Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-21

Walton Net1s: Last Monday lady came
70 Monroe and stopped at the hotel She wrote
note 70 Mr.. Jasper VI. Turner that she would
tened TO the hotel, and found t. his surprise
and JOY that il was Mrs. Martin, of Knoxville.
tennessee, his sister, whom he had not seen
Tor twenty five years We cannot find Ian
guage to describe the scene that followed" D"
Walton County Netcs Two drummers
LETT this place last week driving Joe Browns
horse They met the Walton train between
here and Monroe but had the horse unhitched
As the train neared them the horse reared and
Jumped, and broke loose the drummers' hold
The horse has not heen heard Of since. The
drummers boarded the train for Monroe"
Thomasyille Enterprise: Mr. John Willis.
OF Iowndes county, was shot in the back
accioentaly viii az Cherry Lake. A friend, Mr.
Finch. had rife in his hands, when il was
accidentally discharged, and the ball struck
Willis Just behind the shoulder. The wound is
serious but not mortal. This reminds US that
it is a crime in Georgia to point a gun or pistol
AT another In fun or malice, whether the gun
or pistol be loaded or unloaded."
Columbus Enquirer: About two o'clock
yesterday morning the gin house of Mr. W.
W. Snlpp, near Cusseta, ChattahOOchee county,
was discovered on fire. Despite the efforts of
the hands on the place and the neighbors the
1undlng and contents were soon consumed
BESIDES the gin. farm Implements, etc, twelve
oales OF cotton and eighty bushels OF oats were
burned. Six bales lying near the screw were
rolled on and saved. There was no insurance
mr. ohlpp mas no doubt but the fire was the
work OF an incendiary. No. 19."
Americus Republican: 'On Monday night
Rev W B. Merritt, living some ten or twelve
miles from Americas. wanted to pacK some
cotton. and while all Of his hands were stand
ing around on the outside OF the gin house,
struck match against the ou er wall Of the
lint room. Enough lint had accumulated on
the wall, aud il instantaneously ignited setting
the house on fire and DESTROYING it with the
screw, gin, three bales of cotton and three
nd k.rre1 .aIc .,F.
Everything is a total loss as there was no in
surance. Loss supposed to be five or six hun
dred dollars"
Rome Courier: "Mr. Hamilton Yancey in
formed our reporter that he had purchased for
MS father, Hon. b. @. Yancey, Of Athens the
plantation, three miles from the city, belong
ing TO Mr. John NJ. Berry and known as the
Mobiey place. It contains about nine hundred
acres, and the price paid was twelve thousand
dollars; He also bought the fine Glenn estate,
lying three miles from Cave Springs, in this
county. This last named plantation contains
seven hundred and twenty acres, and was
bought for nine thousand dollars. Both these
places are tine valley lands, and, in our opinion
were bought low"
Walton County Nei0s: "Mr ThOs. @. BIasin-
game saw in some newspaper a few weeks
since that two coats OF varnish on a water
melon would keep it nice and fresh till Chriss-
mas. He tried it on two fine ones aud they
rOtted in two weeks. He says the thing won't
work worth a cent. But he has made a won-
".
melons this year. The vines dried up after
the first melons had ripened. He cut the old
vines on about six inches from the roots.
ploTed and hOed the old stubs and now has a
finer lot OF melons than the first lot. If melon
vine can thus be made to yield two crops the
experiment is certainly worth trying"
HinesVille Gazette: IF TattnalI turns out to
be a county OF diamonds, it won't make much
difference il corn is two dollars a bushel We
had the pleasure OF examining the so-calIed
diamond found by Mr. Wiley Sharpe, of this
county. Its value was variously estimated all
the way from one dollar to two million Be
fore this it is in the hands OF the jeweler and
its genuineness tested II it is found TO be a
sure enough diamond, land in the vicinity
where Il was plOwed up cannot be bought for
i've hundred dollars per acre. As they may be
tOuHd IN other portions OF Tattnan, would il
not be good idea for all the young men who
are now engaged in cutting timber to lay down
the axe and 90 TO plowingi We know it would
be good idea il they would scatter a few oats
over the ground first There are millions of
dollars in the soil of old Tattnall, il a diamond
never is found there"
SandersviIle Herald: ut is with feelings %
sadness that We announce the death OF Colonel
l. J. smith, who for years has occupied a
very prominent position in our county, and
was popular with the masses President of
our agricultural Society and of our Fair
Ground Company for Vesrs he gave his time
bis money, and his influence to make them a
success Master Of the State Grange, he was
fully alive to the agricultural interests of our
state and county. He was a good citizen and
an upright man, energetic. enterprising and
public spirited. he accomplished much good.
He sold his handsome home in our county but
a few weeks ago and went to Florida where
he was Joined by his wife A bright future
seemed in store for him. Happy and joyous he
left his old home to sojourn among strangers,
aud there disease quickly overlook him, ard
death claimed him as his own. He has gone
from among us; we will miss him greatly; his
place we will be unable to I'LL. "
Atlanta Constellation sheriff Archer, of
Clayton county, came into Atlanta yesterday
morning and returned to Jonesboro in the af
ternOon with Tom Belts the murderer of Judge
Moore When Belts was taken to the car shed
he was heavily irOned, and attracted great
deal OF attention. just before the train left it
became generally known that Governor Col
quit had granted Belts respite until Friday,
November 4, 1881 The respite was granted on
account OF petition from Mr. Black. Belts at
tOrney, praying for accumulation OF the death
sentence TO imprisonment for life. The grounds
upon which the petition were made are five
fold and Of such character that the Governor
was unable to give them an immediate inveSti-
gatiOn, hence the respite. The news was glad
ly received by Belts who again owes a pro-
lOngstiOn of his life to the fidelity and per-
sistence of his attorney, Mr.. Black. Belts evi-
IDENTIFY breads his approaching doom, and will
die begging. Yesterday morning he aban-
dOned his idea Of starving and ate a good
square meal, the first since Friday"