Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-24

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TO the committee at the proper time.'
The property value of Talbot copnt, -
cludlng the Wild lands, is 1920 eO5. on which
was assessed a tax Of So on the s., 900, produc-
ing $3.50 -. 81 ne ne cash in the treasury at
present Is 4l,i61 II. Within the mast tyrseIy-e
months SSlO 90 have been paid for paupers
SsOl 4S Tor expenses of courts S37a a for sun
pOI5 oa & &pTliohers 81 for inquests, 1884 5 for
T0ads anu bridges, SIS 20 on public buildings
account.
b. Lively, Esq. Of Free Negro district.
SSiherokee county, hung himself last Friday in
MS corn crlD.-He was a widOWer and left
three children. When his knees were nearly
touching the floor. in order TO extipRuish life
ne deliberately held up his feet. He left a
letter explaining that his time had come in
which he left some advice to his children As
a business man he had few superiors. and was
ever held IN high esteem by his friends and
acquaintance.
Mr.. Tom Rerry, living near Vienna. has a
male hog, several months old. which suckles a
COW Just as a calf. When this male swine be-
gan TINS piece of impudence and robbery the
COW and the calf both protested against it
until the hog by perseverance and rough
treatment to the calf caused the calf to aban-
don Its mother, and this shOat now has full
sway, and draws the milk from the COW daily
Dy right OF conquest, as il were and is so
recognized by the COW and the calf; without
further objection.
The people in the Levi Harreu settlement.
twelve miles below HaWkinsville. are anxious
10 have post Office in that neighborhOOd II
IS well settled section. and is twelve miles
from the nearest post Office. 1t Is directly on
the mail route from HaWkinsville to Jackson
vile, Ga. The neighbOrs of Mr.. Lew. B. Will
cox desire that he accept the place of Post
master. and he has consented to do so prOyid-
ed the Office Is established, which viii prob
ably be done If the proper application is made
TO the Postmaster General.
DOoly county, according to the recent re-
port OF the School Commissioner to the grand
Jury OF the county. is all right on the educa-
aruE ar.N.-g L. -.
Grafton IN the cOunty-4j white and Il cOlOred
In 1882 the number of scholars admitted were
i,sSS, with an average attendance Of l.34l-
I,ZO6 whites and 632 cOlOred-the average
monthly cost of tuition per scholar IN the
county being 81 Is. Number Of pupils in or
typography l,I96, in reading l,247, in writing
955, IN English grammar 367, in geography 427.
IN arithmetic SjS- The cost of the system in
1882 was S3.475, and there is balance in the
hands of the Commissioner of $40 25.
On last Thursday night, on the Beale place,
IN Terrell county, now occupied bY Mr. Sam
Magbie, Wesley 1ancey, a negro boy about
grown, shot and killed another negro by the
name OF Arthur Weston. Yancey claims that
the shooting was accidental but the verdict
rendered by the jury of inquest states that If
was done Through malice" therefore a case
OF murder. 1ancey was arrested and brought
TO town on last Monday and had a hearing
before Judges Lennard, Simmons and How
ara. The decision of this court was that il
was plain case of murder, and the prisoner
was sent to jail without bail to await the
Worth Star: "We have been asked if the
sale OF cider Is prohibited by the liquor law
now IN force in Worth county. We are unable
to answer positively, but il seems to us that
any lntOXlcant comes within the meaning of
the law. That cider is an intOXicant is be-
yOnd question. 1t is a very bad intOXicant
and by little manipulating could be made a
more dangerous foe to the human race than
the vilest chinaberry whisky manufactured
during the war" We think our worthy
orOther Is mistaken. Cider fresh from the
press has no intoxicating ingredient in it. Ii
Is only after the process of fermentation that
the alcoholic principle is impaired. when it
becomes so. In its pure state before fermen-
tatlon It Is nothing more nor less than the
juice OF the apple.
A correspondent Of the Augusta FyeHfng
be1Cs gives the following account of a recent
homicide in Gwinnett county: ''SOme two or
three weeks ago there came two negroes from
Clarke county to work at ditching in this
neighbOrhOOd. but in Walton county. There
are good many mOOnshiners about here, and
they have suffered from negro spies sent out
by the revenue department. On last Tuesday
night party of masked men went to the resi-
dence of George SlatOn. cOlOred. where these
two negroes were, il is supposed to warn them
to leave, when one of the negroes. Bill Jack
son. snatched up a double -barrelled gun.
saying he would take care of himself. The
masters fired, and he fell dead with two bull
let holes in his head. The affair is wrapped in
mystery"
The financial condition of Gwinuett county
is remarkably good. The amount chargeable
to the Treasurer Is 81, $50 81, of which he has
paid on proper vouchers A,I7l y, and has
abalance of cash ON hand of SSH 95
The report Of the School Commissioner shows
a gratifying exhibit of the school interests of
the county. There were, during the year 1852,
sS public schools, in addition to others near
the county line at which children from this
county were taught. The total number en-
rolled in the schools were Isl. of this num-
ber 3.432 were white children and 749 colOred.
Enumeration taken last year shows there are
IN the county, between the ages of six and
eighteen, 6,45S children. Hence 2,277 were not
in school. The teachers have been paid 20 per
cent. Of their claims on the school fund for
their services.
At the fire at Columbus last Thursday, the
telegraphic account of which appeared in the
NEWS of yesterday. five men were injured bv
the falling walls. The Times says: about
half past three O'Clock the front walls began
falling, and beneath 'One section five brave
cOlOred iTemen went down. The excitement
became intense and the crowd rushed to their
relief and from the heated mass of brick and
mortar John Bell, foreman of No. 8; John
Davis. Jacob Oats. John Barefield and John
Lee were eNtricated. John Bell, John Davis
and John Barefeld, injuries on the head;
Jacob Oats, in the legs. The wounded men
were carried across to Mr.. +. L. Harris resi-
dence, the FOntaine House, where their lnju-
ries were examined by DIR. Stanford. None
were considered very serious, though John
Bell Is the worst hurt
Rome Courier: ''Afr. Stephen Phillips, of
Walker county. came TO our city yesterday,
bringing produce to market. In conversation
with one Of our business men he stated that
he had been married forty mine years; is the
father Of twelve living children--fOur sons
and eight daughters-all of whom are still
with him; that not single one cf his children
has ever been to school day in their lives,
although every one of them has very fair
English education. due TO the fact. that their
parents possessing good practical sense and an
average education, taught them at night and
other leisure moments during the day. Mr..
Phillips also said that not a single garment of
any kind, except hats, had ever been bought
for one of his children. either girl or boy,
during their lives, such garments always
having been made at home by their own hands