Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-05

GEORGIA.
Campbell county is to have s.. 900 Jail.
A. \. Porter, prominent citizen Of Griffin,
Is dead.
a son Of Ham in Gainesville claims to have
preached the gospel to his native brethren in
John f. DeLacy announces that he is not a
candidate for legislative honors from Dodge
county.
b. B. Cheney, Of Montgomery county. is
suggested as Senator from the Fourteenth
district.
Rev. W. 5. Walker. for three years a mis-
slOnary IN China, is en- route to his home at
The -year-old son OF Congressman
Gambler is reported dangerously i'll with
pneumonia.
Gen. c. \. Evans has been elected Presi-
dent Of the newland and Improvement com
pany Of Augusta.
Judge J. Sam Barnett has been reappointed
Judge OF the County Court of Ebert county
by Gov. Mcdaniel.
The uniforms Of the Gainesville fire com
panies have arrived, and they viii be out on
dress parade on Thursday.
-Four haIl stones were picked up in the
Fork district Of Hall after the cyclone last
week that weighed pound.
Mr.. W. W. Austeu has bought the old
Glenn, Wright K Carr warehouse at Atlanta,
paying therefor 10000
farmer in Elbert county has 300 bales Of
cotton for sale, and not needing the money il
would bring, prefers to hold it for a better
price.
L. p. Warmers residence at Columbus was
burned Wednesday The insurance aggre-
gates $4,000. No statement Of the loss is fur
nished.
There are in Ebert county twenty-nine
schools for cOlOred children, and IN these
twenty-nine schools, l,459 colored children Of
school age.
A lady in Gainesville sold over seyenty-fiv
dollars worth Of milk and butter from one
cow last year, and had enough left for home
consumption.
The editor OF the Piedmont Press saws that
he has been shown a sample Of ore taken from
mine near that town that contained s. per
cent. of pure silver.
The Capital City improvement Company Of
Atlanta has about closed its subscription
books. The subscription Thursday had gone
above $500 shares.
The arrangements for replacing the Central
Presbyterian Church at Atlanta with costly
and handsome building have all been con
cluded and the work Will begin soon.
The LaGrange Light Guards have reorgan-
lzed with the following officers: J. +. swan
son, Captain; Josh stephens, First Lieuten-
ant; 4. ii. Autrey. Second Lieutenant; W 5
Cox, Brevet Second Lieutenant: c. A. Her
ring, Orderly. They will have fine new uni
forms.
The boiler OF the cotton compress at Dal-
ton exploded Wednesday afternoon. knocking
several freight cars from the track near the
press. tearing up the track. demOlishing a
storehouse ami seriously injuring white boy
named Glenn and the fireman. negro named
Sterrick. Glenn will probably die.
4 team ran away on Pulaski street. Athens.
Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Pitucr, with her
little child, was walkingup the street and She
seeing the runaway horses, rushed back for her
child, and just as she grasped IL the wagon
tongue struck her and threw her SIX or eight
feet in the AIR. and tore the child loose from
her arms; The wagon and horses passed over
the child, and the injuries receiver will
probably cause its death. It's skull was
crushed and blood rushed from its ears mouth
and nose. Mrs Pitner Is seriously hurt but
she is so excited about her child that II is hard
Tor the attending physician to tell the amount
Of her injuries.
The following is from the report of the
grand jury of DeKalb county: 1--WE indulge
the hope that our next General Assembly will
enact general local option law for the State.
and, falling in that, we respectfully ask our
Representatives to insist upon the passage Of
an act giving this county the right TO vote on
the subject Of prohibition. We recommend
that the time for holding the Superior Court
in Dekalb county be changed from third
Monday in March and September to the same
time IN February and August, and that our
Representatives be requested to have a bill
introduced in the next Legislature to that ef-
feet. We recommend that tax of 3 -lOths of
! per cent. be levied upon the taxable prop
erty Of the county for county purposes, be-
ueving this Will be sufficient. from the best
information we have as TO the probable ex-
penses for the next year"
The ElbertOn Ne1C South SAYS: "a very IN
teiligent gentleman, who is a close observer
of things generally. and who has Travelled ex-
tensively through the cOuntiesOf Elbert Nc
Dufie and Lincoln recently. saws that eN-
tcnslve clearlngs have recently been made on
nearly all the water courses in the various
counties. which are tributaries to the Sayan-
nah and Broad rivers. He says that the tim
Der and underground is being rapidly cut
from the banks OF the streams, which he saws
will eventuate in denudiug the soil Of that
which, IN measure. prevents the rapid run
ming of Of water and rising Of streams. He
thinks that within the next few years these
bare hills along these streams will cause floods
which will be very disastrous TO lands on the
Savannah river. and especially to the city of
Augusta. which is even now partially over
flowed at times when the river is high
The Fort Gaines TribuRe says: 'There are
over 1000 families in Clay county. aud we
suppose upon an average there is one dog for
every family, say 1000 dogs at the least: il
will take S2 worth of provisions lsuch as
would fattcn pigs per month to keep up
dog in living order, which makes S24 per year
20 feed one dog. Now, if there are 1900 dogs
in Clayton county, il will cost $4S, 600 annually
60 feed them at the rate of 50 a head. Now,
the people are out OF COW food, and are buy
ing meat on time and bread to stuff the dog
with; we hear the men say they can't ray
their debts, they have got no money to
pay the preacher none for the orphan and
widow. vet they can afford to stun twenty
four dollars worth Of provisions into the
worthless dog every year. Now. we are
greatly in need of more school funds One
thousand dollars per aunum would help the
school fund considerably, and to raise that
thousand we recommend that u tax OF
nifty cents per dog be collected and applied to
the school fund. Let us try to get up man
10 represent rs in the Legislature who is in
favor of taxing the dogs. Here is fifty cents
for my dog. We know a great many people
will grumble at having to pay a tax on their
dogs bur il will not be lost as they viii have
q chance TO get 1t back in education"
Yesterdays Atlanta Constitution says: "The
stephens Memorial Association of Crawford
Vile, which was organized for the purpose Of
buVing Liberty Hall and establishing a school
10 the memory of the dead Governor, decided
at a meeting held night before last to call IN
Miss MARY Gay. who has been soliciting con-
JributiOns and 10 abandon the scheme, only
1871 % having been raised SO tar. Col. John
stephens who is the executor Of the Will OF
Gov. stephens, will apply to the Ordinary for
leave to sell, and expects to dispose of Lib
erty Hall and the personal property Of Gov.
stephens on the first Tuesday in June. 1t is,
OF course. not known who will become the
owner Of the famous house. 1t is thought to
be worth about s.. 500, that being the amount
the Memorial Association expected to pay.
The estate embraces also a 100-acre plantation
near Charlottesville. Gov. stephens valued
his estate at about $4,000, against which there
was $1,000 Of Indebtedness. As Is generally
known the body Of GOV. stephens now rests in
aVault in Oakland Cemetery. 1t Is the inten-
tion OF Col. stephens TO have the body re-
old family buFylng ground near CrawfOrds
vile, where Coy. stephens father, mother
aud grandfather are barred. BiF. Quinnea
D'Seal. an old friend OF Gov. Stephens. died a
day or two ago at Liberty Hall at the adj
Vanced age Of %. His death removes the last
of the landmarks that moved for years in and
about Liberty Hall"
Yesterdays Macon Telegraph and Messenger
SAYS: 'sThe Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society met yesterday in the
Secretary's office, over Hardeman 4 GibsOn's
warehouse, to complete the revision of the
premium list. The gentlemen scanned over
every article sB the various departments and
carefully discussed every premium. whether
in money. medal or diploma, and for this
reason the list Will be the most complete
and satisfactory Of any previous list The
ducts their especial attention, and have liber-
ally provided for these departments in the
way of premiums. In the thirteenth depart
ment. raCeE the society WILL Oher better in
ducements to owners Of fine horses than ever
offered in Georgia before. The purses
amount TO So 00o. but SC is quite likely that
this amount will be greatly increased by a
number of special premiums. 1Ae following
are the purses: Purse one, $3.50, running race;
mile heats: best two IN three. Purse two,
$3.50 trotting race; three minute class; mile
heats; best three in five. Purse three, $500,
Running race; free for all; mile ana half
DISH. Purse four, $500, JrOtting race; 2:40
class mile heats: best three IN hve.
Purse Eve, 500, running race; for all
ages, three-quarter mile heats; best two in
three. Purse six, S150. running race; for all
ages; two mile dash. Purse seven, 800. trot-
ting race; 2:35 class; mile heats; best three in
five. Purse eight, $500, running race; for
three -year-olds; one mile and an eighth dash.
Purse nine, $500, tTOtting race; free for all ;
mile heats: best three in nee. Purse ten.
$3.50, running race; free for all; best two in
three. The'rules governing the grounds. eX-
hibitors. etc. were all revised, and the pre-
MUM list Will soon be ready for The printer.
those merchants or manufacturers who