Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-27
Gsergia Affairs.

Au-us-a's water works boom is blocked
for the tIme at any rate. The Supreme Court
has decided the proposed issue Of bonds un-
c-us-i-ut-ousI- Mayor May and other promi-
uea- citizens are Eroth, and would fain get
around the dihaulty, but how to do it IS a
problem which they will have to wrestle with
s-reEuousiy.
Aruuber of new steam saw mills ara being
put iu operation along the Rome extension Of
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad
The inmates Of Mount de Sales, in Macon,
Witnessed On Tuesday morning a ceremony
which. t1 them, was extremely novel. the mar
rias- OF Miss II. Mccarthy to Mr. J. W. Nor
eaa, Cf Birmingham. Ala.
Albany is talking Of guaranteeing the dele
gates from that town to the recent session OF
the Grand LoIgs Of Bnai Birth at Richmond.
Smallpox.
Two brutal negroes are held in Columbus
Jail charged with manning a fine bull belong
ing t7 Major Z J Il ses.
air. b. v Arnold OF Rome, narrowly escaped
drown t7s- while for5ipg stream a few days
as1. His horse tr1d on fiat rock and slipped
Both riser and horse were submerged
The E5q'firer-SllH reports that EIr Geeslirg
conductor on the Columbus aud Western
Ro7d. saved mans life in Ope,ika Tuesday,
who was. so tOspeaE, in the very Jaws cf death.
As the Columbus train was backing into posi-
tilu. Just before leaving OpeliSa, Mr.. W. W.
Carlyle was standing ON the track looking in
she opposite direction. He did not see the
approach Of the train, and in another moment
the car would have struck and knocked him
underneath its wheels but for the timely aid of
the conductor, Mr.. Ceesilng. who, by almost
superhuman EFFORT, drew him from the track
y Young man named William F. Taylor. who
ia q Justice OF the Peace in Bingham county.
has been committed 10 Jail in Augusta, 10y Jus
tice Vaughan. in default Of boud, for trial in
the Ciry Court. Monday. on the charge cf lar
csuy from the person. Taylor is charged with
taEin< god watch and chain, Sl1 IS in money,
and q. pocket knife from Mr. Timothy Buckley,
while riding Ia q hack with him. Taylor was
previously bound over to the City Court by
Recorder Webb on the charge of carrying con
c-dI-d wespons. 4 young nan named William
w. Rlvis. who was with Taylor. was also com
mittsd by the Recorder on the charge Of carry
suF concealed weapons, bus afterwards gave
BOND for his apQeas ance. Taylor and Rawls
claimed tha- they mad come to Augusta after
burglar, buG showed no warrant for his ar
resi-
The sumter Eepu5heaH reports that " 3.
Bradley was cutting timber ia the forests of the
old Sixteenth district OF Sumter, and with him
was his three or four-year-O.d SON He sent
the little fellow home through the woods, and
left himself for another point The little bOy.
ti-in- of being away from papa. sought him in
she woods and got lost The fither, on learn
.ug E.s child was not at home, reused the
nsizh5orhood and secured the woods. One
gentleman had d0g which he put on the trail
If the vanderer aud 5ust At night he was
tluud sitting az the roots OF Lofty pine calling
for his papa to come and make shingles out OF
it. The innocent lt. le fellow didn't know he
was lost until the wild rapture Of his parents
told MIN that they had been soTely distressed
A. his absence
The Atlanta Constitution states that young
white man has been arres.ed by Captains
Starues and B1gby at the solicitation Of the
Markham House manager. It appears that the
srrestel individual. who says that his name is
James Smith. and that Chicago is his home,
has been in tbe habit Of slipping into the Mark
nam House diaing room aud helping himself,
but after he had played the game successfully
for several days some OF the clerks took tlse
drop, and his arrest was ths result. Smith is
a yOuug msn Of good appearance. and is
dressed well He says that he was hungry.
and knew II no other way to satisfy his appe
tire.
SauEe-svfIe lIerctsrs. '.YVe learn from Ne
Adoiphus Barnes that there = little hv which
is destroying the wheat badly Colonel
ThCs Warthen's and other plantations IN that
ueighborh0od. The flies had cut down eight
acres Cf whest before they were discovered.
He SAYS there are millions of them"
The SsndersviIle Mercury has this to say Of
the SEws- This splendid paper. the name OF
which ls familiar in every huuSehold, upholdS
its hi. il cha -ecter and Wetl esTsh iShed reputa-
tiOn- Well mauaged and ably eeitea. it has no
euDeria in the eutire South II IS always upon
our table. Sud we regard i ss Indispensable. Ats
geutiemauY agent. L. W. Smith Z q raid US
a visit Ias- week Ne were glad 10 see him.
and wish him and the grand old paper he rep
reseIrs every success
Rome Courier: Thirteen car loads of fish
plates and spikes for the some extension of
lhe Macon and 3 tuHswicx Railroad were car
re1 down three mtles below the CITY yesteT
GsV 90 the Doiut where this road viii interssct
the F. 7 " and Ga. There are EOw at that
place three thousand erossttas. and an fEw
weeks tracE layjl from this end Of tue line
will begin Ir Is the intention OF she comDany
70 pu-h the road tbr. ugh as rapidly as 6 large
force Of hands can do the work"
AGaata Constellation: Yesterday the case
N C. r. Barton. the young attorney convicted
or perjury il bElton superior Court. came up
The. prisoner on ecc1unt OF an illegal irregular
proceeding iB receiving the verdict. The argu-
ment was made for Barton by Messrs s. 3.
Spencer aud Il r. SrOyies. and for the State BY
aS.s5citor General HLi by brief. The matter Is
uoE sssh the court It viii be remembered
-hat the v.ruic5 was rendered while Barton
sFas absent from the court EOOn.
Columbus Times ssOn Saturday last the
49, of a EeZro was found coating IN the river
5 A., H0mer Dudleys plaEtation, about
sev-nfe-r =, 'ses beiow The city. he had it
f.5- 1l-ssL "a ~steF aed hurled. IL was the
eorpSs of = i5s ne-ro 't tseusg i've years Of
- se,E4s pretty Vel dresse', siIegss hands
discovered the body Of another negI. 80
an some vines on the bank OF the river az. -
q mile lower down. Tney wOul1 not touch It |
until Dir. Dudley was sent for, when il was
brought out It was Of q good looking negro,
about twenty years OF age. well dressed. The
mead was crushei in as by blow, and In the
nzat side " an ugly knife cut which went
shrough the clothing, all of which were very
bloody. Neither were recognized, but there
i little doubt but that with them is buried the
TALE of black crime"