Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-29


Inc Dalton compress is ready for business.
week. ''-e' ~ ''''
Al Naycr0ss, Mayor ". p. Folks and W. p.
l1ee' VINO have been IN, are cOEvalesclng.
forty-lwo persons We're admitted to the
day. "s'
The initiative steps to building dormitory
lor the Dalton Female College have COM
George Beddingfeld was buried at the
QuItman cemetery on Tuesday last. He died
in Madison county, Fla, ON Monday.
\ gentleman Of Perry. Andrew Smoak. has
refused $ l,0oo for patch Of . acres OF the
srOoer variety OF peanuts which he has IN the
town of Perry.
The Masonic fraternity Of Albany is to lay
the corner stone OF the sumner High school
Tomorrow. 4 barbecue VIII be one Of the
features Of the day
Jacks0us syrup evapOratOr. in TaliaferrO
county. has made about l.C0O gallons mp 10 this
time. The crop has been very good through
that section. Nearly all plant the common
sorghum cane.
The Washington G1-efte comes out this
week in large elgat-page edition. The news
Oi the town Is thoroughly and COmpetentIv
covered. and home readers cauuOt fail to find
The paper fun OF interest
New ork company has signed the con-
tract with the city Of Athens for a thorough
system of sewerage, which paper has been
viii begin as soon as possible.
For improperly addressing a married We
man. meas WOOdlawn. Murray county. a feI-
l1w was hickory whipped and gwen to the
rising of the sun 70 get out Of the State, which
prevented the eNasperated husband from per
i1rlrug him with buckshOt.
The Augusta cotton mill Presidents met
again saturday afternoon, and adjourned
without deciding upon any plan Of cO-opera-
tieu. and without agreeing 10 any combined
action. Zach mill viii run to suit itself. and
Ihg committee adjourned sine die.
Many small farmers around Dalton. who
ha8 hoped tD pIck out fun bales of cotton last
week. found their expectations short bv half
hence there were but a few scattering bales
marketed there last week. The news from
Murray county gins Is somewhat better.
Washington GI-efte: The cotton receipts at
the depot up TO the close of Friday were 500
bales, against 54i iCr the same time last wear
The crop viii be much larger this season than
last, but cotton Is q little later i'm Openisg
After the first bale last year it came steadily
but after the first this year it was about two
weeks before another was brought in.
Eat0utOn Messenger. Our Superior Court
disposed of q good deal Of legal matter during
its session. Tut did not clear the dOcket-
There were thirty-One true bills found bv the
grand jury. and most Of them. f not ali NOT
acted upon, have been transferred TO Judge
Turner's court. III all grand iuries shOuIj
Gnd work IN like proportion for judicial
action, DO would seem that the time for the
r
rivCt.
DaltoK Argns: The North Georgia BAPTIST
. \ Association convened at Mt. Lilly Church
last Thursday. Rev. John Gilbert, moderator
Rev. Mr. stone clerk. The various reports
exhibited a healthIul condition of the
churches and a liberal mission work Joe
Brown University received hearty ndOrSe-
meut Revs. Lotion. Mccall and Hanks. of
Dalton, preached number OF sermons. Rev.
r.. e.. Boykiu. Bible agent, was present. over
] .00J persons were present sunday. the last
day. A urotracted meeting was commenced
at Mt. Lilly.
The City Council is considering the pro
1irtcLy of taking suen steps as are necessary
% test public sentiment u regard to the es-
tablishment of water works in Dalton. The
conditions for such an enterprise are so favor
able that an offer has already been made to
give a water lift from reservoir twenty feet
above the top of the highest structure i'm the
city for $4,000. including mains, hydrants
etc It is believed that Dalton can float per
cent bonds at par TO accomplish the work. 4
special act will be required for the purpose.
which viii be asked of the next Legislature.
i.lia Gamble, the negro woman who poi
souei Pink Buchanan. cOlOred, near Hamll-
ton. has been arrested and held to answer the
charge of murder The evidence before the
Curuuerfs jury was conclusive. II was shown
that she had purchased a box of rat poison
and claimed that II was for white lady. The
lady testified that the poison was not pur-
chased for her. 1t was also in evidence that
Ella Gamble had threatened TO make trouble
Ga Buchanau's family on account Of a Difficult
tv which she had with his wife. She admin
E-tereI the poison by putting IL in a tub OF
meal.
Meriwether Tindicqtor: Four or five
weeks ago Miss Linnie Bethea, a most accom-
uushed young lady, Of Greensboro, Ga, came
ON q visit TO the family Of her uncle, Judge
Prank williams. near Warm Springs Miss
Brthea soon made hosts OF friends IN the COM
muUitv hv her sweet disposition and many
virtues. To within the past two weeks her
health was excellent 4 short time after
camu meeting she was attacked bv typhoid
malarial fever, her symptoms soon becoming
alarming. Her father. one Of the most skill
fgt physicians OF greensboro. was sent Tor,
INIT srrived only in time 10 find his daughter
4 CORPSE. she died quietly sabbath afternoon.
Americas RsDrBIicF4: 4 centenary meet
inv was held at Tabernacle Church, Magnolia
Snrfnrs. Wednesday, sept. p. 4 large con-
,rrr.--1fiou were t1resent. and were addressed
hv the Presiding Eiter. Rev. Mr.. Mac DOneN,
on the origin, growth ana pOlity Of MethOdism.
In 1-Sf at the organization Of the church IN
Baltimore. there were only NJ preachers ana
rs Odl members now there are in the United
STATES over $4,000 travelling preachers, and
80 90 local preachers, with a membership OF
over 4.oUo,0Oo, making II numeflehliE the
largest body Of Christians IN the mite Z
States. a centenary thanks Offering was
asked for, which met with feeble response.
Rome C0urier: An interesting and novel
cavalcade passed down Broad street frlday
Interesting. because eight persons
an fhe cavafcade were ladics-twO mothers
and siN blooming yOUn daughters; novel, De-
cause the six young ladies were barefoot anu
were walking. In wagon drawn bv yoke
Of steers were seated the two mothers 1ne
driver Of the team, young man. was walk
5ug aud at his side walked two other young
men and . little boy. The young man looked
~ be about ~ years old and the boy about 10
wears At some distance i'm the rear walked
1he father. L. J.. stephens. They were going
60 William Davis plantation, south Of Rome,
20 pick cotton.
IN. Of N
tf0p seem 20 realize the Importance of raising
live stock and keeping at home the money
they have been sending North for horses. Ihe
colt show helu in Americas last year started
the ball and the two colt shows held in this
tirv This wear have awakened our nelghbOrs-
ON tue fourth Tuesday IN November a colt
show VIII bH held In nranesvllle formerly
known as Jacksonville or H0ssum Ifotl, Ma
ron county. for which the following pre-
miums are offered. Best colt over years and
under 3. $40. best colt year and under = -;
best colt months AID under year. so best
colt under months. So These premiums
may be enlarged before the holding OF the
show. The contest Will be open to all, and
Judges will be selected from abroad.
German, the dancing master caught in the
"a, ~ burglary at Macon several weeks ago,
v,-ss set free Saturday. r. b Gartrell, his
raDtor refusing To prosecute him. German
was the object Of great deal Of sympathy,
and saws his future life VIII be blameless.
NJ C0rmau was IN need. and one day she
.rr,r,qrhcd her husbands counsel TO find out
-1ibtf rouId be done Tor him that she might be
saved from starvation. NmIe IN ms ONCE
She showed him a letter from gentleman IN
-raIIadasra Ala. who had seen the account OF
i1er husbands arrest, and offered her home
with hum as hOusekceper Tor MS hOtel. lie
told her ne would end out. ana at ms owl eN-
Dense telegraphed the Probate court Juuse;
tnoujriur hi the gentleman was reliaDie. ana
fhst ne asked for a homeless anf 4eienseless
woman. The answer came that ne was = re
Iiqi,-e gentleman \ letter was written 10
him in Talladega, and ne sent 4 POst Oln0e 81 ~
der for money 10 defrGy her expenses. shS
left for that place. and Is EoW In sOOd an"
honorable employment.
The new sewer which Augusta IS TO oaild is
one Of the most important ana extensive en-
terpr1ses the city has engaged IN Ior some
time. and probably In s feW days the WORK OF
excavation viii begin. The excavation vii
be fuaugurated at the river and lns sess er VIII
De dug up towards its head at MIXERS Ai!i.
&c will De- $500 feet long and the inner diane,
tea viii be six feet. 10 VIII be OF brick, VIII
De covered. of course. and viii require Z.5uu'-
600 br.ck. To viii have IS inches OF water
flowing through tt constantly, and VIII con-
tain most thorough arrangements for the con-
slant aud thorough flushing The work will
urobahlv cousaue about six months there
being at the outset $1,000 yards Of excavation.
Tt will be built at a cost Of SIS COO. The sewer
will drain that part Of Jhe city on Mcintosh,
Washington. Centre, Elberi and Lincoln
streets The side stakes Of the sErvey have
already been put mp and engineer Davidson
viii superintend the work.
,-asbinrton Gazette: Last Sunday the old
nell fu the cupOIa Of the Baptist church called
roTefEsr the last assemblage that was ever 10
meet ia shat ancient pile. Monday morning
tbf vr0rku-eu began to tear the old structure
down. and a. tle old bell was loWeFeu IRON
ifs ,arrb m tie 1e{frv il would toll plaintiyely
q REQUIEM. seemingly cOnscious OF tht uepdI
Eug Usefulness Of its old cas- meht. IN carry
childhood tHis was the first bell "isQse cs.ii " (
We're taught 10 heed on Sab9ath i.-oili.l-; ~;
For HaIf = century, through heat HuQ