Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-11

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.. Ssegfd class Mad Matter.
Georgia Affairs.
u,- ambrose J. Avary was the choice Of the
---.-.-a-ie primary Of Columbia county as
...srsiiste for the next Legislature.
~ mad bed OF the East Tennessee, Virginia
-so-gia Railroad has been rock ballasted
distance Of several miles below Dalton.
--srubIic schools OF Atlanta are in opera
...- and we're never fuller than they are at
the r-eseub session.
rgige Augood, Of Rome, died in that city on
.-. evening OF the sth. He was buried on Sat
--isv at La ayette.
s,-. ewes are prevalent in La Grange, Dub
. rovi1gton. Meriwether county, Oglethorpe
,,t, fr Cuthbert, Hamilton, Henry county
--tpa-rv. The Perry Home Journal recon-
--.-4s ,s a good remedy poultice OF grated
r-..t ro.atoes applied to the diseased optics.
n Farrell and Ben E. Russell were elected
bib. Democratic candidates for the Legislature
g-.r Decatur county at the convention held
a.. .Psf16rid-e on Saturday, the2d inst
cambridge needs more houses. There is not
vacant store house in the city, and dwellings,
are in demand.
fuFuHuElue Outluco5 Is AHGEUdalll III Dc-
..-rr county Two prominent gentlemen OF
cambridge will go into that business on the
line OF the ChattahOochee extension soon.
The senatorial Nominating Convention in
sassiou at Columbus are on deadlock. One
hundred and twenty ballots were had with no
.1niuation Ii is 10 be hoped that conclu
sion was reached as the result OF the continued
l.Hotings on Friday last, OF which we have as
set no notice.
The Couvers Weekly announces as patent
fact that RockdaIe county has the best lot OF
-7ored citizens OF any county in the State
Many of them are exceedingly good citizens.
The receipts Of cotton up to Friday last at
Arnsricus have been 1917 bales. against :, ,s3i
fort the same time last year, showing falling
aFof1 13l4 bales.
Many farmers Of Randolph county who have
-fg-avs bought more or less OF corn heretofore
now state they have enough TO last for two
Years.
Alta convention held in Lumpkin on Tues
+sv r. F. Watts ESQ, was nominated by the
Democrats 20 represent that county in the
legislature.
Americus has sent a petition Of two thou
sand names 70 the Hon. A. II. Stephens and
Thomas Hardeman. asking them to speak in
Americus at an early day.
L. F. Livingston, OF Newton was nominated
bT acclamation for Senator from the Twenty
seventh Senatorial district. at the convention
te.5 at Social Circle on the eth inst.
The convention 70 nominate a Representa-
tive for Worth county met last Tuesday In Isa-
BELLA with the following result: A complete
sPitup, with the understanding that the
longest pole gets the 'simmOn."
The Hon. VIM. Grimes. Ordinary OF Miller
county has positively refused to issue IiouOr
license. and notifies his people that no license
VIII be issued during his term OF Office to dis
tribute the accursed stuff in that county.
Jacksonville Monitor: Last Wednesday
Mr o. @. Scupin. our Dawson county pros-
uactJr, showed some very fine gold nuggets
varvin- IN size from pea 70 q large bullet,
and one great big lump, about fi6 penny
weights
The Justices Of the Peace Of Thomas county |
met boz convention the other daY and detremin- |
ID t1 petition the County Commissioners for
an appropriation Of Sl25 to each militia dis |
uet To sId in building suitable court house |
t1r each district.
About four years ago David Husketh, a fire
man 11 The Central Railroad, had his ankle |
dis0eared by a fall from the locomotive while !
10 was running over COW. He sued the COM
paHy FOR it. and the case has been in the Mon
roe Superior Court ever since. until Wednes-
dsy he was awarded S1,75O damages.
The UsriretHer County VindteatOr SAYS:
Startling reports of the ravages OF the boil |
worm in cotton are reported from different |
paris Of the county. The prospect for good |
cotton crop is growing less promising daily, the
crop being at least two weeks later than usual. /
An early frost would prove great calamity" |
Th0masville Times: 'sThere has been some |
talk of an Independent entering the race for /
the legislature IN this county. We do not be- |
heve there is a Democrat in the county who |
would allow himself to be used by the RAIDS |
and soreheads. If there should be such an |
one found. we promise to give him a liberal |
amount Of free advertising in these columns" |
'fr John Hall who is keeping store for 7. |
% Hand, at Camilla, was returning home |
thursday night, and when nearly home, he |
was met by unknown parties and his keys de- |
manded- Upon his refusal to surrender the /
keys he was fired on Having no arms with i
which 60 defend himself he retreated. Several /
shots were fired at him, happily none taking /
effect
Albany NetCs and AdUertGssr: Albany is |
tle most peaceaDle town in Georgia. AL /
though cur town is crowded with country peO- /
pie nearly every day, tits very seldom that /
an arrest Is made by our vigilant police Our i
country friends. and the cOlOred population /
especially, don't drink as much red liquor as
formerly, or else the article they get is not as /
nsltaci0us as IL used TO be.
A gentleman in valdosta has made and |
gathered two crops OF corn on the same piece i
or ground this year. The first was of the early /
variety. and was gathered in April and the /
early part OF May for roasting ears The /
second crop, gathered last week, was the usual /
variety of field corn grown n that section, and /
is now hard enough to grind into grits.
ON Wednesday night last the dwelling house /
Nt.A M Alllcl yL M ~ L hEuuttl VINO resides |
some three miles north Of Brooks Station, /
henry county, was set on fire by some shame |
less scoundrel aud entirely consumed together |
With the entire contents Of both houses. On /
,ne previous night an attempt was made TO /
lurn IBIS barn and stables, which, though hap
ply discovered in time to save most Of the |
corn aud forage, were totally DESTROYED. II /
was ul luesuonably the work OF an incendiary. /
C.. c. Lee, a fugitive from justice from At
iAn-a. as arrested at Chattanooga on Thurs
lsy lis crime was really committed through i
mistake, though his intent was evil. He had /
glarre sd with man about a woman, and the /
feeling betW cen them grew so bitter that he Il
determined to kill him StatiOning himself in /
ron- of the wOman's house one dark night. he /
waited for him; pretty soon he saw some one i
approach VII m he took for his victim. and be 4
Afe1. the bullet entering near the nipple and /
ucst passing thrC ugh the body The /
wounded man proved TO be an innocent negro, |
WLo had wandered in that vicinity. When he /
discovered his mistake Lee hed. be mad been i
u The city but E short time when arrested. |
The negro was thought to be fatally woun1ed, |
1lI hnslly recovered. He was taken TO Atlanta /
on fu1ay morning last
taiGOSta Times. Last Sunday an excursion /
or c0iored people came TO ValdOsta from Way /
Tl9SS Just before their departure at O'Clock, /
i-llLer West, a cOlOred barber OF Waycross, |
uelS drunk, raised row at the depot and /
N5ooed John McDOugal, Jr.. cOlOred, in the /
ss-r me fuss was quelled by the Interference Il
g- oystanders before further damage was
u9le- The MARSHAL was absent at the time,
CIV a the train was likely to leave before he L
Sylil oe sent for. Councilman Martin, who is Il
NNairman OF the Council Committee on police /
Ip5-u-ation7 g. pressed in squad headed by ]. S.
Larnett, County Court BaIliff, and ordered the
A5est of West. The offender against the town
es--nances had taken his seat in the middle /
%, q coach loaded with his friends and cock
y-fsl9nists, and when approached by the posse
ie refused 70 surrender. Force was resorted
y. ana general row and scramble ensued
N-lcu az one time promised TO assume the
proportions Of a serious riot But a majority
y gle negroes in the car fed out Of the doors
az 1T-l windows and the posse finally overcame
y esl and his friends and dragged him out of
--e cars. About the time they landed on the
-l9unq with him the train pulled on and pre-
'5-lel further trouble, Vests friends de-
s-lsVd MN then and boarded the moving-of i
~ t1u. others would have been arrested had i
'ley not escaped on the train"