Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
Georgia Affairs.

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Georgia Affairs.
s,,5ersville Is to have a new brickyard.
,bnf5ing in Macon known as "Stinson's
,.-- was consumed on Monday night.
,.,,rtir, 10 the Sandersville MgrcHrg, there
-Ib. about half q peach crop. and good
rsd Of apples, plums and blaekberries In
Washington county.
Tss-. are q1i.e a number Of insane persons
washington county, for whom no room is
th4hsd at the State Asylum.
7ta section of country west and northwest
q, rb5masvilIe was visited by refreshing
-,a and con .iderabIe hail on Saturday.
ri.ststed there are fifteen hundred acres in
melons along the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad.
There is 6 report that Thorn asville is to have
ansr -. At any rate. large quantity of
Inmber is being hauled 10 point near Mr.. s.
Smiths place, just out of town, and it is
said that it is for hotel
Our Surrency correspondent writes under
date Of the 18th inst: The crops have much
irproved within the past twenty days. Many
fields Of corn on the Altamaha are from six to
eighteen inches high. The fruit prospect is
more f4ttering than during April. 1t is con-
eeied that the peaches are in part uninjured-
tisvsry hot during the day, but the nights
are cool and moist Sheep shearing is in order
on the river, some parties shearing as many as
fifteen hundred. Mr. E E. Minis has a fine
stock OF merinos. and is the leading sheep
owner OF this section TIE Altamaha is very
Low. comparatively. The steamer Cumberland,
CAPTAIN Matthews, passed up the river loaded
with provisions from your city. She has long
been a desideratum among the jewellers on the
stream. and they are hopeful that she viii con-
unue her periodical trips as long as the river
sHayigabe.
Henry Love. Esq, of Pearson Ga, has been
appointed a Notary Public for Coffee county
by Judge Mershou, Of the Brunswick Circuit.
Mr.. Love is a vel known citizen, and his ap
poIntment will be Il great advantage to those
who have notarial usiness in his county.
The Swainsboro Herald states that Messrs.
Thompson and Heiudeu propose to bring the
railroad from Midwife to their mill. three miles
nearer to Swafnsboro. and later to the town it.
self, If they can command the money TO buy
the iron. They are satisfied that the timber
siu pay.
The Griffin Nesrs chronicles the death Of the
gator caught in the SGtilla river recently. 1t
measured i've feet in length.
The walters at the Kimball House, Atlanta,
rec ntly doffsd their aprons and left the hun
gry guests at the breakfast table to do as best
they might One OF their number had a diff
Guilty wish the management and quit. Matters
we're explained, aud the walters returned to
their duties
Rome proposes to have an old-fashioned
Fourth Of july celebration. An elaborate pro-
gramme will be arranged, and the leading
m litary organizations Of the State will be
invited to participate.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
have consented TO issue excursion tickets to
tIe Albany Free Fair, to be held on the Goth
aud 9th Of May by the Southwest Georgia In
dustriaI Association.
Macon Telegraph aud Messenger: 'The
Water Works Company has only 70 lay two
squares Of pipes on Third street. a line TO the
park ami about two thousand feet between
The two reservoirs, and the preliminary work
viii be complete"
Americas Recorder: "Mr. C. e. Clay says he
has 5ne hundred and Hfty acres of corn waist
high ami p.Oughed the second time, ami IS haif
over his cotton with the hoe the second time
The HuganOn place IS a good place, and gen
e-ally IA re forward by at least ten days than
any place in the county"
MnedgeviIle Z ion and X scoTder: willie
Caraker showed US on yesterday horse 5 tooth
sad TO o. one hundred aud forty years Old.
lie says It was sent TO him BY MS uncle,
Edward Pacetty. Of Savannah. who SlyS IL
came from the mouth of horse that belonged
70 Gsneral OglethOrpe."
The P0st-4pDeGi states that Mr.. Thomas F.
Black, the new Collector at ST. ilary will leave
Atlanta about the middle OF the week 10 take
charge Of his Office. Dir. Black IS not Tire sue
0f nm nHODte
appear 10 think but succeeds Mr.. j. NJ Rice,
who has held the Office for the past twelve
months, ever since Blodgett's suspension
The Sylvania Telephone says: "a negro la
borer in the employment OF Peterson & Lelgie =,
manufacturers of lumber. in this county, was
shot by the superintendent in an alteration
about his work. We learn that ne attacked
ms boss with an age and has suffered the PEN
ATTY OF his rashueSS"
Americas Recorder: "Pulaski superior
Court waS in session last week, and IL was ex
pected that the cass OF John Gunn, en- fseu
with the robbery, IN February last, OF rage l
Tie horse dr0yer, would come up Tor tFiaL put
L seems that the grand jury failed 70 ndd
Pill. and hence Gum goes free "
The HineSvile Gazette cOrrects an error into
which the NEWS fe inadvertently, VITA reIer-
eGce { the tea farm of Mr.. Joseph Jackson,
which IS in Liberty county and not IN Mcintosh
Ss stated. The Gazette says: "ine farm OF
Ar jackson is located about fifteen miles from
t1ls pace All that has been said a. 70 the
mas been demonstrated that the tea raised mere
viii compare fayorably with the best imported
article. While il lacks age TO give lt tnat oen-
cate aroma which is so highly priced, IL mas
Fhree times the strength of the teas Wblcn are
zosd in our markets at a dollar pound
IEe Columbia AdreTfEser says; The Trippe
slfing fish pond = bound 20 % success.
Already shares enough have been taken 10
about build the dam the land has been for
maiy decided TO The shareholders ana All tnat
nov remains TO be done IS 20 build Lne GAIN
aud secure the carp, the former OF Whlch VIII
De done IN & few weeks-the carp ctnno. De
hGf be ore II - The advertiser further rises
90 Trnark hat the sayanneh WEEKLY NEWS
IS the test paper In the zts"
Telegraph and Messenger HTns Isanler
House has been leased for i've years 70 MsSsEs.
4 Il Powell aud J. s. Stewart on the following
terms. The teSSess 70 pay In rent Tor the Ss-
Enlistment -, 6oJ peg yesr for two years. and
StulJ per year for the remaining tarse, Win
ssAe privilege Of giving il up at any tine. Ins
leSsees viii take possession on June ISL, al a
Ionllnal rent until October LIST, when the regu-
,ae lease viii begin. The papers nave not Se'
been signed
The Telegraph and Messenger reports thas
eeFy on Tuesday morning fire was discovery
.ss4lng from the store OF Christian bE0s., II
--e northwest corner OF the Old cocr1 A ossSssss
square IN Macon So rapid was the spreAo "a
lie mes that litlIe or nothing was seNe,n.
me three occupants OF the upper rooms PLY lily
SSseSled Oy leaplng from their WINDOWS ~
buildings the walls OF which were unlnJurSo.
vas ne property of Mrs W. Morgan ste
sstock was insured with Mr II. l. JeEett 70.
SSoyt- The loss upon the building was about
SsVoJ, and upon the stock ED
Aillsdgeville linton and Recorder; .rns
week has been very dry and the sun snone as
intensely in the middle OF June. All crops
A<e needing rain snd gardens are SUFFERING
sew planters. who were SO fortunate as 10 get
spa r e eossoa IN early are esy enoppsas sI ~
cotton Is not vet I'D and the soil Is packed,