Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-12

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The Columbus Times warns the country
against one W L. Sans. representing himself
as agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pauy. aud going about borrowing articles,
which he takes care not t. return. He bor-
rowed from good wife her husbands Overcoat
aui umbrella, which have not yet been heard
from.
The McDuGe Journal says a difficulty oc
CURED a few days ago between 1lr. J. c. Wat
son and Messrs- John and George Usry of, that
county. in which Mr. GeorgeeUsry was shot
with a small pistol in the hands Of Mr.. Watson,
the ball entering near the left nipple and rang
ing downward The wound is considered dan
gerous, but not necessarily mortal
Nuscogee's wealth. according to the late tax
digest. is SS1rS,719. The decrease in lands
value is So 5o2. and Of polls 12L The increase
Of city property is S:97, ,2,2, Of which S49,231
was in cotton factories.
In view OF the boarding house cOnven-
tiOn in Columbus, the boarders are discussing
the feasibility Of renting house and running
it themselves. They estimate the cost Of
boarding. according to their scheme, a. eight
TO ten dollars per month.
A negro had his arm cut Of by a train on the
-TaIbotton Railroad on Monday.
There are $50 men working on the Gaines
willie. Jefferson and Southern Railroad.
The Waynesboro Herald reports Tom Ingram
stabbed at the lIlen colOred camp meeting;
Frank Smith, candidate for the ministry, ar
rested for larceny after trust. and Melburn
Gaines struck with piece of plank and killed
by Charles Jones-aIi colored.
The colored people own property in Musco-
gee county to the value of S151. .3O4
Madison county is going to issue S5OOCO
worth of bonds with which to build a railroad
from Harmony Grove via DaIi ,isV lille to Broad
river
The tax digest for 1881 brings Bibb county up
to the grand aggregate Of S9,0i3,3l3 Macon
now coutemplates having an artesian we'll -
Sparta IshmdeIife: IF the methods of farm
ing in vogue IN the cotton belt continue it Will
not be long before the farms will pass out of
the hands OF their present occupants"
The Augusta EueHlRg Neics says: Judge
VIM. T. Goud viii Ofiiclate ar the laying of the
Masonic Tempe cornerstone on SATURDAY., An
address will be delivered by Hon. John S
Davidson
The SandersvfIle Herald says: The unfOrfu-
nate lunatic, John W. Smith, confined in our
county Jail some ten days ago, died on Tuesday
night from sheer starvation He utterly re-
fused 10 eat"
Augusta Ereuing Nelrs: The Georgia Road
viii m the future. as IN the past. build its cars
in Augusta Major Greene's policy in this par
tfculsr is the-s same as former authorities, and
he is here 70 build up our great road
Augusta EreHiHg Nelrs: 'RumOrs have come
to Augusta in the past few days from New
York that a pool has been formed 10 buy
controlling interest in the stock OF the Mem
phis and Charleston POad. with a view Of com
peIling the authorities 70 declare a dividend, or
OF breaking thelease"
Rome Btlletin: We have just received in
formation of the finding Of a dead man near
Ladiga. on the Selma. Rome and Dalton Rail
road. few days ago The physicians say that
he had been dead about twelve hours before
the finding and that he was murdered No
one knew him, and it was impossible to iden-
Uify him"
Atlanta P0sf-ApDeul, There is a gentleman
living on Foundry street. who has a child con-
va1eseing from a severe attack of cholera in
fantum who takes his little Jug and walks to
Ponce de- Leon Springs after water Tor the
little one every evening when he returns
home from work"
Post -ADpeaI. sR0bbe's reelection is Au-
,zusta's triumph. for representative at the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Of the NOrlf is the
highest honor in Odd Fellowship This posi-
tiou has been held long and honorably by Mr.
ROBBIE and he Is perhaps the most popular as
well as the most prominent Odd Fellow in the
State
Saws the Marietta Journal: "Mr Henry
White and Mr. bird Perks performed a good
g,s-,-ies Friday night late IN arrestiug and put
ting i'm the calabOose two drunken white men
thai made the night hiceOus with their pro
fame and indecent language.
Macon TELEGRAPH 1T IS said that the Macon
and brunswick Railroad will have to buy the
charter Of the Street Railroad Company be-
fore il can lay its tracks on any street IN the
city. The Brunswick extension continues 70
be the railing topic. though its about settled
that the city will give the road permission and
an injunction viii be sued out.
The walton County Nelrs puts the following
1,otent question; when the stock law goes
into effect in Rocktale county on the 4th OF
January what is To become Of the stock IN
Walton near the line OF the two countieSl
villa fence between the two counties have 10
he buiIts III 50 who IS 10 build lt We do not
See how the county liners are 10 get along"
Albany Nelrs. I've saw some water from
Colonel Forts artesian well yesterday. No
srich water has ever before been. seen IN this
country. Ii is as clear as a crystal ana puTer {
than our common well or cistern water can ne
made bv flteriug. IL delighted every one VINO
saw and tasted IT, and the demand for an ar
tesian well 10 the city is now on the rise
Gainesville SoutEron- The new railroads
are an on a boom Colonel Foreacre says tie
one from Lula 70 Clarksvlle viii be completed
by Christmas. The one 10 jefferson and the
branch 10 jug Tavern viii certainly be cone
before that tlme, and Colonel rice JhlhAs
work viii be resumed on the GalCe eSvllle ar q
DahlOnega at aE early day. All this should
make great many people happy"
Colonel R. ]. Wilson. Tax Receiver of Rich
mond county, received the fOllowing compli-
nentary letter from Comptroller General ".
a. "fisnt- ''1 our digest received, and II would
oe useless Tor me 10 say TO you that same is
Sorfect Permit me 70 thank you for your
handsome BOOKS, and especially for the large
lnerSase ln Ealuallons. The increase is so far
the largest IN the State. and is an evidence
that your people are progressive and prosper
Gus"
Atlanta PoSt-AppeGl; Chief OF Police An
derson concludes his report for july nv SAVING.
The results OF this month. showing fl1a SDsy
ment into the treasury Of the city Of iba ~,
Of 81 25I 50 from oil cases made. is concIusiv,e
evidence that your force has been vieilanT AMI
active in the discharge Of their duties, and l.
sufficient proof that the addition Of four 1ne7
TO the force, and she relieving them or lighting
the lamps was a well considered natter"
Sparta IshBlnelfte: Senator McWhorter il
the reputed author Of a bill % forbid the manu-
fscture and sale Of chemical fertilizers in Ii,
State. What astonishes US is. how any on
man, Of finite mind, could conceive OF such
blti-Inuch more get IL into shape ana roll
into the Assembly. The thing is absolutely
miracle. Next We shall hear OF the introduc
ton OF q bili 70 prevent the raising and impOT
tation OF Watermel0ns-introduced by som
similar genius Who IN q state OF unprepared