Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14

circular to the State Agricultural
Al'-,ention from Atlanta-A Desperate
e,-bt takes Place in Monroe-An I'm
ssive Temperance Lecture from
Real Life.
GEORGIA.
p NJ. Amos. OF Forsyth, Is dead.
l-.-r-,r. Grove is 10 have a wool factory.
-.--s, joyce. Of Quitman, aged $ years. is
.,Dsf j.. being cut on Grove river, in
Ranks county
msn in Banks county is running still in
r.-fReIIIuc house
All Of tine Athenlan tIlplets recently born IN
rrar- have died.
n TaYI 0f Harmony Grove. is building
rerr large brick store
man .r jefferson drank fifteen glasses of
r-5rt.le before stopping
,r- Gaines. Manager Of the Athens gas
-t- Fq- invented a water filter.
,r..-ralla street. Macon, Is To be beautiled
r-s-aarL extending its entire length.
fae rain fell in Banks county Friday,
.-rf. will help bottom corn great deal.
r..i.r- h0me-g grown LeCOnte pears have
,-...Ir Ieen eaten iu Early county this year.
M Wattcu. the Telephone Manager at
,fFea-. Viii establish line to Harmony
rss,e,,r.b and Eighth Georgia regiments
.-s irving i1 get up reunion at Clarksville,
7r. -,. months old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
1.Fr CD. Peek. OF Polk county weighs twenty
.rfe Jackson HsrqL9 has suggested the name
af~rIvauu- Morris for the Legislature from
Clarke county.
Hsr. Emory ~peer did not attend jefferson
.asrr. although he was expected 10y some Of
h- o-t llmirer9-
tnramiueut contractor says that nearly a
hundred new residences have been built IN
Athens tlis year.
Fn ta- mountains onion raisers make from
yIeHa $50 per acre. even when they sell their
sruH so Ul amt - cents per bushel.
The first bale OF cotton received at Ameri-
Gus was brought in the same day as last years
fr-. bale. by the same man, and weighed
about tHc same.
tttue camps at CedartOwn two convicts,
uanei Dennis Mitchell and Bill Anderson.
.at iu 70 Il dispute, when the former was
-taDbeIhy the latter with Il pOcketknife. The
condition of the wounded man Is critical.
Mr. Rufus Rowe. of the 10th district Of Meri-
wrtutr county, cut down his cane, ground it
uu and made q very superior quality of syrup
tEa weeks ago. Mr. Rowe planted an early
variety of cane. obtaining the seed from Ar
KANSAS
Major William Seay. Of Athens. died al his
uarl0ad home in PaOl and was buried IN the
pre-hyterian Church yard the 18th inst. His
funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Paul
Morton IN the church that he joined sixty
wears ago.
Itis reported that Nat. Glover. OF Jones
county. was drowned in the Ocmulgee at
Juliet Saturday while trying To cross the
r'er ln q canoe. He had store and mill
lust across the river on the Jones side. aud
WAS prominent citizen.
s scholarship at Mercer University foronc
year has been awarded 20 shannon kinne-
brew. as being the best student Iu j. ~ Proc
tur-- school at Rome, during the scholastic
wears Of lSs3 and lSS3. A medal was awarded
toJoe Hamilton as being the second hest stu
dent for the same time.
& survey is being made bv a corps Of sur
yetors for the beginning of the Athens water
works. The Newton spring. situated near
Mr.. Nouderlieth's vineyard. has been chosen
rte work. amt every thing will be in readines-
t1 complete the work bY December.
Rome sends out thirty-five commercial
travellers, the travelling expenses of each of
whom amounts 10 not less than S. per day. or
sI-1 per day for the whole thirty-hve. Thus
from tine l-t of August to the ISt of next jan
ulrv. Rome merchants WILL through their
travelling representatives, distribute $26.35O
m cash.
Wade Marshall. coIored was brougbt to
teIartowu and tried by jury. who adiudged
him q lunatIc. Marshall is "a Young colored
man. cultivated in intellect for one of his
race. aut has been teaching school success
lulig near IdylOrsyllle. Too close an appli-
cation io his studies = said 20 he the cause of
li- insanity
Judge Daniel Keith. the oldest citizen of
MerWether's Middle Ninth district. and who
lark- but q few davs of being eightv-tive yearS
ud. has been enjoying visit from his grand
children during the past week. The judge
has thirteen grandchildren and TWENTY-FIVE
great grandchildren. Only one Of his children
still survives.
The body OF Bill Hatch. the negro deck
hand who fell from the steamer Hill City on
Monday and drowned. near Centre. Ala.
was found floating down the COOsa river
saturday. five miles below where the drown
Cd Ur0l
ana lt is suspected that he became entaugIed
in the boat wheel rs it passed over him.
The racy man about town of Athens spicy
sunday morning BzDHer- WqfeHss4H diyul,rl-
secret d armour as follows: "a special tcle-
-ram from IailUlah says that Judge Nicol-
son has fallen IN love with an Atlanta belle
anil helress of sweet sixteen, and his suit Is
meeting with great success lie has written
t1 T. ncle Calvin to know how much ne viii
charge for the ceremony
sundays BGHHeF- WdtcbmGH saws: The
Florida orange groves pale into insigniicance
before the apple crops Of the Georgia noun
tam counties. As soon as the Northeastern
reaches Rabun Gap there are large fortunes
awaiting the men who viii buy land on its
line and set out apple orchards. With little
labor or expense you can clear from $500 tr
500 per acre every year. This crop never
fails up there
4 few months ago John w Tanner. a
Gainesville youth of sixteen. married girl
Of thirteen. \ few days ago a separation re-
suited, whereupOn John had inserted the.
following; "Mv wife. Mrs. Nancy Ida Tan
ucr. has LETT my bed and board without nv
advice and consent. aHd this Is 10 notify all
persons not to make any debts with her for
uecessdrles or board. as / viii not he respOnsl-
bg for them
Near Thomaston. a few davs ago a niece cf
metal weighing about four pounds aud which
resemoled silver. was found ten feet in
me ground by some parties who were AT the
time digging well. The metal is too soft to
De genuine silver and too hard to be good
lead uder the blOW-pipe 10 stands the same
heat as pure silver. The gentleman who had
H carried 10 IN his hand and said that there
were millions in It,.
Complaint has been made 10 the Governor
hr Colonel Towers. Assistant Keeper OF the
Penlteutiary. that at the camp OF j. NJ. smith.
ID VElethorpe county. one OF the guards by
tAe name Of Ivy permitted one convict 10 Sc
'erey whip another with ploW line. The
natter has been investigated by Colonel Tow
er- au1 the facts have been laid before the
Goteruor. steps viii be taken TO deal with
tle PARTIES concerned. rs no Is a clear violation
0fIaw.
The property returned for taxation in
campbell county this year amounts To ST.
5,--aZ against Sl.5I4,OSl. an increase of SIS
l't- The total value Of live stock in the coun-
~ illz wear is Sl4s .te2. an increase over last
year of SS.l1l. The value of cotton. corn. and
other farm produce, on hand and for sale ON
t1e first day of April this year is SI3.06I. au
increase over last year of Sl.063- The total
number Of polls this year is 1854: white
-.3' coiored, SIS; last year there were l,024
white and SOB cOlOred
From the tax digests for this year II appears
iAat tlere are in Jasper county no white and
only twelve cOlOred defaulters. There are
81 white and l.05l ColOred polls. There are
--4.lll acres OF land. worth SOL ops. of which
+lll acres. valued at S9.lSf. are owned by
negroes. .@he negroes are worth $4s, ,G5l. and
II llt eutirt taxable property is valued al
Hl-i 1875 for 1883. while il is estimated at only
ellSZ,t9 last-thus showing that the county
i' s-3,d5j richer now than 10 was in lSS2.
TIE Board Of Underwriters Of Macon re-
ll>ed Co write policies for buildings where
iae electric Light was used unless the Brush
Electric Light Company complied with the
conditions required by insurance companies.
AF George r. Payne was appointed elec-
Hiclan Of the company. and he was TO
examine and report upon the condition Of the
Lshls The matter has been pending since
May. and yesterday Mr.. Payne made hIs re-
lQrt. giving his certificate for each lamp. with
S-r exception OF those In the union depot
This Is ali that Is required bv the under
writer's.
The polls Of Meriwether amount to . iea-
l-s1 white and !. .l79 black. There are seven
lawyers. nineteen doctors and one dentist ir
the county. Zq3. .74a acres of land are returned
isgi belonging 70 cOlored people. The value
oi land IS returned at S9S,Sl6, Sl5.56O being
owned by coiOred people Town property Is
valued at $50. .2s3. The value OF stock is SOL
$50. S-9--e3 possessed by cOlOred owners. The
as-reEate Of property valuation Is Sl,65S,475.
tAe culored people returning S55.l6o. There
lAs been an increase in this years returns
over those Of last year OF Ss2,O goo. This Is "a
very good financial showing.
Tie Athens BanHer- WatcbaiaR prints the
pugHlng impressive temperance lecture from
.5al NE: 'In a North Georgia town lives
f1Aslena an who Is now a perfect picture Of
-te5ll and cGnfentmeut who is considered
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