Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-09
Eenrgin Afairs.

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Georgia Affairs.
Speaker A. o. Bacon is Of the opinion that
the Legislature can get through Hith its work
in forty days, il not sooner
Hon. Welb0ru Price. Of OcOnee, favors early
and late sessions Of the General Assembly, and
Arrest during the hot part OF the day. He
suygests a morning session from TO II
O'Clock and an evening session from 4.51 TO
O'Clock This would give ample working hours
ia the coolest part Of the dsy, AMI expedite the
transaction of Business
Col. William 81 WadleY. President Of the
Central Railroad. reached Columbus on
Wednesday morning in a special car, and left
at5u-clocx in the afternoon for Troy. Ala
Col. J. f Jones. at the Central Georgia Bank,
Macon. IS engaged in issuing the So 50 scrip
dividends due upon the Southwestern Railroad
stock
Fine rains visited Burke county last week.
and the farming outlook has materially
frightened thereby. Farmers wear more
cheerful look.
The crops, or all kinds, in Cobb county
are better than they have been in thirty
years.
A horrible tale OF ravishment and mutila-
tion is related by the Chattanooga Times as
having occurred on Missionary Ridge a few
days ago. perpetrated upon the person Of Miss
Nancy Donaldson. Il years Of age, by q mulat-
10 demon named Henry Lawson, who had a
wife and fve children The young lady vas
also horribly mutiated with a razor, which
the villain used to cut. disfigure and terrify
her whenever she screamed He was pursued,
captured and imprisoned to await trial
It is announced that Rev. s. 2. Galloway,
editor and proprietor Of the State Line Press,
at West Point, has bought the LsGrauge
Reporter.
The Walton I-idetts says: Among the nu-
merous questions for consideration by the Leg
isIature is bill which will probably be pre-
seuted. 20 make from the Blue Ridge and the
Western Circuits a new Judicial Circuit This
Is the largest circuit in the State, having
eleven counties and a population o. is4O02
souls Few men are physically able to hear
and decide the business Of so many people in
ffty-tw0 weeks"
With the convict question, the Railroad
Commissioners, the Luuatic Asylum, the TEN.
perance question, the fence question, the State
capitol. the new circuit and a host OF local
measures, the Legislature is likely to need al
the time allowed for the session
There has been a great deal Of sickness in
Campbell county for the past week or two
The health Of that community is improving
however, as most OF those who were complain
ing have recovered
Newman Herald There we're thirteen col
ored persons arrested on the excursion train
on the 4th for carrying firearms. Five OF
these were purned over TO Sheriff Anderson
and forHrrad hV- him n l'lpefa 1sli.
watkirsviIIe ddrGHce: Mr. sam Harris,
Acting Deputy Sheriff. arrested Joe Walker
last Monday aud lodged him in Jail under a
warrant sworn ont by q. &. Thomas, Esq
charging him with killing COW"
Eastman Times. I'VE learn from a reliable
source that the boiler Of the steam saw mill
on the Dodge rnad in Telfair county explO Ted
last FRIDAY killing one c1IOred man instantly.
The cause was O. defect in the boiler, and Is no;
attributable 10 negligence
JenkinsviIle correspondence Of the Barnes
willie Gdrefte.'We have had good rains. and corr
and cotton are booming Is sweet potato seed
nearly all rOtted lest winter. the potato CroT
will be n failure with Us. Wheat Is turning out
very sorry"
BarnesviIIe Gazette: The prosperity Of the
cOI0red people Of Barnesville is iniic ted by
the progress they are making in the purchass
OF lots and building residences thereon; Sew
eral coIOred persons are now building house:
for themselves and families
Newman Herald Neither Of the darkey.
srho broke iail last week has been captured
Their names and crimes are as follows: San
Fostar- hog stealing. Henry Jones violati ng
limited States resenue laws; Henry Casper
euticiug contract hands; Wade Brooks, lar
Ceny."
r,vi1vton Enterprise. Nathan Whitley Is
perhaps the oldest man in this part OF the
Srata His birth Is put down in the old family
Bible and by that record he Is one hundred snc
two wears old. He is as hale as man OF sixty
and appears TO take the world eaSy. He says
"a harder than they were
when be was a boy"
North Georgfa Citizen: "All along the rout'
from Dalton u Besverfale the crops are grow
ing sPlendidly We never saw % corn ian ana COZ eo5'ol !
hsing harvested is very tine here, as every
vrber,a else, there is an abundance OF cotton
zoo much, We think, for the welfare OF tha
section"
North Georgia CifizeH: 1--WE passed throuzf
r.sroosa county last week, and we're gratifieC
- ind that the farmers have not
IKE the farmers OF their nelgnhoTtne
counties. gone Wild on the cotton plantlT :
0nesfiou. We saw only few patches OF the
feecy staple, but plenty OF corn, all OF which
promises an abundant yield
v-.naIin VslrS. This gentleman VIII
brought the 80 all from Carroilron on tn 4Jt
repSTted that a Mr.. McMul!en was mortallJ
sfshf,ed AZ chat place on Saturday evening by
a Mr. Hanvey, and died On sunday evening
Or Gaulcing. OF CaFrOllton, wn0 ESs AZ ank
lin YESTERDAY. confirms the report. The mer
had been orinking-
Griffin Ne,rs. We learn there was a lively
row. on the lst inst, at Camp Stephens IL
which about a dozen negroes were engaged
man and his wife fell out words ensued
snd Z 6-ht resulted The neighbOrs rushed il
and made tie business rather promiscuouS
Some of the parties have been arrested, and
ill have a hearing bafOre the court
Atlanta POST ADDedL The men who thins
that good milk can be given % COWS ina
Drouri about the central portion OF the city
Eating trash out OF barrels and boxes an0
drinking water from sewers and cess pools "a
fhe streets, should east their eyes upon the
two miserable boxing specimens nov ram oiins
about the Union passenger depot
Campbell County NeiCs Letter; "ar Wal
smith. Of Union District, in this county, bad
the misfortune 20 lose two fine mules last
Tuesday week by getting them cnoked %
assth He had tied them together by the necs
80 q rome and turned them out TO Craze
and BY some means they became entangled II
the rope and we're thrown TO the ground, ana
when be fOaand tEsm one was dead and the
other 50 nearly 50 tnaf it died in about an
hour"
Columbus Times: IA few nights ago 4 din
salfy occurred in this city between Calvin
saxon and two brothers. Charles and Joe
prafher in which they were all more OF less
1tsed no Saxon received a cat IN the face and
he rsed A hatchet 70 good effect upOn his as
-afIsnts He sued out a warrant for the arrest
OF the Prathers, but one ot them has left the
since been confined to his room by his wound.
Cuthbert EnterDrfse: Very material i'm
,,rovementS and additions are now being mad1
q TIE Agricultural College All the front par
has already been nicely ana 1 a.tssuly saly re re
taken out and an extension made beyond III
former limits OF about twenty IeeL 1he new
tower IL now near completion ana Ieeoy 10
the painter. The entire building, up stalrs ens
below, has been nicely plastered, ana tn'
rails present . beautiful appearance