Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-31


which was in an adjoining lot The woman
was also prOstraJed by the shock, and did not
recover Tor some time afterward. Her escape
from instant death was almost miraculous.
At Gainesville last Saturday night. Mr. VIM.
Erwin, Solicitor OF Hall Superior Court, went
70 his room about eleven O'Clock Judge Wei
DOrn- who had been visiting Col Gambler, went
"a a soon afterwards Sunday morning, when
they awoke from their slumbers, it was discov-
ereo that Mr. Erwin had been robbed of two
4uno red and Uwenty-one dollars cash, and the
Ju0ge OF lot OF collars, sleeve buttons, etc.
Ihis was bold on the part OF the thief, because
ne had to get on a box to climb into Mrs.
aunt room window and pass around through
room.
Athens Bonner TVdtcbylan. :. f Il the close of
the war, when the Federals were raiding
through this section, a family near Athens
buried several jugs Of peach brandy in their
smoke mouse. Afterwards they thought they
eAcaVated all the hidden jugs, and in time the
building IN which they were inferred was torn
away, and the ground became a part Of the
yard. A short time since a negro woman on
the place struck her foot against the mouth
piece or jug when an investigation followed
that uneartned demiiOn full Of the finest old
peach brandy that had been overlooked when
the rest were taken up
The Jrrahee Mining and Milling Company
IS located in Hall county, six miles from
gainesville, near Sulphur Spring station, In
the ChattahOochee hills. They have a five
stamp mill. The clean up this month. we are
AAAVAA AAACu BI - a LlAlts the SUPERINTENDENT
will amount to fifty or sixty ounces of gold.
The lode is a true fssure run. about six feet
wide at 131 feet below the surface the deepest
any mine has ever been worked in Georgia.
The stock is owned by G. A. Lilly and gentle
men in Philadelphia There is no stock on the
market even at par value. The company own
1,4OO scres.
Hon. A. H. Stephens arrived in Atlanta from
mis- home at CrawfOrdville on Tuesday after
noon. He was enthusiastically received by
about 1850 citizens who assembled to meet
him, and replied by saying: Fellow citizens,
thank you for this welcome. 1t was entirely
unexpected by me. and. being somewhat jaded
from the fatigue OF travel, l can only say now
that this demonstration is exceedingly crafty
ing to me, in that it shows that in the breasts
or the men OF Atlanta the old Democratic fires
are still burning, and as expect to remain in
your city several days ! shall take some suita-
Bile opportunity, God willing, for stirring up
the embers."
Mr.. Ed Lewis, of MiIledgeville, had a des-
psrate encounter with burglar last Friday
| night. He was a negro about eighteen years
/ or age He crawled in at the window or his
] sleeping room, but seeing that Mr.. Lewis was
| awake, or partially so, he crawled under the
/ bed Mr.. l.. reached under and caught him by
| the + OF, but b-ing in feeble health he could
not hold him. The negro broke for the win
dow, when Mr.. Lewis grabbed his leg and held
/ 10 firmly between his own, the negro hanging
/ head downward. Mr.. L S wife got a revolver
/ that had been lying around the house two
years, and gave il TO her husband. The negro
| tried TO wrest it from his hands, Mr.. l. snap
/ ping every barrel ag 2inst his body during the
| struggle but having no means Of securing the
| robOer in his weak and unarmed state, he was
| forced to give up the unequal struggle.
Milledgeville Recorder: "Mr. Smart. of In
diana, while in this ci V, delivered his address
| to the cOlOred teachers at the Baptist Church
| OF the eolored people, just as he delivered 1t
| before the white teachers few evenings be-
! fore. Previous to the address Of Mr.. Smart,
| there were recitatiOns. composition reading
! and speeches by some of the cOlOred teachers,
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| study and application. These exercises
| afforded the cOlOred people much pleasure,
| and the few whites present quite a surprise. A
| recitation by a cOlOred teacher or very dark
/ complexion was rendered with an animation
| and emphasis that brought down the house.
| We are gratified to notice the progress OF the
colored geopie in education, and It gives us
/ pleasure to add our testimony to many others
| in behalf CT their advancement aud general
good behavior"
The four 'ories and roof Of the main build
| ing of the King Mill at Augusta have been
| completed The foundation of the Office,
| which is to be l1S15 feet lOUg by 80 feet in
| width and one story in height, has been laid,
| as also has the foundation of the picker build
/ iug. which is to be l01 feet long by 90 feet in
| width and four stories high, with cellar 5
feet inches deep. The Office is fronting on
| the road Just below the main building, while
| the picker building is Immediately in the rear
| of the main factory. \ large bell, the weight of
| which is 1850 pounds, has been purchased from
| a firm in Baltimore, and when placed in position
| this week at the mill will make music IN the
| air The brick machines are KEEP running at
| full capacity and the kilns are burning cay and
| night = a large force of hands are busy drilling
| holes in the solid rock in the wheel pit for the
| blasts which are exploded with safety every
| afternoon after all the wOrkmen have left the
| grounds The waste weir is being rapidly ex-
/ cavated from the canal to the river, and it viii
| not be long before the waters Will be turning
| he machinery OF the King Mill. The property
/ of this immense cOrporation-the King Manu-
| featuring COmpany-more resembles gigantic
/ bee hive than 1t does truck farm, which it
/ was one year ago.
| A prohibition meeting was held at the court
/ house at Forsyth, on Tuesday. committee
| was appointed to report business for the meet
| ing, consisting Of J. T. Waterman, g. NJ.
/ Rhodes, II. G.. Turner, q. A Cabaniss ard
/ W. p. Ponder, who submitted an eloquent re-
/ port, setting forth the multiplied evils of the
1 liquor traffic and its dreadful effects upon all
/ the interests of sOciety-sOcally, politically
1 and morally and supplemented by strong resO-
/ lutiOnS as follows
| y Res0lued, That we are in favor of the
| legal prohibition OF the manufacture and sale
/ of intoxicating liquors
| - ResOIUed, That to the people of Monroe
1 county should be granted by the Legislature
/ of Ct Orgia. an opportunity to decide by the
| ballot whether or not they will have the traffic
/ in alcoholic liquors continued H. Monroe
/ county.
| .. Resolred, That we do not deem it ad-
visable to nominate candidates for the Legisla-
| ture at this time, but we hereby pledge our
/ selves not to vote for any man for the LegiSla-
i ture who does not beforehand publicly
/ promise over his own signature, to do all in
| his power, by legitimate means, to secure the
/ passage Of a bill by the next Legislature for
| this purpose, namely: To submit to the vorers
/ of Monroe county on an early day, to be fixed
| therefor, separate from all other elections, the
| question OF the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic liquors in said county.
| 81 Resolved, That it is important that every
| prohibitionist in the county should Join us in
| the pledge in the preceding resolution, in or
| der that the full weight of our influence NAV
! be felt; therefore, we request the chairman of
| this meeting TO appoint committee # five
| himself being the chairman thereof-to draw
| up a copy or copies Of the said pledge and de-
| wise whatever means they think best to induce
| all prohibitiOnists to sign them, and that this
| committee of five have authority to appoint
sub committees in different parts of the coun-
! ty il they deem il necessary, to carry out this
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