Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-15


and several sons and daughters to mourn her
irreparable loss.
Mr.. Daniel McC9ok. Of Irwin county, was
killed by lightning on Saturday, I'd inst Mr..
Daniel Wash. who was with him in his buggy
at the time Of the terrible accident, was very
badly stunned by the bolt
Mr.. William n Gordon and James NJ. Gray
have been selected by the Democrats OF Hous-
ton county as the candidates for representa-
tives from that county.
The work OF placing the machinery in the
Hawkinsvllle Oil Factory is progressing, and
the works viii shortly be in operation.
There is some talk OF a railroad between
cochran and Dublin, and some action IN refer
ence TO the project viii take place next week
The dwelling house of Mr.. John S. Evans
Postmaster at Twiggsv1Ie. Twiggs county, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday night last All
his worldly possessions, except the clothes he
aud his wife had on, were burned up. The post
office properly was also consumed, with SIS
worth Of stamps.
Columbus received on Tuesday the first
barrel of Florida syrup OF the season. It was
raised by Mr. T J. Shepherd, of Bristol.
a company known as the Nel0 Era Publish,
ing Company, has been formed in TaIbotson,
and hss bought out the Talbotton Ns1 Era.
W. E. Mumford viii manage the editorial de-
partment, with the assistance of Mr.. ]. W.
Hail.
Col Jas. H. Logan, one Of Grifin's best citi-
s.died on Tuesday night last. He filed meny
positions Of trust aud honor in the community,
and discharged faithfully the duties he owed
to society. His friends throughout the State
- will he saddened by the announcement OF his
death.
La Grange is to have a new national bank, Of
which Hon W. o. Tuggle will probably be the
president.
The Cluch steam fire 1gine - -'-'a has
returned from the manufacturers, So. .:-
eled and Otherwise improved he- SIZE can
now throw stream two hundred and sixty-five
feet.
Grandson Harris. negro, an Augusta body
suatcher, was arrested Wednesday at Augusta
and placed in Jail. lie tl.eatens 20 tell a good
many secrets in regard to his profession, ca
reer az a robber,an TO 'squeai" on his accom-
plices.
The Savannah river at Augusta is rapidly
falling.
The Democratic party OF Bryan will assem-
ble in mass meeting on the 2Sth inst Hon
Thomas Hsrdeman. OF Macon, Hon. John c.
Nichols and Hon. Rufus L. Lester are expected
TO be present and address the meeting on the
political issues Of the day.
The business season has opened lively at
Thomson, McDunie county, and bids fair to
be the best and most prosperous one for many
years.
There is not a vacant room in the State Lu-
matte Asylum. or bedstead that is not Cccu-
pied by a patient. Numbers Of them sleep on
pallets laid down on the floor. DR.. Powell, the
resident physician, says that insanity is greatly
on the increase in Georgia. and that the statis-
tics collected from the reports Of Superintend-
ents in other States show that the increase Is
common 20 all the United States. Within the
past year more than one hundred new cases
have been received into the asyl um. There are
at present 49O patients in the asylum, about
equally divided as TO sex.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens received an
honorable reception at the hands OF the people
Of Columbus on his arrival on Tuesday. Five
hundred OF the citizens met him at the depot.
He addressed them at the Opera House Wed
nesday night.
Cotton crops are reported as much below the
average in Stewart county. The boIls are
opening fast, and picking it out is the order of
the day.
Old Father PitchfOrd, Of Harris county, died
on Tuesday last at the age of seventy-nine
years He had been a Methodist preacher for
many years, and a bright Mason for the same
length Of time. He was buried from Pierce
Chapel, Columbus. on Wednesday with Ma
sonic honors.
delegation Of Democrats from Talbot
county have visited Mr.. Stephens at Columbus
10 induce him to visit that county and address
the people.
On Monday evening, as Mr.. Halwick Jen-
niuCS, the well known rOpe-Walker. was repair
ing some telephone wires at Athens, he slipped
and fell from the top OF the pole to the ground.
a distance OF about fifty feet. He was picked
up badly shaken and bruised, but, happily, not
seriously injured. Ii was certainly narrow
escape from death.
A correspondent Of the Columbus Enquirer
Sun at Butter writes The most destructive
storm for twenty years passed over this county
fifty thousand bushels OF corn damaged and
ruined. The cotton crop is cut short at least
two hundred bales, six or eight mill dams
broken, and six bridges washed away"
Albany Nelcs and Advertiser: The Flint
as stated yesterday, is on q big boom. She is
higher than for many years past, and the worst
of il is she keeps on swelling. The farms over
flowed are iunumerable, and the devastation
occasioned cannot be estimated All the other
streams Of the county are in a similar state.
The bridges are suffering, and deep solicitude
ing train on the Southwestern road was forced
to pause on the other side OF kinchafOonee
bridge on account of the serious aspect Of
affairs. The engine was detached and came
over very slowly alone 1t was followed by
the cars coming over one by one,
pushed by men. Over the bridge
the train was coupled together and arrived at
the depot an hour behind the schedule time.
Ball bridge, on Muckale- creek, is gone. The
Fowl Town bridge aud the Palmyra bridge over
klnchafoOnee are gone. The water is flowing
creek Just out OF town, and its departure mo
melIarliy expected yesterday afternoon. At
I1fts bridge, in the city, one vast sheet of
water is presented to the view, and the high
water mark IS being rapidly apprJ ached The
ialest news from the KinchefOonee railroad
bridge IS that the foundation on one end had
given away, and that il would likely be afoat
this morning"
Atlanta, with a population Of nearly $4,000,
has forty-eight churches, with a total member
ship or lS,soJ, and an average Sunday attend
ance OF over $1,000. Counting bv families as
do the Jews and Catholics the church pODuIs-
ton would be $50. This would probably
near universal church membership as is 10 be
found anywhere. The Constitution reviews
the matter as follows: Atlanta presents her
self in this as in all other matters as tbe rsr
resentative city Of the South. Whatever she
goes at she goes at il with vim. In her early
history she had boy whore pluck illustrated
her own. In 1850, or thereabout the Metbo-
dists Of Atlanta thought it time to doff the
frOck and come out in men attire. One church
result was the organization of Trinity
Church. Money was not as plentiful then as
now, but the old prOverb: Where there's a
viii there's a way was as familiar in those
days as in ours. Donations of all kinds were
made, among them one subscription Of $50 by
ruddy-faeed manly looking little boy. How
are you going to pay this, sonny" said one of
the older men, too prudent TO accept of doubt
Iul SUBSCRIPTIONS. L will work it out sir
said the boy. and he did. carrying brick and
mortar on the old Trinity Church building
when used to stand on the City Hall square
IhaJ boy mas since risen to eminence his elo-
quence as a preacher has filled the land; in
the editorial Held he has welded a golden pen
He has but recently declined a Seat in fbs
vote his talents TO the youth of the land Thar
boy was none other than Atticus G. Haygoodr'
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