Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-26

Jury on the Road Laws-An Exon
Wet to Sue for sunday Wages.
GEORGIA
An abundant peach crop is promised at
Dawson.
A vineyard at Catoosa county contains
z,525 vines.
lodge Of Good Templars has been organ
lzed az Jesup.
Typhoid fever is reported prevalent in
Walker county.
An agricultural society is to be organized
at Houston Factory.
George :. Heindel well known business
man Of Augusta, is dead.
A 5-year-old cat Of Gainesville has given
birth to 81 kittens at different times.
No one can be secured 10 act as Marshal Of
Calhoun. The salary is but sl20 per year.
Greensboro has q new hall adapted to the
presentation Of theatrical and other enter
tainments.
Mr.. Bl0uut, Of cambridge. is said to con
template the erection Of $4,000 opera house
at that place.
Dawson offers 500 to the man who will
complete her artesian well. The terms are
water or NO pay.
II. b. Keadrick, of Hawkinsville, is a candi-
date for reelection to the Office of Tax Re
ceivcr of Pulaski county
More cattle died about Sycamore, Irwin
coanty, last winter, than at any time since
the war, and calves are scarce.
4 colony from Massachusetts i to settle on
a large tract of land recently purchased in
the eastern part Of Houston county.
The mills of the Bainbridge Lumber Com
pany, just started at that town, are said to be
the largest IN the state, with one exception.
Three small cottages were destroyed by fire
IN Augusta at O'Clock yesterday morning.
Negroes occupied them. The total loss is
about $500.
The stockholders in the Graniteviue cotton
min. near Augusta. met in annual session
Thursday. The profit on the capital invested
was about l3l per cent.
few nights ago Robinson Il Henry's store,
John OCOnnor's hotel, the court house and
another building were burned at Spring
Place. The loss is $4,000.
trwiutcu S0utberucr and 4 ppeaE: John To-
Ter, young man living in this county. re-
Gently cut and split 1000 rails in y days. or
an average of 353 per day.
George Reeves, who lives on o. Hardy's
plantation, near Harlem, recently planted
twelve acres of cotton in one day, and every
row was opened with one mule.
A very large Wild cat was killed ON the
plantation OF DR.. \. :. Oliver, ON Broad
IlHert near EiDettou' last wednesday. II
whipped seven or eight dogs, but a load of
shot Killed il.
John Perry has been sentenced to be
publicly hanged at Perry, june l3, for the
murder of David Bowman. The session of the
superior Court lasted y days and cost Houston
county Sl.5lI 30.
The city Of Augusta is numbered on the
decimal system. allowing hundred for each
West Boundary, or Fifteenth street, and from
the river south TO the southern limits Of the
city.
The project to build canal from the Chat
tahoochee river TO Atlanta. to supply the city
with water. has been abandoned, the City
Council not being ready to part with the
water works and franchises on the terms pro-
posed.
otto WeInle, an Atlanta bookkeeper, who
has just completed a two years term in the
chain-gang, became "a 'trusty'' in the camp,
and was compelled to work every day in the
week. while other cOnVlcts were. he says,
compelled to toll but six days out of the
seven. lie now proposes to sue the camp
lessees for wages for every sundays work
which he did.
Covlngton Star: ''Welearn that negro man,
who lived near Social Circle, was afflicted
with a loathsome disease. and was told by
some of his cOIored friends that the tea Of a
certain kind of root would cure him. On last
sunday he made some tea and drank it, and
died from the effects Of the same that night.
IL is said he made a mistake in the root
recommended, and made the tea from the roots
of poison ANGELICA
Dublin gazette: ''On the 9Th day Of Novem-
Der, A. D.. 1883. Penelope Wmberly, at her
residence IN said county Of Laurens, de-
parted this life at the hour OF o'clock a. m.
The preceding day when the said Penelope
Wimbesly was in eXtremis, and after all hope
of life was gone, did bid x. r. Wimberly, NJ.
NJ. Burgess, and your petitioner being then
and there present in said house, the home of
said deceased. and each of them did bid the
said r. K. Wimberly, NJ. NJ. Burgess, and
YOUR petitioner bear witness that what the
said Penelope Wimberly, deceased, was then
about to speak and utter was her last will. to
wit: ! want my papa to have all my land
during his life. and at his death. ! want
Mamie Burgess children to have my land;'
which said words So spoken by the said
Penelope Wmberly were reduced to writing
within thirty DAYS after the speaking of the
same as the nuncupative Will ofsaid Penelope,
which was freely ard voluntarily made by
her while she was Of sound and dispOsing
aaH nff ion of oil
her mental faculties and without persuasion,
influence, means OF artifces from any one To
induce her so to do. which writing Is here
with appended, ana winch petitioner prays
may be set up as the Will of said Penelope
Wimberly.'
The Whitfield grand jury find the road law.
enacted for the county at the last session Of
the Legislature, wholly lmpracucable and
improper. They have therefore adopted the
general road law of theso tate, approved sep
tember IS. lSS3, and at the same
system of road working to those who
prefer that system and viii work the roads
under IL IN good faith; and where they VIII
not 10 this then m thdt event they come under
the acquisitions of the general State road law
above referred to and adopted, as stated, by
this body The jury further recommend that
the member from their county and the Sena-
tor from that Senatorial district to the next
General Assembly De requested to have the
local road law of Whitfield repealed
soon after the assembling Of the Legislature
as pOssible-and also that they at the same
time relieve the county so far as the road law
of September IS 1883, is CODcerned, and per-
nit the county TO go back TO the old system of
working the roads. The jury also recommend
the establishment of a poor house or farm
having 100 or more acres within its jurisdic-
fiOn. In conclusion, the people of the county,
are congratulated on having voted for prohi-
bitIOn, and the jurors aver that the good effects
of this step are already perceptible, both in
the towns Of the county and throughout the
rural districts.
EIberton Ne7e South: Upon interviewing
our leading merchants, we find that up 10
This time there has been l,005 tons of guanO
sold. 80 car roads of corn and y car loads of
meat, which Is considerable more than was
ever sold here In any one year before The
cost of the same Is as follows: l.OO5 tons guanO
at $50 per ton. $4,000; go ears corn al $3.50 per
car. SIS. 600: u cars meat at $4,000 per car.
S26.400; sugar. coffee, flour. etc, say $4,000;
total FOR supplies Sl34.4O0 In addition to this
we may add at least $4,000 for dry goods,
motions, etc. which VIII bring the people
of this county in debt for the present year
about $4,000. What amount Of old debts are
still hanging over them, we cannot easily as
certain but it is reasonable to suppose that il
would reach the sum OF Sl50,000. If this is
correct The people of the county owe some
thing over s30O.OOO. To pay this sum il will
take about 5000 bales of cotton, at $40 per
bale. But they are not done purchasing yet.
They viii continue To want more goods
throughout the wear. and will no doubt in
crease their Indebtedness Sl50,000 more.
When they VIII get out of debt, and how, is
more than can see. Ihree-1OurthS of
LneAE Indebtedness i lof liONi0tollS. WHICH, bN
proper management. they could have made at
home. About the only portion of the farming
population that are ont of debt are those who
raise their own supplies, and all those who are
in debt have been trying TO raise cotton to
purchase their supplies. They all admit that
they cant afford the latter plan, but say they
have got into it and can't let go. To continue
1t Is bankruptcy, and to let 90 Is starvation,
FOR unless they continue to plant cotton,
they are unable TO get supplies on time.
Now, as remedy, we would sug-
gest that all should endeavor to make
as much corr, meat, etc, the present year as
possible. and il they should not be able TO run
themselves another year, let them curtail
their farming operations to an extent where
tkev can manage and control il without en-
barrassing themselves by purchasing supplies
at ruinOus prices. Let them get out Of debt
bv selling some OF their land. or any other
surplus property they may have, and when
they succeed in getting from under the bur
den of debt. let them turn over new leaf
adopt a new platform, and forever let the all
cotton plan alone
FLORIDA.
There is a balance Of $l.6lo s. in fernando
cOunty's treasury.
The Pensacola Street Car Company is eX-
tending its tracks.