Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-18
Registered at the Post OEhee In Sa-
Vsanah as Second Class Matter.
Georgia Affairs.

ters Cf the Fourth Estate, contains pleasing |
one OF Blr. Frank V. Evans. late OF the Albany
Netrs and advertiser 1t will be followed by
that Of Rev. John ". Burke. Of the WeslegGn
Christian AdUOcGte-
The Augusta EreaiHg NeJos narrates the cir
cumstances attending the death in that city Of
Mr.. John o. Price, who fen from fourth story
window headforemOst upon the pavement and
was instantly killed. He was native OF Phi'a-
delphia. barkeeper in the Augusta Hotel at the
time Of his death, and popular with those who
knew him Il was shown that he could not
have been intOxiC ated, and while it is not
known no = he came to take the terrible fall. it
is believed that he was in the window 10 cool
and fell cut, or that he jumped out Of bed in
somnambulistic state aud plunged through the
window. He was addicted to walking in his
sleep.
The clerks in the Macon post office publish
card deny ing that they were assessed by the
Postmaster and his assistant to pay Jeff Longs
expenses, but the Telegraph thinks the card
an evasion, and adheres 10 the statement OF ifs
reporter
A Dougherty county farmer has sent to the
Nelrs and advertiser a well matured ear Of
the Early Dent variety of corn. to prove that
farmers in that section can bridge over the
midsummer scarcity Of cora by planting this
variety Many farmers in Georgia do that
very thing, but there are als) many Who do
no, and We commend the advice Of the Dough
erty farmer.
The AfadisOniGn records frightful scene in
the running away OF the horse OF Mr.. Reuben
ssff5ld. attached to a buggy, in which he was
returning 10 the city with his little daughter
Julia. Mr. SsffOId was first thrown out by the
vehicle striking a tree, and had the inexPTessi-
BILE bOrror Of seeing the frightened animal
wildly plungirg through the forest with his
precious little daughter still in the buggy,
moment later to be hurled out and against a
tree. She was dreadfulIy mangled. but the last
account gives hope of her recovery.
Mr.J. H. Fitzgerald. Of Stewart county. re-
ports the appearance Of csterpillars in num-
bers on his place upper Fitzgerald'sl on the
river. as yet little or no damage has ben
done.
The Eastman Times says a Mrs DOgan. living |
at Surrency. Macon and Brunswick Railroad,
was murdered by her husband on Wednesday
last They had a fight and her neck showed
that she had been strangled in the contest.
Soon after. the neighbOrhOOd was alarmed oy |
the cry. Come here. come here. my wife is
diving " This brought all within he ring TO dis
cover the dead wife, with three children, the |
youngest six weeks old. The murderer. was /
arrested and lodged in Wayne county jail
The CartersviIle papers are in mourning for |
the death Of Col. Abba johnson, a prominent |
LAWYER and valuable citizen of that place
The Hawkinsville Dispatch reports the death /
Of Mrs Sarah West, aged GO; Mrs Charlotte |
McDufie. aged So and Mrs. McNeil, mother Of |
Mr.. W J. McNeill, Of that city.
A letter from a prominent gentleman in
Thomas county says: I'VE are having fine
seasons Of rain, and crops show well Thomas
county will make a plentiful corn crop this
year, and if the present Legislature will come
10 the relief Of the farmers by passing an act
relieving provisions from levy and sale for
three wears it will prove the salvation Of agri-
culture and bring solid relief and prosperity to
every department and occupation in Georgia
1 shall make enough corn this crop on my
ffteen-aere farm. all planted in corn. to last
me three years. How does that look for bread?
Yet farmers will persist in planting more than
they can cultivate.
A conductor on the Georgia Railroad very
properly elected passenger from one Of his
cars the other day for taking eff his coat in
the presence of the ladies' and refusing 10 put
il on. The gentleman hailed from Pennsyl-
vanis-
There is considerable sickness about Green's
born. mostly bilious and remittent fever,
diarrhRa, etc.
The Oglethorpe Echo mentors one Lord
Cecfr- who it believes to be Yankee adven-
turer. claiming to he an English lord. going
about preachirg to the negroes and advising
them 10 force their way into the society Of the
white people. Parties who heard him think
he is deranged- It is very likely, for "StaI-
vvartism" has produced full crop Of crazy
ceIebrity-seekers like Guiteau-
Colonel WhittIe, Of LOwndes, has introduced
a hill in the Legislature to incorporate the
Hawki-sviIle and Florida Railroad via Val
dosta The object is to connect with charter
in Florida from Deadman's Bay 70 the Georgia
line via Madison.
Stote Zine Press: 'iSome cf the farms
ground West Point have had no rain for weeks.
and the corn is withered beyond recovery. The
showers have been partial
Post ApDedI: Report saws that Joe Brown
vsfned and dined and otherwise III treated the
pOor fellows Of the Legislative Penttentiary
Committee during their trip to his Dade coal
mine camp
on SUNDAY over an elopement which occurred
on Saturday night The parties were MIS-. Cor
ley, married woman, and SlE- see L-SosT.s' -
a Young unmarried man. Mrs corey mas re,
turned TO her home The Whereabouts OF
Roberts are unknown
Henrv County Weekly: in this immediate
neighborhood crops have sleEeG ,iI 4 sgrlSH
hut favorable. Even with the most propitious
seasons from now on our farmers say they can
not make more than half crop
Cutbbert Appeal: Mr. y S. Brown. who
has inst returned from a trip tn -Ough The low
country says he never saw finer crops than in
portions Of Calhoun and Baker counties. He
savs things are lively on the line of the Blakely
extension the grading is being pushed forward
rapidly and the iron being delivered. Blakelv
will soon rejoice over the completion Of this
road"
Cs,tbbert AppeaI: 0Blr B. F. Lokey, who
lives near the line of QuiJman and Clay. was in
town last Wednesday, and said the caterpilars
had made their appearance in his cotton, but
were not injuTing il very much The grass
worms. he stated, were deyouring the Young
and tender cotton and committing considerable
Damage"
valdosta Times. There was severe gale
n OIlsIssv's : last Monday. The wind unroofed
several houses, blew down barrel factory,
threw q large number OF trees and came near
running two cars loaded with melons on at
the switch. an oppOrtune cross-tie thrown IN
'front.' of the wheels preventing H.
TbamaSviHe Times: "Mr Y Hirt has be-
tween thirteen and fourteen hundred fruit
frees growing. beside grape vines without
number. He will soon have, IL indeed be has
not already, one Of the best paying places
aro1nd town. His system demonstrates what
ran be done on small area OF land Such
men as Hirt, Sanford Stark. Blackshear,
Farnadoe and Mckay viii revoludOnize this
aaction.
Hawkiusvllle Dispatch: I'VE are informed
p Dir. Henry A King. OF this place. that he
cQntemplates going upon the stage during the
roning autumn, and is now in correspondence
Nlth Edwin Booth, the noted and popular New
4ork tragedian. who has written him offering
Inn place in October. Mr.. King informs us
t1at ne Is al present perfecting himself in the
|celeorated plays OF Hamlet, Macbeth and other
ebakespearean pieces and comedies"
Greensboro Herald: THE chief business in
.Iir criminal courts is now furnished bv the
Tarkies-Quite 10 the annoyance of those who
- Interested in their labor. The truth Is this
rnstoua laborers OF this class have OF running
&n the courts on account OF every petty diff
rrlty and brOil they have among themselves is
Ietting to be public nuisance, and should be
discouraged by both lawy ers and magistrates -
Augusta Evening Netcs: "On last Monday,
Hrhile Mr. BENJAMIN Ward, young mau living
bout fvemiles from Gordon, on the Central
laiiroad. was leaving his work he was killed
u lightning. Mr. Ward was riding just in ad
ance Of his brother, when his brother saw his
lole "a ], but thinking the mule had stumbled
nu Ialien and nothing serious had happened,
p % where they were both lying, end turning
.rula WAS killad afeo