Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-07

ishing increase OF 500 600 feet, In timber 26. e.
di5,U.0 feet-but the readers can see the figures
for themselves
Americus Recorder: The shipment of veoe.
tables 10 Northern markets is getting to he
quite an important item in this CITY, and we be-
neVe Is the beginning Of a large trade, for we
nave country that is well adapted to raising
All klnos OF vegetables, and can furnish them
~ so early q date as TO command the highest
prices The experiment maze by Mr.. J. B.
Dunn OF shipping vegetables 70 Atlanta brought
our market into notice, and now orders are
being received hy our merchants from other
points. On Friday Messrs Bossworth & Jossey
shipped u eutY-ive barrels Of Irish potatoes To
Cincinnati, and had an order for seventy five
more. which they could not I'LL on account Of
the limited time. The potatoes shipped were
furnished by Messrs John I. Howell and
thomAs Harold. and were as large and fine
A. anY We have ever seen The price paid WAS
81 . per bushel Mr. Howell sold fortv dol.
lars worth from half an acre. out of which he
had dug supplies for fifteen persons for several
weeks which shows the large profit that can
ue made A. truck farming. On the same d4y
IN same firm shipped four hundred and fifty
pounds OF Cabbage to atlanta. which were
raised by Mr.. w. K. Dorm, Of FRIENDSHIP"
The Rome Tribune. speaking Of its beautiful
little city. says: 1T is nestled beautifully on
and between and around seven nils at the
Junction OF the Oostanauls and tOwah rivers,
Eorgeons ia its array of natures livery-indeed
the most beSutiful city in the South II con-
tains n,'o0 Inhabitants lovely women and
brave men 1t IS the great cotton centre of
Upper Georgia aud Alabama. receiving an.
nualiy about 10000 bales of cotton II is so
miles from Chatt tnooga, 40 miles from Dal.
ton. about 90 from Atlanta and $50 from Selm
u situated in a magni1c mt mountainous
sec ion. whose pure air gives health and bouy-
ancy TO man. What it will be in the future
none can predict. The public however, feel
the inspiration Of the poets lines;
"In the bright lexicon Of youth.
Which fate reserves for bright manhood,
There is no such word as fail %"
The editor OF the BeTrien County Netcs is
literally wiggliug in honey Hear him: I'VE
extracted from our patent bee gums this week
twenty pounds OF nice sealed comb We have
i've gums that cost but a trifie, which at the
same rate, will yield 100 pounds duriug the sea-
son. leaving bountifnl supply for the bees.
We fad it but little trouble TO provide for
them. and the number can be increased to as
many as wanted"
The ChrOnfcle aud COnstitutiOnGlist 10 an
article on the growth and prosperity of Au-
EuSta. has the following inform stion in refer
ence 20 the fuguSfa canal: Upon the banks
OF this artificial stream al eady 2OO,O00 spindles
are whirring 800 looms Gathering and 600
men, women girls and boys spinning and weav-
lug their livelihood and that Of ,U00 others who
sre dependent on their wages From this To
the eve. trifling current. four thousand of Au-
gu ,tR'S popu a ion drain their support, and two
millions Of investment draw dividends It is an
artery of wealth. cOursing through the body of
the city, which viii. with very year, add vigor
and grOwta TO the body corporate For
the extensive factories propellei by it,
not Ons-fifth Of it's capacity is in requi-
sltiOn. With the enlargement of the Enter
prise. the completion OF the Sihley and the
construction of the King Mills =, 10000 more
of capital will be invested on the canal, 1000
more operatives employed, thus giving sup
port to s.0ou more people. many OF whom must
BE- new citizens. and yet the capacity of the
canal will not be half exhausted, nor the pro-
fits OF any factory diminished There is power
IN the canal to drive million SpindeS and 90
o looms, thus giving suppOri TO 2lOO0 people
The cotton is grown at our doors to feed this
enlarged manufacturing, whose products
would he in ready demand, paying a better
civi lend to the capital invested than can any
New England mills. But, great as Is the power
Of the canal, at 8 comparatively small cost, by
raising the river dam at IFS head. its capacity
viii b. doubled. and then AUGUSTA can boast
OF the finest manufacturing power in the
world"
A shooting ARRAY took place in East Albany
on Saturd y afternoon IN which Joseph W. ard
John Cooper. brothers and keeping a store in
Albany, were hot by Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson, who
keeps a store in East Dougherty. The AeICs
drd Advertiser gives the following particulars
n the Difficulty. Mr. johnson keeps a tore
in East DoughertF, and the Cooper Brothers
keep one In HSSt Albany. The difficulty, 1t
seems grew out OF a little rivalry between
Johnson and the Coopers in selling soda water
and contecsienerieS at q big negro picnic which
r Gently took place on Marshal MerTftt's place
10 East Dougherty. The Coopers had made
arrangements 10 CiFrG tn6lr soda fountain.
etc. % the picnic, 6no, just OeIOre the time
appointed for them TO start. received
note or order from old man Merritt
not TO come This order, the COopers
claim 70 have afterwards found out. came
from their rival johnson, insteaf OF from old
man Merritt snd ye>terdav evening Joseph
Cooper met johnson in East Albany. and
charged him with having 'mmittei forgery
in order 20 keen him Cooper away and have
n entire fie to himself. Hot words passed.
which soon led to serious work Jos Cooper,
the only ore Of the parties to the sff4ir that
was interviewed 10y the NelrS and AdUertiser,
states that JOhns0l drSE his pistol first, and
that when he Cooper drew his, johnson re
turnei his weapon 10 his breast pocket; that
fhev then went walking along toward Ratliff's
store together. still quarrel'ng, when johnson
suddenly snatehed his (Cooper's( pistol out
OF his hand. When johnson isnatlhed'
Cooper's pistol cut of his hand aud the scufda
heyan JON Cooper rushed out Of the store
and s.artBi toward them, and as he ap-
preached johnson Hred on him. John Cooper
fel. snd Johnson then turned and ared Upan
Joseph c Cooper. A third shot was fired, hut
without eject, and we did not learn at which
Of the COopers it wcs aimed. The shot fired
e. John Cooper entered the isfs hip, passed
throuvh the sbiC men, and lodged in the right
groln where it was extracted 10y Dr. Hilsman-
Jasaph Cooper wac struck In the right thigh.
the ball passing around tine bore and lodging
almost opposite where IL entered. he walked
Over into the city, ami the ball was extracted
By DR.. Stfother."