Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-12
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Georgia ARairs.

senator Brown arrived in Atlanta on Thurs
day, and next week he viii depart in his special
car for a SIX weeks trip in Mexico.
a gentleman in Marietta, VINO has had thirty
years manufacturing experience. says if the
citizens OF Marietta viii take $4,000 stock he
viii furnish the balance and start cotton
factory IN the city OF Marietta with $50
spindles.
Three negro delegates returning from the
Radical p0wwow in Atlanta last Friday were
put of the train by Conductor Bell at East
Point because they mad no tickets and couldn't
pay their way.
on Tuesday last about midday the negro
prisoners in COweta Jail made a break for lib
erty and four Of them escaped Only one was
left, and he was too bulky to get through tae
opening between the bars, which they had
przizd apart in one of the Windows. and from
which they had let themselves down by means
Of their blankets. They we're subsequently
followed by posse Of mounted citizens and
the bloodhounds or Mr.. X, W. Hendrix, and
after a chase of several miles two Of them were
captured.
COIqutt, Hardeman, Stephens and Ham
uond, they say, will speak at Forsyth next
Saturday.
Messrs. Mckinley and Murphy have deter
mined TO establish carriage mandatory in
Jackson. Butts county. They have submitted
q auropOsitiOn TO he contractor for two build
tugs 10 be erected in Jackson, to be used in con-
ductiug the business.
The next meeting Of the State Horticultural
Society VII. be held in Barnesvile in August,
1853
Mr Aaron Stewart, Of Hollowville, in Pike
county, made an unsuccessful attempt to com
NIT suicide a few days ago while Iaboring under
amentaI delus on. he prepared a shotgun
and put the muzzle TO his foreh sad, Just above
the eyes, and pulled the trigger. The contents
II the gun plOwed a skin furrow through the
hair on the forehead, but did not penetrate the
skull.
The grand jury Of Spalding county IA led
% Hud bill a. ainst young Lyle, who recently
killed Fred Hammond, and he has been ordered
to be- discharged from custody.
The return Of the Tax Receiver of Greene
county shows the value Of the taxable proper
sym the county TO be s1,91c, ,s62; the number
Of white polls SSs, cOlored polls !, 1,259
Every portion Of DeKalb county in the past
ten days has had rain in the greatest abund-
ance.
Two students named Berry Whitley and Rob
ert Floyd, at Woodville Academy, in DeKalb
county, had fearful fight with knives on
TUESDAY last. Floyd was stabbed in seven or
eight places. and, it IS thought. will die Of the
wounds received.
The members Of the bar Of Decatur county,
at a meeting recently held, adopted resoIu-
tion unanimously requesting Hon. B B. Bow
ers. of cambridge, to be a candidate for the
Judgeship Of the Albany judicial circuit at the
approaching session OF the Legislature, to oil
the Unexpired term of the late Judge W. g,
Fleming. Mr Bowers in a note to the commit
tee, cheerfulIy complies with the request Of
the meeting.
The aggregate value Of property returned in
DeiIalb county is SSs4b,s1O. says the DeKdib
Est1s. In 1o72 the aggregate value OF property
in the county was only S1.sS6,29O
Dawson received its first bale OF the new cot
Ton crop on Wednesday last from the planta-
ton Of Mr.. W. d. Turner. 1t classed as mid
ding, and sold for 1716c. per pound.
Mr.. J. S. Newman, editor of the Georgia
State Agricultural Department, has been ap-
poin ed as the statistical agent in this State of
the Department of Agriculture at Washington
DR.. FELTON, will deliver political speech to
the people Of Rome and Floyd county next
Saturday.
The total amount provided in the river and
harbor bill for Georgia Improvements is
nearly half a million dollars.
The following citizens Of Decatur county are
willing 70 serve tHe county in the capacity Of
representatives IN the next Legislature. There
is good representative timber in that county:
Col j. o. Farneil, Capt Geo A. Wight Chas
H. Martin, Rufus A. COnnell, Henry W. Her
ring John Rhodes, Maston H. Dukes and Ben
E. Russ sell
The cOlored people OF Eastman held meet
ing on Wednesday last and addresses deplor-
ing the awful tragedy at that place on last
Sunday were made by Seward Smalls G. NJ
Burney, Willy Price ana Rev. Mr.. COachman,
and resolutions passed ''condemni1g the acts
u certain class Of our people on last Sunday.
the 6tn instant, N the town of Eastman, during
she me-hOnored services OF a camp meeting"
Several more OF the rioters have been arrested,
and the negro woman who first started tn riot
by yelling at the TOP OF her voice TO kill the
Marshal and all the white people is in jail.
A postal to the NEws from correspondent
at Eastman, dated 9lh. says that ''tne pose
cution Of those engaged in the riot at that place
On last sunday still continues. There are some
new arrests every day. Jack Brown. the law
ser, is now here rs presenting the defendants"
Macon received new bale OF cotton Thurs
day, raised on the plantation Of Captain P E
Boyd. Calhoun county. It was sold at "A cents
per pound
Governor Colquitt has issued proclaim alton
naming Thursday, the Sist of August as a day
Of thanksgiving throughout the State.
One OF the finest corn crops for years is wav
ng dark and green over the fields of Murray
county.
Valdosta Times: ''Since the Poor Farm has
gone into operation the number Of poor ami
INDECENT perse Ms in the county has materially
decreased. They know when they 20 on the
farm work is before them"
A Adi1ielltv occurred last Monday afternoon
at Bells store. al. ut a mile bel w the oiylding
line of kaHcolph and Calhoun, between Mr.. A
J. Beh and Mr Jas. II. Little, resulting In the
serious sJabbing Of Mr.. Little in the back. Dir
Bell left the neighbOrhOOd Monday night.
A man named Singh heart was shot by
another named Caldwell. four miles west OF
the village Of Red Clay in Whitfield county,
last Thursday. Thev were first engaged in q
playful scuhis, which finally ended in
nghJ Caldwell shooting. and it Is tnougnt
mortally wounding SingleheaFt.
At Lincoln the people had arranged barbe-
cue lat Thursday for the railroad meeting IN
the interest Of the Elberton and aug STA hall-
road, and the people turned out n large num-
5ers. addresses we're made By Messrs. Walsn. |
OF Augusta. and shannon. OF Eiberton. Wnlcn |
developed considerable enthusiasm for the en-
terpFlse, led ing 20 promls5 on lhe part VI
the people Of the county to raise SlO,OOO IN De-
half Of che road.
Mr " j LeddeU, Of New York mining
engineer OF experience and repHtation, arrived |
ln Augusta Wednesday evening win ms VIE, Wis, |
tnd they left Thursday morning ZOE Soe 5,, 5l9,
gflder mine in Wilkes county. Mr: LedGeh !
VII aave charge of this splendid mine as su5
eefInIsudent. and will WORK II on a larger anu |
improved an he has visited hagruder Oe,
.ofe. Is dehghted with its prospect, Sn1 VIII !
Make DC show up equal to any OF the "esesfn |
The Dalton North Georgia Citizen sas Inc
Surveyors Of tue Gainesville and Daiton rhoIS
GU iifOad are ln the city, and the prcJectoIs
Oi l2ls enterprlse--she men who have got lne
money % build twill, We understand oe IN
l city O. day In view OF this We woud sug |
gssl thar our citizens meet at TreVitt Hail az /
-91clocs this morning, and welcome tnese
- - 70 our city. and. II We can 90 70 Hl2te, 4
~ t1rrn God speed in their enterprise Dee
Sl-aeiling more can and must be done, II it = /
-SG1esarg 10 secure Dalton as the EernlhHi
pllnt II his road
Fnalnurdge DeSaOcrdt: We have obtained
~ ~ our worthy Tax Receiver, Simeon brin-
tn .-e Following facts. and publish them. ~ /
co-. co. LAY Prove Of interest TO the citlzensoL the
er, Inc aggregate value OF tayeoie prop 1
~ - appears By the digest OF 1885, when /
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