Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-12

.. .-r.-7rut OF cotton since the recent rains
.-... -f-- total receipts to date are fifty-three
...r.s more than at the corresponding date last
year
Since ,ha Eeadiusters have carried Virginia
-.+-r rh. aid Of the Republican party, the Au-
.-.-.-, ,.srs is in favor OF wiping out national
orr-l-irus Tt thinks the party in power can
-.--r now possibly object TO movement with
that 1..7-ct in view
tr--rireut man in Floyd county suggests
...,-.. meeting be held in each militia district
e---t- ru-pose Of discussing the fence ques-
Ton a large number Of people are isnorant
-r-r. law. and hence are in doubt as to how
-r-r ought 10 vote The Rome Courier says:
..rs- TIE matter be fully discussed and the
-.-.-.s ue informed, aud then they can vote
.=-r-v rIsase. Parties interested should be
se-ive-
vsx- saturday will be Rome day" at the
Atlanta Exposition, on which occasion every
p--sr is expected to do his full duty towards
rssfuz the Exhibition a success financially.
Last Sunday night the store Of Messrs
Thompson * Bro, at Fairburn, was entered by
tu-,-4rs and about 5000 was stolen from the
s.r4 The Campbell County Nelrs Letter says
through careIessness the instructions and
KEY To- the combination of the safe had been
-f- tn the show case, and the thief either
.-rav- previously where they were or accident
siIy found them, for he took them to the safe
and. having opened IL, left them lying on the
t5p OF tie safe. Having succeeded in this,
tf-r. was very little trouble in cutting open the
small drawers and abstracting the money.
rlf-e Pate. Of ths Oconee Circuit. viii be
unable 20 hold court in Pulaski county next
Y-zElv. SO the session has been adjourned to
u-ae1ud Monday in December.
Hrs James Sewell. Of Atlanta, has skipped
rE- town with one jim Edwards taking with
her about 500 Of her husbands money.
Judge Thomas G.. Little, one OF the Oldest
and best citizens or Sparta. Hancock county.
is dead.
Avalon county man. SherOd Everett, re-
Gently left Georgia TO settle in louisiana He
stayed long enough to become thoroughly dis
eusted. and now he has returned, ard has
written a letter 10 his fellow, citizens to stick
by old Georgy.
The ClvingtOn Star reports that in some sec
tiaus the cotton has all been picked out, and
many Of the fields have already been plowed
up and made ready for sowing wheat. 1t
thinks, however, that If cotton continues to
come IN for the next two months as 1t has for
the past few weeks the crop would be as large
as ordinary.
Mr.. George ". Wylly, Jr., has forwarded to
this office a sample OF dark cotton cloth from
a suit made by the Winimantic Company az
the Atlanta Exposition on Monday last for
Mr.. Edward Atkinson. The cotton was taken
from the gin at a. m, and the suit was
secured from the tailor at $3.50 p. m the same
day- It is from substantial cloth, and looks as
If it would make a neat and useful suit of
clothing.
The fence men have carried the day in Han
cock, and now the Eshmdeltte thinks the crops
and pastures of land owners viii continue To
be at the mercy Of rowing cattle and hogs
Reverend y. y. Edge has leased the Cherokee
AdraHce and will take charge Of the paper this
week.
The Waycross Reporter thinks that the price
Of cotton must and will commence soon TO ad-
vance substantially. and so after all the short
crop will prove a blessing in disguise
The Dublin Post reports that reports from
slefghborine counties show that sickness is very
common and very fatal throughout that sec
rion.
James NJ. Smith, of Oglethorpe county, has
made over five hundred twO-horse wagon
lla.is Of corn this year.
saws the Sandersville Herald. Frost hss
been auxi0usly looked for By all In the hope
i- world cause an abatement in the prevailing
sickness All seem to want frost and let the
Jop crop Of cotton 60
Saws the Jackson Times: "A gentleman
showed US the other day corn cob that re
s-m0led almost perfectly a persons hand,
with palm, thumb and four fingers, perfect
wrist and a reSem biauce OF the arm nearly 70
The elbow. He also had cob that resemoled
a large claw. It Is an eieht-prOuged corn coo.
end each prong gre full OF well developed
grains Of corn. By actual measurement he got
nearly one quart of shelled corn from H.
'At the railroad camp in Paulding county,
on Saturday night - saws the Marietta Journal.
-an Iushman named Ryan used stick on two
white men and a negro. One OF the white men
was so badly beaten that he was unable to be
removed The other white man and the negro
anne on TO Marietta ard reported the aIIalr 10
our county officers. Sheriff COryen found on
rhel- persons concealed pistols, and locked
them Up in jail Sheriff Mcclellan visited the
Camu and found matters as reported, but Ryan
had made higself cOnSplcuOuslY absent. lt Is
said the man VINO was so badly beaten was
robbed of S69''
The Columbus Enquirer reports the follow
Ing fatal leap in that city Wednesday morning
I- SAYS Just as the steamer Evering6am had
yesterday morning. a negro ran aboard the
steamer Caddo Belle and attempted 70 jump
an0arl the former, but the leap was ms IesS
The distance was too great Tor nlIl, atu nc ieli
ll-0 the river For a few minutes ne hounder-
el iu The water watched by fully Efty negroes
and whites not a one OF whom made an euort
% save him. and disappeared from slght
some say he attempted 70 catch the Wneel OF
iI- steamer and was struck by one OF the PAD
dies. sn0cking him senseleSs: but this IS us
pur-d bv others who affirm the steamer was
drifting at the time he went under hls naine
Eas Wi.tZ Porter. and he was employed oS M
heuisuiu Johnson. Of ChattahOOchee. EIs.
l1ler1ay afternoon parties were engaged ia
Dragging for the body. but up TO a late hour
-ll nor been successful
Tuesday night about O'Clock, says the
Athens Banner. the clouds we're dark ana
-lrearenlnS. and the vivid flashes OF lightning
suggested the idea that the section above was
otlls visited by a Storm when me NOtth-
eastern train arrived the report caIae that
hurricane hsd swept across the road, th"Ssn Ss
tlr extent Or rze damage was not knONh- 1.S
engineer. Fox Galloway. and others on thS
t5-ln heard the roaring OF Wind Dehinu ~
mem. and the engine was puS 70 its
tul speed to get away from IT, AZ
yer going some distance It was IoIug
lat the storm had also swept aheao ana hau
n down some trees on me 5sl. tlae a.. - s :, q
4eeessary 70 stop in order 10 clear me way.
Eands were sent cut early In the morning 20
remove any other Obstrletions that might nave ~,
oeen caused by the wind. Tie tram msoe ~
" damage was brought that We could learn
= Is thought there was injury done q lle
-Suces. timber. etc in the country ous 40 100
elose 10 the railroad The report or lt Nlh
flooaoy reach IA today"
Discussing a proposed new railroad route In
- section Of country. the Dublin Gazette says;
ms Is day Of railroads and enterprise. and
Hhlie some sections comparatively poor have
zen made the garden spots OF Georgia oy the
-loh horse others that are rich in every thing
- wasting their sweetness, so 70 speak, on
ne desert air. Our section. we are sorry 20
confess. is one Of the latter class The fertile
81 and It's umbers. the 7oest in any section,
IN 70 have escaped the notice or the great
sEsIfoad kings. But now a brighter day seems
--sh!ng- ne sun Is shining brighter over Us.
80 despite the clamOr Of hard times. we are
eesllne1 % draw the attention Of the world A
11ltfy so aboundiug in attractions can never
= hidden But We digreSs- We first started
- % SPEAK OF a new railroad route Eow ia
so-sein iatlon The new route Is proposed 20
S1sLe nom Perry, IN Houston county
ulfect % Savannah. the sea coast. The new
Loate viii run directly through one Of the
Aaest tmbered belts in the Southern States.
ST5clou that IN It's supply viii be inexhailsrlbie.
~ route VIII pass through the counties OF
ralaski- Dodge. Laurens. Montgomery.
,tlL-l4llluel, Iattnall BullOch and Bryan. and
- Instance viii Be about one hundred ana
tIJ miles. dublin is nearly on an air line in
-..e route There viii be only three rivers 70
-, Anlch viii be quite an item in the esti-
l-t.on Of expenses and cost. Our people are
s--..lalng with open arms TO welcome the enter
btlse and i'll Join Ia with labor. brain and
s5l.S.eF IL the new project We fesi confident
-t cur nelgnoOrs too viii acQuiesce IA what
ee say. The press especially We hons vii
s--ie me question and have il fully cts-
-ssed IN their respective counties Let us
,--,,S !. she railroad We win never Be any thing
Aati 4 l. done.1