Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-18

A Strike Imminent Among the Negroes
of Schley and Sumter COunties-D cath
Dealt by Lightning FIashes-An Aged
Lady Burned to a Crisp in Gwinnett
County.
GEORGIA.
Thomasvnle is still seeking to extend her
limits.
The mountains of North Georgia are capped
with snow.
seven hundred barrels Of Irish potatoes have
been sold for seed in Lawrenceville this sea-
son.
woman named Dennis. who resided near
Iuscuum, died Thursday at the age of lO5
years
Several mills and bridges were washed ayyav
by the recent rise in the rivers in Gwinnett
county.
Three thousand pounds Of salt have just
been found in the ruins of the burned Mitch
ell House at ThOmasville.
The big sale of the NacoOchee mining pro-
perty Is said to have been completed, and the
money Is ready to be paid over
Edward Mcmillan. Of the firm Of Mcmillan
X Peek. of Thomas county, has farm OF over
5000 watermelon hills, some OF which are run
ming.
Hon. Fl. G.. Turner. of the Second Congress
siOnal district. has called a competitive eX-
animation of candidates for West Point, to be
held on the 18th Of June.
The people of Jonesboro are agitating the
feasibility Of an evaporatOr in that town. An
in Clayton county which might be saved by
the canning process.
Dublin Post: "'Chunk Yopp. cOlored, who
lives on Major Bryants plantation, near
Rocky creek, was the first man to plant his
cotton this year in that section of country.
He is 90 years of age
Judge Dorsey. of Atlanta, has fined the pro-
prietresses of four disreputable houses i'm At
lanta $500 each and costs. The fines are much
heavier than have heretofore beer imposed.
and considerable speculation has been excited.
The negroes along the line of the Buena
Vista Railroad. and especially near the lower
end ia sumter and Schley, are holding meet
ings. in which they resolve TO work for not
less than 81 per day on the road nor any
where else.
a child Of Thomas Franklin. Of TurnervilIe.
Whlle playing near the fire last Wednesday,
had its clothing ignited. and before they could
be eNtinguished the flames had so badly
burned the face and body of the child that
human aid was of no avail and death ensued.
WayacsborO Hsr1ld: "Our information is
that there viii be a comparatively small
acreage i'm melons at Millen and LawtOnville
this wear. though nearly all the former melon
growers will plant some. Major wilkins has
planted one hundred acres IN melons on the
steiner place
Ivey's correspondent Irwinton AppeaI:
Losses ON watermelons last year do not
seem to have embarrassed the growers in the
least. The patches within half mile OF this
place are as follows; &. II. Branan. thirty
acres; p y smith, twenty acres; D. Bate
man. fifteen acres w. f. Iyey, twenty-five
acres. Patches from two TO three acres are
too numerous to mention
The stockholders of the Piney Woods Hotel
Company held meeting at Thomasville Mon
day afternoon for the purpose of issuing addi-
tIOnal stock 10 the amount of 10000. said stock
to be preferred. 10 was decided to take this
step. and an subscriptions 10 this stock will
be confined To the old ckholders for thirty
days when the books viii be open to out
siuers. This raises the capital stock Of the
company 10 $4,000.
Alapaha correspondent of the NEWS: son
Monday a negro was killed by lightning on
the turpentine farm Of Tatem 4 Bro near
lapaha.-GeOrge ". Goodman was appoint
ell Town Marshal on Monday night to fin the
vacancy made by the resignation of A. j. Me
Crea.-fhere are more pretty gardens in Alap-
aha than was ever seen at TINS season Of the
year.-A gentleman from Florida saws we
are ahead OF portions Of that state in vegeta-
bles.'
The following is included i'm the repo- OF
the grand jury of TAYLOR county: "We nave
devoted a considerable portion of our time to
the examination OF the tax digest. and to TIE
best judgment of this body, we call the attcn-
tion OF the Tax Receiver TO the assessment OF
city au't personal property IN the county. it
now being given IN far below Its value. The
real estate of this county, to say nothing Of
the personal property, has been assessed
Sl33,000 less than its real value. BY request
of the solicitor General we cal attention Of
the Magistrates OF the county to sections IS,
46 aud 45O5 of the Code"
At Harlem Tuesday night negro went to
the store of James stanford. near Grover
town, IN this county, and called Mr. Stanford
from his house. When he got i'm the store the
negro, Jim ClantOn, struck him on the head
with "a large stick, knocking him down. Mir.
Stanford fell between two barrels. and as the
light was out i'm the store he beat the head of
the barrels, thinking that he was striking
stanford. stanford could have arrested the
negro, but saws that he was afraid it would
iniure his trade. lie went to the plantation
of "a nelghh0r next day and identified the ne
gro, but failed to have him arrested. The
negro would probably have killed Stanford,
but his wife ran out with a gun and the negro
escaped without money.
ElbertOn Netc South: "A negro woman bv
the name of Laura Banks was convicted in
the County C6hrt a short time ago of carry
ing pistol concealed, aud was fined Slj and
costs all amounting to s3l, or to serve six
months on the chain gang Bailin W. took
charge of the prisoner, and left her in the
care of a couple OF gentlemen at the store OF
MIR. j. .. Sanders until he could step out for
a few minutes. Laura made her escape while
Baiin ". was absent and has not been caught
yet" On the lst of April Young man of the
town blackened his face and hands and i'm .
persOuated the woman. Several other Young
men in the town were in the joke and decOyed
the balm INTO arrestng the supposed WO-
man. After good deal of fun the baIliG was
let OF on treating the crowd.
Athens Banner; Mr.. Wilkes keeps a store
about six miles from our city ,and on Monday,
when the rain came mp several persons had
gathered there To get out of the rain. George
johnson. colOred man, was standing by the
fire leaning against the chimney. The light -
ming struck the chimney and came through
intO the house, hitting George on top of the
head. running down TO his feet and going
through the floor. Mr.. Wilkes informs that
10 only scOrched the skin a little on his leg.
Another boy named Andrew Hill. was sitting
in chair with his foot against the chimney
and the lightning tore his shOe all TO pieces.
but never hurt the hoy a bit. Mr.. Wilkes
says il was scary times and filed his store
with ire and smoke. George johnson was
Killed instantly. Others in the store were
more or less shocked, but none seriously hurt. 7"
GardI correspondent of the NEWS: Farmers
are having good seasons now for their crops.
There has been more planted this season
than for several years past. and with con-
tinuatlOu OF good seasons Nc Is TO be hoped they
will make plenty of hOminy and some Of the
hog There is not the attention paid to rails
ing hogs that there should be.-We had con-
siderable frUst one night last week and feared
for a day or that early vegetables and the
fruit crop was ruined, but think everything
escaped injury except Waterme0ns.-Dan.
Middleton and Henry Frazier, both negroes.
got TO sky-larking Monday evening with a
32-calibre smith n WeSson pistol, and 1t fired
OF and the ball entered the abdomen OF Dan.
Middleton, making quite serious wound.
Dr.. F. &. Hack has been called to see Middle
ton. / have not seen the doctor and do not
know what he thinks of the case"
Walton Nelrs: lone of the most terrible
accidents we have ever penned occurred in
Gwinnett county on last Wednesday Mrs.
Milley Cover, who lives with Mr.. Spence Cow e.
er. her son, was on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Harriet Smith. 4 widow living near the
Walton -GWinnett line, and about two miles
from Mr. spence Covers. Mrs. Cover was
left alone in the house, sitting by the fire,
bv her daughter, who never for a moment
suspected that anything would happen TO the
old lady, although she was in her Slst year
ana somewhat feeble, On her return to
the house from her work she witnessed
the most horrible sight she ever
beheld She found her aged mother
m the floor. burned TO a crisp, with not a par
1icle of clothing On her except small piece
of The neck of an undergarment, Her fingers
We're terribly burned, showing that she had
endeayoTed To put the fire out. Mrs. Cover
died in about thirty minutes after she was
found. and was conscious until the last min
ute. She answered questions intelligently,
but strange to say. would not tell or explain
now the accident happened. The house was
ou fire in one place hut was eXtnguished by
Mrs smith after she entered. The daughter
notified her close neighbnrs and friends as
soon rs possible. who did an they could TO allay
the suffering and soften the grief. The death
Of The ola Is not sad as the death of the
Young. but nothing can be sadder than the
death Of an old person ia such horrible way
FLORIDA.
new town, taking the name of Bay Ridge,
BIAS sprung up three miles south Of Sorrento
near EustIs.