Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-05
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OF genuine silver half dollar, while the handle
workmanship is perfect, and the amount Of
silver in 1t about one dollar. 1t is a perfect
specimen OF the common skillet, while the
workmanship displayed the touches OF skill
tui artist. IL mas been forwarded 70 the old
commoner by mail, and will be duly apprecia-
ted by him.
Murray county makes the following show
ing, according to recent returns from the tax
digest; There are / 4O2 polls, Of which 297
are white aad los colored, an increase or 20
whites and decrease Of 81 colored as COM
pared with last year; ~, $40 acres Of land are
returned, Valued at S757, ,462; Sl6,5s9 Of mer-
chanoise; S14,O51 Of town property The ag-
gregate OF all property given in is 81, ,i96, 1872,
S43,s10 more than last year. The decrease in
the colOred polls is due TO the fact that quite
number OF negroes have left the county.
Patents have been issued from the Patent
once during the pas month to the following
0eOrE la inventors: Thomas W. Lanier Oliver
sugar boiler; Austin Ley den. Atlanta, baling
press Thaddeus Boyle, Augusta, hoe; John
Cooper, Athens, veterinary drencher; Robert
Erwin, Savannah, hand distributor for seed
and fertilizers; Rhodon NJ. Brooks. jenkins
tlLes car coupling; GOttf1eld l.. Norman, At
lanta, contraction flooring and ceiling: Andrew
u Cox and X. A. johnson, Newman, plOW;
Joseph Jordan, Townsville, cultiVator; Chas
4. Ackerman, Atlanta, sheave pulley for gates.
The Pulaski Cotton Factory, with all the
machinery and appurtenances, and three tene-
ment houses, were sold at Sheriff's sale in
nav kinsviile on Tuesday TO satisfy an execu-
LOn IN favor OF J, w. Lathrop & Company OF
savannah, vs. McBurney & Hollingswor
The property was bid off for 81 500 We un.
derstand the building has been bargained to
the Pulaski Cotton Seed OIL Mill Company
which will be in operation by the lst Of Octo-
Der. part OF the machinery of the oil mill
company arrived several weeks ago. The con
tract stipulAtes that the mill shall be put in
operation BY the 1st of October. The capacity
OF the mill Is ten tons Of cotton seed per day.
The Methodist Conference Of the IaGrange
district, recently held at Newman, has placed
itself on record on the temperance question by
the unanimous adoption of the following:
Resolved, That any Methodist who casts his
ballot directly or indirectly for licensing the
retail OF spirituous liquors is unworthy place
IN the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Re
sOtUed, That, in view of the solemn warnings
| found in the Scriptures, and the many solemn
/ VOWS which we have all made to God and the
church that we will renounce the devil and all
his works, and believing as do that spiritu-
Gus liquors are the greatest barrier in the way
OF the church in christlanizing the people, and
| knowing, as we do, of the improper us of so
i much or the fruit and grain with which God
has so abundantiy blessed US, we feel it our i'm
perative duty Christians to denOunce the
distillatiOn and sale Of spirituous liquors"
A meeting of the citizens of HAwkinsville
/ and Pulaski county was held at the court house
on Friday last, and the following resolutions
we're adopted: Resolved That tue N anAgers
Of the Savannah and Pacific Short Line Rail
| way are requested to visit our county and
i town with view 70 the location OF their line
L utEts heSOAIeu, lnAL We cordially invite the
/ location OF the said road through our county
and town. We believe that over the greater
| part OF the proposed line the right Of way
| VIII be given, and We will use our
| utmost endeavOrs to accomplish this result
| Resolved, That the Hon James H. Dyches as
/ the Mayor OF HaWEinsVille, be requested to in
/ vite the officers of said road to visit US, and
that the city of Hawkinsville and county of
/ Pulaski be requested TO suitably entertain
| them. On motion, a committee, consisting of
Messrs. John H. Martin, John H. Pate, P G.
| Clegg, s. j. Epstein, J. b. McDufie, R W An
| dersOD, j. y. yelks, Jr., and Judge A. e. Pate,
| was appointed to receive and confer with the
authorities OF said road on their visit to Hawk
/ insville.
Macon Telegraph aud Messenger: "a lum-
| Der train OF teven or eight cars met with bad
| accident,on the new road Wednesday afternoon.
| Between jackson and McDonough, and near
| Locust Grove the water had broken through
the embankment, leaving the track unsup-
| ported. The engine fell through, and six fiat
| cars loaded with lumber, came piiing pell nell
| over il, the seventh car breaking the coupling
The engineer, Mr.. Cox, and the fireman jump
| ed, Mr.. Cox falling on his head. A cOlored man
| named Gus, known in Macon as Gel Wagner,
was sitting on the third car, and is supposed to
have been asleep, as he failed to jump His
legs we're cut on by the lumber and he died al
| seven O'Clock yesterday morning His remains
| were brought in last night The down pasSen-
| ger train was delayed ia consequence or the
| wreck. and did not arrive until yesterday
morning The debris was not cleared away
| yesterday and passengers were transferred
I across the chaSm- The engine, after having
! been raised several feet, broke loose in some
1 Wav and fell again. all will be cleared by to-
/ day and the regular schedule resumed. The
| down train did not reach Macon last night
| until nearly II O'Clock" "
| The North Georgia Citizen SAYS: ''The com.
| pany of the East Tennessee, Virs inia and
/ Georgia Railroad, we understand, propose to
| locate their shops at some point on the line of
/ the road. Chattanooga wants the shops, but
the objection is that the cost Of living there is
/ too great, and there are other objections
| suitable ground at reasonable figures cannot
/ be had. etc. RoDe. the little city IN the fork
/ of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers. is bid
/ ding Justify for them-holding out many in
/ ducements. Rut Rome, in our Judgment, is as
i little suited for these shops as Chattanooga.
/ Dalton is the point or all points on the
| whole line on which to locate them 1t is
| more central, and the cost OF living here is
Il greatly below that OF either Chattanooga
i or Rome. The place is hi b and remarkably
/ healthy, with the best water in all this region
i OF country. and many other striking induce
i ments. And not only this, but we are satisfied
/ enough ground would be donated by the city to
| the company for these shops. This was offered
/ the old Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad
/ Company, and of course the same thing would
i be granted now, and the ground that the com
/ pany could get would be Just what they would
/ want We would suggest that the city authori-
| ties confer with the railroad company at once
/ on this subject. and let US get these shops To-
| Gated here II possible.
At a meeting of the Columbus Board of
/ Trade. held on Wednesday evening, a letter
/ from F. E. Burke, Esq, to G. Gunby Jordan.
/ President of the Board of Trade, was read to
i the board and received. The letter stated, in
/ general terms, that Mr.. VsnBrocklin. Chief
| Engineer of what is known among us as the
| .sATlantic Short Line, ," would, in company with
/ Mr. Burke soon visit our city, to find out what
/ inducements would be offered them 10 come to
| this point The letter requested that the mat
| ter De thoroughly caDvassed before they ar
/ rived here Mr.. Burke stated that Mr.. Van
| BrockIin was In search Of all the facts. and
| further stated that one of the contemplated
/ routes did not touch at this point. and further
i stated that the object of the company was to
| perfect a complete Southern system. On mo-
/ tion of Mr. o. S. Jordan, a committee, con
sisting OF G. Gunby Jordan. G. p.
/ Swift Jr. J. B. Slade and H. G. Abbott,
/ we're appointed to entertain Mr.. Burke and his
/ nartv upon their arrival here. The City Coun-
/ ciI took the following action on the subject:
| PssOI,,ed. That three OF the older members of
| Council be appointed by the Mayor as a com
/ miftes to wait on these gentlemen during their
| stav in our city, and TO render them whatever
/ assistance may be in their power, and that
| Council through this committee. tender their
rafIroad company the right of way through
| the CITY and to use their influence in obtaining
/ ground for the depot building Tue Mayor ap
/ pointed Aldermen Dillingham;, Curtis AMI Jor-
/ dan as such committee