Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-09

ana sign lu Luu conlenIs luy perfect praise.
There is no JOY Tut calm'-the calm OF
August days" r. J. PHILBRICK.
Georgia Affairs.
our Springfield correspondent. under date
Of the sth instant, says: I'VE have had light
rains for about a week, but yesterday evening
AMI last night We had very heavy rain. last
Ing for several hours. making considerable
water in the creek. Crops are improving"
The Sparta 7imcs aud Planter tells OF a
tL.eving. dastardly attempt the other day to
frshten an Old lady away from her home, in
order TO rob her Of some money left her by her
d-ce1 sed husband. A letter was written warn
ing her % leave. and signed K X. h, supposed
Co he by one Nick Gentry. Another young
man. name not given, hearing that the letter
was attributed to him, started on the road 10
SGT, the old lady lIrs- Barnesl, and was met by
jesse Ware. her grandson, between whom
some words passed, when Ware cut him
severely in the back and made his escape.
sam Davis colored. says the Washington
Gazette has been arrested and put under
$40 bond for stealing and selling right under
judge Wingfeld's nose the Judges cattle
Carr0lton has new depot building in course
OF construction and is also to have telegraph
office
Mrs. Mary E Bryan's serial story, "wnd
Work published few years ago in the
sunny South is now about to appear in book
form. printed by the AppletOns. 1t is dedica-
ted TO Hon. A. II. Stephens
The bill granting a charter to the Cincinnati
and Georgia Railroad, known as the 'CO,e
charter" has been made by the Legislature
L. g. feh s--
The Greensboro Hernld says "Our bright
crop prospects are ali knocked into pi with
the dry hot weather"
GAINESVILLE Nelrs. THE colored children
about Earuesville are dying very rapidly
There is scarcely day but one or more is
buried in the cemetery
Oglefhorpe Echo: The sweet potato crop
Is badly damsged by either a bug or disease in
many parts # the county. The vines are dying,
and a crop failure is feared.
Gainesville Free Press: The drought is fear
full There is no disgusting the truth that uu-
less we have rain in abundance soon both corn
and cotton are ruined in Barlow county"
Jackson Herald. ''Mr Andy PinsOn. while
sleeping in a bed near a window got to dream
ing. and jumped out OF the wiudOE = and fell on
q chair on the porch and broke his collar bone"
CsIhoun Times: The Teputy Sheriff Of Daw-
son county took from the Jail at this place
Tuesday. Ate Pinyon, under a warrant issued
from Dawson county for assault and battery
with intent to murder, committed in Dawson
vile some time ago.
Cartersville Free Press: Great Indignation
Is expressed by many at the attempt Of one Of
our members in the legislature to have
changed the time OF holding court in this
county Ii coud not be better arranged for
the benefit OF the farmers than 1t now is WIS
not let it alone -
NcRaa Advertiser: Mrs. John Mclean has
the finest potato patch in this section. II was
planted with the seeding Of old yellow yams, |
and wGs deeply and thoroughly cultivated.
With favorable seasons we do not think that |
4lQ bushels per are would be an eXtTavagant |
estimate Of its yield"
Thomaston Herald: Some Of the leading |
business men of ThomastOn met last Saturday, |
and organized teleg aph company. Mr.. G A |
Weaver was elected President. and Mr.. r C. |
Matthews Secretary and Treasurer The pros
p=cts for ThomsstOn having telegraph Office |
at an early day are very hattering
OqIefh0rps Eeho: There is not near as much |
stealing among our co oTed population nov as |
a few years ago The fear Of the penltentiary |
Is having a salutary effect upon them. Shortly |
after the war il was almost impossible 70 raise |
stock, but now il Is rather an uncommon thing
20 hear Of either hogs or cattle being killed"
OgIethOrpe Echo: We never knew crops so
spotted in our county There are some sec
tions where both corn and cotton are Just as
fine as the laud can grow; other places where |
corn is a failure and cotton very good: and |
then again spots where both crops are almost
ruined. The best crops are around Cherokee |
Co ner. the Glade and Winterville; the poorest
below Lexington"
Eatonton Messenger: Last Tuesday after
noon at about four O'Clock Walter Gibson,
young son Of DR.. J. G. Gibson, was accidentally
shot by Leo Hafner. young son Of Mr.. A Haf
uer. Sr. II seems that the boys were in a room
at Mr. Robert Martins house playing with
sling shots and a small parior Tire. Leo had
the rifle in his hand cooked, when from Snme
cause not fully known the gun was discharged
the ball entering Walters left jaw and pene-
trating the neck. The wound was painful and
serious but it is now thought that Walter viii
recover"
Convers Examiner: while Mrs Martha
Trimble a widow woman. and her two daugh-
ters were on their way 10 Phnadelphl hla church,
in Sheffield district, last Sunday. the horse,
from some cause became frightened as they
were descending little hill near the church,
and ran away. thrown z the m from the wagon,
from which Mrs Trimnle received severe in
iuries BY breaking her 1awbone- Mrs Cock |
rum. q married daughter, was also severely |
hurt The injuries OF Miss TrimOle are not Sc |
uOus."
Augusta Chronicle: From the Tax digest |
for 1881 we find that there are 5l3 people in /
Richmond county. not including corporations, /
who pay taxes on over $500 each They are /
divided. IS 10 amounts,as follows From S5tOJ /
10 $4,000. 226; $1,000 To s. 600, lag: $4,000 10
S10OoO, 60; $4,000 TO $4,000. a: so coo to i
5000, l.; $4,000 to $4,000. 70; over SlC0CO0 /
and under SSOOol. 9; over S200.OOO and under /
S39O.OOO. /: over 10000 and under SiOO. 600 l.
There are Two colOred people who return be- /
tween S5,O 200 and $1,000"
DabIonega .Signdl: Since our last publica-
ton there has. been no indication OF rain. and |
from all appearances around US. and from
what we can gather from our country friends, |
the prospect for good crops. which week or
so since looked so promising. IS more than |
tkelv 20 become q failure. The fodder now |
IN axe talks is looking quite shrivelled up, and
but comparatively little can be saved; the |
greatest portion. as a winter food for cattle. /
viii be perfectly worthless Oats are almost /
consumed. and We shall again nave to rely on /
the Northern farmers for haF."
Eatonton MESSENGER; Last "Wednesday |
nisnt SD Presley, colOred, was stabbed and /
Alllel uy Peter Evans. cOlored, in the eastern Il
poruon OF this county. Peter ard another Il
LeELo were wrestling. when Sid. stood up and Il
,e ,lls.Sl ~ t laat he could throw Peter, becoming /
LlsltlFe IN ms assertions as he proceeded.
- 10y arose out OF the affair. and Sid. Il
o- ~ pistol and told Peter he had to do Il
4i s.l.et4iL : % help himself whereupOu Peter
SsiII tI i-s Aniie e and stabbed him TO the heart
arrests have been made >
Marion county item in CoI,,r,ts,s r-,,,,.,.
we learn that Cne day last yTeet yTbfIs NJ !
Eiel- Lancaster who lives in ~ - rS.--,- /
ulstTlet ih thls county. was in the field a. work
cglored won an who lived close nv vent ~ 1
ms home and abusr his wife with ,,s-,, 80 -
vile language. When her husband came howe I
l1e vile told him about the matter and i rSs-5s |
MN 50 mad he got his gun and vent 10 H. |
u.s. u.s. y tne coiored woman and shot her |
W1el snOt she had her young baby in herarrns |
4l1 Ieil on the child and broke its Ieg The |
woman Is not yet dead, out is very low "
.srs elod son County iDanielsviIlel Veoraor. |
s5v - ;, J" a[Ien Carlthers, whose farm is about
Gl i'Iss - below D4nielsvile on South river |
.l OLoee mn district, sent TO the Yeou0n oescs |
specimen Of the earliest cr1rn ~ i I.s Olllse %
- = ~ ~ OlllnarF size. and dry eporSb 10 she'll
- Inis writing (Julv 2sthI This rorn Ne |
GsnV T.i,Loeh sLLoeh as the strawberry variety.
earlier variety than his he wants tbarn ~ iat
DC known 50 be can pet ssaS f-o-. t6.-,