Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-13

warm-no difference between summer ana
winter. Soffee and ginger are the only money
crUpS. Inc people live on fruits and case
das,' kind of root something like the sweet
potato These crops are never gathered hnt
taken from the ground as they are wanted for
food Bioughs are not used in the cultivation of
the land. Lige saws a cotton seed plante5
when they arrived, ten years ago made a large
stalk, which grew like a tree and was gtiII
growing ana bearing cotton when he left. The
people have no stock. The natives subsist IN
nude state-living upon the natural products
or the land, snd are separated by tribes which
nate each other and are continually at war.
he does not think the country is improving
any. as the main efforts of the imniersnfs al
ter they have seen the country are devoted to
plans or means TO obtain money to return to
the United States on. But we saw last Nor
day a letter from Prince Williamson II bie
father, old Jim Williamson, of this county.
teiung him that Liberia is a great country and
there" ''''
R. r. has been selling at $40 to Sl5s. until last
Saturday nearly all Of it was in the hands of
the directors, when 1t bounded up to the fancy
price OF S237 per share. The stockholders who
disposed of their shares feel that the directors
have done them injustice by not apprisine,
them OF the value OF the shares The thing Is
somewhat complicated, and we do not under
stand the situation fully enough tn advance
comprehensive views regarding the action OF
the directors. AT any rate the directors who
had be n elected by the stock holders 10 man
age the finances OF the road. were eager TO
buy the shares at $780, A widow in IaGraDge
was advised to sell. ami by doing so lost s.. .O0O
Many regret that they sold. A few parties are
speaking Of instituting suit against the direc-
tors. but whether or not they can realize any
thing by so doing we do not know"
Bitlloca Banner: sheriff Thos. Fl. Waters
resigned his Office on last Saturday He ex-
poets to enter the mercantile business in Cohb
Town. Tattnail county, with Mr.. Kit Purrish y
Eastman Times: "a few days ago while Mrs
7 -FF r
some guinea eggs in dish preparatory for
cooking. she was greatly surprised on emptv-
ing the contents Of one egg to find that in Al
dition to the usual white and yok, that it also
contained a small egg about the size Of a conn
mon bird egg. with perfect she'll and about
/ the shape and color Of a guinea egg This egp
/ (the small one) was exhibited to the writer nv
/ Mrs b from whom we obtained the abova
| there was nothing specially noticeable about
| the egg before breaking it. except that il was
larger than the average guinea egg"
| Bulloch Banner: ''Not long since Mr.. John
| Bird put a rife ball in the head Of a gator
| measuring eight feet three inches The gator
/ when shot was in the millpond of Mr. A 7
| Bird. and Mr.. John Bird was at least hundred
| yards distant when he made the shot"
! Macon TELEGRAPH. 11th inst Yesterday n
| little negro girl offered for sale at EzzslTs a
/ diamond cravat pin, of which she could give
no account other than that she Was to sell it for
/ two dollars Mr. Ezzell immediately took il in
| charge anu HOllIleu Lieutenant WSlle If the
/ police force. an officer was sent 70 the girI's
| home and she was arrested. She then stated
/ she had found the pin in front of Mr. Cicero
/ Tharpe's house. Inquiry revealed the fact
/ that il had been lost there by Mr.. Charles Bart
/ lett in March last, while getting into his
buggy"
Dublin Post: Dublin turned out en- nldsse
/ on last Wednesday TO witness the launching of
/ the much talked-of boat which Mr. A. b. Tap
| ley had invented and built at Scarborough s
1 To he lad hu q
| lever, geared to the paddle wheels. While ii
was not exactly a success as tried for the first
| time, good many believe il can be improved
/ and made TO do good work"
Newman correspondence Of the Constitution:
| The remains OF a little child, which were
| buried twenty two years ago. were removed in
our cemetery ana placed by the grave of its
father, Meredith Kendrick, promising lawyer
| OF this place, who was killed in the Confede
| rate service. On taking the plate from the
| top Of the metallic coffin through the glass the
| child was seen with every feature just as per.
! feet as the day it was put in the q ave. In its
| hands was the little bouquet of flowers which
| was put there upon It's burial day, perfectly
| preserved. Its cheek was slightly more ford
until three days after death, and was IheI
brought from Fayetteville to this place fol
interment "
Valdosta Times: ''Mr Henry Banks and
others will apply TO the Legislature for char
ter for the Milltown Branch Railroad. We
know nothing as to the particulars of the
project, or as to what point it is proposed tC
| strike the Savannah. Florida and Western
being the nearest point. such a road TO Val
dosIa would be a benefit to the place, anC
steps taken in the right direction in time
might secure it. We have private assurance
that the road will be built"
Columbus Enquirer-Surl 1cth inst: 'sYes
terdGy Mr.. John W. Threlkeld, steward of the
| POOR house. was found dead near that place by
the side of branch. He was in his shirt
,rr1 frs -
side of a tree when found. An inquest was
held over the body yesterday Afternoon anC
the verdict Of the jury was that he came tC
bis death from natural causes. 1t is o -esumec
that he died OF paralysis OF the heart
Americas Recorder: "AIr Gullford Gunter
of DOoly, relates TO US the sad death of a crazy
old lady in that county. She came from this
side of the river above here. Her habit was
to 20 from house to house and spend the night
| unless shelter refused a few nights ago
in the vicinity of Vienna, she lay down by q
burning log TO sleep. and during the night
! took fire. She was found dead next morning y
Arlington AdUance: I'VE saw this years
corn last Wednesday which was ripe enough
to be ground into meal. II was raised by Mr.
Jas. Taylor, who lives on Dry Creek, in Early
| county. eSayS he plan ed pint of it on the
| 18th CT March and on the first of this month
gathered seven and a hal bushels ready for
mill"
Athens Banner. "a few days since, Madi
son Davis, Surveyor of Customs of the port OF
I
filled. Without any trouble he found four ol
the best and most substantial citizens OF
Athens, who readily signed it. This is very
creOltable 70 the appolntee. The bondsmen
are Messrs. r. L. Moss, James White, Pope
Barrow and Goodloe H. Yancey."
Americus Republican: 'Dr. Thomas H
Stewart, the Ordinary of Sumter, has a dogEoi
more than ordinary qualities He possesses
sense, so to speak, like a man. A few days
ago Jack, the dog, went into the corn field
where the hands and the doctors children
were succoring corn After watching them
for while Jack, tired of idlensss. went to
work TO. He would take hold of the succors
with his mouth, and falling to break them off,
would scratch them off. His work amused
the others, but he was earnest and persistent
in it
Meritrether Vindicdtor: "Burwell McGe
hee, colored, who ran of last February a yeal
| ago because Of a charge against him for
gambling and robbery, has been at large ever
since. Recently our sheriff heard that he was
living near the railroad bridge over Flat creek
in TrOup county, and that he defiet arrest
Last Saturday night party went to his house
| aud hailed Burwen came to he door with &
double barrel shotgun. He told the party he
had heard of their coming, and was prepared
for them. Said he might be arrested in pieces
but could not be carried OFT entire. During
the parleying, one of the parties, with long
heavy stick got within striking distance oi
Durwell, and by well directed blow stretched
the boasting bu ly on the ground. Two oil
three attacked the prostrate darkey at once
and he was soon secured, brought 10 Green
Vile and lodged in jail to await the August
term of the Superior Court
Americus Republican: "Americus has re
ceiveu over the Southwestern Railroad up tC
date, about two hundred and forty car loads
twenty-five thousand pounds to the carol
corn. and four thousand six hundred tons oi
guano- As a set on for this she has shipped
over thirty-one thousand bales Of cotton"
Atlanta Post-Appedl: Pos al cards and let
ters received from every county in the State
indicate a tremendous temperance boom
Counties are already holding meetings and
| selecting delegates to the State Temperance
Convention, to be held Ia Atlanta on the
fourth Of July, and the prospects are favOra
BILE for large convention, composed of the
best men in the State. lt is generally under
stood that the convention will prepare an
address. asking the Legislature for a general
local option law. but il is quite probable that a
minority address will be issued iu favor OF
| total prohibition. Politicians in the Legisla-
| ture viii recolIect that their term OF office
expires with the end OF the July session. and
| many of them will be in favor of staving of
| definite action on the temperance question in
order to make it an issue ia the campaign of
next year"
| Americas Republican: ''On Wednesday night
| Mr. George w. Horne caught an alligator on a
| set hook. made for the purpose by James Ellis,
| of this city, ami attached to chain, baited
| and put in the river near where these animals
| come out to depredate on his hogs. The gator
measured twelve feet in length, and weighed
over three hundred pounds.
VIreOrdss Waterman: "On Friday last Mr.
| L G. Oliver met with a serious and almost
| fatal accident. II seems that while on q drift
| of timber to Darlen he stopped at Grays land
| ing for the purpose Of spenssing a short time
| with his family Preparatory to making q
| fresh start he got into bateau with his gun
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