Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-03
RegIsteTed at The Post Office I'm Sa-
,-,u,,ah - second Glass Matter.
GporgTa Affairs.

The Georgia Annual Conference Of the Metho-
.,.s- Frfs,7paI Church will be held in Gaines
,r.. on November 25th. Bishop simpson pre-
sling The Bishop will preach on Sunday at
II o'clock.
II was not Special Revenue Collector A. ].
rs-a If Georgia. who was killed over in Ala
hama two months ago. but rowing gambler.
Hs-r-u under the assumed name OF Lane.
,-fa was shot in the villainous a5temptto chic
r5f5rm Young lady while asleep
There are niuety-two prisoners in Fulton
county Jail. Atlanta must be a festive city.
,r- Tom TuIIin had is arm broken few
Fsys aro while manipulating around one
nj those awful machines called a cotton gin.
The irrepressible small boy in Macon was
r.-rv scared the other day when his little pis-
f-r ..r tangled somehow with the other things
.- his pocket. fired of, ana msrred the beauty
rrffs manly countenance. But it was only
loaded with powder.
The Phoenix Tanning Company, near Au-
,,-srl suffered a loss Of 5000 by fire on Satur-
5lr Several buildings we're consumed. with
"a lot 1f tan bark. Insurance 81, 400
senator b. TT. Hills two hours speech against
t6r Malone candidate for the LynchOurg post
office. the other day. settles the question about
his loss OF speech. The doctors viii have to
cut his tongue again before they can stop him.
Within the past two weeks nine wealthy gen
t-r1-u from the North have become citizens Of
Macon. and viii invest largely in business in
te--sts They have brought their families, and
-xpra-s great delight at the climate.
Griffin sun. I'VE saw a negro drsyman Fri
day afternoon carry a bale OF cotton on his
back from the Planters Warehouse TO near the
centre of Hill street. and deposit n on his dray.
A pretty good lOau for one man TO carry"
Griffin sun. There is more travel on the
Central Railroad this fall than ever before, per
Lius. in It's history. We noticed day or two
s-5 -hat the baggage and express cars were
.Irh full Of trunks OF the passengers on
h1srd"
Macon telegraph. "a FlOrida-st indi-
viiu8I fleeing from the wiutry blasts or the
North. passed through Macon the other day.
fls hai chartered a car which contained, be-
sides his furniture, a horse, and they had traV-
e.-i from Cairo. Illinois. "
Thouaston Tunes: zone day last week
gray fox attacked some shOats belonging 70
Nr s = Hoffman. when an old SOW near by
gave battle. and catching his fOxship by the
throat soon choked him 20 death Parties
WorsiuE in a field near by WITNESSED the whole
affair aud secured the fox's skin"
Americus Recorder. When Mr.. J. W. Jones
was leaving for Campbell county e few days
son twelve or thirteen hundred dollars. The
banker dissuaded him, telling him Of the risk,
and advised the taking Of check; which he
oil Passing through Atlanta Mr. Jones had
his pocket picked, and the check Is gone.
Atlanta Post -ApDeaI: The surveyors OF the
Georgia estern Railroad were busily engaged
Saturday locating the entrance or the road INTO
the city The track will probably be run on
the left hand side OF the main track Of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad. Hands are
husily Engaged grading the road mile out OF
the city"
SandersviIle Mercury: ION Thursday night
last POmper BraSwtl. cOlOred, who was com
mitted TO all for larceny from the barrOom Of
Mr. / Hermann, made his escape. il Is sup
posed, 10y chipping away the wood Work and
prizing the iron bars out of the window He
then took his blankets and tied them TO the
bars aud let himself down. ~
Gainesville Free Press: "On Saturday
morning last az half past ten o clock the store
house Of Mr.. j u. Smith was discovered 10 be
on fire. the flames filling the whole house at
the time Tie house of Mr.. II. :. Whitehead
also took fire Il was located or the southwest
corner OF the square. There was only partial
insurance upon the properties Or both houses.
Americas Republican: "II-ehIrys y, ,--epier, an
aged c0lOred man on the 49, - iains
Of Dura-was seriously q amazed IN the nee
and head bv the exploS'irI u - gun Ou
Friday morning, the 18th -. -. ,Heu the gun
was tried by shooting III III .apleII l-apleI nau ms
face fearfullv lacernted M MellA NJ sAu.I pierced
less state.
Augusta Chronicle. past Saturday after
noon while MrSter Jack Cphen, son OF Mr. r.
J. Cohen, was riding horsebaC ~ iltI strSe,
with two other boys. his poFS :.llded 1E9 with a
wagon The shock threw 90 tsohen from
the pony ami he fell under Il :; m -0ES n
his ankles was broken by the fail. He was car
ried into Mr.. LathrOD's residence near by and
his parents sent for"
TaIbotton Register: ''Mr A B. O'Neal. who
lives a few miles west of TalbOttOn, on five
acres Of land, By the use Of loOpounds OF solu-
DIE Pacific guanO 20 the acre-and IS bushels Of
C1upostet cotton seed. he made 1000 'pOunts
Of seed cotton 70 the acre By using only ll0
pounds If guauO 10 the acre he made l.s5O
pounds Of seed cotton per acre. Where ne
used Ill pounds Of bone and IS bushels OF cot
Ron seed per scre he made 300 pounds OF seed
cotton The five acres produced S,oOO pounds
Ot seed cotton.
Augusta Chronicle: Saturday night two
c10red men. named Jas Barnett and Moses
Martin. had difficulty at Lawrence store,
clrEer Of Ninth and Hopkins streets The Two
engaged IN a Rand to hand struggle, in the
course II which Martin kicked Barnett IN the
stomach Il is said that Barnett had knife IN
Ls hand Barnett died yesterday morning
au1 Martin was arrested Coroner Picquet
held Gu inquest over the body. After post
uort=m examination by two surgeons the jury
returned verdict that Barnett came 70 MS
death hy violence from kick by Moses Martin
20 the struggle
Atlanta Constitution: About three O'Clock
yesterday evening Lena Glover, a cOlOred
elalnoermaid at the Gate City Hotel, Tell from
second story window in that building, and
NaS badly injured She was standing IN the
window. leaning out and talking to a man on
Ll- street, when she lost her balance and fell.
Lle distance was about twenty-five feet, ana
--- stone pavement made Il hard fall. Nhen
cke1 up she was unconscious, and for quite
N---- Do was thought she was dead, but at pre-
e-lI she IS iu a fair way TO recover. Her IN
-l1es were ascertained by Drs. Stroud and
m Hr SIS Of hrfFN Nu "
aud arm. and probably broken Jaw.
LumpEn TudeUendenf. We learn that
Jesse. son " Mr. j. F. F. Harrel. was thrown
lTln yluug colt he had rode to Antioch
---I--- iu Webster county, on Sunday last
-A- morse became unmanageable from some
--.L-Wl cause, and threw Mr. HarreH NlO-
--,y against the ground, causing internal
-e-F-iaEe. which produced his dealn at TOUR
4D9-s on Monday morning following. The
-l-7->ei n as about eighteen years OF age, ana
va q iite large man for his age. Weighing
I,rr one hundred aud seventy y-ave pounds
--i' SAD calamity is to be deplOred- as ne was
--lsl excellent young man, IN lhe Vlgor OF
--a--o-u and the mainstay OF his tather
Macon Telegraph: The fatal accident re-
t----l ln sunday s issue happened 20 MI W
80 80 acd not Hr j W. Cooper, as We were IN
-lll-rl and stated. The unfortunate young
---- p. seems. lost his life more through want
p proper attention thsn from anyehing else.
-.5 Was caught m the gin at O'Clock and ms
-t- terribly lacerated- 1t was ! O'Clock before
,-Z---al assistance rescued him, ana even
5l- Nt are informed by his brother, the pny-
--aIs ulate M attempt TO take up the arte-
70 1lt suffered him TO lose halls gallon more
:. lloyl. His arm was caught in the gin and
tatird entirely around the SAWS he cOuio
~ ~ eAlrlcate t. and there was no way 20 get
- q % pisces without sending some dis
- - Tor a screE-iriFcr. and taking out the
so1e ~ one For more than half hour
E-- oy the gin, with his arm inside
y F1-ll 90 death-yet uttering no complaint.
e. ll1lted an amount Of nerve and a hero
.i-ly wonderful. His death occurred at
s-1 purely from exhaustion
Florida Affairs.