Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-30

ssaeniss: saeliss:: here railroads have not now snch
shi sdhS.5il'les II IS announced that chean vroodor
1os 1,,tus -sy may be supplemented. Railroads. are
nniesst aeu 70 receive cotton or merchandise
uAlless properly prepared for Shipment
Cobb county. of which MARKETS. a. -.
S9etu's Slte, Is one OF the best counties of the
-taee- II was created and laid ont in lees
gsni1s5 tHe is. cherokee country was first or
after Judge ThOs. W Cobb. of Colnmhis a. ,,ll
SSnllnent lawyer, Congressman in ISIS Sfsfa
Senator IN 1873 and 1924, and Judge OF the Sne
that cobb eonD,1 me ne census of 1850 showed
people, and in 1870 only 1854 an incroas' 70 70
the ten years Of 1884. e"7e In
.l Ihe new gong received by the Wavcross
used IN 9a ~ eslnesday and which is to be
f4Is- IL originally belonged to the Con-
letsefate blockade runner Housafonic ,,,1,;,
VA, Nas sunk IN Charleston harbor near Fort
~, 4 44urlnS the early part of the war and
was used as the engine gong. After The S-aI. W..
NIsekers took It from the hull of the vessel
anu II mas since been lying around Charlesfon,
company. '"0 iaiHoau
James HIggs, of Higgston. lost his gin bo,so
97taoies ana barn by fire, on the 2Sth Instant
IN IN ana underneath his gin house were about
ost S OF oats, large quantity of fodder,
- - ~ avs ETC, new gin, with feeder and
~ SSSl.SI'scr attached. press, grist mill one hale
Ol cotton and horse cart. which were cono
~ L; over lOo bushels of corn were burned
sSsnlnI; upright one, was completely ruined
81, 9dr. aiSSs loss Is estimated at about So O00
Ahe hre was the work of an incendiarv.
There Is likely to be a lively race fo. tho
SoioneIcy OF the Sixth Georgia Battalion Tho
Aitofney General has decided that members
ol lne Columbus companies who reside in
SAlsSDa1ia cannot vote IN the election for
Colonel OF the battalion on the ground that
the Governor OF Georgia can have nor ever
else any authority over citizens of another
state There seems to exist so much feeling
NNFlI ton ~.
Adjutant General will advise with the Cover
nor as TO the desirability of reyoking the
S,.a SrHer organlzlug a battalion. AS yet the
election is fixed for Monday.
The DE Kalb Neacs saws: .ssaturdav tho
81 INST. payments to persons drawing from
county funds ceased, and all persons wisbino
J;s JJS.la.s al's were notlled TO report TO the Or
ainary or superintendent of the pauper farm
As yet no one has applied for admission to the
pekehts OF the iarm. There are now, or were
DeIoIe the I'D. siXty-ni paupers in the
county, but Il is thought probable that less
lnan half OF this number will go to the farm
The average amount heretofore paid ont an
nualiy was about 800. It is thought that the
arm IA MiiI nearly or quite support all who will
90 10 1t, and that the expense will be greatly
lessened or entirely removed
HE Do0ty FtRdicctOr states that the guard
MOUSE at Vienna was entered by some means
az anu Anuerson Lewis, colored who was placed
IN there on suuplcion Of being connected with
the theft of Mrs. Rogers meat hOuse tsken
out, rope tied to his neck and suspended To
a tree, about one hundred yards from the
guard house. The negro says he was asked
where the meat was, and when he claimed to
know nothing of il he was hung up four times
and the last time life was nearly extinct The
marks around his neck and other evidences
SHOW ne has been in rough hands, The Deo-
pie Of Vienna condemn the act. and the Mayor
OF the town offers $50 reward for the parties
who did the deed. The town authorities viii
investigate the matter.
Ihe Dootg IiHdiedtOr says: civilian Mus
selWhlte. who lives about ten miles northwest
OF Iateyille, while cutting oats on last Friday
evening, 18th, was bit by large rattlesnake.
lie was bit ON the leg just above his shoe
quarter, only one of the spake's fangs enter
ing his leg. The snake was Immediately
Killed and his head cut of and the cut bound
TO the bit place. This was done by Mr. Mus
selwhite himself. His mother being present.
cut on one or two more pieces from near the
snakes head and also bound to the bit place
lt Is said that Mr.. NJ. ate about one pound of
tobacco and drank one quart of whisky. He
Is yet alive and Is improving very fast, and il
Is thought BY those who have seen HIM that
he VIII soon be able to 20 to work. The srake
measured i've feet long and spOrted seven
ratties. and was killed by Mr.. NJ. at one blow
with a small stick. He had killed a large
one few days previous near the same
place"