Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-26

mlttee OF the Eighth district from which II
I1 81 ths,S 1reenVille and the town district
H. .',' twenty thousand dollars to
III .ue sec9r NJ or railroad to the town Only
tnree OF the committee had been able to do
any active work, and the names of several citi.
sens ~ lne district were reported whose sub
st-llptions would swell the amount several
thousand dollars From the renort made We
are c0nn9ent that the town and district win
run me llst up to SIS, 600. That the county will
SOhIrlouIe as much more there can he no
oouot- This will raise S50OgO which will en-
ao,e Us 70 grade road either to Hood or to the
Auanta and West Point Road AS the other
uSlstricts Tailed TO send up their subscription
lsts, the amounts reported from these districts
were not counted in the sum total reported as
subscribed. After discussion. participated in
" " IRajor Park, NJ: Reeve. Hon. r. D. Render
=, banning, u L. Davis and j. b. Winslow the
CHAIRMAN appointed additional canvassers to
assist those appointed at the February meet
lng. meeting for all the committee and sub
May" VIC - ~ A'e'u"J -
Waycross Reporter: ''On Saturday morning
iaSt a dead negro was found by the section
nsnos, lylng near the track Of the Savannah
fioTlGa TI and Mes'ern Railroad, two miles west
3L M Aeoeauvllle. The Coroner, David ROwell
Esq was notified, who promptly summoned
jury OF inquest and repaired to the spot. Upon
examining the body it was found that both
ankles were mangled, and the head mashed in,
clearly indicating that he was struck by the
engine while standing or walking on the track
he was very dead. and the inque st made
struck and thrown from the track, in the
hight time, by the engine of one of
the freight trains. No one could identify the
dead man, but a budget of goods found in his
possession may disclose his Identity, if anyone
feels an interest in knowing who he was 1t
contained number of silver spoons and forks
marked b (fhere is no suspicion that this
letter points to the massachusetts, burglar).
There was also number of white doylies
marked T. A Burt, q china sugar bowl gilt
edged. chlld's dress with trimming, remnants
~ ~ 4 q lai1 fob Ia ,IofI,
with darned rent three or four inches in
length in it, stained by two ink spots"
Notwithstanding her freshets and bank fail
ures, correspondent of the Rome Bulletin
has the highest hopes of the future of that
city. He writes Il was not in Rome during
the recent high flood, and | have been more
lnqulsltlve on this subject than l otherwise
would have been Ihave garnered the opinion
OF many OF the knowing ones who are obser-
want, discreet. and hence prophetic and the
unanimous opinion has been given that the
flood does not and will not hurt Rome. And
why should Rome suffer- The damages were
not so great as the sensational writer's de-
Scribed it. nor yet so serious as the enemies of
Rome pictured it. The future OF Rome never
appeared so promising as it does at present
True, the flood and the bank failure have
conspired ID give the gOSsips food for scandal,
yet 1t is equally true that Northern farm firm
Is negotiating to establish cotton tie factory
in Rome, the Rome Ice Mannfac' ory will soon
be in full blast, our present Industries are
working full forces and time, the city bonds
are quoted at par, anu 10 cap lu6 CIIHdX
nearly 81 100000 worth of contracts for new
buidinge have been let and the contracts will
be cOmpl ted this summer You can scan the
history of the world and you cannot point to
one single Instance where city of the size of
Rome can boast of transacting the great
amount of business which this city does hon
est V claim. and this not to be disputed aSser-
ton will make Rome what she is destined to
be the metropolis Of Georgia and Alabama a
On the subject of silk Culture in Georgis.'
the Sandersyille Herald says: Several late
articles and commune ations in the Savannah
NEWS shows tha1 some interest has been
awakened again In silk culture in Georgia
The adaptability of our soil and climate for the
growth Cf the mulberry tree and the silk
worm the fact that the industry requires no
capital or outlay to begin with and the further
fact that there Is now a regular established
demand for the silk cOcOOnS at remunerative
prices at the silk m anufactorieS in many OF
the Northern States, all contribute to encour-
age the belief that the business may be sue
ceSsful and profitable At any rate any fam-
lies who wish to give it a trial can do so without
risk of loss if they can get the eggs to start the
business. Could the National and State Agrl-
cultural Departments do better with few dol
lsrS than TO invest them in silk worm eggs for
distribution among those families in the cOun-
try who would give il a fair trial: The native
mulberries about most of the farms will fur
nish all the leaves wanted to feed the worms on
to begin with: besides the mul berry tree can be
prOfitably cultivated for It's fruit There are
likely many of the species of silk mulberry, or
aOruS nluIticduliS. surviving yet which the
owners may do well to preserve. II 1t should
be profitable it would be the means OF bringing
money in this country in summer, when 1t Is
needed, and IN fifty or sixty days"