Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-02

Rome up % date has received 1O9.CS2 bales Of
cotton.
The Georgia state Horticultural Society will
meet i'm Atlanta on the 4th and 9Th Of August
George A. Cabiniss. Of Forsyth. has been
appointed on the Board of Trustees Of the
Luratic Asylum. n fiji the vacancy Occasioned
by the death Of r. L. Mott.
tt is said that the Macon and Atlanta bridge,
at Macon. viii not be rebuilt until the lease Of
the Georgia Road expires. The Telegraph and
Messenger says: 'As this lease has ninety
nine years to run. a ferry had best be estab-
lished If any one wishes to cross the river in
that neighborhood-"
The Georgia Agricultural Society will hold
its next session ar Rome, Ca, August O.
The coffee County Gazette calls attention to
the wretched condition OF Mr.. James Smith
and his family in that county. The husband,
a sufferer for years from the worst form Of
rheumatism. and the Door wife, worn out an
invalid and fast failing. The county allows
them the miserable pittance Of three dollars
permOnth. Here is a chance for the benevO-
lent Charities could be sent through Dir. VIM
Parker. Pearson, Coffee county, Ca
Rome Courier. Col F.. W. Cole. or his Chief
0f Construction Maior Me- rackeu. will arrive
location for their new iiue into Rome.
Cumming Clarion. 'En Is19-Sl the census re
turns show that the little county OF Milton cut
tivared $50 acres ia cotton, which yielded
4 $40 bales. being very nearly bale 10 every
two acres. 'Rah for Milton
Atlanta Plsf- fBpeuI: Judge :. H. Hansel'
of ThrmaSville father OF Captain C. + Hansel
the handsome and popular JlurnaHziig g clerk
OF the House. i@ in the city lie Is one OF the
oldest and most houOred Superior Court
Ju~g4s i'm the state, aud a man Of sterling VIZ
tues"
Rom. Courier. eve regret 10 learn that z.
] Allen. formerly II this city. but who nov
lives in Charlotte. y. C., had his house. all his
furniture. end even wearing apparel Tor sell,
wife AND children burned. They barely ESCAPED
with their lives. The fire was last sunday
night Partially insured
Atlanta Posf-AppeGI: Rev. DR.. Bass the
President of Wesleyan Female College at
Macon. has hal an interview with George l.
Sruey. Of New y orS- and got another donalloh
of twenty tsousind dollars for that institution.
Rev. Dr CLARK got twenty thousand dollars by
his visit some weeks ago
Rome Courier. Hannah Reynolds the col
ored women who was burned hy the explosion
OF coal Ci lamp ON the night Of july sth' died
from tine effects df the burns yesterday alter
noon az seven O'Clock. Her suferinSs ever
since the accident have been intense ana
probably it is best that death has at last re-
lieved her"
Dalton frqus. 'Nstrimo0y appears to ti0ur-
ish in tLe-okee Georgia. No less than dozen
sets Of twins have been usheTed into the world
in and around Dalton within the last fe"
months Arthis rare Georgia viii soon be pre-
pared 60 make blossom Ter " SIC pieces with
out the aic OF immigration
Ccuvprs Examiner. '1Ir Thomas Jones. IF
Twiggs county. mad three daughters lying SUI
and cold iu death uuCe the same roof on Fri
day Two died Wednesday within an hour Of
each other. and another thursday with
measles. aged about sixteen, eighteen and
twenty years
r---,--,s... ..yyr, I.orr that Mr.
loci Ellington. OF Newton county was shot in
the side by his son James ON Thursday last
James Ellington has been lahoring under men
al alteration for some time and while IN that
coudi-iou shot his tstheT. The wound, though
painful, is not uecessaf iiy fatal
Athens Chronicle: Quite an accident hap
pfned 10 Dir. q. j. O'FarrelIs little son Fred,
az Lula. this week He was swinging on a gate
with some other little children, when the
hinges broke and the little fellow fell with
the gate on him, breaking his thigh
HszIehurst correspondent IFiregr0ss Watch
man "A shooting affray took piece here on
sunday night between one John Perry and
Henry Boon. both gentlemen of color After
firiuE several shots at e1ch otner without
eject. one Of them left. The other Is yet IN
town
HartweI sun: THE Hartwcu Railroad is on
a boom borrowing an Atllnta v0rdl. Forty
or hftv hands have be-u engaged along its line
this week AS soon as the work NJ the creek
commences a large force Of hands Will be EN-
uIOved Nancy Hart Our famous engine. has
baen Thoroughly overhaulpd and repainted
She will likely return to-day, as fresh land
sp1ightly as when she made her first trip.
Columbus Times I'VE regret To learn that
little Mamie daughter Of 1lr. ". II. Williams.
was painfully huct yesterday evening. She
was playing I'm "a swing. and fell, dislocating
her shoulder ami breaking her collar bone.
Drs. T.. p Chltin and e. Terry were sum
rnoued. and rendered surgical attention. ami
iefr the little sufferer resting as quietly as
could be expected under the circumstances. ~
-.=+n-
came into th- city yesterday from his camp at
l. Hardy's Spring and Informed a Courier re-
porter that he had surveyed another line on
the Rome and Atlanta Road from Az e7s mill
10 the CITY This Is the fourth une survey cd.
and strikes the Etowah river Just below Mailr
Frank FreeIuan's residence. i've miles above
the city. running thence down that side OF the
river t. the new bridge
Augusta Chronicle: The police made a raid
Yesterday or a lottery shop on Eighth street,
and caused a CONSERVATION among the inmates
One Of them made a oish Tor hoerty, ana en-
deavOred TO get through pane OF glass In a
window sash. He stuck fast. however, and
was caueht The party were taken IN charge
and conveyed % the City Hail. Each Cf the
prisoners presented an excuse for being in the
Shor at the time, but each was pronounced
n.g."
The 1IontezUma Weekly SAYS that during a
recent prOtraCred meefil Z al Rock Hill Church.
i'm DoOly county. a young man OF eighteen
wears. the son Of a widow .ady. progressed reii-
syiou and united himself 70 the church (Metho-
distl ON going home he told his mother of il,
who is a baptist. She was highly lncenSed and
made an Older son tie this seeker of religion.
and together they gave him an unmefc clful
beating and threatened a more severe punish
ment ii he persisted in y hat they called
1.5ov-rrfqnt foolishneSs- The young man has
gone back to the ways of the world.
Athens B4rrse~. I'VE regret very much to
learn that the worthy Sheriff OF Clarke county,
Mr. Jo-iah A Browning. was stricken with
7,araIvsis last night. H was preparing to go
Il bed. between nine aud ten O'Clock His
Srif. noticed that ne could not go on with his
r,reparatf0ns. Gong 10 him Quicssiy and call
ing her daughter thev FOUND that he was un-
able 10 move his lCfJ side. and that his eff1r S
70 eak were ia, fIectuaL DR.. W \ Carlton
was summoned In haste, and also Capt j. F.
Ritch. a near nei-hbOr- These gentlemen re
msined with HIM curing the night His case
received treatment readily. and by morning
the patient could talk, though imperfectly.'
Jackson Herald: "On last Monday night
some unknown person stole MIR. ". p BOggs
eray horse ana going from there to Mr.. J. q.
McIesters, took his buggy, aud departed for
parts unknown. gong ln the direction OF At
fsnts Mr. BOggs did not discover his loss un-
tI late Tuesday evening. when party was
made uptO 90 in pursuit Of the thleL Mr.
MOI ester did not note the absence OF his
bugrv until Wednesday. after the pursuing
pafty had passed his house. and too late TO
give them any information IN regard to IT,
Wrghtsville Recorder: Last Monday morn
ing 1Ir A W NewsOme went into Mr. H. v
Uixon's well to clean It out In ten minutes he
half an hour fore he could be gotten out,
when Mr. Dow Downs weat down and tied
rope around him. and with the help Of others.
drew him out. It was fully half an hour after
he was brought into the open air before he
breathed, and iU wss about twelve hours before
he became conscious. 1lr. Downs came very
near falling back into the well after he had
reached the top
WiregruSs WGtcLm1u: we are informed
that Mr. James Clements, eighty years of age,
near near Jaeksonyille. Is already picking cotto
Mr. Clements advanced age. he will gather this
year at least four bales OF cotton and enough
corn, POTATOES and other neceSSaries Of life
without any assistance whatever. nOtwith-
standing his wife Is an invalid and much Of his
time is employed in providing for her comfort
and attending 10 household duties She is un-
able TO perform
JVireQrGss WGtchmGB: "As Mr.. R I. Nc
Swain a young gentleman engaged in hauling
freight for Mr- James McNatt was transport
ing a large safe from this point TO Mt Vernon
on SATURDAY last, and just as he was descend
ing the steep hill at CheHcey's Ferry, the safe
not being fastened. slid down TO the front
end Of the wagon, coming in contact with and
breaking his leg. Dr. MObley was Immediately
dispatched for who alleviated his suffering as
much as possible since when we have had no
news as to his condition Considering the
great weight Of the safe and the sudden de-
scent Of the hill, it is truly astonishing thatthe
damage was no greater"
COnyers ErdmineT. We learn that a young
lady. while attending church at Salem Camp
Ground last Sunday. went into one OF the old
tents 70 adjust some Of her clothing, and was
bitten On the foot BY highland moccasin.