Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-27

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Georgia Affairs.
The Fort Valley correspondent OF the Macon
- rspor.s that on last Sunday. as Mr..
~ s-frs,r with his wife and two daugh-
?. ,-,s returning from Beaver Dam Church,
---.-s,, struck a tree in front Of them and
- H. of his horses. One Of his daughters
..sf,bHv injured. No further damage. He
.-,s.,-ss that Claude Plant, son of Geo. B.
o.-- was drowned on Tuesday. 1t seems
-, sa was bathing at his fathers mill. pond,
- -.r-.ny in deep water and not being able
srim was drowned. There was a little
..,-7 bov with him. but he could not swim.
~ miller also Witnessed the accident, but. as
t..,ulI not swim. was unable to render any
sssstauce
The Augusta Chronicle states that during the
t.-.t. Of Chicamauga. a little over eighteen
ears ago. Mr. ]. A. I.ofiin, now Of Augusta,
vss struck by a minnie ball, which was not ex-
..,,tsd but has remained imbedded in the
sssh au that time. giving Mr.. Lofiin a great
ss,lOf trouble and pain, at times combining
hin TO his he'd. For several days past he has
tss, unable TO get about, and on Saturday
rtraa surgeons extracted the troublesome com
rsrf5n which had been flesh of his flesh' for
ra5r.y twj decades It had worked its way
around from the point where it entered and
rls n5t FAR from the skin when taken out. It
lad s.ruck the bone Of the leg and was jagged
in Consequence
Following are the Senior and Junior speak
ers at the commencement at the State Uni
A els. n
s5i-r. ~ Augusta; O. H. Brand, Monroe; Z.
H Galway, Washington; G. N. Eldridge,
An--icus; j. D. Kops. Savannah; A L Nc
Rae. Lumber City; g. H. Nixon, Augusta; N.
C. Pope. Washington; W. L. Rodney. La
Granzs- II. C. Tuck, Athens. Tho Junior
Places are. On Scholarship-J. B Alexander.
Marietta; A. n Frazier, Columbus; B. Smith,
Atlanta, c. H. S,raham. Virginia; a. w. Van
Ho0se Seu0ia. On DscIamatiOn-J. d. Pope,
Albany; D. J. Gaffney, LaGrange; Walker
Dlas5u. Laerange; P. H. Bell, Atlanta On
Compositions. l. Grover, Quitman, and P. H
Bel, Atlanta.
Albert Peacock, Jr, of Dodge county, suffered
assyere injury while using a foot adze last
week
Efforts are making to procure a steamer to
unout the Oconee. It is thought the contract
viii be gwen to Captain BIain, Of Columbus.
Brunswick had another fire last week.
Wimberly's bar-room and small building
adjacent we're destroyed.
The Neville South Georgian hears that the
United States authorities have warrants out
foriorty-two citizens of Montgomery county
charged with beating VIM. and John Conneu,
some time ago.
The telegraph Office at Neville was recently
robbed 0itw5 hundred and eighty-two dollars
during the absence of the operator.
John Collins, clerk Of a Suwannee mer-
eh41L says the GtciHHett Herald, attempted
suicide last Sunday. lie had been acting
strangely all day, and in the evening went OF
% the woods, and in a few minutes pistol
was heard in the direction he went Some Of
Che boys went over there to ascertain the cause
and found Collins lying on the ground with a
pistol in his hand On examining him a hole
was found in his hat, which appeared to have
been made by pistol ball, but there were no
wounds upon his person How he came upon
hs back upon the ground or how he shot the
hole through his hat without touching his
head are questions that are debated By the
boys as they follow the shade around these
hot days.
The SwainsbOrO Herald relates that Mr
Nathan burden was once accustomed to carry
his dog with him to his field where he was
wont to labor, and almost invariably the dog
would jump q certain hare. and every time the
rabbit would run into a certain hole Again
AMI again the rabbit made its escape in this
way by getting to the hole ahead Of the dog.
But utfnally the dog took a nigh cut on him.
reached the hole first. and when the rabbit got
70 the hole the dog, which had been awaiting
bis approach, caught him.
The Greensboro Home Journal reports that
ollsst Saturday afternoon very sad event
occurred in the Fork neighborhood. Mr..
Mathew Pennington, son of Mr.. J. H. ii. Pen
u.1gton, in company with a younger brother
and negro boy, whilst bathing in oconee river.
was drowned. We learn that neither OF the
brothers cOuli swim, and to rescue his younger
brother. who had ventured beyond his depth,
Er. P was drawn under the water and sank to
rise M more. whilst his brother. by seizing an
0varhan iug limb. was able to keep his head
above the ater and reach the shore. II is
said that some IS wears ago young Mr.. Craw-
iotd. son Of Rev. Hinton Crawford, was
drowned within $50 yards Of the place whore
young Pennington perished. Thus. bY
stEsn. G coincidence, the son and grandson
found near each other. temporarily, a watery
grave
couple Of Griffin merchants endeavored to
uliersen each other in the kerosene trade.
Finally one OF them reduced the price OF oil
TO five cents a gallon, whereupon the other
gave it away with a small premium in the
shape OF cigar or a box Of matches. The
competition is still going on.
The Atlanta POSt-Appeai says that, next to
Senator Hill, Albert H Cox, OF LaGrange, is
he slvertOngued orator Of Georgia.
Tue Dawson Journal is informed that an
outrage was Lerpetrated on a little nine year
oil ell1red girl. the daughter or Gus Blnlon,
Tear Hardmoney. The girl first said It was
an lther man residing at HardmOLev. but has
recently charged Gus with the onsnsSs Il
@asranJ was sued out Tuesday last, aud he
vas arrested The preliminary trial vas post
poaed To give him time to procure counsel,
~ Tuesday night he gave them leg oall
1ll las not since been arrested.
Rome Courier: 1T will be remembered that
i-.ut eighteen months ago Mr.. Lindsay Maoe
- - one Of his thighs fractured % pelRg
ss--o4n from horse, and that he recoEerea
e'sf tut on Tuesday, while attempting 70
gl OF one Of his boots in the customary
launer-i. z e.. by using the other leg as boot
!AA-he was so unfortunate as to fracture ms
saikn again quite as seriously as the nrSt time
aeh1pe he may soon be up and about again
Fort Gaines Tribune: MARY and Andrew
tl0iCe, q cOlOred couple Of this county have
eeea married for sixty-five years, and have had
CORN % them twenty four children-nlneteen
niles and fge fems les. all Of whom are now
AFing. All are ero~n 10 man or wOmanbooo,
sa1 have families of Ezasir Own. Many OF them
l-5e moved to Other tates and their par nts
= not posted as 20 the number of chlidren
sllae of them have. but aunt Mary cOunEsd up
.et Us. lew days ago. one hundred and IoFty-
S-s grandchildren, with several families 70
- rom. Aunt Mary Is as sprlgntIy ana
sOshs looking as many women OF ntty years
~ ~ can DO a hands work in the fieid or Walk
y TINS p ace from her home, five miles olstans,
y quick and with as much ease as any ooay.
Aiiledgeville Union and Recorder Negroes,
e e farmers, grow enthusiastic Just after bbe
Sarlstmas holidays are over. They lay out
srand plans for grand crops. They stir around
:. 80 1x up, and plOw and plant, but when the
r 80 comes to put the crops in order, tney are
-9Nnere They have bit OF more than they
~ - ehaw, and leave O-thirds or their crops
= l1e grass. And il wouldn't be SO bao, Dul
-1! don { even save the hay.
me Associated Press dispatch sent from At
5'Ita- alleging that Mr.. Garrett was killed IN
FuLSskl county by one Donaldson, was grossly
Inaccurate and unjust TO Donaldson. who had
elthlBg 20 do with the affair. The Cochran
Enterprise gives the facts as follows: On
saturday evening last Napoleon Cheney shot
- David Garrett in the light arm, making q