl satisfying some people. Colum-
5as asL1stLe Eagle and Phenix mills, is going to
h7-a bran new system OF water works, and
7st wants TO have a paper box factory.
Tie Bsfab-itse Democrat doesn't see for the
Es1fHb5T capitaI can be expected TO be in
vested in Georgia railroads unless the present
11lFsy commission law is changed
Rlne5 Iaxey. Seaborn O'Neal and another
Ug-e5 man from Monroe county are about es-
na-sh.ag business house in Barnesville.
swlI Be the first colored finn ever estab-
lszs5 in that city.
01 Saturday last, remarks the Cochran
Et-.prss. Henry Harvard, a colored farmer
t-n near the line Of Laurens and Pulaski
ul,iss. brought in fine lot of home made
tla5a hams, well cured and sweet. and sold
ten az q price that made him 'whoop' and
5-.sre ae would never fail to raise the hind
end q hogs as long as he farms On that
a1s dsy house in Cochran received account
taeof Que bale Of cotton sold in Savannah
Et-s cents per pound
TIE Cherokee 4dUdnce states that Edwin
Han son o. Capt C.. c. Ham, who lives fif-
ezuulss from Canton, fell in a well on last
Fdiay evening and was instantly killed. His
I=2sEas broken by the fall, by striking either
against the platform on which he stood or the
e-r5lg- and he sunk to the bottom OF the
vi. which contained about ten feet of water.
DE Dawson Journal ranges itself alongside
liAe Savannah NEWS, Augusta Chronicle,
Allol Telegraph. Americus Sumter RepubIi
en- albany -Ns,rs and AdUertiser. ThomasviIle
4as5 Ba.HbriiEe Democrat, HawHnsvilIe Dis
lltsi and numerous other papers in the
e4,e ia favor Of decided modification OF the
Present. railway commission law.
Aaze ia JoHesboro last Saturday night de-
S7aEei tile Coleman House and did other dam
's@ The origin Of the fire is unknown.
" 2 G. Jordan, one OF the most prominent
l-als1 1t Jefferson county, died last week
" q. Bullock has resigned his position
2t7re.su Commissioner for the Atlanta Cot
v- Exposition.
ssTStAe G.0luuet Herald ''As the train
+ coming in last Thursday night, il stopped
A---- one and a half miles from town to let 8
t-s-lE-r on AS 10 started, two parties. hid
~ 70 NE timber. hurled several stones at the
s-zs pAt striking the cab with great force
~ sls others struck the train behind No
N. vas At, but IL was evidently not the fault
rs perpetrators of this outrage. What
l-'e could have induced the guilty parties
7--7-- ll such Cisgraceful conduct Is one OF
r u gGF HHr NrH.r runH nNs1za ma fean
--7l.ilei, which We hope will yet be done.
,e!s the Wsrrenton Clipper: "a fire at The
p.a-i-e t-i-e S.dellng on the HacOn and Augusta
E--1l 5lonlay afternoon resulted in The
---s OF the shed. a huge pile OF wood, part
aeA ana four horse engine belonging
SS.-9tel Baptist preacher. The fire is sup
at1 nave originated from a spark from
~. tFtia ln The morning or the accidental
s5A OF match. The fire was so hot in
49, els that the returning two O'Clock
lAe Tor Macon was detained probably
~, - tuesday morning. Had the wind been
r. t-s 4 south or west q general cOnhagra-
" niles around
III. ptt99ttored woman died very suddenly on
-iiE place In this county last week.
~ slz y ayuesborO Herald 1T was thought
a-A vas the result Of some medicine
=. by negro. But the investigation
49, aE.ner tails 10 develop that she had
r5rs.aA ~ t,Ing except by direction of the
-. We have no doubt the practice
e5rs3s1oss have Of playing the doctor has
BIZ great deal OF harm to that people.
c--ss-ieti treatment is ike the practice OF
tr1- 10 vogue among them It viii con
lizr-I-. .5s-Fless of result, till they are sufh.
tss-.s gzlleited % know that the treatment OF
1of5ss-'a = q matter Of skill and experience. and
.-=sirry aud superstition"
r4s~ss.5lli1g the action Of the Griffin Bank in
Cass+ss - accept State deposits. the Atlanta
G-e..r5sleh says. Treasurer Speer and the
-1-,,-,--Ahlng and Trust Company have been
vae5 5i-.- q, Iln Tor several days. the bank,
1sefsl5 -e oi the State repositories, having
srr--- 9 pay into the State Treasury the
e1gr-s t -es Tue State and thus close the &C.
Gs5rgf cen the bank and the State OF
17s n - 4uS pank now holds about twenty
ll- 10y thousand dollars of State funds.
4-l-r-ssler submitted the question to the
Av5e.s 7eneTal. and was advised that as the
tftba---ieS thaJ he shall take the money only
l=rf -5zls OF the State. and as the appoint
e,1ar IS tla4le and the bond fixed by the Gov
~a11 tbr-1 81 NJ authority to close the account
'-as The matter stands
Coerr.r t4e caption: The Right Kind" the
tFo 49, EI.lHterDrise says ''Twenty-nine men,
grzrrs zen and children. all German immi-
Elck P5-{5 -I{5ised at McRae, Macon and Bruins
y lha g. Cs-L4iil ana we're assigned land and houses
r. Se1Eeia Land and Lumber Company.
esre5 By Icy VIII work They were pro
CO Fifty more viii lar artiSe ~ ,xaa Our
bug an = -er G has seen the folly of trying TO
-1El - N. ~ riu-rah Of New York city TO settle
Ierpr.szs ~ on the Southern farms and en-
s.grsfi0r, an ~ has turned his attention to i'm
tlltsfg.s ~ the right kind Commissioner
ts So Is doing a good work for Georgia. and
07 encouraged and sustained"
t1r5,ll.a laI1bert Enterprise tells the following
5-iiszs ~ 10y Last Friday, as Mr. J. 4
,ssy honsa passing near negro house on his
4 ] n '5gia ~ his vineyard, in company with
e s1asli' - ~ runaway, he thought he detected