Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-20
Georgia Affairs.

Toronto to attend the International Sunday
school Convention
smaricus is to have new theatre. The
r,om will front fftvfour feet, running bsck
sf,hty seven. aad have depth of twenty-five
fast With the galleries. there will be a seat
fr.-eapacity Of more than thousand. The
stare thirty-five by ffty-four, will be most
amp,s.
Ei- estimated that Neville will receive her
share IS GOO pounds Of wool, this year.
Nr Bramblette, an elderly man living near
Dalton. gas horribly gored by bull last Tues
day. and his recovery is doubtful
Brunswick's new steam fire engine has ar
rived
Brunswick has been made a signal station,
and Sir Y. Mitchell appinted Signal Officer.
A little son of Colonel Vincent, of Bruins
viek, fell from d chair a few days ago and
broke his arm.
Mr. Jack Barclay captured a twenty nine
nct shark at his boom in Darien on Friday
morning last.
The Augusta Ners states that some thief
made raid on the show window of Mr.. VIM.
T. Benson, merchant tailor, by breaking the
glass. and succeeded in abstracting therefrom
forty or dfty dollars worth of fine cashmere
suitirss.
The Neville South Georgian states that Har-
III Graham. colored who works for Anderson,
Powell & Co, while returning from McRae on
Saturday night, aud while near COrnes' Mill,
was struck on the head by some concealed
party and seriously wounded. DIR. White
attended to the case, and the patient is doing
we'll
The Post -Appedl states that William L. Nell
benny, a carpenter who resides at 46 Ivy street.
Atlanta. took heavy dose Of morphine some
Time Thursday. and. in spite OF every effort to
save him, died about O'Clock that night.
McIlhenny was sick when he took the NOR
phine. 50 it is not known whether he intended
10 commit suicide or not. Deceased was sixty
shres years old, and came to Atlanta from
Griffin
The Valdosta Times reports that Marion Main
was arranged bsfore the Superior Court last
week, charged with bleamv. The jury found
him guilty, but recommended him to the mercy
ot the court. Whereupon he was sentenced to
the penitentiary for term Of two years.
The Franklin NcUs says that the other day
two gentlemen were walking along down by
tbe river. and they saw an old hen feeding her
running along through the flock. The hen
spraDg upon it and killed it.
Early peaches undoubtedly pay. Mr.. Sneed.
Of Jonesboro, is shipping peaches to New York
al sixteen dollars per bushel. Harmon
Noses. Of Tennille. shipped nine crates to Sa-
vannah last week. which we're sold for twenty
five cents a peach. Up to last Monday, Mr..
Rumph. Of Marshallville, had shipped two hun
dred and fifty crates OF peaches, and will ship
two hundred more next Monday. OF those
sold. the returns show an average Of twenty
four to twenty dollars per busheI-
The Macon Telegraph reports that yoang
son Of Mr. Charles Abel, about two years old,
died early Friday morning from the effects Of
poison. It seems that Mrs. Abel, ste Thurs
day evening. went to visit a neighbor and took
her young son with her. The neighbor that
day had been having some securing done, and
a box. from which the potash was taken. had
been left lying on the floor. The little fellow,
10 playing about the room, found the box and
swallowed the potash remaining IA it. Soon
afterwards he was taken violently i'll, and des-
pite all Efforts made TO save him. died fron
the effects Of the poison.
Miss Molie Whitaker, one of the recent
after commencement, in the chapel Of the
college by tie Principal, to a gentleman
named Matthews, OF Alabama
Ths NEWS is indebted to President ". S.
Dudley for an invitation to attend the second
annal commencement of the Middle Georgia
Military and Agricultural College at MilIedge-
vile July 10th to the 14th. The sermon viii
be preached by Or. J. W. Hinton, the oratioR
by Hon. J. c. c. Black, the address 10 the So
'eieJies by Hon. Emory Speer, and the medal
presentation by Chancellor Nell
BuLiOch tanner: I'VE learn W. H. Mclean. ]
ESq. who is the Notary Public in the Forty |
S.suth district. said the other day that ne was
Magistrate in that district for twenty years
oelore the war. and there were not as many
cases on his docket during the whole or tnat
uLle as there has been In the past SIX months
Darien Timber Gazette: An effort will be |
maNe in the Legislature next month TO have |
oill passed in regard to the appointment or /
lOuuty Commissioners. We believe Ihat the i
.lea Is TO give the grand jury power 20 eject /
1eW tOard aJ the fall term OF every seSslOh VI
ue Superior Court That will be better
Darien Timber Gazette: There are but few |
Vessels now in port lcadiDg with timber ana |
lumber. Since our last tssne there nave oeen
~ arrivals aud eight c.earsn7es- Ihere are
eleven vessels nov in not. Eimher con- |
1Lues 10 come down. but in very smaA skrsh-
et.es The bOoms around the city Sre oesl4-
---e I'D lJUk thin.
brunswick AdrertiseY and appeal: Friday
lsE9ing Ned Styles living near No > s-Scou
G-l brunswick Railroad, was shot by Constants
-ety whist attempting to arrest him. We
-eslt the verdict of the CorOners jury and
o'ilence elected before making further com
-.-nt Ned Is q brother of the notorious Clar-
S-c7 Fort, and bears bad reputation. DE
'-s charged with COW stealing"
Fort Gaines Tribune "a difficulty oc-
Slrfe1 on the Ashley place. in this county. last
Ne Ne 4, between Mr.. c. J. Ashley and Messrs.
l,ley aud Joseph WoOten. in which Mr.. ASH
e received a painful cut in the side. inflicted
- wiley WOOten with a knife. Warrants
---'e been issued against the WoOtens. and the
S19e 9e will be inquired into next Saturday. Mr..
-sLileyr though painfully cut, is not danger
s-sg 49, wounded, and will probably be able to
1.1eao the court Of inquiry"
" eynesbOrO Herald: '-On Saturday evening
.ssiey Chance and Cesar Smith. colored
.o.ers from Mr.. James BurtOn's place. were
~ turning home from WaynesborO. Just as |
- reached the edge Of town. Cesar COM
~ 1ueeo some sort of pranKing with his pistol.
tt .e result was a severe pistol shot wound
- IItOuSn Mesley's neck. Cesar claims that the
FFlooung was entirely accidental DIR. L. ID.
1l oll was summoned TO the wounded man. and
y y oIounced the wound very serious one At
'-e iast accounts, however, he was still living"
btregrdss Wdtchnadn: "a correspondent
i,.t.lng US from Hazlehurst reports the shoot
T9s VI young man by young lady. Mr.. /
rrNeulas Crapps. while in company with
Ing isdy. whose name is not given. at
toeAe Bluh, on the Altamaha. on the 18th |
r-'t's was approached By Miss Lizzie Wheeler,