Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
Georgia Affairs.

Georgia Affairs.
...,-,.s Council have passed a series Of
.,rs c5ndemning the parties who sent
.-...sss from that city in reference to its
I'M and affirming that there is little or no
.--of complaint on sanitary grounds
~-.fs5ry.a Car Company has decided to
aca- factory in Gainesville. The work
i- ding will soon begin.
i r-Vac5u T-feUaDb states that the Central
7r-st has effected purchase of the gas
II. al the foot Of Mulberry street. This
.--ra--s their purchases at that point. and
-.--r freight depOts will be begun at once,
said The price paid was twenty-nine
s,rld dollars. The gas company will build
ssvlsre.
-ts Columbus Enquirer says that one OF the
-rso,thst city has sold one jobber five hun
IA bsl-s IF goods The Eagle and Phenix
ns sali over a thousand bales Of plaids
-1g the past week.
rr5 Monroe youHg men made most mi
-r.7us escape last week from instant death.
.y we're sitting OF the banks CT the river,
alF
-z up. ana Iightnjng struck a tree only ten
rs from them. They were badly frighten-
ts1i considerably stunned, but not at all in
eI
ns Walton County Netrs reports that a sad
sut happ p-ned at the saw mill of DR.. j. 1.
a1sJu last Tuesday, which will disable for
r su industrious young man. Mr.. Frank
si, vas working at the shingle mill, and
Is zadeavoring TO remove a shingle which
81 caught 10 the saw, when his hand became
-s-zei and before he could remove it all
singers were badly cut, two having been
r-1,irely of
ls Townsville Enterprise learns that Mr..
b. Jones steam gin and grist mill we're de-
rayei by fire on last Saturday. The mill
ass good ore, and was uninsured. It caught
b from falling sparks.
-ds State Convention Of the Young Mems
-sHan Association began its session in At
Eta last night.
lie Sumter Republican states that at meet
zof the Board Of Directors of the Americus
EAssociation, on Tuesday afternoon, it waS
saiad that they would have no exhibition at
,iair grounds in Americas next fall.
ls Columbus Times reports that on Tues
y morning the two-story residence of Mr.. J.
Crawford. In Hamilton, was discovered to be
flames. and all efforts to check their pro-
rs proved futile. III a short time the whole
ding and most OF its contents were in
Is. The fire is supposed to have originated
n -
Ut 81 500, with an insurance Of 81, 400. Three
lies occupied the residence and shared in
sass Of furniture. clothing. etc.
L. Rome Courier states that Sam Zuber,
rst was found dead Monday evening on
,bsnk Of the Coosa, at Blacks Bluff The
7ofinquest found that deceased came to
death accidentally from gunshot wound
-s breast. oecasioned probably by taking
0aied gun by the muzzle and pulling it to-
r1him. as it was discharged by the lock
aaga a rock, or some impedi nent.
E.u.e is greatly stirred over the drowning
he little boy Williamson, whose body still
snths O0stanauIa. The search for il has
-s on since Monday. The Courier states
-scannon was carried to the river bank
81 where the lad was drowned and dis
8Egsd several times, in hopes by that means
ase the body. After this failed, the Noun
ACty steam fire engine was brought into
and bv forcing the nozzle TO near the bot
IF tie river. water was forced through il
-the full force Of the engine. This created
-5aclmmotion in the water. but did not
the desired effect. The parents are in
sgsatest possible distress, and every posi-
5II5iient is being reSOrted 90 for the re-
- Of his body. a diver has been sum-
-siir5m Mobile.
Issvils Enterprise: "a considerable
-1 Ct the Ott crop was harvested last
p The dry weather has cut the crop
7-r han IL would otherwise b we been. but
sI5l is letter than il was believed to be.
Leads generally are full, and the grain
HTFeL maturej. We believe the yield per
ss4 be up 70 an average"
ld1l Netrs. "Jhe West Point Railroad, not
5lt With declaring handsome DIVIDEND,
-71l-d TO issue debeuture ce- tihcates or
L bearing per cent. for the originsl
llt " the stock The original stock was
--A Thus it viii be seen that the stock
sH viii hereafter receive the seml-annusl
-zll Of per cent. and 6 per cent. on the
aGt Is per cent on the original invest
lie crater part OF the stock IS owned
lels aewnan and LaGraDge. MF. al
-..1s so EnareS. or a controlling interest
- tul shares he obtained with the Geor-
---r, a1. and sbl shares have been puI-
- since then Tie dividend on this
-a.s 90 S5sl. .U0l. or within SO COO OF enough
lle year rental Of the georgia halI-
1aa P0sf4ppeaI, sth instant: "LUcius
- cliQreu carpenter about forty e. o
se, cied suddenly tLis morning IN
--t-Aen's store. on StOnewaH street
~ y-i9rc clock, the hour for begin
- Heard was talking to Mr.. tieken IN
- ln reply to a question. Heard re-
49, DR. had eaten a hearty breakfast,
tt''ee-1g tlrst rate As he uttered these
et = silc-e body seemed to quiver, and
So Nle n3ef. Mr. Ficken dashed some
Z b. lace. AID, finding that his pulse
l-4I. doctor vas summoned Doctor
son srrived ard pronounced the man
D9runer Hillbuise vas notified, ana,
-ls a Jury DroL LNssded to investigate
er From the evid .SucS, It appeared
-7ltd had been a hard tHTinkers but quit
eyeral days ago. He Ma osce ~ the
-lal employ, aud was iuJurea 10
% that road last NoveUoers MS
aIed that Heard had never FELT well
-7 accident.
fAk'l.Nl Il 1E4AuCu
1S-.a = st4ppedl says: The last issue
--lVn Timber Gazette contains Wen
alQ most excellent sketch OF b. ID.
n the able and experienced CITY
=, 'le Savannah MORNING NEWS. mr.:
e. sOe Is native Of Baltimore. the son OF
5sllsled editor and brother or bril-
--aLst, as well as a practical printer
rsI culture. IL is not strange, tnere-
- Young man so happily surrounoeu'
10y trained in the art preservatlVe'
el9ae one of the most expert, SUP
t1l4 honOred city editors in the south.
- long and brilliant connection with
r-7Si NEws, and his editorship or tne
tiegrdn, issued from the same once.
'lson' 5 career has been worthy OF all
~ z private citizen he has filed many
sI sI lonor and trust, and in no instance
--iel 70 win merited commentator
- p their professional ability, private
so public services, elevate ann olgnlIy
-IH Estate and make the power OF
- ieis oslT for noble aims and honora-
~ correspondence Atlanta COHsttfu-
sy = IrGeIFeenvllle. MeriWesher county. on
"a .ohh INN L. shdttles. an ex-UGunty lLeals-
Our 5on,in-iaw Of the present ClerK %
assssII ~ sleriwetheF, Eas shot ana klteo
scr- ~. H., alias Toby Turner, a man WAo
is,ss leeted, but who has for years been
~ desperadO. There has for years
----ltNeen Nnufflau and Trrr-uar a deadly