Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-21
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Georgia Affairs.

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.nrsb % second Glass Matter.
Georgia Affairs.
-.----- the year 1879 Georgia grew p. .2O2 O1s
,-.tsrsof corn on 2. .5ss, ,7S3 acres OF land. The
,.-s-, county was Burke, with 5O5. .2eO bushels.
No.. -- will be remembered, was also the
----.-ralnty in cotton. Brooks county leads
--,s-s r-oducing SOP bushels, with Thom-
- wilkes and Houston next in order. the lat
9Th f2l 25I bushels. The State product
--.s- -is -i8 bushels from 612,7ss acres Bar
.-re,urtv led in wheat. her crop being "a. .935
t-.Fars Then came Gordon with 11S, ,S22 bush
.r. r,-bb with 81. .9I7 bushels, Coweta with n
r. carroll with "A $50. and Gwinnett with "a
~ Tie state produced 3, al bushels The
s,--aye was 475.6si, showing an average yield
~ less than seven bushels an acre.
Horace Hughes, cOlored, in Augusta on Tues
f,v was cleaning window in the gallery Of
81 Johns Church, when he fell to the pave
rr-nta broke one of his legs.
The savannah river is said to be lower at
su,1sra than it has been for years.
CAP, Arthur F. Connolly has been elected
Chief Of the Atlanta police.
A Adsegation Of Georgia, South Carolina and
Tennessee Republicans, seven in number, call
cd on the President on Saturday, to urge
General Lougstreet's claims for a Cabinet pO-
sIti0n.
What new pOrtente Professor Klein has for
several weeks been viewing the approach Of
s-rb'e comet surrounded with satellites. 1t
seems 90 move in a sort Of solar system of its
OWL. and promises much speculation and en-
t4rtsinnent 10 the astronomical world.
Wr and Mrs John W. Swords, near COving-
tou. we're thrown from buggy the other day.
both badly bruised, and he severely injured
in one shoulder
Nr W j. Camp is about to establish dairy
farm near Covington.
There seems to be a general activity in real
estate The people want farms, and now IS
the time to get them cheap. When the pre-
vlliug short crop" pressure is over next
year they will be higher. Bear that in mind.
The Townsville and Albany Library Asso-
Citations are having refreshing revivals.
Georgia has erected a gentleman Of elegant
leisure 70 make monthly tours on the rail-
roads and see how the cOnvicts come on
Thirty candidates were received into mem
bsrsbip Of the Methodist Church at Athens last
sunday night.
Much cotton still remains between Griffin
and Atlanta to be picked out.
The bicycle is becoming fashionable in
Rome.
The horse epidemic -"pink eye"-has broken
out in Augusta, but is reported fatal in only
one case so far.
Atlanta IS to mourn the loss OF her national
military establishment. The commander Of
MCPHERSON Barracks hrs received orders to
evacuate-the works 10 be abandoned.
The Clayton Railroad Company Of Georgia
has recently been gObbled up by cOmbina-
ton or consolidation of Knoxville and Augusta
with the Rabun Gap Short Line. the one in
Tennessee and the other in North Carolina.
The three States are thus bound together in a
new combination inuring TO the benefit Of the
Richmond and Danvile, and the whole line
points to Lula Augusta is a little uneasy. The
LuIa tipping OF the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air Line gives Athens a straightout north
western connection
The Macon Telegraph says there are fewer
pickp0ckets at the State Fair than ever be-
fore.
Dr. Prices horse, sn'der, won premiums at
the Ocouee county Fair amounting to $500.
Mr. James Miller. who was so severely cut
10 the famous Turkey case, near the ROckdalo
line. died recently Of typhoid fever.
The SEaiusboro Herald says Mr.. ". T.
M5riug and three OF his little children are
Frustrated with typhoid fever, and that during
his illness his wife died with the same disease.
Tie Herald says the family is in deplorabIy
helpless condition.
Bill Arp says the only clean place in some
ho,ei towels is the hole right in the middle.
Prof Glen, OF the Columbus Female College.
has engaged Miss Louise Clarke in the depart
nsnt Of eIocutiOn. She has been highly COM
plimsuted by the Georgia press as an elocu-
u0ulst
Sandersville is now considering the project
q 81 artesiaH we'll
New Orleans Plcayltne: Augusta, Ga, has
pr0ducei a trOuOe Of Southern COlored MastO-
c1n Aiusrrels- They will 60 on the road as
soon as s. chrome picture Of Haverly arrives"
FdItoE County NetCs ''The son OF Mr..
Whit suCw. who was bitten by rat five weeks
80, stu remains Ia a critical condition.
body"
Griffin NsUs: Tuesday Frank White, a
respectable cOiOred man. was buried. He was
amenber OF an association by which his wife
se-s 5000 cash- This is the first cOlOred man
Nlo ever cled in Griffin with his life insured" "
Columbus Times: DIR George Grimes in
qrmet US tuesday that Mr.. John Patrick had
9een taken with pneumonia. His wounds are |
--lng very well, but with a disease like pneu- |
DecLr
Amerlcus Republicdn: "a little one year old |
~ ot Nr g. L. DOrman, near AndersoHville. |
.l-e playing with bottle last Monday. fell |
~ orr ss II in her hand. The fragments cut |
Iand, severing an artery, and came near |
ozsl'ls The little one TO death"
Hd.tol County Eeirs: When will people |
.IaIn tl AZ Eirs are dangerOuss Again we hear /
an. her terrible accids Mt near the Gwinnett /
-5- Ar- Jharies Cooper lest week got his Il
So - ssausel 10 a gin, and was 50 badly crushed /
l N ual 20 be amputated near the elbow"
5IiIl N-'rs Tuesday morning Mr.. Daniel |
c-. c1lllu m Vas seriously hurt by having his hand /
~ ~ ~ sn- He Was at work with Mr.. J. T. |
NIrn the gin became chOked. and in /
1900 NJ % remove the obstacle had his i
eN " 'o
Alsus,a Eueuing Ne,rs: "Mr. p ]. Berck- |
So gsaees more interest in the success OF the |
ms --l ana t1e developments or our ayrlcul- Il
&C. interests than all the citizens OF Augusta /
So Tie has magnificent exhibit at the /
rs-s a. TINS week. and is always present in /
'- WIKI his shoulder 70 the wheel"
s,a-51ta P0st-Appedl: "A Russian. direct /
S,,- san gieS'a. passed through Chattanooga on
ofs-5-s -er Marietta, Ca, and. in the course i
e.yF- t--55 ele@- sald 70 a correspondent tnat Il
az. ~ @ @llldred II his fellow countrymeD came |
f,fe e"4 lim aud many more would speedily /
ne say many will come South.
.f-.--lll1us Times; Mr. F. B. Lignoski de-
W. ~ irrect the report that he said he saw
fa f.lS ..lS booinSOn, Of Opeliks, when he made
a. ia.al leap from the train last week. He
1,eS however, that he believes Robinson com
s4s- suicide, and that the cause was the
:, Vi 'ne heart referred ito in our notice"
Frse-ly Ners. The following are the head
a. s .. -l.- ID ei qTGph over its account of the
So, a ,,fran1 SucceSs-The State Fairs Boom
PL'g..ll Exhibit The Racers on Hand
a. ~ ~ GOODS Rushing In-The Park Lovely
i15,1..fI oody Happy From which one may
Stsfa la -at Macon is very well pleased with her
CIR -lus Enquirer: From parties in the
4.v earn that Mr.. Thomas Wilkinson. who
ts5-r-5i ally shot himself at his home ia Chat
Vsrv ree county. on Saturday last is in a
u7s ,..l'ital condition The physicians have
sF 1een unable 10 find the ball. He is
q R-s great pain, and doubts are entertained
-N recovery"
lss5ii aSvllle Enterprise: ''If ever rain was
& ~ 10 TINS section Of the country it is need
t5Is,e crops do not need it because il is
I'd c'..o W 90 potatoes, cane or peas any good.
on pt@n Is all open aud nearly all p cked
-rsl - heariY all the water courses have
here q ana On many places in the county
brsr,h' no water to be had from wells or
n and stock OF all kinds is suffering"
q H. B,Sn County NetCs: "Mr. J VI. McLeroy,