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


Georgia Affairs.
TIN. Atlanta Constitution tells of rich April
f,7fWh.sh was p,ayed at the Cotton Exchange
i -flr ery on Friday The majority of the
s.sTsrs In futures are bulls" and while the
crowd l5unged about a bogus telegram was
p5,ted on the boards, quoting the market at
from fifteen to twenty points lower, and
weak il tone. For a brief period the Ex-
change was filed with variety of sighs,
howl. his IS. gr0ans, profane unmentionables,
etc When the regular IN lrkeg was received
r15tato1s we're mlrkei higher and firm, and
he s,eue il the Exchange charged like magic.
Tony smith, one Of the weaIthiest and most
highly respected coIored citizens of Macon,
del suddenly in that city Wednesday night.
Thee -tt3u receipts Of Macon up to April ist
we're 6I ~ bales. against 81, ,S49 up to the same
date list year. The receipts foot up 6. 9.735 bales
m5rs t1an was received during the whole of
last yeL-.
In It's last issue the Darien Timber Gazette
publishes a sketch Of Mr. John Triplett, of
the ThonasvilIe Times. The paper charac-
.arzes Hr THpIst. as "the great bachelor
editor Of Georgia"
The c0l.rei citizens of Darien want the
public schools in that city to be kept open nine
nla,hs of the year.
The Iahionega Agricultural College has
been forced to suspend operations on account
Otthe mumps About fifty of the students are
down with the disease.
A correspondent from Bainbridge writes us
t5atRev IT, Eabbit, D. D Episcopal minister,
Gi=i at O'Clock Friday morning of congestion
ofthe lungs after au illness OF only four days.
He was seventy years old, aud had been a resi-
dent OF Bainbriiss fof eleven years. He filed
Es pulpit the Sunday previous to his death,
lli preached an able and impressive sermon.
tie had been suffering from asthma for num-
Ter of years.
George Pope. formerly colored' pressman OF
the Brunswick AppeGl. died suddenly in
Bruins 5ca last Tuesday morning OF heart dis
ease. He remarked that he felt a little badly,
and as De did so took seat. In five minutes
he fell over corpse.
Tie Brunswick 4dueTttser-AppeGl ssys:
From 1Ir. j. ~ Couper we learn that the
Atsuaba river is on a general rampage. The
rice fields are regular inland seas. The recent
March winds kept them in terrible state of
excitement, and rendered their navigation
anything hut pleasant"
The PtouogrdDh thinks that Atlanta is sadly
hneed of a Geographic fire alarm system.
Under the heading Another Kerosene Vic
I'm, the Rome Courier says: Several days
ago in the upper portion OF the city. one of
Frank Terhuue's (cOloredl little girls was so
baiy burned that she died next day. There
were Two little girls in the house, one ten years
Old, and the other about eight. The elder one,
While filing lamp with kerosene oil, split
some on the dress OF the younger. telling her
mat Kerosene could be burnt of without burn
As l7f dress The little girl consented for fire
10 De- applied TO the saturated portion, and in
Al instant She was envelOped in flames. Her
to-lns was burlt almost entirely off"
I1e Augusta COW ordinance has been re-
leaed and now the cows are restored to their
ed privileges Of promenading the streets,
frightening women and children end destroy
'as L0wer gardens in that city.
The Augusta Chronicle learns that Mr.
lsasiais Galloway. of Washington, was on
iHliy morning killed at that place by Mr..
A90T- smith, his brOther-in- law 1t did not
-7ir the particulars Of the killing. Mr.. Cal
9"ay known Is Dock CaIlOEa was in the
employ Of Green Bros Of Washington.
N Is now thought that the failure Of the
0alk et Rome is worse than at first supposed.
he Macon and Brunswick Railroad train
--as over the Brunswick and Albany Road to
"a!cross, thence down the Savannah. Florida
-al " -stern 20 JeSUp now. This is owing to
''9a up on that road. All viii be r.gh:, how
ever IN day or two.
e'- Carey W. Styles is the authorized agent.
'-''esIondent and associate editor Of the Way
cross Reporter.
Inc Augusta Nslrs remarks that sall the
.-"'Fs q the Savannah MORNING News are
members Of the Masonic fraternity, aud do
BUSINESS on the square.
-Ae proprietor Of the Opera House in Au-
s-''a mas positively refused several offers to
~ .le Guiding TO theatrical companies dur
1g Holy Week
oeauiItul residence Of Mr.. Caleb Stetson,
augusta, was destroyed BY fire Saturday
The Nelrs says: The building
S-l from sparks on the roof early in the
lls' ana being so far from assistance, the
~ furniture and clothing were saved, but the
~ 'eFy heavy, as the house is very large
use Of the finest in that section. It had
Splendidly furnished aud appointed by
r-e-son, who moved out from Boston with
c., past few years and made his place
M, au palace. The insurance carried was
ana Insignificant in comparison with the
--nense loss
r annual convention Of the Georgia
e's Association for 1881 was to convene
psH--Il p--l'a on the first Tuesday in May. as
JgI, .'lAl --.. Association meets in that city on
n.... -''n, 1t has been thought best that the
s,- 1I the State Convention be held at the
gr '''s and place. Notice is therefore
81 tne Secretary. Mr.. S. C. Caldwell. ts
tl,,l --slloers Of the Georgia Teachers Associa-
ssS.-- s-- % those Of the profession throughout
b' mat the annual convention will be
r.7- from May until July 18th.
u. -oiio"lng are the timber quotations of
S1,.-- - Timber Gazette for last week:
STs-- T-oly average, S. 5O11; zoo average,
&a,~ cl0 average. s. 72509 800 average,
sTa.,,. -.'y0 average, s9011; 1,1OO average.
sys-.., -1o average. gil OO0Is, scab-s0O
sYsrs,. - - uJ' 4JO average, SSGS 50; 5OO
= s-OGll 50; 600 average. S1201s.
Villains ,s4 as14oany NeJrs and advertiser ''Dr.
sl1 pave Defflen, was In TO see us yesterday,
oecurra5 - 80 particulars Of a difficulty which
lesdsy :. 1louitrie, Coiquftt county, on Wed
eale az Ilu9On. An old gentleman by the
tyth.I 5.-.y Sfey had 8 fisticuff with Young man
slar c9urf-TT. y - Holland. This was only reg
sou pr5vass. nght on the Irish plan, which sell
lee sbof serious and is generally settled on
While tBsg Sltlout slut reference to dueIing codes
sfoEd. s51r,ere ~ere thus engaged some one in the
spistol ~ Pgjy5ed ~ 70 be Mr. Murphy, fired on
& y611sl me ball took effect in the left arm
Houhd & 1siIsaaIn, nan named Burrel Baker. The
Ror.. painful but not serious
,s.9yd, Of P5-s1etia; P-S1.es.tsia; Yesterday we met Mr.
Ga Us tbsi sif9Syidence. Rhode Island. Mr.. BOYD
s4litalisss - y behalf OF several New England
pscs Is was prospecting for the best
I9sy. s35sSGgi 3S5sSprgia to erect large cotton fac
snpetit55r.i L ne =, advantages of Rome over
'sls6E forS-ss,5i i9r q this factory are rightly
"Asa there can be no question but