Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-14
Fes7rtered rt tbe Post Office IN Ss-
vanuah a4 second Glass Istter.
Georgia Affairs.

The LANGLEY Cotton Factory OF Augusta has
lust declared a dividend Of 1919 per cent from
IT'S earnings for the past six months, This
makes e0l6 per cent. on the capital stock de-
cIared in dividends during the past year. Mr..
EA. at iHson. OF Boston. will please take out
his memorandum book and make note ont
Cotton fectores sae getting so common in
Augusta that there has actually been estao-
Hsbed in that city an agency for the sale Of
factory sites.
The subject Of a cotton seed oil mill is being
discussed in Rome
It is stated that 1-r. Alexander Ragan, who
lives ST. OVER the lire OF Pulaski in Dodge
county. has one Of the largest aud healthiesi
families % be found in The State. He is the
father Of eight boys and two girls, has five
grandchildren. and has never had death in
his family.
A writer 20 the Hawkinsvius Netrs from
Cochran states that The farmers Of that sec
tiou are ROW busy ssarting out for another
crop. The demand for oats is heavier than has
been the case for several years, and there vii
be a Isr-e spring or rlanted. This, " says
the writer. sis as it should be. It is our opin
ION that the maj srity of our planters have
learned a lesson from the past year, and now
SEE the necessity of trying 10 make their farms
self sustaining"
C0virgt1u fs greatly exercised over the steam
h-e eng. .u4 question
TheSparta IstmueIite says: The wise farm
er Is now preparing 20 raise his own provis
ions knowing that otherwise he viii never be
able Cd control his own cotton crop. and that
others viii reap an the profits Of his toll"
Harris county has voted for fence.
VIII inson hrs voted for the dry ticket, and
WHISKY has been sque.ched out in the county
Henry Glrvin, the young man who is charged
with having cut John Lawless in a drunken
row I'm Atlanta few days ago, has been ar
res--d in Chattanooga and returned TO Atlanta
He first deried his name but afterwards con
fessed it. He sin says however, that he did
not 90 the cutting but that hSran away be-
cause he wanted to keep cut of town until the
excitement caused by the affray had sub
sided
The Newman Herald reports that P NJ Tur-
ner. who hi led 1Ir. Shuttles in Greenville last
wear. Is again in Coweta jail. recently brought
there from Atlanta. He is now lyiEg in the
last stages of con =umpuCn, and probably viii
not live more than a Few days longer. His
wife r= with him az present, and othe s do
ing what they can 20 minister TO b S comfort
The disease was contracted while lying in the
damp eel OF Fulton county jail.
According q, the T8lb1tt1n Register. Niessrs.
II II auf d. W. Teal near BeIevIew. climbed
"a tree to q @ stance ut thirty four feet. cut on
the r0n and on the stump p 2ced a steel trap
wei Ga.tei. and in a few hours caught a large
hawk. which measured four teet across the
0utstrerche1 wings
The Perry Home Journal saws: 'False pride
is the Stumbling block ln the way OF many
farmers lu Houston he who ran a ten mule
farm several years ago Is actually ashamed 10
come down la t.T9 mules even when he knows
that two Is an hs is able 70 manage"
Worth County Star: ION Thursday night
Sir J j. Ford hai the mis- Ortuue 20 lose his
smoke house by fire. over two hundret gal
Ions or syrup some salt, small quantity OF
bacon and various other articles were con
sumed. Dir. Ford estimates hls loss az $50
The Hawkinsviie Aelrs thus tells about
sfWork on the Ocmulgee:" Capt. Simon BIER
ritt no has recently been placed IN command
OF the government az boat, Macarthur. pro
cee-ed down the river Monday morning, and
viii clear tine river or aN CustrucilouS Tounu
during high water The Captain Informs us
that there is q nix job Of work - be done at
rre lower Wins 0g cutoff in J0ffe- county. on
lot cf land number as aud above there on lot
number fQ ,. in tine same county aur that it Is
Hs intention 90 make "a good uavtga bic river at
che place known as the Hungry Points.
Under the head OF Initiated the B7rnes-
rit- Gazette saws. we learn that geutl m4u
fr Barue-viI.e Initiated a ColOred man as a ser
want iasr week The negro was instructed as
one Of the hrst orders % make a fre IN the
CRATE iu the pariur. lie armed himself with
fu-l and proceeded 90 thu parlOr- After thor
ourhlv examining the room for fire place In
which Oh raise the fire he discovered the open
ssrqc- fn the orgau occupied by the pedd es, as
the only thing resembling q fireplace He
fixed in tie u-l aud was about 10 introduce
th. 8re when the gentleman VINO gave the
order or the fire happened 20 walk mo the
parlOr. We will not tell what eusued."
.On 1Irrdsy night of last week, says the
Dawson J0ll. nal. an old cecrepit negro man
r-u IS tine waysi-e "a short distance from
f,,ru md 0u the following daY was found TO
De-. aa-d a C1rouer's iuquesr was held, and.
after thorough -Namiuauon conceTniuE his
dem. .S- a verdict was rendered 20 the effect
rhlt h- had died from old age and the expo
srlre of the pr c-diug night and the extreme
.--.F weather. He was identified at the time
as being one hi liS Melton, If Hard VI ney,
Hur since the Coroner's inquest was held a
la-fer has been received by Mayor Pickett from
Hard Money stating that h.uis Is suu IN the
LAND OF tile living and that the COror rer's
Jury was mistaken SIS TO the identity OF the
deceased
Columbus Times. "On Tuesday morning the
-tor,a and warehouse OF the Mes~rs. Gibson, at
Notr'- Nlls. were burned, together with their
STOCK on general merchandise. The man
1fIifffuy was OF stone. with a frame addition
gb- md uIuety feet long. M-ssrs. o. II Gibson.
Wiley Gibson and John Lockhart We're as eep
fn q Shed room and were awakene1 about ore
O'Clock g ut bN the sumocating elects or the
smoke which led the room They arCs-
ha~ti q. to hui the entire structure no ameS
which were 81 far advanced that they were
FlnabIt- to enter the store room, and only saved
a Srall amount ~ cOthing m the bediOOm
The books. accounts and large amount OF
notes with the entire sroeE' were burned
Newman Herald: a bold robbery was per
Detra9ei last week at the residence OF Mr.
Workman. Wh0 lives in the neigno0Fh Cd OF
B-fhfebau Church In this county. While the
old people were az supper, three men went IN
to another room of hls house, seized trunk
carried &c Of about one hundred yards, aud
broke it Opeu taking from it two hundreG and
seventy dollars. one hundred and forty or
which belonged TO a freedman Hearing the
noise i'm the house. Mrs Morlhem started 10
see what IL meant lISt as the men were leav-
Inz the house. and she recognized two OF the
men VINO were near rel hbOrs. As they went
out of the yard. they fired a pistol ar a dog
which was barking at them The two men,
whose names are known, have hed the coun-
try"
The Postmaster az Hawt5nsvilIe, Mr. W D
King. received the O her day letter from a
s-.srrt-rnau ar Morrow. Warren county, Ohio.
In which le stated that he had recently read
an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer 70 the
eff -ct that gold could o. Ioutu IN Ful y 81
ruuurv iu pfg ing quantities. he MO gen
rIemau reQue Ted Nr. kiug 10 give MIN lnIoF
mafilu in regard 20 the matter, and stated that
III gold could be found in this county. prac-
teal miner of twelve years experiences would
come here and engage in the gold mining ousl-
ness- The HawklusFiile AetrS SAYS IN reply;
1.-The Ciuciunat Enquirer has been imposed
unon. or the Ohio gentleman IS m staken as 70
Eocahty Pulaski is situated in the lime belt OF
the State, and there IS no gold producing
uufrtz 20 be found ia her borders, or in the
adjoining counties. II the gentleman and his
friends wish TO engage in agricultural pur-
suits. ElAH~kl Is Ele race Tor 10 con- E 70
Colo cannot b- grabbed ont Of the soil, but
&c can he made 10 produce abp ndaut crops OF
altt0n. corn. peas, potatoes. sugar cane, etc,
which can be converted into gold"
67i-in..-ff Herald: I'VE understand that on
ylurs8 Y ~ Christmas week al unfortunate
shoorfnE qHrsT occurred in the Preach Tree
road near the rel tence Of Henry Strickland.
IN which d. aY Andrews WAS seriously shot by
lack Knox The parties met IN the public
,-nsd and an alrercatlon occurred IN reference
70 some business transaction betTeen them.
F7orb nsrties were on their horses, ana as they
vTarrneJ up and the lie was passed they dis
mounted Andrews had a pocket knife and
Knox 8 nistol. In the fight Andrews
vrss shot in the mouth, the ball
r,sssfnF through and lodging Ia his
nect The Whole affair was the result
81 not blood. and, as there was no one present
70 assist the wounied man man, Knox took
charge Of him and carried him 70 Hrs. Lang
Iey's and then went after a physician. The
uhvsfcians have been unable % extract ue
btn but Andrews Is improving rapidly and
will probably be Our again in a short time
Knox has given nd for his appearance at the
next tenn o. the court to answer for the
oTtrsa This unforUunate affair i the result
OF the prscH- among our young men OF car
rvin.r pistols While it l. not likely that the
Shooting will result seriously. yet the detection
Of the ball but half an inch might have proved
the death OF one man and the ruin Of the
otheE."