Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-30


sauIt upon her, has passed the Senate. Like
wise. one 90 make il a misdemeanOr to carry
Intoxicating drinks to any public gathering
Mr r. Paine, in the Legislature, has pre-
scented a petition claiming that the sale Of
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad by the
Governor was fraudulent, and that he is the
lawful purchaser It was referred to the
Committee on Railroads
Several water mills about SandersSille have
been unable 10 grind on account Of the
drought and consequent scarcity Of water
The Legislature has now made it penal even
70 point a gun at another person. Fools must
be checked somehow.
A Darieu correspondent writes US under date
Of July asth. that a boiler exploded at the
Doboy mills Of the Hilton Timber and Lumber
Company. killing three colored men and badly
iniuring one white man. Particulars could not
be obtained beyond the fact that the boiler was
new and the bursting thought to he the result
OF carelessness. Loss supposed to be heavy
upon the company
Our Eastman correspondent writes: While
the State, according TO 1Ir. stephens state
ment, is becoming poorer every year. Dodge
county is growing richer, as shown by an in
crease Of S-glasl in her taxable property over
thirty-two polls Now many counties in the
STATE can beat this Our population is nearly
equally divided in whites and black, and if the
property OF the county was equally appor-
TONED it would give over SOD to each poll. Our
people are industrious, thriving and independ-
ent almost TO a man."
Macon has received up 10 date o. So bales Of
cotton The stock on hand by actual count
is 2.1-i bales.
MA. G.. Butts is revising Butts map Of
Georgia. It has been ten years since any al
tsrations were made in it. The work, with all
new towns and railroads, and with the atti
tudes OF every railroad station, will appear in
about sixty daYs.
Sparta IsIur4IIfe. There is no need 10
buiid "a new asylum at Gainesville. or at any
other point Let the present asylum be Ell
la-ged. This is no the interest oil economy ana
effectiveness
Dublin Post. "a col9red bov got badly allga-
tor bIt at }Irs. VIM. W alker'S last saturday
The boy was muddying when tue alligator
tackled him, biting his legs IN many places Sc
verely."
Dublin Post. Just over the Laurens line,
one day last week. in Emanuel. a gentleman
named burden got his horse bitten hy a rattle
snake At first it wa thought the morse would
die. but after two or three Jay OF intense SUI
ferinE, he recovered
Athens BaHuer: Hon. Emory Speer has e
the establishment Of post oEic- az Pioneer
Pauer Mills has been granted. The office IS
called Paper City, and Mr.. W. ID. Griffith is
Postmaster
T,r4sbo-o Ve,~s. The Clerk Of the Superior
Court OF this county has recoriel mortgages
TO the amount % more than thlrty-elEnt mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars since the
first OF January last
Sparta Ishmuelite. "The authorities in some
OF the counties In North Georgia seem TO be
Mormon sympathzers- IL is within their power
10 protect their communities from the macni-
nations of these emiss slrles OF the devil 1T
fh-v will not exercise their own power, then
let the people protect their families in their
own way
Warrenton clipper; According to the
census the p0pula ion of WarrentOn has risen
from 631 60 0-3 within the last ten years An
addition of four hundred inhabitants every ten
years would so bring our town up 10 a cry
This is a fine show ing where prohibition exists.
Comparatively few towns or cities have made
better progress
Wavnesboro Erp0sit0r; Dennis Mackabee,
colOrel living on the Wesley Jones place,
came iuto town Monday pretty badly di>fig
ured It seems that Dennis and colore1 ctii-
zsu Jack Turner hy name. got into an alterca-
tipn. and Jack struck Dennis back handed
Iick with a stick of wood, iuhicting painful
vrruud Dennis was seeking the aid OF the
law"
Wavuesboro Herald: We are informed that
the rigest for Burke county. Just completed,
will show an aggregate increase in the amount
of taxable prop rty returned Of nearly half
astonishing. when consider the evident fact
that our people are really no better of than
lest wear as TO the amount of property
owned
WatkinsviUa tfrquce. '.3Ir. NJ l. Branch
sent TO our Office ON last Friday a stalk of corn
measuring thirteen feet four inches from
where ir left the ground i'm grow ing to the tip
from which the tassel expanded IL grew on
old field land. whiln was cleared since Christ
mas was planted i'm April, without fertilizing.
and contained three ears. two Of which were
very large and well hlied-
Cochran Enferprise- Mr.. Green Wood at
Nfoblev'S Crossing, on the branch road 10
HawkiuSvile, planted in the spring four acres
in watermelons and has sold up 10 now Slef 80
worth and has any quantity on hand and feed
iug them TO his stock He cuts OF the old
vines when they cease bearing and they take
on fresh growth. and he VIII have fine crop
of late melons if the seasons are favorable.
Dublin Post. The weather has for several
weeks been hot and dry almost beyond prece-
dent CrOus are fearfully burnt The cOndi-
of the crops in the county IS variable We
hear farmers estimate that from a half to two
thirds of a corn crop Will be made The cot
ton crop prospect grows glOomieT daily, and If
seasons continue as uufavoIable as they have
been for three weeks. the cotton, and
potato crops will De an almost total failure
Columbus Times: I'VE had another gooi
rain yesterday morning From all around
come reuOrts Of copIous rains, and the farlrers
are happy Mr.. Cheek, the matt carrier from
this city T. Florence. reports that good rains
have fell all along the line. with the exception
of about six miles between James estOwn and
HannahstC HE where they have had but little
ne saws the crops are excellent, and he does
not think that he viii suffer for corn and fod-
der with which TO feed his horse next year.
sandersville Herald: ON Thursday even
ing Miss Lois Wood, a daughter OF Mr. Mat
thew n Wood. Of this county. while using
I-sr,sene oil i'm kiudiing a fire. was Sc
riOusiv il not fatally burned Her clothing
taking fire alarmed her so that she ran TO
where Young man was plOwing. near the
house who aided iu -Xtluguishing the flames
She is badly burned on one side. and from the
severity Of the shock there Is danger OF iBfi3m-
nation OF the brain me unI IrI unate victim
OF this distressing accident is about fifteen
wears OF age. The horse the young man was
blowing took fright as the young lady With her
clothingin flames approached and ran away,
but without serious result
Macon telegraph. Thursday passers along
the street gazed curiOusiy upon long line or
carts ard wagons. which finally paused in front
OF the store of AIessrs- Prices Sons. where a
yoOdlv stock Of provisions was laid in Inquiry
revealed the fact that the carts were from the
plantation OF Mr. James, OF the firm Of W ID.
Grant & Co. in jefferson county. and bound
for a point in Captain Z + Park lands. seven
mi es from Macon A force Of cons lets arrived
at that point in the morning, and IA IeW
minutes the sound Of the axe was heard, and
the Macon and Brunswick extension was
begun This force is portion Of the cOnvicts
leased 20 Grant & Co. The force Is now en-
gagged in clearing the right OF way.
Macon Telegrapa: 'On last evening the po-
Ice made a raid upon Tybee and succeeded in
arresting Alfred Searcy, who Is charged with
being lodged in Jail Searcy was informed that
he was sccused Of shooting Judge Lundy two
years ago. He Instantly replied, 1t warnt
two year ago IL was last year The officers
making the arrest were Hurley, Wylie. Fennel.
Bishop and Martin There was a reward offer
ed Tor Searcy by the citizens of Howard dis
trict"
Cuthbert Eatsrptise- Tuesday afternoon OF
last Week. as Miss DOsia Stewart. daughter Of
Pr. Dan stewart OF this county was passiug
through the yard, the lightning strucr a tree
some six or eight feet from where She vas
standing at the time The shock was very Sc
we're She was thrown prOstrare uDoD tbe
ground speechless, helpless and uucSnscious
She was taken almost az once into the bouSa
BY her father and efforts made To restore her
TO life It was fully fifteen minutes before the
least sign OF life could be detected At the end
Of this time she made some little show Of con
scfousneSs. and the evidences Of returning life
increased until she appears now 10 be nearly
we'll"
Columbus Enquirer. There are many OF
which We have reason 10 be proud. and not a
teW that deserve our gratitude. Besides our
commercial interests. manufacturing interests,
increased population, and many gifts OF the
GODDESS OF Fortune. there is another Being to
whom We should rasr,r,, fI,srI-g 60 fba health
OF our people. In this respect We are
ciassed the second city in the union. Our broad