Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-21
Georgia Affairs.

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-HGrper's Weekly
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Georgia Affairs.
On a,. Saurdayeverinsa fourteen-year-old
euaf Sir Daniel Shehee. OF Macon county,
vas sas-.sI1g TO the conveyance Of a steam en-
z.1-t.a ueighbor's for the purpose Of thresh-
-su-z He was acting as brakeman to the
rs--r and while going down steep hill the
of eEee's or the wagon run into a deep hole
throwing the engine out, and the unfortunate
aib-H-a-b .t the boiling water from the en-
zine running over him and literally scaling
1.m On death. He called out TO his brother
tlrea times, and expired in three milutes.
The ars- ear load Of watermelons ever
Hlrai from Macon county was sent TO Louis
vile Ia't week. The car contained 1 800. and
iec.s-ei the melons six cents each on the
vines
Athens is growing rapidly, and it is pre-
diced that the population Of the city in lss5
Vilte teu thousand souls.
All oHethorpe county farmer has sold 900
bushels of oats at Sd cents a bu he'll
The bear which has been roaming about
Talbot county was killed recently near Geneva
ra party OF sportsmen from that place.
The fruit evap1rat0r at Grini1 is now in sue
csst-7 operation, and the splendid fruit crop
&. that section is being utilized. The fruit
llu-Hts continue TO be large
Warren county is being run on the prohibi-
l prime pie. the County Commissioners re-
la- ta grant license to retail, even though
b. s1r.I.lut's petition was indo-sed by a ma
r-vof lfa frseholders living within mile
.-e applicants proposed rum mill. The
-lrs Iu tie COUNT is decidedly on the tenn
sl1cs side
a -s-}ess'ug scene was witnessed on tie
.--.s 0f Augusta Wedues 1ay morning. A
fezr5 woman named Sue Jeakins was arrested
yhl5 wheeling around the streets a dead child.
Pie dead child was living beside a living one in
hs carriage which was propelled by the
u1-Ler ami u addition 20 the two iu the car
Fis-- who were twins, she was leading another,
g-i about -lt-en months. b. the hand On
Investigation - was found that the child had
Llt OF starvation and neglect, and that the
bother was Geu-1teI and unable to provide
-oTer uourishment for them. They were
f-l- 90 tle county poor house by the authOri-
AaI1r Hughes. Of Athens, on last Saturday
1i 1o-1a-. IS. A. Wilkins. Of Waynesboro. a
tr- Jersey t-H sni heifer for the sum or $500
lr 't-9r-ia farmers are beginning to appre-
late tle sivlnta-es OF having improved stock.
sus- has been restored at Rlckmart. About
Eeu-Y-.ve si the negro rioters have beer ar
rss,si -or par-ic patioa in the riot on Sunday
ls,. ami preliminary trial is being heli. It
stlough-ths- an tha prisoners will be released
Consequence Of the difficulty OF bringing
one the actual shooting Co the proper parties
Is thought the matter VIII be allowed TO blow
7=r Tranquility IS b-iag gradually restored,
pa tla railroad men exp 90 to have their full
-ct az work Immediately
The residence of Mr. Harry Krouse. No.
--a- street, Atlanta, wa consumed by fire
esilesiay morning
seven D1o,y county men ozn fifty thousand
ltrss ot land, aUd one Of them owns sixteen
1llsall sheep
-le dwelling kitchen and smoke house OF
p LlH- -ri Duoliug Of Dooly county, was de-
'l7sd ly fire on Friday night OF last week.
- loss is serious one, as 1Ir DlcH7g has
-- one leg ard unable 20 do much labor. The
vas the WORK of an incendiay.
-l- Georgia Bai.r- ad viii soon have section
'-szs enough built alongi-s Ifue TO furnish
ls- room for all IT'S section hands.
Do. Josiah Lewis has been elected President
.le Aiille Georgia Military and Agricultu-
q College Of 1Hledgeviue.
lle residence cf Mrs. Barbary Grarade.
~ -a-7 lting near BonesviIle. in McDufie
i rr0Vaaft nv ira Eog F-r-
--- 1oa.fz1ua Weekly says: Two negroes.
l-.lz ar q well, on the plantation OF
lFeleT.cz. Oh the west side Of the r yer
s55leE 1y a bolt Il hzhtring and in
-5 A.--l- General Frederick and a Mrs
~ were 1lrI stunned. Mrs. Laws hurt being
s-7 serious
arl-1Ilrd. giving his nqme as jim Fisk
.-. -te 30 re Of 81. H Hatcher. at Har-
-- .N O'Clock Sunday morning end
-.- .- e thing He was pursued and
-r Bel AIR, ard brought back.
-- c.1.rIlg was recovered. He was
---1 n --tauI. Of bail
.sll. 2 Howell. Of Sumter county. made
s-. O. success ia the production
--.s- tie had an acre planted in
SO . -e-. end realized about one hun
--.' q family OF twelve persons sIb-
~ upon -rsu, rssides he has sold fftv
-ss NJ = . per busnel- The same
planted in cotton, which is up to
---.. A.e- nigh, and If the season proves
cotton '-i9 u q O2ie
5s-2l Aacs Mr.. W L Shumate a
------r- aud popular attorney If Decatur
-3-7 Gown upon GalvestOn's fashionable
ana bore away one Of its fairest. bright
- i- most accomplished ornaments OBJ
--- serFl es Of Rev Dr. r. r. Bunting
- -l, Tuesday, 1lth inst he achieved
siy, and formally received the heart
F-, .-Fe ant hopes, OF Miss Viola Bier
L-5ltrr or Alr. +. J. Biering, Of this city
rt3 PAR leit Tor Atlanta yesterday at
!" w. Thompson OF Lee county. is
- we cultivation Of the leCOnte near q
H--.--- - great revenue 20 him He has a
II t t-- Z ~ interest in $50 trees at ThOmaSyille
ri-+.-l lIres ln Florida. bs>ides he has at
ilr 4tu4 trees he is shining these
Sc 20 the various markets of The North
sF-i-s g crate "a crate holds about a
80 a Tree of this variety Of pear eleven
fFs o.L viii produce rs bushels
pears From the nursery g SIN IN.
ne has sold 500 traes TO various r9rfiss
-, ,e qccassionally. in this column. p;bIisb fish
l--1"ils the illmitable capacifv AZ Gaor-
II sa.5-fs ln the production 0f brai1 f,,d b,1t
~inE from the Calhoun Times Is a
sAll 10 &c: About two v-e.t-s - - ~ us,-l
ng ~ rev miles OF Calhoun ~, ~ Citl' C,l-.,l'
-ia rlver, ioss yearliug Leifar afort 49,.
&c old, and as it was dna sf0cl- L-, 80 -
sff-- seaLcn bug clu.d not find H. A few
ago party OF young men fsbir,, -, - ~,
Fere attracted by tne smell of desS
IN, and. upon eka z hing the ca11-a -
- ttaholdi they found a monster csfas6
lf.ad swallowed the calf. and the horoe of
- ~. becoming sutangied in the fsb5e III =
Baled the fish, The aEh measured - y
~ entg-three feet seven irrhes :,
~ ID was I've feet eight and one-on.rte.
EW 'oss the head. and. from the leugfl,
p. ,..Ss-s! ..-s.l !uppossd % be one hundred
5Tenteen years Oid.