Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-12


-1guished public spirited gentleman whose
nome it bears, is now in process Of erection in
that thriving railroad city. The ground has
been broken for the foundation, and Mr.. g. ].
Orr. State School Commissioner. and other dis
-rzuished gentlemen interested in education
.r Georgia will be invited to attend the laying
OF the corner stone ceremonies. The Legisla-
ure OF The State viii be asked to- establish at
that point a branch Of the State University for
He education OF boys and girls. The building
low being constructed will be ample to accom-
uo5ate comfortably between four and five
huuired pupils. 1t is the desire Of the con
--ibutors that the tuition be free. and that the
education of the girls shall not be neglected
This institute we predict will become one Of
the glorious monuments in Georgia if the
I-si rs and plans Of the generous donor Of the
5u- ling aud coIaborers are carried out.
The Agricu tural Department estimates the
present Georgia corn crop at 30 1000, 900 bushels.
This yield is unprecedented since 1859.
. A young negro horse thief stole a valuable
horse from the stables Of Mr.. Gabe Roberts, at
Macon, on Monday last and attempted to sell
tl- same at Morgan Clark's place, about one
mile from Macon, for eleven dollars. This, Of
course, satisfied Clark that the property had
been stolen, and he properly detained the
negro and the property until the owner Of the
animal could be informed. The would-be
horse thief is between 10 and p years Of age
and has been committed to jail
The PROGRESSIVE Age. Of Columbus, a pa
per edited by colored men, contains this
paragraph in reference to the recent election:
"Hlu. A. H. Stephens is elected Governor of
Georgia. In fact, better ticket could not
have been elected. We regret that for want of
space We cannot say more about this i'm
p5rtaut victory" This brief statement, com
ing from the source it does, is very suggestive,
and columns Of strong argument and sound
political sense in favor OF the unIfcation Of the
Southern negro in favor Of principles Of true
Democracy might be written upon it. One
thing is certain that the more intelligent Of the
c1I5red voters Of the South are opening their
eyes to the iniquity Of their present party al
ilnces and getting rid Of the influence of Radi-
cai rascalitiss I'm politics.
lIr. Stephens majority is 56,54s, with thir-
teen counties TO be officially heard from. Bull
loch county voted a larger per cent. OF her
voting population than any other county in the
State.
The Eighth Congressional district claims the
banner. It gave Mr.. Stephens 1851. Ebert
county gave him the largest AMI Greene cOun-
ty the smallest majority IN that district
Tie annual convention Of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association vii! be held in
Atlanta on the 25th inst, at which time Gen
er8I Commissioner and Secretary will be
& u 2
the association
The Georgia Cadets are contemplating visit
to the Nashville military carnival next May,
and competing for the $1,000 prize offered to
the best drilled company.
At Eastman the gallOws is being erected for
the execution Of the Eastman murderers now
ia faii at Bibb county, and who are to be hanged
on Friday the Goth inst, if not Teprieved by
Executive cIemenoy. which, it Is said, has been
pedtioued for in their behalf. A company Of
Macon military, it is rumored, viii be ordered
% the scene of the execution as a precautionary
measure.
The candidates for the Judgeship Of the Au-
gusta circuit are NJ P. Carroll, John T. shew-
make and William Gibson. OF Augusta; H. c.
E1ney, of Thomson. and R. o. Lovett, Of
Waynesboro. The race. from the present out
look, seems TO be mainly between Messrs. Car
roll and ROneY, and perhaps shewmake.
The Macon Graphic says: Navigation on
the Ocmulgee, which is now regarded as a fact
OF the near future, would make Macon a termi-
nal point. aud the pool and railway commission
would so regard it. One steamboat whistle at
ths foot Of Second street would be worth a
million dollars per year to the merchants Of
Macon" If this be true, it seems that the meF-
chants OF Macon are in their own light in not
paying for the whistle"
Emory College opened the first of this month
with two hundred and fifty students, very
gratifying showing for that favorite college.
The statistics Of the operations Of the Macon
post ONCE for the month Of September show
that this institution of Uncle Sam" is self
sustaining. The business at the office has been
such that the, balance in favor Of the office,
after deducdng current Office expenses for the
quarter ending September 30th, amounted to
$500 IS. From this amount, deducting ex-
penses Of postal clerks, letter carriers, etc,
which is not properly an expense Of the Macon
office, leaves a final balance in favor Of the
office Of 31,5sS Al for the quarter. For the
month OF September the total weight of news
papers, exclusive OF news dealers, that passed
through the Macon Cfiice was sore pounds.
As far as heard from, the candidates for the
Gnexpired term of Hon B.H. Hill are Hon. Pope
Barrow, Of Clark, Hon. George 7. Barnes, Mr..
B. H. Hill, Jr. The friends Of these gentle
men viii present their claims before the next
for the honor. Other names will
doubtless be suggested, as there is no lack Of
in the State for the position.
Or. J. T. j. PateIlo's gin house and screw on
his plantation, twelve miles south Of Albany,
together with twenty-five bales Of cotton,
giuned and packed, were destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last. The gin was a steam
enc and ginned and packed FOR the county.
The fire is supposed to have been Of incendiary
origin.
The Thomas County Stock Breeders Associa-
ton viii hold its second annual exhibition on
the third Of November next. The exhibit will
last but one day. The premium list embraces
horses, mules cattle. hogs and poultry, and it
is expected that the intelligent farmers of
Thomas and the adjoining counties will make
the exhibit complete success.
Columbus has nobly aided the suffering at
by the contribution Of over six hun
dred dollars, and yet the people are not weary
in well doing.
The WaycrOss Library Association is one Of
the promising institutions Of Waycross. H.
W. Reed is the President OF the association,
which meets regularly semi-weekly. It is being
by the acquisition Of new men,
bers, and viii doubtless be the centre Of a
large, intelligent and influential circle in the
uear future.
Special mail service has been discontinued to
Centre, Heard county; saterheld, DeKalb
county, and to Sulphur Spring, Hall county.
Mr.. J. W. Roberts. Of Linton. has gathered
six bales Of cotton from seven and half acres
of lana, and says he will get two more bales
from the same patch.
The barn OF Mr.. Manly, near Griffin, con-
tanning his whole corn crop, which he had
housed the day previous, was burned up on
last This is hard fate indeed.
The contract for building a new iron bridge
across the Towaliga in Monroe county
was let out publicly last Saturday. The
bridge viii be Of iron, With one span one
hundred and twenty feet in length, and
.wo stone piers, one on each side Of the river.
The contract was bid of by the King hon
Bridge Company, Of Cleveland, Ohio. for g., 200.
The bridge when entirely completed will cost
about $500.
The Speer men in Athens made an attempt
ln Saturday evening last 70 break up Gambler
meeting at which Mr. Gambler was present.
kTunken negroes took possession Of the gal
cry, and but Tor the presence OF the
lsyor Of the city, Who, in the midst Of the