Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-03
Georgia Affairs.

Two Boston capitalists intend to engage in
the manufacture Of school states, paving flags
and beds for billiard tables at the Rockmart
quarry at an early date.
There hes been a wholesale destruction Of
gin houses in DOOIy county the past week. On
Tuesday the gin house Of Mr. 4. Sledge. near
Gum creek, together with five bales Of cotton.
were destroyed. On Thursday the gin house
of Dir. Joe Mckenzie, with six bales. were
burned, and the gin house of Mr.. Pate, residing
in the same community. was destroyed on
Friday 1t looks very strange that these three
fires should have occurred in one week, ana at
such a short distance from each other.
The Montezuma Weekly smaeks its lips over
the fact that as new Georgia syrup gets more
plentiful in the market the price decreases.
It is expected to so down to twenty-five cents
per gallon.
Lewis Ball. one Of the hands Of the Rome Oil
Factory. was crossing the railroad bridge of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road on Monday night last and heard the
sound Of an approaching train. Turning. he
saw the accommodation Of the East Tennessee,
virginia AID Georgia Railroad close behind
him. Clearing the track. he proceeded along
the gangway plank, and just as the train
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platform OF the car striking him in the pit of
the stomach. iufiicting injuries which will prob
ably prove fatal
The cotton receipts at Talbotton to date foot
up ?. 400 bales.
The Douglass county Jail is without an in
mate. a sure sign OF condition of moral
health We delight to chronicle in this column.
Mr. W. B. Roberts, oil Newton county, was
shockingly maDgled in a gin last week, and
died Fl m his wounds.
A new Georgia journal, to be called the
Leesburg Enterprise will shortly be published
at Leesburg. Lee county, by Mr.. George Kim
brough, with Judge K. J. Warren as editor.
The first number viii appear about the 10Th
instant.
The largest check ever cashed in the Athens
National Bank was drawn for over $4,000.
Governor Colquitt has pardoned Mr.. Thos.
L. Ivey, of Jefferson county. formerly OF War
ren county, who was sent to the convict camp
on a conviction and sentence for assault with
intent to murder He is an old man, and the
circumstances connected with his case war
ranted the clemency of the Executive.
Mr. JEFF Csson, OF Hancock county, has i'm
mortalizsd himself as the best duck hunter in
the State He was returning from the planta-
tion a few days ago, and seei'g a flock Of wild
ducks on the pond, determined to have some
at ali hazards. Being an expert swimmer,
ike an otter, he nOiselessly swan into the flock,
exposing but a small portion of his head, and
brought out six of them to shore. He deserves
the duck medal at the worlds exposition.
Some sacrilegious thief stole the Bible and
hymn book from the oolored church at Albany
on Monday ri yht last The Bible was a large
pictorial one. and the hvmu book gilt edged
one. with supplement- Verify Albany has some
- hardened sinners in its midst.
such a harvest Of cane has never teen
eaualed in Dooly county as the crop Of the
present season.
The Mayor pro TEN. Of Vienna is a humane
man. He tried violater Of the town ordi-
nance a few days a o. and hne1 the party ard
then loaned him ths mon y to pay it. He has
since been spoken Of as the next Mayor de
Jaeto.
The D0olg FiHdioator sympathizingly asserts
that the ed tor Of the Houston Home Journal
now draws his rations from the poor house,
and says that if the Vindicator's subscribers
don't ante up the editor viii have TO petition
to get his from the same source.
Bishop Pierce, Rev. James E. Evans. D. D.,
and Rev. Warren a. Gambler reached Augusta
Tuesday, and held a conference on Wednes-
day with Bishop Holsey and other leading col
ored Methodists, concerning the establishment
OF a school in Augusta for the education Of
colored youth.
The cotton receipts at Hawkinsville up to
Saturday last were 10. .567 bales.
Last Saturday night the new dwelling house
OF Mr- Sias A Starr. Of L0ganville, Walton
county vas totally destroyed ~ fire. It cost
some Si,<V9, and its owner was about ready to
move into it.
A bill providing for public schools for six
molths IN the year viii be introduced by one
Of the Walton members Of the Lsgisiafure and
III he gets it through the poor children ia the
State should rise up and called him blessed. -
Mr. Troup AIIer. OF Hancock county. last
week had gathered ali OF his cotton crop to-
gether that had desn picked to gia with an en-
CINE. when the hOu e took fire from a spark,
Eud he lost between forty and fifty bales-a sad
and serious loss TO an excellent man.
On Friday night last, the 27th inst, a welI.to-
do colOred man. Armsted Daniel, heard the
cries OF his aged mother. living alone near him.
and at once realized that she was shut up in
her house on fire. She was burned entirely
up. not even the bones being found. She lived
three miles from Jefferson
A sad death occurred in the neighborhood Of
Bethlehem, Walton county; few days ago
Dir. Joe Smith. brother OF Mr. Green W. Smith,
was pulling corn. The wagon had gone to
carry load OF corn. leaving Mr.. Smith in the
field when those with the wagon came back
they found MIR. Smith living dead in the field.
The Campbell County Netrs gives the follow
ing cheering meas or the prospects in that
county: ''The corn crop is the best this year
thst has been produced since the war. Corn
shuekngs are becoming numerous and popu-
lar, and furnish gentle reminder of the good
old ante beum. days Of hog and hominy, fat
stock and freessom from debt"
Mr.. G. G. Clarke. living on Turkey creek, ia
DOOly county. made this year four hundred
bushels of corn on less than twenty-five acres
and would have made twenty five bales Of cot
ton on sixty acres. but for the storm in Sep
tember. Tsis neighbors admit that ne is ahead
on sweet pS1tatoes. having made three hundred
bushels on lhree-fourths Of an acre
WesleyaIt Female College opened WedBes-
day with asNarge attendance Of pupils. The
exercises Wslre commenced and the routine OF
sducatin-T ' goes on in the partly finished