Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-16

self Near Coiumbus-imprOvem in
the Coosa's Bed-Building on a VerI
table Boom at Tayares-The Trunk o.
Bobber Found at Rome.
GEORGIA.
aIluaha misses its Monday mail.
gLmer had good rains last Monday.
job Knight, Of Rome, died saturday.
Eat5nton no longer receives mails on sun.
Nf=s Lucy vess, Of Athens, died Friday
night.
Tdere are about I2I7 voters in Rockdal,
county.
E1me'= skating rink viii be in operation in
.aW days
nanieisviile is taking steps to rebuild hei
loll house.
Mrs. r. II. Wheeler, OF Cedartown, died ;
8 faW days ago.
Work on Atlauta's artesian well was com
r.lcei saturday.
The grape crop IN Hart county has been un.
usually large this year.
Am Euuiay citizen offers a town lot to am
man who VIII build on 10.
There were two deaths from malariaI fevel
at Alapaha during the past week.
Two cases Of scarlet fever exist in ono
family Iu GreeuVIle, McrIwether county.
The Catoosa county farmers are calling on
their legs s'ative candidates for an expression
ou the road law.
An Augusta business man wants the gov
eminent t0 eud the hard times by calling in
slF1.Cjo.l0l OF bonds.
The first Coos5 bale Of cotton went to Gads-
ieu Friday, and was purchased by Martin X
Phillips go lls- cents.
The WOmau's Missionary society. Oxford
district, VIII hold their annual meeting al
Madison sept. lP 10 y.
Cat0osa county was visited by a sufficiently
heavy rain last Monday % sweep away part
or Col. li1ckctt's mill dam.
Ty-Ty reports corn crops in fine condition,
and cotton picking progressing. Rust has
greatly damaged the crop.
one of the ministers who attended the Blum
Springs camp meeting says that he saw ladies
smoking cigars as pastIme.
The Road Commissioners Of the district
around Franklin have fined everv road over
seer Iu it $50 for negligence Of legal duty.
Rev. Mr.. George. the Episcopal minister in
charge of Sc. Luke's Church, left Hawkins
vile last week for TeNarkana, where he has
accepted call
4 fund has been raised by subscription to
uuild q college at Indian Spring. The loca-
tfou has been selected. and the directors or
riered 20 start the work.
George Long, the colored jaiI-breaker, was
Ursd 80 Danlelsville last week on a charge
of burglary, found guilty and sentenced to ID
EeaF5 bon the penItentiary.
There were thirteen cases appealed from
.
lar1r Court docket for rehearing at the
coming term of the same court.
COL Jesse Thornton. Of Union Point. was
struck just over the eye, last Saturday morn
ing. ay shot accidentally discharged by a
negro. iuhicrug a slight wound.
About 1000 bales OF new cotton had been
received in Hawkinsviile up TO Tuesday night
last. The receipts on FRIDAY last were 23t
HaIes, the heaviest for any day of the season
Miss Lucy Ness died Of typhoid fever at
Athens, Friday. This makes three young sis
thrs in the same house who have died within
tHe last three weeks. leaving only a mother
and brother.
floyd superior Court cOnvenes on Sept. %
The irSt case for trial Is that Of the State vs.
Fletcher. charged with murder. Judge Faiu
win presuie the second week and try the dis
qualified eases.
a mass meeting Of the citizens of Rome
will Dee called some day this week for the pur-
pose Of taking decided steps IN an enterprise
of vital Importance 20 the veal or woe Of the
city. The object ls Kept secret.
4 Georgia dairymau figures out the cost OF
E1sI butter in this State at l2l cents a pound,
where good pasturage can DE had on easy
terms for ten months m the year, and the but
ter sells at twenty-five cents pound.
For some time the Baptist congregation. Ol
AmerIcus. has been considerably agitated
over the proposition to sell their old lot and
purchase q building site in another portion Of
the city: but they have finally concluded %
build upon the site of the old church.
The Amcricus Recorder viii begin soon the
publication Of o daIiy. Mr.. Glessner, its able
. 'u5r. is one of the most successful newspa-
- wen I'M Georgia. He intimates that he
{[r.lr M 0tinue It's publication If the business
rl1-. win support It, but not otherwise.
,-.-t1.-., "a in Hart county not more than
% IN 5 has lived with three wives
inside 1f qirbieen nonths- The first one died
about eighteen mon. a 80 = 1ij i,-Ij ~ ~ ~
. ri q 4 ffV Z
his third wife, The first vic ieI' se'era'
children.
Mrs. Davie, living near CrawfCFu, L.a7--ll ha5 an
old dog that takes care Of all the S1'l iSI'.i'
Matched on the place. When q hen ha 'tiles,
Sine little chickens are taken from the mOt-'el
aul given U tine dog. who Immediately COM
melces lu care Tor them the same as the
mother. He now has several brOOds IN his
charge that he watches over with parental
care.
O.. w. Kellogg, Of Forsyth county. lost one
OF his best hogs a few DAYS ago. finding it dead,
not knowing the cause, though there were on
II some marks Of teeth. few days after an
other one was strangely affected, which has
developed into q genuine case of hydrODhobia,
biting fences and everything il comes in con-
fact with. He has confined it TO see the final
result.
NVavcro=s PaU1rfer: Elias d. WaIdron was
notified that his father had got his Ieg broken
in stepping over a log. and hitched up his horse
To ms buggy O. 20 TO see him. About the time
ne got his horse hitched and ready to 20, he
tOOk fright. starting very suddenly, and
dashed Mr. WaldrOn against the gate-pOst.
causing "a severe cash on his head. lie is not
seriously hurt and viii be himself again soon.
At Columbus Saturday morning, near
GIqup's factory, q white man bv the name OF
James \. Pace was found dead hanging by
his head between two paliuEs of a fence.
coroner Brooks WAS notified and held an in
quest over the b0dy. DR.. Jenkins attended
u .m e day or two ago when he had an attack
OF =
he had another and fell forward. catching mis-
head mn the fence and choking 10 death. The
jury returned a verdict 10 that effect.
Athens Banner: While q magnificent crop
Of upland corn has been made in this section,
Che prolonged and untimely drought Is giving
our iue cotton prospects of a few weeks ago
the black eye. IL Is shedding fearfully, and
many bolls are opening prcmaturely. While
more cotton viii be made in this section than
last wear. &C the same time the crop viii not
WELD much more than half Of what It promised
twenty days ago. In OgiethOrpe ami OcOnee
crops aye better than in any other section.
Above Athens they are losing badly, as also
lu southwest Georgia.
BONE Courier: Several days ago Capt, J. }.
Seav gJt up a petition which was signed by
nearly every business man in Rome, asking
ehat lie locks on the COosa, below Greens
n8rt. De Gueucd up IN time for our steamers
30 haul the cotton crop from below 10 TINS
petition Capt. >eay saturday received tie
following reply. tta NITEn STATES ENGINEER S
-'Ilt. q. Il. Se1u, R9Iae, GH-- SIR have this
dav received from Mai. King, a cOmmunica-
tion addressed 10 him by a large number OF
citizens. urging the speedy completion OF the
tolsa river. Georgia, Improvements. Atsls
work was transferred tC my charge on sept.
g. a Nd viii have my careful consideration. ii
ID bl rOssible 10 complete the work now IN
progress with the funds nov available, 10
time for the moving OF the crops TINS fAii. rs
YOU suggest, 70 viii be done. Very respect
fully, your Obedieut servant, L. i. HOME,
Captain of Engin GERS, United States Army
Rome Courier: Saturday one of our lawyers
received a letter from a Massachusetts gentle
man. relative to a trunk which ne stated had
been left here bv a Florida eNcurs1ODisI WHO
was passing through. The letter contained q
check for the trunk and a list Of Its contents
which she owner valued at something over
ettl- Inc Rome lawyer called AZ lhe Itotue
Railroad depot. presented his check ana de-
manled The trunk, which was promptly pro,
@nced. The truHk was a small, dliapluatesi
lus hutton. and looked Ike
iurrht have done service for four
general, pns. IL was opened, and the first ar
ticle that lret the lawyers gaZe was fine
steel tool kr-,ewn as burglars jimHlYs
which was living u top \ few clothes sl2i-
tar % those worn by : e0il.loi iAuoLeI' M M
Jimmy were all that the sruak contained
The Rome lawyer was completely uiSgusted.
Do ls thought that the Florida eAcurslGhs'
from Massachusetts, is one Of the gang OF bur
glars who operated in this city 80 extensively
Hast spring.
FLORIDA.
Arrangements are being made to establish
ear NctOry at Ellayilie.
Eay est wants an opera house with seat
5Dg- c77,a,.i. " for l,O00 people.
Tba T,t.j-., = Of Key West received 90 head
Of beef cstfiq m, q day last week
The farmers an a rec that this season for 8
GOOD corn and cane ~. .1p Is most satisfactory