Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-10

ing Of the State Agricultural Society, to be hel
to-day, passed delightfully."- cool and pleasar
night here, and left early this morning.
large crowd was at the depot, and it wa
necessary to add an extra car, as the delegate
alone filled three cars, and were q solid. sui
stantial looking lot Of men.
l noticed Col. Hardeman, DR.. W. B. Jone,
Col Greer. Gen. Browne Col Adams, DR.. Law
ton, Col FaRnin, DIR. Cary. Judge Henderson
Major L. c. Bryan, of the Southern Farnaer'
Monthly, who is to deliver one of the addresse.
and host OF other prominent agricuturists
And this reminds me that the August issu
of the Southern Farmers MoTathkN makes
big jump ahead of former issues, both in tn
number and quality of its Illustrations an
reaolng matter. 1T is" said a prominen
the handsomest and best conduci ed magazin
OF the kind In the Southern States. and ou
farmers ought to give it a liberal support"
A correspondent of the AMericdss Field. o
Chicago, writes from Bainbridge in an en-
couraging style about quails. He says: $
have reports from all parts OF the country
ana every one says there are more quails her,
tnan were ever seen before. was out las
| week. and was never out OF hearing of Bol
Whites whistle, which sounded ON ali sides
saw several bevies which were half grown
| There Will be plenty this fall for all purposes
and we anticipate fine sport" The sportsmer
| OF Savannah will do well tc make a note o
this matter for future action
think our street car war has ended with q
| one day battle. The new line to Ponce do
Leon Spring put the fare for every day in the
| week at five cents, whereas the old line HAD
charged ten cents on Sundays. Last Sunday
| the old line carried out passengers for Nv
| cents, and brought them back free. OF coursf
| this drew rabble to the incoming cars and
resulted in loss to the company, while the
new line gathered in the nickels.
EARLY PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
The nomination of ProhibitionIst in gpald.
| ing county for the General Assembly Is excit-
ing considerable comment In political circles
i as he is the regular Democratic nominee.
| The advocates and friends of prohibition in
this State should be encouraged by the fact,
not generally known. that in It's early Colonial
t;say history prohibition was established and par
italy enforced In Georgia.
AS early as August IL, 1913, at a meeting of
the Trustees of the Colony Of Georgia, held in
England. a letter was read from James Ogle-
| thorpe, Esq, founder of the Colony announc
| ing the death of several colonists and attribut
/ ing their unexpected demise to rum drinking.
This led the Trustees to establish prohibition
/ by the following action:
Resolved That the drinking OF rum in Geor-
/ gla be absolutely prohibited, and that all which
shall be brought there be staved"
1t seems, however, that prohibition was not
FULLY enforced under this resolution and on
| May 3, 173S, the Trustees instructed the com
miItee on correspondence to prepare an act of
Parliament that should give them authority to
appoint commissioners to secure more sum-
mary and effectual enforcement of the act to
prevent the importation and use of rum and
| brandies in Georgia.
But on July "A. 1742. so much of this act was
| repealed as prohibited the importation of rum
and brandies from other British colonies whicn
enabled England to monopoiize what little
liquor traffic she allowed in Georgia
FIST FIGHTERS AT WEST POINT.
The recent prize or fist fight between Cadets
Cook and Scudder. at the West Point Military
Academy, which is to be investigated by court
martial, brings to my mind more remarkable
fist fight that occurred between four cadets
at that institution just before the late war
three OF the parties being residents of Georgia
cipals and one Of the seconds, natives of this
state, and distinguished Confederate Generals
difficulty occurred between q Georgia
cadet ana one from New York: and they agreed
to settle 1t by a fist fight. Two cadets, one
from South Carolina and another from Geor-
gIa, were selected for seconds, a retired place
chosen, and the principals went at it in good
style. But unfortunately the seconds fell out
about some point at issue in the management
l OF the fight, and they too pitched in end had a
/ few rounds 10 themselves. AS there was no
| spectator witnessed the almost unheard of
| spectacle OF principals and seconds all engaged
| Ia fight. Happily. the parties were not
bruised up, and by their secret movements they
| escaped court martial or suspension.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Congressman Hammond is in the CITY TODAY.
| having come home to look after the conven.
| ton that meets on We nesday Of next week
| There Will be, however, no great amount of
| opposition to his denomination
Atlanta's latest new citizen Is Col William
Murphy, late of the Gait House, Louisville.
Kentucky. who succeeds Msjor o, f. Miller at
| the Markham House register. He is an ac-
| comDlished host and most agreeable gentle
man.
Judge H. K McCay, the newly appointed
Judge OF the United States Courts in this city.
is being heartily congratulated by all classes Of
| our people, as his popularity is not confined to
| political parties or races. banquet will be
| given him at the Markham House on THURSDAY
/ night by the Fulton bar
Ex Congressman A. Z. Buck Chairman of
Pledger's convention State Central Committee
/ is In high spirits, as a telegram from Washing
ton assures him that his committee will be re-
organized and aided in the coming campaign
| by the National Republican Committee at
Washington. They means business
The Western Rifle Association has Just held
tournament at Fort smelling. in Minnesota
| and among the honorary members elected
| were Msjor General A. q. Terry, o. s. A. and
Lieutenant D. A. frederick, of the Seventh In
| fantry, son OF Major J. D Frederick, of Mar
| shallville, Ga, one of the best marksmen and
most promising young officer in the army.
| AS the Rev. R. O. Foute, of St Philips Episco-
| pal Church in this city, has many old frieHos
in Savannah, 1t may be well for me to refer to
his success in getting out Of his dilapidated
| wooden building into handsome brick and
stone church edifice. On Sunday next he will
preach his first sermon in the elegant new St
Philips Church, one OF the finest in the South
| AS the building committee have issued bonds
to complete the structure, its conservation
cannot occur until this debt is paid.
see that some Of the newspapers are ex-
/ posing j. E. Bryant's conduct In the Republi-
| can convention in opposition TO the resolution
| of sympathy with Senator Hill was hoping
| that nothing would be said about the matter,
| as his action and language was too inhuman,
/ infamous and profane to be noticed No other
! human being that have ever known could
| have been guilty OF this conduct. To the
| credit of President Locke and the colored dele
/ gates, their speeches were tender. eloouent
/ and sympathetic.
| COLONIAL SILK CULTURE IN GEORGIA
| l notice that VIM. G. WyckoR. ESQ in his
very interesting review Of colonial silk culture
in this State, does not give all the facts that
/ are recorded, some Of which are OF interet
even at this late day when silk culture is being
The trustees of the Colony Of Georgia, who
| resif ed In England, met January 49, l740, and
| several persons who had returned from the
| colony were questioned as to its s,lr cess and
employment. Lieut. Delegal stated that the
/ white mulberry tree grew Wild as well as the
| black. Capt DymoDd added that no veQe-
table thrtved faster IN any part Of the world
pourger said he had seen the family Of Camuse
/ winding silk
Now this same silk that the Camuse family
was seen winding is heard from again on
/ March 3, I742. when the trustees received from
/ the custom house a chest of silk imported
| from Georgia. and bearing the following ceFti-
| hcate, dated Savannah. Ga, September 10,
1 1741, and signed By Williams Stephens, Secre-
/ tary, Thomas Jones, Bailiff, and WiIliam Rus
sci and Fran. Harris, Accompanies:
I'VE, whose names are underwritten, do here
by attest and certify that the raw silk contain
| ed in the chest herewith sent, was In our pres
ence put into the same chest by Mary, wife Of
Lewis Camuse, after having been first weigh
| ed, which amounted to fortY-dve pounds two
ounces avoirdupois weight; that is to
| say. eight pounds, part, thereof, had
in the town Of Savannah, In the year
| 1740; and thirtyseVen pounds two ounces the
/ remaining part thereof had been Ia ike man
ner wound on by her the present year, l74l,
| And we do further attest and certify that two
hundred and twenty pounds fourteen ounces
| weight OF cocoons or silk halla we're Iaised 10
| Savannah, In Georgia (the silk worms beng
fed with the mulberry leaves growing In said
/ county, and had been delivered to Mrs. Ca
| muse, since April last, In order to enable her
/ done, this present year."
On June s, 1852. the trustees met and agreed
4 to make an absolute and con plete surrender
| OF all the rights. powers and trusts vested in
Colony OF Georgia. giving as one reason for
this step on their part, their total inahilty 20
give any encouraa ement for the
1 produce OF raw silk, !" unless furnished with 4
further supply" Of funds
| IL appears that two years previous to this
action, Mr.. James Hahershan and Mr.. Picker
| ing Robinson were appointed Commissioners
70 promote silk culture In the Georgia colony,
| These gentlemen, especially the former. were
quite jealous In the discharge Of their duties,
and being intimately acquainted with the sub
ject, they largely increased the interest IN this
then growing and important industry OF the
young colony
Bounties were paid in 174s for silk culture,