Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-06

economy OF having better houses. better stock
ana OF having their stock housed and cared
@ lOf. win prospect Of another railroad at
no very distant dav. we have bright hone for
the future of Ball Ground.
Camden correspondence NEWS Oct 4. At
ne SiectlOn held at Balleyis precinct ON Oct.
the Democracy made a great gam as the ma
lorlty mas always been 100 Republican hereto
lofe. IL was only 80 this time for the Repub-
hcans-a clear loss on their side Of A. Every
vote was challenged on taxes, and il will
make the voters Of Camden ''put out for the
Captains Office and SETTLE" The election was
held by J. S Bailey, Col. S W. Baker and J
n. lnomas as managers. and Can't John III .
Kelly and Capt. McAdams as clerks. and
Sapt- AeGOwan as challenger. Capt. Reilly
utu the MAlng up OF the papers,. ;. Bailey Il
20. mil has been under repairs for some time
but air. Bailey says they will commence in q
week on large scale agam. Messrs. Bailey
are live, energetic business men. They also
run a large rice plantation in connection with
the mill, and employ about 200 hands
capt. John II. Reilly is is now running
a school at Capt. Frank Bailev's sum-
mer house, and has a large attendance
MI X :. Lang, our prOsp porous energetic mer-
chant, has been down with the fever for some
time, but D now greatly imprOved.-James X.
Beuell. OF owens Ferry and WOOdbine, is now
thresning rice. and from appearances will
MAKE very large crop.-The corn crop and
potatoes look hne, but the drought made sad
hayOc with the corn crOp.-Thanks to the push
ana energy OF ). l.. Bailey, Esq, we have now
a daily msn from FOlkston.-There are
rumors Of few weddings.
SenoIa correspondence NEWS. Oct. 3: Times
are dull. There has been no rain since july &.
Inc weather IS still very hot. Cotton is all
open, IN some places nearly all picked out
rms Is the nrst crop of cotton that has ever
been gathered without some rain or frost
lotion Is so low that farmers will fail to meet
Inelr debts. Next year will be a hard one for
farmers. some say they cannot farm for
they VIII have nothing with which to run a
IaIIn. lt Corn Is heap shorter than expected
oeIola mas citizen that has been Squire
eighty-fOur years, and he stated to-day that
ne picked lO1 pounds Of cotton yesterday. If
lhere Is another man in the State that has
Oeen squire eighty-fOur years without
change let nm sing out; we would be glad to
hear from him If he has never picked anv
cotton or even been President.-T. W. Meth
van picked pear from pear tree in his yard
that weighed 20 ounces, measured I2I5 inches
one way and l3 inches the other. Ii was Of
the dwarf variety. Quite a number of people
saw the pear WeIghed.-The election passed
on quietly. The nominees were all elected.
Nearly all the negroes went to the county
seat 10 vote. do not know their reasons for
not voting in their own DISTRICTS Rev. H. c.
Hornady came down from Atlanta last FRI
,lty anu preached Tour days and nights at the
Daptlst church with large attendance, the
result OF which is seven accessions to tine
church. The Lord always hear the PRAYERS of
His people and ever viii.
Augusta Chronicle: In looking over some
OLD hles OF the Chr0H1cle Saturday a handsome
extra published by the COnstltutiOndEist
after tie battle of Manassas, telling of the
defeat Of the Union forces and the triumph of
the DOYS IN gray. Being of q misCheVOuS
turn Of mind, he headed il --latest News from
the Front" and placed il on the Chronicle
bulletin board. The first man who was at
traeted by It was worthy representative of
our German element He paused, read the
headlines, saw the date, reflected for mo-
ment 10 see II il was April !. and then, look
ing susplclOusly around at the amused audi
a. eIr~fs~ Nrarr-o rod Il a
OF ms LEFT eye and stOe away. Then came
ragged negro, who took his stand before
the faded page and eyed it intently-all the
time Dli5stully unconscious whether 1t was a
ledr-stained copy of the Declaration of In
dependence or circular from ''the Freed
man BANK Next newspaper man rushed
over 10 see what was new and startling He
was rapidly followed by a clergyman, a mer-
chant. and various others, who soon made
crowd around the venerable relic. They as
rapidly scattered. each one expressing his
opinion Of the hoax according to his peculiar
ldiOsyucrasy. Then an officer OF the United
states army strOled by, read the headlines.
anu relreated. Following him came a tele-
graph boy rushing along with a message at a
snails pace. Having an important dispatch,
and being in hurry, he stopped and leisurely
read the whole page. When he concluded,
he walked of whistling the Bonnie Blue
Flag" and when last seen was quietly adj
miring himself in a mirror in Platt's win
dow, two doors above. Then came grizZled
man, hObbllng along on a wooden leg. He
paused curiOusly before the yellow page, and
as he read the thrilling account OF that IA
nous battle, the blood rushed into his pale
cheeks. his eyes flashed, he glanced down at
his wooden leg, and drew himself up to fullest
stature. Each word was eagerly read, and a
host or memories seemed TO crowd upon him.
When he had finished the flush of excitement
hat left his check, sadder train Of recOlec-
tlOns had come into his mind, and as he drew
his hand across his eye a tear glistened there.
Mayhap he thOughtOf some loved cOmrade-in-
arms who had fallen there-perchance a
brother The lit crowd of watchers who
had been looking on found themselves
strangely moved, and as he passed on with
solemn tread one Of the number walked
quietly to the board aud removed the sheet.