Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-15
Genrgia Affairs.

Georgia Affairs.
Macon has been excited over a threatened
kerosene oil famine. 1t is al right now, how
ever
Jack Plane" has assumed temporary con-
trol of the local columns of the Macon TeIe-
o-4pA -XLE," the regular local. has just
gotten married
An excitement vas created in the Superior
Court room Of Atlanta Thursday. General
e1artrell and B. II. Hill. Jr-. were trying case.
during the progress of which the former called
m. latter a liar. The result was fight then
and there Nobody was hurt, however, and
after slms time quiet was restored. The
Judge let of the combatants with a fine for
contempt.
The Americas Recorder learns from conver-
satfou with its farmer fr ends that, IN their
opinion, the young oats are killed. DOUBTLESS" +"
saws that paper, the vital element in many Of
the punches will never be renewed, and il it is
desirable to have good stand the fields viii
have 10 be resown. Yet sparse stand is bet
ter than no oats. and. as a rule. the cats are
heavier and better We should have to he fully
convinced that two many we're killed out to
make profitable yield bsfoTe we would plOW
up entirely. Rye looks very promising, and
this Is the first winter in years where oats have
been put to so trying a test in this latitude
Another coal famine. and. according to the
Constitution, the severest which has ever
visited the city, is about to visit Atlanta. That
paper says "th- only thing which can prevent
a degree Of suffering unknown in the history
Of the city is a change 10 the weather"
A correspondent Of the Newman Herald. now
that the elections are over. wants the people
ofthst section to go to work and build cot
ton factory. He declares the thing can be
done, and he intends TO fight for it until it
Is done.
The Dalton Citizen states that on Thursday
last. Mrs R B. Springfield. Of that city, was
terribly gored by en- infuriated COW. The
beast had been chasing dog around the lot.
and Mrs. Springfield went out to call the dog
away when the COW turned upon the lady,
lifting her upon her horns and goring her in
dreadful manner. Her shTieks brought assist
suce but when rescued from the infuriated
animal she was in an insensible condition.
Medical aid was summoned and upon exsmi-
nation Of her injuries IL was found that one OF
the COWS horns had entered her side. inficting
sghastly wound She lies in critical condi-
tiOn.
Mr. Thomas McKibben. one Of the oldest
citizens Of Butts county, died last Tuesday
night in his eighty first year. His fatal illness
was the result Of cold contracted curing the
recent severe weather.
Hr John W. Brooks, Of Spalding county,
attracted much attention on the streets of
Grim Few days ago, and gave unmistakable
evidence OF being insane An investigation re-
fsaHf frr = f7N sha
LunAtic Asylum.
The Marietta Journal says: The Railroad
Commission is good thing as long as it is
kept in the bands OF good men, but once in the
hands Of bad men, you will hear the people
squeal, as the railroad men now do" The law
should be amended so that neither good meu
NOR bad men would have it in their power TO
make the people squeaI.
The DeKalb Netrs states that on Thursday,
the 9Th instant a man named Harrison was
found dead on the side OF ths Georgia Railroad
track. about one mile west OF Stone Mountain.
Prom the appearance Of the body, and the stu
alton in which il was found, it is considered
pretty certain that he was killed by a train on
the Georgia Railroad the night before he had
been seen intoxicated in Decatur on the day of
his death.
The Louisville Netrs and Farmer says: I'VE
regret TO hear OF the Oat crop being killed. A
large quantity was sown to supplement short
corn crop, and in many instances they are
dead In great many fields the stand will
De bad and the fields are so wet and bo7gy
nat planters cannot plOH in another crop"
Ine Dublin Post says: 'One cay last week
NJ j. 7. Pope, from the western portion OF the
SS9lnty' sent his wagon over to Cochran after
Hsisht IN charge Of two cOlOred men. When
n!llia IOur or five miles or Cochran they pass
- white man, and in passing him little mud
4Ion ION one OF the wagon wheels spattered him.
- made some seemingly Indifferent remark
TS1uI their throwing mud on him and went on.
.le uarkeys thought nothing Of it and drove
atonS- Presently the white man appeared on
.-e scene again with double barreied shot
~ And shot the two darkeys in the wagon,
OthsF.ii . ~ anu . "''--S''e '1''
Ihe AmeTicus Sumter Republican, tells how
Seeiless met its Just reward as follows: "On
-,eN 1ears day Mitch Morgan was at home
'-lsiaps ting the unpleasant weatne-, and
LJtIg 70 u that his farming implements would
o y readiness when working time was at hand
- - se was crossing the yard a large haw swoop-
~ ~ uOEn on young chicE en- and clutched il in
- cruel talOus. The mother hen flew 70 the
esIle oI Us darling chick, whose cries OF pam
''SSeIIefed N. the hen furious The hawk clutched
- Asn with the other talon, and tried TO snake
- ,illIch ran to the rescue OF his good men,
mere we're visions Of fried eggs and spring
slekens disappearing in the greedy crap OF q
es. eS.seiou- @ hawk. He reached forth his hand TO
h. - Le ne oird, when the latter reached forth
E.SeA eyeA and closed it on the middle finger G
H. H. hand, and then attempted to fT away.
No Hnere greed overreached itself, for
Eel ~ tured the greedy bird and wrung its
i,sS ,ssSoaesbOro Neus: I'VE regret to learn that a
A. ~ II4ly occurred between Col Jesse Blalock
- II ~. James Austin, Jr., near Fayetteville,
lstfs.- .-SiesIiay, IN which the former shot the
al
-.11Tsn not a serious wound. The facts, as we
tin = mem, are as follows; Mr.. James Aus
Bslocl,,,s-alql saq his son, James Austin, Jr., had
lsgf = - Plantation, near Fayetteville, rem ed
tro',tyIesr tyIesr Col. Blalock has had considerable
bse-D IL "a "a collecting his rents and there has
tnls o1 ~ feeling between the parties for some
% All - rs account. The Austins failing TO pay
TOOK ~ iLehts, Colonel BlalOck last Tuesday
and ss5 - onerin and went to the plantation
VIII. sed an attachment for the balance due.
and M Nssased IN this the difficulty occurred,
iSisv i4isv 9ss ,'oEa F.al5es e 1.ai' ana Tsils &
pist Aa-l. u the latter drew bis
a. 1e former in the sh0ulier. as
D -- t7alng eject Just above
L er -GHlTug round AMI lodE-
'4 Bsfust wss called ia
rzl dressed the wound
.-z-- ltli. IS not regar1e1 as
ls tLlat lt VIII pe healed
ag.. 7.,e Dtp1tcb tells OF horrible
~ cQlored meE were shot
#an - as Follows, On Thursday last,
-e- ABOVE Coarau, ln this
-ei rathercrime mat should
81 -al q voiE7 y indigue-
--snL Isba y. t 10 loves Justice aud
eolored -Tns,n ms1 ,rs Vickers and Joe Sanders, two
q the rOsJ aLoLn iLaoLn Laurens county, were met
and Wers ~ a0out two miles from Cochran.
harae i pot Iso IS UPON by a white man. whose
srrsstsd TTISoEn, or II known. has not teen
goaadsd ana 55Allsm IAN Viekers was mortaIly
ice ssn1.el oied In Cochran the next evening.
ss1ss b.l survived HIS wound. No
nsfpetratioo1 =, been given for the
,1srs shot dova ~ ,.ll ane nendish deed. The men
tAs aaas Of Ca i.ae a.sI Ioogs in sheep fold In