Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-21

.bap Past Decade-IWO Thousand Peo-
NE Paw a Last Tribute to Senator Guy
IONS Vorth-Bread Brought to savan-
nah iu Collins in 1854,
GEORGIA.,
Mr.. George symms, Of Augusta, died Tues
5-aaieuy for males is to be established
r corning fair is the absorbing topic in
T..... county.
,1-rm....a district has been formed in
l-Na-a county
Prr.ec-rats S first bale reached Augusta
Tra-I#r. - s.. Grly raised IT,.
CLARKE county has purchased a. acres of
land and aEfa. 10 r1 the pauper farm.
rr4rsra-r.rts sbout the rust IN cotton in
ug--HerJy county are getting worse and
worse
Ta. Robert E. Junkin. Of cadet company
H dropped dead while walking in the yard at
I--ura.t- iu Walker county.
T.. I-etlaTVe veterans are preparing TO
H..# another reunion at Sandy Cross on
Wednesday week, and have a fine barbecue.
William s.. james. oldest son Of the late Dr.
T.ar Re James, Of Dawson. died Monday. lie
was prosperous and popular young druggist.
AZ Che Oh homestead. i'm Green county. the
l-rul. reunion Of the Moore family took
place ODD hu-.7 Fifty-three Of the relatives
n.- .-ultel.
Wr-. Dr. NJ. ID. Blanchard. Of Columbus. has
received intelligence Of the death Of her broth
-E Mr. WhItbE, who was killed by lightning
la Colorado ON Friday
saturday morning the residence Of l.. 4.
NeDuue, IN Forsyth, was destroyed by fire.
some Of the furniture was saved. There was
SOU Insurance on the building.
Augustus first bale Of new cotton was re-
egIved Tuesday hy Garrett a Lattimer from
1- W Dunbar, E5ienton, : q. IL classed as
good middlIug and weighed 49, pounds.
Augusta is excited by rumOrs that the two
Uaus robbers are about 20 give bail and then
.ra D Ur N.s s.Tf
ud and prefer 90 pay $1,000 to serving seven
wears Iu stripes.
Tax Receiver W. G.. Chance, of Emanuel.
has completed his returns. There Is de-
crease iu the taxable property of Emanuel
county for the present year of 8, ,j52, and an
increase Of liI voters.
TIE two PrUitts. who killed several men in
IiHr springs last winter, have been cleared by
l.s courts. after spending $4,000. They are
r..uelrs uf sam PruItJ, OF Banks county. and
have relatives IN Athens.
S. white woman from the country entered
Athens recently with the dead body of her
...... wrapped mn "a sheet, 20 have it fitted to
a..Iu. Sine did not know that the measure
OF. r.e corpse could be taken at home just as
v.L
The Jhattah00cbee's new steamer W. u.
D.uIHE lei- New Orleans Monday. and Is eX-
...t.H tJ reach Columbus on sunday. Mai.
4. A. ~HuE.eur. who Is coming around on her.
writes tlatshe Is beautiful and substantial
steamboat.
superintendent ". j. Hatcher SAYS that the
coming state Fair Is bound TO be a great sue
g.-- EHurt- were made to secure Maud =
presence, but her sale To Bonner makes her
coming Improbable. Efforts TO secure jaw
EEa-~eg are now being made.
Tile Columbus bicyclist who made the trip
r. Hamilton lu hours and - minutes has
succeeded .u reaching West Point from that
place. distance OF Zzta miles. over a fearful
r.a". iu hours and 20 minutes. He went
from West Point To Lafayette, Is miles, in
hours aUt umIuUtes.
Thousands of acres of corn have been le-
s-r.r.t 0u the Oc0nee river and sandy creek
bottoms. One gentleman SAYS that on 200
u#r.- H his ugIghbOTho1d. 100 barrels Of corn
ssh uar he made Upland corn is just as line
l- r.e 5auI can grow, while cotton is well
irufad. lIt backward.
Ata meeting of the Rome Council Monday
r.-ut- the Finance Committee reuorted the
a.a. estimated receipts Of the city for 1854
a- sH.-iH. and the total estimated eNpendi-
rHr.- at s-H..5I. d this amount $1,000 VIII 20
tH -Ha public schools, which wIll also receive
about $500 from the state.
saturday afternoon as the train on the
N.-.H-tau Branch railroad neared Bar
U.--, Young Frank j. Armstrong. q bright.
lively bow. The eldest son of Mr. John F. Arm
strong, OF augusta, died IN the passenger
rIH.u BE lut been IN ba health, and was
retarllI- home waen he hreathed his last.
lr LLe IlIHutrOn Railroad case Judge Willis
rendered Judgment on SATURDAY sustaining
tae g.a zyarrauto IN tine case of Thornton W.
bHrEWe.Ls aud issued a Judgment of custer
AGAINST BaTlWCI. I'm the ease OF Gibson and
Weeks IeIatur. vs. Blrdwell and Martin. the
court refused a Judgment Of custer against the
respondents.
Mr-. John Newbery. who lives near Jay
T0st eIiee- LumUbln county, is said To be in
sluc since the birth of her babe, and is not
expected to live. The infant died few days
ago. some of the ueighbOrs happened in just
after the death of the child and found
ile mother making preparations 10 boil 1t,
saving It would bring il To-
LAST week, Green Porter, cOlOred, Of Talia-
IaDFVnVtpI Enrfehnr'E
horse to drive % church. Green returned too
'a-. t1 carry the horse home and so kept him
over night. Next morning DO was discovered
ta-t some heud had Eouged out the poor
Urufe's eyes. from the effects of which he died
tina, day. Porter viii pay for the hor-e.
a Georgia maidstone, an heirloom in the
Alfred family % Pickens county, is to be eX-
ll..ted 90 the New Orleans Exposition. The
history of the stone is To- be written and placed
Don the cabinet along with lt nj the exposition,
and accompanying il also will be the certili-
Gates uf physicians who have applied 10 with
success in cases OF snake poisoning and mad
DOG bites.
The Forty third Regiment OF Georgia Vol
unteers had their reunion at Gainesville Tues
DAY. One hundred and thirty eight men were
present, officers and privatc>. The reunion
was a success and heartily enjoyed by all
present composed of ladies and gentlemen.
The ladies prepared superb dinner. The
survivors formed permanent association.
The ThirIeeuth's reunion az Griffin on the
same day was also pleasant affair.
IFNEaIL lUNNE4 AfHFN- VT. - As IltlL0u
raised this year {. 200 pounds of German mill
Igt on one acre It was weighed after it had
been cut and dried SIX days. The total cost
of Fertilizers, cultivation and harvesting was
SIz. At SZUa ton. the lowest price for hay.
this would give $50 profit on one acre. He IS
now sowing the same acre IN turnips. thus
rIl-.uE two crops In one season. Mr. HeltOn
lives near old CarrOlitou, in a neighbOrhOOd
ualet for good farmers.
81 con Isregrruh and Messenger: In con-
vHr-3TIou with Mr.. James 4. Knight, the vet
rrsu master carpenter at the Central Rail-
road shops, yesterday he accidentally men,
TONED hl- working nm the present union pas
e'u.er depot lu the years lSj3-4. In
1885 Dee was compelled to stop the large force
collins, which were filed with bread and
shipped Co savannah. That was the year In
which So many died of yellow fever.
JUST before tine late war a slave owner near
Athens sent negro man to the woods 20 cut
hickory with which he intended 10 punish
l.m- The boy. instead of doing as directed.
procured plow line and hung himself 10 a
NH-Vaou tree that Is now standing on the
roadside. During the war horse thief was
lgueaeI within cW feet Of the same spot.
laU slave was worth Sl.zOo, ana he remarked
tH -rme ol his people, just before committing
suicide, that his master would be worse pun
i>atI than himself.
Tuesday. Chief Wiley, Of Macon. received
letter from A. = Mattuck. Of Sorrento, Fla,
asking after Webster Mllls, the Old gentleman
who died suddenly at Mrs. Fletcher's board
ing house In Macon a short time ago. The
..l.t. states LuaL VT. lAliIe iIAt cuIItNlo on
Hl.y D for Cumberland. Mi. with the intcn-
ffHu oi stopping over i'm Macon. that he left
sorrento with money enough To reach his des
luII0u; that he has two daughters at cOr
rent1 and a homestead worth about S3.o00.
The letter asks for his effects and particulars
Ci death, etc.
The reunion Of the survivors of the Fifth
Georgia Reg meut at Masonic Hall, Macon,
To-day VIII be one of more than usual inter
est. The hag under which they fought so
many battles and which was captured by the
enemy near savannah. viii be returned to
them after twenty years by Capt. l.. L.
tuuug, Ol the Fifty sixth New York. who
ElS among tEc caUtOrs. Another feature will
r. ile pF0ua1ie FI-it ol detachment from the
E.tty-siNth New \ 0rk, q no viii meet the men
they fought against many years ago.
Augusta ErsuiRg Wears: a well posted rail-
road agent. who travels all over Georgia and
s very solid with farmers and merchants. mas
just returned from trip 20 Monroe and
points along the Gainesville, jefferson and
southern. the new road recently completed
and run as q branch of the old Georgia Rail-
road. He informs the ErsHiHg NsJCs that the
people IN that direction viii send very nearly
-l their cotton 10 Augusta, and. in fact. from
crop running up from OJe 10 5000 ba 'es.
every uag will come TO Augusta with the eN-
tepilru ~ about 500 bales booked for Atlanta.
Following Is q restrOspect Of Augusta's cot
l'n receipts aud range Of prices Tor the past
N tear-. ls74, receipts 2.0.0l5, middling,
-s-f 1885, receipts 1883, miudllnC. l33 Q
g; 1870, receipts l52.592, middliuE. lO1Sc;
-,t's receipts ls9.z93 middling. lO3fc; lS1S, re-
Stil.s l64-l5., midding, i sc; 1879, receipts
-las1, mlddiing, llssc; lSS0, receipts l60,9i6,
M-iNinE. lll4c; 1881, receipts 2il,2l5, mid
I-le. lt' Sc; 1852, receipts 162,3S7, middlug,
s4ilA.c; lSs3, receipts El,5t5, middling,
e-'- -eS4. .estlmatedl receipts I3l,JQ0. mid