Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-09

When a real shrewd Harris county farmer
wants big tree chopped down and cut up he
tells the neighbors that there's a coon In IL and
they'll have it down in ten minutes.
The Blackshear Netcs and Signal says ex-
ultantly: what a blessing temperance and
prohibition have been to our county during
the campaign Just closed. No drunken mobs,
buying Of votes with whisky, but everything
has been quiet, orderly and peaceable.'
Albany Net0s and Advertiser: 'And now for
the tussel with the alleged Hubbell fund in
Georgia. Old Democracy, rock ribbed and
solid, is going % rear up on its hind legs and
rend asunder every Vestige OF 80 called Inde-
pendentism in Georgia. Mark our word"
A sad and fatal accident befen little negro
boy down on Mr.. W. W. Simpsons plantation
On Little river, Wilkes county, last Tuesday.
he was riding on the gin gearing when his head
was crushed between the iron cOgs Of the
wheels. There was no intimRtion that an ac-
cident had happened till the little fellow
Tell 10 the ground dead. A piece Of skull as
large as mans hand fell of TO itself The
bright.
The opening Of the fall session Of the State
| University is reported the most promising in
twenty five years, If it is not unprecedented 10
@ Ine history OF the institution The roll on
wednesday the opening day, showed about
one hundred names registered, and the stu
Gent register showed as many more who had
s aot formally entered. The list will increase
from now until November 1st and another
large delegation win be added to the roll after
/ the Christmas holidays.
About noon on last Sunday smoke was seen
| 70 be emerging from Capt J R. Cooper's gin
mouse mouse, near No 9. G. R. R.. by. some colored
| men who we're passing, and when the house
| was broken into it was found that the cotton.
some six or seven bales in the seed, was on
/ hre AFTER some time the flames were extin-
| gulsneO, and match was found on the heaps
| OF cotton with a rat close by which had beea
| scorched 70 death II is supposed that the rat
70 L9un9 me match, and in gnawing at the head
/ or Il ignited IL and fired the cotton.
| Macon Telegraph ana MESSENGER: "A num-
/ Der or gentlemen met Friday over the Central
/ Georgia Bank and organized a club similar To
| one which nOurished in Macon in ante!bellum
| days They are TO have a club room provided
/ with DllliarQs, a reading room, etc. where the
| members can meet and spend leisure moments
/ away from the cares OF business. As the first
step toward organization the following tempo
rary of1cers were elected: Gen. ". s. Holt,
President; VIM. n. kOss, Vice Presi 'ent; Alex
| Proudht Secretary and Treasurer The fol-
| lowing we're made the governing committee:
| W. Dessau, H 7. Johnson, J. II Campbell J.
/ (. Jones and II. Horne The following com
| miJtee was appointed to prepare a constitution
| and bylaws: A PrOudfit. ". Dessau. Albert
/ K Lamar. The governing committee will pro-
| ceed az once 10 purchase furniture, etc. The
/ two elegant rooms over the Central Georgia
i Bank have been secured, and these will be
handsomely and elaborately furnished"
Athens Banner WdtchnaH: "On Monday
L last Hon. III. d D. Twiggs who was unani-
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| bearer OF the Independent party in the Eighth
| Congressional district, was advertised to speak
/ IN Lexington. When the honorable gentleman
alishted at the depot he met an enthusiastic
/ reception from the little darkey who drives
/ Dave ArnOld's spring wagon, and was escorted
| In great state to his destination The road was
/ handsomely decorated with passing cotton and
/ guanO wagons and the Jukge certainly had no
| cause to complain Of the enthusiasm-for cot
| ton was on a boom that day and the farmers
/ exuberaut. He drove up to the hotel and or
/ dered his distinguished name put in the book,
/ and then aired his dignity on the veranda, In
/ view OF the fact that his arrival had been her
aided for weeks, the Judge did not find as large
/ crowd as he anticipated He saw
| one little negro drawing water
| from the public well, three Ioafers
| whiting white pine in front OF Bill Smith 8
/ store, and farmer trying to sell storm cot
/ ton. But thinking, perhaps, the crowd would
| augment toward the hour for his Grafton, he
! nobly held the fort and kept his eye skinned
l up and down the street, His patience was re-
| warded In due time old uncle Jim Cunning
| ham came in and avOWed that he would attend
| the speaking. After a careful canvass Of the
| place this old man found that he would be the
| only audience. and left. So the Judge decided
| not to waste his sweetness on the desert air
| and like the Turk silently folded his tent and
| stole away.
| mot a sound was heard,
| Not a round of applause,
AS again to the depot he hurried
he silently climbed once more in the hack,
4 And looked just a little bit worried"