Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-19
Georgia Affairs.

city Of Griffin so as TO authorize the Mayor
and Council to establish a system of public
grammar schools, to embrace exclusively the
English branches, and to provide a revenue for
the support Of the same.
The Directors Of the Americas Fair Associa-
ton at meeting held on Monday last decided
not to hold the fair announced to commence
on the 24th inst. The reason Of this announce
ment was because the directors have not been
sustained in their efforts by those who are as
much Interested in the success Of the associa =
tiou as the board or the stockholders, and that
any additional fair Will be failure.
The cotton house OF tIr. J. D. Sheppard, who
lives a mile and a half from Americus, was
fred by an incendiary. on Sunday night last,
and entirely consumed, together with its con-
tents, about four bales Of seed cotton.
Bryant @ ark, a negro, living on the planta-
lion Of Mr.. T. 0I Merritt, six miles from Ameri-
Gus, was shot and killed by another negro
named Andrew Davis. on Sunday morning last
the result Of a quarrel between them. Davis
has left for parts unknown
Upon what meat doth this our Cesar feed
that he hath grown 50 great?" So spoke
Shakespeare. This question the local editor of
the Columbus Enqutrer-Sua, with view Of
satisfying. credulous exchanges, interviewed
the butchers Of Columbus on Saturday last,
and by actual inspection OF their books found
that the Columbusites made their Sun
day dinner from 1875 pounds Of fresh
meat from the Columbus market, and from the
river on the opposite side 4.595 pounds more,
making total ol Is, ,35s pounds in ALL The popu-
lation Of the city, according to the last census,
is 1O,123 which gives for each man, woman and
child in the city Of cotton mills l 81 pounds OF
fresh meat. We presume that the children OF
the city number about four thousand, and al
lowing their tender stOmachs a half pound
each, would leave for the cspacious stomachs
Of the remaining six thousand adults about
three pounds for each man and woman of full
age.
The Middle Georgia Military and Agricultu-
raj College, at Miledgeville, is in a most pros
porous condition. There are a good many more
students in attendance now than at a corre-
spending date last year. The prospect is bright,
and the friends of the institution are greatly
encouraged and gratided thereby.
The town of Eatonton IS now lighted up by
street lamps and the inhabitants thereof are
glad.
The TaIbotton fair opens next Tuesday, and
TalbottOn anticipates big crowd, big show
and lots of fun. Hon. Hugh Buchanan will
deliver the annual address on Wednesday.
TaIbotton has received !, $40 bales Of cotton
the present season. The receipts for the past
week were $50 bales.
Fffty-one counties in Georgia have no licens-
ed saloons. Two others closed out October /.
Seven have only one each, and in many coun-
ties the sale is confined exclusively to the
county town
The fund for tbs Hill monument has reached
the sum OF SS.142 25.
The following mail routes will be abandoned
on the 2lst, and the mail which now goes over
them will 60 over over the East Tennessee, Vir
s5inia and Georgia Railroad: From Cornucopia-
to Forsyth, from Jonesboro to SVOckbridge,
aud from McDonOugh to Hampton.
They have had no rain, excepting one small
shower, in Cobb county in five weeks. This
has prevented many farmers fro msowing oats, ,
and has also damaged the turnip crop very
much. The cotton crop in the county will not
be as large as last year. There was not 50
much planted, and the storm damaged it very
much in some parts of the county.
The Gainesville SOutbYon has put down the
figures, and gives Speer majority in the dis
trict Of ACES. It's figures give Speer msjorities
in all the counties Of the district except Hall
and Union.
8Iessrs. NJ. J. verdery and ". n. Reeves were
on Monday elected members of the New York
Cotton Exchange. They represent respectively
firms doing business in Augusta, Ga, and Eu-
faula Ala.
The Waycross Reporter in the matter of re
districting the State into Congressional dis
tricts. which will claim the attention of the
next Legislature, suggests the forming OF a
district out OF the counties embraced in the
territory south OF the Altamaha and Oemulgee
rivers, across TO the Flint river, and east
that river to the Atlantic coast, with the STATE
line as its southern boundary. and says it such
a district could be formed without detriment
or injury to the other parts Of the State, it
would doubtless be very agreeable to the peo-
pie included IN the counties composing the
district.
The City Council OF Macon, at their last
meeting, Tuesday night, passed a resolution
that the Mayor of the city prefer charges
against S. Fl. Jemison, the City Recorder, for
conduct unbecoming an officer of the city, to
the end that such charges might be investi-
gated by Council
A mad dog running loose in Macon on Mon
day afternoon, created considerable excite
ment He bit one negro, but was subsequently
killed.
On Monday night last a thief entered the
gin house Of Mr.. Culpepper, who lives five
miles from Fort Valley. and stole two bales of
cotton out Of a lot of fifteen bales therein
stored. The cotton was tracked TO Macon, but
there the trail was lost.
During the past month, ending Moniay,
there were arres ed BY the police Of Macon So
white males. Al c1l0red males and p colored
females. The fines amounted 70 $SS2 %, the
expenses S3455 leaving a balance for the
treasury Of s2ig %.
The organization Of a clearing house in At
lanta is being dis ussed. lt is suggested that
all Of the banks In the city unite iu the organi-
ZaLtou and employ an agent TO whom daily and
weekly returns shall be made. This agency
could be established at a cost OF $1,000 or l,5OO
per year. By it the commercial interest OF
Atlanta would be greatly benehted, both at
home and abroad
The Banner Wdtcb1ldn says it will be about
Two weeks Yet before the train on the North
eastern extension can run to Tallulsh Falls,
aithougn the most difficult parts Ct the road
are graded, with only a few short gaps TO
complete The road along the precipice at
Turner's Point is finished. but for safety a high
embankment has been thrown up next the
chasm, that shuts of much OF the view
On Thursday last the trustees Of the Insane
Asylum elected Ulcers for that institution fer
the ensuing year. DR.. Jones, of Wilkinson coun-
gin service when the new building is ready for
occupation. Mr.. L j. Lamar was elected assist
ant steward "a most excellent appointments
better man for the position could not be found
in the Statel Mr.. J. 4. Orme was elected
general st0reEeeper and supervisor Of the culi-
nary department. The Otner officers remain
as before.
Last week the Savannah and Pacific Short
Line Railway Company was permanently or
ganized by the election Of Hon w. W. Wright.
Of Geneva, n. V as President; Colonel Z. L
Burke, OF Americus, Ga, as Vice President;
Captain j s Lewis, Of Geneva. n. y, as Sec
retary and Treasurer. I5 was intended 70 com
mence work on the survey this month, but the
temporary stringency in the New York money
market (occasioned by the demand for money
TO move the cropsl viii delay operations few
weeks. One thing. however the officers OF the
company say Is settled. and that IS that the
road will be built and work on it viii soon be
commenced.
Macon Telegraph: Tuesday Sheriff Sapp, Of
Eastman came 20 Macon, IN response TO a re-
quest from Governor COlguitt TO meet Adju-
tant Baird. and confer as 10 sending a military
guard to Eastman on Friday. Mr.. Sapp had
written a letter to the Governor, giving him
all the information at his command as
70 the probable result Of the occa-
sion, II the proper guard was not in attendance.
Adiu'a AIT Baird told Mr.. Sapp that the
Governor did not want 10 establish the prece-