Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-05
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM OUR LATE
EXCHANGES.

and the taxes are light.
The large grist mill Of Mr.. A. c. Hugeley,
ou the Chattahoochee river, near West Point,
was burned one night last week. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the work Of an ineendiary, as a pre-
ri0us attempt was made to burn it some time
since. The loss is heavy. The mill cost $4,000,
and is only insured for $1,000. 4 reward Of
500 has been offered for the arrest and proof
20 convict the incendiary.
The little daughter Of a Mr.. Owens, near
tie poor house OF Floyd county, on Wednes-
day last was out where they wRe burning
brush. Her clothing caught fire, and before
they could be extinguished she was burned so
badly that death ensued shortly afterwards.
IA the northern portion of Marion county.
in this State, parties are at work actively in
the tuFpentine business, and a large impetus
iyhas heen gwen to labor and capital IN this di-
e.lisrs It is one Of the new Georgia fields
recently developed. and VIII add much to the
Industrial interests of the county.
The Scriven County Agricultural Society
held their annual meeting at StatesbOrO on
saturday last. We have not yet been advised
ofthe officers elected for the coming year, or
tie names Of the delegates to the state Agri-
cultural Convention to be held at Macon.
The mortuary report Of the city Of Bruns-
wick. as published by the City Physician.
q
tof any city in the United states. The
whole number Of deaths during the past year
s--re-ate -; whites 40 and colOred Is. From
fb.- total must be substracted .. the number
af.sHYrs. uuf0rtunates and premature and
-tH-born children, which leaves a total of Il
CHARGED 10 the city on death rate OF Il To
each tl0ussnd OF population, including white
srs coIorei. This is a fair showing Of health
f..re-- which we are glad to record for our
sister city by the sea.
The town Of Jackson, jefferson county. was
thrown into considerable excitement one day
last week by the announcement that a case Of
smallpox had made its appearance on the
rsr~1u of Mr.. Robert BrinkIey, who was
.t1uufre at the Wilkinson House. The Mayor
% the city and all the doctors that could be
.atF.reJ. made q strict ante mOrtem investi-
cation of Mr. Brinkley's case and found that
that gentleman had a mild case of measles.
The citizens of Stockbridge, Henry county,
have organized joint stock company for the
pura-c Of building q new academy at that
Mace. The capital stock has been limited to
5000. Of which $1,000 has been already sub
,srfted. and the remainder viii be obtained
without difficulty. There is evidently an edu-
cational boom in old Georgia, which we gladly
chronicle As a good sign of the future of our
glorious old commonwealth.
The PIKE County Ne1rs is now run by two
~Pouui=," but. like the famous Georgia mule
they make up in energy what they lack IN
weight.
The C95-sta County Adrertiser is a new
weekly. published at Newman. the first issue
Of which is before US. 1t is very neatly
printed and is published by NJ. C.. Cabanis Il
%. The proprietors, in their greeting, say
ltvuropOse to publish a clean sheet, a paper
that can be read without blush by the daugh-
Ger, of the households to which it may make
it-weekly visits. 1t will represent the cause
of organized Democracy; il will bend all its
energies to the building up Of the local inter
est- Of the section, and has come to stay. with
uleftv of means TO back it. We extend the
new Journal our hearty wishes for merited
success.
a fire occurred in the First Baptist Church
0n second street. Macon, Saturday morning.
which came near destroying that valuable
el.ice. and which did totally destroy the val
uauIe organ OF the church. The lire originated
from % defective fue passing from a stove IN
the Basement and running directly under the
organ. ON Friday night the ladies of the
church had an entertainment in the basement,
AMI fire had been left in the stove. The organ
vhere the fire originated was burned to Gin
I've thousand dollars, which Is insured for
Zen thousand dollars. Ehe organ was not
insured.
The Lincolnton High School opened last
week with siNty-fvc scholars, and it Is con-
dieutIy expected that the number viii reach
ssyeuty-fve very shortly.
some bold thinker has estimated ON what lie
considers good authority, that S40,O00.o00 Of
Northern capital will come for iNvestment to
Georgia this wear. It makes us nervous to
contemplate the happening of such an event.
There are i'm successful operation in Eman-
ueI county two turpentine farms-Tarvers
Go. auI johnson & Kimball-and Mr.. James
a. Ejeudeld and Hons. Matthew and Jesse
Bronson viii soon have their farms under full
he1jwav. The increase i'm the production Of
south and Southwest Georgia this season
Promises To De very large
Robert Beverly, fourteen -year-Old son Of
Mt John Beverly. Of Upson county, had his
~ arm fearfully cut in a gin one day last
week. It was found necessary to amputate
the member.
since tine late disastrous fire which nearly
threatened the obstruction Of the beautiful lit
us town Of Toccoa. tie City Council has
established fire limits in the place, in which
l1 wooden ediices are to be erected
a letter from owens Ferry, Camden cOun-
O.. saws. I'VE have had very heavy rains in
this section. which will make rice planting
late. The fields up the river (Satillal are now
under water"
Mr. s. L. Wise Chief Engineer Of the Err
AnEer syndicate. who mas been IN Albany Tor
ue past two or three days, has gone 10 Balm
bridge. To Is understood that he has located
he bridge of the Brunswick and Western
EalF1at over the Flint river. The exact
locality has not yet been made public.
.rr
nan living 40 Kingston, Floyd county, and
Who has leen married only about three
months. took his own life by deliberately
shooting himself in the head with pistol. He
vas at his brothers. house when he committed
lle terrible deed. He left no clue as TO the
cause of his action, but Il Is supposed 10 have
peeu utHe result Of some domestic trouble
At Wrightsville a few DAYS ago. while Mr..
Aaron Hilson was from home, two Of his little
boys got hold Of pistol and while handling
y DC hrci Of. the ball lodging in one Of the
Z -s7 lgleW breast; Inc lathsI "eLus @ aD-
-, this frightened the mother into spasms,
-ll when AIR. HilsOH returned she was found
q De ln critical condition. She remained In
tAs eoubtiOn for two days, when She died.
4 negro man who was at work upon Mrs.
6otnee's place, in the sixty eighth district,
burke county, was found dead one day last
eeeS lu the woods. His head was bnrst to
Pieces, and his brains scattered around upon
.-e ground. The man had gone into the
Eoois t0 split rails, and whee found he was in
such position as TO induce the opinion that
p h-si bern killed by the falling Of freshly
elt tree which lay near by.
The Euiiay Courier has this item: ''News
Is4ehei us tuesday evening that one of the
builders Of the Marietta and North Georgia
h4l-ruad was recently arrested IN Boston
under am Indictment for conspiracy TO defraud
tlc Pacific Bank and required to maks a
ellI Of &lO.0Oe, which was done. But. admit
--s lle report as true. we are unable 10 say
a. 90 whether or not its consequences VIII
-Alef.1lly impede the further progress OF the
.la.., hut are led to believe that II will come
% All the same
trsnklin was visited by a considerable blaze
~ friday night. Messrs. }. L. Armstrong
--l " ley Bird having mixed stocks OF goods,
etfe rurned out on that night, and were with
e4l Insurance to cover the loss which. eN-
s-sire Of the building. Is Reckoned at three
s--9ls4nd dollars. Over one Of the houses, the
-ssons owned a hall. which was likewise un-
-'lrel. One Of the stores belonged to a Mr.
kSls. The origin of the fire Is unknown
ms - 5 qu5te a blow 10 the town, but we hope
10 quickly rally and rebuild
from tle following from a correspondent at
I.-,,en Georgia y EilI De seen that the town
y -a-llen Is improving. Cur correspondent
80 Our town is imbued with plenty of
l-s, as four new residences are going up.
-e lour parties burned out about month
80 are having bindings erected far superior
tnose burned The farmers in this sec
-, a. @ general rUless have cancelled the
- % their indebtedness the past year and
- tal inE in new supplies and going 70 work
- - WllI, and IL would seem that they have
lplei Excelsior Is their motto.
,t.eert0n has organized fire company since
recent eOnhagrati0n in that town, which
~. thinking cap upon the heads of the olti-
80. twenty-five citizens joined the hre
ipany. 81 Of whom are Lively young men,
80 ~. We congratulate the town on the material
Es1{5,o,..ns the department: A permanent or i,