Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-14

Of Monticello. for three or fourrmiles ! was
olocEed up with fallen trees, so that 1t was i'm
pOssioie 70 get along. Several houses were
Igporled as unroofed. and some blown fiat on
s Pls.ces near Town. The heaviest of the gale. so
Tar as we can learn, was seven or eight
nnes northeast of Monticello Three
ca3lns e on the place owned by DR.. T. n. McIn-
sosh, In Florida, were blown down and some
parties hurt, but none of them seriously. on
we we Linton place of III. j. & A. T. Mcintyre
ABOUT a mile OF fencing was blown down, but
Sr Sn5 cyclone passed south Of the buildings. On
GOl Mclntyres place. in Brooks, near the
FIorlda line, several miles of fencing were
oioWn down and one house mashed in by a
Ialllng tree We have no doubt much damage
Nas uone, out we have been unable to learn
particulars heavy hail storm accompanied
the wind and rain
Columbus Times: Yesterday afternoon,
about O'Clock. while Mr. Herbert Britting-
nam assisted by Mr.. VIM. Cooper. was sewing
the planer belt at the Southwestern Railroad
shops, his left hand got caught in the belt and
ms arm was crushed to jelly up to the elbow,
ana but for the presence of mind of Mr.. Coop
er, who caught hold of and held him back by
main strength. his whole body would have
been carried over the shaft The cries of the
young man and the immediate alarm of Mr..
Cooper brought the workmen Of the shops to
his assistance, and the engines were stopped at
once and Mr.. Birmingham rescued from his
perilous situation He was taken to his fathers
residence, in Girard, and Drs G. ]. Grimes and
Stanford attended him The flesh and nails
were also torn from the right hand. Though
suffering great pain. the young man stood it
heroically, and late last evening he was rest.
ing easier. Mr. Brittingham is an apprentice
in the shops, and is a son OF Mr. Nelson Brit
tingham, Supervisor Of the Mobile and Girard
Railroad"
Says the Covington Enterprise: "Mr J. w.
Lindsay had sixty hands picking cotton one
day last fall. He made nearly two hundred
bales of the staple, and expects to pitch a full
crop for this year. How does our brother jour
nalist of the New York Cotton newspaper like
TINS showing for young man who has never
entered matrimony?'
Says the Early County Nelus: Most of our
people have been rejoicing at what they re-
garded as almost a certainty that crops would
be free the present season from the ravages of
caterpillars, bugs, etc. on account of the Sc
verify OF the past winter. From what we have
already seen we think the hope is a delusive
one About ten days ago and just a few days
after severe cold snap, we passed by a row of
collardS that had been transplanted to 90 to
seed. and found every stalk literally covered
with full grown Lincoln or Yankee bugs. Be
sides this. we hear of caterpillerS already
webbed up on the peach trees, plum trees and
perSlmmOn bushes. Professor Wade brought
us a limb from plum tree the other day that
was almost covered with young caterpillars."
Henry County Weekly: Several days ago
Johnnie WestbroOks, Of this place, lad of
about twelve wears. was running some cows
across an old field, when he stumbled and came
near falling headlOng into a deep, uncurbed
old well. He was very badly frightened. and
on MS return 10 the mouse related the clrcum-
stance to his parents, telling them of the scare
he had received 4 few days afterwards it
was discovered that his hair had turned from
very dark to an iron gray color, and no cause
can be ascertained for it but the RESULT of the
severe fright. We have often read of such,
but this the first case of the kind that has ever
come to our knowledge"
Discussing the farming outlook, the Perry
Home Journal says: 1t Is, at this writing, by
no means encouraging in this section of the
country. The amount of wheat and oats sown
last fall was less than usual, whilst the unusual
severity of the winter and opening spring has
prevented the farmer from sowing oats or
planting corn with safety. A kinds of farm
work is at least two weeks behind, whilst the
late heavy rains aud fierce winds have swept
away much of the fencing on creek
and river bottoms and vey much
baked the uplanGs. In spite of all
the e draw backs. however we are gla1 to see
that the planters are at work in good spirits,
and trust they will be rewarded with good
crops in the end But we must be pardoned
for again suggesting the great Importance
OF planting an unusually large corn, potato
and pea crop II will be both safe and profit
able to devote a larger area of land than usual
to these crops, and see thst it is well manured
and titled. IL cotton remains at present prices
it will be impossible to purchase supplies f. ON
abroad without ruinOus losses"