Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-18

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20 De an Incorporation. In the report Of the
t-torney General 70 the Governor, made under
solution OF the legislature, it was declared
.ast the bond OF the lessees was not sufficient
-hat a majority OF the stock in the lease
as C ntrary to law held outside the etate.
When the writ came up before Judge Willis,
-7unze. ,Or defendants offered two elaborate
..rsutrcrs. which were exhaustively argued.
T.Ize Willis overruled both demurrers. The
4rendants excepted and asked leave to appeal
the Supreme Court on Judge Willis ruling.
judge refused to sign the bill of excep-
IONS except as peHdeHte lite, so it would not
.-au rroceedings, and on Thursday last, the
..-e came up on its merits. After consulta-
.aa it was agreed to postpone the hearing un-
tHs third Monday in October, when the trial
II begin This is, therefore. the present
..etus OF the railroad lease case. The State is
RESENTED by Attorney General Anderson,
..lFge Lyon and Captain Henry Jackson. For
.redefendants appear Julius L. Brown, attor-
.4v for the Western and Atlantic Railroad
l-mpany, General 4. R. Lswton, ex Governor
uith and Major J. B. Cumming. General
rmbs says he appears as the special counsel
Mr. Charles H. Phinizy, President of the
benjamin r. Hill, Jr-, expects shortly to
publish his fathers spec ches and letters, to-
afher with a biographical sketch.
l-r. Chas. @. PARROT has been appointed by
..t9rney General Brewster Assistant District
.r.oruey for the Northern district of Georgia.
that ft appears that Brewster will have a
-rrott to talk law for him in the Georgia [. S.
rIrts.
colonel James S. Dortch has received the
-ppointment of Postmaster at CartersyiIIe
"a will take charge Of the Office on the first
f October.
a Baptist Church was orgen'zc7 - -'-+os.
F0ro, Bulloch county, last Sunday, vi ID .,.
n mbers.
The value of taxable property in Bulloch
county this year is 81, ,169. .3ss, an increase Of
.01s8 over the year ISIS, and since last year
increase Of S49, ,5S7. There are 1904 children
thin the public school age in the county
rely with this showing Of material progress,
uiloch county has no reason to be behind hand
81 the matter OF schools and churches,a as com.
aimed of by the editor Of the Banner.
gang Of marine birds, about one hundred
ij number, passed over West Bowersville.
E-anklfE county. on Sunday, 10th inst. They
aA-AN q RAlCUAA1 AAt+9Ef anu we're cNlubulI
can birds driven by the storm from their
l.ne en- the coast
A Franklin county man was stung in the roof
his mouth BY a yellow jacket last week.
s. IS thought that the man was asleep with his
Houth open, and the insect went in to make
nest
he Banner says politics in Bulloeh county
-re at a remarkably low e5b. A great many
izens say that they do not intend to 90 to
s.e October election.
The State and county tax of Dawson county
ait year is one dollar on the one hundred, ten
-lts less than last year.
he barn Of DR.. Carlton, at Union Point, was
burned by an incendiary fire on last Sunday
orniBg, and with it a large quantity of oats,
'-dder. etc.
The Central Rsilroad employees in Macon
rTmber 5l4 men, and they are paid over S2O,-
H q FER month, al Of which is expended in that
y.
AlI the mails to and from Excelsior, in Bull
e.h county, have been stopped for more than
resk on count Of high waters.
railroad meeting has been called at Spring
CO, Murray county, on the first Tuesday in
'-ober, to take into consideration the grant
l.- Of the right OF way in Murray county to
Na Gainesville and Dalton Railroad.
he fence" men carried Burke county at
election last week by a large majority-the
re stsnding for fence T4s. no fence" 149.
There was a man in Warrenton last week
lltiug up coloret emigrants tor Texas, He
T. a at last accounts secured one who wished
emigrate.
he Macon EreniHg Graphic says: 'The
neral passenger depot OF the Central Rail-
ld. % be built in Macon, will be one of the
1st elegant aud elaborate sti uctures of the
nd iu the United States. It will. besides be
-- a source Of great use and advantage
hin itself, largely advance the value of the
Ircundlugs. The depot viii cost one million
lars
re drowned at the mouth OF Beach creek,
3. SmOn's Island, last Tuesday. IL seems that
sy went down to the creek to catch bait for
are or the older ones to fish with. Not
ming home Tuesday. search was made for
l n next morning Their bodies we're found,
at the mouth Of the creek and the other
ne half mile up it. where it drifted on the
tide Of Tuesday night.
At Acworth, on Sunday last, one Edwards. a
ored man, was making an assault upon his
iu-iaw, while in a state OF drunkenness
a razor the usual weapon, when the SON
Jaw seized his shotgun and fred its contents
rough the breast of his irate father-in-law
ling him instantly. The court Of inquest
urned a verdict of acquittal against the
tr A. GreenbGum, OF Augusta, vioIinist at
rev Masonic Theatre, died from lockjaw
Friday morning last. His the was badly
shed and cut az the Si5Iey BILL about three
chs ago. and resulted in lockiaw. He had
romising life before him. and had only taken
place on one occasion in the 0rcbestraat
Masonic Theatre. He was enthusiastic on
subject ot his music and it is doubly sad
ne should be suddenly taken from life.
aeon telegraph and Messenger: "The TeIe-
and Messenger comes sQuarely out for
rtlens. Better late than never-DdlUsOn
IIioL II was better late than early, as it
iebY secured tie address Of the Executive
mlJtee and Mr.. stephens 'OutspOken posi-
against lndaDendentism. This was all the
tgTGph aud Messenger demanded. Having
tllel u TOT the party, II finds no cOmpunc-
In giving our organized candidate a
rty support"
The Bullock Banner says, editorislly: "a
Lce over the county gives us The following
stlcal table; D lawyers practicing physi-
IS, Is ordained ministers two of whom are
rrannuatedl, two travelling missionaries.
to[leur, ls churches. and one permanent
o. Inc above may in some particulars
Incorrect. but il serves the purposs Of
me- that in a county so large ia area as
Aocn with 50 few churches end schools and
any people, there must be great destitu-
% IN both religious and mental training
Gainesville and Dsiton Shortcut Rail
company has been organized, Rol1ert S.
.lams AMI Jacob p Imboden, of I.dmpkin
unity and John L Summeron oclDaVyson
,- lnty. heinz me originsi inoor0o-s 80 NJ
lams has subscribed 50. 900 shares. Wr I'm
'Len 23,OC0 and Mr. Summeron 5000 The
sd Will be constructed from the city OF
fiAesVllle, IN Hall county, to the city Of Dal-
'- IN whitfield county, of about eighty-fve
N $ "a length; said railroad is intended to be
iQe through and into the counties Of Hall
'"son' Silmer, Murray and Whitfield
-ome time si1ce the city of Atlanta imposed
on the different departments OF the bust
houses tnat larry on more than one kind
business. A dry goods house that carried
ne OF shoes was, under the new law, re-
"a 70 get two Licenses Captain John
.say, IN MS establ .shment was REQUIRED to
HF hree times the efamount OF the old business
Ese. He appealed to the Superior Court TO
r ram the citv from collecting more than one
D. ess tax. It g9as generally understood that
-ase was 70 De a test case. Judge HillVer
heard ths/application for Injunction and
refused IL '-N
Inc EdrlH County Neics says concerning the
M II would be difficult, if not impossi-
e, % estimate the damage caused by the
IN in this county. but It is immense The
Esest item. however. Is evidently in the cot
q .r crop. There was much cotton open but
J s n daylight came on Sunday morning, hard
1 T. iOck was 10 be seen on the stalks. IL mad
\ .ii all blown to the ground, and here the
"a was &C all rank. il was twisted in every
ltion, and much Of il Frustrated on the
n ts1nd. Besides tn blowing away OF the open
.sflffan, many grown bOis and forms were bro
ssu oh, which VIII almost destroy the top crop.