Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,rEENT EVENTS OF INTEREST
n THE TWO STATES.

.,rEENT EVENTS OF INTEREST
n THE TWO STATES.
New Railroads Now Under Con-.
l.,-,rfion-A Noted MerIwether In
.,fsr-An ImpaIed Swallow HeroicaI-
y. rs.cued-A Hunter Lost In a swamp
earued by Boiling Soap.
GEORGIA.
..- rc now making in Europe. It is
Z. .. interest foreign syndicate in the
. cambridge, Cuthbcrt and Columbus
r Fars- county recently two children were
-- ueI 10y the contents Of an over
Kettle IN which soap was boiling.
-. White and Thomas Wade were seri-
=. rai iu Lee county. day or two
.--rHe falling Of piazza
r H. Nahone, Of Ta.bottou. whose
...-. va- bitten by mad dog, has had the
.-.rr a0rutated.
..-r-arcs that Sidney wilkins. Of Craw-
r. va not killed by the mules kick rs at
s.. -.rer'e.i- but only seriously injured.
.fu drcmen want to have a parade on
b. -.rI- rf the recent Macon celebration.
n-atcr ,1uuty's election resulted in a vic
.- srlr liquor element.
lin Eauut, ST.. died in Atlanta Thurssla..
rr-.'arci military companies flourish in
tGlr'--
b.. W. O.. Bowie, Of Scriven county, has
---... t,o barrels Of scuppernong wine, Of
..rr uaBufacturc, 10 New York this week.
--- .-rr.l goes 20 Delmonico, the great res
.--5-. man Of that city.
-fr..atcry veIling the murderous attack
~. z. King, Of COvington, has not been
..-.I .r vet, but it is believed that Mr..
r-.v.T seek Justice on his recovery.
rr. -.-r crib Of J. :. Slocumb. Of Houston
--,-. rrutauinE between 500 and 1000 bush
81. -.-r was burned some nights ago.
r-. or.tmau Guards, OF FORSYTH. one OF the
~ military rnmEatHes Of the state. will be
-.-r rru and handsome uniform in a few
,-rIr rau, while drunk on the cars he
sr 1ttgu= and Wmtcrville. fired into two
-.Ir, r.U-,-, barely missing negro wO-
.r nd uU"
r y Frsk-. of MalIOrysville. has a net
-.---r fr7t au old cat took up and put with
.-LIft.r- Ind she takes the same care of IL
..-. ur her own family.
r-.trHre5a Pacific management viii en-
.-.--r tHe erection Of summer resorts along
Sind. and promises series OF cheap cNcur-
-. au-u- the spring and summer.
v-ife-- arr -til creating alarm in Dooly
--.r arI the citizens Of Eureka district
49, flrT r meeting and resolved { q kill out
r-ft canine race found unaccOmpanicd
H-aErer--
r..-r P.rtI. has been notified that il Jones.
...r.f. murderer of OglcthOrpe. Is not tried
---r..s Fe win be lynchcd. Jones has also
r---- .ha Judge asking that the guard az
fa De- increased
TrEa-t tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
..s raIr 1-I Ihe preparations Tor The erection
F1 Hlm.er ol dcpois between Rome and
fr.rtr and atlanta and Macon. They are
Ell. rrIfnrr. and attractive Three sizes Of
.ra-- a-. used ON the line.
rarT IlmpheII- Of Lexington. shows a .
rrr. aHauf Tine size of a pea that lac f0uud
--'r- t.U skin Ot a chicken. resting on the
EH.-r There was no scar showing that
r.nelHIr uaJ entered from the outside, and
FL question is. how came 10 there:
several Texans have been bEyiug up cattle
a r.a uIre-ra-s region around Albany for
-rg-' weeks for shipment To Fort Worth.
r.,a-. ,. IS SAID they have thus far procured
fsa. four thousand mead, at an average Of
s HU Usr Ecld. The rate OF shipment VIII bc
81, per- sr load.
THE annual report shows the profits Of tho
.r. Augusta mills. the GranitevlliC and the
Il--.u-r. ir be Sl66,e0O, notwithstanding the
favorable YEAR Just past The company
-aI. q per cent. net ON the capital, after
.lru- 500 necessary expenses and S2l.O00
-.sre--. The old officers were reelected.
state school Commissioner Orr viii soon he
sin ltauva-- of the counties, and viii make
first address 20 the people OF noOly county.
Vienna. ON the subject OF common schools.
-r.t.' being 10 secure an increased appro-
r-a.Hu 800 the coming session Of the Legisla-
.-. i-iurc which he Will have two bills ON
Hs-".|rrt.
D. D. Burch. Of Dodge county. with Ike
ia7ar Iud Dr. Garner, went hunting in a
W|a., county swamp. Mr.. Burch got lost
and wandered about IN Irr
swamp for about thirty hours without food or
T-.. THE gravest apprchensiOns were in
-e. u 10y his friends. bat ne turned up
gyt .rning all right.
The hHJv Of one of the deck hands of the i'll
a..i steamer Willy was found at Fort Gaines
I.ur-Ilr. search Is being made for others.
HT Duuu. one OF the coolest and most Observ-
90 H' tte passengers. Is confident that If a
-rrr.g-a LIST could be made it would show
l' from sixteen To eighteen persons lost
-rr lives hy the disaster. lie remembers
lrCrI. passengers that have not been report
t- b irt believes they were lost.
EN. Brooks. Of Mcriwethcr county. has
.-r granted patents for twenty-five invcn-
rr- fIr was the first TO invent the cotton
.--V Bon I.~ improved method Of packing cot
r. Dos most profitable invention Is his ear
H'rr. which q, now rapidly coming into no
PRE-. r.r -l'c of which viii make NIr. Brooks
0. tls richest men i'm the South. Another
f-Laa.H invention lS one patented IN Aprll.
'N. SHOWN az the Brook, Eccentric cotton
r. 90. improvements belong to the packer
.. 'go'er, and are Of great value.
-Tdr isuilcus of Hancock avenue" saws
Athens FIHHtr- LTr0H, were up 10y day
- sunday morning gazing mp into the air
no tHrE we're lu search Of a bee tree. or
-re'H.r- Ike %. 70 soon became apparent
e. I-- Ha--er- 10y that there was something
10r- Hu account of so many windows mp
.-' Hnrrmhcfl heads pCcpIug out. At last
mystery was solved. y little swallow or
.rImur- weep had tired To- dive soyKEE5o hIS
.1-.lu- place Iu Mr.. llaWptOn's chimney. and
Hc.IWc ImpalCd on the sharp point of a
L-l'CIlu- rHI- The little fellow was work
- WIniuIr tp get OF, but. alas, he was
i--rc 'H stay unless he could get help. Mr..
-.Ner- iHe layton street furniture man, sec
r- iHg r'riluus condition Of the bird, aud
1- tHr mik of human Kindness. etc, got
Q .-lItr Huu went tu the roof and liberated
I'i.r fellow. greatly to tine delight of the
f'tr-Irartct ladies on Hancock avenue"
l1 ..'aUiug new railroads are. according
I'D. . -'.-f Record. I'M course Of C0ustruc-
.1 nm '1I- state, The East and West Rail
az of Alabama, d. in course Of construction
-n rl-- Plains. Alabama, On the East Ten
ae'-.'- Virginia and Georgia. TO Broken Ar
.-H, miles, which viii hc completed in -Au-
--.- lhe road Is narrow gauge. projected to
II. lF.l tcdartOwn, Ca. to Birmingham,
4a-.aui IS continuation Of the old CherO-
,.t tIfa- from GartcrsyIllc To ttslurtOwu.
-e F. miles The Gainesville, Jefferson and I
...'En extension, narrow gauge projected
t- Uten SraJed between lIOchstOn and jug
tavern. ten miles, and the remainder will
t .t under contract. jefferson branch,
-'I'N gauge, projected 10 run from South
....r I'D jefferson, ga, > miles, Is graded.
Nt.-t-' I.ie and DahlOncga. narrow gauge,
,.tl.ri tu run from Gainesville TO
Ia p miles, Is near
-id1ci from Gainesville To the
.t.nt river, Is miles. and about miles OF
..4.A .lib. The Northeastern Railroad Of
.st extension, projected 10 run from
-,.. Tap junction. on the Richmond and
r--...'. Railroad, near Mount Airy, through
',.- 1dp tu Maryyille, Tenn, connecting
Nt.. vile with the Knoxville and Augusta
.-- was rHmplcted 20 Talluiah Falls last
INNER ana trains put on. 10 Is now given
L.-I work VIII be resumed and pushed
-T and the Rabun Gap Road. which
sd long talked OF. viii soon be an aC-
.-htj TACT, giving knoxville, Tenn.
-s.. 'NmnuulcatlOn with Northeastern
---ii. North and South Carolina and
v ..l.t -outheastcrn Atlantic coast. The
-t.ta ami North Georgia. narrow guagc.
NJ. now running two daily trains between
r -..t Nd., ON the Western and Atlantic
- ''ltL L-uNc miles 10 Jasper In Plckcu-
----I ,tiii soon run eight miles further to-
L -.llial- iu trilmer county. This carries
r 81 little road nearly to the North
-..-0l line. from whence to Murphy. North
-'-- sixteen miles, the road bed II al
ldlcd- superintendent Glover. Of the
- informed the Railroad Record that its
.-'u % Murphy is assured several i'm
..l-l new railroad projects are ON foot for
-I. and she will have her share Of the
'l-1ud miles Of new road that will he
-i ilc United states in the year lSS}.
FLORIDA.
s'.- george W. Prescott died at the resi-
-,''c ". his son, the Rev. George j. prescott.
--.,r ei the Church Of the Good Shepherd. in
of Boston. on the 9th instant.
El-n-y viii observe Memorial day. James
-. hly.mc win deliver the oration.
A-.'-on is to have a hotel which will be run
,m