Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-10

TimmOns fingered until Wednesday, when he
died An inquest was held, and colored wit
ness (the only one examined) testified that he
saw the two men fighting, and that he saw
Young hit Timmons one lick with hammer
The verdict Of the jury was that Timmons died
from natural causes. These are the particu-
lars as we have been able to get them.''
Hawldnsvllle Dispatch "wnson Brown, a
cOlored man living in this county, brought to
town on Thursday last six bales Of middling
cotton, averaging $50 pounds. He runs a two
horse farm, and has already picked and ginned
seven bales. He owns two hundred acres of
LAID, which he rents to other colored people
he also owns four mules. This freedman
broke In 1874 and started fresh in 1875"
Jesup Sentinel: I'VE learn that the turpen-
tine farm Of Mr. ]. A. POpDell has been so bad
ly injured that some Of his hands have quit in
disgust-Mr. C. Gilbert says he has abandoned
his turpentine farm and discharged his hands
on account Of damage from the storm"
JesUo Sentinel: "Mr A. D. Burke, watch.
man a. Dr. WadIey & Co. s mil, caught several
sea gulls and curlews during the Storm, He
says there were hundreds in the drove, and
the hands around the mill also caught some of
them on Sunday. They seemed to be exhaus'-
ed ano unable to fly"
Augusta ChrOnicle: "wednesday night a
party OF nine German immigrants, who recent
Iy landed IN South Carolina, came to Augusta
from Columbia. They had no money could
day family, consisting Of man, his wife and
two children, wandered about the streets.
Whenever any one would speak to them in
their own tongue, their faces would light up
for the moment, but at other times they bore
careVOrn, ANXIOUS appearance. party of
cit zens made up small amount and pre-
sentet il TO the man, who was evidently very
grateful"
Augusta Chronicle: ''Nr Robt W. Potter re-
TURNED Wednesday night from trip to Europe.
Mr.. Potter was one OF the passengers of the
Brittannic when she met u ith the accident off
the English coast He was walked early one
morning and tod tn It the steamer was
aground Is she resting easyf asked Mr.. Pot
ter. The reply was in the affirmative. He
then turned over and went 70 sleep again. All
the passengers, with the exception OF himself
and one other, had gone ashore. Mr. Potter is
an experienced traveller, and is not disturbed
by accidents"
Macon Telegraph: 'sTeIegrams were received
In this citY yesterday by DIR. DunwodY from
Asnevile n. c., announcing the death of Sid
stating that Col. r s. Labier, Of this city. and
Mr. clifford Lanier had met the remains at
Spartanburg, and were en- route with them
for Baltimore, where they would arrive this
morning."
The Macon telegraph has this to say of the
Southern FdTnler.s Monthly: THE Septem-
ber number Of this admirable farmers maga-
zine is even more attractive than any of its
former issues, and that is saying great deal. 1t
/ IS unique in its makeup, and more fully meets
| the want OF the farmer and his household
thar any publication of this kind in the South -
North Georgia Times: ION last Sabbath,
| about 10 O'Clock q. m, when our village was
breethlessly still, and the inhabitants thereof,
/ with the singular exception of about one half
I dozen. having gone 70 camp meeting Jim Pee
/ pies cOlOred, ii and 4ndrew Prater, who were
confined in Jail. made good their escape by
/ filing bar off the cage, aud then with it
prizng open the doors, bursting the locks and
/ making havoc of things generally. When last
/ heard Of they were making their way at a
| rapid rate toward WalhOllah "
| North Georgia Times: 1T is generally un
/ derstOOd that Gov. Brown has a half interest
/ with the Messrs. Lewis. of Dalton, in the Co.
/ hutiah Springs property This will insure
| CON mOdious buildings and convenences, and
/ will impart new life TO this celebrated water
ing place"
Dalton Citizen: For the past two or three
weeks the prOtracted drought has been telling
| upon our streams. and as a consequence many
| of the mills in North Georgia are stopped
while the creeks and branches in this end of the
State are mere rivulets."
Dalton Citizen: Sweet potatoes do not
promise to be full crop. The dry weather has
affected them, and their growth does not ap-
pear to have been either very natural or
/ healthy. The turnip crop will be short also
We hear OF quite a number Of farmers who
have been unable thus far, on account Of the
| dryness OF the weather, to get anything like a
/ good stand"
The Spring Place Times of last week has this
paragraph about the cotton outlook in Murray
county. Our farmers are by no means cheer
I ful about the outlook. Some assert, and that,
too. with some show Of reason, that the first
/ pic King OF cotton will secure the bulk of the
staple. and others insist that the second going
over will result more favorably than the first
/ Be 10 , s 1t may, We are satisfied that a half
crOD will not be made in the county, and the
mutterings Of Ciscontent are heard and a feel
ing of Uneasiness is plainly Giscernible upon
the cOuntenances Of those who two months
age were in high glee over the prospect Of
satisfactory results"
The Swainsboro Herald casually remarks:
w t have JUST received a copy OF the NAM
moth Trace Issue Of the best and most succt S.
fui newspaper in the South, viz: the Savannah
MORNING NEws. The NEws has long since
reached the zenith of its prosperity through
the energy CT the thOrough-gOing and gentle
manly proprietor. Col. j. ID. Estill, who spares
no pains to make hls paper what it has already
attaineC-the best in the South. - But not re ach
cd IFS zenith brother Herald.
JonesbOro NelCs: sour people are not saving
/ hay to any great extent The little cotton is
nearly all open, which demands immediate at
tentiOn to pay for guano."
Atlanta Constitution: Yesterday gentle
/ mEn representing himself as a Tennessee
| farmer, went 70 police headquarters and
/ ste ted that he was on the hunt Uf two horses
| that were stO.en from his place one evening
/ last week He said that he had struck the
/ tr5H Of the thief at Chattanooga and had fol-
/ lowed him to Atlanta. From the description
of the horses and thief Captain Starnes thinks
he will be able to make an arrest to-day"