Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-18

Georgia Affairs.
The Richmond County Sunday School Asso-
station perfected its organization on Tuesday
-.-et last by the adoption Of a constitution and
rr4 election Of the following add tional Off
l.-- Mr.. j. ". Wallace, Marshal; J. A
B-5ome, Chorister, and Messrs. Turner c.
Thomas, W. C. Wardlaw, A. J. Miller, W. L.
WtIett and W. G. Glenn an executive COM
uttee The various Sunday schools in the
county were represented in the meeting.
As an evidence Of the prosperity and stand
lrz Of Southern manufactures it is stated that
the Granitteville Manufacturing Chmpany has
lust received an order from San Francisco,
CaL. for 10000 yards Of goods and for 10000
Of the vauclsuse prin ed bags.
Hon. Henry billiard, Of Atlanta, whose name
has been mentioned as an applicant for the po-
si-f0u OF the vacant professorship in the State
University occasioned by the resignation Of DR..
ereer. has published a card stating that he is
not an aspirant for that honorable and respon-
sible place.
Madison county supplies the Athens market
with its meet-a better arrangement than haV-
fry 60 20 West forit.
MAX. Childs has fifty hands at work in his
mines in the Nacoochee valley.
In Mrs. Crawford's school at Athens Hon. A.
r. stephens has offered gold medal for the
rupH who shall pass the best examination in
r1pa next on the history OF the United States.
man in Macon county has just married his
seventh wife. The information as to what he
tss8,Be wi h the other six is not given in the
fsrr announcing this matrimonial feat
HsfIstones were kept for three days after the
late storm in Dooly county.
77ntezuma received her first bale Of the new
cotton crop on Wednesday Of last week. 1t
,res raised in Macon county, and sold for i215
cents per pound. On Thursday two bales
v--re broughtin from Dooly county, and we're
soIdat tIJb cents per pound.
AT ButIer. Taylor county, on Saturday last, a
white man named sams was killed by his
h-,+b---in law. named Amos. Sans, in a state
off.toxication. went to Amos house and swOre
that he would kill some one. He had an open
knife in his hand. a eight epsued and Sans
was shot by Amos, from the effect of which he
soon after died.
The farmers Of Laureus county will meet at
the court house in Dublin on the first Tuesday
In septeruber next. for the purpose of re-
or-anizing the Laurens County Agricultural
Club.
A railroad meeting and barbecue i'll be held
ar Lampkin's store. sixteen miles from
Augusta. in Columbia county, on Saturday
next in the interest Of the Augusta and Elber-
ton Railroad. The whole Of Columbia county
viii assistin the spread, and a successful meet
ing is confidently anticipated.
There are more fine residences going up in
arnafaH in Y
one year for fifty years.
Hon. A. H Stephens arrived in Augusta at
II o'clock Wednesday night The Governors
salute was fired as the train approached the
depot. aud the large crowd who gathered to
greet the distinguished leader Of the Democ-
rscv were somewhat disappointed at not hear
irga speech. Mr. Stephens, feeling worn out
by the two days travel, expressed his thanks
for the kind demonstration through Mr.. c.
Henry Cohen. and the crowd quietly dispersed.
A public meeting in pursuance of procla-
nation Of Mayor May, Of Augusta, was held
at the City Hall yesterday afternoon to take
suitable action on the death Of Senator Hill,
and to express puolicly the feelings Of the
community on the occasion -hs his DEATH The
stores Of Augusta will be closed the hour of
his funeral on Saturday.
While waiting for the train to leave Boiling
broke on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Lawrence
salisbury. OF Macon, was Frustrated by sun
stroke. and had some seven or eight convul-
sions He is now lying very i'll at home.
A convention of the Sunday schools Of Nc
Dufne and Columbia counties will be held at
white Oak camp ground on the 25th instant.
AdeIighttuI programme Of the exercises of the
occasion has been prepared, and the event will
prove an important one for the Sunday school
interests of that section Of the State,
On the place Of H. Beckwith, in Schley
county. on last Monday, Fannie Gray's color
eD house was burned and q child lost its life
in the flames.
Miss Alice Gunnels. daughter Of W. 2. Gun
neIs. Of Webster county, while suffering from
pain last Sunday night, unintentOnally took an
overdose Of morphine, which caused her death
She was an estimabe young lady, and her sad
demise is deeply regretted.
The RockdaIe paper mills. near Conyers, are
again in active operation.
Hon. A H. Stephens spends one hour each
day in reading the proof sheets Of his forth
coming history Of the United States
New post offices have been established at
Doehead, Washington county, and Quebec,
Union county. Ga.
Columbus viii do larger business the com
ing season than ever before.
The Fulton county jail is full OF inmates.
One Of the carp in Mr.. j. B. Williams mill
r,ond a6 Gibson, Glasscock county. ESCAPED aad
rs picked up in che race below a few days
ago, and weighed thirteen pounds THIS fish
was placed In the pond some two years ago and
WAS not more than two inches in length then.
Mr.. Eugene Watts, who, with his wife and
two children lived with his mother down on
81 line died
mother died on Tuesday, one child on edneS-
dav and the attending physician thought the
other child and its mother past all hopes of
recovery. They were all sick with typhoid
fever
sunday last at Mountain Church, in Nc
Dnfie county, a difficulty occur ed between
Mr. Robert Hinton and essrs- Thomas l. ana
o. Paradise, al young men or the nelghOor-
hood IN which Mr. .. b. Paradise narrowly
escaped death from pistol shot fired by Hin
ton, and Hinton himself was terribly beaten oy
the two brothers
Rev. David STRIPPING, one Of Carroll cOunty's
pioneer ministers, died at Shiloh camp meet
Ing on Saturday last, at II O'Clock. de eX-
hOrted at 9 O'Clock, and it is supposed Ia the
effort uptured a blood vessel. which caused
hIs sudden death. He was q man Of deep piety
and great moral worth, and his lie and char
acter are worthy of the highest praise and
emulation.
On last Saturday Mr. Sol. Locket, Of Tay-
lor county. near Reynolds, gave a bar
becue 70 the cOlOred people on his plan
talon, and in the evenieg a dispute
arose and a terrible riot ensued, participated
in only by the negroes. The neck OF one was
broken by scantling in-the hands OF another,
and he died almost Immediately. A second ne
gro was cut almost into shredS, lingering in
great agony until nea- night rev raj more
are expected TO ole from their injuries.
Here is a chance for Georgia girls The
ErOntOn Chreatcle says: Thirty three grown
young men remain unmarried in our city. We
have pOlled the city, and know whereof we
write. there is not drOne among the num-
Der. A majority Of these are economical, and
are saving something for a rainy day. These
young men are intelligent. handsome and re-
hsiOus They would make, we think, excellent
husbands. We. without authority, commend
them 20 the eighteen young ladies residing IN
our city, and t0 the young ladies' elsewhere.
Mr. David Denton, of GlascOck. was bitten
Monday evening by a rattlesnake four feet
and three inches long, having nine rettles. Mr.
Denton was cutting grass In rear OF his crlo
catching il by the top, when something with
Out warning, struck his hand, singing the
third finger Of one Of his hands Finding the
reptile and dispatching it. ne saw the blood
coming from Lis fHger. This alarmed MIN
ana he quickly applied tobacco and drank some
Ready helief," and soon discovered that be
vas IN no danger. He thinks his rattlesnake-
snip was not vexed, as it gave no alarm with