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

The corn crop in this region Is the s0rriest
have ever seen in this county. Il seems
rhzr cur corn fields are smiften al over with a
small w1-m l-esemu uIirg the wel known cut
-s=51zl} --Ez1a z-5fss IN the stalk a. the top Of
the ground and eats OUT the pith until it falls
down o. is blown down b. the frs passing
breeze. This Is Why corn is 50 small. True we
have had very dry weather. but have seen as
long dry spells before, but have never, in ny
recollection. seen corn as sory. There is not
one stalk in fifty thzt has not been damaged
more or less by the worm. This is the third
s0rry corn crop in three successive years, an1
feel warranted In szyiug that, With the bes.
q seasons, We cannot make over one-haIf Of q
crop Of corn We shall have % 20 hack 70 the
% rule. all cotton and 10 corn, which rule. I
8 init doa't ~orz weI. but it seems we cant
make c9rn. Cl-t0l is small but looking vel.
and bids fair for = good average yield Cotton
Is very uncertain cro-. bur 70 ia our depend
enc= nos. and Il II fails. good by John We
are sadly 10 want OF rain
u IS row clearly Indicated that Hon. Alex
al5er Il Stephens j. engaged on new book
Whi-h is % he pushed through. IL possible,
during the Pr sent summer. We a-e glai OF
i-. az hope that. uotxi-h landing the danger
20 ones reputation OF 100 mu h b3ok-making.
the great comm0ner vii leave nothing IN
s2ii. that his people may sfterEard wish he
hs1 said
The Fourth vas big with the fate OF
Rome. II Lot with that Of Cesar. The Courier
gives glowing account Of the grand proceed
iuEs,a1d says. not within the memory OF any
Roman was there ever seen as many visitors
--- -a.
Atw-lve hundred acre farm. one hours ride
from the f1urishinE town of Americus. Is
offered Tor sale at three dollars per acre. I.is
sad % be one Of the best in that fertile SEC
ti5a. Ths- ought 70 be cheap enough for any
t05y
TIE CsssviLe nctetsker Ct the Fres Press
says I'VE are going o have q cotton factory
on Town Run creek soon" He als5 advises
farmers, u0w that the harvest Is over. 70 SOW
their wheat s-ubb.e fields in peas. This is a
good suEzes-0n-the pess viH improve the
SOL IL never gathered for use.
The farmers % Thomas county held another
meeting on Monday last. with Dr. J. P Turner
for President and z J. Mcintyre Secretary.
Hon J. l. Seward. Captain r P Davis. Joshua
Carroll AMI Colonel J. L Linton addressed the
assembly II was decided 70 call a grand mass
meeting e J1e farmers Of the county for the
2l-h inst, az which Z me viii be discussed
measures Tor improving the couditisn cf
Th1uzs county farmers
The Swzinsooro Herald says tha. Elijah
Moore brought his wool clip 70 town and real
iz-5 SF-l ty the sale
The Stlr says the gardens about Coving-o on
are pretty vel all dried up. ard vegetables win
ne "a
soon
EJrlr1s 4duerifser; There was 50 'entld
rain On last THURSDAY in many portions Of the
county. Corn and cotton are growing As Eell IS
car te expected. and Il DO uu-oWar1 2cc.leuI
bauueus- there - promise Ot q good crop Win
z-ssonahle showers through the present.
meath. a corn crCp fsr In excess oI the lsst
siu BE made"
llouteEur1s Weekly Farmers from ali SC
tons report the crop prqspsct ne best
con and Dcoly COUNTIES than has been made in
tEeutF years in a single season 4 rloe through
these counties has assured Us q the fact
Cartersviue Free Pres we have authority
for saying that tie Adairsville cotton ulill 5
pavfnr Il u,-r cent dividend Der anEum. and
We learn that Messrs. Nezch & Co. have been
50 prosperous in wheat griuoi1g that they are
building reE mill with the vieE OF eularEIrg
their already extensive business
On school examinations q writer il the Grif-
fin Nelrs says 'Nith regard 20 the public ex-
aninztions We wOull say WY 10 90 away
with them alrogether- Ihey accomplish hard
Ir anything they were INTENDED for; they ac-
compli-h several things that are very VI 1ersir-
abe. Let US have private examinations, and
eLaUinari n 10 writing Let Us make those
examinations men s1methI1g- In the o-1
Bingham school l- ussd 70 be 81 Interesting
sight on s June morning 70 see ciaSs Ct
f1urteeu-y ear Old bows come lEro the eTamlns-
flou N1Cu. bringing tbelr tables and pens and
pzp-r- hey Wlul1 give a sesrchlrg- eager
l0oE az the back board. pull on their c-a-s.
and draw up % their tabl=s % work their way
through that examination and into the next
class- There wzs something strong aid so-l1
about il. and it ma1e them self reliznr let Is
have graded CLASSES Ant, thanks 10 the
teachers. The classes IN the sam Bailey serr1
almost Ersce1 now With a little smputatinE
and trimming We could have four academic
classes and then department for th- begin
ner"
Thomasviile EHtsrDriss: Or. J. H Coyle re-
ceivel q ie-re- fen DAYS ago slm-uorlng the
late Tnos. C. Lehane 70 appear Al West Point
on The zith OF August Z h rezu ar appolntee
from this district mad failed 70 pass the ex-
animation, and the caletship vas II c1nse-
queuce tercered 70 young 4ebaEe. Tbs had
been looked forward 10 bF Tom and his friends.
and he had fuilr prepared himself Tor The
usual critical examination But Tor tie inter
position Of the fell dss rover. Tom would son
have been a student a. this lAusJrlous school,
and. with his bright intellect AM high amti
tiOn. would. We dOuor not, have met the
briEhtes- hopes OF kindred and fEleu1s and
CovirEron .Srrr. a negro woman named
sarah Roberts vas killed by her niece Martha
R1-erts. on last saturday evening. about
twelve miles from COyingtou. on Mr.. Frank
Eent's place. in y alton county
These f-eus from the Athens Wdtchm1u,
The Me-hodlsus had forty-two accesslons %
the church iu Athens during the recent revival q
and raised 5000 % improve the church build
iuz-Ihe venerable Dr. Llpscomo mas oeen
c,lite iil for several dags--lWo Old ana Falua
Ole citizens d=sc-JudEe sanders W Coloerl
near Dau.elsvills. and Gr. John h Colt near
The city
GsInssvile S1nfkr0H: 1t IS credita6le .
,-fr CIV 70 sav that there Is not vacant usgei-
fr- IN he c0rpCrate limits It IS not cre dlla1le
~ rEose Eho have money 10 build cottages 70
sgv that they d. lot DO 50. wen eo1eoooF
hulld a5ou- q dozen c. 50 OF fa-l1-s sl--s-
SARA Tssusnelffe. If the oWuzrs u oid.
,r-rn our fields we're % plant them IN plum
tr-es th-y would md 3 dou5.e prott N the
II-5ces-fnz The plu-ns E0ul1 furnish excel
ient food for hogs. and the land would be
gradually reclaimed
Atlanta ? sf--sD1saI. Thousands Of circu-
lars Wzre dislrIUulec n the country towns
-rsr Atlanta saturday and sunday, sn1ounc-
f-- thar General Grant vas here and would
gnlak % tie cOloTs1 people AZ the capitol a. y
,-.iv-f g--r AZ numbers q Ignorant colore1 peo-
ne sDi accounts for the presence OF 80 larSe
= rroEd in the city yestercay- Such a sWln9ie
l. "a outrage, and the perpetrators o1 i &c
ere the strongest c 1ndemnaTlon-
ssa-ea rz71srffsiffc1l- There l. little doubt
n rEe-e Is auT-rrsr the legislature VIII
r1romprlv pas bil providing FOR TIE oilli1l 2 :
az a nev lunatic aSy alifz1- or 50 charging tL1
oId one thai II VII properly scconl L--o1ale TIE
patients
spsrra Tskulaellte- There are helds Of cot
- n rhfs county that have not YET Gesl
--T--z4 .7va- The owners have pr0la1iy con
l.5--5a5 rhar What they desired % raise E-as :
i-s-esi 81 cotton II 50, We Eish 70 shake
sasDds with them across TIE bloody ehasIn
susrts Issmaslite- There : going 70 oe =
chsnze for tie better IL the agrlcullural q
methods Of some Of the hAncocA iaT-l =
The LrFrnelsfs has IsbOred faithfully, and %
r. - ~ irs Hni-ed Ebfligy. 20 bring on 3
reform stiO1 in this direction NotllnS col-1
please ft better than 20 know thaE tEe Iarnnin 2
Interests OF the county and state would hence
forth he self sustaining Il j. more conceTnel
in fhsr triumph han 10 Is in the success OF th-
Tar-oersrie party Without an Abundance q
home rzfss1 supplies no degree q party sue
cess can greatly enhance the prosperity Of TIE
u-epared % i've in iucepsn1euce OF The outside
srorid. the more their political power viii b
enhanced and the more rapidly Ell The re
sources Of their state Be developed The
arguuenf l. unanswered and uusnsEerable. p
susrts TsEusaslffe. I'VE regretted 70 learn
on Earurczs. that NJ. jim smith, o. the Mount
Hope s-rIleneut. vas fatally injured, o. SUD
posed 70 Be- 50, bT 3 runaway Team de va.
E1roEu from lie EGgon ana Is ne4d "a
Wheel-With the result a. above stated HI
son reported . us on SATURDAY that he con
si1ere1 bis reeoFeFy an impossiolliEy- he va
= c-sfers INDUSTRIOUS genrlenan-