Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-13
Georgia Affairs.

The Perry Hone Journal SAYS Mr.. W h
.-.1--r-.--r- .tl- .t1ce on tuesday the
--. lt--- black bear, killed by Messrs-
,---rf ana james Jones' in the Ocmulgee
-.-.-tnsl weighed about four hun
-f..--. When dl. covered he was enjoy
.--s feast % --.-u corn
y.- r.-a.f,. l...-ei. Gl years Of age, died
-...-...- .- l-- the Mobile and Girard Rail
-.t t-.s.-. .- 90 uudus Thursday. He was.
.r...--.-.. d few minutes before he expired
...-...- store 5000 bales Of cotton in her
vl-.a..-as
,...-.f performer is astonishing the citi-
r...-.---- ys supporting upon his stomach
...-.- lrrEreI pound stone while another
--.-.-.-..., i- with a sedge hammer.
manifestations accident, says the DeKalb
r. happened at the SwantOn hill near
r..--- 1l-. and Mrs Elder with their little
-.rs-e thrown from their buggy by break
--.f.f harness and running away Of the horse.
Ie--. bruised, the lady and child severely
t..-rl- fatally Mr Elder was blind and could
-.1f.-u. assistance TO his wife in her effort to
check -la animal
SIR V-wEr-.er is reported to have said in
defense OF I.- rauseus.cal bill against guanO,
trs- C-.--il y.l.l have used ''oHe hundred and
..y.r-v-fg- thousand tons ON the crOD OF 1881,
which means over ten million dollars that the
farmers are paying for something they could
hz-t-rto without" We await Dir. McWhOrter's
promised FIGURES
Judge Tu5--s EaI withdraw his bill and allay
t-,E-itsmert among tle machine men.
Care-piars have made their appearance in
Houston county.
The arTr grass worms were reported to
tie sarl.--riI- Herald from Tennille on
Monday us crossing the railroad near that
r.a.-.. great force.
-l1-. James A. smith, says the Dublin Post,
"fer from % wagon the other day, and suffered
tt-uf--v of a broken leg"
Ile Dublin Post says it costs as much to get
f---l- from the Ocouee bridge Cforty five
miles ls 6. does from New York to the bridge
zone thousand miles,
Tile .i't says Gwinnett will soon have
Oh a--l -h a luuatic asylum of her own If
people continue to go crazy as they have in
tl- lis- few months Two were sent to Mil
I-I-er.Ie recently and two more await trial in
t-e uaty prison
The Butler Herald relates the circumstances
attending an attempted outrage upon the per
son ~ a respectable married lady in that
county ou Wednesday morning last by a mu-
L--0 sclundrel named Marion McCants in the
Lls1aud's employ. The latter was absent
when th- negro entered the house. from which
the brave lady drove him by seizing pistol
and threatening 90 shoot him. He has been ar
rested and is held for trial
Che augusta and Knoxville Railroad is alb
s1rlirg our Augusta contemporaries at this
time.
The police have received an offer OF $3.50 re-
vari from the Underwriters Of New York for
the apprehension Of the Thomasville inceudia-
r-s
A correspondent calls the attention Of the
Hst-Ipltal 20 the number Of blind and cripple
beggars on the streets Of Atlanta
Aclilred barber, Tom Mitchell, was found
dead in front of Bethel Church. Atlanta, on the
I,l inst
Nessrs. John Denton and Samuel W. Blow, Of
T-Ifair county. have had difficulty which re-
suited iu the serious shooting of Mr.. Blow.
Nr Vs. b. Scott has discovered some rare
chickens iu Wilcox county, owned by Mr.. Da-
Ui T. smithhart They are said to be without
feathers. butare covered with down Of course
they cannot tiy.
From the Elberton Gazette we learn that a
t-v lsys ego. near that place, difficulty oc-
Cured between lIr. David Lewis and a negro
named Governor duri which Lewis struck
Governor on the head with the eye OF hoe.
from which he died Immediately. They be-
lll-st Co a corps Of hands working on the
road, and those present arrested Lewis While
under guard a crowd Of negroes attempted 10
lynch him. but were driven of by the guard,
one gf them firing a double barrelled gun into
the crowd and peppering them with small
shot The negroes followed the guard and
prisoner 20 house near by, still persisting in
their d-sisn, but were finally dispersed By
threats from the guard.
Columbus Enquirer: From reports which
r-acl the e u the whole surrounding country
must te cursed with the grass werms- We are
lt-' that they come by the millions, JUST AS the
letu-,~ did. Where there Is not one 10 oe seen
DO l4f am hour. perhaps. that particular pldce
VIII be- half an inch deep with them. Ihey eat
lp the grass, blade and stem, and then march
o. Do search Of gTeener pasture. Ihey are
--so lu the city and IN many places nave en-
tT--F destroyed the grass They seem 10 al
t-ca nothing else, their appetite not running,
tl vegetables or cotton Those who are posted
sas that C Is not the regular army worm, bus
Nlat Is generally designated as the grass
worm"
Newman Herald. "Mr. ]. G. Shannon met
with a very painful accident last night, caused
by piercing the instep of his foot with the
prong of large iron fork, such as
used for cooking purposes.
Ee had placed the handle of the
FORK under door to fasten i. and kicking the
prong with his heel 10 make it tighter, his IOot
slipped and the prong was driven clear
through the instep.'
J0uesboro Netrs. Charley King. a colored
9oy OF This place, was shot Tue day hlght oy
the accidental discharge OF pistol IN ms own
hands, the ball entering about the mp ana
ranging down into the calf Of his leg.
Augusta Ereninq NetrS: Chancellor Nell
will address the Legislature on the condition
and needs of the University on Tuesday next.
When the SoIOns listen TO the matchless logic
or the doctor there viii remain no other con-
cluSlou but liberal appropriation Tor the child
OF the state. This communication between
the authorities should be mutually kept up.
aAu every Georgian should have pride IN al
Fancing this e eat state Institution
G lumhus Times: About the first Of last
February, Johnnie Thomson. a son OF
Dir. Thomas Thomson. cotton buyer
Or THIS city, left his home and went to Gads-
den, Ala, where he has an aunt. He succeeded
IN getting employment there, but about the
ms OF hay ne called on his employer for q
settlement and declined u Work any longer.
shortly aftefward he disappeared from GadS-
oen without giving his aunt any Information as
- MS intention OF leaving, ana be has not since
1een beard from. He left all his clothing al
makes his disappearance the more mysterious
MS parents here have frequently written 70
nlur but they can hear nothing OF his where
eootts- he was about twenty-three years OF
axe anl had always been a very moral young
nan his parents are very uneasy about. his
AlseAc'- and any information concerning his
them" -
rJssup Sentinel: "A boom has Just struck
Sesup-an educational boom Our citizens v q
~ ls--- =, Laee started subscription list for the
E-LP-sI % erecting a suitable building for a
s.s- Sulen Is meeting with favor. A
s NJ ne ~l-t oe ned on Friday, the 18th inst
49, S.s-9 L@all, woman and child interested in
.s4 T-i- - --.-..aiioR are cordially invited 70
ing in next issue ti'leo VI iAee'
Jesup sentinel: An engineer o,, the Neon
and Brunswick Railroad aDnrosoIi ~ me 1asco1
rack where he had 10 stop pofic..i X q - NOou
ming after the train Stopping 10 Tai,- - -, ~ y
the OK came up to the tender and T,s;i -
standing very close thereto. The enginee,- e. =
70 the fireman, 4 guess that OK wants 1rst[r
h give him some out OF the tank The frernar
being afraid Of him, the engineer drew fror-
the tank q bucket full, and the OK eagerly
gulped it down, bucket after bucket until hI
had emp led a large railroad bucket tire
times, when he stepped on a few PAGES, turuei
round and bowed his head as much as 70 say
thank Tou, SIR
Atlanta Constitution: awe can sell cloth a
one-halt cent yard less than the New Eng
land mills, and still make more money ths
they do. This testimony. coming from MI
Francis Cogin, Of the Augusta factory, VIII
has spent his life in cotton mills in either sec
Eon4 Is direct and lnexorable. Il is backed b