Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-12

tumult commanded the peace, serious results
would have doubtless followed This attempt
was doubtless the result Of a call which some
Of the speer leaders had circulated some DAYS
previous, and to which the Athens Banner
called attention, for the Speer party to collect
for that purpose. After the Mayors firm stand.
Colonel Gambler continued his speech without
further interruption.
There was jail delivery at Butler Monday
I5 nISht. Ihere we're five prisoners in the Jail,
All OF the OF color. all OF whom made their
esc9pe' but one Of them upon reflection came
oaek and gave himself up again. Two of them
were under a sentence Of twelve months on
the chain gang. The Jail was being guarded at
the time Of the escape.
The South Georgia College. located at
Ihomasville, is almost daily receiving acces-
slons to the number of its scholars. who
already number over one hundred ard forty
The new faculty are giving entire satisfaction
A movement is on foot to buv a set of phfloso-
Dhicai apparatus for this college. and money
Is heing raised by subscription for that pur-
pose.
The Mountain SiqnaI has this mining item:
captain Gilbert, OF Boston. Mass, together
with ". II. French. Of Gainesville. has also
put IN several davs taking a general exaunina-
ZION OF all the mills and mines in this vicinity
Win a view 10 future movements. All the
quartz mills IN this county are making very
good time' and the yield OF the mines has never
been larger"
The Central RAILROAD is now having an arte-
sian well bored at Fitzpatrick's sta ion. on the
NJ and = Railroad. in Alabama. as an expert
menting substitute for water tanks. Should
the well prove successful st Fitzpatrick's
station, it is the intention of the Central Rail-
foad- we understand. to bore artesian wells
along their entire line Of road. There Is
no hing like enterprise, and the Central Rail-
road IS corporation perfectly filed with it.
In the United States District Court at At
lanta, Friday, Judge McCav presiding. the fol-
lowing cases were disposed of: Stephen Dod-
son. dlstil1ng. etc, guilty of WOrking. sentence
one month; Thomes L. Ledford. distilling etc &.
gulIty on second and third counts, sentence
thirty DAYS, 500 and costs; jasper L. Thomp-
son, bond forfeited; Mark Martin. removing
plea guilty. sentence three months $500 fine
ana costs; Francis ]. Collins wholesaling and
retalilng; verdict guilty, sentence three months
S2U and costs. Elkin Kell retailing plea
guilty, three months, $500 and costs.
Thomasville Enterprise: "On Monday last
negro man waylaid and assaulted Mr. w B
Btalock between his gin house, near Brown &
60. 8; and his residence, and beat him very Sc
riOusly. 1t seems that during the day the
negro came into the gin house of Mr. Blalock
smoking, and was ordered to get out. as no
smoking was allowed about there He went
out, but soon came back, and it became neces-
sary t. put him out He waited on the road
between the gin house and the residence, and
WIEN BIT d appeared EErucK MN over the
head with heavy stick several times in rapid
succession. The wounds are quite severe, and
may prove very serious. The negro made his
escape"
Here is a chance for Georgia military organi-
cations TO replenlsh their money chests. The
CITY or Nashville, Tenn. proposes to have a
military carnival next MAY, at which s. 250
Will be paid in prizes for the best drilled mill
tarY companies in the United States The fol.
lowing are the prizes offered: Infantry drill
fT1-gr md rar-f1a n fv-I
prize. $500. Artillery drill-first prize, $500:
second prize, $3.50. Zouave drill-One prize
500 Bands music-first prize, for band of
either silver brass. or reed instruments, 81 600;
second prize to same, $780, Two entries will
be required in each class except the Zouave.
a bloody affair occurred in Burke county
last week, near StOry's mill. the details of
which are thus given by the True Citizen: sit
man named Pink. Pink's wife knocked him
down with hoe, when another negro named
Jerry Mitchell parted them. This seemed to
enrage Pink against Jerry. when he got up and
went Tor his gun, saying he would fix him.
When he came back, Jerry's wife told him that
Pink was going to shoot him. and Jerry started
TO get out OF the way, when Pink fred the
charge taking effect in the back of the neck
killing Jerry instantly. Pink made his escape.
but as he ran OF some one present shot him
with load Of bird shot, and it is supposed hit
| him No arrest has been made"
Waycross Reporter: There is a rumor that
the Brunswick and Albany Road has been
taken charge OF by the Erlanger syndicate s
agent, Mr. Fred Wolfe. II true, you may look
for a grand forward movement soon, as it will
become part OF the great system owned and
controlled by this large corporation OF over three
thousand miles. The road viii be extended
from Albany to Selma. Ala, and Brunswick
will be made the great Atlantic entrepOt of
| this immense system. The immediate future
| prospect Of Brunswick is bright indeed. The
whole of Southern and Southeast Georgia will
feel the effects Of this addition to the wealth
and importance Of their sections. In this con-
nectlon We Will say that there are other i'm
DOrtant Developments on foot that will tend
greatly to the advancement Of this section, of
which we viii tell you later"
Rome Courier: Monday morning at II
O'Clock the first train from Chattanooga via
COhutta, en- route to Atlanta, arrived here,
pulled by engine Il, Mr.. John Shultz, conduc-
tor, and Mr.. James Anthony. engineer. At
COhutta this train couples on to the
train bound for Selma, and at the
to the engine, came laundering into
this city. at 1880 a. m. it left this city
over the new road for Atlanta. But few pas
sengers were aboard. Rome Will hereafter be
the terminus OF the Selma division Of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad.
Trains coming north from Atlanta, bound for
Chattanooga, will couple on to trains coming
north from Selma, bound for Cleveland, Tenn,
and take them as far as Cohutta, where an
engine will be awaiting to pull them to Cleve-
land. There will be four mail trains run over
the new road daily, and as so many trains will
be coming in and going out, we suggest that
We have.a car shed at once for the convenience
Of passengers"
The Augusta City Council, in meeting as
committee of the whole on Monday last, took
into consideration the question Of the fish
ways. the alleged insufficiency Of which are
complained OF by the planters and residents
on the upper Savannah on both sides Of the
river in Georgia and South Carolina. They say
that the canal dam ig not provided with sufi-
cient fish ways through the dam for the pas
sage OF fish to and from their spawning beds
up the river. After considerable discussion,
the matter was referred to the Canal Commit
tee, 10 report TO Council by suitable resolution
The Augusta ChrOnicIs and COnsiitUtiOndlist
says in reference to this important question:
1t will be the purpose of the committee ap-
pointed to give the upper counties of Georgia
and Carolina along the river sufficient guaren-
tee for the free and permanent passage OF fish,
as well as TO avoid any large expenditure in
such work, which might be i'll afforded by the
city at this time. IL will be difficult to proceed
with such work during the winter season of
high water, which may soon be on US. There
were not q few expressions Of opinion, too,
thai the simple openings now in the dam could
be made effective and satisfactory
Southern Exhibits at Boston.
Springfield Republican Leader.