Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-11

Rev. X. W. Bigham called upon him aud
asked MIN to accompany him TO Montpelier, a
country church a few miles distant from the
city, and conduct the night services. The
senator readily consented and preached
sermon Of power and earnestness that made a
deep impression on all present. 1t was one
OF those stirring, Weakening appeals to the
hearts Of his hearers that made old and Young
saint and sinner, rejoice that they were there
10 listen TO the truth from the tongue Of a good
man. The occasion Will long be remembered,
and ever with pleasure, by the people in that
neighbOrhoOd. The truth is the Senator is
full OF love and good works, and is ever ready
10 lend helping hand TO promote the religion
he processes. He Is a good man. and his OTen
benevolent face Is true index of his heart.
Alapaha correspondence NEWS. Sent. :. The
yearly meeting OF the Primitive Baptists AT
Flat Creek Church, miles south Of this place
closed on yesteTday. The crowd in attend
ance was e-tImated at from l.00J to I2OO
Numbersi0f persons were present from Berien,
Oomee, ortn. LOWndes, Brooks, Wilcox
EchOls and Irwin counties. Everything
passed OF pleasantly, and this reunion OF Old
friends, nelghDOrs, etc, viii be long remem-
bered.-Ihls little village continues TO i'm
prove. Mr.. FuiwCOd has just completed a
neat and pretty building, and Mr.. W. S
w Nalker Is now erecting q large and handsome
dwelling.-Our physicians are Kept ouite
busy now. There have been a number Of
cases Of malarial fever. Two cOlOred peODle
died here with it during the past three days
and there are several cases through
toe c0unty.-TheIe will be q
match game of base ball played at this
place on Friday, sept. y. between the Alap-
aha club aud the club from Sumner There
will be y canoe after The contest is over
Qaite number of invitations have been sent
out and good time is anticipated.-COtton
coming in slOwly-ReY. Mr.. Dorsey of Wsv-
cross, preached an able and interesting sermon
here last evening.
James y. AlgOOd was tried in Atlanta Tues
day on charge OF conveying lands upOp
which he held forged title. He was held in
q q 1.,F~
sureriOr Court. AlgOOd is from Villa Rica
Last year he went u his sister-iu law Mrs
Russell, who lives in Villa RIca, and per
suaded her TO go into a family grocery with
him. She agreed to do so provided he would
not 50 in debt, but they had not been in busi-
ness long before they were i'm debt SiOO or $500
Mrs. Russell Qld not have the money to pay
the debts, aud alter a consultation she agreed
To mortgage some of her land. Instead of
making a mortgage dtrect she made a deed for
SO acres 10 AlgOOd. He was TO use that deed
TO rdlse the money on. Instead OF usirg it,
however. it appears he forged a deed to 256
acres, and came to Atlanta with Il. Hemade
a transierO OF the 256 acres to the loan cOmDauv
represented by Mr.. Francis Fontaine, and Sc
cured $500. less the commissions AlgOOd
was arrested in Carroll, and held for the for
gerry, anu was brought TO Fulton and held for
transferring the property for which he had a
forged title. AlgO0u is 35 years old, and has
vile and two children. He is being prose-
cuted by H. B. Reagan, sOn-in-lawo of Mrs.
Russell.
W. A. Pledger issues the following: Office
Commissioner Of Georgia for COlOred Exhibits
at the Worlds Fair, Atlanta, Ca, Sept 10,
lS4.-IO the COiOred People Of GeOrgia: The
Irogress Of q people is measured by the work
Of that people, and tnat work is measured by
It's products as exhibited. We have been lib-
Grated In this State just 10 years, and we have
been claiming that, though under many dis
advantages, we have made greater progress.
according to history, than any class Of people
similarly situated in the same length of time.
We are being put on trial at the Worlds Fair,
which commences at New Orleans the first
day OF December and lasts till 3lst
OF next May, to make good our claim ]
therefore respectfully solicit and urge every
cOlOre man and woman who can produce
anything Of art or SCIENCE to correspond with
me at once. Anything will be received that
shows progress, let il be the work of the
artist, artlhcer, artisan or ordinary mechanic
Let the painter, the photographer, sculptor
the manufacturer, the blacksmith. the car
penter, harness maker. shoemaker the
woman with the result of her needle the au-
thor, the agriculturist-in fine every body that
can put on exhibition something of his pro
ductiOn that will benefit the name and charac-
ter Of the negro, correspond with me. ANY
article that 1 may become in pos esstOn of
will be taken care Of and returned. | will
visit Macon. Augusta, Savannah and Column
bus during the month and VIII address the
people on the Importance Of this fair. Ii Is a
matter free from politics, and the part we
take in il will go a good way towards solving
the negro problem,