Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-21
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
GATHERED FROM LATE EX-
CHANGES.

The Flames In Augusta Notice to
Ordinarics.
The Gainesville S0uthron thinks that il will
u0- be long before the Legislature passes
.aW abolishing 'fence."
The following post offices in North Georgia
have been discontinued by the Postmaster
General: Ethel, Hall county; Dixon, Dawson
county. The Ethel mail viii go to Baker post
Office, and the Dixon mail to WOOly's Ford
post Office
The farmers near Fort Valley, on the line
VI the railroad, are preparing To plant large
watermelon crops this season, with the view
or early shipment this summer.
The Mayor Of Fort Valley has offered S2j re-
rari for the apprehension with proof to con-
Wet of any person or persons guilty of selling
intoxicating liquors to minors in the cOrpo-
rate limits Of the town.
At public meeting held at Fort Valley. on
Friday last, the following nominations for
municipal officers were made: For Mayor. W.
T. Brown; Aldermen, A. d. Skellie. NJ c.
Bayne. Emile Brown and NJ. L. Cooper
Col. Il. II. Moore, Of Dahlonega, has been
engaged opening up his copper mine six miles
east Of DahlOnega, and finds the prospect
fattering for paying yield of the ore.
The Spring Place Times has recently changed
hands. colonel Trammel star, its editor, re-
fITIuL. ana EEAuEuAuE ~ tAAG Practice OF the
law. and the editorial tOga falling on the
,boulders Of Mr.. J. r. Hix.
ON Saturday last the debt Of the Atlanta
cotton Factory Company was extinguished,
the creditors Of the company being paid the
sum Of 900, which has about completed the
Uouidation Of the Indebtedness Of the old COM
many The institution is now running under
its new management with every prospect Of
successful career.
can't. William Reed, one OF the oldest eiti-
1aus Of Talbot county, died at his residence
ON saturday last at the advanced age Of gS
vsar, he was veteran Of the war of 1872
and had served in all the Indian wars since.
Mr. George p. Hin, General Freight Agent
Of the knoxville Road, met with an unfortu-
nate accident on Monday. He was riding on
q crank car. which left the track, and in the
fsl his arm was badly broken.
The Coroner Of Bibb county received notice
shat an old citizen Of Macon, Mr.. Eli Brown,
living ON Bassett Hill. had died under sus-
picious circumstances, and that fears of foul
play were entertained by some Of his friends
Before the Coroner reached the house the re-
mains had been buried. The body was ex-
humed al nine o'clock yesterday and an in
quest held. The result Is not yet known.
Gainesville Eagle: "Gainesville will eXpend
one hundred thousand dollars in building and
improvements TINS YEAR. anu among the I'M
pr0vements Is 20 be a new court house costing
$4,000"
The Atlanta P0sf-A BDedI of Yesterday says:
Governor stephens apparently stood the trip
o. savannah very well, but he has been quite
ill since his return. II Is not thought, how
ever, that his indispositiOn Is Of a serious
character"
There is an apple tree IN Rabun county that
is probably the largest on the continent. 1t
shades the greater part of farm yard, and in
one season the owner gathered 2l0 bushels Of
apples from it. besides what his stock destroy
ell. He receives 25 cents per bushel for them
Chattanooga Times: Mad dogs have again
made their appearance at GFaysvIlle, CatOOsa
county, and 10 Is hardly safe 70 travel IN that
section without being well armed. Consider
able stock have been bitten by them, and a
bite"
Col. Gambler has been travelling around re-
Gently, in the interest Of the Gainesville and
southern Railroad. The Monroe paper
states that with proper effort on the part of
the Walton county people the cars will be
running from Gainesville TO Monroe by the
first Of October.
There are now 325 students at Emory Col
lege. oxford, and throughout the state, espe-
rially in the higher seminaries of learning,
there has been large increase Of pupils over
preceding years, which speaks volumes for
the intellectual growth Of the youth Of the
commonwealth
Mr.. BOze Adair. Of Atlanta, has notified
fhe Ordinaries Of the state not 10 issue hlSr-
rage license luE ais Maftlr L A. -AleAduleE- q
youth Of fifteen years Of age. who, II seems,
r0Etempiates a marital connection against the
wishes Of his guardian. The law, however
which forhids the issuance Of marriage IL
censes for minors under eighteen years of age
without consent Of parents or guardians. only
refers to females.
Dahlonega SigHal. There Il more mining
territory I'M the DahlOnega mining district
than in any other on the gold belt, hence tine
demand for water for mining purposes Is
greater here than IN any other section. The
mines that are now under headway have
water. but III there was an additional supply
Of Loco inches put on the high points around
Dahlonega. fully 1000 more stamps could be
run. with satisfactory results
The two supposed murderers Of Robert
Summerall. who was killed on the night of the
% Of February, in Richmond county, were
captured in Charleston. Their names are
Edward Brown and his companion smith.
They were brought To Augusta or Monday
and lodged in jall. Brown confessed that he
had committed the fatal act; that he and
Summerau had become engaged in a Difficult
ty, and he lBrown} had done the staDDlng IN
sclf-defense. Summerall being q much larger
man than the prisoner
A much married man resides at simmons
Gap, I'M this state, whose matrimonial record
IS really extraordinary. He Is eighty years OF
age. and has had the extreme felicity of being
married nine times. his ninth wife now sup
porting his declining years. Fifty-three chill
dreu are entitled tO call him father, and af
recent family gathering over three hundred
Of his lineal descendants were present. The
Rome BalIetin is our authority for the above
startling item.
Two fires occurred in Augusta on Monday.
The house occupied by Mr.. Malachi Bridwell
as q store and dwelling was destroyed between
one and two O'Clock a. m, and with loss OF
$500 which there was no insurance. At
lU:3G O'Clock another alarm was sounded and
the ire located ON the roof of large tenement
house on the north side of Broad street, which
was put out without the aid OF the engines.
daring fireman, Mr.. RadfOrd, Of No. y, gained
the roof ripped up the shingles and with
several buckets Of water, eXtinguished the
hames.
The Sandersville Mercury relates the follow
ing melancholy incident: Miss Ella Lind
sev, the daughter Of Mr.. J. K. Lindsey, was
supposed to have been frightened To death by
dog on Friday evening last She had just
come home from school and went OF 4 short
distance from the house 10 gather some wood,
when a strange dog passed her home and the
dog Of Mr.. Lindsey took aIter nm anu he run run
towards the young lady. Her mother heard
her scream. and Mr.. II. l.. Layton. who was
working short way on, also heard her, anu
when they got TO her she was dead. she had
been complaining little few days before
this happened"
The crazy man in the garb Of a horse skin,
whose freaks have astOnished the people Of
North Georgia. and who was seen at q point
near smyrna eating dead horse, and at Big
>hanty feastlng on a dead rabbit, halr, toes
entrails and all, Is no myth. lie has been cap
tured at the foot Of Lookout Mountain, near
chattanooga. When the attempt 10 arrest
him was made he jerked from his pocket
peculiar whistle, and blew it yehemently for
several minutes The arresting party rushed
upon him at once, and, taking on his great
coat bv force. found upon his breast a white
metal plate bearing the following letters;
chattanooga Police, 1883"
The business Of the city Of Columbus for
lsS2. according TO sworn returns, Is thus sum
married. by the Columbus Enquirer sun: City
trade, SIl,4S5, ,273; river trade, Ss,3l4,2
agents sales out OF the city. S2,23l ,4l6-making
"a total Of S2l.O7O.95O. This Is an increase %
$SlS.39l over 1851, not including sales on cot
ton. and an increase Of S2,0S5,6O6 within i've
years. The figures show that Columbus. so
lar, is the leading manufacturing city IN the
state. Here is the way II reads: Cap
ltal employed S5,36i. lO9: hands employed
t,ly6; wages paid out. S949,S raw material;
value. 81, l,630.3j9.
In ISL Colonel FarrOw built fish pond at
Porter spring. Lumpkin county. 10 make
some experiments with raising mountain
Trout. This pond sUppiieu with cold
spring water About 300 trout were trans
ierrri from the streams on the north side Of
tle Blue Ridge 10 this pond on the
10 Of the Blue Ridge on the south
side They lived and have done well,
and some Of them az this time wiz weigh
one OF two pounds. Ia the spring Of lsS2 they
spawned and deposited their eggs, and the
!onng were hatched out. and now there are
thousands Of the Young and doing well. This
establishes the fact that the mountain trout
can Dc raised at elevated points on the south
SIDE Qi the Blue Ridge. Porter spring, IN TINS
county. is some 5000 feet above the sea level.
Hinesville Gassffs. MIR. ". +. Brewer, the
sheriff Of Liberty, was shot through the foot
9y negro rufiian last saturday night. Mr..
Brewer, who is always active IN the discharge
Or his duty learning OF the whereabouts Of q