Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-11

.-a courtesy OF these companies, on ap-
-r-r5- TO the President Of the AssO-
cation. J. II. EsTILL,
President
Georgia Affairs
r... Friday night. in Nc emore's cove, says
... rr-l.r County Messenger. man on horse
t.---- -H,- side gate called DR. Simmons to his
4,.- and took three shots at him without
.--- Tile villain then rode away.
There was an euterprising Smith before the
..---fr Atlanta las. week, with the initials Of
sp H-was arrested for knocking another
--,rrr tt- head. il is alleged, for the purpose
~ -7th--v. He denies this and claims that
they were only in gaming brOil But the
.5r.-tu-91s smith some time ago passed him
s.fr- tie Atlanta authorities as a detective,
AMI somehow gained the badge OF a policeman.
p--s-.bl.a-iug around with this, he undertook
-7r--a.r "a man by the name Of Clark, who re-
.-,--I. when smith beat him very badly. His
t-sfl1resiuy performance, which procured
5f.s-r-s-. occurred in Dalton, which place he
then evacuated ard took position in the Gate
C-r. pLsre the avenger found him at his beer.
sfvl-es from Oconee county state that last
Tb.--tsv night a difficulty occurred at Wat
sfr.,I- between EdmuRd Thrasher, a lawyer.
AMI W. W. Prise, Representative from that
county. Price was shot in both legs His in
i1-.-s are painful, but not dangerous.
Those who intend TO visit the Exposition in
Atlanta should wal, until Eext week, and take
raI-1 the state Fair At Macon. The two to-
.z-a-- will certainly afford entertainment for
tl- -m-st '--as;ijIous."
Summerv.He Gazette: Johnnie. a twelve
vsar-uIi son of John Buckalew. who lives on
" it, Trlus place, fell frOma persimmon
lre- ls sunday morning aud broke his arm
Atlanta P5st-4ppeGI: The first excursion
viii arrive here from Cincinnati on the 18th.
FREQUENT excursion trains will run from that
city louisville. Chicago and St Louis during
our biz show.
The gin house. press, engine, and one hun
irei and fifty bales OF cotton, belonging to W
u Siums, seven miles north Of Washington,
were burned on the ternOon or the itn. Mr
Simm, -stImaIes his loss at ten thou and dol
lars. Insurance two thousand.
Ql-uln Free Press. MIR. Sim A Griffin,
VII. WAS adiudeet insane and sent to the
asylum 40 Mule- geville some time since. has
r-uU-l home 10 gives Us pie sure 70 sta'e
that Mr Griffin seems TO have entirely recOv-
cred from his great anltction
The Rome Courier says: Mr.. William Mo
--1u- a well known citizen OF Centre. Cherokee
81
l-siay night. and it is now thOughthe has met
a-raElc end His hat, and pOcketboOk con
tanning 81 have been found in a wood near by
but 10 -itil-s Of the missing man.
CF.e county Gazette: Near Mud creek. in
C..uel county. lives an old gentleman by the
uamr If David Fender. who Is lO5 years oil
He IS as active as most men Of 40, and fire.
1r-utIv rides horseback to Stockton. a dis
talcs OF u miles. and returns home the same
1sy without fatiguiT z him in the least"
coffee County GGzette- "a row occurred last
Saturday, mi sbt at the turpeutine StIll or Wood
$50 among the negroes. which resulted IN
-1- ElIiug OF Adam Ciarwiu and the wOunding
rt John Hill and Tucker spell, all black
Spell We learn. died on Sunday. Hill, It Is
said raised the row. received wound, and
-teu sspped John BarleycOru was general
1 1couuaud'
C1urbus ENQUIRER. About six months ago
Mr. A. ~. Mc3iicnael received notice (accOm-
uarI-d rv r-quisitiOnl. TO arrest Elias Giddens.
rll-r' burglar from Russell county, Ala
1c1mplny with Bailin Wood, he succeeded
ia getting his man last night. and now has him
e0udn-d iu iail Mr. Nc1iichael Will take him
.oS-ll-. A reward Of fifty dollars vas offered
for his CAPTURE"
Atlanta p st-AUpeaI: "The other day. as Mr.
George Eddlemau was riding along Mcdaniel
street Ie net With an accident which might
have been fatal A chanse has recently been
made Boz the with Of the street, and the limbs
u tE- Trees on the sidewalks. instead OF being
t-.uu-r r. are allowed TO project out into the
ulitay Not Observing this facr, Mr.. Eddie
man came iu contact with one OF the limbs and
vas -uucEed of OF his horse He was badly
p-i--=1- and the bones OF his left hand were
pros-l Tie viii have TO carry bis wounded
hl1- iu q Slug for some time, and is likely to
s11-- considerable pain as well as iIcOnveni-
e1ce~
The Rome Tribune SAYS Of General Gordon:
I'VE noticed this old veteran a dav or two ago
as De- passed through Rome on his way 70 At
-a1'a. That same scar on his cheek tells Of the
Almost death wound which he received on the
sl,r-t >.l. Of Virginia during the late war.
is f- --.Ii o. the platform with the lines OF
AZ 1--.luiuz To furrOW his cheek, the crowd
HEariIy houOred him We NAV say what we
H-l about his politics, etc, but that scar and
a. var record has made for him a record as
-l-. AS the MONDAY sun, which neither time
lo- death can ever tarnish. These memories
T- never perish"
albany NUs: Every day we see in the
STREETS wagon loads Of hay brought in from
e country uy farmers and offered for sale
ll's was an Indication of prosperity among
.-l farming fri-rds-n this hay was simply
l.- slru u.I~ of their savings that was left over
---r f- .r uWn nee. for the coming year was
-iH---.lF Supuled-We wOuid be delighted
s-- Do "- would haii it as the harbineer OF
ga. aIqy time coming that Re have been
s-.il--ls our eyes fifteen long years TO see and
--'r L-,rF Vet seen, when the surplus or the
---'t ".l.t run oeerintO town and we would
81 nave enty Bat when we see, as We saw
through lat summer. wagon load after
l-I- load of Western hay. costing all the
.i- aI.Ul4F ana q quarter TO one uulaaE
--sA.F cents a hundred. hauled mot from
t- 'l-ry u1t into itl. we know that what is
o-t-l l- ROW Is no evidence OF thrift or
-->t--.-t. Quo q device 10 handle a little
Do az -lar next summer the same old
- VIII y- rruea1ed-poOr stock and sorry
'-'-a'lsr they sold in the fall what they
--- -- nave Kept for the summer"
NE grand jury Of Floyd. in their present
$3.50 among other things, say: I'VE find that
--r e.--l c0uVicts sentenced to the chain
--."-- I.- March term Superior Court, no
---" .a t- and have been since that time,
'l The county OF thirty-five cents Der
~ -i-L. Az. uniting in the aggregate TO S5J4
~ -.snc- alone. with no means whatever
lrslrg the county for this expenol-
o-t we lul also that there are twenty nine
r 2, n-rs now in Jail About One-half or
49, .-.- probably be- sentenced to the chain
r- II mis- term of the court. with no means
49, provided by the authorities Tor the
ts-- 90 this convict labor. We hnd that
CO.. auaut two thousand persons IN the
bvr1 s---ec- % road Cuty. who are required
49, Work not less than five days IN each
60 90 -l- neglect OF other duties. at q cost
tz-.L 90 Jar per day this would amount 70
F--I ->all dollars per aunum the people or
vs.. ILiy pay for WOrkiug the road. In
r-,- t-r ABOVE facts We do most earnestly
R. ana commend to the Board or
u1--5--- --- l.rveuue 90 provide means for the
ft.-- 20 me c1uvicts on the public roads OF
~ --.s ar as early day as practicable by
--@ zion OF a chsin-gang, IN which
C5r-.' Lot only from this county. but other
U5-4 . ll- district, may be worked as pro-