Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-07
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
FROM OUR LATE
EXCHANGES.

meath from LOekjaw-A Series of Novel
sults-AccidentalIy Shot-A Young
Tsd's suicide-Truek Farmers in
CouuciI-The Hill Monument.
Professor Niles, one Of GeOrgia's most sue
..-=fuI and experienced educators, and for
many years President Of the Griffin Female
college. has been elected President of the West
End Academy, a select high school in the su-
turbs Of Atlanta.
A printer named GrOuby, in the Jackson
ys-s office, was dying in that Office on Friday
morning last of dropsy Of the heart.
Mr.. Edward Foster, who a few DAYS ago
9l. his fingers cut OF while coupling cars, and
who was carried to his home near Summer
vile, experienced the most dreadful suffering,
and died on Monday morning last with lock-
jsw.
There was large attendance at Quitman
on saturday last upon the Convention of the
Fruit and Vegetable Growers. The counties
o. Brooks, Thomas, Mitchell, Lowndes.
D1u-herty. Decatur and Lee were largely
reure-ented. Seven thousand acres Of melons
Vas the estimated crop of the counties repre-
,eu-ej. and a committee was appointed to
confer with the railroad officials with the
view u obtaining transportation for this sea
sons crop Of early vegetables and water
melons.
1chab0d and Slaughter Hin were carried to
Macon, on sunday last, charged with Illicit
fstIlling in Macon county. Their stills, which
we're operated some weeks ago, were broken
uD bv the United States officials, but the Of
tenders we're not captured until Saturday last.
and they were arrested at OglethOrpe.
ItIs thought in Augusta that the burglars
;.velry stores at Savannah and Charleston
viii attempt the same game in Augusta, and
tha police Of the latter city are on the qui
ri.s
The Governor has appointed BIr. Joseph
Thompson. Jr., one Of his aides-de-camp.
The contested election case from McDufie
county for the Office OF sheriff has been fixed
5r the Governor for the 18th, and that from
campbell county, for the same Office for the
9Th of February.
The ease ofthe Georgia Railroad against the
Railroad Commissioners, before the Supreme
Court, VIII come up for hearing on Tuesday
next.
Governor stephens replies to q letter from a
friend that the report of the doctrine Of eter-
laI punishment was not part Of his religion
i,utttrv untrue. His whole life, he saws, is
Work has already commenced in grading
Gr the proposed branches connecting the sew
erlI phosphate works along Beaufort river
with tbe Port Royal and Augusta Railway.
The new court house at Atlanta will be or
ramanted with an illuminated clock to cost
about 5000. The court house is very nearly
completed and the April term OF the court
vl De held in the new building.
T+ I14Ht -
Goy stephens viii take a trip 70 the Rocky
Mountains next June. He has been invited
90 JOIN one of Mr.. J. r. Berry's excursions.
Clayton county win vote on the prohibition
question in March next
The harrOom Of +. G.. Bonner, of Barnes
Fl.e. was closed last week by Cohen 4 Co..
% Atlanta, to whom he owed 5000.
SIR Homer Hardin, Of Russellville district,
Monroe county. has made 500 or 600 gallons OF
cane syrup of excellent quality. He has sold
several barrels in Forsyth, and il retails at
.z-y-lve cents.
sunday morning. at Cochran. John Mullis.
Q iat uf Il or l5 years, son Of Mr.. Charles
hu,l., m attempting TO put a iStol IN his
pocket. shot himself accidentally through the
lei- breast just above the heart, the ball lOdg-
ug just under the skin of his back. He IS
probably fatally wounded.
Here Is an extract from an interview of the
E8tlutGu Messenger editor with Judge Tur-
Her OF Putnam County Court; 'sHOW about
criminal busfuesss'f :.TFhere is scarcely any
business Of chat kind now in this court. Pro-
L5.iUu, together with the decided stand taken
By tls grand jury at the last term OF the Supe-
E0r Court against vice Of all kinds has re-
iurrI crime al least fifty per cent. in Putnam
county. Besides this, the highly religious and
moral sentiment now pervadng our county
VIII not c0uutenauce any infringement Of the
Tie Dahionega Signal. in reference 10 the
mining interests Of that section, says: "COn-
Siderable prospecting Is going on IN different
parts 0t the mining districts of this and ad
joining counties. 1t is expected by many that
during the present year there viii be larger
sums of money Invested in these mines than
ever before in their history. seldom week
passes hut that new capitalists may be seen in
our camps looking around with view 10 pur
chase. Water bitches are being finished and
news urveys, and the general outlook is in
deet pr0mising.''
The total contributions to the Ben Hill
monumental fund 10 date Is S3.3l2 20. Mr. Al
tti plyIe one of the best American sculp-
TORS. is now preparing a design for the statue
1f Mr.. llIll and the monument. The statue
viii De ID standing position and OF heroic
size. Nr. Doyie passed through Atlanta en-
route for New Orleans, where he Is just lin
shu- t1c noble statue 6f Robert L. Lee. He
,a.-l employed in making the statue of John
Howard Payne for the CorcOran gallery and
Che statue for the Plymouth monument. His
design VIII be ready in about q month,
VIM. ". Dunbar 4 Co, provision brokers, of
Augusta. have failed and made an assignment.
The amount ol the liabilities and assets have
not been given. The firm were agents Of the
steamer Alice Clark. which ran between Sa-
FluuIl and augusta. but b. now lying up at
that place. Mr.. Dunbar has Eeen County
treasurer for a Gumber of years and was re-
elected at the recent election. He has re-
signed the Office. His affairs as County
Treasurer are i'm perfect order, The firm de
clare that they viii pay every cent they owe.
Capt. George Adams, the bOOk6eeper OF the
CHRONICLE. has been appointed to the vacant
FelsuryshIp.
hr-. Margaret johnson. widow, of At
ania, bats started out to test Georgia law on a
point tlat seldom figures in the courts. es-
seIu4t She Hled suits against several saloon
ket4er- for damages, each in the sum of ten
thousand dollars. Mrs. johnson has a son
lamet James. who Is eighteen years Of age,
ana whom she alleges has been made con-
armed drunkard. Prior TO the commence
lt1t ul Dis career Of lntemperance he WaS-a
Mechanic and earned twelve dollars per week.
ele seeks now so get damages from those who
At supposed to have worked her sons ruin.
ele sues the following salOOnists: B. &. John
Sn' " W. Thurman, Wm. smith, John kel-
.ey, brlsWcu & BOggen and Thurman Col
ueI- The case Is an unusual one, and the trial
VIII rNel5e much interest
A Marietsa special to the Atlanta CO'tstifu-
.g.' dated 9Th February, says: IAN inquest
W. leld yesterday morning over the body OF
Iho,- y. tantrell. q lad of fourteen years OF
-se about one and half miles from smyrna.
--t pot was engaged during SATURDAY aiter-
t0JA lu driving a calf. with which he ana his
lile brothers were PLAYING. and at ) o'clock
Ls mother told him TO prepare food for the
l1tsant bring them up to be MIXED. He went
"a m apparently the best Of spirits but did not
set4lH. the cows. however, were brought, but
" aN-encc could not be accounted FOR, and
Aler supper q search was made and was kept
y i-e whole night, when about daylight his
-yl! was found lying in almost horizontal
k,>-t9n Wlth whip lash tied to the limb OF a
lee, ly which he was suspended. His face
nas NOT more than fifteen inches from the
slelni. lud his elbows were close 10 his sides.
tLe tLe means Employed for his self-destruction
-fy returned 2 verdict IN accordance with
-r testimony, that the deceased came TO his
~ 9E suicide. He was the son of John ii.
ers~