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

Chauneey-Jumping from "a Third
story Window.
GEORGIA.
The southern Press Association Will meet
.n Chattanooga April 4th next.
The journeymen tailOrs Of Macon are pre-
raring for strike. Il will be q fearful con-
i.ti0n Of affairs when the goose hangs high
and everybody must needs purchase his out
ward adornment from a ready made clothing
shop.
All the bids for paving the streets Of Atlanta
under the resolution OF the Citv Council.
which have been sent in by contractors have
been rejected. The lowest was from Grant &
C0.. who proposed to do the work by convict
labor.
The Worth Star VIII be removed to Ty-Ty
from Isabella on Monday next The distance
between the two places is not very great, and
removal viii be made because Ty-Ty is the
most favorable OF the two for journal
The election at Cuthbert to decide upon the
purchase Of q steam fire engine for the fire de-
partment Of that thriving town, viii take
place next Monday. TwO-thirds Of the votes
tas. in the last election for Mayor must be
cast in favor OF the purchase, or no engine can
be bought. If the citizens OF Cuthbert have
the interest OF the town at heart, they will
vote for the purchase. The added protection
to the property Of the town viii more than
repay the expense entailed by the purchase.
The city fathers OF Bainbridge contemplate
having tie city limits surveyed, so that the
people VIII know who are and who are not
citizens Of the town, and as such subject to its
ordinances and taxes.
A heavy Jack Frost visited Blaekshear on
Tuesday night last, and the Noles and Signal
saws knocked spots out Of the gardens."
Tie election IN Clayton county on Wednes-
dly last. on the question OF prohibition, re
su.-ei iu the carTyingo Of the county by large
majority in favor Of prohibition.
The stockholders Of the Columbus street
Railroad Company organized on Thursday
with % capital stock Of $4,000. Twenty-Five
hundred shares. at $40 a share, were all taken.
ALL election OF officers takes place soon, and
lh- r1ad VIII be built at once.
81 meeting OF the street Commissioners of
Atlanta. Thursday afternoon. il was decided
90 accept the bid of Mr.. 4. } James for mac
aiamzng MeDonongh, Marietta, Whitehall
and Washington streets.
A large amount Of cotton Of last years crop
stl. remains in the hands of the farmers OF
Taylor county unsold, they expecting to
receive for the same better price for this
staple m the future.
Greensboro Hsr1ld- "a bale of cotton was
recently sold on cur streets at2lS cents per
pound. The bale weighed 5l7 pounds and
brought Sl2 90. The same buyer once bought
@ bale for u cents per pound"
The barn OF J. ID. Oxford. near Dalton.
was burned 70 the ground yesterday morning.
together with i've mules, COW, reaper and
mower aud large lot Of general farm ma
thHery. The fire was the work Of an imcend-
ilry. The loss is about 81 600, with $3.50 insur-
llce. This is the fourth fire Of this kind that
mas occurred near Dalton during the past
$40 months.
Reports from the larger orchards in Spald-
Ing county show that the recent cold snap has
not injured the peach crop. though the trees
we're very forward. The yield promises To be
very abundant one, but IL is too early yet to
te hurt by cold. Reports from ThOmastOn
show tIat the peach trees have hlOOmed
heavily ID that section. IL appears that the
Danger 70 the peach crop IS in the cold snaps
gIAter March or April.
Rome Courier: ssAIr West R0unsavilIe l.
Frogressing finely in getting subscriptions for
fl- new cotton factory We understand that
DE Ea= already subscribed in this city and vi
tiul-y 4J5, 000, and subscription by a gentle
man from Boston of $4,000. conditioned on
raising $4,000 IN this vicinity. Surely the re-
naming $4,000 can be raised here, and then
Ihe work viii be Immediately commenced"
Gr. Rains says Of the condition of Governor
stephens on the lst instant: The condition Of
thc Governor is somewhat improved to-day.
fa-t uiehf was not favOrably spent. and with
the exception Of a short time, he had little
sleep. that being about l O'Clock To-day he
I--,-tInE decidedly better He has just taken
N.IILH HLitlftt WHICH 4 lAAlLk AiN NtAA Attdltt
Although his condition Is more favorable, no
uup b. allowed access TO his bed chamber, as it
is best for him not TO be disturbed IN any
Way."
Hawsiusville Dispgtch. "Hawkinsville cot
t0u receipts since the opening OF the season
laI reached Il, ,4;S bales 10 Monday afternoon,
February 18th, and there had been shipped
sUit bale. leaving in the warehouses 2,594
bales A few hundred bales Will yet come IN.
hmav Dee safely estimated that there is now
o. iu size warehouses and 10 come IN about Sl2O,W0
E0ua of cotton. There j. almost enough
ueat aad corn in the country to run the farm
srs another season, and II they ever intend To
ecouomize and avoid debt this is the year TO
ulase rHe effort
Mr.. Patrick smith iiyes on Mr.. sam VIII
sons place on the HOrnsby plantation. Camp
beu county. ON last sunday Mr., smith was
away from home. Mrs. Smith was left at
lla1 with q little girl some three or four
EeaIl Ul age During the day Alrs. smith nad
acca--pu To- % TO the spring Tor water anu lelt
IHc Itte girl alone in the house in which
frt was burning. OH her return the mother
ras L0rrlirt % dnd her child lying on the
loer lusSusible. LeF clothing burned almost
clrirely off her body, aEd the little one 50
fc5Ecled and charfCd as % be almost un-
recoegizabe. she died in few hours after
Being -4scevered-
The FotsH Nelrs having published "Ihe
t0wn of Lexington is rapidly gong to decay,
and 1851 ao0u be classCd among the dead towns
or JeoFgia." the OIistA0Tps Echo replies as
follows: we would like 20 know where our
contemporary got any such information. We
answer DO lust as we do the report that the
ksl5 B. hursted: IL Lexington Is dead. de
cIyei town. u is the liyest decayed town IN
Georgia. ANY one that knows what he Is TAX
ing about would not make any such assertions.
Lexington Is liver now than il has been in
.e1rs and we would like 10 have the scribe OF
iilt = --ls TO GENE down and be convinced
Nalau TeiegrJpL and Messenger: ''As far as
can be- learned, the killing Of Dr. John W
Tucker Uv PcYIOu L. Ethcridge. AZ Chaun-
rey. noted in these columns yesterday. was
Ept iu-tIdallc. The verdict of the Coroner :
.arl declares il TO be wiliful murder. y war
t1lt haa been issued. and also Warrant
a-alLsr Lueius J.. Hester. charging hlm win
atlI- aecesS5rv after the fact. Inc alucultI
grew out II q transaction about i've s6Ee oI
-Aeu. Tucker had blil Of sale ana demanueo
lleu. Elheridge refused % give them up.
Tucker went 10 the lot and drove them out.
ttheriIce followed along the T0Sd three or
toUr hundred yards and shot IuckeE twice
Ellh double -baTTeied gun. killing INN IN
-,sniIy."
Mr. John Wren. the detective Of Richmond,
who has been Eorking uP some cases IN % 2seor-
ga, reports: u arrested at Mt. Airy james
Winters and William Winters Tor attempting
towreck the trains OF the Atlanta ana Chaf-
t.-e Railroad Company at the 'eis mile po7..
tLeE we're sent 10 jail and 10 DC thuiSte1 -!
lNs grand jury. which met Al GlarksvIlle A8n-
d4r <9th february. lSS3. 1 arreStep AT IOc-
Goa Wni KUckelberry and " illlati DAVIS,
gQih colored. Ier roebing tle lreisH. ar 3, ~
Ioccoa station twelve oiuerent ttiiiS7' M M
robh.ug the depot sc Westminster, >. =. anu
attempting 10 wavisy the agent, Mp, Murphy.
They we're sent to jail tOr Burglary ana 10 pe
indicted by the grand jury shleh meets 1ie
4-lh day OF March, 1888.
Pr j. w Thurmond who resided sc 40
NresCe street. Augusta, was, on lnufsu'i!
afternoon. found lying dead upon the boot W ul
hs house after q report Of q pistol had been
fearI within the premises. NOthtng Is known
Eith cerfainfr IS to the cause OF the terrible
lrlzedv ne VS. about forty live yeafss OF
age. vas a street Eaeechant- or buyer or tnef-
'laui.-e. and a quies ana ofoeriy eltlLeIl. -sl
-l.r WorkInsn IN the hsissluo 49,, I.gSS = : S& -
Ila. Mr. Thurm0nd had disputs = TN = negIO @
carpenter. whose shaVlngs were DION illS , 1tSF
INTO IhurmOnd's walk In the dlsputes tLey
say that ThurmOnd went - the house IN si5seT ,l
aud returned with his pistol. The negro ned,
-ll Thurin0ad returned to the ho6ge, rev
minutes later the pistol shot was heard
Atlanta Consultation. About ten days ago
Eeuteman went to the Nati0B9l Hotel ana
Arqe upon the register. Julius 6risWoId,
blliil.0re, Nd and was assigned 70 room;
4r 6risT0id IS a commercial traveller anu
Slmet 10 Ailanta in the interest OF a leadlne
nd!lm0Tc firm. He n good Duslhess hlan'
-Al sEcCessfuiIr transacted seyeSN usles.
-aL during the time began drinking ana loI
several DAYS past he has ueen almost constant
q under the influence of hqcOr. \ lew cay
~ hr. Griswold began heeing -fom monAles mos
1s- ether imaginary 4Oes- sias NIL ~
-tiole last when he-was taken 70 hls
nom, which vas on the third floor OF
- Aolel, he was in terrible cohultlon.
~ room has a window when opens U ullyh
a aley between the National Hotel ana tlle
eoreF12s building. and from this window ~.
gllsWotl jumped. The distance was ABOUT
.liy leet ard although the man fell upon a
--ss stone lie S-ss not seriously injured HIS
@ean- attracted li2 attention OF tnS highs
Nltehnf-, ~, f-,,.,S 49, where he fell. and