Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-17

were deposited by Frank E Wood. After the
corner stone had been laid, the crowd dis
persed, end the workmen went to their labor,
and in a short while the factory viii be ready
for operation. Mr. g. W. Names. Of Athens,
Tenn, has the contract TO build the factory,
and having had long experience in this busi-
ness. nothing short OF a most magnificent
building can be expected"
In an article on "Our Mechanics in the
Atlanta Evening Herald. this language is used:
The real architects Of Atlanta's rise and pros
perity are the. humble and earnest working
men whose homes are here. Take
away from Atlanta the fifteen thousand peo-
pie who are dependent upon the Saturday
night wages paid In the factories. foundries,
mills, machine shops, and our like industrial
enterprises, and the city would find it's glory
departed forever"
JesuO Sentinel: Tuesday morning as Mr.
John Knight was somewhere between Jesup and
Carol. coming to this place, he was met by two
negroes, Jesse James and Jack Brown who de-
manded his money or his life. Th9 negroes
had their pistols drawn, and Mr.. Knight, being
un4rmed, offere1 no resistance After giving
up his pOcketbOOk he came to Jesup. and get
ting party TO accompany him, he pursued the
negroes. catching them at Gardi. They were
brought 70 Jesup, given trial, and committed
to jail"
This. from the Dublin Post, shows where the
stiff backed Democracy OF LauienS county
stand: The Macon Telegraph and Messenger
deplores the lack OF harmony among Laurens
county Democrats. Our contemporary should
bottle up its tears for a more urgent occasion.
There is no split whatever in the Democracy,
and there Is not white Republican or Inde-
pendent in the county. The regular guberna
tOrial and Congressional delegates will be
selected in the regular way without even ruff
Il ng the feathers OF the Democracy. There Is
the usual contest over local politics, however.
But this contest will in no way interfere with
the Democratic organic alton, and is not more
spirited than in other cOuuties."
Chronicle and COnstitutiOndlist: Early
Wanua dan morning Mr. IOhn RayUa pqFIan-
er at Mr. Jas. Miller's farm. near the city, dis
covered a strange negro prowling about the
premises. Mr.. Bayne asked him what he
insOlent manner, that he was looking for the
, oversee. Mr.. Bayne said he could not see him
st that time, whereupon the negro raised
gun he was carrying, and fired load or buck
shOs into Mr. Bayne's house, barely missing
Mr. Bayne, The negro Immediately fed. Mr..
B4yne and Mr.. Jones. the overseer, started in
pursuit as soon as possible, but the negro man-
aged q elude them. Mr. Bayne says he W uld
know the negro again if he should see him,
He il supposed TO be a notorious character
named Glover alias Williams"
Atlanta Constitutions: "The steam road
roller has arrived. lt cost $4,000, and weighs
IS, COO pounds It will be brought into use first
on Peachtree street The roller in front of the
engine is four feet two inches in width, and the
two rollers, one on each side, are twenty inches
each, giving an entire trackage or eight feet
The machine moves backward and for rward. It
eft New York Saturday on the Old Dominion
Steamship route TO West Point, thence by the
PiedmOud Airline to Atlanta, where it arrived
yesterday morning. This is one OF the quickest
transits of freight ever made between Atlanta
and New York. The machine is yet in pieces,
but will be put together this week by Mr.
Alexander Switzerland, City Engineer Of
Peoria. III who has been telegraphcd fer, and
who will arrive in day or two"