Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-01
Registered az the Post Office In Sa-
vannah as second Class Matter.


Bean Thompson, OF Newman, elOpe1 last
Monday with woman Of that town, leaving
his eighte m year old wife and seven days old
baby to the town It is reported before leaving
he sold the only 5sistead in the house and
tried to steal his wife's trunk.
William Simmons. a Young white man, of
Atlantis, was arrested Thursday night in Ma
con. charged with stealing a ring valued at
SIS. from a Miss Dismuke, Of Griffin. and an
OveFcoat belonging to 4 gentleman Of the same
place. He had sold both for small sums to pay
his fare.
The residence OF Mrs. Howell, widow OF
Judge s. G Howell OF Campbell county, was
burned on Wednesday. Loss $4,000. Insured
for si,20O.
Steps are bsing taken in Atlanta to organize
Cotton Exchange.
VIM Buchanan was shot at Ty-Ty, on the
Brunswick and Albany Railroad, on Thursda y
night It IS thought his injuries will prove fatal.
Mr. Buck Rape, who lives on Mr. Henry Du-
Pree's piece in Campbell county. acclde ntaIly
shot himself in the thigh last week while work
ing in the field
Miss Mary Auu Fernandes, Of Campbell
county, has a mug which has been in the
Ahu4AAN A0l 0F a AANALEtA anu LAlAl years. anu
a-dish winch Is over hundred years old.
Barlow county is the eighth in value Of tax
able property. the seven richest having cities
in them ranging from six to fifty thousand in
habitants. The value OF town and city property
is the thirteenth in the State.
Willie, the son OF Mr. J. W Scott, Of Barlow
county. was killed on Sunday night last at
Athens, Dallas county, Ala, by wind storm
blowing down G house upon him. He was
about twenty eight years old
The store o, J. A. Holiday, at Union Point,
was entered e few nights ago and robbed of a
considerable quantity Of goods.
The Bainbridgs Democrat urges the building
Of the Chattanooga, Columbus and Florida
Railroad, and recalls the fact that the road-bed
is graded for d considerable distance.
The wheat rye and Oat crops in North Geor-
gia are doing fnely. A large acreage has been
planted, and with favorable seasons these
crops win turn out finely. The indications for
a good fruit crop at present are fine. although
some peaches were killed by the recent frosts.
The farmers are now busily engaged in plant
ing corn
". T. Flanagan and Mr.. R. L. PaschaI had
q difficulty in the store OF the latter. in Thorn
c4ls AtAa- WEEA III NAAAL-A a-E II suQE MF
PaschaI The ball passed through the calf Of
the left leg ard lodged near the ankle of the
right leg, inhicting a painful but not serious
wound
A few days ago Deputy Marshal Jas. Robin
son and Deputy Collector Witt. while IN Lump
kin county. came upou Fred Kailor who killed
Webb Mullins few weeks ago. nesr the line
OF Dawson and Forsyth counties. Kslor was
about half Drunk and was lounging about
a country grocery. He was arrested and
carried to the Sheriff OF Forsyth county. There
wasa reward OF S4CO-251 BY the State and $50
BY private parties-for the arrest Of KaIor.
L. B. Atchinson was before Judge Rhea. Of
Atlanta, In.srsday morning for forging a note,
and was bound lu tho sum OF 500 to appear at
the April term Of the Superior Court
The c0lored boys at SpaldinE were toying
with pistol on Friday night which thew did
hands Of one OF them, John FELTON,. the bullet
finding lOdgmeut in his breast. The boys re-
cOvery is doubtful
Gwinnett Herald: '-Stevenron was sentenc
ed by Judge Erwin TO be hung on the 18th of
May On that day just forty years ago Tom
Chambers was hung in our village. There has
not been a white man hung in this county since
that date IL is a little remarkable that the
sentence should have fixed the next hanging
on the same day By the way. forty years Is a
good long stretch between hangings in as popu-
lOus a county as this There have been two
negroes hung during that time, one by the
Sheriff and one by the Yankees, just after the
close Of hOstilities in 1S65."
Atlanta Constitution: 1T is now settled be-
yOnd dispute thst Georgia has planted more
oats and wheat this season than ever before in
twenty years. II is equally certain that she
viii have more wheat and corn planted this
spring than before in twenty years. By this
course she is gaining her practical independ-
euce. We may have conventions, or fight
wars, but as lOrg as we buy all We eat from the
West and everything We wear or use from the
East, we viii be hewers Of wood and drawers
Of water. We are learning rapidly enough to
manufacture the clothes we wear, the furni-
ture and the incideutals we use. and in a few
more years we viii be independent Of the
East. II rests with the farmers to say W neither
ornOtw we shall remain in vassalage to the West -