Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-24
HAPPENINGS AT HOME.
NOTED IN OUR LATE En-
CHANGES.


slxty-three pupils, and there is no doubt that
bv April the number OF pupils in the college
viii reach two hundred and twenty five. This
is one Of the cheapest and most prosperous
high schools in the State Of Georgia.
West POinti agitating the question of build
ing new cotton factory to be run by steam
within the incorporate limits Of the town. The
scheme Is favOrably received, for the fact that
the two factories, namely; the Alabama and
Georgia Manufacturing Company, and the
West Point Mills, have both been paying hand
some dividends, though both are situated
some distance from the railrOads-the first
seven and the second four miles.
The Board OF Roads and Revenue Of Jeffer-
son county advertise for bids for the hire Of
the county chaingang until the lst of March.
The person hiring viii be responsible for the
safe keeping and comfort Of the gang, and
take all who are sentenced As they come.
A complete stereOtyping outfit has been
added 70 the Augusta Chronicle job Office.
Nr.J.J. F. Blackshear's mansion. at Dub
lin. was burned on Monday last. It took fire
from the roof. caused by a spark from the
chimney. and was totally consumed. The
rropertv was owned by DR.. Hicks, though Mr..
Blsckshear occupied it. Dr. Hicks held a thou
sand-dollar insnrance policy on the property.
The Walker county Superior Court will this
week award the contract for rebuilding the
county court house recently destroyed by fire.
The building will be of brick, three stories
fi.h. and an improvement on the one de
.tr0yed.
I'm Worth county the celebrated Kerce mur-
ferr case will come up for trial this week The
case has been ON the docket nearly twenty
vear-. and its trial will excite a great deal of
interest not only in Worth but in the adjOin-
irrrounties We shall endeavOr to give a full
report Of this interesting trial next week.
cicero Fain. a young colOred barber Of East
man. aged is wears. met with sad accidental
death ON Wednesday. He was out cunning
with several young white gentlemen. The
double barreled gun, one barrel Of which he
Aad Just discharged, he was relOading stand
Ing Oh a log, when the piece fell from his
hands. the hammer striking the log and the
entire load passing into the lower abdomen,
f--emb1weling the unfortunate lad. lie lived
but a few minutes. His death is universally
regretted. as he was great favOrite both
among the white and cOlOred people of East
man.
The boys Of the town Of I.aGrange went on
lark ON Monday night. the result OF which
involved the serious, and it is thought fatal,
injury Of Mr.. 4. G.. Haynes. the Town Mar
shall The youths that night went through
the town removing gates, signs. awnings ana
huEgies, and Overturnng privies. The Mar
shal pursued them. and approached them un-
Observed while in the act Of Overturning. The
Marshal unfortunately arrived on the scene
just as the building upset, and was buried in
the ruins. receiving q compound fracture Of
one Leg. thigh and ankle, and otherwise seri-
ously injured.
The cotton receipts OF Hawkinsville up to
February 10 have been 20 ABS bales ami the
smpments for the same time IS.O40 bales, leav
ing on hand i'm the warehouses 2,39f bales.
Mr.. McClennon. supposed to he concerned in
the DeFour murder, was captured in Athens
Tuesday night.
E. L. Karney. one OF the co-editors and pro-
prietors or the Dooly Indicator. has with
drawn and Mr.. G.. NJ. Dupree assumes entire
editorial and proprietary control Of that
Journal
Application win shortly be made 10 the Su-
uerior Court for a charter for the "Thespian
S1rietv and Literary Association Of Carriers
viIIe and q meeting OF the prominent citizens
was held last night to complete the Organiza-
ti0n by the election 81 n President and Board
ol Directors The signs all through the state
intricate q general movement in the OFganiza
ton of intellectual societies in the towns
throughout the state. and it is an evidence Of
Improvement which we are pleased to note in
tbe moral and intellectual progress, which
marks q new end in orr history.
Two negroes at aIayesville. Banks county.
t4I % preliminary examination before q JUS
tire Of the Peace ON Monday last. charged
with the burning OF Wilson's Church. some
ume since. one man made "a statement that
q Mr. larborough tried To hire him to burn
the house. but thar Ee declined. They were
both acquitted.
THE petition of q large number or citizens
10 Rome. presented through ReVs. q. \. Nun
uaiIy aud l.. i. GWaltuey. asking Council 10
restrict the sale of Intoxicating liquors To
hours between sunrise and sundOwn. was re-
itrrrd to thc City Attorney for an official
opinion as 70 the power Of Council ia the
premises
Deputy Collector John \ Crawford made a
raid iu Cherokee county last week. and de
-tIuyej "a l9-gallOn still. LOO gallons Ol beer
aud mash. ID gallons OF low wine. and cap
rrred man operating the still by the name Of
LOh1 Cannon. lie brought his prisoner before
Commissioner Collins, az Cartersvllle. who
committed him TO jail in default Of bail.
s new turpentine farm has been established
near thc tuuu0chcC river IN fattuall county,
nine miles from Excelsior, by =. \. Hendrix
90. The BHli9ch BTHHer says: Judging
from thc way these farms are penetrating so
ZAP and SD rapidly into the interior OF the
country away from any steam facilities for
transportation. 10 must be 81 very lucrative
business.
8 Washington special 20 the Atlanta C0Rsti-
l-l.l dated February 2ist says; ; senators
Brown eri G9rTOw VIII try 10 get the seven
tr-dve Thousand dollars put In the sundry
rIVll bll for q barracks al Atlanta increased
rsole hundred thousand. Sen1tG- sherman
lHI other prominent Republicans VIII prob
-bly favor tke increase. General sherman
advises the construction OF the barracks just
outside the city limlt-.'
Ne-t Point Enterprise: 'Alr. ". \. Maddox
hi HARRIS county. has brought 10 town IN the
.a,t week eight hundred horse collars made
from the bark of the beech poplar and other
ifees. I'm the manufacture Of them he used a
topper engine in getting the bark from The
uiab. and also in the twisting Of II afterWard.
by this means he can make a hundred day
As The collars always lind ready sale. Mr.. NJ.
ha- struck bonanza
Deputy Collector j. A. Holtzeiaw and
United states Deputy Marshal scott returned
from a raid on the mOOnshiners IN the noun
tiIn- east af Dalton saturday Two dlSIu-
leres two stills, $500 gallons OF mash ana
beer. 20 gallons whisky, LOO gallons low
wine were destroyed. ami Robert kolstOn;
Peter Fricks, sam Silas, Charles Hyde and
Isaac Bames were captured in the distllleries.
tIa prisoners were taken 10 Dalton
Bau0rh county is out OF debt and has 500 IN
cs treasury There are no inmates IN the
i..i Tte eourt Louse IS la good repair. with
al necessary convenience Tor tise Oihcers-
jurors etc. The Buil0ch BGRNef, ID sSess u tile
healthy financial condition 0fihe county says;
But vet the state and county tax foot up the
Pound sum OF eighty cents ON the hundred
truarS It seems that the present healthy
F0u-isian of the county affairs, and the very
ilv state tax, ought 10 diminish TINS per reent-
greatly"
cambridge DelaOeraf: .~Our telegraph COM
muricati0n with the outside world was CON-
Fllted. and the first message transmitted over
It hy operator j. r. Graves, on saturday
morning last. This line gives Bainbridse
and points intermediate, a second line 10 sa-
vannaI-one which viii be used exclusively
for commercial purpOses-the oia line being
WrHed over to the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway for its railroad business.
t-e new line viii prove great conNenlence.
NJ formerly messages lad frequently 10 await
transmission a half day.
iast week the creek bridge IA prayton on
ue MOutezuma road, DOOly county, gave way
a. Ir. John Byron's six mule team ana wagon
lQlied with cotton were crossing ana emptleu
The whole cargo. including negro woman OF
tU0 and small negro boy, into water several
feet deep But for the timely assistance OF
Sir. Tom Browns who happened To DC near
two 0i the mules would have been drowned.
The harness was cut OF 10 save them. HE
neErues luckily got passage on the HOatihs
bales of cotton, after they rose 10 the topoi tne
water. and rode half mile down the creek,
when they were rescued.
Tas atlanta Consultation Of Thursday says:
-si0r. Stspaens Il quite sick. When he started
trum savdnnah last saturday the thermOme-
Ter st00.i ~ cichtr When be reached Atlanta