Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-22
j. FL. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

feet arrived than were shfnnad Pasi5es
u must not be forgotten thai the cargoes of
most OF those vessels were bought lasf vear
ana hence most of the timber that has arrived
lhls ear Is still az the bo0ms the BUYERS being
unable 70 ship il owing TO the scarcity of ves
sells During the first two months and a half
OF OF last year there were about so vessels cleared
@ "a es1astwlsel with cargoes amounting
20 a2out s5,OCO,oe9; during those same two
months m and half Of last year there we're about
<<,O4U,UUy down; and il should not be forgotten
tI tnaI az tnat time there was great demand for
tlLlOer, there being many vessels in port and
but very little timber With the above figures
We VIII leave our up country friends to decide
WY !. = that timber is not selling at fancy
price just now"
Hartwell SaE: II saw Colonel Foreacre the
other day on the Airline and then on the
ElDertOn branch, and everybody seemed to
rise up 70 do him honor and he didn't seem TO
know Know Il, bot talked TO the common people and
tlle farmers Just like he thought as much of
them as they did Of him. The people along the
ElOerton ROAD feel very grateful to him, for
they say Il was his energy and foresight that
mas opened VI their section to commerce. and
civilization, and that has mor6 than doubled
the value Of their lands within the last two
years. Thriving little towns are springing up
all about and the products of their farms have
largely increased. The hearts Of the people
are IN sort OF boom and every thing looks
prosperous Three large warehouses have Just
been completed at BartwelL several new stores
nave been oulit, private residences have been
painted up anew, with new fences and ne ~
hover gardens in front. "
Says the Bainbridge Democrat: Last Sun
day al the Hill place, sixteen miles above this
Ct v on the vest side OF the river Henry Will
liams. colorea, alias Bill Brooks. the murderer
of James McJunkins, Of Gadsden county Fla
was captured by Mr.. John Holder and two COZ
ored men, viz Aleck and lawson Donaldson.
The prisoner was brought TO the city at ones
aud turned over to Sheriff BuTkett, who at
once repaired TO Quincy, and delivered him
over to the proper authorities. There was 100
- ~
murderer MeJunkins was asSassilated near
Quincy some time last fall-the murderer gay-
laying him on the road, and shooting him with
double -barreled gun loaded with buckshot.
rays the Hamilton Harris county, Journal:
"Our little railroad Is doing splendid busi-
ness, beth in freight and passenger traffic. 1t
mas carried to Columbus more than nine
thousand bales OF cotton this present season,
an increase Of nearly six thousand bales over
the season of last year, and the field IL lot yet
exhausted as indicated by the quantity carried
dOV last week Iu the guano and fertilizer
traffic the road is taxed to its fullest capacity
IL is estimated that 900 tons will be- delivered
along its road this season. Every day trains
are crowded with passengers going to Column
bus to make purchases or do business Of some
kind That city derives more benefit from the
Columbus and Rome Railroad than from any
other avenue Of trade, excepting perhaps the
river"
Says the Conyers Weekly: 1--WE never re-
member seeing so many poor cows in this sec
COW can be found, even here in town, willis on
every hand poor, weak. half-starved creatures
can be seen moping about The owners of
such stock should feel ashamed to treat the
poor animals in such a manner-giving them
neither food or shelter, bat leave them to wan
der around and feed upon the wind and keep
warm by the blizzard. 1t is a sin to treat the
poor dumb Orutes so. and there should be
law to make every man take care of his stock
and if he IS not abe to care for them he is not
able or worthy TO have them"
Under the heading Lost the Sparta Times
aud Planter says: Hilton JeemS a colored
man. LETT Sparta about three weeks ago to Join
MIR. j. ". Treads seIl IN Florida, who Is setting
out an orange grove in Orange county. He
failed to reach his destination in due course of
time. nor has he been heard Of since he left
this place. He has been in the employ of Mr..
Treadwull for a number OF years and seemed
strongly attached 70 him. He was an un-
healthy man. fr quently requiring medical
attention, aud while Mr.. TTeadwell is not a
ply ysician, the negro had great confidence in
him as such, and preferred his prescriptions to
those OF any doctor. There is little reason to
suppose the man intended to quit Mr. Tread
wells service. and his mysterious disappear
ance has caused that kind and humane gentle
man much uneasineSs. He has written TO the
different places along the route where it was
necessary for the cOOred man To change cars
but can learn nothing of him. He had with
hin ABOUT thirty-nve dollars whom he left this
place. II is pOssi0le that he may have been
robbed of his money, and will turn up on foot
after awhile "
Says the Pike County NetCs: Twin children.
cOlored. two years Of age, on the farm of II
G. Worthy, were left by their mother at the
house One was sleeping on the bed, and the
other set the bed on fire. Mrs. Worthy seeing
the smoke FASTENED 10 the cabin, where she
found the bed in flames and the child entangled
Ia the burning bedding. In her efforts to extri
cate the burning child, she burned her own
hands considerably After this, she extin-
guished the fire and went for further assistance.
DR. Steadman was called to the little sufferer
a was a pOni6 hn bIIt fhar
is no hopes Of its recovery. The whole right
arm, shoulder, side and thigh was completely
charred and cracked open, leaving the flesh,
etc. exposed to slew"
Macon Telegraph aud Messenger: 1--WE are
glad TO see that the efforts OF Senator Brown
and several OF our congressman in behalf OF
the preservation of the water courses
in Georgia are meeting wi h favora
ington city It was our pleasure to meet few
days since with Mr. Charles Fillmore Swain,
from Washington. an accomplished gentleman
and skillful engineer, who was visiting Macon
and other places, seeking for the government
special information in regard to our streams.
their capacity TO furnish water for cotton and
other factories, etc. Georgia is peculiarly
blessed with such water facilities. and the won
der is that our people have not made them
more extensively known to Northern and
Western capitalists and manufacturers. There
arc many places on the Oemulgee that can
furnish much water power as is used at
Lowell. and over three hundred mics of the
best ana most varied woods or all sizes al ,Bg
its banks. The supply is inexhaustible."
The Camilla correspondent of the WaycrosS
Reporter is another Georgian who has seen the
evils Of the present Railway Commission law
in Georgia. In his last letter to that paper he
expresses himself follows: II am pleased
to see that the press is coming out so fearlessly
against the unlimited power of the Railroad
Commission. Thi~ is a matter OF vitalinterest
To our people. and every agency that can be
made available to accomplish the desired end
should be put into action to remedy in some
way the great evil Georgia's prosperity is
most certainly paralyzed, aud will remain so,
and get worse, so long as the present railroad
system is in operation. What capitalist. seek
ing investments in railroad enterprises, will be
fool enough TO invest a dollar in building new
railroads in Georgias None, trov. 1t doubt
less would have been well had every railroad
in Georgia have pursued the same course, in
the outset, did the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway. The Georgia Legislature
should either remedy the railroad evil, or else
it should enact some law by which TO stop all
enterprises in the State which tends to the de-
velopment Of our resources, the refining OF our
people,"