Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-27
GeOrgia Affairs.

The Rome Courier says Reuben Nunnally, |
brakeman on the Selma. Rome and Dalton |
Railroad. on Saturday, fell from the top Of a |
box car and was instantly killed. fearfully |
crushing his skull and mangling one OF his |
arms.
George Wfmbush. cOIored, Of AnIledgeville,
was fred at the other night with a shot gun,
one Of the shots entering his side, breaking a
rib and burying itself in the muscles Of the
body where it was difficult to extract He is
seriously wounded. and there is no doubt that
the shooting was an attempt at assassination.
Several counties now have laws enabling
them to prohibit the sale OF Intoxicating
LIQUORS at will. If those counties save their
usual liquor bill this fall and winter, it will of
set the damage by the drought. Every State
in the Union spends enough money per annum
for whisky to pay its ordinary public debt.
Reidsvile Enterprise: The Southern Farm
er's Monthly for September is certainly gem
Every farmer in TattnaIl county who does not
take this magazine is treating himself I'M
justly"
Bulloch county has been transferred TO the
Middle Circuit, and Judge Carswen viii hold
his first court there Oh the first Monday in Oc-
tober.
The CartersviIle Free Press narrates the de-
tails OF the death in that county last week Of
Dr. Isaac Newton Van Meter. a prominent citi-
zen Of cultivation and refinement, recently
married to Miss Jolly. a lady remarkable for
her beauty and accomplishments 1t seems
that the doctor vas suffering from daily in
creasing symptoms Of typhoid fever, perhaps
aggravated by attention to calls for his ser
vices AZ any rate, he went out Of the house
early IN the night, after visiting his wifes
room. and was found next morning at the bot
tom Of an hundred feet well, drowned Suicide
seemed to have been committed, but the Free
Press thinks he must have been partially crazed
with feverish thirst. which led him to the
well, and accident completed the work No
cause could be discovered for suicide.
On Wednesday last Mr.. c. a. Raines, Of
Crawford county, was killed by his brother-in-
law. Mr. W T. Raines The unfortunate affair
occurred at the ginhouse Of Col. ". T. Raines,
father Of the slayer and father-in law Of the
deceased. A pocketknife did the bloody work.
A bloody conflict took place between Lee
jolly and John Davis, in Laurens county, last
Saturday. in which the former was seriously,
If not fatally. cut in both arms, and came near
bleeding to death. No other particulars are
given.
Macon TeIegrdph: "Air. Seney has completed
the payment Of his gifts 70 Wesleyan S90OOO
bonus endowment, $1,000 cash Tor oulloiag
the college. s. 600 for its library and scientific
apparatus. 5000 for new furniture and i'm
provements OF the grounds.
Craensboro Herald: 1.-The night train on
the Athens Branch ran into a man, horse ana
wagon and a quart of tanglefOOt, last Satur-
dsv night lust above Bairdstown- The wagon
was demolished but the horse, man and red
eve were saved
North Georgia Citizen: "a colored woman
T. raT
King at this place on Sunday. charged with
stealing $50 in Chattanooga After her arrest
she acknowledged the theft Some OF the
money was found on her person the rest, sne
said was in possession Of another negro IN
Chattan7oga. She was escorted back to the
above city for trial"
The editor Of the Coffee County Gazette went
70 Jacksonville Fla. the other day, and mere
is a mart OF his report: ''Cur business was to
buv us a situation in Jacksonville IL prices
compared favOrably with our money. sure
anorgh We found a vacant lot. about one
fourth OF an acre on Bay street, which was OF
fered for sale at nine thousand dollars. NOT
having quite twelve thousand with US, ana
needing four thousand for other purposes, we
declined buying"
Marion County Argus: I'VE learn that Mr..
J e. smith OF Iazewel, was so unfortunate
last Wednesday as to have his coat and seventy
dollars stolen from him. he was on the way
back from Columbus, where he had SOLD COZ
ton He lied for while by the roadsioei
sad while there laid his coat on the grOund.
with the money in the pocket, and came on
ana forgot Tbe coat When he discovered his
loss he hurried back To look for Il bat both
money and coat were gone
ReiisvilIe Enterprise. "a short time ago
Methodist minister in this county heard some
disturbance among his chickens at night ana
at once arose 70 investigate the trOu0ie- Mneu
he reached the tree where the chickens were
r0lsting he sDied a boy up the tree, and, call
ing him Gown at once invited him 70 prayer
The minister and chicken thief went down on
their knees together. and about the time the
minister got well warmed up 70 his work the G
l. left that locality in much greater hurry
than when he came, leaving the minister 70
perform his holy work all alone
Mountain Si0nai: mining is looking up. and
the air is fun OF new projects The one now
which seems to be fullest Of promise and Which
Is destined 70 be Of great value 20 the mines, -
the canal enterprise. This enterprise IL being
gotten up by J. p ImbOden, D. c. Stewart, Z
H Beck and others IL is to get the water
from the Chestat-e river to supply the Whole
mining belt in this section. We wish you sue
cess. gentlemeni Ii is the very canal that
Ought to have been made long ago, and VIII 90
more TO get the rich ores from the eartn sho
develop GeOrgia's great mineral resources thAh
any other one thing
Waycross Reporter: ''lIr- S. F. Miller came
across Cast Thursday a lot or papers IN the
woods not far from the new depot, whlc1 eVl,
IDENTIFY belong 10 Sir. Robert W. Hardwick, OF
Atlanta who is travelling for the house OF r
J. Larrabee & Co. OF Albany, n. \. Ihere are
several memoranda books. a lot or letters, ana
about five hundred printed postal cards Ihey
were left by Mr.. Miller at this ofhee. since me me
above has been in print, some OF tne Nlllslns N.
have been captured, with a prospect OF ca ptuI-
ing others A valise and trunk has been re-
covered together with a good deal OF ciothing
and SAMPLES"
Athens ChrOHicIe: "On Thursday afternoon
MI III Fleming brought in negro named
Dave Thomas. who had been arrested IN madi-
son Dave is a preacher, and has been porter
for some time in the store Of Messrs- T. flem-
iD1 sons For some time articles have been
missed from the store, and suspicion fell upon
Dave and he Was closely watched He had
been acting drummer on his oTn hook. and had
soiJ rods AZ Harmony Grove. Nicholson and
Union Point and was preparing Tor ous ness
In Madison when arrested. He sold the goods
at about one-thiTd their value: de usually
carried with him trunk full OF goods The
loses are supposed 70 be about two hundred
dollars"
Columbus Times: From gentleman who
came down on the COLUMBUS anu 2 h9Lns I.Sil. ~ I
road Yesterday we learn the particulars OF 3
difficulty between Mr. Thomas McCIung ana
Dan Arb. cOiOred. which occurred near breWs-
ter's Mill in Harris county, a day or Two ago.
II seems that MCClung's hogs had been getting
into Dams patch, and Dan approached him on
the suo1ect. McClung told him that ne would
Try to keep them out in the future, and Dan
replied in a most insulting manner. that he
would have il % do. whereupOn McClung struck
him Dan then knocked McClung down with a
rock Jumped on him and beat him severely,
6reaking one ot his ribs. While McCiuDg was
down MS own dogs attacked him and bit him
severely. Our Informant says so far as be
could learn no arrests had been made"
Quitman Free Press. Having intervieued
some OF the best and most reiisbIe farmers
from dinerens sections OF the county we are
now prepared 10 say that the crops are fairly
good The cotton crop Is larger tbsn LAST
year and grades much better Twenty Ave
per cent. more will be realized for the cr,T1 ~
issi than for the crop Of 1880. The corn cron IN
is double that Of last year and ls aIonlr
sufficient, il properly managed, to srpniy
home demands and perhaps spare 3 few nun
bins 60 our neighbOrs. The late rains have
come in time to make peas. cane, rice and
potatoes. In view Of the distressing accounts
which reach US from different sections OF our
own state and ether States our people have
much for which to be thankful"
Americus Republican: ''On Friday last Mr.
Nike Pickett unlocked car load OF -four thai
had been shipped from Cincinnati and as the
car door was pushed back, he was frightened
BY q white object shouting Here ami Ths
Captain, taken BY surprise, stepped quickly
back, exelalming, What the deuce are your
Nothing put negro covered with -four from
head % foot, and looking more ike a ghost II
che darkness Of the car than live being. az