Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-14
j. Fl. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR

whose duty it shall be to increase the endov.
ment and add to the matricuIation Of the
University.
hr. 0. W. Sill. Of South Carolina. the GENTLE
man who stepped out OF his window at the
hotel In Rome last Sunday week. has died NJ
his Injuries The deceased had been Coroner
OF the county. and was street overseer of the
city at the time Of his death.
Another attempt Of the prisoners confined in
JAN at Albany to effect their escape on Friday
nlgnt last was frustrated by the vigilance Of
Sherln Edwards. They had wrenched Off
couple Oh bars, and with them had pried away
poruon OF the ceiling, thus efrecting an open.
ing into the corridor. Thesherif opportunely
lnterfered with their plans at this point. and
soon had them safe again under bolts and bars.
Inc Synod OF South Georgia and Florida will
meet In Quitman on the 23d inst at 10 a. m,
and continue in session for several davs The
BODY is composed of three contiguous Presby-
oerles' Two OF which lie in Florida and the other
~ HeOrgia' The pos ible membership is ninety.
out It Is not probable that more' than fifty will
Os 10 attendance-which number will be about
equally made up OF ministers and ruling elders.
The opening sermon is to be preached by the
retiring Moderator, Rev. W. ]. Mccormick, of
Gainesville, Fls.
Inc "aynesboro artesian well has reached a
d 'pth Of S20 feet. A strata OF anthracite coal
some eight or ten feet in thickness, was passed
through at great depth.
The act OF 1875. taken in connection with the
fact that its penal prohibitions have never been
enforced. presents the anomaly of REQ uiring
the Commissioner OF Agriculture to proceed to
stock the rivers Of the STATE with shad, salmon
and other migrating food fish, while limiting
the expenditure for this purpose to the sum of
dve hundred dollars per annum; while on the
other hand the market and other fishermen of
the lower counties as well as from other States
are permitted to fish when they please, as long
as they please, and with whatever means and
appliances they may find most effectual in get
ting all the fish that enter the mouths of the
rivers from the sea. We are told that fish
ing vessels from other States are permitted
to enter Georgia rivers, stretch their nets so
as to capture every merchant
able fish and send them to distant
markets out Of the state-for sale, thus de-
privipg the citzsns in the interior Of the State
and along the banks OF the rivers above these
catch-all contrivances of their natural and
just right to a fair share of this bounty of
Providence. The law in question provides for
CLOSED time"-from sunrise on Saturday
morning OF each week to sunrise on the follow
Jog Monday-during which no migrating fish
shall be taken. It provides further, that no
shad shall be taken by any means whatever
except for spawning purposes, under the pro-
visions Of the acE except between the first day
OF January and the 9th day Of April of each
year. 1t also prescribes the size of meshes Of
seines. nets etc.-they shall not be less than i've
inches. WeIearn that this law is violated with
impunity in every detail, and calls loudly for
legislative or other action.
Jake Love- co'ored, informs the editor Of the
Coffee County Gazette mat while on his way TO
Pearson last TnuI sday he a large hawk
rise cut of pond near the road aud after fy-
ing a short distance. it fell TO the ground and
on approaching the hawk he found a black
snake wound tight around his neck. The hawk
was slain, but the snake liveth.
The Coffee County Gazette saws: "At a fish
fry recently given by Rev. John Vickers OF
Coffee county, there were about nine hundred
pounds OF fish. caught among which we-e
/ seventy four tr7ut, weighing about seven
pounds each. There were about one hundred
persons present, each eating his or her fill and
seven hundred and fourteen pounds we're left.
Pike County Netos: George A. Griffin. the
saw mill man near Rocky Mount absconded
last Friday night indebted to ell his hands for
/ their labor. re forged check for S72 on
/ L. F. Hill, President OF the Atlanta Gate City
Bank. which he sold to Mr. Nat TeagIe Of
/ Luthervilie Another forged check on A. T.
Calhoun. of White Oak. for $50 was traded Mr..
| Salmon"
Quitman Free Press 'On Saturday night
| last while Eddie Young trying a new
horse he had just purchased the arimal be
ca me frightened ana run. and as he turned the
corner near Mr. Gszau's store Eddie was
thrown from the buggy. He was at once
picked up and carried 10 Mabbett's drug store,
when II was ascertRined that both bones of his
left ankle were broken near the Joint DR.
Jelks attended hi N, and saw that any attempt
tn save his foot would be useless. However
he postponed the operation till Sunday morn
ing, when the in1ured member was removed. +"
The Cherokee Adudncs thus discourses
upon the result of the election In that
too much noblenesS OF heart and soundness of
brain co cherish sour feelings with each other
on account OF differences 10 opinion. The
friends OF DR.. FELTON, sccepJ the situation, and
say they will work the harder next time. While
the other side rel lice, theY don't DO it in the
spirit OF striking a man because he is down.
On the whole We are splendid lot of fellows
up here in the mountains anyway. We work
for our bread and meat. think and talk as we
please, and allow others the same right. We
belong to nobody, are nobody's 1uDkey, love
one another and love everybody else that loves
us. and If others don't love us, we don't care.
This IS our style"