Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-03

the L0DAAoA u -0hNANA~s
GEORGIA.
very little cotton in Dooly county
.-r.ra-Itl.
400 baie- Of cotton We're shlpped from
--. ..le last week.
,.. .--srer and J. ". Caruthers, Of Haw-
s.-- r4ve died ia the last few days.
A-.... That Rev. Z. r. Carswell. of Thorn
ID making Warrent0n his future
.-.-ar -peer is preparing his annual re-
fire. riuditon Of the finances of the
-. -,.-,sar-oId daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
sl1uheim 0f Hawkinsville, died on
---.. warehouses in HawkinsvilIe have
since last Wednesday, up to date,
I'll bales oi '9ttoA-
frustrated Thursday by the discovery Of
be p.lt 1s amer
emotion for "a new trial in the so-called
--.-- county Eu-kluN case viii be heard in
t+.rta November ~
Mr.. Borders has been missing from
.f---...s several weeks. and his whereabouts
..-r.- ... a-certAlned
r- contract for building the Methodist
..-. 90 Wdrrent0n has been awarded
t-A Earnest of that place.
pd-a ami Montgomery superior Courts
--. ID session this and last week, and sew
-.. cases have been disposed OF.
T-.. necessary papers have been sent up to
r.-s.a--au for the establishment of a post
W.. Ii Fu--eIl's mills IN Irwin county.
ras Er refits thinks that in view Of the
t.rtH8t sparta voted $1,000 for town clock
--.-rla.I ue willing to do something toward
..rar.u- fire department.
tear-ou 0f freight trains near Dallas on
81. EAST Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
r.rr.tI Thursday resulted in the death of J.
D B1.-- laEman, whose home IS in AU-
-l-l-
festival viii DE held az the UpIands Hotel
II Eastman, next Tuesday night, for the pur-
-..-.Uf raising funds to assist in fencing in the
--.,e- al the Confederate dead buried at
Marou
A Aeauaci0us reservoir has been placed at
tr. artl-iau well IN Hawkinsvile TO which
piping BE- being attached for the purpose of
arrcs1g water into the business portion OF
tlrf'Wu.
Proposals VIII be received at the Post Office
Department Of Washington until January 3,
I,4. lar carrying the mails from Sanders
Wis u Tenuille. and from Sandsrsville to
Warden.
T.e big damage suit Of Mrs. Balm against
de Athens Foundry Company viii be for trial
u tHe next superior Court. The case is for
laul-es to the amount OF S2j,0JO for the kill
1-1. W. A. Balm last year.
The Baptist church AT Sandersville is hav-
a- d ndptistry made under the pulpit. and
two re-fry rooms added TO the rear end OF
ANl NHLAf EAltltf- III dtllllulEAtL
mstlc ordinance Of baptism.
Peter solomon, one of Macon's foremost
and u.-t upright citizens, died Thursday
morning. ~ O'Clock. lie was trustee of
re Academy for the Blind. and the oldest
surviving trustee OF Wesleyan Female Col
leee-
u1 Monday night last, while Levy Lee, who
lives about two miles from Eastman, together
with Hl- family. were absent from home,
thieves broke into his house and stole a large
..f.a srs.HH sfsfr.a Fg.rs
family being left There Is no clue as to who
800 tue deed.
The turpcltiue shed about three miles below
Eastman. of Manning. Powell n Co. was
burned ou Noniay last. The fire is supposed
t1 ltFe been started by spark frem passing
en-ue. There was no spirits under the shed
aftHe tIme. and the rOsin--abOut 400 or 800
b1rrc--WI- lar enough OF to escape the
flames.
The UrtF saws: ssSandersvflle needs a
tar yard aui needs it bad. The market can
furnish from five to ten beef hides every
Wlck- These hides can be bought from to y
cents per pound, and when tanned bring from
f tH -T cents. But farmers are too busy max
u- .I-t0l at and cents 10 fool away their
fle With tan yards
A gentleman was in Macon. Thursday,
looking up an heircss- He said that eight
wears ago Il girl left her home IN AN adjoining
town. assumed another name, and went To
Macon. where she mas lived ever since. Her
father llIel recently. leaving her the bulk of
h- property. \ thorough search failed to
ui her. Her real name Is Nancy Afford.
TIE Dawson Journal saws: "While in Al
bans Il few days since we learned from
WarehOuseman Of that city that they had re-
cegcd up TO date only about 10000 bales of
c..-lu. The indication Is that Albany viii
10i receive this season more than half the
amount of her usual receipts But for all this
Albany is a live town and her people are full
df enterprise and VIM
During a rain on Monday evening last, ac-
s1mr1uied by a lighl gale, lightning struck
or. Of rha large China trees near the base in
front 0f tine Hawkinsville Dispatch office,
slatiJrnE portion Of the tree and sending
fragments I'M every direction for several
yaris. so heavy was the shock that several
ulues ul glass were broken in the window
sash. As Dc occurred late in the evening none
of the printers were in the Office.
The average value of lands per acre in the
several militia districts in Heard county, as
returned for taxes this year. Is as follows:
So Cloud. ST IS; EuOn Grove, 81 09.9; Pearce-
Yllt, s. %; Rockdale, - 21.9; Texas, 81 96.S;
Liberia, 50 -; Houston. S3.Sj; COrinth, s. 34.6:
frankLIu.S 50 IS; general average Of the county,
ST H. While there are lSl.Ill acres Of land IN
Che county. only 1902 acres appear to have
tJeu returned for taxes. leaving l0,Sl9 acres
uu4ceauuteI for the county taxes on which,
ai iae average valuation, would amount to
SL4 Sc
Tuesday morning as Captain Reed was
gong INTO Atlanta his train was waved down,
and jumping out of his cab he ran toward the
engine Go lind out the cause Before he
reached the engine, however. the train started
nI again, and as the Captain attempted 10
sei va the engine. he missed his footing, and
hls fees swung under the iron monster, but
were prevented from getting under the wheel
Ny LIe wooden support underneath. The en-
sluelr saw him fall, and made haste to check
MS engine. Captain Reed saved himself by
head.
the sparta IsbHaeTite has the following:
"At Che last term OF our superior Court two
negro men We're duly cOny lcted and sentenced
Oh tl5 peuiteutiary fOrone year each. \ guard
came from the peultentiary to receive these
a1d tW0 other cOnvicts. aud obtained from the
c.erS ol the court transcript of the record
ul ile conviction and the sentence OF each OF
Zoe i0ur Upon making application at the jail
DO was found that only two Of the cOnTlcts were
el hand. the other two one year men having
letu tlrned over 60 the lessee OF the county
col'le-s hy the authorities, he paying IN adj
F4uee t1 tie county the sum he was bound to
pas i1r wear c0nvicts. Penitentiary cOnvicts,
i1 iae hands OF q county chain gang. by order
OF ilt county authorities, that have received
pay l1r their labor during the term Of their
sentence and prOrated il among the officers of
the superior Court! What Is the relation of
ilt r1nvIcts 20 the county, the county 10 the
state. and the officers of court TO the lessee.
growing out Of thus peculiar enforcement of
The sentence Of the courts
Peter Pyles. col0red, lunatic Of MOntgom
cry county. rushed up to the turpentlne still Of
b. >tAnsell x Co. several days agO.and aiming
pistol 40 ID. e. Pierce, pulled the trigger.
Hs ann was bad, and the ball glanced along
Nr. PIeree's forehead. intIctlng only slight
injury Afr. Pierce Immediately closed in
with his assaiiant, and prevented second
shot several OF the still hands ran TO his as
Isstance. but Pyles had bitten Gr. Pierce in
several places before assistance reached him.
PyIes was secured and Mr. Pierce hurried
out Of sight, thinking that ms absence might
calm the frenzy Of the lunatie. For some IN
eXpicable reason Pyles WIS given his lib
ertv and started in pursuit OF MT
Fierce. swapping his pistol as he ran. Flnd-
.nE that bis pistol failed to fire he returned 10
lne stlll and put FIRE in both the tubs, each OF
which contained about IS gallons of spirits.
lie then turned 90 the barrels Of hot rosln.
several of them in number, which had Just
been dipped and turned them down, literally
covering the still floor and ground around
win hot r0sin. He then armed himself with
8 p-lcliork and gOt on barrel near by and
lAle defiance 20 the crowd Mr.. Grady,
--tLAaer OF the nrm, arrived upon the ground
WIN his gun and soon succeeded in bring
--- Alm TO reason without res0ruuS
= marsh means. By prompt action and hard
-efA lne IRE was eNtinguished VIII, loss OF
Only about two or three hundred dollars. Tie
grand jury found two true bills against Pyles,
g-r Tor assault with intent 10 murder. ana
--e ttler Tor arson. pom one OF these ne
was put ou trial and plea of insanity was
4-el and sustained by the jury. He there
Llle goes % the luuatic asylum. He Is deaf
ana almost dumb, and his language can
~ Understood only by those well acquainted
With him.
he Portland Me- Press prints the NEWS
--,Fateh on the big land suit at East
man, @Qd adds the following particulars:
tAe Local interest IN this case Is that the
A-All-lam = tslby mentioned in the above was
.-r l4lher Of John L. Colby. Esq, OF this town.
--4 tnat the latter represents all the interests
~ ~ .Ae Colby heirs Has attention being called
- tlt matter. with his usual carefuiness and
-oI4aghness. he made an Investigation. fol-
-yee5 ey a most searching scrutiny OF the
papers ur the best legal talent in PittsRGld in