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

were from the Harmony Grove
Among the prosperous institutions Of the
classic cityof Athens is the Home School for
Young Ladies. Of which Madame and Miss
S0suowskf are the associate principals. 1t re-
ceives large share II patronage, and is justly
regarded as one Of the hest female seminaries
in the country.
large rock from the blast at Athens on
Friday fell upon the gasometer of the gas
works and brok- through. Consequently the
city was IN darkness Saturday night.
koot-digs ing, for medicinal purposes. is quite
an occupation around Tallulah Falls This
section ab0unds in valuable herbs.
The aggregate value of taxable property in
Jackson ounty is S2,ts9,7d2, being an Increase
ofs1y7 423 over the returns OF last year. There
are % SIS polls IN the county.
4 new steamboat was launched near Starke,
on the Ocmuigee, yesterday, for the trade on
that river 10 Macon,
Jasper county miller reports that he
ground a turn Of new corn raised in the coun-
ty on the 27ih Of July last
The fall term Of the Epson Superior Court
cost the county something over seventeen hun
dred dollars.
Tie Middle Georgia Tunes will send forth a
trade issue on or about the 10Th Of September.
This is progress.
The Wynansville factory, eight miles from
Thomaston, on Tobler's Creek, is in successful
operation, and its sheeting and shirting has
the reputation Of being the very best made in
the State. The factory consumes or manu-
factures two ana a halt bales OF cotton per
day making from twenty-eght hundred to
three thousand yards Of sheeting and shirtiug,
a Of
thread 1t runs several hundred spindles and
fOrty-eight looms.
A special election, recently held at Thomas
ton, Las authorized the issuance of city bonds
for educational purposes in that cooperation.
Atlanta received her first bale Of the present
cotton crop on Friday last. It was raised ia
Terrell county, and was sold at auction for Is1z
cents
The taxable property Of Muscogee county,
according to the recent returns Of the Tax Re
ceivers, is IS 7OS O54 beng an increase over the
return Of 1881 of S595,335. The total amount
given in by he colored population is 81. .S4C
an Increase over last year Of 81. $50 There are
in the county Pip white and 2,lO4 colored
polls.
Only four deaths have occurred within the
corporate limits Of Americus during the six
months Of the presen5 year, ending August 1st,
1881 The population OF that city is 5000
One negro's flee dog killed twenty-three
turkeys Of Judge G. W. Monroe of Schley
county, and when the irate Judge killed the
dog, the negro got very mad. and told the
Judge he would rather he had killed his wife
than his pup.
Nine thousand pounds Of grapes have been
shipped from the Woodward farm, near Grif-
IN, the present season.
The aggregate value OF taxable property in
Mcintosh county, according to the recent re-
turns OF the Tax Receiver, is 1880 5. f which
the colored population return StO4.O66 There
are 3ls white polls and 569 'lored polls
Mr. James Moon has been elected Librarian
of the Columbus Library vice Mr.. W n. Bat
tie, resigned. The library is in a fourishing
condition. and the membership daily incress-
ing.
Dan Lattimer. one of the prisoners who es-
capped througa the roof of the Jail at Sparta,
has been recaptured, and is now confined in his
old quarters
The grand jury of PauIding county have
found true bills against seven men for murder,
and twenty-seyen for riot. These are the par
ties who participated in the late disgraceful
affair near ROckmart in Paulding county.
Ouitmau received her first bale Of the present
cotton crop on Thursday last. It was raised
on Mrs. L. A. YOuDg's place. near the town,
and was sold to Mr. n. Gazan for Il16 cents per
pound.
In a letter to a gentleman in Townsville,
Mr.. Stephens promises to visit that city, and
says he will try to so TO Quitman aud vaIdosta.
Bibb county makes the following financial
showing, according to the returns of the Tax
Receiver. The taxable property in the county
Is returned at a value Of S9,55S.2l7, of which
amount the colOred people return S2S6, ,1O4
There are in the county 2,59s white polls and
3.124 cOlored polls.
The grand jury Of Upson county, in their re-
cent pr sentiment, say: with great pleasure
and with profoundly grateful hearts. we nUtice
the prosperous condition Of the county.
The seasons have been pTOpitious Our peo-
pie have been and are industrious. Our or
chards are laden with fruit. abundant har-
vests Of small grain have already been gar
uered- he fields and crops give future prom
Use OF rich and bountiful yield"
A little negro boy in Camden county, nine
years old. was led into the water last week By
two other cOlOret BOYS litrle over his size
and drowned They then Il ID for parts un-
known. 2 he little fellow was found day or
Two afterwards neariy eaten up by alligatOrs.
Two very small boys that stood upon the bank
OF the stream wines ed the aff air. and after
waiting some time in hope that the unfOrtu-
nate tile fellow would rise to the surface.
went home and reported what had occurred.
Qquitman nee Press: About Il O'Clock
on Wednesday last the fire alarm was sounded
AZ the. Ouitmsn Factory. Very soon the col
ored hook and ladder fire C rmpanies together
with A large crowd of people were on hand
49, - 80 on out in rb .v;.l-.- -. = tI
cause supposed to be a match in the cotton
With their usual promptne the hremen, as
sisted hy the citizens, went to work, and in half
an hour the fire was exunguished. Consider
able corton was burned, and the machinery
was gOmewhat damaged. We lea n, however.
that one or TWO hundred dollars Will cover all
losses and repair al damages
A sad accident happened at Hartwell on last
Thursday evening. Several little boys were at
DR. q atheWs' fish pond " tn guns hunting Tor
bullfrogs. While Stafford Seidell, son or Z.
W sci, ell, was loading his gun with cart
ridge, little Elijah Stephenson, son OF Mr. Jno
B. Stephenson, ran up behind him stafford
had the breech Of his gun on the ground ana
the muzzle pointing behind hlm IN the Olrec-
ti,,u OF Elijah and in this position tried to pull
baeE the trigger for the purpose OF cooking the
gun. a1d IN doing so the trigger sipped
Through his fingers and discharged, the bullet
godgina in the abdomen Or kllah stephenson,
iphictina & mortal wound Both boys are
about the same age, between ten and eleven
years old.
Sam Miller was arrested at Atlanta Saturday
charged with the murder OF negro named
Glaze in t,obb county. a year and half ago.
The circumstances or the case are 1rleny as
follows: A man was hung for rape IN mariettA
during March. 1881. On tHo uag VI t4N
ing Miller return ed to his home near that town
and found his wife absent. Inquiry showed
that she had gone in a buggy with Glaze 70 the
hanging. Miller knew Glaze 10 have long been
too intimate with his wife, ana ne became
quite angry at this announcement Laklng ms
way down the road in the direction OF toSn ne
net Glaze and his own fRithless spouse ana
naked them. Seizing a large stone he hurled
o al Glaze, knocking him down on the ground
Miller usen jumped upon and beat hlm 50 nler-
scilessIy that he died after lingering a Few
days Miller claims that Glaze attempted 70
shoot him,
The Middle Georgia Teachers Institute at
MiIedgsville opened. according 20 announce
ment. on last Tuesday, and about forty IeaCn-
ers registered the first day. During the week
a number Of others came In, and the total en-
rollmeut up 10 Friday was ffty-nVe. super
Gltendent Zettler assigns as the CAUSES OF the
snail attendance of teachers: First. that IN
stitatss' for training teachers are new things
IN GeCrgta. and are not understood secoho.
that very large proportion or the teachers IA
the State are not professional teachers, out are
persons who depend on other voc atlons Tor q
living, deVotiog to teaching the odds and ends
only Of their time; and third, that as the peo-
pie generally act on the idea that anybody
can teach school, and that the business re-
zquires no special preparation, teachers natU-
rally conclude that it would be no advantage 70
them pecuniarily to attend a training school
30 at themselves for their work.