Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-09

the Savannah aud Pacific Short Line Railway.
from the citv OF Savannah. Ga through Amer
lcus 70 Columbus, or some point belo that
city, viii prove of great advantage tn this sec
ton OF Southwest Georgia. Resolved further,
mat We hereby tender 70 the projectors Of said
railway our hearty congratulations aud we
hereby pledge ourselves TO aid the enterprise
o subscription, and otherwise, TO the utmost
OF our ability"
TaIbotton Herald: "On Friday evening last.
Mr.. W. II. Martins steam threshing machine
vas IN operation on the place OF Mrs. 7 A.
Brown, near Talbotton, when most painful
accident occurred, whereby Mr. H. G. Brown
was the sufferer. A pile Of oats had Just oesn
threshed, and Mr.. Brown was engaged in
pushing straw into the machine in order to
clean II. standing on small platform. he was
feeding the straw to the thresh with his left
hand, when, in sn unguarded moment, hiS arm
being introduced too far in. his hand was
caught 6y the rapidly revolving cylinder and
drawn ia up to the elbow, mangling and
lacerating the member in a most fearful
manner"
There was in the State Treasury on the sth
INST. Wednesday, more than actual demands
in sight, exactly 81, ,664 81. The State Treasurer
explains this TO Constitution reporter as
follows; AT the close of business yesterday
We had in the treasury SSS3. .S53 o.. OF which
sum there was SS75tOO in United States and
state bonds. That LETT in currency S606, S53 04.
The July and October interest on the public
oeot viii take of this amount SS27, ,207 That
will leave $,Si.646 4. The special sppropria-
lions uldOe Uy t0e LeglStature-Lnat Is. Tor the
enlargement of the asylum for the deaf and
dumb, the blind asylum, for the civil establish
ment and Other contingent expenses, will take
/ just 81 .6i6 o."
The public schools Of Columbus are run at an
annual expense Of SI3. .922 g. The whole mum
her Of scholars enrolled Is 1,54S-6i4 whites and
/ ga cOlored. a gain over last year of las pupils
I he colored schools have increased very large
/ ly, although more than one hundred have beer
| turned away for want OF accommod alton The
| excess Of numbers in colored over white schools
is due TO the fact that children who do moi
EnOw the alphabet are admitted into the for
mer 0nd not into the latter. BeSi les there is 9
number OF private schools for whites. There
/ are q teachers, including the Superintendent
| OF which number IS are white and - colored
| The white schools closed for the summer vacs
| ton on the Sth yesterday, and the coloreC
schools on the 9Th today.
| Hawkinsville Dispatch: ION Tuesday Of las
week the heirs OF the late George R. Reid, o
/ Wilcox county, met for the purpose OF making
/ division of his estate, consisting OF about ter
! thousand acres of land, nearly five thousand
head OF sheep, and about two thousand head
/ OF cattle There were eleven heirs represented
len Of them living children, and one grand
4 child drawing mothers share. In the stock
i OF cattle were one hundred and fifty head o.
beef steers, which we're bargained for by Mr.
/ WoOdson l.. WILCOX About four Thousand
/ five hundred head Of sheep have been gathered
| the present season, ana there may be more II
| the ranges The estate owed nothing, anC
Il
lands and stock without incurring the expenses
/ or a sale. The estate was appraised at a sum
/ apprOximRting $40 0OO."
/ Atlanta Post appeal: "The long promised
cotton seed oil mill is at last blossoming inro {
/ solid reality. To-day there arrived in the city
| the practical men who will inaugurate anG
| larry out the enterprise. The Dixie Oil Work.
| of Nashville have shut down for want Of seed
| aud Mr.. J. r. Erb, the Superintendent Of tina
concern, has come over to help Mr. james
/ Harrington. of the same city, who is TO be chic
| millwright of the mill here The building is tC
| be pushed to completion eJ an early date. anC
| will b. 3OOxlOO feet in ground floor measure
/ ment The works are located three miles ou
| Of the city, on the Georgia Road They vii
1 have a capacity of two hundred and sixty tom
/ of seed week. Mr. Robert Thompson anC
| Mr.. Henry Sperry, both of Nashville, arr
1 President and Secretary respectively, but tht
majority Of the stockholders are Atlanta men.
Atlanta Constitution: 'It seems that Atlantis
/ is TO have a belt railroad at last, and that en-
/ tirely outside the city limits. A well knowI
! gentleman Of the city. acting as agent for the
has been very quietly buying the right Of way
| from a point close to the Exposition grounds
TO some point near the Peachtree creel
| bridge on the Air Line Railroad. II Jhi
! rnsd is to re used in relieving th'
| crowdiug and switching of trains from acroS
| the streets in the centre OF the city, j
will be great boon 70 our long sufferl' s
| people. II Is said that the right of way from
| the Western and Atlantic Railroad to Peach
tree road has already been engaged, and will
be included in the purchases in few days. 1
| is also stated that depot similar to that a
| EdgewOOd will be located on RoSe1ale farm
on Peachtree road, opposite the beautiful parl
| property OF Mayor English and near to thu
| projected driving park
A correspondent OF the Hawkinsville DIS
| nnfch from Wilcox county writes follows
1 It is well to let everybody know what some
i men are doing in the land business in this sec
Il ton The law requires that all land shall bt
returned to the Tax Receiver in the county il
/ which the land is located. This gives US
| chance to find out the principles of certain
/ men For Instance, a citizen of Worth county
/ sent his returns over to Wilcox county, to b'
| placed on the tax digest of this county. claim
| ing some of the OLDEST settled lots OF land II
/ tie county / will give some or the number
| to prevent innocent parties from beinl
| swi died, for the owners are substantial
citizens. Lot No. 22l This lot has been settled
/ if y-six years and belongs TO me. The follow
| ing are among the lots clsimed: 2Of, 242 245
| 25S. 24q. PAS, 256. $50, 252. These lands belonl
/ to men here and the most of them are i'm
| proved lands All persons had better bewar
/ o. titles to any Of these lands in the hands
1 the Worth county claimant"