Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-22

The taxable property Of Glynn county has
increased S30l. $50 in the last year. The re-
tu,ns for last year were Si,160.Si4. This year
they foot up si471,22A
A heavy rain and wind storm passed over
the neishborhood Of Cuthbert last week Con
siderable damage wasdone to corn and cotton.
The Augusta EreninG Nelrs states that Mr..
HH Hickman, OF Milwaukee. has bought
Catcosa Springs The psice paid was sts.O0O-
Mr Hickman. The Nelrs states, will refit Ca
tocsl ard maintain it as regular sanitarium
and plelsure resort ali the year round.
The Americus Recorder learns that Mr. S B.
Council. sn aged citizen Of Sumter county,
was thrown from q mule one day last week,
sustaining fracture Of the collar bone and
severe bruises.
The south Georgia Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Association will meet at Thomasville
on the 27th inst
The Fort lines Tribune learns that in some
portions of Clay county the grass worms have
destroyed all the grass. ard are now at work
on the green peas, and are in a fair way to de-
stroy them. They have even attacked the fod-
der that is already stacked. and many farmers
have been forced 10 tear down and resfack
their fodder and ditch around it TO keep them
of.
The Atlanta Constitution states that the
following is the condition Of the business
Of the House up to the 2Oth instant:
Total number Of bills introduced s95, total
number disposed OF to date. including those
passed, lost, withdrawn aud consolidated, sS5,
leaving 40 bills 10 be accounted for. There are
81 House bills and IS Senate bills for third read
ing. There are for SCI. nd reading 2l5 House
a. = ~ sUs 2 sHs,
table and special orders. In the desk Of the
Clerk there are $50 bills while $40 are in the
hands Of committees.
An attempt was made TO burn the stable of
Mrs. S. B. Hill, in Macon, on Wednesday night.
Cotton, kerosene oil and matches were freely
used, but for some cause the fire went out after
being lighted The would-be incendiary left
white glass bottle which had been filed with
kerosene oil.
Lsst Saturday evening a genuine desert
sirOcco passed through Lexington, witheringu up
whatever it touched, and driving people from
their houses 5his hot wind lasted several
minutes, and it was almost impossible TO
breathe. Many years ego a similar seorching
blast passed through the town. only a few
yards wide, that killed every fowl and bird in
its path, and Frustrated many persons
The Irwfnton SOutheTner aud appeal relates
that several years ego a man by tie name Of
Arnold gave his little son Charlie 10 Col. J. ID.
Jones. Of JeffersonvilIe to raise. The little fel
low remained with Col Jones, was kindly
treated and apparently satisfied until some
time this spring. Our Informant says that
Charlie had given soIe indications Of desire
% run away previously, and about two months
ego disappeared. As he was some sixteen or
seventeen years old, twas supposed he wanted
to seek his fortune in the world and, nothing
being heard from him, Col Jones supposed
that he had gone considerable distance, and
made no further effort 70 get him back. But
sad sequel TO his Leaving home was discovered
last week by some Of the boys in the neighbor-
hood while out hunting. IN the woods at no
great distance, the bones Of "a human skeleton
were found upon the ground. while rope
was dangling from above. BY the remnants of
clothing and the hat, the bare bones were
Identified as those Of poor Charlie Arnold If
it was case Of suicide what was the causer
II murder. what prompted the deed: 1t is one
Of those sad occurrences that Will never be
fully explained.
Captain Mobiles, Of Bangor, he, has been in
Dahlonega for a few days past engaging me
chanics and looking after some interests con-
nected with the new gold boat now being built
down st Martins ford, six miles from there,
on the Chestatee river. This boat is the prop
erty Of the BostOa company. Mr. Hull, Presi-
dent, with which, when completed. by some
new plan the bottom OF the river is to be
mined out by lifting the auriferous deposits
upon the deck OF the boat, thus separating
the gold from the earth so brought up. Capt
Mobiles has charge OF the construction work
and is to command the boat when ready for
operations. II this new system meets with the
success its friends claim FOR it. q revolution
will soon take place in river mining. a wagon
road Is beirg opened up 20 the Calhoun lot on
the Ckestatee.
The Albany NeJrs and AdUertissr learrs OF
another tragedy in Terrell county. On Thurs
DAY Isst 3 a negro named Bill Burns was shot
and killed by J. C. Wells, in Terrell county,
one and one-half miles above Browns Station,
on the Southwestern Railroad The particu-
lars We have Of the affair are meagre but it
appears that the negro was an emplOye OF
Wells at his saw mil. and was reproved by the
latter for being late in getting to- work This
brought on a difficulty. during hich the par
ties came together. The negro broke loose
from Wells and went eff and got musket.
with which he advanced towards the latter.
who shot and killed MIN on the spot
Our Surrency correspondent states that a
few days ago the body Of Daniel Hughlett was
found on the road near Surrency in a mangled
condition Near by was cart broken to pieces
He was returning from the station. whittier he
had gone with losd Of melons. when, it is
supposed, the horse became vicious or fright
ened ard ran of. TIE deceased was an orphan,
fourteen years old, and lived with Mr. A T.
Leggett. and was well thought OF. His father
was shot and killed in TaItnan county some
years ago While lying asleep in his cart, and his
mother also met with a sad death.
CuthberJ appeal: Randolph county has
three farmers who viii make over a. 90
bushels Of corn OF OF less than 30 acres Of
land. Is there 8 county in the State that can
beat it, These lands are all in three lots. and
are not picked acres here and there from diff
ferent fields. The farmers in this section viii
soon close down on Western cOrn-viil have a
corner on Cincinnati"
Superintendent Edwards Of the Macon and
Brunswick Road. speaking Of the proposed
changes at Brunswick, said TO a reporter Of
the Telegraph: Three miles above Il we will
run Of a branch road to Turtle river just
opposite the United States Station on Blythe
Island We have at that point a depth OF
twenty feet at high tide, aud propose TO
build large WharveS there for convenience in
shipping naval stores and supplies Vessels
drawing no more than seventeen feet OF water
can approach that point all the way up from
the Brunswick bar st low water"
Americus Republicdn: "8Ir John C. Nichol- /
son who has been over parts Of Webster. Chat
tenooehee, Marion and Stewart counties re-
Seltl. reports the crOps.geuerally better than !
ne has ever known them 10 be. Corn, cotton, |
potatoes, peas and sugar cane are al in the |
very pest condition He saws his brother J. 8
Nlcnoison- has plenty Of old corn and fodder TO |
t-st I'M . long time yet-sOme OF it he has had
Ior three OF Tour years. All Of the farmers on
the uplanqs, where be went are as hsppy as /
kings. with crops that Will give them plenfv
and pay al their debts. if they have anv- which
is very doubtful" '--' "iioH
Rome Bulletin, 18th inst: 'sBefora 5avti,-b+ /
yesterday morning the grocery store of Wv /
Riley Johnston, situated at the fnr,s Cf ,ba |
Summerville road. in DeSoto was entirai1- .o, -
sumed By FIRE. The alarm was given at 3 q n
and large number OF persons went over from, |
this city, but the flames had gained such hea5
way that nothing could be done 10 check their
progress. After the flames had done Their
work il was discovered that the bolt OF the
back door had been broken, and the general
opinion seems TO be that the store was broken
into, robbed. and then set fire. No insur-
anee, consequently the house and stock IS
perfect loss'
Columbus Tines: I'VE must not forget that
because o the big blowout in Atlanta there is
nothing else 70 be seen outside Of that city
y the coming autumn. Tue old original Georgia
Ntate air Is 70 be held this wear as usual in
~ <acon. commencing on October nth and last
~ \one week, a. which the most liberal pre-