Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-23

as second Class Moa Matter.
Georgia Affairs.
A company Of capitalists, residing in Atlanta
and elsewhere, have formed q corporation with
auauthoiized capitsI OF one million OF dollars,
under the name of the Au tell Refrigerator
Company, for the purpose Of p-oviting cheap
and safe trans portation Of vegetables. fruits
and ali perishsble produce from the Southern
states to the Northern and Western cities.
The first tickets ever sold over the new lile
10 Texas via the New Orleans Pacific Railroad,
were sold at the car shed at Atlanta Wednes-
day night. This route IS the shortest line to
san Francisco.
Ten circus companies are billed to strike
Georgia the coming season Their effect may
be compared TO a moral cyclone.
The 'sore-eyed' have splendid opportunity.
acc0riing TO the Atlantis PJsi-AppedL, OF being
cured. That paper says: 1t is a sight good
for sore eyes 10 look into the shop windows OF
our enterpzising merchants"
Shorter College. at Rome, opened on Wednes-
day with l26 pupils, which will be increased IS
more before the end Of the eek. This show
l.s IS unparalleled in ths history Of the college,
and speaks well for its popularity as an educa-
t.onal centre.
Columbus evidently believes that cleanliness
IS next to godInsss, and is abou1 to have an
other soap factory.
Columbus advertises for nane for its new
cemetery. How would Bone Yard" sound:
The Columbus Female College opened on
Wednesday under very Il -rt-riug auspices.
Fl hty pupils were in attendance, which is
twenty more tEaa ever before entered on opeU-
ing day.
Arthur Hendricks. c1lorei, of ColumbYs. has
received a notification Of his app iatment to a
cIerkship ia the Pension ONCE at Washington,
with Instructions to report for duty by the first
Of October. The salary paid is $500 per an
u8m All the colored young men named
Arthur may now expect IUc -ative positions in
the government service.
Postal cards are very scarce at the A-gusts
post office, much to the annoyance Of the busi-
ness men Of the city.
Postmaster Holden, Of Augusta, finds it
necessary to explain that the discharge OF Cad
Gardner, one Of his colored subordinstes from
the service Of the government, was not on
account of his cO,or, nor because he was not
faithful, honest and Trustworthy. but because
he was Inefficient" aud given TO habits rem
lering him so. We cannot see in 0 this sort of
civil service reform. II the man was faith
ful. honest and trustworthy" We Gon't see
where the ''inefi ciercy'' comes in, AMI further
explanation is in order.
Mr. Wes Almond, who was on trial at Elber-
ton for the killing Of Judge Alfred Oliver, OF
Gilbert county, has been acquitted by the jury
Of the charge
Hon. Seaoorn Reese viii awaken the Demo-
cratic sehoes Of old Richmond on Monday
evening az Augusta
The Farmers Friend is a new paper started
Hawkiusvile by Capt. R W Anderson.
ON last Sunday a negro woman named Man-
uirE was found in her little cabin, near the
c=metery at Hawkinsviile, dead in her bed,
with her little child asleep by the size Of the
corpse
Ll consequence Of the high waters, fallen
tlm1ers, sickness, etc. JUICE Pate last week
ali5u-red Dooly Superior Court to the second
Monday in October next.
The storm did great damage to the crops in
D7oiy county. The roads are obstructed " ith
fallen trees, bridges were washed away
throughout the county, and many mills were
destroyed. 81
1Ir William Simmons brother Of Col. R. +. |
aud Judge J. n. Simmons. OF Dawson. who had
been in bad health for several months past.
was on last Tuesday morning found dead in his
bed u is supposed that he died CT congestion.
The Dawson Journal comes out square and
raight" for Stephens.
The increase in the valuation Of the taxable
property Of G. yinnet5 county over that of 1881
is S5ls 67s, and the increase in the number Of
polls is IS.
HawkinsviIle, up to the 18th inst, had re-
ceived . 3i3 bales OF the new cotton crop. he
receipts for the week past will average go
bales per day.
A fatal afcay occurred near Too msboro.
Bibb county. on Thursday, bstween one Green
Clay, a turbulent negro, and an aged and
almost blind negro. Clay was stabbed by the
other negro. the blow ssvering the jugular
vein, when he fell and expired Immediately.
A Macon gentleman had occasion to repair
his flooring. and while ripping up plank he
found fOlr hundred thousand dollars in Con
federate bonds. but-they were not signed.
Politics is considerably mixed IA Dodge coun-
ty. There are four candidates for the Legisla-
ture. namely: 7. F. DeLacy, n Rawlins, H. l.
sapp and ". B. Sapp. The latter received the
highest number Of votes in the primary, and
was declared the nominee by the Executive
Committee. The Republicans have indorsed
DeLacy. which VIII give him the solid vote of
the negroes.
Every mill in Houston county excepting the
rnfl at Houston Factory was washed away by
the recent storm.
OgTefhcrDe Echo I'VE would ike to know
how many matrimonial associations there are
in the South - According 70 the last United
IS -ates census there are ia Georgia about 3OS,-
OOO matrimonial associations several OF when
want to be dissolved
A co1o-ed convict working at the Graysvile
lime works. in CatOOsa county, was shot and
b. tarr an nF 10
become unruIy and the guard threatened to
whip him, whereupOn he became furious ard
made Tor the guard with a hammer ana was
SHOT and killed almost Instantly.
Aueusta Eveat1sq Nelrs: ''The Southern
Farmers M1afhIy Tor September, published
bvJ. a. Estil Savannah, is out, and es usual
is full Of just what every farmer ana person
with a garden likes to read ABOUT Inc su9-
scription price is only about s. year, ana a.
most any number Of it is worth hAlI the
money"
Manager Cohen, Of the new Masonic Theatre
at Augusta ft is understood, viii rent the
theatre for q political spesch. under restrlc-
ri0us that the parquette be reserved Tor men,
the first balcony for ladies' and the gallery Tor
colored people He is right in using every pre-
c-uti0n in admitting public aSsemoiages INTO
tie ball.
Some Of Atlanta's best young men have
organized q minstrel company, and are now re-
hearsfug preparatory to giving performance
ar DeGfYe's Opera House at an early day. Toe
troupe consists OF tSenCy-twO men, who VIII
aUueAr n the uESb part aa e4A Gnu HI ~ ef'1
CtISrtettss. two intersocutoTs and an orchestra
OF six pieces.
twill take six thousand five hundred and
sixty dollars to pay the expenses incurred by
Tlofge county in the trial OF tbs rioters at
eastman The ccurt was in session several
weeks and the other expenses were very
heavy. An effort will be made TO induce the
legislature 10 make an appropriation for
part OF the expenses, or return 70 the county
the amount OF this years State tax.
In Goosepoud district in Oglethorpe county,
last week Jiga Allen, colOred, killed FRANK
Watson, cOiored. whom he (Alen] accused OF
following his wife Watson was cut II the
thigh by Alien an artery being severed jim
Allen is one OF the couvicts that killed Lhe
guard In Greene county last year and made ms
escape. A reward Of SlC0 is offered for his
capture.
Itf said thata Boston company is about 20
sls Organized with the object of building up
brunswick. Ga. The corporation is 10 be
kn0wn as the Brunswick Land Improvement
and Colonization Company. The company
rrauoses to improve lands in the vicinity OF the
fnTrn and 10 erect wharves. docks, etc. elt Is
E~. of fritf ah