Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-21

plate and iewelry $3.50: horses. mules, hogs,
sneep and cat lie Sl62. .2S3; plantation and me
chanlcal tools and books and pictures $6.6S7;
corn ana cotton for sale April ], S491; all other
property not before enumerated SIS. .I43; ag-
gregate value Of whole property SS96, ,9I9; polls
and professions Sl,6il.
Macon telegraph and Messenger: The fu-
neral services OF Col. c. s. GuytOn were held
at his late residence in Laurens county on
sunday afternoon at O'Clock. The attend
ance Of people was said to have been the
largest ever witnessed in that section of the
state on similar occasion. the gathering
numbering at least 1000 people, who. on only
one day' announcement Of his death, had as
semDled from twenty-five miles around. en-
braclng citizens from Laurens, johnson,
Emanuel, Washington and other counties
composed Of both white and cOlored persons
who had come, testifying to the unbounded
lOVe, esteem and respect in which he was held
by all. Everyone seemed to mourn his
demise as the death of brother or
dearest friend, and particularly remark
able was the deep sorrow of the colored peo-
pie. who Wept IN true anguish Of heart as they
thought OF Mars Clnci" as dead. The family
burial ground from the late home of the de-
ceased Is mile distant. and the funeral pro-
cessIOn Of veh lcles extended in one unbrOken
line over this entire distance, and when the
head OF the procession had reached the grave
the last mOurners at the house had not yet
driven into the line Of procession, while along
the roadside hundreds Of persons walked to
the cemetery. Col. GuytOn was buried by
the service of the Methodist Church. in which
faith he had been reared and had publicly
prOlessed and ZealOusly followed. He was a
member Of the Wrightsvillc Lodge of John
son county, the members Of which attended
the Durlai ana performed the solemn and
impressive ceremony Of the Masonic fra
teruIty- 1t Is universally admitted that Col.
Guyton was the most hOnored, useful and
dearly beloved citizen of Laurens county, and
as another evidence of the esteem in which he
was held, it may be stated that when the an
nouncement Of his death was made in Dublin
on last saturday afternoon the stores were
4 EUEnpnGp0.
by any concert Of action, but by the prompt
lngs Of deep sorrow each one felt at Col. Guy
toms death. Many of the stores were also
draped IN Grape. \ useful man, an h0nOred
citizen and a pure Christian mas gone to his
bright and blessed reward beyond the sun
sets radiant glow.
Columbus Times: The first new cotton was
received MOnday-three bales-and it all came
from down the river. The first bale last year
was received Aug. s. ten days earlier than
this. The new bales were received by the fol-
lowing parties: FlOurnOy 4 Epping, from J .
l.. Allen. steam Mill, Ca: classed low mid
ding, and weighed i95 pounds. Slade & Eth
eredge. from X. K. Pender, Greenwood, Fla: (:
classcd mlddllng, and weighed $40 pounds
George +. Swift x son, from j. +. Best, Fort
GdlueS- Ia; classeG mlddllng, and weighed
sos pounds. Below we give the date of recep-
ton of the first bale of cotton every year since
lS6d, from what state 1t came. the buyer and
price paid: In lS66 the first bale came from
Georgia, received on Aug. Is, and purchased
by J.. S. Wright, at 80 cents a pound. 1867,
Alabama. Aug. Il, sod at p cents; 1868, Ala
bama, Aug. l9, L. a. Clayton, at so cents:
1869, Alabama, Aug. l3, Ii. :. Park, at 3j
cents; 1870. Alabama, Aug. Il, W. +. Snider,
at 20 cents; another bale from Mr.. Abe Gam
meIs plantation. was shipped direct to New
YORK; 1871. Georgia, Aug. Il, John Mum, at
Il cents; 1872, Alabama, Aug. II, j. II. Harri-
son. at 40 cents: 1873, Alabama, Aug. IL, +. G..
wilkins, at p cents; 1874. Florida, Aug. s. G.
}. Holmes, at 2l12 cents; 1875, Florida, Aug.
10, W. +. Snider- at 1893 cents; 1876,
Georgia. Aug, 3, j. W. Barden. at 10
cents; 1877. Alabama. Aug. u, TaIiaferro
Il Son, at ill5 cents; 1875. Alabama, Aug. Z,
4. r. TaliaferrO, at u cents; 1879, Alabama,
Aug. Il, W. r. Snider, at II cents; 1850,
Georgia. Aug. ,, O. B. TaliaferrO, at 3 cents;
ISL, Aug Is, five new bales were received, of
which tue following disposition was made:
The Georgia warehouse received L from Henry
DunwOOdy, colOred. HaywOod's Landing,
Fla. c'assed middling, weight 40 pounds.
sold TO J.. B. Dixon, Wilmington, Y. c.. for
I a cents. Another from 4. Merritt of Mari
anna, Fla, was consigned to the Georgia
warehouse. lt was classed strict midding,
weight 500 pounds: sold to K. B. Dixon for
II cents: the Eontaine warehouse received
from W. 4. kOOnce, of Columbia, Ala;
classcd strict mlddlmg. weight 44 pounds,
sold 10 L. b Dixon at 1O34 cents. The Ala
bama warehouse received one from J. Bush
CO., Meals Landing, Fla; classed strict
good ordinary, weight 4S5 pounds, sold to
+. T. Dixon FOR 10 cents. The Lowell ware
house received one from K. w. Sheffield,
Cedar Springs, Ga; classed strict middling,
weight go pounds, sold 10 Mr.. Weber, of j Il.
Hoist Co.. for q cents. 1882. Florida. Aug.
Z, from Capt. John Melton, Of jackson county,
Fa. consigned TO Capt. j. w. Voolfolk;
sold at auction by Col. F. g, Wilkins, and
pUTc1ased by Col. W. NJ. Griggs at 1888 cents.
lSS}. Alabama. Aug. 8, from William Wood,
Henry county. Ala to Caps. J. W. WOOlfOlk;
classed mlddling, weight 4 pounds; il was
sold al auction by I. N. Foley at lU5s cents to
Thomas Thomson.