Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-24
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vsnuah 81 second Glass Matter.



sri we wish it q large measure OF prosperity.
oats are in fine condition in ChattahOochee
county. The rye crop is said to be a 'otal fall
ure owing 70 rust.
Sir. E. J. Wilson, Of Macon county, recently
f5ini at a depth OF thirty feet in the ground
the head OF g mammoth turtle.
An alleged Atlanta drummer drew his check
f-rs.5. which Talbotton merchant cashed.
The latter is still out the amount OF the loan.
The store OF John Phinizee, at UnionviIle,
Monroe county, was destroyed by fire on sun
dsv. with all its contents. It was also the vii
LACE post office. The origin Of the fire is uu-
known.
Judge VIM. r. RouIe, of Hart county. fell out
o. Dis buggy a few days ago and was killed.
The store OF Il. ". Gerald, in Thomson, was
entered AMI robbed on Tuesday night.
Nine hundred acres Of land belonging to the
s1pp estate, ia Dodge county. were sold re-
Gently for 100 in cash, 600 for S32S, and 1Ol at
81 an acre.
A little girl named Bass was badly burned by
boiling starch in Eastman one day last week
The Augusta Electric Light Company has
been organized.
NJ II. C31naliy. OF the Hawkinsville Nesrs,
has accepted the position OF stenographer for
the Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
A tramp, supposed to. be over sixty years old,
was knocked OF a bridge by a traia in Macon
county on Saturday night He fe1 fifty feet
into the river. but managed to crawl out in
safety.
Several days ago, while the Flint was on its
boom. spreadiog out into the neighbOring
forests. Mr. J. L Presley. of OgIethorpe and
another party got into a boat for the purpole
Of rescung a drowning COW. just as they were
turning a swift current in the river, the boat
ran agaiust tree. upset AMI threw the men
into the water. They ciambered to a couple of
trees, made sufficient noise for a neighbor to
hear them. who went several miles for a boat
before they could be rescued.
Montezdma Weekly: The SAVANNAH WEEKLY
News is a grand repOsitOry OF the weeks hap
peniugs throughout the civilized world"
Augusta NeiCs, - ;. "a serious accident oc-
curret this morning in the new Masonic build
ins. in which Dir. Jno- Bones Moore fell and
broke his leg above the left knee He was in
the second story inspecting some work in a
dark part Of the building, when he suddenly
walked OF a platform and fell a distance OF
about FIVE feer, causing the fracture OF his leg
and severe injury. He was taken to his resi-
dence. on the corner Of Greene and Ninth
streets, and every attention given. An exam-
treatment applied, which will obyiate amputa-
tion or very serious trouble it is hoped
The Industrial South says: ''The State of
Georgia now yields over one million dollars
per annum in gold bullion. and her gold mines
are attracting general attention. The gold
region OF Georgia is ont Of the reach Of rail
road and telegraph, and consequently little Of
the extensive work being done is reported
Several companies, with capital in eX cess Of
one nundred thousand dollars are engaged in
working or establiahing mills, and the yie'd
will be largely increased from date. Dr. Little.
the State GeOlOgist, asserts that there is more
gold in Ge0rgii than there was in California,
and that the annual yield might be increased
ten times above what it now is, and then not
be practically exhausted.
Albany NetCs and Advertiser: "Geologists
who claim that mica IS an essential constituent
OF granite will be surprised TO learn that rich
bed Of that crystalline mineral has been found
i'm DOugherty county. Ii is on Hon. William
Z Smiths SnutheTlin plantation. on the Cola
wahee, twelve miles southwest of this city,
and is imbedded iu strstums OF the limestone
so common in this section. There are three or
four different kinds OF mica. differing in color
and composition, and the specimen which we
have seen from Captain Smiths place is as
clear and transparent as any we ever saw.
Captain Smith Informs us that large sheets Of
tt have been taken from the bed by his negroes,
who brought some Of il into town to ascertain
what it was"
Rome Courier: 1--WE met a gentleman last
night who had Just returned fcOm Macon. and
he informed MS that he rode out seventeen
miles from that city towards Atlanta on the
Macon and Brunswick extension. The grading
on the line between those cities is about com
pleted, and track laying progresses at the rate
Of one mile per day He also stated that Mr..
j. W Renf-oe, with large force Of hands,
arrived at Gainesville yesterday, TO begin
grading on the line between Atlanta and Rome.
Mr. RenfrOe has just completed his contract
on the road near Macon. Colonel J. d. Grant
viii. as soon as his contract below is finished,
off
thus adding largely to the number Of hands
already at work"
Eastman Times: "Qmte a singular occur
renee took p ace a short distance from here on
Monday evening last. Mr. w. +. kinehen and
d. j. Grinstead were planting corn in field,
and as they drove out at the end Of their rows
they discovered a deer feeding along with
bunch Of sheep near the fence. Mr. Kinchen
put out TO the house for his gun. and after
running a considerable distance he returned
With It. but being nearly exhausted he handed
It to Mr.. Grinsfead and ssked him TO
shoot the deer. Mr.. q. took his position, and
after aiming q considerable length OF time he
returned greatly excited and handed Mr. X
the gun. telling him it would not go of Tor the
deer either. Mr.. kinchen then fell into line
and after some more eyeing and aini-
ing. he fred hroadside at the animal and never
touched a hair. The deer remained perfectly
COntented with the sheep til the marksmen fell
back and reloaded. The next fire Mr.. h
killed it. Il was about half grown and was
doubtless Quite an acquisition in the cuisine
line"
Montezuma Weekly: "A gentleman living
near Henderson, while plcuehing few daSs
ago. sent ten-year-Old daughter TO the house
for his gun. for the purpose OF shooting some
rice birds that were in the field. Returning
with the gun. the brave little heroine was at
tackled in the road by an infuriated bull, and.
instead Of running and screaming and thus
urging the oeast on, as most other children
would have done, she stood her ground, ard
as the beast advanced, she let 90 the
contents OF both barrels into his face
The beast, seemingly in a state or intoxtca
ton. ran here, there and everywherein search
OF the child. against fences, trees. etc, but
climbing the fence hastily the little girl
managed to escape. she ran and told her
father OF the incident. who hearing the report
Of the gun. was rushing to her. TO ascertain
the cause Of the shooting. With the assistance
or two colOred men, the now cOWed animal
was driven home, and it was discovered that
both OF his eyes had been shot out"
Rome Courier. 22d: Yesterday morning Mr..
A B. Wrenn. # Atlanta, accompanied by two
ladies, arrived in Kingston by the Western and
Atlantic Railroad. with a small zinc bateau,
which he had hauled out to the EtOwah river.
When this small craft was launched into the
stream Mr.. Wrenn and his lady friends stepped
into it with the intention Of floating down to
Rome. The little vessel did very well for the first
two or three miles, and the excursOnists were
enioying their novel ride exceedingly. When
they reached a point near Mr.. Murchlson's
plantation the boat struck snag and almost
instantly capsized- The inmates were thrown
into the swift water. but. by catching hold or
the same snags which had upset them, were
able TO save themselves from Watery grave.
they shouted vOciferousiy for assistance, and
fortunately they were heard BY gentleman,
VINO went down n the river and rescued them
All three were thoroughly wet and almost
exhausted. They were carried to Mr.. Murchi-
son s residence, where they partoOk OF refresh
ments and dried their cloth z. When the
eIternOOn train on the Rome RO6d passed up
Tor Kingston. this party OF once happy excur-
sionists quietly and sadly boarded it for
Atlanta
Villa Rica correspondence Atlanta COnstitu-
tt0ll, I'd; Our quiet little village was thrown
lnt0 fever Of excitement on yesterday as in
elllgence reached il that the bones OF lady
and babe were found by the workmen who
were cleaning out shaft az the copper mines
hea here About seventeen years ago lady
mYster0usly disappeared from the communi-
y, and IL Is supposed br the citizens here that
sne was fOully murdered and thrown into the
si snsIt There were great many rock IN the
smart Just above the bOues. The name or the
youn7 woman whose body was found is sup
posed TO De BagWelI About the close Of the war
it became Necessary for Miss Bagwellto to leave
nome. She started, and from that day to this
she has not been heard from, and no traces OF
her whereabouts were ever discovered. Her
Ielallves now come forward and declare that
me tucking pin and breastpin worn by the un
fortunate girl we're the ones found on the ex-
humed body. and the fact that the bones OF a
immature infant have also been found with
nose OF the woman goes to show that it was
the unfortunate Miss Bag8elL Il is impOssi-
nie that she should have committed suicide by
Jun pin : in the pit fer she was covered with
stenes and lumber; nor is it likely that she
Ieii 10 for the same reason. and for the fact
tnat she would naturally have fallen In one Of
ne many pit holes which are to be met with
peiore the one IN which she was found.