Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-03

f ...r. ra5~0 sneak thief on Friday night
-. ,- with Mr. A. F. Pendleton's cash
80 which fortunately contained at the
~. t-- a small amount Of money.
,r- r,b Tvir. Of Jasper county, was thrown
..s-r and run over few days ago. His
80 +t7rgb not dangerous. are painful
to-ss was stolen from Joseph Price IA few
-.-s-.sy,. i1 Jonesboro. and was found later
20. ,-7,.f. about four miles west OF Atlantis.
r-7-sJ W. NcC,endon died at his residence.
---.. r-,u West Point on Friday week.
,-- Peer Getsinger, Of Scriven county, lost
..5raI-.ng house, kitchen and blacksmith
Ser, about a week ago. His loss is esti-
- q, about 5000, nothing having been
nvei
.--..so7 the plantation OF Mr.. W. NJ. Nelson,
.- F-Brv county. occupied by Ephrai n
v-.,-ta-s. a colored tenant, were totally de-
----,4 bv fire. together with their contents.
,---ssr case OF reckless carelessness in a
-, rofre OF TO meeting and leaving ire
mon ths premises.
m. man Herst. life insurance agent, So
,srsf who swindled Newman out OF clear
t.rs-sl. tired the same game in LaGrange,
but vss baked.
Arsne.ec,ion at Bainbridge on Thursday
I'm Powell vas chosen to All the unexpirs
-.-r7 Of the Tax Collector of Decatur county,
ia 1se5b Harreu, the defaulter. There were
f-sother candidates.
An e-af coIO-ed woman. named Susan
r5-rrar who ciaiuod tn he one hundrrd and
srfr years Old died in TrOup county lslt
r-fsv She remembered the surrender OF
C-rwallfs and other revolutionary events
al wss grown woman then.
athens Fqnupr- Vtrfchmdn: The rumor that
ttscomrauv which lately purchased Barnett's
shoals have failed to comply with their con
trsst AID that the trade was hEelv TO collapse.
serr1ue0us Owing to some hitch in the title
the matter is temporarily delayed, although
tta greater part Of the million and half dol
ars to build a factory there has been sub
urb5d We get this from the very best
uthoritY.'
svIvsrfa TeIeDhOne "a most terrible rain
Storm visited this section on last Monday
r.yh. The heaviest fall OF water experienced
IL wears. Creeks were rendered impossible,
isrcas and bridges washed up and consider
sdy injured, and great damage 6One TO the
farming interests. The corn planted on hill
sizes and slopes was nearly all washed away
and &c viii he necessary in many instances TO
pant over again-"
Athens Et1IleT- ~ QECNntUus ne Amer &
foundry has lust finished q magnificent lot OF
rev machin' ~ for the new High Shoals
Factory. embracing shafts. wheels, puileEs
etc This splendid institution bid against Pc
hrge f1uudries in both the North and Wee
and not only secured the Job but saved the
company money over foreign prices. 1t is
one Ot the largest and best jobs ever turned
cgt from foundry in Georgia"
Sumter Republican: I'VE saw upon our
streets a few days ego an industry Of no little
iup0rtanee-an OK cart filed with 1880 cat
fsh from Flint river. These fish neUted the
seller about twenty-oue dollars, and he had no
trouble in selling them. Now, this fisherman
stated that he realized about three hundred
dollars a year from the sale OF fish, going to
show what can be done by an attention to what
called little things"
Macon TefeqrdDh: Young Simmons. whose
arrest We published yesterday. seems to have
been unfortunately a bad boy. The Griffin
AsHg Saws Of him. This same Simmons is
charged with theft OF a ike character in
Dalton. taking the pOcketbOOk snt a set OF
JsEelfy from family which he had induc ced
tT BIS representations to entertain him over
night While in the lookup here. awaiting
ns departure Of the train to Griffin, he en-
csayo7et O. escape by pulling out the bricks
Of bis cell
West Point Enterprise. 'sOn Saturday sf er-
aeon Nr. Jewell, Of Harris county. was leaving
town ln wsEOu- AS the wagon neared the
bridge spanning the river. the wheels struck
lsa-ns- the bridge floor. and the Jolt threw Mr.
:. out ami the rear wheel passed over his DO ",
breaking four Of his ribs. DR.. J. W Griggs rem
qerel suc1 help as would enable him to reach
home, where he received the attention OF his
locil physician. We l-arn ne is employed az
EifgEty's saw mill, about ten miles from this
place
Griffin Ne'rs: "On Monday last a terrible
Storm passed through the southeast portion OF
--ll1e county, going pretty much in the same
slack as the one tnat passed Uear the line of
A0nf0e an1 on by Mlledgeville. etc. frame
lolse was blown away on the Wynn place and
tAQ lall-s mluret. wounded a negro woman
On The Gilbert place, and b'ew down the negro
lqsues on ths Hunter place. The air was full
tlueeS, pl8nEs and other debris. The wind
Ieafel oudlF ar seemed TO be loaded with 9
s,paurous smell There were many rumO-s
q further l'sses."
Cochran Enterprise: "Mr J. A. D. CoIey on
4o1laY last went up to his place at Coley's
slaii9n, four miles above here, and ditched a
sllil pond near his old homestead, and while
e ted % gather in q few OF the finuy
elAA Iry. he had no idea Of what was in
..9le Ior MIN They took in over five hundred
pounds Of the finest 1sh ever caught in this
secil5n he brought barrel of them to town
90 clitribu-ed them among his friends There
etfe large lot Of trout that weighed from
eas % seven and half pounds each Mr. Coley
-oe Decides to keep the pond for piscatosial
purposes"
-HA'r--1 AH-lAA AAEFs OM " EQIccuaE morn
.ls last, during the busy hours. two sneak
s--e'es, Ernest Williams and Jim Sapp, negro
sllS entered the shoe store OF Mr.. r. @. Black
.1t. ~ oegan loading up with umbrellas. The
sle.l vas nicely arranged and showed that a
TyTS14-sl plan had been fully agreed upon
Nll4ms did the lifting while Sapp stood
e1lslde and received the goods. timely
sLalce Of Dir. Harper Black, Jr, saved the
s.-ls 20 the establishment. The umbrella
ere captured. but the thieves ran on only 70
~ efEEr rr1kNnH he a rrfnffanf r4olfraHen q n
L-.5ns Wss tried and sentenced to four
-----s service on the chain gang, while Sapp
.--.tl ~ l5l on but will probably be 'pulle1' on
a-olner charge"
-. Anercus Recorder: "On Tuesday night
- ABOUT three o'clock, the citizens OF the
t-.S. ana orderly little town OF Preston.
sly-lssI county, we're awakened from their
5s-.5l 5s.--l5l oy lhe cry Of FIRE. The jail house was
S-.ef-1 10 tames and too far consumed
q! nope Of saving the structure. There
b-Ts.-E prisoner "a negrO) cOnfred In the
Ts5i- e Jhe time OF the fire, and he escaped,
~! s-ls-d and frightened half to death. bv
e1 le'l acci1ent, which was that the door
L.E.gg Jan burned a little faster around the
I7-erl.sl - else here. The fire was the work OF an
-iaFy- The prisoner states that two per-
- -l G ne firing and did il with the inten-
zos-,-i !. destroying his life, though this is
br-I-5 pt..laOls, as he was only convicted OF
tbaI-5ls. We regret to chronicle the loss of
--'--lng 20 our sister county"
o1 o1l-n5us EHquirer-Sun: 'Mr. J. W Roberts
r--ct the directors OF the Buena Vista Raj
- oulany, is in the city He informed IN
r,-t-..ei-oltn reporter yesterday that the
f5st--J needed about 5000 in order to have
5,--ssary amount to build the road. From
sircs ~ tI ms that no progress has been made
tirsc,,--e NC last visit OF a committee Of the
Pots-..ls % IN city several weeks ago. Mr.
C7I-t1 A.ofms US that the business men Of
b1f 1fI-ls 49,, nave subscribed nothing to the road
stoet 1- Ma ilacon hes taken q small amount OF
~ FiafN aarsHW
49, 49, tneF feel able to do. and the necessary
diTs,,l-lI must come from another source The
srrssese nave received an invitation to attend
fos5 OF the directors Of the Central Rail-
have so'-sal an next Wednesday, which they
N7r5- -7-l.eQ, and viii leave Bueua Vista on
Mr.. We would like very much to see our
prseH iilehos succeed In their enter
Ton. s,n s,n correspondence Atlanta COnstitu-
countv a recent survey Of some lands In Miller
b or-s. |" "Lien we're in litigation and surveyed
elri0---II OF the court, has brought to light q
fse r-- -14 complex state of Affairs respecting
Ia thsr -l zl on lots OF land IN a certain district
hs- county / am Informed that no less
snbrscs,, n hundred and fifty lots OF land are
raw sl I'm % this Comedy Of Errors and as
EfoT- Gislefs ~ md that they are claiming the
lamha, Or the right lot with the wrong
ass5 - indeed. every man has Just discoV-
taf - LeLnarkable and unsatisfactory fact
HsI,tLl owns somebody else's lot and his
strs--or i In the same dilemma Another
hss - feature IN the case is that Miller county
sld - Gaining part OF Bakers territory,
ts15f5s Slis recent survey a strip OF land ex-
heresfs-.I9 the ncrihern limits OF Miller viii
1aAef county, - '' '-''''A'o p'''0o ~
sms bsoaFler; 'Flournoy Treadaway, up to
ele-Fi..sSee or four months ago. had been
"a 49, 49, Ior stubbs & Co, OF CedartowB. and
tld if- olsniy familiar with the store house
aesn =, -, eonteuts For some time they have
bae51 ~ boxes OF tobacco. sacks Of coffee,
h.t .trs DE suspicio, feil upon anT ,' one until
Irss5s-----l. At seems that some months since
sslf o1 ~ went into merchandising By him
ehesn ~ own account, and sold goods very
ven last Sunday he left CedartoEn,