Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

valuable D1scofefy OF kaOlin Near
Madison-MOre News from the Hog
ChoIera's Ravages-COlumbus' New
City Omcers-ResuIt of the Thomas
County Primaries.
GEORGIA.
At Quitman the cOlored Baptlsts are build
ing parsOnage-
lsnta was frustrated.
Mrs. z. A. Cruger, one Of the oldest and
most highly esteemed ladies Of Albany. died
Friday.
A part Of the money has been raised and
ste secured for district court house at
Crawi0rdville.
With one or two exceptions the weekly
rress in the State viii omit publication dur
Tx the holiday weeks.
ExGov- and Mrs. Bullock will give a recep-
ton 90 Atlanta this week. 1t will mark the
ertree into society Of their daughter.
The mail rider on the route from CassviIle
IN spring Place has quit the traIl and no mail
has passed up for two or three weeks.
CoI. T. r Willis, Of Wilkes county, origi-
rsUv bought So worth Of carp, has sold 500
worth. has eaten thousands, and his ponds are
now fun Of them.
The citizens Of Crawford VIII meet at the
5ap0t next Monday night for the purpose of
-7mirating candidates for MavOr and Conn
ciImen 20 serve another year.
Richard H. Wooten, Of Wilkes county. on a
twD-hOrse farm this year made 80 bales of
cotton 40 bushOls of corn, 300 bushels OF oats,
5 bushels Of wheat, peas, potatoes, etc.
Rev John L. Williams, Of Claiborne Parish,
IA has been on visit 70 his brothers. A. G.
and j. p. Williams. at LaGrange. Twenty
I've years have elapsed since these brothers
lasr met.
Rev. DR.. Armstrong,of St. Phillips church,
Atlanta, bears such close resemblance to
Tohu Wilkes Booth that he has been many
times acc0sted as though he was the great ac-
tor by people protesting to believe that he had
escaped being killed.
Mrs. J. f. Gregory, OF Atlanta, has jusl fin
1sbed a very handsome oil portrait of Mrs. G.
A. sanders. OF Gainesville. Mrs. Sanders is
said 10 be an uncOmmOnly beautiful woman.
and the portrait preserves to the fullest extent
tie many beauties Of the original.
Ttis not doubted at all that the dead body
recently found in Fishing creek, Wilkes
county. was that Of a negro who killed Con-
stable over in South Carolina. People who
saw the negro while he was fleeing, say he
baI on o dark coat and light pants, and the
dead body was clothed the same way. All
o,her circumstances point to the fact that
this was the same negro.
When the war closed the population of
Barnesvie was only 400. 1t is now $500, or
An increase Of over 600 per cent. The cotton
receipts amount to about $4,000 bales an
nually, worth S750,0t0. The total annual COM
merce amounts to Sl,0O0,000. The manufac-
turing product amounts to $l25.0OO, while the
banking business runs over 100000. This
shows a total Of 81 ,225 900.
Af primary election nelu IN Stewart
county Friday 10 determine the candidates
for county officers, the following persons were
chosen. ueing present incumbents, with the
execution Of the Coroner: Ordinary J. r.
Iatimer; sheriff. J. b. Griggs; Clerk Superb
or Court. b. r. Halves; County Treasurer, 5.
IS. Everett; Tax Receiver, j. T. Harrison;
Tax Collector, p. y. Ard; Surveyor, J. a.
FORT; Coroner, J. H. Thornton.
The Democracy Of Thomas county nomi-
mated county officers by primary election on
Saturday. The following are the nOminees:
For Ordinary. Joseph 5. Merrill; for Clerk j.
w. Grower: for sheriff, J.. A. Hurst: for Tax
Collector, p. $. Heeth; for Tax Receiver. J.
2. McCann; for County Treasurer. Gilmore
Siugetary; for County Surveyor. W. II.
Rogers; for Coroner. S. a. johnson. This Is
denomination OF the old officers, with the
exception Of country Treasurer. The election
comes or in January
In the municipal election held ar Columbus
Saturday, j. II. Palmer, the present incum-
bent. was reelected Chief Of Police over A.
e. Sneed by the flattering majority Of 433 out
OF 935 votes cast. The balance OF the officers.
as follows, had no opposition: For Aldermen
First ward, j. W. Voolfolk, 9l9; Second ward.
A. VI. Elledge, 9l4; Third ward. ID. p. DOzier,
go; Fourth ward, TheO. NJ. Foley, 9l7: Fifth
ward y. n. Curtis, SOC; Sixth ward. G.. W. =.
Dillingham;. 90. For Clerk Of Council. NJ NJ
Moore, 932; j. H. Palmer, Marshal, 679; 4. &.
Sneed Marshal, 246. For Sexton, A, O'DOm,
80.
JJ. Harris, Of Atlanta, was looking over
on ola pOoketbOOk Friday that he had not
across q check on the Citizens Bank, drawn
by Stephen Flynn, dated Oct. 6, 1874, for
so s.. He saw no evidence Of it having been
paid He took It 70 John stephens and
showed it TO him, and at the same time told
him that he did not expect IL paid, and that
De knew nothing about it. Mr.. Stephens re-
Piled that he recOllected the check well, and
that 10 had never been paid at the bank. As
DO was out of date IL was a debt of honor. Mr..
stephens gave Mr.. Harris a check on the At
lanta National Bank FOR the full amount.
a. of Fs~T,
tered suit for damage in the City Court Of
Rome against the Western Union telegraph
Company. He alleges that in compliance
with an order received from q merchant Of
Rome he shipped HIM a lot OF potatoes. The
merchant sent telegram countermand-
iug the order. which should have been re-
ceived by Blair before the Shipment, but
which was not received until after the ship
meut. When the potatoes arrived in Rome
they had deteriOrated in value. The tele-
graph company claims that the DELAY was
slight and was caused by a sleet storm pre-
yailing at the time the telegram was sent.
The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for
8ll0.
W. W. Fleming. ST.. Of the EdrZv Colsutv
Eslrs, Is a candidate for the Office Of Treas
urer of Early county. In his announcement
De SAYS: .'My reason for wanting the Office is
that am in debt about $1,000 for the old firm
Of Buchanan x Fleming. and my property is
mOrtgaged TO secure the payment OF that
debt. lt Is a large debt fer a man Of my age
and income, and it bears heavily upon my
AAlAA-luuGM ulllG tAau IL uAu Mutn IL was
greatly larger. The only honest way that /
know Of 70 get rid of the burden that is press
ing upon me with so much weight is TO pay
the debt. / am asking the suffrages of my
fellow citizens for the Office Of Treasurer for
that purpose alone, and confidently hope
Tor the support OF such as are willing to see
things just as they are. and act accordingly" :"
The entire taxable property of BarnesvIlle
amounts 70 about 100000, on which the tax
rate is only s. per 81 600. This is said 10 be
less than any town in the State, size cOnsid-
eIe.s anu even less than many towns more
NreLentlOus than BarneSVllle. The income 10
the city, including licenses. is 5000. The cur
rent expenses are about as follows: ApprOpri-
alton % Gordon Institute $500, salaries and
court expenses, 5000, leaving Sl.5O0 to invest
ln improving the town every year, II the same
rate Of taxation is kept up. The taxes could
De reduced 10 4-lO of per cent. and still leave
q surplus OF from $500 to $500 yearly. But the
city has in contemplation the Improvement OF
The cemetery, laying lt on into lots, drives and
avenues. and hence the present very low tax
rate viii hardly be reduced for the present
Albany Nc1Cs and -4dUerfiser: We are in
formed by gentleman who has just returned
from trip through the river portions of
Worth. embracing the Fourteenth and part of
The seventh districts, and the Fourteenth and
Tenth districts Of DOOly. that the hcg cholera
d prevailing to an alarming extent IN all that
section. In several instances farmers had lost
their entire stock Of fattening hogs after feed
ing away to them almost their entire crop of
corn. One case was mentioned where a
farmer had lost all Of his hogs by the disease.
would have supplied him with Western corn
and meat for another year. The disease ap-
pears 10 be spreading, and planters through
Lllt section are greatly discouraged. Very
few OF them have killed their hogs. owing 10
Tie mildness OF the winter thus Tar. The dis
ease appears 10 attack their fattest pOrsers
first, and death follows in q very short time
after. By many it is attributed to the water
he stock was forced to use during the late
severe drought.
Richard smith, Of Atlanta. who wrote the
famous Wilkesbarre letter, slandering the
South, and who was severely censured BIZ the
people at the time. Is destined to appear be-
lore the public again. He has instituted suit
against III. Rich 4 Bro. for whom he was
MQrklnE, demanding balance Of his salary
When smith came to Atlanta he represented
himself IS being a first-class carpet layer, and
was given position at SIS per month. IL is
slld that his work was not satisfactory, and
$55 was considered rather high wages for HIM.
1ut he was allowed 10 work on. When the
Nukesharre letter came up. and Smith was
detected and exposed, storm OF indignation
agalust aim arose ard pressure was brought
ol the Messrs. Kich TO bounce Smitn. Inc
gentlemen suggested to Smith that perhaps II
Nonld be better for him to leave Their employ,
anu smith went away to consider the propo-
sillon and never turned up any more until he
entered the suit He holds that he was en-
glged for the year, and that he was dis
charged and Is consequently entitled TO the
balance Of MS pay. Mes=rs. Rlch hold that ne
9at voluntarily. Smith intends, II is pre-
slmed, to sue for ms salary monthly as II be-
comes due.
Madison Mddis0nidn: Some time ago Mr.
z. Z. Laehry. Of this county, discovered 9
POCKET OF white clay on HE farm, several
miles from Madison, and by some uncontrOlla-
pc impulse determined upon having II
alalyLed BY a cOmuetent chemist. He dug VI
pressed the same to the State Chemist, who
E,gMlliy replied that twas very hne article