Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-29

was awakened by the roaring and cracking of
ames and fire. and, jumping up, found his
residence in a full blaze. He had only time to
rescue his family when the burning building
fell in His dwelling and kitchen, with all the
furniture and provisions we're totally de-
strOyed. Mrs WestbrOOk, who Ia a delicate
woman. was completely prostrated bv excite
ment and exposure. and was very i'll at the
residence OF Mr.. Henry Raiford on Tuesday
morning. The family of Mr.. WestbrOok es-
capped in their night clothes, have no pro-
visions, no home. and their destitute condition
ca Is loudly for assistance of those who have
been more fortunate"
NIontezuma Weekly: "On last Tuesday
most ludicrOus occurrence happened in our
town a cOlOred man was sporting around
five dollar gold piece, and willingly handed it
to a notorious negro woman named Sallie
Banks. for inspection. She. deemiDg herself
bank, and that the money was intended for de-
pOsit. placed it in her mouth and swallowed it.
neg ecting to give the man certificate of de-
pOsit The fellow tried TO appeal TO the law
for his money. but failing in that he was forced
to succumb. He says that when he places
money in bank again be must know that il IS a
legally chartered one. and has 4 its officers
responsible white men and not disreputabe
negro women"
Columbus Enquirer: The cotton caterpii ar
has appeared on several plantations below the
city, and are creating some alarm among the
planters. About eight miles below Columbus,
on the Alabama side OF the river, on the planta-
tion Of Mr. Robert FlCurnoy. they h We sp-
peared earlier than ever before known. He
has not seen them in any previous year earlier
than the 26th, but this year he found them in
the web on the 25-h. which indicates that they
have been there at least ten days. They are
not so thick as heretofore, but are more gen
orally scattered lie thinks that he will lose
about one hundred bales if they prove to be
very ravenOus They are also in M Chas.
Abercrombie's plantation, a few miles this
side and in Colonel W. 5. Shepherd planta-
ton on the Georgia side. If they attack the
nj CON
siderable injury 10 the CROP
Columbus Enquirer: In this immediate sec
tiOn the crops are represented to be in a fair
condition and the outlook encouraging. They
have been injured to some extent by tSe dry
weather, but it is thought no material damage
will be sustained. From Harris county we
learn from farmers in the city yesterday that
in some places the croI 5 are very fine, and in
others poor About Mountain Hill they com
plain OF drY weather, and that the corn IS
badly injured and the cotton more or less ef-
fected by il. At WaveTly II all there is a more
encouraging report. as l. Is stated the crop l.
excellent and has not suffered for rain or work.
AT ElleIsie and several Other points il is very
good. In Marion county II is said there IS the
| best crop prospect for number of years. Par
ticulaTlV Is his the case around BueDa VISTA
and Redbone. The general report OF be crops
Indicate that with 10 disaster good harvest
viii be realized"
Gainesville SOUfhrOu: Deputy Collector
Ta1drum and DEPUTY Marshal CASTOR cap
tured five gallons Of blockade whisky last FL
day evening in White county, and came driving
into this city with it on Saturday. 1t Is re-
ported To be the properly Of the Cooley boys.
who If they had needed the advice of the
.SGufhrOH years ago. ant put their corn into
hogs and beef cattle. would not now have their
property confiScatet, and they themselves be
hiding out from the officers Cf the viOlat' i
l9ws of the country. by the way, Deputy
VI ,rshal CASTOR has. in addition to the last
haul. brought in 2 DUt q, zen prisoners within
the last two weeks: some. h0wtve (amOT <
HHnsarr1 Ia frN
bogus warrants Of that old blathersEite. Coz a.
missioner Smith. i Atlanta; and our Commis-
si0ner Col. SAN c. Dunbar. had to turn some
of them loose for want or eviie1ce showing
any sort Of wrong.
Americus Republican "Col F. f. Burke
of the Fl m or a. C. Pell & Co. left for New
York on Tuesday afternoon for The purpose of
procuring emigrants for this section. He car
ries with him orders for farm ands and house
servants from persons in different localities Of
The State. The firm are deSirOuS Of making
as large a shipment of lab1rerS. house servants
and porte as possible the first trip. and all
orders left with Captain Bell at the banking
house of the firm VIII be forwarded imme-
diatrly The cost will be shout Sl7 10 per
C. tDita which will be educted from the wages
of the emplOye. Captain Eell has had B1-
heman family in his service for several
months. and speaks IN the highest terms Of
their capacity, d ciity and intelligence. They
are honest, induStr sober, peaces bic and
live on less food than black laborers. e 'nsz-
queutly would b. asaving in every way to their
emp oyer"
Discussing the probability Of the passage of
the act chartering he home and Atlanta Ra /
road. the Constitution says: Under the new
constitution it requires ms DO -ity Of the MEM
bers Of each house 70 pass any bill, not mere v
a mai ri1y Of those voting. The bill must get
tl1 tb SensteM - an small 1 vote ~ f6is is
h. ri to d-. FO tx mole. the Sena'e averaged
about thirJy-th Senator's present at roll
eau last week. With this ATTENDANCE it would
frr4fV t-s4a g eve E0fa a
mig n be twenty two for it and eleven against
IT, and still the bill would fail. In the House
on the Gordon bill there were only one hun
dred and six votes. As eighty eight are neces-
sary to pass any bill. it would only have taken
tineteen votes to have kiile the bill, although
the vote would have stood eighty seven TO
nineteen. IL is possible that if the bills are
brought be ore a lisht House and Sc e.there
may De rallied enough men to block it. We do
not consider this likely, and hardly possible,
but still there is enough chance ia it to cause
every man who fav0rs the charter TO be on the
lookout"
The Jesup Sentinel furnishes these items:
'Mr- Josiah Nestberry was seriously figured
last Tuesday by tree falling across tbs tim
berCart on which he was riding. He made a
miraculous escape from instant death-Mr
Frank Bennett & o, got badly hurt while on q
fishing excursion last Wednesday. In per
forming the acrObatic feat Of turning a SON.
erssult in the water his head struck a snag
which made frightful incision on the top OF
his cTanium- Several head Of the bovine genus
have been found dead in the woods lately, sup
posed II have been bitten by rattleSnakeS. as
several large ones have been killed recently in
this vicinity. Tom Alexander employed at the
mill IF J. J. Dale & Co. while engaged in cut
ting with a club axe, a few days since, had the
mis- sf)rture 10 let the 8 Xe glance which cit eft
nearle all the toes on his left foOt.-Mabel Dy-,
the little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. ". NJ Dye,
while playing near the court house, on The
afternoon Cf the 2St. was tItten y a small
snake which had fangS bu. Of wi at kind is
not known DR.. Lester was Immediately sum-
mone1. and the child is new about well
again.