Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-21

,..-..- ~,.-svus C. Hopkins, one OF the Oldest
tl,Hiy esteemed citizens Of Darien,
-.t.- s.tgrlav Of last week. lie had several
.---.t-r elected Jud- Of the Inferior Court
v.rsr-sa county, snt at the time of his
,..-t ,,ss C..I.c.9r of the county.
IN r.4r5-r gr-etts publishes this week a
Graphical sk-tch Of Mr. Sam. ".
f-.03 ST. the present editor OF the
,,.r,l Dramatic Critic
-7. ptri-a Timber Gazette says: when
...-r-.f-r market Is as unsettled as it has
~, f,rrs4 past few weeks it is almost i'm
-=r5. f.r ans body to keep up with the
Dsr-n has been Hooded With timber
s.-ft.4a-. f-v weeks and it still continues 70
lime sra civ OF vessels has bsen the
..-..f drawback an / nobody can be blamed for
~, far rou cannot control the elements and
.,-sr-pt vessels from making passages Of
tas..-.4 % a hundred and thirty days. The
.-,....-..r+ vlut ter las been the cause OF eli
ssrbs4 tr= ulIe and n3boiy can b. blamed for IT.
m. H. l5slns arr tle Darien GaEette's timber
s1.rsr4i.S Tor Ia-t week: S-,uare-60O aver
.,s s. at1. 9tg average, St 5008 800
s5s-sr- s. s5Es, $40 average, SS010 !:
tsa average. S31II; I,l00 average, Sl09 p;
I.aI average. 81 W0lS Scab-31 average,
sz7l6- 4p6verege, Ss09 5Oi J0O average, so
alt5l.l,u average, SI26i3.
The Es.irau-e i. respondent of the Colum-
bus T.r.ss writes tl4t paYer of apot her painful
s..5l-ut agcasioued by the discharge Of one of
Tins. hsrrale b toY pistols lie says that
ElG- White e. small boy in the primary de-
psrtn.srt Of Professor Wilson's school, had in
liz pocket d toy pis 81 ..hicn was charged with
q .sl..1se smith s We-son cartridge, and
while r1L.0.tius il % his playmate it was
accidentally discharged The ball took effect
in taa ausI. Of Robert Seiman, who was stzni-
ID. meas bT, producing Z very painful fiesh
wound Tha lail, ou striking the bone, pas ed
round t5. a,d was extracted on the opposite
sig5 fr.a where II entered
Ca...s4 Springs are offered for sale. The
rricr asked is SS5C0J.
Itjs st-tei that q god mine is being worked
ia I.abuu county h.eh, from the number of
nuggets ef pure g,lt recently taken thersfrom,
Irlmi Is ID 0e the richest mine in Northeast
Ue5rsA
Dc turns out that the shoes and umbrella
found N the banks Of the Chattahoochee at
Columbus of via en- We made mention on Sat
uri -y were nos tae pr3pert5 Of a suicide. as
was at tlrst supposed, 4 thorough inyesiga-
ton revealed tbs fact that they belonged to
man who LaI become int xics.tsd, and lef6
them where they were found while he was in
tlat condition
The planters Of Southwest Georgia, it is re-
ported, have met with another enemy to crops
10 the way 81 field Ian Is. They have never be-
fore been So miscuievous. They go in great
droyes ami pub up the young corn by the roots
As soon as il begins to come up, and in this
Wsy are doing an immense amount Of damage.
The 4uEusta mills as well as those OF COlum-
bus hed TO suspend operations during the re-
cent frrshet
The JeSup Sentinel reports shooting scrape
which occurred at shat place about 40 O'Clock
on Sunday morning Of last week. 1t seems that
two co'oreI men went to the house of another
coiorei man. Iiving near station AZ Savannah,
Florida ami Western Railway, and raised
T5w The latter got lis gun aud gave them the
contents, w1undirs both fthem. Fortunately
the gun was loaded with small shot, or they
might have been killed. As il is, their wounds
are not considered dangerous.
The Wayc-oss Reporter reports a latent de-
terminate IA among the men Of means in and
around Waycro.S to put in operation cotton
factory
According % the HawkinSville Dispatch. Mr.
J. 81 Brown. cf Pulaski county. predicts that
cotton will open next September at ten cents
pouud, that the supply viii equal the consump-
ton, and that all the factories will be in opera
t7n The Dispatch fears, however, that this
prediction wi not te verified.
The Atlanta PoSt-Appeal has advices TO show
that the rain storm on Wednesday night did
considerable damage in the state 1t says
travel was stopped between Rome and Kings
Ron Between home and Dalton the railroad
vas under water in q number OF places. The
state Road at Adairsville was covered on Fri
Cay with water foot deep. bridge was
Damaged between LaGrange and West Point
IN such maHne- as 70 throw the train out of
uMe Besides the damages to the Peachtree
creek bridge, the sbutment Of the Clear creek
bridge was injured, and the abutment OF the
tla'ter's bridge over Peachtree creek was con-
s'1erstly damaged
41e Augusta NetCS reports that three ne
sroes were drowned about midday In a swift
current in the highway Just below Bassford's
oflek yard near the race track on Friday They
we're in batesu, and the boat was overturned
oy ne rushing eddy, and with its trio OF water
explorers sunk to rise no more. The NeIcs says
'his Is tie first loss OF Life occasioned by our
tEHEE frsshet
me hamilton Harris county, Journal says
taa' the citizens Of White Sulphur Springs are
making oyertlres to the Columbus and Rome
LaliE2Ad tsard ng an extension to that place
Aus distance il about four miles and il Is re
FeFted that about Sts, coo have alresdy been
subscribed We viii he glad II such conEec-
'''l i' made as it will prove great convent
sale % citizens going TO tie Springs.
Ale lhomasyille Times makes special
Isnton OF enc real. sensible. clear headed
-41l.eF IN Thomas county. He Is Captsin A.
Le!eF'e, one Of the most successful planters Of
,-A' 'eeti7u- The cause Of his success is evi-
4sll when il is stated that this year hsintends
p-@asiuS 5}3 acres in corn ami but s small area
IN cotton
9eorst2 Rairoad.stock made another al
a.ls IL Augusta saturday. Sales were made
:. .t'''4 .5sle and 1856. The possibility of an
ave
ne Macon Telegraph learns that Saturday
aslt white man was found living on tie rail
tOal Track near the ''Rock Mill" He was first
1spt q be dead. but on investigation he
- 1ound alive. but appeared to bs suffering
- - pain, and could hardly speak. Whether
ma Dem run over by the cars, or was the
'-''l- ot some foul play. was not reported.
6o- 1son tt Telegraph Gad Messenger: ''The train
sr5 50 -, Yesterday afternoon on the Macon
Ia - rs" lex Railroad failed to arrive owing
Eo rs eEl.- : Of the track between here and
Tse - Li'- SIX o. seven mites from Macon.
IDy ,-,Srs OF the GCnulgee and the surround
Tbe rlH 1-lH are extremely high and rushing.
trsrs E,-Sst nSrrS Of the delayed train we're
ensfrs lEL and brought II the city on e2tra
vicr Understand. The regu az Bruins
rigF- 5,l ~ that should have gone out last
Sur--s-.- 1gt 90 50, eccOFdiDg 70 the orders Of
K Is sr-lule uleh EdEards. owing TO the wash.
at-s1-L - tlleed by the officers Of the road that
ing =, : II leave the Macon depot this morn
u ur0r=s--. iae road was expected 70 be put
running condition during the night
have b.'sne 7b..es net in the Ocmuigee at Macon must
lruUb - ~, something tremendous. The Tele-
Sey-- --asSSeigeT Of yesterday says OF It:
Gee rs,s5 - -. history Of Macon has the Ocnul-
terdsy -uQ poEed with such fury as on eS-
ro9i rl-tt1s ~ natural current was turned into a
deIugs nj ept oy the city with the force CT
that sas,-5 -5S water flowed in angry torrents
thirs tlsd determined to sweep away every
othe- .SsIore it. Houses. cows. horses aud
of tbsa Flllil'.ls dashed by On the stormy hosom
Thursiste - slgee Ike 81 many feathers. On
Point 80. ne l1th- the Ocmulgee river &C this
q the ne Es near to the high water mark
hat ~ "a the DAY following it vas aboys b5,
a. incb seie mark and reached within
teeshet az taaa ma half OF the great centennial
nse confin1aa = 1aIs pm 1870 On Thursday night the
% streams that form the sivsr ere xhicb sbi
sae volume Of water that e ross