Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-14

.-tsr.7 at ti,e posi- Once la Sa"
ia second class Matter.
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Georgia Affairs.
r,--n5us Times is iLf0rmei that the
...-,s-- Of iron. consisting Of five car
~ 54e1 received for the TaIbotton
=. rsa-e.t It has been decided to make
---5s. broad gauge. 1t lOoks,' says that
~ though the people Of that section
.--f-slt have a railroad, and We ex-
-.--. i..sr that Tal5otton is real live
5-l town
v- Hslald says the parties in charge
,.-s- works Of that city are pushing
z,l thsj- enterprise.
--s.iau of water works has for long
.-..-. the minds Of the citizens of Co
t.. AID th.r are likely to enjoy the luxury
.v-1-.as Journal says: There Is a good
-fcrt5uy yet 10 be picked, and much has
-rsi by .ho prolonged bad weather.
.-..r. a,s5 very much behind with their
--ssl Sunshine and dry weather are
-r.i needed Just at this time"
r11atton Register says it is evident that
b.. e--f11 If the farmers OF that section
haze q. 5ay their provisions this year.
/, .r.,sua is afflicted with mumps.
vrl-I-svlIe Recorder states that Judge
-s 715.qss d.ei az his residence. at Mid
s... law ui,Ht. after a confinement for
.-.-. hi. house. Tie was the oldest living
1s.- of Baldwin county at the time Of
f-t.b In his early HE he was associated
many prominent positions under the
no.. Government The Recorder is informed
r.r-. Thomas vras born in May. I779, and
-a.arIy -ls years Of age. He was, N his
.-iv. rfs... q prominent citizen, and a good
h r Booker announced in his last cOntTibu-
mo Tie EIEG CJsgty NsigS that he was
,.,ai 90 a Hiss johnson. Of Florida, a lady
.- the love ef Venus. the judging
Ill u Minerva, and the dignity, without the
ami h8uzh-iness. OF Juno" He an
rr.si further that he hopeI he would be
tt Ordinary on the first Wednesday in
--i-v ali states his intention IN that case
s1-..l1- out on the sea of matTimony the
.us Monday We be feved he was elected,
5-s-lt1re g. is safe to presume he has also
I'd ss-cessigily launched
rl- C1r-uer's jury holding an inquest over
bslr os Ella Hutchinson. colOred, Of
l.aaus whose dea, h at the hands Of A. NJ
-sr, white, we mentioned yesterday.
.-l- in a verdict of accidental shooting.
Ids Louisville Courier: we are informed
!. .A. recent cod weather has apparently
le 11lcl damage 10 the oat crop. In some
s,ss-ley appear to be entirely killed cut,
bile iu Others there is perhaps 4 third or half
INLET Oh farmers tell US, however, tn u
rs will come out again and still make 4
lcruP. except in extreme cases, where the
rs llvsbsen frozen. We trust the injury is
be a5ssr'1us As i1appears."
According 20 the Atlanta Post. the bOotblacks
tie capital are seriously considering the
I-s,i0u " czldlE a convention 10 discuss the
iss51b whether or Eot the price Of shines
ID Be raised during the present horribly
Iy condition Of the streets Of that city.
Mss E.rtha Carter. who died in Washington,
54 recently. was seveuty-dve years old. and
f4 never LIllhcIeA ON 3 Ihltl0dt4 Ut gtEu OAb-
- rhe limits of Wilkes county. she WAS. y
iils the Columbus tEjeS, ''One O. the women
feared 90 m the Bible, where il SPEAKS Of
t--rers at home. of domestic qualities and
rs,ilu virtues
The Columbus Times says: Last night we
ealHst thar six men have been arrested for the
k-ol,u- 0f Mr. Ed. Jones near Butler, on last
r.is, Elt Four Of them are n2w in Jail,
E1 having been released. We understand
tlr one Of the men confined has turned States
Whence against the other parties. The house
Z W--lI they set Ere was q school house, and
an out hqlsa, as ut iirst reported Il seems
%. % tle Sei- elton OF a teacher difference
sls= 0-tSesn these parties and Sir. Jones, but
-- Jones u-1ly SeC1fed the person Tor
s5--.=r wLCm he desired This angered the
lsr parties. and they set fiEe to the house.
NJ sr- informed thAt Mr. Jones saw them
Easl tLsy committed the act. A man named
-o1as IS said % be lhs person who did the
-IClls
Abiding 20 the singular case of the death OF
Is Winnie Byrd, Of Atlanta, recently, when
-e te1T remained warm and Ife!ike for sew
'al elgs after she had been pronounced dead,
le 3 .riiu NeJrs SAYS. This recalls q similar
-se that occurred in this ciry S-ve.sl yeas
-- Il u.,.e child Of one Of Que citiZ3ns died
-l vas prepGred for burial After the body
As placed IN It's little cCf4in, il was discovered
p stiil warm, ard the life color unchanged
.-.-irlnce and the warmth OF the body, and
l-lle almost dist acted over the thought
-l- tle It,le one might be brought back TO
e- yt course the funeral preparations were
>2 n'lulet- For days The body was watched
= Si-lS 90 l!tt, and al th-ou-h the hours Of
y lisl- tr.euds hung over l. and about it to
---l -e nrst breath or movement During
--S itla every known medical experiment OF
SCREAMING the existence Of life, or Of resusci-
-.-l was res rtCd to without avail Finally
HeFi.l gl'Serts battery was applied, but
N- -Ar l.lle gEe siumhertd on in that quiet
-e t1st knows no waking till the Masters
--'l slal touch it. Only after a week OF de-
4, " constant ard anxious watching. and OF
----- y i-rcI-sl experiment., did the mother
--s77' TO the burial Of the child"
Atlanta Constitution: "At the meeting Of
- laeorporAtorS of the Atlanta and Alabama
l91l held lssr Saturday, MessTs. j. +. Cum
-l-ss + q Mitchell. E. p Howell, Ju tge CCl-
-, = u luuan and J. r. wiley were ap-
.--.--l committee 10 ke into consideration n
,--, --t or upon plan Of organization. Yes
- -ay tne committee assembled at the Cotton
--s-anse rooms, on Broad street, and was
80 -.74 . order oy laj9r Cummings, Chairman.
.51--1ali9nS .1- were thoroughly discussed in all
@ @.-s-f phases. and the COMMITTEES finally agree d
..s Ll need 20 the tncorporatOTs, who meet
m saturday morning, nine names, which
5 q u.s. LuLe q temporary board OF directors,
nm tuI-E whom permanent organization
~. ..- ur ELECTED. The following are the names
$50 --7 gentlemen chosen by the committee as
~ l3raTy board of directors: Anthony
- p-tf J. = Cummings. John Collier, y. M.
-; - J. W. Engli- b. K. d. Spslding. T. p.
-t5-nt j f. Crane, r C. Mitchell From
as ~ Aa'nes the board will chose a President
~ ~ President, aud should the action OF
ir,,- --lllA.i-tee Yesterday be indorsed by the
tFss.t.'iiIIo iIoI al their meeting next saturday,
r,-5-lm l lti ~ Qethe officers and board Of directors
C--La C'--rL = nich the Atlanta ard Alabama Railroad
l'-iy VIII be organized" +"
c-.- ~ Albany NslrS aud Advertiser relates a
ds- ~ Su4rp practice. as follows "1ester-
- l.n'Eg Dan NCrris, a colOred farmer
M - =. gIirll county, came TO tlwn with bale
& IN T=s.- "llch hs stored with Messrs n q
r7s...L w q %. instructiBg them TO sell it inn
~ Icy. lt seems that Dan was accompan-
V..2 e town by cOlored brother, one John
~ -, -, Nho was with him VIXEN he delivered
sta So ,-oN ll ne2rd him request its immedl-
s7g+s1- teln evidently kept one eve on Dan
f51e' - y-ler on the wsrehousemen, and about
t5e h. 1-cA 10 the afternoon he gave his friend
hon = aLl went 10 the office OF the ware
~ ana inquired If that bale OF cotton
ha5 ~ sold Upon being informed that IL
casfs -r demanded the money. The
vhfsb te>Aed Y his name was Dan Norris. to
sa3rr-,iiee say deceiver promptly replied in the
from +t- 4Lereupon the amount realized
10 bi- ~ sai OF the cotton. $50, was paid over
IN, and he rece:u.fd for the same. signing
hour Tl.- Ss Dan Norris In course Of half an
a66i,.J' NJ Norrs, the real owner Of the cotton,
astrrist 1E t1E MS money. when, 10 his utter
slra-I--- --ii'leHl, ne was informed That il hsd
vhfeb r[-- ,-zu coll eted. Explanations followed
.t,gT ~ ~ i9etd the cashier and Dan both that
Is ~ - --l LA a sharp trick played on them, and
-.iBs rt-e - SET out Ia saaFch Of John Wat
Tie -lgy soon found him and recovered all
spent f,- except ten cents. which he had
was D[.rI,i..- -eAeon. He was not arrested, but
'1ia0lested '0Ns9 70 say 70 20 MS "sJ
Jp5---- / 81 SAVAGE TALK An outSpOken
Wis VAC TO sentence a prisoner at Dan
eigbi,.l.A l. last Saturday, TO prison fol
been "Iele' Ere Il guilty, there should have
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