Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-08

Ihe farmers IN Marion are uneasy about the
pea and potato crops.
Ths ofice Of the Southern Telegraph Com
pany at WinnsborO will be opened in about
ten days.
senator Moore. Of Spartauburg county, sold
a Jersey COW last week to L. A. Mills. of
Greenville. for 500.
There are portions Of Oconee county where
no RAIN Of any consequence has fallen for
nearly three months.
The fodder crop in BarnweI has nearly all
Deeen saved, and planters report the pea crop
IN prosperous condition.
Col. !. !. Howard. of Cartersville. Ga. hss
donated hiS half interest in 455 acres of land
n Oconee county TO Adger College.
The GOrkville Enquirer thinks that not
more than half Of a crop of cotton can be made
IN that county. The corn crop will fall far
below this estimate.
At the next fair Of the Greenville Agricul-
tural society there Will be three saddle horse
races. the winners to receive prizes amount
ing 10 SZ5, SIS and $40.
y colored man named Jacob Whitehead
was drowned last week while crossing in a
small boat from Pacific Landing to Horse
Island III Beaufort county.
Pacolet Factory Is hardly two miles from
PacOlct Depot. Spartanburg. county. Ma
chlnery Is being carried rapidly to the fac
tory. which viii begin 10 run about the LIST Of
November.
The Union Times says: Taking the re-
ported estimates from all parts of the county
lect, and we are not able to strain the crop to
more than One-half that of last year"
The saw mills around Florence are running
to their full capacity to supply the great de
mand for lumber there at present. There is
boom IN building in Florence, and there are
upwards of fifty houses now in process of
erection and completion.
The Camden J0uTRal says: "As an instance
Of the disastrous effect of the drought there is
Orty-6ve acre field of corn ON the river below
Camden that Will not produce peck of corn
to the acre whereas the average crop on il
heretofore has been forty bushels per acre.
y young man named Speed. an assistant
lightning rod agent, was thrown between the
horses hitched to the lightning rod wagon in
Marlboro county last Monday. The horses
ran away. speed was dragged a considerable
distance. One Of his legs was broken in two
places and he was bruised from head to foot.
Mrs. Francis Pruitt, an old lady Of eighty
sin. sustained a serious accident by falling
last week at the house of her son in Anderson
county, from which il Is feared she will not
recover. Mrs. Prutt is the mother of four
teen children, one hundred grandchildren
now living, one hundred and fOrty-siX great
grandchildren now living and two great
great grandchildren.
Parish Furman. the celebrated farmer Of
Georgia. visited >partanburg last week in the
interest of the company he Is organizing to
manufacture his compost in Atlanta. He has
"a charter limiting the capital To $1,000, coo. lie
proposes this season TO start with one fourth
of tins amount The most of the stockholders
are ln Georgia, but ne is taking subscriptions
i'm Alabama and South Carolina
The Charleston NeJrs says: "a most beauti-
ful and unusual sight has been visible 10 the
inhabitants of Sullivan's Island for the last
three mornings in the form of a mirage eX-
tending from above the lighthouse on Morris
Island 10 the extreme end of the island. There
WAS no apparent haze in the atmosphere. no
unusual appearance IN the ocean glittering in
the early suubcams. nor in the countless sail
boats as they swiftly gided out to sea, but the
long. low sand beach Of the island had dlsap-
pcared as If by magic, and in its place stood
massive wall of rock one hundred feet high.
crowned by fringe of forest foliage appa-
rently at distance behind the wall. Occ;t-
sioually the magic wall seemed 10 part. re-
Xeulng the real forest which IL concealed,
and again round rents were ma IL i'm the airy
fabric. presenting the appearance of portfolios
In the walls of "a gigantic fortress. The lila
sion was perfect. lasting several hours on each
occasion and delighting the beholders. all un-
used To these AERIAL sports of sunbeams and
ocean mi-fS