Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-16
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM OUR LATE
EXCHANGES.

Killed at the Card Table-DeadIy AffraN
In PauIding-Suspected Suicide-NortI
Georgia Gold BIines-The Father OF
Twins at Seventy.
The swamps, fields and woods around An.
rusta are full Of robins, and the young sports
men are having a fine time in slaughtering
them. Droves Of wild geese are often seen
4 wing over the city, and they roOst above the
locks.
The corner stone Of the new court house OF
Walton county was laid at Monroe, Wednes-
dav. with appropriate ceremonies. The Ma
sons we're on hand and did the work accord
iug to the ancient ceremonies of King Solo
mons Temple.
The dwelling house of Mr.. VIM. burden. in
Walton county, and all its contents, were de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday OF last week.
The oldest citizen Of Monroe county, Mr.
Presley I. Nelms, died at the home Of his son.
rlr T. L. Nelms, on the 9th Of February. He
Ias eS years Of age, and served in the war of
sl2.
The roads in Ebert and Washington coun-
ties are almost impossible. The mail carrier
from Elberton to Washington has been water
hound for several days, and special carriers
tsEe out the mail 20 offices this side Of Broad
river.
MS now stated that the widow lady who
died suddenly in Washington last week, Mrs.
Booker NewsOme, committed suicide by tax
f,-uoisOn. She was in the town just a day or
two before her death and purchased a bottle
NJ .trvehnine. and the empty bottle was found
in the house after her death.
Tbecotton shipment from Washington is far
ahead OF last years entire shipment, and 1t is
,E,raht that 5000 bales additional were vet to
h. .bfpped before the season is closed.
The contents Of the stomach Of Moses Ack-
s-,ge. tn. negro who is alleged to have been
-o.soped by negro woman last Saturday at
Madison. nave been sent to Professor Rains,
n Augusta. to be analyzed, and the adjourned
irouest viii be held on Monday next, when
tts report Of the analyst will be made.
Last wear the receipts in money for water
melons shipped from Augusta amounted to
,ssrlv 100000. and this year the business will
= largely increased. These melons find a
-aadv market in the North and West. and can
Iaexported to Chicago at a cost of about $50
per car load.
Tony Perkins and Judge Gibbs, two young
rolored citizens Of Walton county, while play
inc game OF cards one day last week,
ouarreIed Tony pulled out his pistol, and
deliberately fired two shots at his opponent
both taking deadly effect-One in the forehead
and the other in the breast, through the region
ofthe heart-prOducing instant death. The
murderer effected his escape.
ON Thursday night last, in Carter's saloon
ct Dallas. Paulding county, an alteration
took place between s. ). Moore and Bass
Jones. during which both drew their pistOIE
and commenced firing. Moore succeeded in
catching hold of Jones' pistol in his left hand
and began firing on his antagonist, shooting
him four times. Jones died on Saturday.
he had the reputation of being a desperate
character. His father was killed some five or
six years ago in a similar fray.
TIE citizens Of Butler recently held a very
interesting meeting to ascertain the senti-
meuts OF the tax payers with reference to the
amount to be expended for the building of a
new school or college building to replace the
one lately destroyed by fire. 1t was finally
decided that the city authorities should eX-
uend the sum OF $4,000 to build a structure
t II should answer the educational wants OF
the people.
4 eo upany has been organized to build q
r.r,s cot On factory on a water power owned
bv Col. Zae, Nary, near the city.
Judre Rowe -, of Franklin county. proposes
IN contribute 81 20 for the purchase of an en-
-ine FOR the Ga ~nesvile Railroad. The
-r,nrd for the Gainesville Railroad depot
6uIdinq at CarpesyiIle vas staked of last
Wednesday.
Four members Of the City Council Of Macon
are sick-Aldermen PaytOn. ~. i. Johnson
Proudfet and Hudgins. COnsequ emily there
was no quorum at the meeting held IN lheS-
dav evening, aud the body adjourned.
man i'm Chattahooche county, over sew
euty wears Of age, Is the father Of bran neVs
pair of twins.
The sparta Tsh4aaeIite says Of the condition
af Uaut.0r< county: 'sThis county Is not in a
prosuerous condition. FOur-ffths Of our peo-
Die are badly in debt. and a little indiscrimi-
late pressure would cause the bubble 10
burst"
Dqblin Gazette: ssNr. Thomas Brigham. who
hr two years past has been running turpen-
line dis tillery. left with his entire machinery
/ Ia-t Thursday for Montgomery county. His
object in quitting Dublin was to obtain a
larger territory Of trees.
The school house at Hannahatchie, Stewart
county. was burned on sunday night. Ii was
valued at fifteen hundred dollars, and was not
nsured The fire Is thought to have been the
work of an incendiary. Professor j. u. Cal
h0un taught a school in the building.
Athens Bannsr- WatchHadH: Our planters
were never more backward with their crops
Owing to the disagreeable weather they nave
been enabled TO sow but little small grain, while
very few burrows have been run. Ihe outlook
is not very bright for the coming crop
The County Treasurer makes bad show
ing for ROckdaIe. He reports that the taxes
f0r ls>. have been paid in and are already dis
hursed-there Is not dollar IN the IresisuIlN y
Tor county purposes. Higher taxation VIII
have % De levied to free the county OF debt.
In the northern portion Of Marion county
In this state. parties are at work actively III
lhe turpentine business, anu a laFse ~ mlPetu' Ii
has been given TO labor and capital IN TINS Ill
recti0u. It is one of the new Georgia fields
recently developed. and viii add much To the
industrial interests of the county.
The Gainesville SOuthr0H is reliably inform
el that nearly all the mines already opened m
4 Dawsou county are paving splendidly, and
new aBti rich discoveries are being made almost
every day. We should not be surprised II tht
eeyeiopmeBts OF the coming summer II SlGtI' S
pu-k BaWsen county ahead, ana Han, for-
sgth, White ana Cherokee close up aiOheslu,
o Lumpkin in mining operations. The trutt
IS the Developments OF the mining oi NOrth'
east Georgia has hardly cogmenced yet
Mr.. Warren 4. Brown and his. son Minel
have just completed a nice little Clement
attachment cotton mill ~ SIrel
Shoals on Four Mile creek. four mile:
rom Cumming. Forsyth county am an.
sven miles from FlOWery Branch IN,
capscIty is 26i spindles. The machinery Il al
leV aud Of the latest and best pattern, manu-
iactUroi by BridesburY Manufacturing Com
p2ny. fbiladelphia, placed anu Rnt il,. in,e
operation bF Mr.. &. 4. Harden, OF NinnsOr
\. T.. who owas an interest in three of theS'
Clement mills IN NOrth Carolina, and Is th'
lest Posted man on them IN the South.
In the matter OF the Citizens Bank OF Al
illta. which vas referred 10 SIScial Master
VI. n. Ellis for has opinion, involving sNe ma
elltT Of the stockholders Of the CltlLens
bank. for unpaid baisnces and to report U
Wl0m and in what amount fhe bank was IN
d Nied on the day Of its failure. IN elaborate
opr' 'toB concerning these questions has beer
g-vep By the master. He decides squarel y
fbaf the stockholders are liable for ever dOllal
Of fbsi- 81, 'bserfbed stock, only 50 per cent o
which bss n een paid in. The original capita
st0eE nd ~, Ia 'lE was 100000, Of whleii sz00,
00Vasnei5 IN OF the remaining S2o,S99
decided bv Mr.. Eiis 90 y stili due; abou
$4,000 bSs b been balanced By ans purchase o
claims against the bank held by espositor'
and others
Mers. Scarborough 4 smith nahs .kaa eiSS1 S,SiIe
and have in operation. saw inlil I vi - ~
nun Dublin. situated near the eaHH @ 5sI,;,,, ~ -
rver. They supply the demand Iof Vt.ii''i,
purposes and some for rafting 20 DaIlen. D a, "a
average days work is about s,0o0 ieet pei @ "a:
q boards and lumber for building puI 20 eS
est for rafting tkey saw out As mueh ~ 49,
$4,000 feet per day, They have Duilt 9aDlIl Il.,
~ The hands they hay3 engaged Nlscn ny ny
lumber ten or twelve p9etly cohllOI tsAl. tiDr
.1uses They also have q eotAm lssaIy stgt t,
y supply their hands. In conne3ss94 VIZ
faih Mr. 6. ;. Hooks has speinai,1 sli'5i.i