Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-15
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM OUR LATE
EXCHANGES.

proprietor. 1t is a monthly ana VIII Dt oe-
voted to the development Of the material re-
sources Of Decatur county and South Georgia
Mr.. W. a. BOwles. Of the firm Of Peoples
Bowles. publishers Of the GtriHHeft Herald, has
retired from journalism. Mr.. Peoples assumes
entire editorial control, and the mechanical
department will be under control OF Mr.. NJ. l..
Bowles, who has been connected with the pa
per for a long time.
The municipal election at Jesup passed OF
very quietly, and resulted in the election Of
the following gentlemen: Mayor, G.. NJ. T,
Ware; Aldermen, +. b. McRae, II. W. Wha-
lev, W. I. wilkins, John A. Rumph, J. r.
Black. The last named gentleman subse
quently declined to serve, and Mr.. W. G. FL
lenwOOd was chosen by the board in his place.
The SeatineE says ''Jesup's present needs
are confined at this time to the electric light
and few more town pumps"
The City Council Of Athens, at a meeting
on Thursday evening, reduced the beer license
TO fifty dollars.
A great many horses and cattle in Clarke
county are dying, and it is thought that the
mortality has been induced by feeding on
corn and shucks damaged by the overflow Of
last summer
Mr.. scott, the Cotton King Of Athens,
bought on Thursday last 100 bales OF cotton.
The Eetcs and Farzer, published at Louis
its new proprietor, shows a great improve
ment both in its typographical and news de-
partmeuts, and we wish it great success.
The municipal affairs Of summerviHe VIII
b. administered by the following gentlemen,
an reelected from last years board except
ing the two last named: J. NJ. Bellah, Mayor;
b. II. EdmOndsOn, Recorder; J. \. Branner.
W. II. strain. G.. ID. Hollis, J. W. Close, J. X.
CIemmon. Council.
Miss Josdie Gillisn. the only daughter Of a
fond father living az Leary, committed suicide
on Friday night last by taking an overdose Of
morphine.
There has been general vaccination of the
citizens Of Summerville, without much effect,
owin. TO the inertness Of the virus ON account
Of age. The editor Of the SummerviIle Gazette
took well on the first round. New vaccine
matter was sent for. and a second round was
had. resulting in the successful pitting OF
three out Of $50 iuOculated This result proves
that Summerville j. in no danger Of a small
pox epidemic.
The Eagle and Phoenix Mills, at Columbus
EMPLOYS 220O operatives, Of whom l,O39 are
females. S37 men and 324 children, and the
Columbus Iron Works employ 237 machinists
and wOrkmen. and of this number only 10 are
boys. The aggregate Of the males, females
ami children employed in the several manu-
featuring INDUSTRIES oL COLUMBUS II j. ID. III
.ided as follows: Males LIS, females I,426
children 57i. Il is estimated that for every
one person who receives wages three others
are dependent ON such emplOye for support.
Taking this as an average, it will be seen that
III39 persons in Columbus are supported by
the manufacturing industries Of that thriving
city.
At the municipal election in Calhoun the
"dry" ticket was elected by decisive ma
i0riiy-
The ladies Of Columbus are making active
preparations for an International Art Exhibit
tiou ON January SOth and 3lst and February
Istand ad next, in aid of the Columbus Lii
hrarv. They held a meeting on Friday last.
anil adopted measures looking To a successful
accomplishment of their worthy designs in
this particular. The programme has been
mapped out. the general managers Of the af
fair being Mrs. L. :. swift chairman, assisted
bv Mrs Jane Martin. Mrs. y. W. Carter, Mrs.
DR.. -. y. Jordan. Miss NIollie Thomas and
Mrs B. T. Thatcher, leading ladies of the
ur.sperous city of Columbus. The affair will
omen on Tuesday night on the SOth inst. with
"a grand concert, in charge Of Miss MOliie
Thomas and Mrs. B. I. Thatcher Wednesday
nieht a grand broom drill by the children.
Thursday q drama representation, and ON Fri
dav blind auction. in which all the things ON
est bidder. The exhibition promises TO be a
decided success. as IL is indOrsed by the lead
ing citizens Of Columbus.
The Police Commission OF Augusta has or
eanigei the police force of that city. The
following officers were sworn in on saturday:
John A. Christian, Chief; Lieutenants, first.
LOs. A. Twiggs: second, \. NJ. Prather;
Serzeants. John L. Wheeler, Orderly Ser
-~ant: drst. W. 1. Cobb, second, G NJ Hood;
hi, i. Chas. 4. Flemming: fourth, VIM. Des-
r,or5. dfth. john II. Henniss; sixth, ThOs.
q D,rtir OF thirty-nine members Of the old
f,r.s tbjrtv--se sen were. re. elected The force
now numbers three cOmmisSiSped OIneers'
six Serrsants an i forty six privates. The adj
iiri,rsI si men ON the forge is for the police
ing of the new fifth ward OF tDe city
Tickets TO the amount Of s2,e1o have been
sold for the Nilsson concert at Aiisnta To-
night The necessary sum to be raised 10 III
sure her appearance Is $1,000. seats sofa Al
So 80. buyers being limited TO ten seats.
The ginhOuse of Messrs. Adams Bros. at
Wrightsboro. was burned on Thursday morn
tng last. together with six bales OF cotton. The
Ere caught from a spark from the engine.
woman and three children froze TO death
thirIy-are miles above Atlanta on Thursday
night last.
George DOdd. man aged seyenty-three
uriay Last for s murder eOmmitted IN Meri-
weather county seven years ago.
Louisa Lewis. a negro woman at Milledges
vile, was on Saturday last arrested for beating
her child TO death.
voCth named Samuel Nicholson. native
oi Atlanta. but residing in Macon. died sud-
denly from the effects Of alcoholism Saturday
afternoon He Eas butcher by trade. and
leaves two sisters Ia Macon. He had spent
the most Of the day out a. Vineville drinking,
and died Of congestion of the brain, produced
By excessive Use Of alcohol
At the post Office in Excelsior. Busloeh
county. the mail boxes can be rented for fifteen
cents per quarter. payable in advance. Those
not renting must be at the post Office within
an hour after the arrival Of each mail. or they
can't eet their mail until the next mail hour.
The saTv-milI Of J. 7. Barrow, near Smith,
Vile Lee county. was accidentally burncu
down on Thursday night, at loss to the pro-
prietor Of S2,o0O. IL was not known II ne hau
any insurance.
The re9rgia FaferDplss (COvingtOn) says:
I'll Is generally admitted That the savannah
NEEKLY NEWs has no superior as q lalIi.!
newspaper. see the Inducements OheEeu 70
subscribers. and do not hesitate 10 0rdeF II
sent tO youF address
The Rev. v, B. BOnneii has declined to ac-
'eept the Presidency Of the Middle georgia
Military and Agricultural College. ana the
MuledgeviHe Recorder says; probably the
trustees will now conclude that the Ofkce
seeking the man does not work well, andneNt
time take q man seeking the OfAee,
At the West Point municipal eleei3op, heiu
last week, the following gentlemen were eiitt
cd: Dr. W. T. White. Mayor; i. j. lady, Df.
]. p. Miller. J. II. Nolan and l.. NJ Br0ok-
harit COuneilmen. The city is out OF ueDt,
and the incoming board being asl prominent
citizens. the city's interest viii not safer AT
lher hands.
lre LAGRANGE ReDOrfeg saYs: AT their last
ing. the City Fathers Of LaSrange dls-
courte0 twenty-five hundred dollars due next
April ~ IN sity's bonded debt. saving $50 ~
Interest. snq reducing the Indebtedness tg
1890 We are l-OW within sight OF the SOou
time when the corr, oration tax VIII DC aoouI
one-i0urth of one per cent
The Meriwether TfndieIs0r appears on the
half she'll this week. under thS IoliOWlhS ~
els1ble circumstances: \ printer uoWh VIII VIII
tne chills, Minnie away and no oHS lut @ tne
'3eFl and editor to hold the Tort " h@lS
.iae the best. the very best, We cOuiu. i,t SUI
tubE we've perfected arrangements thal VIII
Prevent another half sheet during the year.
valuable mine Of magnetic iroii ore Il sstlu
10 have been recently discovered IN tiaS SUD
urls OF West Point on the farm of Mr.. Dait4
Major George Reese. Mr.. Jackson sent
speclmens 10 Prof. Eugene A. smith; stare
Ge0lOgist. for ANALYSIS: also. to Prof. Nell, 0i
5ae A. and N. College, at AuDurn- Ahese
.lsjluguished scientific gentlemen concur IN
lle following encouraging statements f'Ihe
snecimen Is magnetic iron ore. and, II found IN
.sas0nable quantities, viii be very bhloaoie'
II much desired will pay well etc
-Thl,rsflav ufaht last tub little boys appiied