Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-09

unanimous nomination as the Democratic can
didats for State Senator.
Augusta received he. first bale Of new cotton
on Monday last. IL was maie by Mr.. A. c.
Cults. Of Americus
Tue construction Of the Golfer dam for the
King mill, Augusta has been commenced. The
water was smut OF entirely from the canal, aud
the work Of cutting the bank aud arrang
iug for the waterway from the canal to the
factory wheel pit viii soon 0e completed. when
Augusta Will add the rush Of 30,JJJ more spin
dies 70 her indu trial enterprises.
The first death on the new extension OF the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
occurred near Macon Friday. when a negro
braSeman lost both his legs and his life by
smash up on that road. HIS wife has already
entered suit for damages.
tort Valley viii vote on the 18th Of August
to determine whether an ad vaiorem tax OF
per cent. snail be levied on the taxable prop
erty OF the town to construct an ar esian well.
The Americus Cotton seed Oil Company mas
advertised for bids for the erection Of their
mill building. The machinery has been con-
tracJed for and the mill will be pushed for
ward Co early completion in time to handle this
seasons crop Of seed.
The newly appointed Postmaster at Ameri-
Gus. Major W. a. BLACK, will assume the duties
OF bis ufice ia a few days
Amercus claims TO be one of the
healtniest cities in the Union. The num-
Der Of inteI ments in her cemetery for the
past six months were twelve. OF this number
three were brought from other points, three
we're still born infants, one was killed and one
died in childbirth, leaving only four deaths in
the city from natural causes.
Amer Gus received her first bale OF new cot
ton on Friday las. Il was from c. C. Clay on
Forts plantation, twenty miles below Ameri-
Gus.
New post Offices have been established at
Pendarvis, Wsyne county, and at WnIlngham,
Worth county.
The Brush Electric Light Company of At
Ianta have asked for and Obt lined permission
from the city authorities the right OF way of
the streets for the erection OF poles and the
placing OF the wires Of the company.
Two buildings were destroyed and a third
considerably da naged by fire, at Atlanta on
sun ay night. The loss is estimated at $40 O.
The reports from the North Georgia gold
mines during the past week have been encour-
aging, showing that this industrial interest is
prosperng as it has never prospered before in
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cred vein is being successfully worked. Tee
newly discovered vein is from eight to ten feet
wide and the ore rich from side to siIe. At the
Singleton" large clean up was made on
Saturday, with most satisfactory results. At
Fish Trap" wOrkmen are putting 10 ten sd-
ditional stamps, and when this is done the
mill will be Of a cap 4city TO crush sixty tons of
ors 10 twenty four hours The '-Bast" has in
sight a vast quantity of ore. This mine is one
Of the most important in the country. The
other mines in the vicinity Of DalhonegA are
all at work, and the yield Of the precious meta
sati factory.
Col JIM. H Seals, editor Of the Sunny South,
is a candidate for ths MayOralty Of Atlanta.
He IS said to be a live man. full of push aud
energy, ami. il successful, will make q good
Mayor
Col F. J. Reagan will make tle race for Rs
preventative from Henry county on the prohi
buon line. He is popular and able young
lawyer, and it is said his chance OF securing
the nomination is excellent.
L berJy county sends a large delegation to
the Agriculture Convention which is nov in
session at Marietta.
Tattnall county will this year raise the
largest crop Of rice that has ever been raised
within her borders.
The citizens of Bryan county will hold a
meeting at FIdo post office on Friday next, to
extend announcement and support TO the Sa-
vannah and Pacific Railway The citizens of
Bulloch, Liberty and TattnaI are cordially in
vited to attend
The Independents of Tattnau county met at
Reidsville on Monday last to select delegates
TO attend the Independent Gubernatorial Con
ventjou which meets in Atlanta on the 18th
instant
The value Of taxable property in johnson
county, according 20 the recent returns of the
Tax Receiver, is 1893, ,42A The number Of white
polls676, and Of coIored polls 220.
The Fort Valley Mirror says: IF the cotton
crop turns out a. we'll as the present prospect
indicates the receipts a. this place will prOba-
bly, reach .O0U bales"
Mr. William A Crawford, Postmaster at Ed
wardsvIlle, fulton county, tried TO commit
suicide. he took two ounces Of laudenun
between 1 and o'clock. He got out of bed
and left the house at 1 o'clock His family
began TO search for him, but failed TO find him
untu this morning O'Clock. He was found
In his store house with the dOO.s locked.
With the nj of axe they soon forced a way
TO him. He was IN stupJr, with all the symp-
toms OF opium poison. Dr. J. W. MaysOn was
called Ia 10 see hIn, and uLder his sklliful
management he was resuscitaued.
The Waycross Reporter complains as fol-
lows. " There seems 10 DC no alb tJem mt of the
complaints against the way our p stat affairs
are managed one gentleman tOII US thas he
put letter IN the office al this place over two
weeks ago for ThOmasvIile, v hich is on the
main line or the Savanna q, r florida and Western
RVlrOad, and up % day Or two ago lU had
ror reached its destination. We nave fire.
o1snriS OF late got letters and papers that
Eere 6utte agsu from the Office here The
comDlsInrs ii not uni ersal. are ndeet be-
coming very common against the manage
mehL"
The following geographical item of Georgia
news we fiud in the Atlanta F0st Appedt:
There are TWO sptlAgs IN the heAFt oI Atlahea s
and within half mile OF eacn other one OF
vhicb fnds its way 10 the at antlc and the
other TO Ine Gulf of Mexico The spring emp
tying into the Atlantic cean Is under uiler q
Cglesoy 5 store on Alabama street. anu COM
r55seS me head vi aters Of south river, ana the
other uLGer the freight c1nce OF the oIae-
Road. i crank water Got OF that spring lhlr-
tY-tWO years ago, said an o lnhaoltaht. re-
ferrm mg 10 the spring st the railroad OInce,
anu 1 remember we'll the crOWos OF washer,
-wOmt u cohgrrgated aroun it every wash day
The last named spring empties lhIO the ChAtta-
hoochee river. white the other finds its way
into The Savannah river ia an opposite dl-
recuOu"
Chronicle and COnstitutfOnalist: Monday
Afternoon dr J. z. kenneds, OF this city
5ruve cut 10 visit his Ne vpneW, MI LuIheT
Stating, whJ lives on the old Clover place,
about 30 lie from the ciiy. Upon re@chlhg
Ais place Mr. Kennedy drove lnto the rear
=
Wnl-h ne an Mr GJailings left the yaru anu
vent Uut Into The field, sOme distance from tne
house, TO iUok al the crop During tnelr 40
-seLce Two white men Walked up the Ience
ana IN fuli view OF the inmates OF me house,
Wno Ueie women anu children, denoerately
SHOT The horse. lUdgi kome nfty shot Ia jim
ma PROBABLY running a good animal. OpOn
beng called 10 from the house not 70 ShOos
again they ran OF. This act certainly de-
Serves th = immediate attention or the autnofl-
ties iD f-stsIlng out the perpetrators OF so
brutal and IN called for an act Mr. KENNEDY
viii e every ayaIlabie means 20 orlnx lnen
70 Justice and as be has some tntimatlon as
20 who they a e, il Is 10 be hoped he VIII DC
successful" ."
Macon telegraph and Messenger 1t VIII oe
Remembered nv those nnO nave Kept any
track Of the criminal dOings OF aeon, tnat
about ten wears ago a negro named Jane
Blake was foun1 one night with her tHIOee
cut ying near The sou hSestern ralroali Juse
above the iuLcliOu here Was no clue 70 ehe
murderer, uuJ suspicion pointed 70 man
named McGreg r., aud ne was arresteu OJ tuo
present chief Of polio e, hurley. VINO was LnoI
an cheer Re taken 90 the oarra anu
conf s>ed the crime IN mis- cell 20 the oulce
AT Tue 70 10 wing term or the Jurt McofeSor
ESs lrsed for his life, bEt his counsel, the iaee
SOL John Weems, claims 70 Il the conIes-
son was eXtOrted, and Mcjregor vas aequIst
"a there being Witnesses. On triaay
night McGregOr was on his death-6ed,
st the house Of Thompson booker, near
lhe branch on Fourth street., When he De-