Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-22
Georgia Affairs.

Japan Weekig Mail
Georgia Affairs.
The p-emises OF Professor Sims aud c. P.
7srr7r fu ElbertOn, were entered and robbed
on THUS lay and Friday nights OF last week.
According 20 the Comptroller Generals re
r-r- the azgregate value Of the whole pro
ps-tv OF Carroll county in 1881 was s., 226 775.
s,siost 81 gs'. .6ss for the year 1880, thus show
i1- gaia OF S33a Os7.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad have
inst pu-i i1 an order for twenty new engines
sri one thousand cars, to supplement the
supply now arriving.
AEttIe bov named Frederick Bosxorth was
ssdleu,aIy struck on the head with base
bah bat 10 the hands OF DR.. Darlington at
Susppiog Sholls one day last week. His skull
was fractured.
A horse attached to a Southern Express
wagon ran away in Atlanta on Monday. The
driver was thrown ont and severely injured
There was a difficulty at Lswrence's butcher
shop in Augusta, on Saturday night. which re-
s1l-sd ia the cutting OF a white man named
Morris. by a negro named Stephens, assisted by
one or two other rOughs.
An attempt was made to enter the boarding
house OF Nrs. Walker in Atlanta. on Saturday.
The burglar, who was removing the glass in
the basement door. was frightened on.
The skull Of Shields Green, colOred. one Of
John Browns baud, who was hanged at Hav-
psrs Ferr=. is on exhibition at Lyndon s drug
t-re, in Athens
A HawkinsvfIle gentleman, who has recently
trave'ed over the counties OF Pulaski, DOoly
s1d Wilcox. reports that the acreage Of oats IN
those counties is larger thanfor number of
years past, and that the crop is in fine condi-
6oa. He also reports a thir more corn planted
and a third less cotton than last year. The
Vhea. crop in the counties named is failure.
ATh0masvHie correspondent writes that the
weather ia hot and dry. and that there are
fears of q drought this summer. Farmers are
pushirg forward their WORK. aud corn is look
ing well An unprecedented yield Of pears is
foe haiowed- Messrs- McKoy and Blackshear
are shipping five hundred quarts OF strawber
ues daily
Colonel J. S Boyington, Of Grifiu, is counsel
in case that has been pending in the Butts
County Court for twenty-three years.
Colonel Dismuke and DR.. Ellis, OF Spalding
county, narrowly escaped drowning while
toring Cabin creek Ons d y Iass week
A Acompany has been organized in Maconfor
ths purpose Of establishing line Of Herdic
coaches.
Tie LAST AtIlata sensation was the discovery
q mutiiated corpse in a barrel. It had been
shipped from Philadelphia TO one DR.. Sa!ter as
a"subiect" "
J. R. Lords store. at DavisbOr0, was burned
on Thursday night last.
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cross.
HnesyiIe Garetle: ''The N ssonic funeral Of
the lare John II. Smith will be held at Antioch
Church, il Iattual county. on the second Sun
day il April Il is claimed for him that he was
the dest Mason in the United states. There
VII doubtless be a large attendance from the
lodges Of Tattuall, Liberty, BullOch and Bry
WiregruSs Watchmdn: Henry Mann's large
saw miil az Grsy's landing, was totally de-
strOyed 0y fire on last Thursday night with
everything in IT, through the careleSSnesS or
negro watchman, who when he was awakened
b the heat. found the whole roof in flames
Mr. fann's store vas saved bY the exertiOns
Of his blokkeeper. Mr.. ]. c. johnson, and
eleven Of the hands The smith shop with all
TIE tools 'her-in was saved by Mr. O. Collars
Individual exertiOns, who is the sawyer and
part owner Their loss Is estimated at S3OOO;
no Insurance "
Cherokee Adeancs: "On last Wednesday,
while the Wo-kmen were letting down the
Msrietta and North Georgia R ,ilroad bridge
from the false work, the whole bridge, from
some uuacccuntable cause, careened down
stream. and fell with a crash Ia the river.
Some twelve or sixteen men were on the bridge
when it fell Some ran CT. snd narrowly es-
eapsd injury. One man. Fltn presence OF
Ind. jumped clear 0f all the Falling tlmbers
about frs five feet into the river and was
unhurt The wounded men hoated near
quarter Cf a mile down the river, and were
rescued from drowning The following gehtie-
frT Twrad Mr. KaEeT. GOEruSslOn
causing congestion Of lungs; Mr. Reeves hurt
On the head; Saldrige internal injury Mr.
LQtt. chin crushed; Mr.. Day and Mr.. ONeAi
slightly injured"
Atlanta Constitution: Saturday about
octck Ebert ". Stevenson. convicted In
9Ei1Iett Superior Court OF the murder OF
hslnl C. Stevenson. Was taken into court ana
sanranced % be hanged on Nay 18th. Steve 4
sln Weakened considerably, and was scarcely
ADJ % walk hack TO jail AS he passed along
- street he called out to those he met 10 pray
llr hin StevensOn's actions for the past Few
lals le11 quite q number OF people 20 mink
tlat De Is seudeavoring 70 manufacture evidence
l1f release on the e und OF Insanity de
Ffrlents % believe that his enemies are build
les a rock wall around he ali Yesterday
eL-l VISITED BY Constitution reporter he an
esefrd several very civ q les'iOns with
S.ea stare that lasted FOR fully five miRutes
n lid not utter word in the hearing OF the
reporter A motion for q new trial will be
Aear1 10 Ap d."
Wsycrozs Reporter. 'sAir. Joseph A Mock,
q Oh citizen OF this place, father Of Messrs
1.clael, aariOu and Jack Mock, vas accident
1iF crowned a>t Monday afternoon under the
loi0EiCE Circumstances: Mr.. Mock had been
u tle habit Of fishing with a gill net In Lofts
I--H Lond. on the evening above mentined ne
~ lu- house Of his son Jack Mock, where ne
- AFlhg, Tor the purpose OF visiting MS net
e e usu.l Not returning that evening nor all
t1e next daT, his absence excited alarm, ana
search was made for him. The boat which he
ls-l was found adrift and his walking cane lay
= = ue bottom. UpOn these suspicious evidences
t-e nlH poud was dragged and tie body
-eus1t 70 the surface All the circumstances
lllt 10 ths fact that Mr.. Mock fell from the
e+l end was drowned while attempting 10
- MS net He was "a years old and well
Alo"n 10 this community "
sharon correspondence Constitution: "On
y evening our village was somewhat
S1-tted over a report that the PeaTie boys,
~ .ll aetu- five miles from this piacs, had
flf f.ef susFd the baihf OF that district. The
go L-La as made known Friday morning are
- -9- L as follows; Joe StOEes had due bills on
trayle boys to the amount Of SIS, which
seey refu-ed to ante up. The baiiff was sent
r-.t7 % make Jew. on the mules belonging
,-, --e caves When the bssin arrived ne
~ asAed 20 come 10, and when he entered
ps--s, -,ise shotgun was presented by DIR. j.
go ana the bailid was told if be attempted
~ .t-se tae house be would get the C ntents
fLs- gun Ihis fact was then made known %
hLop7- officers Of the county, but the bailin
M r5ieel no assistance. and hence was kept
r. guard all day, while two OF the boys ran
ths Elss = on 20 unknown parts. At SunooWn
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