Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-19
NEIGHB0RH00D NOTES.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TOPICS
OF INTEREST.
A Bloody AFFAIR in stewart-AnOther
Child Burned to Death-The Torch in
Laurens-FIorida Sunday School Con-
ventiOn-The ViceregaI Party Likely
TO Winter in Jacksonville.

Laurens-FIOrida Sunday school Con-
ventiOn-The ViceregaI Party Likely
to Winter in jacksonville.
GEORGIA.
There is some dispute as to the place Of
meeting Of the State Agricultural Society.
The last conventiOBtVyas held at Marietta, and
Judge Vason. a prominent member, at that
time extended an invitation for the society to
hold its next session. which takes place on the
second Tuesday in February, in Albany. That
city, however, it seems, after having enter
tanned the Methodist preachers in general
conference for five days last December, has
been eaten out and will not be prepared to
keep open house for the agricuturists. In
order to settle the matter 1t has been deter
mined that if the society does not assemble IN
Albany. II viii be called TO meet in Macon.
where hog. hOminy, ''chicken fxins and sich''
are plentiful, and where the latch string hangs
outside the door.
The gin house Of Mr.. ;. :. Everett, Of Stew
art county, was burned on Monday night last
The house was new one, as also the fixtures
and machinery which were entirely destroy
ed. together with five balesOf cotton and about
two thousand bushels Of cotton seed. The
property was insured for $500.
During negro dance On the place Of Mr. J.
J.. Weather, in stewart county on Monday
Tense at something said by Henry Adams. and
out with a knife, cut his throat, laying bare
the iugular vein and paralyzing his left side
40 this iuncture, Jack Adams. brother Of
Henry. put in an appearance and accOsted
Lewis, who plunged his knife into Jacks left
arm. Jack then advanced Lewis and
plunged his knife into.his heart, killing him
Instantly.
There are nearly or quite two hundred stu
dents at the University of Georgia.
Rev. &. \. Evans, of Atlanta. has a walking
cane made from limb Of the oak under which
John Wesley preached his first sermon in
Georgia. The Wesley oak Il now over $50
wears Of age.
The Rome Bulletin notes the discovery of
some very line specimens Of speTgel ore near
Lavender mountain, seven oreight miles from
the city. which, it is thought, exists in large
quantities. should this be 50, it Will make
very valuable addition to the industries Of
that section, and Rome in particular. A COM
many has been formed in'that city by a num-
her of gentlemen of business standing, and
capital subscribed for developing mineral
lands. and they have bought eight hundred
acres at the foot of Lavender mountain. and
experts VIII begin prospecting at once. Should
the result be as anticipated, tramway can
be- easily constructed. and the ore easily and
quickly transferred 10 the city for smelling
and refining.
a negro woman on the plantation Of Mrs.
Rembrv. n DOoly county. on Saturday night
went of from home, leaving in the house her
two-vear-Old child. When she returned sun
,iav morning she found it dead,it having fallen
900 The fire ami perished in the flames.
The cotton receipts at Hawkinsville since
the season opened August llth, 1882. up to sat
urday night January 18th, amounted to lS.l79
bales.
The state taxes Of Georgia are now lower
than those Of any other State in the Union.
with possibly one or two exceptions. The tax
bin passed by the Legislature at the session
inst closed reduces the general al valorem
faN tlve-tenths of per cent.
The County Commissioners of sumter cOun-
az have decided 10 receive proposals for the
sale OF the old court house and the lot on
which it stands in Americus. This, of course.
amounts TO a new court house, modern in its
architecture and better adapted to court pur-
poses.
The United States internal revenue officers
located at Gainesville made a raid into Pick
ems and Cherokee counties last week. They
secured three illicit stills and destroyed a large
ouantv Of mash. and Deputy Marshal Jim
castor took into Atlanta on Friday last a
batch Of four prisoners from Rabun county
charged with Illicit distilling-
Col. Thomas NJ. Turner, az old and hOnored
citizen Of Hancock county, died al his resi-
dence in Sparta on Sunday last, aged seventy
three years. His loss will be very much re-
eretted in the community where he was 50
much loved and houOred
The Walton Neirs says OF the savannah
lyrrKLv NEWS: I'VE can trUthfully say there
a, DO better paper published in Georgia"
Ioehrau has elected as hermuncipal officers
Tor the present year: Mayor, samuel Mayer,
and Aldermen. NJ. Y. Brantley, ID. NJ. Ryle.
2. T. Dawson. J. VI. Nynne. +. X. Hendricks.
f.. - Alderman
The municipal election at Eastman. recently
heidi resulted in the election Of the following
officers for lSSi: Mayor. Dr- G.. I. Latlmer;
Aldermen. ID. VI. Roberts. ). r DeLacy. L. NJ q
Peacock, ". b. Daniel. Mr. sol Herman
was reelected Clerk and Treasurer.
The grand jury Of Barlow county in the;F
recent preseutment say; "We are pleased TO
report the evident decrease of the higher
grades Of crime in our county. and are glad TO
saw thai We do not think the smaller crimes
are more numerous than in former years"
Governor stephens has received numerous
apuIiratiOns from private parties. doctors anu
others. requesting him to furnish them with
vaccine virus. Only the Orttlnarles Oi the
counties or their properly authorized agents.
can obfain il under the bill passed - the Leg
i-lature for its free distribution.
The Washington correspondent Of the At
lanta Constitution saws that senator Brown
has closed a contract FOR twenty-five hundred
tons OF steel rails. which viii make the WeS-
tern and Atlantic Railroad soiid steel its
whole length, by supplying the place q thirty
miles Of iron RAIDS now IN use
The HawkinsviIle folk can't get any water
from their artesian well, but 1t seems from tte
following that il yields poetry by the jug iull-
The UaWkinsville AeirS SAYS: The arteSian
we'll has ceased to flow, the reason oi this we
dO not know: and the pipe = crooked ite
wOrkmen sore, becausf- they say. they cannot
bore any mOre-uniu new instrument i1f
straightening the pipe arrives from PhIladel-
uhia or some other point. We are still eOnfi-
.leni shat the well will be q saecess.
The new board OF directors Of the public
library of Columbus met on Tuesday evening
last and elected the following officers Tor Inc
ensuing year: President, II. K. GOetehius,
Esu: First Vice President. J. Meyer: second
Vice President. J. A. W aIker: Treasurer, Cliff
h. Grimes: Secretary. Thee, VI. fOleY; LIBRA
riau j. G.. Moon. We learn THAI the library
starts the new year with bright ps9spects
Of usefulness. and that the citizens OF Colum-
bus are taking an active interest IN It's success.
The sparta LshmGslite says Of the savannah
WEEKLY NEWS: This Is one OF tbe ablest
newspapers OF our aequalntance, u se.stitius ,
everything of interest that enters INTO the
make up of the daily. and viii become indis-
nensable to thOse acquainted with II, whose
residence away from the line OF tfaNei hiikes
q daily undesirable
Duhiiu Post. s.On last saturday night. about
I0o'clOck some demon in human shape fired
Mr.. j. r. FuilPr's barn IN which he sNGeps MS
forage and mules at his mill. and burnt Il -
tbe o--erfnd with eight head Of fine mules.
There was some cOrn-a.Qut forty Dushels-
IN the barn. seven Of the l.lules were Mr.
Fuiier's-One OF them belonging IL sis sawyer,
Mr. Howard. No clue as TO who the iHsendl-
AIRY is. -
The grade Of the various classes of Emory
College were announced in chapel Tuesday
morning The following are tia highest
marks. senior class Mr.. I. II. HuzZa, At-
lanta. Ga. general average lU0. winch, by tile
way. is the highest average ever mace IN
Emory College, Junior class Mr. .. w.
Branch Savannah. Ga. general average
~ S-II. Sophomore class, +. Il. Allen, SnanG-
hal. China. general average - 5-y. Freshman
class. J. A. Williams, Otter Creek, fla., gem
eral average % 80. The college = prosperous
and prospering. nearly three hundred stu
dents ON roll. Great enthusiasm pFeNSsied
when Mr. Huzza's average Of 100 was an
nounced.
The Covingtos Star says: 1--WE were shown
= few davs ago a ress0rt of the United states
AasaveP Of an assay Of ores taken from DIR.
Cary CON's gold mine in Cherokee county.
which assayed s222 20 per ton fes.t the poor
e=t, and f35S 10 per ton ioT the flehest Ssrs:
making IN average Of 800 Is per ton. This +
certainly a very rich yield. and Is scarcely
eQualed by any other mine in Georgia We
congratulate the doctor upon the richness OF
MS ores. and hope they viii prove a BONANZA
for him. This mine adjOins the famous BEL
mine which has heretofore been considered
one Of TIE richest mines in Georgia, but the
ore from nr. COX's mine shows a higher per
cent OF cola 10 the ton than II. DR.. Cox, Tor
MANY wears has been proprietor of the Cox
House. OF COy1Dgfon. His many friends Will
be glad 10 hear Of Gss good luck
Atlanta Constitution: l.The Railroad Com
mission,aT-s ~ SOufh. Carolina 8eached the city
yeste M at o'clock. the party consisting of
eX-GSF. Bonham, ex -GOV Jeter ana Capt: