Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-04
Georgia ARaira.

e. in that locality The whole district is
- mon the subject, and several hunting
have been organized to catch the var
p,-. lint No to date their efforts have proved
,navaiiing
.,,,-.jfpg to the Eatonton Messenger the
.-3n in Putnam county is not killed
- iii be considerable fruit this summer
--..o-an is damaged aud partially killed, but
-,r totally destroyed
~. BsI,ton North Georgian reports that
sunday evening two Mormon preachers
.r:-.-af iiscourses on that Church, giving a
+,-rof its foundation, progress and designs.
.---arer saws that t would be perfectly in
FIR any man to indorse their arguments
s-4.f-nss Of their church. Nevertheless, it is
-..-.5 mat they are making some converts in
North Georgia.
The Independent says that Lumpkin can
.,.s+o of more pretty babies than any town of
is size in Georgia
rb. Iumpkin ItdeDe1deHt notes the fact
.t,trne peach trees throughout Stewart coun-
- rrich came from the seed, and have not
GRATED are full Of fruit and promise to
!, rs,I. while the grated trees have. as gen
--,frbiag. shed their fruit and will produce
nothinz-
~ Monday last hail fell in some portions Of
stewart county. No damage was reported,
however.
The Oh iffn Neigs reports that on Thursday
.,-srfng last. in the upper part Of Spaulding
.,rnty. there occurred a sudden and rather
-.rcountabIe death. Young Bud Swinney
.tort twenty-one years old, son Of Emanuel
ez5rrev. went out Of the house TO get some
--,-5 and experienced singular and fatal at
80 which Frustrated him at once and render
s4bfm almost helpless. He managed to drag
tir,s.lf to the house. where he soon died. He
Vas a healthy, strong young man, and his
death is considered very remarkable. It's
,to4zhr. however, to have been a paraIytic at
tack.
lanes Jackson, of Atlanta, who, on the Goth
af april. cut his throat with razor, died Sat
r,-{ar morning, erysipalas having set in HIS
.rssf. deed was committed while he was intoxi-
c.rs5 His dissipation is attribeted to domes-
III, sfffi,uIties. In January last he made an
unsuccessful attempt on his life by taking
morphine. but a stomach pump then saved
him He had the reputation of being bad
man. and about year ago attempted to kill a
policeman
INH ttuYELc ~ cettF states lldt COltUu plant
ing is about finished in Middle Georgia.
H. Joseph Whitehead, well and favorably
known in Habersham county. where he had
Held the office Of Tax Collector for twenty-one
rssrs. died suddenly OF heart disease at his
home. near Toccoa, on Monday last
The Couy ers Examiner reports that that sec
TON Of the county was visited by heavy rain
on last sunday. It says: 1T was a regular
trash mover, and We learn washed the lands
where they had b en- prepared for planting, so
that the work mad to be done over again
BaEf0u North Georgian: THE farmers of
Georgia have their eyes 's2t' on a mig cotton
crop THIS year. ami il Is TOO late to open them
10 their ii folly"
farewell sun. "a short time ago some indi-
is.at not having the fear of God before his
ewes. ami insEigafed by the devil. placed log
81 wool across the HartweI Railroad track a
few miles above town. The obstruction was
Iuasiy observed in time to check the progress
Of the moving tram IN time To ayOii accident.
Such conduct evidences unive sal malice, and
ousht TO receive the most rigid penalty of the
Law"
Now" says the Hamilton Journal, that
VIZ have had a week or more of warm weather
with no frlSts- we are enabled to judge with
some degree Of accuracy. or the fruit prospect.
In some localities there will be no peaches. In
others the crop will be full. We have examin-
ed one orchard fully. and while we find some
ire with no fruit at all, we find upon most
Of the trees as much as can be fully matured.
As We do not regard the location of this orch
arr more favorable than great many
others in the county, we have reason to believe
that We shall have a very good crop next sum-
mer.'
Says the Conyer Examiner; 'Mr. Dabney,
vino has been around through the county
recently. Informs US that the wheat, though
the smallest crop ever planted in this section
since the war; is looking fine, and the yield
per acre bids fair to surpaSs any previous
year for a number of years. Owing to the
scarcity of hands TO plant large cotton crops.
there mas been the largest acreage in oats in
this county the present year tn for several
years past rte says they are as fine as he
ever saw, and II no disaster before maturity,
the yield will be immense
Conyers Weekly: ION Sunday morning last
al Arnold an alteration took place between
F. NJ Mayne and his wife. in which he drew a
pistol and threatened TO kill her. While in the
act Of firing, Charley johnson, standing near,
grabbed the weapon, and was shot through the
hsni for his truub G. The next day a warrant
WIS sworn out for Mayne's arrest, but he had
skipped He was married but short time
agl and il is said that he has several other
wives living-One in Brooks and one in Ber-
rien-with the remainder of the counties IN the
State d hear from. The Sheriff of Brooks has
a warrant now in his possession for Mayne,
and would like much to serve it on him. 1t
would be well for our exchanges to pass the
fellow around, and warn the gentler sex of
him.
ing along the line of the Georgia Railroad, in
Warren and Greene counties, are fully of The
opinion that an organized band or robbers are
al work in that neighbOrhoOt. Last Tuesday
the house of Mr.. Lucius Fowler, near Nor
Wool was broken open by q yellow negro
man, who took therefrOm a gold watch, sew
raj finger rings and other valuables. The
scamp has not been heard from vet, but there
Is hope that he Will be overtaken very soon.
This was broad open daylight theft. These
mscreauts may conclude to visit Augusta, and
should they do so il is Oulg fair to say that
warm reception awaits them at the hands of
our policemen and detectives
Jackson Herald: THE rise in Georgia Rail
road stock has caused some trOutle between
Mr.. Stephen ROber of this county, and Mr..
W Il Burns, OF Athens. Mr. Burns bought
ten shares of stock from Mr.. Roberts for $50,
when it was worth 49,. Mr.. Roberts claims
that Burns misrepresenCed the matter to him
and caused him to sell when he knew that the
stock was worth more. Upon Mr.. Burns fail
Ing 70 make the necessary restitution, Mr..
Roberts procured a warrant for cheating and
sFjndlng aud had Mr.. Burns arrested. The
preliminary examination was held IN this place
ga aSl Tuesday evening, and the warrant was
dismissed. But this is not the last of it, as We
learn that the matter viii be carried before the
next grand jury, and civil proceedings VIII be
commenced TO secure the stock.
Under the heading. '.Muchly STortgaged. = the
Hamilton Harris county, Journal says: "mT.
TrueJt has been kept very busily engaged
t5r the past three months, OF ever since he has
day he had recorded two hundred pages, or
three hundred and twenty-five mortgages and
deeds he thinks about fifty deeds. This leaves
two hundred and seventy five mortgages, COW
erlus amounts varying from twenty to two
thousand dollars The average OF these mort
cages will not fall short OF one hundred dol
lars each showing that the aggregate amount
OF these mortgages will reach or exceed thirty
thousand dollars. AS hundreds of mortgages
have not been recorded and as the cotton
crop is yet Implanted, we can hut regard this
as an index Of a bad state of affairs. That
some of our planters are making money, no
one can question. but II We interpret tine signs
or the times correctly, many Of the farming
community have not settled upon farming
pOAcy that IS always remunerative.
Atlanta Constitution; a Tumor was afioat
On yesterday that in Junction papers we're being
prepared against the lease Of the Georgia Road
- tue Central, on the SrOund that he directors
ha1 no right To make sucn lease without action
on the stockholders. The lawyers reported TO
De drawing the papers stated that they were
not contemplating any such step, and We
presume the rumOr was mere canard.
IL Is said that the next contest will be over the
eoEtrol 0f the Richmond and Danviile Road.
y now controls about IL % miles of road, but
~ IS SAID that the parties interested in this
< eat scheme do not themselves own the con-
tEoI Of the Richmond and Danyille, but tEat
The majority of its stock is held by small hol-
ueEs There has been a rise from " TO IS IN the
STOCK IN the past few days, and il is possible
l1+al tae search for controlling interest mss
Oeea commenced already. There is but little
% the stock held in this state, and the whole
story may be Simpy a stock JObbing canard
Inc stock pays 8 per cent, and will probably
~ better under the new arrangement OF
things -
Discussing the stern fact that, despite the
.4fge amount Of money brought into the state