Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-06


v- E F. McCrary, who lives few miles
f- Butler Taylor county, was seriously
snake t-a1 on Monday last. A fatal termina-
non feared.
r-.. .rllHary OF Floyd county, in the matter
-sra csrsar Of the uu OF Colonel Alfred
-.----- has decided for the will, and it was
Is -olemu form on Monday. The case
r-aual.y be taken 90 the Supreme Court.
-.-Houe Courier says that there was only
---f-1rkal man in the town on Tuesday last,
rs-anIfug that there are more barrooms
.-.-a11 WHISKY consumed for the size Of the
-.. .har any other city in the Union. The
-f-v rpu.ers Of Rome have a strong Roman
tuition.
Ta-a ara twenty prisoners ia the Floyd
-..-.. f4.l-tw0 whites and eighteen cOlored
cf -ev-nteen cases OF diphtheria around
Garden valley, Macon county, all resulted IA
al7.
-f- f-s. cast at the new iron foundry
-- naruyton the property Of Mr. Thomas
Camp WASH made ON Friday last This new in
frt-v Of C0vingt0n viii turn out splendid
z- The foundry H. said to be one Of the
l1----t and best ia the State.
Cssugt0n boasts Of the finest sidewalks OF
arT county town in the State, and the Star is
ss-ss.a 70 won't slip up" on that statement
& fire in the vicinity Of Augusta on Wed
-isv destroyed gin house and barn Of Mr..
Bs-e1n1 Capers. on the Fitzpatrick place,
together with machinery, wagons, few bales
Of cotton. etc.
Hrl seab0rn Reese addressed the citizens
oEEcbmond county last night at Market Hall.
Augusta. He was introduced by Hon. J. c. c
Black. and gave out some plain facts for the
consideration Of the people on the occasion of
ti- Congressional election.
The large and well built two-story residence
os sNrs z. W. Strange, six miles from Oconee
station Wa shiugtOn county. was consumed by
f-a 0u the 2yh ult Mrs. Strange. though not
residing there, was on a visit to her farm, and
thlass the fire may have resulted from rats ig-
u.t. e matches in the walls. The building was
Insured for $4,000
A o.. gro girl iu Harris county. only fifteen
ars old, has five chi'dren-triplets and twins
new spring has been discovered at Griffin,
abG- three hundred yards from Hull street on
Taylor street. on the premises Of Scout Parks,
crl1red. II is fine iron spring, similar to the
Cover Spring near Gainesville, ana the Lump
Bin Spring near Dahlonega. This spring has
been tested by DR.. Lytle.
The board OF corp0rators OF the Augusta,
E.1ert0n and Chicago Railroad received ~ ed
nrsiay morning from the Governor Of Geor-
Ea the certificate OF Incorporation, signed,
sealed and delivered. This puts the organiza-
ton ON war footing, as it were, and efforts
viii &c once be renewed to raise the $4,000
necessary before actual work can be com
mrnced- Nearly S5000J OF this amount has
been subscribed, an the other $4,000 viii no
doubt be secured in a short while.
Atlanta POst-4fDDeaJ: There are two cleo
d1u precincts in Atlanta-Oue at the City Hall
and one at the old engine house OF No. Fire
Company. Up TO I o'clock there were 1000
votes pOlied at both places. OF these Stephens
had about majority. The prime pal contest
iz between HOYt aud Ferguson for state Sena-
tor lr is very close, with bur very slight
difference D favor of Hoyt The contest for
representatives. seems to be in favor of Rice
HzH and Knapp, though Hulsey is running a
Dy q small majority"
Sumter ReDublcan. "On Monday about
three O'Clock Mr. James s. Clark sat on the
front verands n his residence. near Ander-
s1uvie. talking with a neighbOr: the cOnver-
SariQu through. the friend mounted his horse
t1 20 home After proceeding only few yards
le heard a loud llmentarion at the house he
had just left. and Immediately returned. TO be
sl1tSeI at the sight OF the man whom he had
Just l-lt ln seeming perfect health lying dead
0l the foor old Uncle Jimmy Clark was
vel Auowu in Sumter county. was about
t-lfy-rlree years old, devout member OF
AaH -ftt..i7. NtiNAt GlA AAtll "a -loNA AAeA
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SauterSviile Hsrd q and Georgian: "At the
sa-e or rne lands Of the estate OF K. w Jordan
on lH-slay last. sam Tra wick (colored) bought
l- sores for SiO0l so cash. This same man a
LeE ears ago bought 2i0 acres for 81 $50. and
EAa t11 cash. He was former slave of Mr.
p " Jordan, and in the life time Of his old
master would often 20 20 him for counsel We
learn that he has two OF three brothers who
Ore also successful farmers and are doing
Nrl- These colored men do not meddle in
tHi.-ls--ar5 Dem mocrats. however. and by at
le--.ng Co their farms have established a good
credit, and provided themselves with good
homes Are there any Republican colOred
m-a .1 Washington county that are doing as