Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-20
y..Istered az the Post Omee In Sa-
neb as second Glass Matter.
Genrgia Affairs.

GeOrgia Affairs.
-,. Griffin EeJrs announces the death Of
,,--p-sa skipper and Miss Annie Monroe,
- --,,,1uulished young ladies Of Griffin. OF
..t-ff fever: and also the death Of General
q 70 Jackson. at Miner, at the age Of seventy
hlrysars-
P5rert smith. Postmaster at Care Spring,
s.f1ist sunday evening.
s-s-ten Moore, in Floyd Circuit Court, pays
.z-sof afry dollars for retailing liquor with
-.-s license
1s-a-sl Henry R. Jackson, OF Savannah, has
---..rt.d 90 deliver an address in Atlanta and
r,7r5rs during the month Of November on
.t.s,biaet of the Mexican War"
E.r Henry ". HiIiard has returned and
-.-nsren.ly located in his old home, Au
-1.sa
The strike in Columbus has extended to the
4-.gu-n. and some effort is being made by the
.-s-rs To- hinder those working at old prices
Tbe Athens WdtchmaB says the advance
r-,7f sheets Of the new Code OF Georgia are
hUof errors.
v7-e cotton went into Dublin last Tuesday
tsa during aay previous day Of the season
r1e Gazette says Dublin is a walking armory
,-f presents plenty OF work for the grand
!-T
Tas Dublin Gazette publishes a distressing
--u1r that Rev. J. d. Anthony. P Z of that
circuit. was shot down on the road last Monday
mis- way home from one OF his meetings by
Tie brother Of a negro he had the same day in
tsrupted and beaten in the act Of committing
uscrme Of rape upon the person of a cOIored
rr The rImOrs are vague, and, it is to be
tlred, entirely untrue.
correspondent writes: "a deplorable &C
eisur by cotton gin occurred in Montgomery
county Saturday afternoon, 18th inst, Of which
H- j. D. Barber, Of the firm Of J. F. &J.D
Bl-der. IS the unhappy victim Four fingers
r--- parly cut OF, the hand cut deeply il
three places aud the arm seriously Iacerated
Nlcl regret and sympathy are expressed fol-
I- B3r1er and family. He is one Of the best
CITIZENS ln this district, and from one of the
finest families in the State"
NleiE-v.ile Recorder Colonel Smith. OF
Washington. died in Leesburg, Florida, a few
lI7s aEI. To- which state lie had lust removed
Els remains passed through here on Sunday
Oh. uel smith was, perhaps, the most widely
LIgu man In Georgia. He was an enterpris
-- citizen, aud the soul of honor He was II
ili- city only few days ago"
AIbsny NeIrs: Neil Walkers gin house, OF
le lruger pace, was burned yesterday a
half pest two O'Clock. Fourteen bales O
cotton we're destroyed Loss s., eco Insuranc,
3-l The fire Is supposed to hzve originated
i.lu q match IN the cOtton.-A little girl o.
A- sunni er, Of Worth. aged twelve years
wandered two miles from home the Othel
night in nc Of sOmnambulism.
Albany Neirs: "Dougherty Superior Cour
ci not convene, pursuant to adjournment
yesterday morning, on account Of the sudder
L--ss of Judge Fleming. He was en- route 4
al a1y sunday night. and when-he had gotten
s. far as ihOmasviIle he was taken with q
s7ere hemOrrhsge from the lungs. He vii
1phabiy remain in ThOmasville until his re
every
Americas Recorder; 'Our guano dealers say
tar payments are prompt to q very satisfac
liY ext nt, and the banks have had an aver
az success in the meeting OF drafts, and ar
.lereiS- hopeful that the disasters o
--alght, sickness and What-not, which have
s-t are still initiating against the farmers
TA not seriously interfere with the year
financial solutions"
CC.uuUus Enquirer; "FrOm a gentleman
Ell has recently visited some OF the western
cllnt-s in Southwest Georgia, we learn tina
le crops are not so bad as reports have mad,
hen, and that the prospects are encouraging
ial-r tnan otherwise. In Early. Clay ant
Randolph counties the corn suffered from
Ull q LatE crop was made. The field
a-e W-l5- with the heecy staple, and in many
places resemble a huge snow bank. -Thl
eorns having stripped the weed of its foliag,
~ me warm weather popping open the
e-.s' il Hes opened more rapidly than the far
--fs are able to have it gathered -
Columbus Enquirer: 'Messrs. Bates &
i--ls Ct our city, have en- cred into a $50 90
c'lir-c- with the Atlantic and Pensacola Rail
l-l which Is TO be built from Pensacola Il
S--,lan9ochee, Fla. Besides grading, etc
u "#r| q Il
Al-aclIcCla river at Chattahn Ochee. Fla. In
alel. one week Captain Bates will commences
-----ns large barge for the purpose Of car
FAs Gown machinery, tools. etc, for erecting
- --llllse lt Will require about one year L
complete their contract"
-o.umtus Enquirer: Saturday Afternoon
I ..f. thomas NIiAersOn, who lives near Cusse
= llalial00cnee county, met with an acci
-5-- WI ch may prove fatal. He was in the
80 - el putting pistol in the right pocket Of his
5--'l.l1ls' when 0y some unsnOWn means il
- tL'elargcd. the ball taking effect in the
s--a The wound is Of a very serious charac
=. -ll 20 j. feared will result in his death. He
s@---n law Of Judge Castleberry ami very
ft-iir with all his acquaintance.
Columbus Enquirer: Another Of those ter
.-.1 l-ciien-s, u which we have recorded so
~. recently, happened Saturday on Mr.. J.
~ Plantation, ABOUT six miles below the
,t. n negro girl. daughter Of Jerry Banks
can u Kerosene with which to Eindle
---1 ~tA4 a p4u4cu. lHe gil IS ClOLullG
Welle' ~ lle' and 10 five hours she was a corpse.
s sI-g- NE clothing OF the girl caught she threw
- we burning oil and ran into the yard by
s,,., "len negro man caught her and ex
NJ tHslel the hames by pouring water on her
s----s IS came near burning, but the timely
s.vs95.l ~ negro who heard the girls screams
11 A from destruction"
s.Ssolmous Enquirer: ''One who was in a DO
- y Know Informs US that the number OF
s--.eg measles in Early county is unprece-
e-- lie states that there are at this time
~ - llan SIX hundred cases Of measles In
r-i ~ iilL.y. and that in many cases il has
ssT.r-- ,a-A- sa-A- On one plantation there are
v--- ANr cases At Arlington there Is q
- u 81 -kneSs. and in almost every case
il -s k-ltl lever, which was preceded by meas
~, llar-ase terminates in death. There are
ofBi,L-l.- .-r OF cases OF measles in the town
srssr pa c..o IeoFsia seems to have gone into the
ur7i,,..ea-e .a-e business. Speaking Of Georgia
Cors+,,..i-S az the Exposition, the Atlanta
lv-s ~ ~. s says Mr.. Edward Harper, who
erlibl-s 0o--A river, four miles from Atlanta,
rs-i--i specimens OF sugar cane OF two
Frze1 49, ~" 2 on his place. The one is the
Ea-ss ~ ~ - --e other red The one has thirteen
he 49, @ @e-- foot, the other has eleven stalks.
S0uzrF r Vi good size and is twelve feet leng.
two i,i-.-s y+le has matuTed aud has twenty
I'll s1--- ne mas one acre growing, and il
Gnv ss-.t -lt Layorabiy with the sugar cane of
f-ss,-- l-u -.-u OF Tie State. He saws he sees no
O. sv-r-- -4 ne should not have as good sugar
sen A. - 9 any one These specimens can be
1sfcultural department"