Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-10

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Georgia Affairs.
r.r- Crafy Gazette tells q horrible
s.#.. tfsjin- of the body OF 5Ir. Peter c.
.rrr.rv Springs, in the WOO Is near that
- -.s- Monday. When found, the remains
.--afr uanelrd by hogs. It's thought
Nv. ,..f..-.-.ts man was intoxicated and
r.s.l. aud the Coroner S jury brought
.-. .e.-f... DO that eject.
-..-.=- issue Mr. Ben F. Perry announces
IN. -+.h --suai from the editorship of the
-. tiraee. He will be succeeded by
P-r T. Martin.
r.-E.l.isrs being over our state exchanges
.--I.,.-..sz to IS received again They look
-s-a.,.-.L after their long absence.
--s str.uz Li1HEer relate strange and sad
,-..sc which took place in that city
v.5rssls- night. 1t seems that MessTs.
No. r and Eno1h Prather. with their
..fss .f.e In tie same house, and each had
.- --ss-- about the same age. On the night
,.s--i-rsf l-rs Enoch Prather discovered that
Is- trf who ha5 been in, was worse and
.,r..frr. --- si-tar-iu law for assistance. Mr.
.-fv-+ bulrev P-ather promptly complied
t-l-.s,i leaving their own child apparent
r-r..f-.iv vaI On returning to their room
mere aished 10 find the little creature
fsr HE4tuat been uuwell at al, and there
5.-.ti-.- known a~ 90 the cause OF its sudden
+s.-r 7h- -sa.s en.Id a'so died ON the follow
ing day
raaif-. of officers recently elected in Efing-
i,.. ,.-r.t.-. r.l-5 re published Saturday on
trs .1..s-..y 5f correspondent, it seems,
,--Sr,---e5 ia some particulars. The fol
I1r-o-ss -. ticket which was elected; For
Ordinary. Allen Ei-tfer; for Clerk Superior
ru-t John Shaarouse: for Receiver Tax Re
turns 1srt Trout; Tor Tax Collector, Albert
v,--. f-- sheriff. Berry Smith, for Coro-
ua- U Du-ser, for Treasurer, John Berg
steiner. f5- Surveyor. l. k Powers: for Coun-
III tvCommis-faners s. n. Keller. George Nor
gsa William spier, john Norel Frank Tarver.
The AtIsutl Pt0Y0qrdDh SAYS: We are hap
rvt5 slu-u-cs 1o the public thai Alabama
s.-asL from Governor Browns new building
tJthe Georgia BaiIgOsd depot, is open for navi-
CATION. The street car company viii, in q few
DAYS run line Of fiat boats in place Of cars.
Thus another Eceat attraction is added TO our
unsurpassed streets"
Ele Athens Banner reports that q negro
vlm.a OF that city was reduced II such an eI-
t-sn-y for fuel, during the recent cold spell,
ta1t sl. opened a shuc- mattress on which she
Slept ana useI the shucSs for fusl-burning
Only small handful az . rime, to ma e them
I-,- rs long as possible.
Ia as Inst issue the Darien Timber Gazette
auuoauces its intention 70 publish sketches of
s1ue 81 the most prominent newspaper men
o. Ge7r-ia, and e begins the series with a
e-.tr. ~. .r1T,raF L7sr7u f,rr~yriast,F- tina
NasSyG News
The parien Gazette says that the river at
that p 1iEt IS now higher than it has been for
long time, AMI it Is almost impossible for tim
be-t3 come down. a large drift is expected
ilsr as soon as the river falls sufficiently The
following are the Ggzetts-s quotations for last
week. ', luare-6 average. s. j)as %; 7CO aver
age. = -7s2 80; $50 average. S1OalO 20; 800 av-
craze. sIl 0la12 90; 1909 average, S12 00a13 90;
Ltoaveraze Si2 s0aI3 75; i, ,239 average. S13 25
ais To- ScaJ-3C0 average, g 5ca9 90; & o av-
erage so O9alO co: $50 average. SO Ola11 80;
etavrrs-e. SfI 015i2 So"
The Atlanta Constitution gays that on
Wednesday night last the wife Of a gentleman,
residing near Decatur. woke'him up and tcld
him some 5ne was IN she dining room. He got
up and searched the dining room and the
other room without finding anyone or discov-
erLus chat anything had been spirited away
Ea found IN the dining room floor a round trip
ticket from Decatur 20 Atlantis, purchased ct
Decatur oa the Sd. bat nos punched. Evidently
it had not teea used. How it came there is an
uus0lve5 problem
The Banner states that an Athens muls
s,ucz . nail IN one Of its fees last "Wednesday.
r.r..
ANNA, hal the locz-jaw. lie suffered great
deal. his hind legs gradually strengthening out
D'Aiud unti h sank 20 the floor on his stom-
ach As he came 70 this position his backbone
broke wi-h an audible crack lie was killed to
put au end 10 his suffering
Tue Gliassvi le Souihr0l tells its readers
thar they need E5t be surprised to see at least
three manufacturing establishments started in
Gainesville within the next twelve months
That is the right kind Of talk.
Tie Americus Sumter Republican, reports
Tie ease of another child having been burned
o. death. Il was a fve-yeaT-old cOIo-ed girl.
who had been left alone by her mother in the
tlJelal a, Captain Pat. Williams residence.
u thar city. while she lthe mOther) was at
tending t9 her duties in the diuiHg room. She
heard tLg girl scream and rau to her and found
her clothing on fire. Instezd OF putting cut
Tie flames she led the little girl into the ho1se,
vhe.e tney were speedily extinguished by
Captain Williams, who burnt hts hands in the
effort The little girl fingered & day and then
t.ad
The BarEesyiIle Gazette ssys D. E \
F.e7s--ea, President of the Upson County
Railroad, has been rendered the Presidency Of
The Savannah and Memphis Railroad. It
says Tile doctor VIII probably accept the
oiIer AID make a good officer"
number OF the most prominent capitalists
u Rome have subscribed Literally and will
e-ee- cotton factory near that city at an
early day.
According TO H. W. c. Rev. Mr.. FELTON,,
u. b.. SAYS the great mistake he made was in
uetua'ng the miuority's tender of the Guber
Material nominati. n. He probably would not
1s'- been any more badly defeated than he
was for Congress-
Dublin Post -'On last Saturday Hr. z II.
A5tA came 60 the ferry and noticing the chain
-gNeEVd with ice gave II = slight tap win q
80 go stleN he held IN his hand, wEen TO his
-''eF establishment the chain snapped in two.
Ile Johnson correspondent Of the Dublin
"l4l. th1J p7peT that "On Tuesday Llgnt,
cL5 Isl ult, Two or more bipeds, fuil or mis-
---l and wei charged with whisky, came
F-u t-e road from Dents. tearing down
--es, rolling l0es into the road, uncOverlng
-=---S- etc until they reached EaSOn's
- g., where they cIosssl their nights sp ee
y '-tiius away The church steps. breaking the
--es ont Of the doors sRd throwing 8 p0r-
- OF the flooring OF the bridge
- some other timbeTS ntO the
- s-eali leaving il in Q very dangerous condI-
- - IL IS thought that the parties Will be
'--le known at the Text Superior Court.
,Ssys The DsKalb County EeIcs: Mr.. John
I-.4r q stone Mountain, recently killed three
-, fourteen months cid. OF Poland China
t-5lh' which weighed respectively 440 433 and
515u pounds nes: total weight 2S3 pounds
7s7 sEe the a-gest hogs we have yet heard
9Il Ar Miller is entitled to th- blue ribbon
sE---e@-l -@-l Is that John Miller IS a few nOtches
60 60 ~ a majority Of the farmers of the
s..5 in raising big things. We wish the
Il lIta y IN this respect were more gen
fri 1-l would Ike to hear from our farmer
Layr i'-e0 ''i' 'i''i'e
5.-21ee County Gaselts: "One of the most
c5s-Issslng accidents it has been Ou- duty 10
lssr ..le Tor some time occurred on Sunday
n-f' at tAe residence OF MT. Prescott, four
~ east OF town. We were unable to learn
0+Et14l t14l particulars, but in som way or an
Cr i.e . Ppt OF boiling coffee was overturned
vesr- '-s-e . ,tlghte-, aged between one and two
tFe sIse5a se5aill.iE her TriEhtfUlly. the flesh from
l-l.ef down % the hand almost peesing
For s .ls bones Netical cid was 1t once sent
tb-i--- --- a last accounts the child had been
49,! ~" I INTO spasms. and her life desDsirei Of
OF -. stricken parents have the sympathies
Be- To- toc sIIs Sl.lFs community, and we would only
their child = '--e Ui'iiiiaee recovery oi
poT5l-sl lasl Monday, says the ST. Simon's cores
iio1i5 I-st1 ~ se Brunswick Adrertiser Mr. Jas
nae -. A.iied Wild cat measuring four and a
feet bieb ron q ZIP to ZIP. He was at least two