Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12

Early COunty's Balance-h ashinEIOns =
OttOn-HawkinsviIle's Artesian Well
Mil Burned in MariOn-Rice in Ter
rer-A Gold Mine Changes Owners
TattnaIi County Timber.
GEORGIA.
Early county is out Of debt and has nice
balance in her treasury Of $500.
The cotton shipments from Washington now
foot up I4,2OO bales, and il is very confidently
estimated that for the present cotton year the
-hipments win be over $1,000 bales.
Middle Georgia College, JOnesborO, has ma
circulated over two hundred students up to
this time.
one hundred thousand dollars is the amount
Of premiums paid 20 insurance companies by
columbus.
Mrs. Augustus Harper, of Ebert county.
dropped dead while sorting some potatoes a
few days ago.
The COvington Star says the safe OF Colonel
James L. Brown was broken into Wednesday
night and two 500 checks and s85 in money
taken from it.
Water has been STRUCK by the artesian well
diggers in Hawknsville. and the flow is about
one gallon per minute. The boring will con-
tInue until q better vein has been reached.
In the front yard Of the residence OF Mr.. g..
NJ Hay. in AmericHs, is a cork tree, one Of a
very few TO be found in this country. It Is an
evergreen, and measures around the trunk
eighteen or twenty inches.
Mr. Grant. Of Valley Plain. Marion county,
mas a curiosity in a calf four weeks old. that
has no hair, is Of a brown color, and very much
resembles young elephant in appearance.
There are forty-hve young lady boarders at
ths southern Female College at La Grange.
The Georgia Pacific Railroad has been
finished from Atlanta to Anniston, Alabama,
with the exception Of about mile and a half
at the tunnel. some fifteen miles east Of An
uston.
steamboats, ON the Altamaha are loaded
with freight both ways.
The old OAK recently cut down on the public
zluara i'm Americas, Melted five cords of fire
wood
Last Friday morning, while Mrs. Malinda
Btrkham. Of the second district Of BIeriwether
county, was burning some trash in the yard,
her little Gve-year-old child caught fire and
was dangerously burned. In her effort to ex-
tiusu-h the flames the mothers hands were
painfully burned.
ON sunday afternoon. at Americas, Johnny
CLAW. little eleven-vear- boy, found his
father pistol in the bureau drawer and acci-
dpntally discharged it. the ball taking effect
iu the right fore finger. The finger had to be
amputated.
The taking Of evidence in the sheriff con-
Test ease Of ChattahOOchee county began on
Monday and up to Friday thirty three wit
ue--es had been examined. The election of
Mr.. Harp is contested by the former Sheriff,
Alr. Howell.
The Tattnan Tax Collector issued four
hundred executions on Tuesday.
Considerable timber passed down the OhoO-
pee river last week.
The Tattnall Magistrates report an unusual
amount of litigation in their courts.
Quite a number of ladies and gentlemen met
90 the residence of Mr.. W. +. Hubert, in
Townsville, on Thursday evening, for the
purpose Of organizing and instituting a series
of meetings for social pleasures and literary
Improvement.
The Ivey grist mill and gin in Dranesviue.
Marion county, was destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night. 4 large amount of cotton seed
and fodder stored in the mill was lost. The
mill. it is thought, was not insured, and will
be complete loss. 1t is believed that the fire
was the work Of an incendiary. One of the
store buildings and blacksmith shop near by
caught fire from the flames, but was saved in
lime to prevent loss.
Alfred kenney. the wealthiest cOlOred man
iu Athens died on Thursday night last. He
owned several houses and lots in Athens, he
sides having money out at interest. He made
ms money by cutting up wood around town
and by strict economy, always allowancing
his family.
Bob Harris. cOlOred. lamplighter in Athens.
and also drayman for Orr X Hunter, was on
Friday arrested for stealing a bale Of hay
from she BeW Georgia depot.
Athens BIuHer: eve learn that an English
company has just closed big gold mine trade
ln NacoOChee Valley by which our esteemed
friend. DR.. Mark Willingham, Of Crawford,
clears about $1,000 on lot he bought some
lime since for $500. Col. Childs will also prob
ably sell ont To the same company his valua
he property in the valley
D. urFru -
Terrell county. one Of the most progressive
farmers Of that section, cultivates yearly forty
hundred TO fifteen hundred bushels. This Is
d fine showing in regard to yield. and as TO
the quality il is equal TO the rice raised on the
sea coast. Our section is admirably adapted
f0 ths cultivation OF all kinds of grain"
West Point Enterprise. I'VE understand
that Mr. ". ". TrayIOT, formerly Of Long
cane. who died in California, left a fortune
estimated az ti2j.OOo. and that NJ VIII he dt-
ydcj among his heirs in Georgia and Ala
h3ml. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davidson of this place.
and sister at Opelka. VIII get one third
and Mrs. 4. 4. GOrham. Of LaGrange, will get
ihe balance
West Point Enterprise. "a. r. Phillips. from
LaIrange, whiie putting on noVercoat IN the
Office Of the ChattahOOchee Hotel. Tuesday ,ae-
eideutauy discharged a pistol in his pocket,
which came near costing him his llIe The
iall, a larEe-sized one, from q derlnger pistol
striking pOcketknite IN Ms vest pocket,
glanced and grazed the skin on his side II
was rumOred that il was an attempt &C sui
eide but such was not the case
Townsville Tilass . 10 is said that Mr..
Buiner. who recently bought the Walker
place. viii stock it with ti1e best blOOded stock
90 De- had. He viii make the third OF trio OF
gentlemen. Messrs. Mitchell. AinEgorth and
Bu-ner. who will pay much attention 10 nne
stock. We take pleasure in chronieling TINS
evidence Of greater interest IN the lntrOduc-
ti0n of better stock in Southern Georgia VINO
know, but that in the bot distant f1ture, an
uual sales Of blOOded Young stock AT Thomas
VILE may attract hundreds here, As these sales
u0 now in Kentucky aud elsewhere
Athens B1RHer. at seems that we have
Regular organized gang of burglars in Athens
Only last week Mr.. J. j. Baldwin's barroom
was robbed, and now We have to report a SIM
liar outrage Of which MF. J.. j. l4ampkih Is
tle victim. 10 seems that the thieves EN-
plOyed the same method that they prst al
tempted at Mr.. BaldWin's-i-e., boring AOle
Iu the window shutter through which an arm
wa, run, when the bar was lifted ana an en-
trance made through the widow Inc
thieves We're evidently after money Tor they
opened every drawer IN the store. Ihey cafsleu
of Mr.. Lampkin's pOcketbOOk, containing
about S2j, as also a small sum OF money be
longing 70 Mr.. Walls. They also stole Watch,
uut dropped it at the window when getting
out IL Is p0t known how much goods theY
carried OF"
Reidsville EaterDrise. .'Tattnan county
furnishes timber for ell parts of the world.
The br0ad Altamaha river lies as boundary
ON one side. and on its bosom annuaIly Is
drilted millions Of feet Of timber 20 parlen'
aud on the other side is the CanOOchee river
tLt furnishes an outlet to the savannah
market, aHd large quantities go 1om our
county each wear to help swell th6 commerce
u the Forest City Besides the two great
Wdter-Wavs mentioned arc numerous smaller
streams penetrating the county. that empty
into these rivers and give an outlet from the
Interior Of the county that is utilized N almost
| every community. and each season thousands
d trees are feifed TO supply the demands OF
others who live in localities where timber Is
scarce Timber from Tattnall county Is snip
pei 10 an foreign countries that have 10 draw
on the United States for their timber supply.
Rome Courier. 9th INST: AT iate hour
Yesterday afternoon. a carpenter who was
Nolng some WORK on a car A. Kingston, met
with "a very serious and probably fatal aeci-
Nelt. In performing his work ne had 10 Set
sAler the car which was standing on the siue
taeE. At a moment when he leasS sNpecteu
y4nger he put his head on the RAN aAsT
Nneel in order 10 get good view OF MS NOiH,
enl Just at the time two other ears vert
switched on TO the same track Where tue one
eoel that he was WSf5lnS on
eA9 instead Of coming to stand
saL las was thought by tiose
,solng the switching. and who detached them
L1ln the engine while in notion they came
U contact witis the car being repaired. push
ils H over the unfortunate mans head;
sea,ly crushing the rlgtt side Of his head and
4445ee breaking the frontal aud temporal bones
~ injuries are OF such nature cS 70 make II
taL probable that he viii die. IL Is said that
- head, after being crushed, swelled 20 an
leflaeus size. We were unable. also, TO as
Nollaln the name Of the last victim"
Learg C0uafs B,sekfy. son y ednesday Of