Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-24
Eecrgia Affairs.

v,s Mamie e. Nichols, the wife OF Hon.
lain ScEolls died at Backshe1r. Ga. on
ts5fbiust. She was most estimable lady.
al vas a daughter Of the late Hon. John b.
g1p.0a. ot Virginia.
ID writing from Daricn, says that a sea
nan f-5m the bark Norma, while washing his
eathes on Sunday last, fell from a Taft Of tim
tera, th- e,ss-I's sif- AMI was drowned. His
boiywas recovered after it had been in the
r4tsr about half aa hour The vessel IS now
Iliiarat u35 y. The same correspondent
sls5 write. that vessels overdue are coming IN
rapidly though taa hea-y wlnds bloV Ing OF
shore "a Tuesday wiil put them back again.
The Townsville Enterprise states that on
Friday ui-at4 heavy hail storm psssed over
the l]Tar portion of TIomls county. 1t says
chat at Ir trury Nyehe's lace. below
Durcaa7le, tIr hail tones we-e - large as
guinea S, and were to be seen there as late
as SATURDAY evening" The hail was also yery
heavy about Mrs. Mitchell Jones and the Pitt
man place. blt there was very little damage
done. IS la-re wera no crops sufficiently ed
yancei TO IS injured 10y it. Che Enterprise
thinks jae Storm must have been pretty
general in the southern POI tion Of the county.
The Swansb1ro Herald is very proud OF
Emanuel county Itsays that ths county can
A1ast q between df,een aud twenty san mills
both water and steam. She h IS also three
crops Of money every year-the timber, wool
aad cotton crops The citizens are very unas-
slming, not pretending II bs more than they
really are buy iJ ventures the assertion that
Emsuuel has as much cash at ell times Of the
rear in proportion to her population, as any
county IN Georgia.
The Coffee county Gazette says that Mr.. B.
Pearson has one last years cotton stalk thir-
Iesntee eight inches in height. and another
eight and one qIarter inches in circumference.
L thinks that il this sort Of cultivation of the
great staa.e continues, it may be possible that
cotton sill grow GA trees ere long.
Toe Syivania Telephone says that many of
Tie farmers Of Scriven county have delayed too
long in planting their corn, and now it is too
vtt 20 plant
Inc Americus Recorder says it is generally
e9Hc'ded that the farmers Of Sumter county
ale illiy two weeks behind with their work,
Aoush from observation the outlook is en-
e'uFasnS. Very goods stands Of corn have
eesn obtained a-d cotton planting viii soon
begin
lae Fort Gaines Tribune states that a little
lssro sal named Jennie the daughter Of Tay-
e 4cCay, was fatally burned at Mr. w. I.
s'eens place in Clay county on Saturday
morning Of last week. The girl, with her
younger sister, were left alone in the house.
e-sa z some way her clothing caught fire.
el7' becoming alarmed, ran out OF the house,
al- neg clothes were entirely burned on, leav-
'ls her ssin perfect crisp She fingered un-
u that night st O'Clock. when death released
-.F from her suffering.
me Henry County Weekly tells real ghost
s0Fy- A citizen was passing by a grave yard
:. lislt, aud saw ghost following him. He
-''" : pistol AMI GrsJ, and the ghost 6is-
.tteaieL The next morning the body Of a
neg was found on the spot where the
s-.s' vas seen, and the courageous citizen
~ pay damages to the owner OF the swine.
ne Is done with shooting at ghosts. It is too
f1tenslve luxury
A Senyers Examiner has temporarily
.--lsed Itself from an eight -column-a-page
'Ay TO three-colunn-a-page semi-weekly.
-" sll' about Its printing press is the cause
= -A5 cn1nge- A rev press WiIl sooR be pur-
N-,sel' over which there can be no litigation.
status - 'i-
-Ae l-at'range Reporter reports that the
-e"s las reached that place that the trsstle of
,-5 AZ anita aud West Point Road, over Blue
'-u creek, about five miles south Of La
-.1lse, had been swept away by the recent
s.'y faius- A number Of hands were fmme
80! lut g worS to repair the trestle, how
4ae morning train passed over after
'-s oeen delayed only four hours.
rsi-- tle Dublin Gazette says: The incessant
Ib5- a = casting gloomy prospect upon every
hsvs &c mood gates Of heaven seemed TO
fs--~~s- zen turned loose upon US. and the
49, Is q serious sufferer Ploughing and
s.sparl4g lands for cuIfivstion ms been so
s-e-- - - mat What few farmers come to town
a. 49,, - yoled over by deSpOndency. Only lit
df,t v-s1I sAs uten planted, and that. they pre-
Ssr ~ - decay ana rot ID the ground Gar
- - hat have been nIanfriSfhe fsrners'
fotfir, - Almost signal failure SO far. seeds
i1s ~ ~ ne ground, rnd none scarcely sprout-
o.e ~ - ~ - ear seems destined TO be hard
Near v-;ii .alln r. More provisions, corn and
FORE ~ oe sold in the county than ever be-
seer,, - 80 now that the prospects for q crop
h-aT sE -ss.-eE clScouFagfng. there seems to have
he bs.iss is ny 20 shape the ends Of this class
fro--9 - - : zone Of the country. Corn and meat
Eh0 bs-e." " eSteTn market is high, and thoss
q 49, J. Ouy on time viii psy an interest
e,5T.rs = Fer cent We say, farmers be as
sal Ils-i I.,--i as p IS be, or you must certainly
n i-ea q lie Debris. = -
feIi 81 EraEti..er. "The heavy rain that
dii go - seSCon, on last Wednesday night
f0ilovi--1s.. tIefsnie damage to property. The
swsr - tSLluges on Yellow river were swept
si1ereS{ Us rs swollen streams which were con-
sso H. Lss1er than they were q few weeks
the nast - ~ bridge, near the railroad, one Of
Gcu ~ fS.s tentlal on the river, also q por-
sso CoTsaf shoals Bridge are reported gone;
over 1Ioal.efs bridge near the railroad
oertsi5iv' e river. is reported gone. This Is
AewtoT'y g = Sad occurrence to the people or
-l hockdale counties"
hero, -ee.less Banner gives an account of the
knOEr0 r0s..ll1et Of Ar. r. NJ Bloomfield a well
sccids,t' zen Of that city, as follows: '.An
ens o1 occurred yesterday morning in Ath-
hgsins, &c Cconee river, which came near
nasned 49, tragic end Two white boys
4opp aff.-, - ana Gam, and negro named
Just allow NJ -ed 70 cross the river in q bateau
vas sziftsr ~ ,t athens factory. The current
Rot iato ~. shsn they thoughl; and when they
Nnieh bs1' Al OF L just above the opening
Ne b.f. Oeen made IN the dam.
Nd Wsrt became unmanazeable
rtat Ssr,s,. down the stream with
over fhs ~ and plunged headlong
NO TIE - me three boys were thrown
@feam se.lg waters and carried down
1si1es their heads we're visible