Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

,-,taJ Guests at TalluIah FalIs-Death
~ Well known Physician at
psrnesviIle-CattIe Raising in Middle
r1,rida-A Little Girl Assaulted at
~ Augustine
GEORGIA
Work Oh the new depot at Eatonton is at a
--aul--tlu.
General To0mhs has taken up his residence
ftIsrB-vllIe for the summer.
-,. euterprisiug burglar continues his noe
,---.f visits both in Columbus and the State
D- Lansing Burrows, Of Lexington. Ky.
.-Hsar called 10 the pastOrate of the First
E4Ua.t Church of Columbus.
continued complaints Of the drought are
f.s-.I In a.I parts Of the State, and crops are
-aH. t1 he badly parched.
Eleven Gar loads OF watermelOns have been
-ruuei this season from WaynesbOrO-7 TO
I.r.Iuuat-. ] to Atlanta and tO Chicago.
Tine bue-coated guardians Of Augusta
made Iil arrests In that city last month. Two
Iuutraj and eightv-nlne cases were up be-
fore the Recorder.
There has been recorded in the Clerks Office
at Wayues1oro. up 20 date, about l.315 mort
.a-r- aud lien notes, which must be paid ont
Sf rfe growing crop.
p. N Wood arrived in Washington from
North laroiina last Saturday While return
lr- re lost Sl35 in money on the train between
Columbia and Augusta.
Tne D1roners jury in their inquest over the
Huls Hi Adrian Underwood. killed by DR.. +.
t ~rru-E-, i'm GlGsscOck county. Saturday
r.-lt rendered verdict of justifable hOmi-
eide
Among the distinguished guests at Tallulah
Pals sunday were Lieutenant Governor
Robinson. Of y. G.. Ex-Governor BOyntOn and
family auS an innUmerable lot Oi state legis-
h-1r-.
ILL., Little E Co.. Of New York. have lust
rrntel e book Of poems from the pen of y.
Brlm clark, "a former resident of Augusta.
Nr. Clark has mentioned many Augustans i'm
IBIS poems.
Tl.- afternoon John Foster. son of Represen-
tarre Foster, and a merchant at Thomas
Mil twelve miles from Rome. got into fight
With three men, and one Of them named Gen
try shot Foster in the head. Foster viii re-
cover.
dag 9i pr. George NJ. McDOwelIs funeral.
Dr. NrDOwell's family will receive s. 900
from the Knights Of Honor, the Royal Ar
rauum and the 4. o. L. W.
The Governor has offered a reward of two
hundred dollars and the County Commission
ers three hundred dollars for the murderer Of
smith Austin. the negro hackmau killed last
week. No clue has as yet been obtained TO
the murderer.
The new Cotton Factory COMPANY of
te,iartown has elected board of directors as
follows: Il. NJ. Pace, X. ii. Wheeler, W r.
Hall. g. W Lindsey, J. r. HOuser. K. w
~. MI. y.
BARRIERS. The directors met and elected per
mauent officers as follows: President. T. NJ
Pace. Secretary and Treasurer, j l.. HOuser.
The Cleveland tOhiol Hera1d has the fol-
lowing, of interest TO watermelon shippers:
-W Watermelon trains. though common i'm the
south. are not common In Northern Ohio. but
fle NIckei-Plate is now running one for the
benefit Of euterprislng GeOrElans, VINO have
chartered special. and sell any number,
from "a single melon 10 car load. at stations
aIolg the line The train numbered twenty
five l0aded ears when taken from the c.. II.
and ID. road Tuesday, and. of course, dimin-
isltS as 10 approaches Buffalo. This is the first
watermelon tram on the Nickel-Plate, but it
b probable that more VIII follow.
Many Of the smaller towns throughout
Georgia were visited not long ago bv a Turk
and his wife, who made their living with a
performing bear. In ~. CLAIR county, Ala
bama. last week. the man was arrested for
using profane language y guard
named Spreweu started for A-hyIlle
with the prisoner. but after they
they had gone some distance, Sprewell told
Che Turk that if he would pay him $50 hc
could 20 free. The Turk agreed 20 this and
pulled out roll Of money and paid the sum.
>prrwell seeing that the man had more money.
carried him short distance further into a
thckly wooded spot and stepping behind the
-uurdut man. shot hlm twice IN the head
with 70 pistol. The man fell 20 the ground.
and ~preWell suppOsing him dead. robbed him
uf $500. It transplred that both the shots
made only scalp wounds and when the Turk
rE gained consciousness. ne lOuuu his way back /
tl hi- wife and bear where ne reported the /
At last accounts SpreWell had not I
been arrested
The Augusta Fleming Ne3cs credits PreSl- /
ient Nerdery. of the Augusta and Knoxville 1
road as saying in an interview
based ON the recent sale OF the I
roads bonds. that while the road is embar- 4
rassed and behind in paying interest on Z
lOnds,yet from present earnings and pros .
poets, he was more hopeful of the future of .
the property than at any time since its com
lletiOn: that the company had earned its in
-erest for the past ycai Wltmn $4,000. That I
n the first three months Of the present fiscal .
year 81. .Go0 of this deficit had been picked uu
the fact that two out OF
these three months, May and june were the
most irving ones for railroads From this he .
Ielt satisfied. and did nOt hesitate 10 give 10 as
his opinion. that the company would more
han earn its interest charges for the present /
iscaI vear. Mr.. Neruery went on To say that .
me physical condition of the road was being
from time 10 time; that the engines
and rolling stock were in excellent order, and F.
iu perCeptibe wear ON the rails He saw no
good reason for this sudden distrust of the se-
'urties of the company, and had but little
I0uht but what the interest now due would .
le provided for 10y October !.