Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-22

An Albany man has invented cotton chop
per. which he expects viii create a revolution
In the culture OF the staple.
Senator Brown and family are at the Up
lands Hotel Eastman.
Baiobridge is in despair over the prospect
Of the Savannah. Florida and Western exten-
sion giving it the 90 by.
Flewellyn Harper. cOIored, charged with
perjury. escaped from Flberten jail last week.
Dr. T. s Powell, one of the Oldest physicians
Of Cuthbert. died last Sunday morning.
The contract for the erection of the Atlanta
cotton seed oil mill has. been let and work will
begin at once. The mill will be located be
tween Edgewood and KirkwoOd.
The Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
bridge over the Etowah at Canton has at
length been tested and declared safe. 1t was
built by an Atlanta firm.
Howard Cook, an employe at Van winkle &
Co.'S, 2i4 Marietta street. atlanta. met with
serious accident on Wednesday while pilirg
lumber. He fell against a running lathe and
had his forehead and the back of his head Sc
verely gashed the skull being crushed behind
the ear. He was removed to his residence on
TatnaH street and G physician summoned.
The Thomasville District Conference con-
vened at Camilla on Wednesday. the Rev. T. T.
Christian, Presi iing Elder, In the chair. This
district embraces about fourteen counties, hav-
ing in it sixteen pastoral charges with about
eighty churches The body is composed of
over one hundred clerical and lay delegates,
seventy-fivs Of whom are expected to be
present
Information has been received at Chief In
spector Frey's office. in Atlanta, Of the rob-
berry Of he post ofiee at Iceberg. Ga, few
nights since. Letters were Tifed, but no money
or stamps we're missing. A W. Averstt, for
whom reward OF s25 was offered. was ar
rested for completely in the robbery ana taken
to Forsyth, where he was lodged in jail
General Albert Pike, the eminent Mason and
widely known poet. was in Albany on Thurs
day, en- route to Mscon.
Athens Banner: Colonel Forescre tells us
that he is doing everything in his power to
complete his read TO Tallulsh Falls by first of
July. He has hands at work every foot of
the road still unfinished and on parts of il is
working day and night. The last mile is almost
entirely through sOiid rock and will cost S35.-
600 TO excavafe it. If such thing is possible
the road will be finished and it will require
hard and uninterrupted WORK 70 do 1t, but any
Unforeseen circumstances happening will delaV
the completion short time"
Columbus Times: ''8Ir W. n. Murphy. trav-
cling salesman Of James A. Lewis c@n8 near
losing his life and his horses in a swollen creek
in Harris county yesterday. The creek. a small
one. was very full from the heavy rains of the
night before. hut some negroes at work near
the road assured him he could cross, so he
drove in His horses and vehicle went under
and he swan out With rhe aid of the negroes
he got his horses and vehiclas out and re-
CoTeref bis sample trunk. which had h0ated
OF He returned 70 the city wetter il not
wiser man"
Greensboro Herald: sThe store OF Durham
& Dawson, at WOodville, ia this county. was
the scene Of a hold crime during Monday night
last MI Ioonas DaElSon. young man. Was
sleeping in the store. his bed room being par
ririnned OF from the store room One of the
burglars entered through the wind w aud pass
Ell through the bed room; taking the key from
the inside OF the door to the room. he placed il
on the outside and locked Mr.. Dawson IN his
sleeping apartment; while another burglar
who was standing outside of thu building pull
ed the widow down, through which his
confederate entered. In tbs way DR.
Dawson made prisoner in
his own room. The burglar inside Of the
store then struck his light and commenced
opening the money DR. .wers. Mr. DAWSON
thinks ne ives about one hour in his operations
All the mu3iiate1 coins and those bearing Pc
Culiar marks we're assorted by the thief from
the rest ard left in the stOrs-the balance O:
s.mething over thirty collars being carried of
The thief mada his exit through a window 10
the front Of the store. We learn that y uBg
Mr.. Dawson Was awake during these thievirg
operations, but was unable TO arouse himself
from a stuuOr he appeared to be in. and he
tninks chloroform vas used upon him No
clue has vet been found as 10 who the crimi-
mails are"
H. ". 6. in Atlanta Constitution: Albany
is one OK the sfuFdies. and prettiest cities in
the State. Il was laid out in 1885, l believe. by
Dir. Nelson lift. who was as precise in squar-
ing 10 on as he Is in writing argument on
the tariff The streets are 50 to I21 feet broad.
level and shaded on either side with China
trees The houses are well built snd comfort
able .OnETulr 1T in farFa and uVa rarad for
lots A better type Of the Southern town Of
the old day S, when there was lenty Of elbow
room, and plenty TO eat. drink and wear, and
Big gardens and orchards. and acres Of flowers
and vines, and bread meadows ana fine horses,
can net be found Il is leisurely, resfful
place-uot the leisure OF the laggard but
rather OF the man who has his own business
well in hand and Is lot attending to anybody
else's. Il must not be imagined that the
city is at q stand-stilL On the contrary. il Is
going forward sharply-nOt with a rush or a
point Of view. / was shown five new houses
being built. and there is growth in all pa Is Of
the city. The trade OF the place is large and
assured. ESOm 25.ol0 70 5000 bales OF cotton
are received annually, the growers Of which
depend on Albany for their supplies To the
fans Of the city is the best planting region. in
my opinion, ia the State. There are the plan
tauuns OF Lockett, Jordan and Others of ike
celebrity. The city has recovered entirely
from the sh ck Ct the failure Of Welch & Ba-
con Ar- Davis, the receiver OF the broken
urm, told the hrst. second an third preferred
creditors they would probably be paid, but he
saw little hope for the general creditors. It's
said that one planter lost $4,000 by this fail
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