Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-10

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Georgia Affairs.
----.-.u the extension to Atlanta from
,f..,r ar obi. East Tennessee, Virginia and
----,., rsfiwav, was completed Thursday
sr.,iry 1t 54l o'clock. 1t is probable that
,s-u,6 trains viii be run By the 10th inst
rtt- Mary Hanbury. Of Rome. Ca, makes
..,-.rf.-aGie money 10y raising and selling
,r.s ,tft- and spotted rabbits, which are con-
-..r-lv ta5ag shipped at two dollars per pair.
--., make most beautiful and sensible pets
.,.f an. very prolific. Send for a pair and de-
r5f- tte cli.iren.
r--u the s=miannual report Of the Treas
-.a-.f tte city Of Rome, made to the City
r,1Dcl ga the Sd inst. it appears that flnan-
e..r, Tie city is in a prosperous condition, the
receipts from all sources being for the half
yssr ending July 1. $4,000 2s, and the ex-
r41ffcres for the same time Sl9,556 46.
Tb-co.I snap which has prevailed at Rome
for the past day or two has enabled the ice
factory 20 get ahead in ice supply, and to over
haul the machinery Of the ice works.
Dr. Brtlerton, Of Rome, who has created
s1me excitement in that city by threatening
demonstrations upon the lives of the citizens
and officers Of the police force. has been de-
cIsr5i luuatic by the Court of Ordinary, and
viI be sent to the asylum
The Perry Home Journal is Of opinion that
smai1r-ty OF the Houston delegation to the
state Convention are decidedly against both
Bacon and Stephens for Governor.
Tie south Georgia Clarion, new Georgia
wsesly journal. made its appearance at Ca
mills. Mitchell county, on Friday last, Mr.. John
l. Uui rwood. editor, and E D. Byars, assist
ant editor. The Clarion is neatly gotten up.
and Is filled with local news, and we trust will
live long and prosper with the county and en-
tsrprs.ug South Georgia town it represents.
We eheerfully place it on our exchange list.
THE Frssbyterians OF Camilla have secured
an eligible lot. and will soon proceed to erect
thereon a beautiful house Of worship.
Mitchell, Baker and COiquitt have fine crops
Of sorn. A splendid crop of oats has been
harvested.
The first train over the new road from At
lauta 20 Macon arrived at Macon Friday after
noon. having left Atlanta at eight o'clock in
the morning. The regular trains will be put
ou by the 18th.
Dr. l. H. Hull, OF Augusta. who returned
has been pursuing his study OF the eye, ear
sHd throat, has successfully operated upon the
venerable Or. Lewis D. Ford. Of Augusta, for
cataract.
1t is said that General Gordon, before leaving
for Europe, secured letters from Mr.. Belmont
General Grant President Arthur. and all the
leading Senators He will be able to put OuI
material interests and the vast possibilities OF
lists n fhav
have not before been put. and this is the main
object OF his trip to Europe.
Tie purchasers Of the Atlanta Cotton Mill,
Nessrs Coffin, Artemus 81 Co, intend to go
ahead as soon as matters are adjusted and
double tine capacity Of the mills, filling the en-
tire building with machinery and giving en-
pIoymeut to double the number of hands.
This viii involve an additional expenditure of
$4,000
The telephone line between Atlanta and New
Holland Springs was completed on Thursday.
The press Of the State Of Georgia is cordially
solicited to send representatives to the ap-
preaching commencement Of the State Univer-
sify at Athens Ample and convenient ar
raugements have been made for their enter
taiument
Available gold mine has b6an discovered
four miles from Athens, on the property OF
Mr j. Il. Reaves. The indications in the strata
point 20 large deposits Of the precious stuff,
Jefferson Davis. son OF Mr. John Davis,
Of Miller county, was Killed by light
ming ON Friday last, while plowing in the
field He was in the act Of unhitching his
team when the fatal bolt struck him. killing
him instantly. His horse wa7 uniujured.
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the Elevent1 District this time, and Co. R. E.
Keun0n is thought to be the coming man.
Mr. John Arnold has been installed as the
Postmaster at Columbus.
On Thursday last dirt was broken for the
new cotton seed oil mill at Columbus The
Fors VIII be pushed ahead as rapidly as posi-
bIe, and the probability is that the works will
be ready for the present cotton crop.
Brunswick has telephone exchange. and is
now bankerinz after artesian water. The cost
fora good supply, it is said by a competent
engineer. will not cost more than $500.
Amorsterwild cat, measuring five feet from
up of nose to end Of tail, was captured in
Senveu county on Saturday last by Messrs. B.
Ingram. st0newall Williams and Cornelius
Burke.
Mr W. IT, Middlebrooks of Jasper county,
had thrsslei up to last Saturday night s,1OO
bushels Of wheat and oats or this years crop.
Georgia has $500 fish ponds stocked with
carp
The first carload Of watermelOus ever ship
PED from Perry were sent OF on the eth inst.
!heI were from the melon farm OF Mr. B. F.
AFanL, who has nearly forty acres in fine bear
mg condition about half a mile from Perry. on
.os HENDERSON road The carload consisted OF
% q FaHk 70 Frrran nfrr
9QuHis each in weight They were shipped TO
Cincinnati.
Anew round house is 10 be built near the
leltrs- Railroad freight depot IN the city of
Augusta Work on the building is to be com
meucet 40 once IL will be Of brick and will
contain eighteen stalls. A new blacksmith
slop vas recently built, and car shop Is to be
erected ar an early daY- The Central Railroad
authorities believe in improvements which will
sd materially 10 the value OF their property.
The Chronicle and CoRsfitHtiOn0list says:
facts speak louder than words. lt has not
been many years since territory Immediately
Frs- = tle city was a waste place, almost de-
fus4 @. houses, now 10 Is a growing ana thriving
n.Y "a Itself, laid of in streets and squares,
WITH houses. churches and stores, while the
pa'se of the saw and the hammer is heard
r7erf 4aT as new houses sre going up This
fac.0r.ss"
We dud this item ia the 5feritoether Firdi-
eatsr; The denizens OF BIT. Hope neighbOr-
lood we're startled recently by very mystic
lols Incident; kise Whitehead. colOred, lV-
ls % the settlement, while passing along the
load near bis house found box on the fence
tlal contained a live human being It was an
i-i1lt 90 badly bitten by the ants that its tribe
t-l-i4 sc4rcely be determined. That it sur
ilsel us torture is .tCire astonishing. and from
"17lce % came Is problelll gst tn be solved .
hone Daily Courier: Yesterday morning
sIsSfA Joe Wyatt and Q. E. Hill passed
S-loush me city on tbeir return home near
slL1ervllie. These gentlemen haze been
N5n NS95ln buying machinery for RaGcooa Cotton
49, now being erecteds sOn RaccOon creek
lo1t three miles from Summerville They
associated with them Mr.. J. Cleghorn.
fb--~ gentlemen are well and favorably known
el 'SlQat No then GeOr'ia. and, having a
ev.I - = api-ai " flo uO5 and being gentlemen Of
kl-slslce and ability, tus mills will no doubt
- success Work IL being pushed forward
ri-i'h l-lAlly, and az no distant day tbs malls
i@-ly Tor operation"
,,.,..s- nc 20 tae Elme Journal publishes the
Hc-st-> 3, t-s-lcAl morn alton regardin 2
lseI- - ,..L't showing the reEults of the
eoUDtV. - - iacfqrng industries in that
.bT-cl Schools have become imDossible.
cuuicqea barely s..eTss-e5 ga 1850 ~
every y,i7t-s Tt-l-s iaan iesFizS Ere aesghborhood
preciative 60 lAa emp .Oyment Ia mora az
leaving ar s,Si,--.-laites Whole famttieg left,
startling pForo-- % . leave dwellings, deserted in
subject may ~ s few statistics on the
hsga sb-l Icy u ol interest. Young men Eho
Ave abandoned the uleoe ~. 6 % -. : .is,- 49, = -
- families Who have I,it tb y1eis-6
n. fs--,5-- - ltl-oFed elsewhere sincg the war.
q desfi.~ 49, aes',t up since the above time,
ci,5-s- - t ssee ms E. ar IL iId-an DartIvr in :
--7l, o'i marriages 81; Ytths (. nl.,sTg s,vy
~ following is the Dreg,s,,,,,a g. CO.
49, snt week OF the State Tfnt.ersftv az
h1ee1ire. ss1y - Friday ID a m Annual
yersifv' + -s5 VIC board Cf Trustees in the Uni