Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-15


is being erected at st. Joseph's orphanage in
this place"
Columbus Times: "a few days ago the citi-
zens around Chipley petitioned the purchasers
OF the Columbus and Rome Railroad to extend
the road to that point. which is sbout one mile
aud half north OF Hood. The citizens Of
Hood. learning OF the action of the citizens of
Chipley and neighborhood. circulated a coun-
ter petition asking the purchasers to allow the
terminus or the road to remain at that place.
unless they desired to extend the road to La
Grange or some point further north. II seems
that the Chipley petitioners have carried the
day, as yesterday Capt. w. d. Chipley. mana
ger Of the road, was IN the city and received
bids for extending the road to that point OF
course. It cannot inJure Columbus in any way,
but may benefit US; but it does seem to us that
It will serve TO depreciate the value Of property
at Hood"
Americas Republican: 1--WE are Informed
that the bill or Senator Query to amend the
Railroad Commission act passed by the Legis-
lature. IS meeting with formidable opposition
from Macon and competing points, and the
way stations should look to their interests.
We understand that formidable delegation
wall go up from Macon and Americas. Monte
yuma, Cuthbert, Oglethorpe, Dawson and other
points should act at once. The Railroad Com
mittee will hear the case Monday, and we sug-
geSt that a citizens meeting be called to-day
20 take into consideration the advisability of
being represented. This bill practically re-
adopts circular 10. and cOmpels the Commits
sion to treat the Central Railroad and its
leased lines as one road, so that our people
will be relieved of the OnerOus local charges
now imposed. The passage of this bill will be
great relief TO our people and an act of sim
pie justice II will carry out the true intent Of
the railroad BILL and our able Senator will have
done great service to the people 10 pass the
bill "
Americas Republican: Baltimore Jones. a
cOiOred man, employed on the United States
dredge boat, now clearing Instructions from
Flint river, near the plantation of s. H Haw-
fell - IF Ia MT
river between and o'clock Friday morning,
and, being unable to swim, was drowned"
Blackshear Netcs: I'VE have just heard that
a little colOred boy. about two years old. was
| drowned at Strickland's turpentine still by
| falling into clay hole that was near the house
| its mother, Lou Wright, was living in"
Blackshear Neigs: 'Mr. ]. NJ. Shaw makes
the following statement: That from July the
lst TO 3lst ultimO inclusive, he has picked from
[ one acre of land. planted in watermelons. con
sisting of IA hills. III melons, Of which the
aggregate weight were 2,245 pounds and sold
| for $50 IS. He further states that he can now
| gather two thousand pounds Of good eating
melons of the patch. but as there is no sale fol
/ them at present prices over the expense ot
/ hauling, he will compost them, vines and all
and put new crop on said land at once"
Rome Courier: "wednesday evening the
! ffteen-year-OId daughter of Mr.. Seagers, whC
/ resides on Capt John Barnwells plantation.
/ six miles below the city, undertook to klndlt
Il a fire in the stove by pouring oil from a car
/ on it. The oil became ignited, exploding the
/ can and throwing the oil all over the clothing
/ OF the girl, which was burned almost entirely
/ from her person. She lived until yesterday
/ at twelve O'Clock, when death came and re
| lieved her suffering Her father, in attempt
ing 70 extingui n the flames. had his hands
/ terribly burned" "
Albany Netrs: 1T Is not generally known
/ that the Southwestern Railroad will soon com
plete the line Of their extension from its pres
/ ent terminus, Arlington, in the county OF Cal
houn, to Blakely, the county site of Early q
/ distance Of some sixteen miles. From Colonel
/ &. b. Wooten we learn that the work of lay ing
down the track will commence on Monday
next. and wall be completed within the space
Of four weeks"
Columbus Enquirer: Yesterday Mayor vii
/ kins brought to this Office beautiful fowl
which he purchased from Harris county
| farmer. It resembles both a peafOWl anC
/ guinea, but is said to be a mongrel of guinea
| and chicken. It is much larger than a guinea
/ and OF different pumage. The Colonel bought
/ it as curiosity. and viii Keep lt at his resi-
| dence on lower BrC ad street Many, who pro
/ feSs to know, say 1t IS nothing more nor les
| than prair.e hen" A cross between the pea
/ fowl and guinea was illustrated in the Scien
| tinc AmeTfcdls a few years ago and answer
/ the description.
| Lagrange special to the Columbus Enquirer
! Sun. 1ith: Mr. John W. Sledge, a prOminen
| citizen of LaGrange and Clerk Of Troup Su
/ perior Court died in the court house, in hi
/ Office, tonight a. s O'Clock He was takeI
/ suddenly i'll and vas sick only a few hours
| His sickness was so severe that his friend.
/ were afraid to undertake TO remove him to hi
| residence. His many friends throughout thu
country will be shocked to learn of his un
| timely death. Mr.. Sledge was true patrio
| and made a gallant soldier in the late war HI
| lost an arm while in battle defending tn
| rights of tue South. He had many friends il
| Georgia, and belonged to prominent family.
The LaGrange Reporter states that the May
ors OF West Point and Columbus are co operai
ing in the work Of having a chart OF the Chat
fuur
prepared for exhibition at the Cotton Expos
ton. as the fall is ten feet to the mile 70
thirty-six miles, it can but attract the attentiO
of capitalists from everywhere.
| IaGrange RepOrter: "The West Point Mills
W. T. Lang superintendent. now run 500
spindles and 100 looms. They expect to max
200, 600 yards of duck goods per month"; weigh
ing nine and ten ounces per yard. The factor.
consumes from eight to ten bales of cotton pc
diem. They have 0. ders ahead to Decsmbe
1st. We have been shown specimens of thei
manufacture, side by side with cloth from
Northern mills and must pronounce them Su
periOr 10 the latter"
| Oglethorpe Echo: "A gentleman Of Lexing
ton informs US that the mother of Genera
TOOmbs was a Pennsylvania lady. and caA
from a staunch Abolition family. The Genera
now has a number of near relatives in tina
State and they are all dyedin-the wool Rad
Gals Every rose has its thorn The sam
| paper SAYS: I'VE learn that a movement is o.
foot for thirty men in this county to form
company and iron and equip the Broad Rive
/ Railroad as soon as the grading is completed
hey to take charge of the same and run il
This plan is altogether practicable, and ther
Is big money in il 70 the boDdholder."
Oglethorpe Echo: ave see the papers of tn
| State are lauding the Southern Express Com
pany for reducing their tariff rates. Now thi
Is bOsh. We the other day examined both olt
and new schedules, and find that the reduction
begins at the wrong end for the shipper The
used to send packages up to % pounds weigh
for 25 cents, but nov, after reaching pound
they begin TO jump up until IS cents is charges
for what they used TO carry for % cents. We be
lieve they have made slight reduction in heav.
freight, but it is scarcely perceptible. We be
lieve in giving all due credit where it is de
| served, but in the case of the Southern EXPIRES
Company they seem to have stopped up tn
spiggOt and opeued the bunghole.' A few NOR
such reductions viii neceSSItate the establish
ment of an Express Commission by the Legis
lature."
Oglethorpe Echo: ''Mr. A. Little, of Craw
ford, has at last found out the cause of grape
withering and rotting in dry weather. H
says little green fly frequents the vines, il
countless numbers, and bOres into the gree
grapes, doubtless to get water. This hole ma
lures into black speck. that rots the grap
and causes it to fall OF. He found a grea
many of the insects on his vines this year"
Oglethorpe Echo: ION Sunday OF last weel
the mules Of mr.. Stephen Black backed hi
buggy of the bridge across the race at Wat
sons mill and precipitated the vehicle and il
occupants into the river little daughter o
Mr. Black and another of Mr. Watson's werl
in the buggy at the time, and both children
sunk in the water. Mr.. Black succeeded il
getting them safely to land, without harm
save a complete wetting."
| OglethOTpe Echo: "A depraved white woman
from Athens came down to Crawford one nigh
LAST week, and in going TO his work next morn
ing, Green Ham. q negro man, found her appa
rently asleep in a fence corner. Mistaking he
for some dusky dame. he jokingly pitched ;
cloi Of dirt at her. The woman at ono
jumped up, and drawing pistol, began to fir
at her disturber. He was the worst scare
niger ever seen in our county, and cleared
thorn thicket at break-neck speed. The VIC
man shot several times before he got out o
range. No damage done"
Brunswick appeal: "a party of excursion
lists went to Jekyl beach on Wednesday nigh
last pleasure seeking. In their rsmbles the
found a coffin containing a skeleton The TO
of the coffin was OF, and the whole cOncer
lore evidences Of time. 1t is presumed tha
the skeleton is that Of some person lost at sea
whose remains had drifted up there and bee
buried years ago, the recent action OF til
waves having unea rthed it."
Costly Work of Lightning.
ST. LOUIS, August 13. = The Atlanta
Flooring Mills. corner OF Main and Pluml
/ strpnfs were Struok bv lfOhfDfpo Lost nfObf