Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-06
Eenrgia Affairs.


Is blowing a town, talking It Up7' Is
not blowing" in tine sense here used, exag-
geration. and is not exaggeration faIsehOodP
Is it right to tell Iies-tO do evil that good may
come Of fits
Dawson is having an educational boom.
The South Georgia Male Institute was put
into the hands Of trustees, and these have
leased it. says the Journal. to that well known
and successful educator, Prof. N. A. McNulty,
Of Cuthbert who. if the necessary arrange
ments can be made, will 20 to work at once to
build up the school Interests Of Dawson
You can believe it or not, young friends, but
one good honest trade is worth dozen beg
carly professions.
A bill creating a new judicial circuit has
passed the House, to be called the Northeast
ern Circuit 1t rs composed of the eounIiesspf
Rsbun. Towns, Union, Lumpkin, White Hab-
ersham and Hall.
The Canton Jail holds Mr.. Howell because he
holds the doctrine Of carrying secret
weapons"
In the new appOrtiOncneut Of members for
the Bouse Of Representatives, Floyd viii gain
one member, making three for that -cnunty.
The other five counties in the state which are
entitled TO three members are Bibb, Burke,
Chatham. Fulton and Richmond. Heretofore
Houston had three. but now Floyd steps in
and takes her place.
The Cuthbert Enterprise warns the public
against a man by the name Of jenkins going
about as horse tanner, cancer curer and Bap-
tist preacher. The Enterprise says he is dis
organizer, and it his preaching the editor OBJ
jects to.
Walter and John Williams and Robert Dur
ham, who were arrested on suspicion as the
murderers Of Mrs. BrOcker. in ecatur county
an account OF which appeared ia the NEws q
few DAYS ago. and were discharged f0r want Of
evidence. have been rearrested and lodged IN
iaiI upon evidence now deemed sutfici lt to
convict. Durham confesses that he did the
shooting. John Williams standing near by with
a pistol. while Walter Williams. who hired
them TO do tie job. left his home and passed
that night with neighbor, in order 10 prove
an alibf The Democrat says the community
is still in a high state Of excitement over the
outrage.
The artesian well on the plantation Of
Colonel Fort, in Dougherty county, is an
uounced as a suceess the water now flowing
out over the top OF it.
The Macon Telegraph says every city that
csn Is building cotton mills and stepping
raDiily 70 the front, and Macon must not lag
II thinks the time has come for that city 10
b-gin to consider the opening Of the much
tIi-sd of canal as a business investment.
Our searboro. .Scriven county, correspondent.
saws. I'VE had good shower yesterday TIE
first TO do any good since the first OF July
Cotton viii not make more than the fourth OF
a crop. Corn, perhaps, will make one half or
oue-thfrd OF q crop Peas and potatoes may
change for tho better If we can have seasons
from this out
The farmers and wsrehOusemen OF Hawk
fnsvi,le have been engaged in friendly debate
ever their mutual affairs. and amicably settled
their differences of opinion On the subject OF
cotton storage.
Hawkinsvilie peid IS cents per pound Tor her
first bale OF cotton for the season, and ll1s
cents for the second. on the same day.
In view of the offer by Northern capitalists
IN loan money in this State, the Atlanta Con-
Stff,eff0n calls the attention Of the Legisla-
ture 10 the fact that mortgages under the
ruling Of the Supreme Court cannot be secured
AGAINST dover and years support of the
widow in case Of the death Of the mortgsgor,
and that parties have been obliged TO resort
% deed securities. which it regards, st best, as
an awkward arrangement
The Fairburn Netrs Letter says Dr. Tidwell's
horse ran away with his buggy the other day,
when the doctor jumped ont and was severely
though not dangerously injured
The building improvements in Macon since
January Let are estimated at $4,000
Mr. Burt Brand. OF Legansville, Walton
county, sold 6ls bales OF cotton 0Ge day last
week.
Mrs. Pound. whose husband was killed at
BarursviIle recently by alr. ". T. ReSpeSS, has
brought suit for damages in Pike superior
Court against the latter.
The Coviugton star says Mr walker Grit
fin OF that place, mas resigned his position as
United States Deputy Marshal. given HIM ~
Gen Lougsrreet After making MS bond lie
decided to give up the position.
Gainesville Edgls. There was struggling
band OF Indians IN town this week. supposed
to be- from North Carolina They didn't look
much Ike the noble red man y0u read or IN
yellow back literature
Gainesville Ea..le: "Cur power press, an I'm
mense piece or machinery went down through
the floor Of our press r. ON last week, ana II
was with the utmost difficulty printed
paper at all This week we have her ali right,
and send ont a splendi0ly printed paper. as We
shall continue 10 do regularly hereafter"
Franklin Netrs: The crops in COweta and
portions Of Meliwether and Troup are report
drought In parts OF Hsard there has not been
enough rain to run in the fuFroW since the first
OF July Prom Carroll Paulding and Haralson,
the reports are more encouraging"
JOnesooro &eirs; Last week Col. Waiter
son bought a 50 COW. and had it driven
home hen rnlEing time came Tilda Belts
his cOiOred woman. going into the uen was AZ
eseked BY the COW and Dangerously IL nor "a
-aliF gOred, IN the side Col WaftersOu re-
e turned the COW 10 its former owner
Barpesvile Gazette: John Fordhar, VA. A.
rested bv Sheriff Bussey and Bail n Hartlv
near HoiIonville last week. and taken to ana.
hama. where he is wanted to give an account
OF his gaiety Mr. FOroham g man Of more
than ordinary intelligence and Of command
fng appearances. He breads the cOnseq uen ,es
OF a trial agai6st him, and well he may-sho1ld
justice be meted
DeKaIb Netrs: .sCol John H. Jones. one OF
our best farmers. has made a grand success at
raising spring wheat. For sOmeums ne has
been impressed that spurg sOfgn wheat under
favorable circumstances would do wei here,
accordlnely by the latter part Of February last
he seeded o0Wn two and half bushels, using
no manure 70 make fair test. When threshed
the yield was thirty-tEo and half bushels. y