Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-09
Genrgia Affairs.

Georgia Affairs.
.s,1 charmed with her new water
2. Wsc1u ice works are now turning out
ssl blocks OF one hundred and fifty
in every respect as good as the natu-
IT, Last year the blocks weighed only
ly pounds.
-mi.rees have been appointed and ar
rs1euts are being made for the entertain
rof the National Educational Convention
tt- State Teachers Association. These
Is viii hold sessions in Atlanta, beginning
5rtH
s-.ay afternoon JET. Williamson. the nine
god son Of Thomas J. Williamson, of
-e, vas drowned in the Oostanaula river.
-ll- swimming
he Fast-4ppeat learns that the old Hayden
fence on Marietta street, Atlantis, is to be
7s-.si into a large hotel in time to accom-
l.e the visitors TO the Cotton Exposition.
ssz Fay S Eichberg are the architects. 1t
avery good location, and to judge from
o1ss Of the drawings will be a very attrac-
ili imposing building.
Z. j. L Miller has disposed Of his interest
ls dr.fiu Nsios 70 his former partner, Mr..
Niles.
be Of the young men OF Greene county who
Rtsi down the river in canoe. about six
n.hs ago. TO try the novel business OF trap
k beavers, returned home last week. He
-s successful and pleasant voyage, his
1ol u the skins netting 500. The trap
shsi several narrow escapes from being
rned
lHr Hardy, OF Laurens county. reports to
Dublin Gazette that he has lost neaI " two
l-,sd head OF sheep recently, which were
by dogs. Three ours recently attacked
.iczs and killed thirty head. They were
Ea.ched, however. but attacked their pur-
s and were killed with difficulty.
be once thriving city of Oglethorpe is tax
s1uew life. Quite a building boom pre-
there
aa N0utezuma Weekly reports that peaches
sapeulng rapidly in that section, ami that
Ea4rket will soon be well supplied.
.--uor has been circulated in Macon that
a,-lY OF a coIored woman was found in the
-ssFamp a few days ago. in a briAr patch.
body was Of a color almost resembling
p L was supposed that she had been
h or bitten bY snakes. from the fact that
1'sro of snakes were found in the neighbor-
-s Auericus Recorder states that four years
Judge D. B. Harrel, Of Webster. paid
-E three dollars for txenty-one sheep.
s that time he has sold two hundred and
@ dollars worth OF wool, eighty dollars
% Of sheep, ate a dozen. gave away as
9 more, and has sixty seven head on hand.
says, besides, that the manure fully pays
their wintering.
-e night last week in DahlOnega some par
exploded a pound or two OF powder near
BAPTIST Church which made the noise Of a
"a Pr. Hope was awakened and went to
-7--y sta-le and found Dr. Jones' horse
Teen stolen. de aud several others made
-s-i az once. The horse was tracked to
Ar AsJerry's mill in White county,
-sstEs thief took to the woods with the
-'' The horse mufii u. A number of citi
1lied IL a general search. which resulted
capture Of the horse near by in & dense
az Ted and well fed. The thief had fled
Fas not discovered.
-eelng Of the citizens Of SChlaY county
le.i On Saturday for the purpose Of dis
--g the matter of the new railroad 90
-''lu1 and TO elect delegates to the conven-
saieh meets in Americus Oh the Il h.
Glowing named gentlemen were appoint
5'ls Chair to represent the interests of
IN the convention: Capt. Robert Bur
rD'J A. Parks and DIR. W. J. Sears.
.-sFal Robert Toombs lectured in Colum-
-alaay night to quite a large audience.
-sl'ered his famous Magma Charta"
Columbus Times reports that Mrs. J. ].
- Of Macon, met with a most painful
on the steamer Rebecca Everingham
~ MAY While the boat was coming up
u below cambridge. it became neces-
20 some reason. for Mrs. Flanders to
20 camp s.OOl, aud while in this
'' The stool turned over and she fell to
~ breaking her arm just above the
" Mitchell, Of Eufaula, was on board
me wounded limb and rendered all the
'4'y medical aid. She suffered intensely,
'7l'ed every possible attention from the
- Oh tbs boat and a number Of ladies
Esfe on boari.
"a! iast week near SenOia, q negro man
eFsing with two white men about g
L---a OF corn owned by the,negro. Each Of
=. --'e men offered him twenty five dollars
= .4tcn which price the negro refused TO
O1r-ns the conversation Mr.. Hensler
up' and upon being told what had
q remarked that three fools had met
s'' replied: i think I have as much
: you have" From this q quarrel en-
.1'in brought on difficulty, in which
49,. 80 received lick, from which the doc
- Ne viii die. He has not spoken since
s--1.'ed the wound.
ileus Recorder is Informed that in
- last the Tax Collector OF Worth
y, Ar Henry Rouse, deposited the pub
his possession as Tax Collector In
a. Albany, receiving In return a
.-' So'lOl Some time since the check
49, 'eated for payment, when the bank
49, -aAt mistake had been made In writ
Saeek, and tha' Mr.. Rouse had deposi-
49, 1afee thousand dollars The latter
~ -saefts that the check is correctly exc
.As. nat he turned over to the bank
-'l'and dollars, the amount named in