Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-29
1adarsness dull it lies



ALesvy frost was reported in Bryan, Liberty
rrIEH.-hIm counties yesterday morning,
and also 10 the suburbs around this city
T,-C-sechee riveriS very hieh and is said to
have basa hi- -her during this than during the
Harrison frssLet. TIE water is yellow, an un-
r.ra, ,5- for the Ogeechee. The rice plan
t.tiens along the river are all flooded.
A bIsh-I os drowned rats were picked up
Is E7ue Il. .er the recent freshet.
Cs5--i1 las returned to Texas the banner
which she won in 1875 for giving the largest
pm1satic majority OF any Southern Stale.
In che last Presidential election Texas gave
asJ majority aaj Georgia 4s.s2l. so Texas
takes the hlz. Governor Colquitr has for
uarieI i,t1 tue Lone Star State by express.
Alir-. Ware. a co.rred carpenter Of Co.um-
b!s vi - s-au5Iug in his Tari Z few daFs ago,
fslt.aL Hevas about ffty-fve years Of age.
The ccuse OF his lecease is not mentioned.
Mr Griffith. oi Rome. after making every
possible fTlrt 10 rec5ver the BODY OF his miss
ia- sou, hls flaj = abandoned the search in
despair
Tds W-slie-ton Gu-etfe has escertaiued that
tie Bank uE Washington wiI certainly pay one
hulIreI cents on the dollar on fiaai settlement,
ami viL possibly 90 several dollars above. The
contingency IF its going ab we par depends on
Wlatit real 'izes from certain real estate
fire in Madison on Saturday week broke
ont in tle s,ere of bIr W a Hough. which at
one lime threatened ID destroy the entire busi-
usss portion OF thas town. The lfadisonian
SAYS that the fre originated from some oil
having been i.;nited by candle in rear Of the
store That and two adjacent stores. and The
extensive hardware store of Mr.. P. V. Carbine,
were destroyed.
Aua-r0 womln died in Putnam county last
week whose ege Is said to have been nearly
one hundred and twenty-years. Her name vas
Jennie Little
The Ea'0ut1n Messenger has sent out circu-
lsIs 10 the prominent farmers OF Putnam
county asking their opinion regarding the wis
dom Of rl.siag "all cotton" 1t publishes in
its last issue thirteen replies, ali it has re-
ceived-acd without exceptiOn-,hs planters
condemn as foolis h any such policy. They agree
that n5 farmer can be- Independent and pres
per when he has to buy his meat and bread
and farm supplies in the West.
The Rome BnHetiH hears that lady of that
city, VINO Uas returning from visit to FIori-
da siaJe tie heavy rains. made a very narrow
escape. Just as the train in which she was
travelling had pissed across a bridge lover
what .-reaui It diI rot hear. the bridge was
swept away.
lie Mtile Georgia Times reports that on
last Thursday. in the woods near the residence
Of Nr. John F. Williams of Upson county, the
body OF negro child was found. Il was bad
y m.s =Ird, several of its limbs having been
torn away by dogs. Being discovered near
hollow tree, It Is supposed to have been depos-
lied there los itsiahuman parent. It thinks no
effort should be spared to bring TO Justice the
perpetrator of this act of unnatural and un-
lawful srrocjty.
Auexcharge thinks that the late deluge in
Georgia has shown that our State has many
Iowls that could aspire 70 marine honors as
ports Fl entry. Rome, according to Bill Arp'S
recent letter from that city, has great posi-
bi.tes IN that line.
TIE Greensboro Home Journal says OF the
coming ton exposition in Atlanta that it IS
aiop.c Of growing interest both to the North
and South, and is destined 70 do more to kill
s-cuonalism and revive good feeling than all
Tie politics in the country can ever do.
gentleman Of Clarke county the other day
AAel two turkeys and two crows st one shot.
he Athens LGHneT says 50.
The uegrds5 WotchmGR thinks that there
Se7sry Indication that this will be an excel
lent season for iIui,. It says the show of bios
sons is al that could be desired, and unless
llefe comes an unusual spell Of frost soon,
lhaFe VIII be no lack Of fruit next winter.
IL
os,d vas found dead in the lot near tae livery
s-llir i15c sunday morning. It ' as at nfSt
33,-YsoSel that he h "A been killed by Henry
s-@l- ore', as be had threatened to do 80.
4 ps. mortem examination revealed no evil
-Ns "l Violence done the body, and the Cor
o-5f verdict was in conformity with the same
So 4tnry was released. The presumption
4 tast Audrew became cveF-he6ted me
N-iore. battling against the ire, v men
produced DEATH
an Athens Banner asks: what does It
----- ant ssys: we learn that several
:. E.5-!-Heut railroad officials have been on
49, 40 Athens Fithin the last few days. " nat
--lS al meant There is much being SAID
80 ~ ihe lease Of the Georgia Railroad. A
80 utal Is being said in our local papers about
49, t4-tnSion Of the Northeastern Railroad.
an m !. 10" several prominent railroad men are
~ 'iStl 10 our city Certainly SoTneIhing
80 a-'to- o- tp-aud the people OF Athens, who
Pogsl a-el.y Interested in our Northeastern
o. vad 'ld and lis extension, should begin TO
-,'I - = ana look somewhat INTO lAeSc
~ nous circumstances
reass The Quitman Free Press: I'VE venture
- tlvsuostication that in less than five years
F1s 'eSeJaole aud fruit business all along the
p.5..- tue savannah. Florida and Western
~ - az aud Particularly in LOwndes, Brooks
s1,-,f@e ana Decatur counties, viii have as
7n9-, tlvporuuns which will aStonlSh the
gav7r,f1I suine OF those who now speak OF u
busi-o-9 We have an abiding faith IL this
viii -"s s "s TIE source from which our people
Az voa2 2 rich harvest in the near future.
ia sri.1 li1Vpose engaging in vegetable raising
frorT Ll - way Ourseif. We will give our readers
snd ise itie % time he benefit of the experience
p0ssss-tl .s-tlf nation OF which we may become
hSsssed, ana would Ike to hear and publish
ject Vi other sensible men on the SUD
Wi-scollee ole subject OF Glover in Telfair." the
o,r,,Sgrass Hdtcbntau SAYS: ut has frequently
fulv c'-I " Us that clover might be success
uuIne-o,,.' 'ated IN our county, and we have, on
with "A : occasions, talked the matter over
Wera ~ ~ ,tteaiieltS but the majority OF them
eiDst .le opinion that neither our soil nor
hlweve- "Ss ss suited for its cultivation We
selves 49, a-ter such conversations. found our
Vice INNING The lines of the poet, Con-
81 0msb,- 'll M sgalnst his will, etc II was after
treule ra0ictions that we beheld with ex-
terelt II slt s5 Two considerable patches OF diff
mirshlrVS - OF Northern close thriving adj
Eropp5gs .. ~ AesSrs. Dodgs's old camps, op the
ri0us men ~. q seGtieman who is introducing va
tsrsnt ro,S q OPS, and adopting an entirely diff
praetiesS 5 u u cultivation from that usually
eu In this section y
esuDfr- y nteello HdluEe1e boasts that Jasper
ln2 eounfioonueS OF the healthiest and best farm
- Alodle Georgia. that her lands