Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-07


Number.
GEORGIA.
The value of the farms in the State Of GeOr-
ria IS placed at SIlI. .91O.54O, and the value Of
farming implements at S5,3l7,4l6.
John L. Brown, of Cumming, has a cow that
has given I.s0O gallons of milk in the last year,
from which over two pounds of butter day
has been made.
Joe Clayton, OF Green county, has been
adiudged a lunatic and sent to the asylum at
Auuedgeville.
Good potatoes were sold in sandersville
recently at 20 cents bushel.
The liquor saloons Of Ringgold have been
closed.
Rising Fawn, in Dade county, is to have a
newspaper.
There are over 100 varieties OF timber in
Murray county.
Hamilton is to expend Sls7 for new shingles
for her new court house.
Eggs cost but Is cents per dozen in Ham
nton.
John Pierson, in the vicinity of Yatesville.
Upson county, has on exhibition an egg, said
TO be laid by hen, the circumference Of
which measures seven and half inches one
way, and eight and three quarters the other.
The Columbus and Rome Railroad will. it is
rumOred. soon pass into the hands OF a Column
uu- syndicate.
Major James Pickett died on Saturday at his
home near Pineville. Marion county. He was
about hity years Of age and was highly re-
spected citizen.
Captain B. II. Hudson has been elected as
City Engineer OF Columbus for the balance Of
the present year, the City Council having ere
ated the new Office Wednesday night.
a. p. Pryor died at o'clock Wednesday. in
Columbus, of neuralgia Of the heart. Mr..
Pryor was one Of the early settlers Of Colum-
bus. He was born on the 18th Of January.
1910. in Milledgeville, Ca. and went to Column
bus about fifty years ago. where he has re
sided ever since.
Paulding county viii have an election on
the liquor question on the 2lth of May.
The City Marshal sales in Griffin were well
attended, and over forty pieces of property
were sold. Only three were purchased by the
city.
distinguished Southern composer is en-
gagged i'm composing the music for an opera,
written by gentleman Of Atlanta. The
opera is to be produced, in the course OF the
year. in New York or Boston.
Hardy Pitts. Of DOoly county. owns 1900
head Of sheep. He is, perhaps, the largest
sheep owner in the county.
In 1867 the present Governor OF Georgia was
captain Of a base ball club in Griffin. He is a
bachelor, but rumOr hath it that he will not
De so long.
Al. Carver, Sr, Of Dawson, died ON Tues
day.
Beef is so scarce at Dawson that the city
gets its supply from Macon.
strawbSry picking is progressing freely in
Thomas county.
Albert Gardner, of Augusta, is seriously i'll
Mnrr Aart
Cholera is destroying the hogs in the Porter
sreek neighborhOOd, Wilkinson county.
EX-Gov. Chas. j. jenkins is reported to be
dangerously III.
Athens has a horse hospital under charge of
an English veterinary surgeon.
Ed Williams. cOlOred. of Augusta. who was
shot by his brother Harrington Williams
Wednesday. died Thursday.
Ieseur. the Baton Rouge Ia.l editor who
was killed IN that city Wednesday. was reared
in Athens, and has many relatives there.
In tearing down an inside wall of the
OcOuee court house bottle Of brandy was
found that had been placed there sixty years
ago.
There is an old cOlored woman living IN
Newman who several years ago was totally
blind. but whose eyesight has been almost en-
tirely restored, rs she saws, by constant
prayer.
The Ben Hill residence in Athens. which
some time since sold for $1,000, Is now held at
$1,000.
DR.. Orr. state School Commissioner. has
been invited to Milledgeville to confer with
the college authorities concerning the estab-
fishing of a state normal school there.
President Ware, of the Atlanta University.
has gone 20 Connecticut to deliver a series of
addresses in the principal cities of that State
ON the work Of the university and similar in
-tIJutions in the South
it is said that considerable excitement eX-
isis In the neighbOrhOod of Gainesville over
l.. IN Fa rich frInFH sfraa
discovered in the last few days ON the lands Of
1lr. ". Merch. about two miles from Gaines
Vile. Mr.. Merch has refused an offer of ten
thousand dollars for the property.
The Pierce County Sunday school Associa-
ton convenes in Blackshear next sunday.
Delegates to the Sunday school Convention
10 be held at HOrnellsville, April IS and 10,
VIII he charged fun fare gOiTg, but no charge
viii be made for the return trip.
DEPUTY Marshal Robinson csptured two
revenue violatOrs. Barton and Kirby. their
stills fixtures and materials. in Dawson cOun-
" ON the 3Ist. and had the men bound over.
Barton had been running his still for months
iu his cellar, under the Kitchen part OF his
house.
g.. w. PfeGer, Columbus tailor, ended his
life bv shooting himself Thursday. Domestic
ufeliCitv and drink were the causes.
The watermelon business Is assuming large
proportions at GrOvetOwu, many melons grow
trS are increasing theircrOps. while many are
being added Co the list. IL Is thought now by
the more experienced melon growers that,
with an average season. GrOvetOWn viii
shin 100000 WatcrmclOns, or about 400 car
loads. The President of the Melon and Fruit
Growers Association OF GroVetOwn viii in a
short time wait upon managers Green and
Dorsey. of the Georgia Railroad, for the pur-
nose of obtaining transportation for the melon
crop. at special or reduced rates.
The contract for building the pavilion in
the Columbus cemetery. for the accOmmOda-
ton of the public, has been awarded TO Frank
Dudley for $3.50.
The Columbus City Council has donated s.
each 10 the negroes who were injured at the
EontaIne warehouse fire. This Is in addition
go medical treatment, supplies, etc. hereto
fore contributed by city officials and private
parties.
A. Odom. city sexton OF Columbus, reports
only eight interments in the cemetery OF
whites during the month of March. three
of whom were nOn-residents. There were
twenty In the cOlOred cemetery. four of whom
were nOn-residents.
Dr. :. y. Jordan. city physician Of COlum-
bus. reports that during the month Of March
one patient was admitted into the hospital.
one died. three were discharged. and one left
voluntarily. At present there are five in
mates.
The committee on markets and magazine
has been authorized by the Columbus CITY
Council To have the vegetable market house
repaired. The old bell tower Will be removed.
and the building generally renovated and re-
painted.
The dogs Of OglethOrpe county have COM
menced 10 die OF q strange and heretofore un-
known disease, their tongues becoming
swollen so that they cannot eat
Wv. Phelps. of the Middle Ninth district,
Merfwether county. was found dead i'm his bed
last Friday morning friend and neighbOr
writes that Mr. Phelps followed his plOw all
day. came home as well rs usual and eat a
hearty supper.
Last week. while two little sons of Joseph
Church. Of the Fork district. Rabun county,
were out ch0pping near the house. sapling
accidentally fell upon the head Of the Younger
.-nN .~Fs sns.aN Na.nl rF Of
his head, causing a CHASTITY and dangerous
wound. His final recovery IS doubtful
One hundred and twenty y-nine parties were
trie! IN the Mayors Court in Columbus during
the mast month. "a Of whom were fined and 55
Discharged The fines collected amounted to
So 60 Eight were sent 10 the chain gang or
jail for an aggregate Of 30 days.
Thursday tile Governor issued commissions /
as Justices OF the Peace to the following gem
tlemen: Thomas 4. FOliard- Of Chatham
county. James W. BOzaF. Of Dodge county;
James McWilliams, OF North county, and
Thomas Cochran and Alex L. Bryant, Of
Crawford county.
But one crvsolite. Of two ounces. has been
i0und in the state owned by MIS-. SpFague, oi
Dalton. 1t is Of yellow color and resembles
the topaz Verv much. gate Is found IN many
parts Of Nffdliie Georgia and the northeastern
part of the State. Emeralds have not been
found intCseorgia. ezcept by Judge Peck. m
the northern limits Of the State.
The Dooly Findieator learns that there is. in
tie southeast mart OF Dooly. fifteen or twenty
sniies from Vienna. q peculiar pond which Pc
ri0dicailv loses its entire water through an
0ridce IN fhe bottom Of the pond. This pond
covers three or four acres. and every year. in
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