Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-20

Savannah, Ga-
-.-..-.d st the Post once In Sa-
.--.r . second Cioss Matter.
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Georgia Affairs.
-.... ---ilr Court OF Richmond county.
. Anderson Jones, who has been
found guilty Of murder, was
Judge Snead to be hanged on
s. . -d day Of January next. The
be- private.
Baptist Church Of Atlanta has
.s psst0rate Rev. Mr. Mcdonald, Of
This gives him $500. He re-
ir Richmond
l--r-. in his address at the recent
- s0-th Carolina Conference Of
Episcopal Church South. said
..-. a Wlzb.man. OF South Caroline, was
--c1very. and Bishop Payne is
.. There sre but three Southern
-... Bishops now able 10 do regular
. .....lElt tha' a. least three or four
BE elected At the session of the
~ -erc= % be held next May.
h1ut capacity or special busi-
-.e daily apply ing for positions
T.ess boys are advised by The
.. -tsy in the country and become
ead-ut by following the Oldest
-r el. ing Of man agriculture.
County Nsrrs: "A difficulty occur
miles below Aiapaha on Tuesday even
...n Lem Luke, a young man, and a
--... au u-ed gentleman In the fight
-eI severe cut in the cheek. Nor
1sd'y in the right side, and also
shoulder. Those who witnessed the
thar Luke ected in self-defense.
n0maE
.-- lI1rcan's recovery. Both these
--- were il Alapaha a few hours be
.... z. -U.tF. and exercised their rights in
.-. sl-sfy themselves. The free and
.---i use cf john Barley-corn il SAID
.-.rreel % as by the constitution of
H- dissent without Mr. Barley
.-. would have been,rO difficulty;
i1uity there would have been no
.-luIr "a cutting the mother and
..--a --utlrmeu would have been glad
-- Instead of being profoundly sorrowed."
....- EItctmdu: We spent two days last
.rl BOD DgiethOTpe. and found a large
..H- c.ulrY soWn down in small grain,
..- l0HEiug fine. Professor Cheney,
is- returned from a trip through the
-... t. US that he never saw such immense
planted lu Wneal ana oats Ihls Is a
..r. r.- right direction. and If a good crop
r- .. ...--- our agricultural population will
-.rt-v Us look upon the fearful drought as
l- iu disguise. as it forced them into
their own supplies
eHer Findic1tor: The barn OF Mrs
... rl- a- Wa uergilie, was burned last sat
l-. -.-lr soon after dark The fir was
-- -E- work OF an incendiaTy- The loss
hundred dollars. The corn being
d. much of 10 was saved after the build
.uru-d. the ueighuOrs being called to
...--..lE house by the light OF the flames
--. ..-.r 9f fhe large plantation bell. The
tl. outer edges OF the Tile was burned
... ... Interior portion was uniuIured About
OIL. years as0 a barn stan-ing IN the same
l-- was burned"
Athens W1fcimdH; "Mr. j. A. Browning,
u. las hello th- Office of Sheriff OF this
comfy far the past twenty years, died on Sat
.- morning asst He was about sixty three
-...- of age. and was cne Ot the best citizens
-.. ever lived m thi county. and vii. be sadly
--sssl 1y his many devoted friends"
s.lers Wu'ctmun. Every week we meet
l..r rIe street farmers, ana there is general
a.lIlt Of hard times, esp cialiy from those
.UuE below Athens. where crops we're almost
f1CaI failure Most planters lost heavily
..- yeIr. and many vent made enough to
lu them ili Christmas Some OF them have
.I-t credit. ant their condition IS truly de
plorapl- Merchants are ext-nding 20 farmers
every INDULGENCE lu their power, but we very
much fear here il be real C ses Of destiu-
riun before next summer ends"
Franklin Netrs: IA horrible murder yves
.-mmLtei iu Chambers county last Wednes-
-aV night. Mr. McCauu kept a grocery about
--sIt miles from Lafayette on the Chlsho m $
ferry road. ana on Thursday morning his body
szs found in the house. having q terrible cut
lc-1ss the thr0at which must have caused
l-lll instantly. In the room were found the
Eu.fe with which the murderers had commit
-.L the deed, a cub with which they had
shocked their victim down, and pistol Cir
-lls-lDe-s led TO the arrest OF Charles tiriili a
sI Bob Young two negroes, who lived IN the
l -L11Thold. and afterwards Charles made a
..afe-sion. that iimself Young and another
l-r0. h1d committed the deed These two
we're lodged in nj, as lafayette, on Thursday.
E h1ery prompted them 10 commit the muir
Dalton Citizen. "Emigrants psss through
f..rHu daily in considerable numbers for the
.--- hey are mostly from Northern and
Fl i.e Georgia passenger agent, VINO Is
--.. informed. said that emigration will be
heavier {. Is season than for many years, and
..l. Or viii continue heavy from the present
-u. throughout the winter Il appears as II a
.-.-.r class Ot people are etnlgratlng TINS year,
s-c. Es p section can least afford to lose"
ton CftfreH: "The mountains around
p county abound in g superior quality OF
Iron Ire. and st present number or ore beds
z- being worked in that county, which are
paving those engaged in the business very
l.-.slIe.T."
LlsrsnEs Reporter: son Monday night
.s- about eleven O'Clock, the residence OF
I- L D. Perry vas entered and his silver watch
l.- r. i-ed chain. valued at Szj with the small
...-H .a The pockets OF MS pants amounting
t.a..Ir forty cents. taken therefrOm- The
mos. mark-b e circumstances or the tneIt
was .Ia fzCt that Do was done In the glare OF a
c.lrr af the illness Of one OF the children"
Worth star: Mr. John D. B0zeman planted
On l.r-s in cotton this year. The land has
1--- Ll cultivation thirty years He uses
1E pounds Of guanO TO the acre, and made
1.- bales Of cotton on the ten acres"
a5sV County NelCs Letter: "Mr. William
--A.- nappened 10 very serious accicent
Jew u |-s from Fairburn last Thursday morn
l- He was emp Dyed by MeSsrS. NeStorOOE
q thompson to work their gin. They were
nd hn rrrnH
engine aud driving the team, and IN going
-lEl a Eru the wagon turned over He at
.-a--. ro jump of out OF the way, but his
.7ught iu the wheel Of the wagon and he
Fis -L-lRn ON his back The smOkesJack OF
la- engine fell across his stomach and bruised
ln severely internally. HIS condition is very
c-lelLH
st- Line Press: by private letter We learn
wing Two young men at Mechanics
Vile. L.e county. Ala. By the names OF Jones
e.t .ormau. became engaged in quarrel on
--Iy " last week Jones approached Nor
- with an open knife. wnereupou the latter
E.. so shots at the former. striking him IN
-e.s and irfiicting mortal wounds from
@ be Jonlsl died thursday"
t-..ll1n Messenger: One day last wes (
-zErrnce received notification 70 be On
ut for a couple Of horse thieves. Our
e- Uas at once ON his metal, and before
many lgUrs had passed. he had under arrest
-r1 meu answering descriptions, ana
.---si with stealing horses from party near
-.e.s- Ine horses we're recovered and the
---'t- turned over to Justice"
-l-T-rs Examiner: Mr. Wm. H Bowen, Of
a-s county, lost his lie last week under the
.-... Nlt e circumstances. Early in the morn
-- went o. the forest, near BY, 10 cut ana
h- ME- rails The first tree he cut lodged
O. smaller cne. and in chOppiug this down
p. --lzi- Sy hird. dead stump or tree
... -Lich the msiu tree struck IN falling.
---.l-z ir down. and fell upon Mr.. Bowen
running from under the falling tree,
i.s fatally crushing his BODY. he craWled
-- l1-er the timber a short distance, where
renamed In the cold, drenchlng ram
helpless and perhaps uncOn-
-s cIucitiol until tbs afternoon,
van le vas fOu1d by his little boy
- -arr5roken wife. He was at once, by
l-sE and teuderest hands, carried TO his
-- ans The best medical aid procured Drs.
-.-r ana hightoTer did all IN their power 10
-'- the unfortunate man. but about nine
l..tA lie q uud relief from his great agony
- His injuries were internal and be-
t--- --e power Ct medical skill C relieve. Mr..
--u was a good. clever. useful man He
i'-' vile and six children ID mourn his
'----l and traFic DEATH
4 gainesville specialize the Cincinnati Tines
E. Lec-mber l7. says: News Just reaches
-Tall clarke comfy that on Monday night
-->on OF Mrs VIM Driscou, living about
---l-s from Jackson, was violated by Dave
rfp-iS eo.oie1 boy about eighteen years
--r. Llr DrIsc IL WAS away from home that