Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-14

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posed ncendiaries-Alachua Tax Sales
Elections of Railway OmciaIs.
GEORGIA.
A correspondent at Surrency writes US un =
der date March y: "Appling and Jones cOun-
ties. with Surrency, mourn the great loss Of the
country in the death Of Governor Stephens,
The weather is fair and the sun shining warm
as we write. The 10th and nth insts. were
unexceptiOnable days in lieu OF the expected
Virgins catastrophe. Our late cold snap.
however, cut down garden truck nightly.
The fruit Is not injured 50 far as We can per-
ceive- Appling Superior Court cOnvenes to-
day. the 18TH"
Dr.. Z. II. Nell, Chancellor of the University
Of Georgia, gives 3 eheeringly gratifying ac-
count OF the prospects Of the University. over
which he so wisely and usefully presides,
There are now one hundred and ninetv-eighi
students present in the University, with as
suranee Of over dozen more, who will shortly
matriculate. This does not include the bov.
attending the preparatory school. The School
Of Technology, the establishment OF which has
been wisely recommended. will soon be per-
fected, with valuable additions to the present
course, which operates four departments OF
that branch Of experimental science; namely
chemical, practical. engineering and agricul-
tural- In the last named, au admirable eN-
perimentai farm. under the management OF
General W. NJ. Browne, is being satisfactorily
and successfully conducted.
II is now stated that Mr.. John a Stephens
the nephew Of the late Governor, will remove
the remains OF Mr.. stephens from Atlanta a.
soon as suitable place can be prepared, and
have them inferred at or near Libsrty Hall
where he always loved to live and lonred Ia
rest by his mothers side in death.
Augusta and vicinity Wera visifad h. q,
heavy frost and considerable Ice Monday
morning.
The committee Of the Georgia State Agri-
cultural Society which is 70 decide the ques-
zion Of holding fair next fail viii meet in
Macon on the 10Th inst.
commencement day OF Wesleyan Female
College this year viii occur on Wednesday
July H. On the Sunday preceding. Rev. ". D..
p. Harrison, D. D., Of Nashville. will preach
the commencement sermon, and the visiting
committees from fraternizing conferences
win meet st the college on Friday, July g, at
eo'cl0ck a. d.
Ordinary stewart, Of Sumter county, has
ordered an election to be held in the county on
The tence question. On The l3th day OF July
uext.
Atlanta makes the following criminal show
ing, according TO the regular monthly report
Of The Police Commissioners. held Tuesday
night last: Amount Of fines imposed by the
Eecorder, Sl,25i; amount collected. s795 50;
amount RENTED by MayOr. sl3 80; worked
ard being worked out on streets, Sl4 as:
amount OF station house fees collected, S7I 20.
Total for mouth, Ss66 20. The Commissioners
recommend sa increase OF the force by six
mounted policemen.
Raphael II. Gutter, Esq. was appointed
United states Commissioner at Gainesvilie
Monday, with jurisdiction in the entirQ
Northern District Of Georgia, by the Hon.
Don. A.Pardee, Judge OF the United States
Circuit Court for the Northern District Of
Georgia.
The Hmesville Agricultural society will
convene at the residence OF Ben njamin Darsay
at the usual hour on the fourth SATURDAY in
March.
AT Hampton. on Monday. asuegrO girl at
tempted suicide by taking morphine The
physician gave her stripes enough 10 have
iasted ten years in slavery tIme. aud thereby
save5 her life.
The Port Valley Mirror SAYS: I'VE regret u
lCGrn tkat The woods in the neighborh0Od ol
Mr. j. X. Matiews. caught on lirc on Satur-
dav Of last week, and did considerable dam
age. Mr. Mathews lost about two hundred
cords of wood and large number of cross-
Mr. John IT, Snider, brother OF Mrs. Joseph
&. kev. of Macon, who has been teaching
school in Terrell county for some time, left his
home an the village OF Chickasawhatehee ON
last "wednesday. On Monday his body was
found in the woods near that place IL is
supposed that he committed suicide. as he was
suol In the face with a pistol ball. and had a
I''slol in his hand when found. 'He wac about
nifty Efar- oid-
The Dadlorega Signal says: "The Superin-
t.utIeut OF ths Loud E4lBc. Lumpkln county.
has s0rle 2lg dWts. OF nuggets picked ont Of
the vicld Of last month Tor specimens, They
run from one to thirty-hye dwts. some oi
them are very rough. and have the appearance
If raid taken directly from a quartz VEN.
others are imbedded IN iron that seems to be
of an aqueous formation. and Others carry ing
quartz. The gold taken lrom the Loud mine
different iH appearance from any that Is
-UuDd on this belt"
4 lady living near the E09st in Liberty
county, who had been reading Virgins pre-
llctions OF the coming March storm, deter
mined 70 Gus down EHge oak which stood Ia
front OF the dwelling. ami which she was ap-
prehenziys would lie thrown down by the
storm. several stout men were employed to
f,ll t8e oak in defiance of the plea OF the poet,
-WI0dmau spare that tree. Ropes were las
Tened 70 the h0ughz Of the tree 20 as TO PIE
1eui IS Ealing on the house. But the ropes
were lot suilic!eut, OF the men at the end OF
them. and d5ss-E came the tree across the roof.
crushing if lns 5Rd reminding the inmates oi
september gale.
Warrants were issued Monday morning at
Macon against two men. one young wnlte
llau named john CLARK and the etiier negro
named Price Davis. These two persons were
arrested SATURDAY night -Dy Officers Hendef
-Jn and Ryan. They werG arrested ~ the
instlEatlon Of some persons wSo saw thein
-. r.r
store, ON Fourth street, and crying 'nre.
anl as the cause OF the fire was found 70 De a
lJt II burning faGs0ts piled against ooAIl :
ias house ma the vicinity Whlch nau ouI @ ne.
-ut Httie- 10 was supposed thai those VINO 20
early gaye she alarm were the persons who
ait tAc daring deed.
We alluded f. few days ago 10 the Fort VAL
!ev t.gokiuE Clam, composed Of NUMBER OF
Young ladIes OF that section. Of It's last meet /
lugthe Y.rFor saws: ''RatiieT more Interested
iy than uscJsl, the Cooking CluD aud rs friends
assembled on Wednesday night at the resi-
uenCe OF u. w. I. A. reene. and especially zeal
Gus were the thirty old competitors Tor the
premiums offered 80 beautiful were the
breads. so uaIatable the salads, ami 80 hne the
cakes. that the judges found II dinicIllt 10 rem
Ger decision. However iLe iEelel-l.i,s NSrc ~t.
awarded 90 Miss Lula Long ioE HFeEus Al7S
Willie 1. Greene for salads. and Miss Ida *
gins for cake. Tise attendance Was large ahs.
tne party was highly enjoyed by all present
The Atlanta A0pcai has the following
special froia Chattanoo9a as.s%1 IN ~ I,i Il5s
About O'Clock this afternoon klehar,i
Howard s. hotel clerk. - si=S pa!ait Dut -s2s
dangerously shot by tseofse ~. Ocus, s.o.,, s,.,,
editor OF the Times. The trouble arose from
aH article that appeared in tbe local column
OF that paper on Tuesday morning iast. inc
article was about divorce SUIT IN ehlch
Howard-s name appeared rather cnnspicuoHS-
D.. Meeting Dchs on the street TINS evening
hsavv cane. Oehs drew hls pistol and sitoi
hir,. the bail entering the lower part - The
abfo-1en and ranging downward. iinms'n [.
.teiv I. ter the shooting Ochs sprrenderSd 10
leased
rort VALLEY Mirror. ''We learn that Mr..
Harris is making arrangements 10 have an
artesian well bored Oh has premises anu u me @the
contractor accepts tits proposition WhiSn nas
teen made and he moss PfvDaDiy MI MI III ,,'s
work viii be commenced - once. Inc con con
rrsrfor viii guarantee 4 well Tor SzUg5-Mr.
H. 10 furnish an engine, wood ana ' ser, >aI
Harris NIL nav the s.. 900, but is phN uthE ~
furnish the engine. etc. However, - au - =
gIue can fe rented for a small prlee, u y
probable that the contractor VIII accept m%E, %
Harrisf offer. The boring OF wen y! % %tne
Gown has been q complete and perfect iaiIuIe'
and Ws are glad to view such natterlnS prus
uects as tie circumstances fufElsn- Ne aLe
sure that If Ar. Harris g not neSdsc on ~ ~
rin soon have q sell, aud be 1ufnishink sne
roWH with the needed supply OF wafer.
Aurussa Ersafug Nes0ss = \ fatal ana deepl!
raaretfsd acrident on Sunday afternoon mas
tl6tbed 2 family in SORROW and ct9Hght ueath
h. an - lhs hanpiesf homes in august a.
lIa riisehar-r nf 4 toy pistol resulted Ia tsis
death ~ Hf7Ia Edmusfa Allen fendleton, =
bright vopnr son Ct air. GG0 Mrs- " ilii.1u' III ~,
Pendlatou i pistol shot was DcaIu !,n, ~ ny
BOWS room between two ana Lhres Si1S ~, =
sunday afternoon and meiiheIs % - ta
Family who rushed % the spot s.llt, lOnllt,
Eamuud lying on the hS0f ehot "a tiilsss ;s,i
fde Jeff temple and expiring. : 10y pisIust
e IL lis hand. which was burned. aeu .lS y
80. marx oi the pistol on the taeie so IN I. ~, y,
71 = Nsf ir trying 70 force the loau 5., i.l,o
ttalnly /. tad been suddenly and accident =
Us pistol 10 The little feltOwss parents
elly diseharge1- kome at the ulne a. u
@sEe absent from -pn,,d to ma their ehs,