Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-10

v--1rF was s f-hr but might have heeu serious
The Et-Ia boy was terribly frightened and
thought ne had killed hf- mother outright
James Couch. Of Gridi1. who created dis
turbarce at a meeting in Patterson Hall OF that
CITY. q few evenings azo, by rocking the build
Ing has pu- Iizrei @ card iu the CT fftn fetrs IN
which he saws he IS very sorry f0- what be has
done. ard if he Is forgiven To- 10 this time, he
will never f-ishten the Griffin public any more
A great many Georgians emiErate 20 Texas
ru7-~ the impression that &c is a land % milk
and honey where cotton viii grow ten feet
hfrh without a-y fertilfziug. To show how rose
cor1-zd a-d unsuhstautial these ideas are We
have been -h1wn letter froh q Texas emf
erau-. -ueasing of the great need in thar State
of f--rii iz-rs snd sp-lyinz for The position of
agent of wen known fertilizer house. He
SAYS h- could "a fly sell all that he could get
LIS hands on.
Tha Northeastern Railroad. which runs from
Athens. Ga. 20 Knoxville Tenn, and inter
ssc-s th- Airline Railroad az Lula CITY and
the Blue Tisgs at Rsbun's Gap, was finished TO
CIa-se-v.iI-, Co., on einesday. A train was
run over Tire road. arriving at Gainesville at
half past twelve O'Clock. The work On the
road from Isuula Falls is being rapidly prose
curei
Tie Augusta Ns-s says that Brad'ey's sta
tiou. ou the Au-usta and Knoxville Railroad.
is making I-us striie i1 a business way, and is
Ilo,iu- 20 the future with every nerve in ac-
ton Two stores have already been built and
more v.lI 20 mp shortly.
The Rom. Bulletin comes TO US this week u
mourning tor tae death OF Mr. Ben L. Estes
formerly local editor of that paper 1t occur
red oa Thursday evening last from typhoid
fever
Says the Albany Nsirs and Adrertiser; Let
the young men who are farming this year say
90 thei- hands Come on. boys instead Of Go
on boys IL strikes us that there is 100 much
loaduz among the farming classes Of this
country No satur Jay passes tnat the town is
not crowded wi,h men, both white aud back
who ought % be taking advantage Of the beau
ufaI weather 10y giving attention 10 farm work
STAY at home and attend TO your business
Qlit coming TO town SD often and you viii have
more money in your dinks.'
S-eaIu- cows has been a practice in Macon
which became SO common and id .cted SO
r1ur1 loss uue1 the community that it was
finally determined TO put Stop 20 it If posi-
be So an investigation was ordered which
resulted in the discovery that a butcher named
Downs was in the habit OF supplying neat 70
his customers from purl0ined animals Young
Downs was caught. but Old Downs made his
escape.
A country cow fn Macon Saturday determined
TO make the most of her visit TO town. So she
g0rei one man, upset half dozen others. and
made tliaEs ivel ly generally She carried her
fun too Ear. however. for she hsd finally TO be-
ki..ei To be kept quieL
Tn- BuIoch Bruuer announces that States
bl-0 has So improved that visitor passing
through che place would hardly know It. q his
marked evidence Of prosperity is attributed 10
the abolition OF the sale Of red liquor.
The Cartersyille Free Press announces a
concert in that city by a musical phenomenon,
Mau5e Cook. She is only six years old, weighs
but thirty-three pounds, ami is entirely blind,
vet she pIsvs over cne hundred pieces.
Cautaiu William Bone. one OF the Oldest
citizens Of Macon. and cue Of the Old and
marks Of that city. is dead he settled there
fin ISIS. when Macon was little more than a VII
IaEe.
Tne Cuthbert Eatsrprss states that many
farmers II tha- section are re iuciug their
farms. aud thereby curtaiiiuE expenses FOR the
COMING year. Labor viii no doubt BE- mole
plentiful
Savs the Greensboro Herald Last year
was a L-rd one for most Of our farmers anu
the new year does uor'daWn upon many homes
en- Greene county with promise of a very
h-l-l- future Bad s-as0-s are Clscoursglng 10
the I'd I-- of the sill Thrift, economy and IN
dus-rv afford the only remedy FOR such disas-
ters-
Jackson Hsra7d. "H0n. W. H. FELTON,. Of
the famous Seventh. has come out with a
Obj WH.H Hr .ru-H -HnHf ~ AHn-
T- i1 SAID That the timber used IN the construc
t.ou Of this immense building was newn by
tl- vvrrzuel from the lsrgest bacs gum ana
u1uIlrs 70 ue found on the E-c"ah riser ana
tha WORK was superiut5 nEei by himself
I--d--rh- va ton The Last Spike Driven"
tf.- Athens IFltc. nam says; ION yesterday
tr- o. x-eusi1u or The rtleasreru % Ciarkes-
vile vas q mpltted ard trains VIII soon De
r-lru.ug- through uu schedu.e time This work
y-s- -1 10 ave- been done bF the lst inst. but
ow M O. BAD weather DO vas slightly ce aged
Hands will be ar 0nea sat % work on the con
tiuuarIru 90 the falls. The company Is certain
Iv rr.f.Ifr- its contract with the city or Athens
fairly aud squarelY and IL Is a source or grajln-
cation 10 our people. This extension TO
Gainesville Wal o. u lne,tlma9is oenent 70
our ci 9. as &c develops neT and fertile coun-
try ana opens direct communication with q
splendid class cf people
Ssvstbe Columbus Times: Yesterday morn
ing ar o'cIlck, five Of the party Of tramps
WHO a few davs ago captured train on the
Mobile and Girart RaIlrla d, were prompt
~ -st-a1 rFs--e OF by ofii.ars Roberts d.
son ana Blrrus Tney registered AZ the city
hotel &c guard room as George thompson,
Wiiam sanders. Joe. HortonS charles Rowe
and Tu0mss Moran. Ihey were brought be
fore Mayor Grimes at O'Clock, and before
noon h.1 douned the stripes OF the chaln-gang,
which h-y wear for thirty days- Later IN the
dav thr- e. more arTlved and were received by
officers Tice aud Greer They registered as
Henry White. John Anlon and John hun They
will meet Mayor Grimes a. ociock
this morning and probably be assigned
p1-iri0us with their pards Ihe ltoles
Of the ParS Association petll7ned
Council at It's last meeting for the opening OF
B-van street ana the avenue east OF the PARK,
and ir w0ult seem that a special provldence
har s-nr these fellows along 70 90 the WORK
No excuse now. Iessrs. street Committee. so
q 10 ward with the work Columbus has
bsssu ucticeablY exempt from the burgiarlous
wave that has rolled over our sister cities this
season, and d, Is wholly que 70 the prompt
manner in which cur authorities deal with
tramps. Go on with the good work. Ar-
Mayor"
Under the csption shot at Home the
Weritcs fher TiHdicrt0r saws 'alr- JeH DAVIS,
VINO rrsi1es aE the Judge Robert Tucker p ace,
in the z hiri district. was shot and severely
wounded az his own house By Albert Mckee
last Tuesday night, under the following cir
cumstauce- When Mr. DaF returned from
the fed after q hard DAYS work he found the
Young PEOPLE Z the neighbOrhOod gathered at
MS house and was tOid IA they had assem-
ed for 3 surprise party he welcomed
them with true aUd cordial hospitality and
invited them 10 tr1oy the evening 70 their
hearts content. After several plays & dance
was urorosed and sir. Mckee brought in his
violin % make music fer the crowd Mr Mckee
who is reported as lmeWhat boisterOus aud
under the Influence Cf liquor. took umbrage at
some imaEint q insult, but was persuaded by
his brother to leave the room and start for
h-me Going q short distance, he fired on his
ui-tol three times. and soon afterwards
Appeared ar the door of the room
where the young people were engaged in
their ul-rrF games. Here Mr.. Mckee. in
Ouested ~ Mr. DAVIS 10 leave tie room. At
ter some wCrds Davis attempted 70 fore Nc
Kee from the room. and IN the attempt struck
Mckee in the face 4 son Of Davis then took
h0ft uf Mckee when the two young men
c.liuched and fell 10 the q DOR In the porch They
soon rolled out on the ground, and when Nc
Eee became cisengaged he drew MS pistol and
the door. The ball struck him in the left SIDE,
about three inches ABOVE the hip bone and
passed towards the right side. DR.. Terrell
Drobed IS far as the cavity but could not locate
the bullet Mckee remained in the front yard
an hour after he shooting pistol in hand. but,
the Young men being uuarmeo, no attempt
was made 20 arrest him. Dir. Davis l. a very
ouiet man. ABOUT 50 wears old, Mr. Mckee per
has twenty The sad air has casr gloom
over the eurire reighborhocu. especially upon
tha vr1nr people who had a. led without
notice at III house Of Mr.. Davis for the pur-
pos. OF merry making But Tor one pistol and
= little WHISKY the joyous assemblege would
woe While Mr. Davis is badly shot he may
recover, tsOugh Il Is too early yet 10 indulge
sanguine hopes Of favorable result