Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-06
Genrgia ARairs.

Iutle superior Court Of Morgan county the
e.se.oI Johnson, the commercial troveler,
against the Georgia Railroad for $4,000,
claimed from his having been put off the train
b7t1liuctor Harry Hill last summer, came
90 fer trial on Monday. The case was tried at
te April term Of the court, and a mistrial de-
c8-et.
Tie new Masonic Theatre at Augusta will be
formally opened on Thursday night with grand
ceremony.
The most office at Centre, Heard county, has
bssu discontinued
CHEZ Justice James Jackson has consented
uaL0w his name to be presented TO the next
legislature in connection with the Sena' Orship
made vacant by the death of Senator Hill.
William Brown, the colored miscreant who
committed a heinous assault upon Mrs.
EeudEcs about one year ago ia Pike county,
aud who l ade his escape after being arrested,
was captured few days ago in Heard county,
and is now ia ali at ZebuIon,
Tr0legf0 children were left alone by their
parents al their home III the suburbs Of Barnes
vile on Monday last One of them found an
0d pistol AMI, playing with it, it was dis
charged the ball taking effect in the left side
OF the head Of the younger, aged four years,
killing i- Instantly.
Aces--lcriYe hailSJ0rm passed over Dooly
county last week. The area Of contact was in
wii-l eight miles. length unknown. 1t
reached about one mile north and seven mile
s]u.l Of Vienna, and its effects on the growing
crops were very destructive. The haistones
we're picked up as large as a goose's egg.
The cotton iu the Davis neighborhood on the
Dayton read has been stripped, and nothing
left but learess aud fruitless stalks.
Nr,John shaw, a former conductor on the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad, but lately
citizen of D1oly county, and residing near Gum
creek, while experimenting the shoeing OF a
horse a few days since, was kicked in the
souael by the animal and instantly killed.
TIE value Of the taxable property of Dooly
county is Sl,5)J709, being an increase of $50,
s1 over the returns Of last year. There are
loss white and zoo colored polls in the
county
.Ils case OF HGskette VS.. the Central Rail
raj Is engaging the attention of the Superior
Court Of Monroe county. Mr. H. sues for dam
-sss tr injury sustained in a run of two
Years age, in which he came very near being
killed
Iae Atlanta Constitution repeats with en-
pllss ,he advice Of the Southern farmers
457tt-g and other leading journals on the
meat i-sti0n- Il says that the Georgia farm
erl-7e ful corn cribs, and il they desire to
se-tRo prices Tor it, and at the same time do
,--r state benefit, let them turn their corn
mo meat The meat produce is Georgia's best
o7l7ta,-1- at this tims. Every bit OF the sur
l-s corn should os turned into cattle, sheep,
mules an1 hogs. Ten times as much as she
l'F possesses could be proftably employed for
ie'--zag purposes alone.
--e hArlwell sun says that fires have been
t--=l pleasant for the past few days, mornings
@-- nights, and the rainfall has been excessive
AF- o. ID. Crawford, an aged citizen Of Hart
o-alg cropped dead on last Thursday. He
vas visiting his brother. and started to go
ZONE. and fell dead to the floor without the
'-sllesl prem0uiton. He was seventy years
age 0-t was in good health at the time
wen thus suddenly summoned.
IAFles in Ebert or Hart counties are engaged
'- circulating counterfeit silver coin, and
s'eAI deal Of it is now in circulation
AN nluman mother, c negro girl in Ameri-
s-a' attempted to dispose Of her Legitimate
---.' Oh Friday last by throwing it in we'll
"---l was about seventy-fve feet deep. The
---- cries attracted the attention of negro
-''"ho informed parties, who came to the
--l7 and tie little one was taken out only
'7--y injured, and is now doing we'll The
---4-lIai mother will be prosecuted as soon
as She gets well
Ao-- H. G. Parker was nominated by the
D5-ocratie Convention Of Mcintosh, Tatnall
e-- Liberty counties as the candidate to rep
7al that Senatorial district in the next
legislature.
-l-'n men are agitating the organization Of
-lAtary company.
-"o negro children in the western portion Of
1-lens county we're poisoned by eating some
anu Of berries IN the woods one day last week.
-7a found they were too near death to give
s account Of what they had eaten. but it is
opposed that they ate gall berries Both died
A lae effects Of their poisonous diet.
fsi--ss i-s AouHtatH Signal: Much rain has
ir1 81 I 20 20 tne past week. but on Sunday morn
~ -eSt the tall Of water between the YahOOla
-4 El0wah rivers, a territory about ei0ht
- VIDE, was the heaviest experienced in
Es e1-ll0n Tor thirty years. Much damage
NerSrs- g-l I ne uone 10 the C IN and cotton crops.
dr-- y the thousands were seen floating
O-u lue reams. Nearly every farm on
B5 creek has been damaged. Judge ]. G.
RoEs--- pefLaps suffering most. Capt. J. o.
I-'5ftson at Columbia mine lost nearly ali
r.. .e.otnlng. The Yahoola rose so ra1idlv
@ s-al the tubs containing his weeks wash ITers
pI away before they could be caught .
tr1-la ras.aLta Constitution: Yesterday morning
t5fe passed through Atlanta, on their yVav e
f5 ~ 5eorgia penitentiary, eleven negroes Who
al been sentenced to life time imnTisnr 49,, -
~ oeing engaged IN the Eastman riot. They
1fe under the charge OF VIM II Tnrne- ~
- principal keepers office. 0r5 Nele beaSiIy
foneu. a=s aa .1Eows: lanes
ao A-LrlT Gus Gibbs
af l-t tesl Efa-lE Adams. Ron,
~ -rt n Fell. John
az ~ -. a ta st led
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