Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM OURLATE EN-
CHANGES.

Wholesale PrOseeutiOn-Tke State
Debt-The Flames in Augusta-The
ChattahOOchee on a Boom.
petition to the City Council Of Brunswick
from the Brunswick and Western Railroad
Company, represented by J. H. Mccullough,
n r. Mitchell and +. Mills, asks Council to
extend the fire limits to include the lots on
B4v street south Of Mansfield. in view of the
great quantities Of lumber and other valua-
be merchandise stored on that street. The
petition was received, but action on the same
postponed.
Tie salary Of the Mayor Of Brunswick has
been fixed at Si0O per year.
The town Council of ElbertOn has fixed the
license for the sale of intoxicating liquors at
retail at 800. and in consequence three of the
four bar rooms in the town have closed up.
The Franklin Register, heretofore published
SO West Bowerville, has been removed to
Clruesville as more eligible location. The
Two places viii soon be connected by railroad
and brought within forty minutes Of each
other.
ON saturday morning the residence Of DR..
Ea-terbr0Oz. on the cOrnerOf Walker and East
Boundary streets, Augusta, was destroyed by
Gre. Loss 1900; insurance $1,000.
ON Friday last Governor stephens turned
Arlington Williams over to his father to be
cared for. 1t will be remembered that Will
ram- Is the negro who surrendered himself to
the Governor some two weeks ago and said
that he had been suspected of connection with
the recent mcendiary fire at MHlen. He was
f5Sred I'm Jail. and the Governor had an inves-
ts1ton made into his case, which resulted in
disclosing the fact that he was not suspected
ofthe burning, but was non c0mpOs.
ono hundred and twenty marriage licenses
were issued i'm Meriwether county during the
past YEAR
Mr. &. N. Baldwin. merchant, Of Greenviile.
Ntr.wcther county, made an assignment last
week for the benefit Of his creditors His in
deHte,lucss Is $4,000 and assets $1,000.
The sunny South, the literary weekly pub
H-lsd iu Atlanta, comes out in a new typo
graphical dress. and makes asplendid appear
.r-.. It is now in the eighth year of its
journalistic experience, and is the only really
literary paper published in the South. We
ar. pleased to- know that ITS patronage Is be-
irrIar-eIy increased, rs it certainly deserves
5r-u1t only because it is Southern in its loyal
o. 90 letters and literature, but is really the
superior Of the majority of the large number
of Northern literary papers, so called.
The a-scmbliug OF the Agricultural COnven-
t1u b5- been postponed until the 10Th of Feb
rllry-
a carroll county man one day last week
killed I35 rats in his corn crib. This is a fact.
ari the statement is ratified by the Carroll
Caa.y Times.
The newly elected Council have refused TO
grant license O. retail liquor in Calhoun.
Atlanta has n cOlored physician whose prac-
t.cs amounts to over two thousand dollars per
year.
seven thousand bushels of oats were made
la-t season inside the corporate limits Of Tai
Iult1u.
III -. .t, ..os~-t,t,-..t,.,l 20 a.,
~a1uli post Office, Early county, died few
days since from taking arsenic IN place Of
lIlu-ue-
Cn-hbcrt Enterprise: THE farmers of Quit
man county are not planting very largely
Of small grain this year. There viii not be
ulf the number Of acres in oats this year that
was planted last year"
This IS very good for tine Griffin Nelrs. "The
vor News was made up of the initials Of the
four points Of the compass: North. East, West,
~0utH. And those are the principal points in
which the Ne5cs circulates.'
Oaf uer cent. more pork was raised in GeOr-
-a Boo i~S2 than in 1881. There was a decrease
iu ruc number or stock hogs OF 3 per cent.
Fif,g-uine per cent. of the bacon consumed in
tlg state was raised at home.
A meeting Of the clergy Of the town Of
J1ue-b0ro met at the Ordinary's Office
Thursday last for the purpose of preparing,
d--eI-siuZ and maturing plans for united
raJ harmonious effort in promoting the best
interests of town and county.
Townsville Times: ''The people of Thorn
a-..Ile. and an along the line. viii watch with
deep interest the action of the Florida Legls
Iature iu reference TO the ThOmasville, Talla-
tl--ee and Gulf Railroad. Give Middle FlOTi-
Ga d rhauce-aIve her an outlet
Governor stephens received letter on Fri
I4y from BENJAMIN Periey POOre. Secretary Of
thl agricultural Society of the United states,
located at Washington, y g, informing
L.m Of his election as one OF the Vice Presi-
dents of that association. The Governor re-
rieJ accepting the honor conferred.
r.s-s a -,
Atlanta. denied the right of the authorities to
Farrinate him against his Will SO decided
were his objections that the City Physician
Welded % the mans StubbOrnness and he was
uot vaccinated. Now the gentleman and his
family are stricken down with small -pOX, aud
are suffering from all its seventies.
Mr.. r.. T. Hodges stables and barn. at Hart
wen. were totally destroyed by fire Friday
u-ht The fire. il seems, originated in the
I0tf. and broke out at the top about 10 O'Clock.
and hut for the timely aid Of the citizens and
favorable weather, the whole Of the south side
Of Che town would have been in ashes Satur-
HuF morning. There Is no plausible suggcs-
ton Us to the origin of the fire.
A dead colored infant was found concealed
in some clothing in the room of Mary Martin,
c0.nred ut her fathers residence. IN Ameri-
cls, ON Friday. \ COrOner's jury was empan-
ue'rd.and the following verdict was rendered:
Eve. the Jury. find that Mary Martin Is the
mother of The child, and that she was instru-
mental IN its DEATH Mary Is now in jall,held
idr % hearing before the Superior Court.
Work has again been suspended on the
HrHdfr.r of the WESLEYAN Female College
Owing % the second appropriation made by
Mr.. Scney of S25,0 900 being exhausted and the
committee having no further funds at their
command to continue the work. There has
now been s65.g0J expended 0ii tEe structure.
and 10 would no doubt take $4,000 more TO
complete the college according to the original
plans.
Georgia in 1871 owed s1,309, $50; in 1852 she
oWci s2.S0l.9I2; this sum was reduced to 81
-1171 iu 1850: i'm 1870 the debt stood at S6,544.
300 but 10 was rapidly increased until II stood
ON papeF-at $50. 500. When the true
amount of the debt was aseertained. and
when the process Of payment had been begun.
lhc debt was reduced to SlO,S55,ooO; and the
bonds of the state are now IN demand AT pre-
miUms ranging from 10 % per cent.
Rome has quarantined Atlanta. and all per-
sons from the latter place must exhibit
health certificate. or a ''tlcket Leave VIII
ue issued immediately. Inc Co@Ftef says:
Early yesterday morning the police got
after aH AtlantiRn who had just arrived in
the city. and requested him to produce
health certificate. As he was not the possessor
0f the required paper he was ordered to git
mp and git, As he claimed TO be willing 70 do
what was right, he inquired the way 10 For
- restyiiie, and the last seen or heard Of HIM he
was resting quietly in that village.
Columbus EnguiFer-SuH: The heavy rain
0f Thursday night caused the river to rise rap
Ijly Yesterday, and yesterday afternoon the
factories were forced to suspend operations.
The water was still rising last night, ana II
the rain continues we viii have the highest
river known for years. Considerable drift
wood came down Yesterday and was caught
up bv parties on the banks. The steamer
tLattahoochee viii moi he able TO leave to-day
on account Of being unable to pass under the
Eufaula bridge during high wafer"
Washington Gasette. ssThe news from Mr..
Wyle DuBCse. who was recently hurt ia Troy.
New York is very favorable. UptO last Mon
day his relations here had received a daily
dispatch reporting his condition. On that DAY
the dispatch stated hs had gotten so much
FalEn
Tie has recOz nized his mother and other at
tendsnts, and talks as much as hIs physicians
VIII permit him TO do. His recovery Is now
very confidently expected. lie has the loving
care Of mother. and this. with the services
of skilled physicians, viii cure what would
otherwise be a hopeless case"
- day or two ago. says the Columbus
IiHss. ..Ioseph TOmlin and NJ. 4. Phelts. two
BOYS that live in Bozeman's district, were out
rabbit hunting. and when reaching swamp
near J.. NJ Phelt's place, they found the body
ol an Old negro, probably seventy years OF
age. To all appearances. he had been dead
eight or ten days. and dogs had been devOur-
ing his body. The boys did not know the ne
gro. and they notified Coroner Isaac 7.
bru0ks, who. with DR.. j. ". Cameron, county
physician. went to the scene, Dr. Cameron
made post mOrtem examination, and ind
l4S no marks Of violence, gave his opinion
that The negro had frozen 10 DEATH
Eleven prisoners from sehley county We're
taken 90 Macon Saturday morning. They
are charged with Obstructing. opposing aud
reslStIng. the United states Marshal in the dis
charge Of his duty. Their names are 5. G.
simmons, David KIDD. yOsephus Rowland,
flartln Lawson. NJ. &. Statlam, X. \. Wig
gIus Sauwual TTau,uoclr Walter Rowland