Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-16


Georgia Affairs.
The Ouitman Free Press says cotton has
failed terribly in that section in the last three
or f1rr weeks. and that caterpillars have ap-
rearsi in large numbers in different portions
Of the county.
D5lgherty county is paying forty cents per
hundred for cotton piczers
The farmers are already making prepara-
ti5us for sowing oats in Berrien county.
Sir. john Murphy, route agent on the Bruins
wick and Albany Railroad, has perfected q
ventiator for keeping the cars cool in hot
weather, with the doors ard windows closed,
thus excluding the smoke and dust.
Mr. Frank Roberts, in Berrien county, was
thrown 70 the ground by his Texas pony the
other day. and his head striking first he was
severely injured
A c0lOred bulliozer lsnquishes in Berrien
county jail for rescuing another negro from
an officer arrested for shooting a cOlOrsd
brother. Not satisfied with this performance
he afterwards visited the house OF the Oficer.
abused him. fired OF his pistol several times
and threatened violence.
The creeks and rivers have taken quite a
the timber getters are all rejoicing
Major Frobel, who has been engaged to 10
cate the canal for Atlanta's water supply, is
soon to begin the work
Jackson Herald: Two negro men were
scufiing over a gun one day last week out near
Johnson's bridge, on the Mulberry river, when
the gun went of, and the load lodged in the
thigh of one or the parties. causing his death
in few hours. Itwas accidental"
The Madison Yeomdn is in mourning over
the death OF Mr. Madison Stafford, proprietor
Of that journal. which occurred on the 18th
inst.
Our correspondent at Owens Ferry. Ga,
writes: The rice crops are very good on Sa-
tiIIa river this year Messrs- J. F. King & Sons
viii commence harvesting on Monday, 18th
instant"
SvIvania Telephone: 1--WE see from the At
lanta Constitution that our fellow tOwnsmap,
Col George X. Black. has purchased resi-
dence in that city. This looks like the Colonel
intends to leave US
WriyhtsvfIIe Recorder: 'aThe weather (uutil
last week.. for five or six y eezs, has been ex
ceedingly hot and dry. Crops were burnt so
severely. We heard farmers say, that II they
gathered half a crop they would be satisfied.
The late rains. although too late Tor old corn,
will be a benefit to cane, potatoes and peas
There is now pending before the Legislature
a bill for enlarging the present building OF the
luuatic Rsy lum. and another recommending
the building Of a new asylum at Gainesville, or
some other point in North Georgia. That
there are two bills on the same subject before
the House, grew out Of the fact that the COM
mittee were unable To agree. and thus ma
ilrity and minority report was made, each ac-
cOmpanied by bill
J. A. in Walker County Messenger writes
from Dry Valley: "On Thursday Of last week,
after dinner. the house Of Mr. John Owens was
burned with everything in 1t. His wife and
children were washing ayOnd the house, and
were cut Of sight Mr. owens himself was
Just starting for the field from Squire Thomas
with whom he is cropping, when he saw the
smoke. By the time he got 10 his home II was
in flames. The oldest girl had cooked dinner
chat day. and either dropped fire accidentally,
or ft was caused by defective stove pipe"
Our WaynesbOrO CBurke county, correspond
ent. August 18th; saws; We have at last had
TO be visited by a cyclone, but the fearful
clouds divided before reaching us, and we
were spared again from this terror We Tear
however, that other portions OF our county
were less fortunate, as the appearance OF the
clouds to the northeast OF us, on the line or
Briar creek. gave the indication OF the hardest
Kind OF a storm The rain. fear, came too
late for everything except grass Corn every
one gives up as nearly total loss and the
best farmers say a half crop OF cotton Is all we
can expect
Svlvania Telephone: There was drowned at
Charles Evans landing, on Ogeechee river, on
sunday last a negro in tho employ OF the Cen
trail road He was in bathing with some Others,
ard not being a good swimmer, concluded ne
would swim the small stream, ana asked DIS
comrades TO catch him If he went to drown.
When he found he could not make the trip be
hallOOed fOr help. but no help came, and he
went down to rise no more in life. Search was
made on Sunday evening by negroes. but to no
-ood on Monday NesSrs- ". NJ Henderson,
Jas l. Dow. n A J. Hunter and H. i.
Mathews made another search Tor the body
and found il lodged against snag about four
hundred yards below where he was drowned
VVrightsviIle Recorder: "On the morning OF
the 25th nit. about four O'Clock. the town was
aroused by the firing OF guns and pistols, loud
talking etc: at.the house where Ned Herd,
coIored. was then living. His daughter ran up
town in hot haste, declaring that party OF
men in mask had taken her father and her
brother on and shot them. As soon as II was
light several white men went IN search OF
them. After hunting faithfully for about three
hours without finding them. they concluded
ths family had raised the alarm in order TO
give said Herd and son chance 10 leave town
unuoticed. Herd was owing several debts
ar7Ilnd Town and the suspicion is that he ran
eve to keen from paving them He has not
been heard Of since he LETT
Middle Georgia Arglls: Mr.. Walter Darden,
OF Jasper county. Who taught sch0Oi 10 our
town two wears ego. was mo fcully robbed
AT the residence OF his uncle, James Daruen IN
Jasper county. one night last week We learn
that his uncle was in Atlanta on business. ana
wafer was alone in charge OF the premises,
and was called mp during the night % aitenu
sick mule which he did Without suspicion OF
foui pIsv and following the negro TO the lot, was
rushed upon By three otheI stse, an ~ $ ore
hundred and eighty dollars which ne had IN ms
pocket. We have not heard OF any other clue
20 the perpetrators OF the IouI geeu ou1 WI VIZ
hope they will be brought 70 suffer the Iul
fDensltv for such daring Outlawry
Csdsrtowu Advertiser. "Mr. Grogan, who
lives AT Scuffietown. on Fish Greek. about ten
davg since had horse hItched TO tree, about
tFn pacfs from his house. when shock OF
Webfning came and struck it oesd- There were
two trees very close together. and both
we're badly shattered by the Lightning Mr..
ORGANS wife and daughter, who we're IN the
house. were slightly shocked. and the former
narrowly escaped being struck by huge SPIN
tar from one 0f the frees, which IaSsed ABOUT
one foot above her head and struck In the win
dow shutter. About ten feet from one OF the
fraes fbsr were struck is a well eighty feet
deep While the windows ana euroiug above
y,rer,. in no wRy injured, the curbng at the bot
tom Of the well vas badly torn up, and after
the shock bits OF curbiug. moss and trash were
found floating all through the water"
Rome Tribune: There is a method OF col
Iecting debts. a few instances Of which we have
heard OF in Rome, that ought TO be stopped.
For instance. if one owes a debt AMI does not
nav II promptly he is threatened with arrest
under the plea uf cheating and swinding, and
thus some timid persons. unacQuainted with
the laws. are scared some uueS INTO paying
an unjust debt. The constitution OF Georgia
,axpreSsly provides that there shall be no inn
Iorfsoument for debt, and such plain and pal
pable violations Of its provisions should be re-
buked by the people generally as well as all
the authority. Let such practices be stopped.
rerson buy an article on credit and does
not paw for il at the time promised, It Is not
cheating and swindling' or obtaining goods
under false pretenSes.' If it was the jails Of
Georgia would have to be enlarged ana half Of
the people would be incarcerated.
pade County Gazette: Last Tuesday even
ing while Mr.. Henry Hamilton and j. v. Ang-
ling we're engaged IN mining iron ore, near
Col J. e. Nesbit's. the banks give way and fell
In upon them. burying Mr. J. v. Angling three
or feur feet GDder rock and slate. and wedg1ng
Mr. Hamilton against the wall and covering
him from the waist down. Mr.. Hamilton was
dug out within a few minutes considerably
bruised. but not seriously iBiured. Mr.. Ang-
ing Oeing buried some feet under the slate,
gulreq the moving Of several tons Of clay and
slAte OeIore his body could be removed. When
MS oOoy was reached il was found in horH
blF mangled ana bruised condition life having
been crushed out by the immense weight that
shd IN upon MIN Mr. Angling was in a sitting
posture and sir- Hamilton was staudinZ when
the bank slid ia upon them -
Columbus Enquirer: Zone Of the bloodiaSt
dueis that has occurred anywhere in tbis 80
tion in a long time took place WeSDeslo1- 10,
near Warcoochee Valley, in Alabama N |ss
on the plantation Of Mr.. Joe Phipps. who vrss
IN the CITY Yesterday and gave the particnIs-s
II seems that the difficulty arose about a T-C-
mani which is usually the case under such cir
eumstauces- One Of the negro men was
in the house with the woman, when
the other came up and demanded an
entrance into the house. This was refused
him. He then forced his way through the
door, and as he did so, the negro who was in
side met him with knife in hand and ready
for fight. The other negro then drew a razor
EnrnN In nEf has ant