Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-13

sbot-VIcBean the Scene of Another
Ffrht. which will Probably Prove a
Murder.
GEORGIA.
{r-tz eountv's crop prospect Is fattering,
eyraut corn planted on bottom land. whIeh Is
o failure.
1t iserepOrted that the cotton caterpillars
have made their appearance on the river
- plantations IN stewart.
The colored people of Scriyeu county VIII
hold an educational meeting at the court
house. in Sylvauiu. on Aug. l9-s
The peach crop iu Butts county being so
bountiful It has put some money IN clrcula1
tion. which helps at this dull season
IL is predicted iu waTehouse circles that
Albany win receive 100 bales OF new cotton
this week provided the weather is not unfa-
Vlrabie.
Few oueu bolls OF cotton are reported and
the probability D. chat the first bales Of Stew
art county cotton viii reach market by the
first 1i september
Tle merchants adjacent 10 Athens are sell
iu- great deal Of cotton TO be delivered
next winter. One dealer last Saturday dis
posed o. 1000 bales at I0l4 cents.
Toe Searry, a citizen Of GfImer conn
tv, hal bis barn and contents. including a
due horse. burned one night last week nine
miles east OF Elijay- Incendiarism.
seven thousand five hundred pounds OF
grapes were shipped from Vineyard. Spalding
county. on Friday. Six refrigerator cars Of
fruit have been shipped from there in the last
tW1 weeks.
Hlra'son BrHHer: A lady gave birth to a
child few days ago that only weighed six
teen ounces at five DAYS old. a goblet was
placed over the child's head and it reached
t0 its hips.
Daniel Howell, one Of the most popular
merchants Of AurarIa, who went 20 idaho
during the tour de Aiene excitement. re-
turned@ast June. vcr7 much disgusted with
everything Ia general out there.
The report that the negro All Jones. who
|aHH T. HH HHH
reached Deputy sheriff Znrn 4 few, davs sco
and Die went % arrest him. The report proved
tg ue true, hut the bird had flown before the
sheriff got there.
Eastman correspondence NEWS Aug. IL:
According TO the returns now iu. the increase
il taxable property In the town Of Eastman
-- bout So goo over last year. The aggreEa'e e
valuation this year is now about SIsf000 aui
v.Il probably reach SlJ0, 600 before the books
are closed.
The water now Used in Athens is very foul
and muddy. but Mr. MalOn says he is drain
ing uf be pond and hopes in few davs 10
have Che trouble remeIied. The cOusumutiou
lu Athens D between So, 600 and 10000 gallons
day. while The fow from the springs that
feed the reservoir ls over 10000.
The story recently published i'm the weekly
press nf Nnrin Georgia. originating iu the
blW-1uEII'c AgIrs. ahOIH Bpckie. wife Of Dow
Grace. 81 GIimur. being ribhpttcd i'm Coburta a d
mountain Hud her remains terribly mUtITated.
turns ont tu have been q hoax. Mrs. Grace Is
now living Iu Murray county. alive ami well.
The Fulton county Commissioners of Roads
auI Revenues have fixed the tax rate for the
county 90 60 cents on the hundred dollars
That D. a slight increase, and is made Iu order
IruHN'a the board 20 continue the work on
r1at improvements that rs 50 much needed.
Nearly $500 worth Of work has been done on
lle roads already.
a e1I9-ej man, Andy Hardin. working on
George EuUder'S place. GhattOaga COUNTY was
BOZ Rome saturday and showed good paper
forever Sl--.I which he had loaned to some
Of fhe best men i'm his county. Andy has
about S...I' lu such papers, and does not own
fu1t Ot land or % horse. He has been saving
app HI- money for twenty years.
AIluaba correspondence NEWS. Aug. 10: A
man named Aaron Lamp was shot and killed
ar IIit0u this morning about O'Clock bv some
one a- vet unknown Lamp and one OF two
others were in 20 DR. Whites Office at the time
of tHe slllinE- the shooter firing with a rifle
from the outside. Lamp was a desperate
chlrlc,er. lt Is saId he had more than once
kI lr.i his man.
z. e. Mavsou. an Atlanta merchant. has
-ugJ Brai-treet'5 Agency for $500 damages
Tor circulating report. now alleged 10 be
faise. that everything II. G.. NavsOu has ia
under mnrtga-c- aup the ~herin has closed him
out" Mason SAYS .fhis e. e reuOrt WAS cir
culated hv them at q time when business mat
ter were Iu panic. and was calculated TO do
him IrretrIevahe injury"
Efforts are being made to form the Macon
Athletic Club, tO DE organized with 100 mem
heT-. The shares are to be S25 each. p1vabfe
DOB monthly mStallmeuts- Thev-propose to
have -u table grounds for next season. to en-
pIug professional base ball nine. and To have
@ variety OF other sports The idea seems to
De meeting with much favor, and the club
WIlI doubtless bee organized.
8Ir. GizuiIIiatt Is erectinga a handsome brick
store ON east or Mulberry street, jackson. T.
u. Dempsey l6 erecting q tWO-stOrv brick
store on second street. Several new dwell
iu-- are going up In iact. jackson mas been
Of steady growth since the completion of the
new road, and her prospects brighten every
day. Her population has increased within
two years from 600 TO 1900 souls.
Thomas Israel. a c0l0red trooper. was
brought 60 jail in Suwanee on Wednesday last
bv Constable ". L. Mock. charged with lar
ceny from the house. Tie was in tine store Of
y. 81. Burns. at Ogeechee. on last Tuesday
night and. getting an opportunity. picked u3
one of the safe drawers containing about $50.
which 3lr. Burns had put GA the counter, and
made an eG ut to escape. but Mr. Burns was
on the lookout and captured him.
,auas Gay. bright mulattO has been Jailed
nj Iqf SSuu by j. o. Bcduchamp. sheriff OF
Butts. on sn indictment for rape IN Newton
county. When the sheriff approached him
he drew his uistol and would i'm AN prObabili-
tv have used Dc. but e was too quickly Gov
cred by one in the hands Gt Beauchamp, who
commanded him to drop it or he would Kill
HIM, and ne did 50. Another cr;mN OF tue
same nature is reported at the ssme place
The >palding county grand jury has made
hts preSeutmeuts. The compromising Of small
felonIes Is condemned. The strict Observance
81 the new road law Is insisted upon. The
books Of the county officers were examined
and approved. The public buildings are fond
Iu the usual condition. Notary PuhIics and
cN-ofiicIO Justices of the Peace are recon-
neu1ed. Thanks are rendered TO Judge
stewart. solicitor General WOmaCk is un-
IualIucdly iudorsed.
Canton correspondence NEWS Aug. Il:
Cherokee county Superior court meets i'm
Canton the second Monday i'm next month.
The court viii hold two weeks. There W II
ae two murder eases tried. Rain fell here the
lr-L dog day aud DC has ralned every day
-Iuee--Dr. Ryais, Of the Mercer University,
preached most excellent sermon i'm the
Canton Baptist Church last Thursday night
Can p-mtetmES have commenced in North
Georgia, and our town Is almost deserted on
>uUdays--Our town Is improving, New
houses going up every day. Crops excellent.
a difficulty occurred iu Floyd CTOckett's
store. boz Mclean. in which ". q. Williams
eut James Farris ia the left side and in the
region Of the heart. IufIctIng serious wounds,
uNg then struck him with lO-pOund weight
"u tlr forehead The physician lu attendance
SAYS the skull Is broken. SIR. Crockett was
.u-t opening his store that day. and had some
whisky which he set out Frce tG an visitors.
and both rJrTjs and Williams hal INDUCED
too freely. and were trying 20 wrestlc. which
caused the difficulty To arise which has re-
suited so terribly. 10 is the doctors opinion
That Farris Is in q very critical condition.
i,ome Courier: Capt. +. r. smiths resi-
Cenet. two miles from town, was the scene
-e-terG3y Of most painful accident. Capt.
smith W4s standing lu his back door eudeavOr-
ing to Uuilmher brecch loading shotgun
winch had become rusty. and which he had
reason 10 believe Ta- not loaded. when 10 dis
charged and sent a fell load of bird shot into
little negro girl who was ont I'm the back
ward. The shot so mangie0 the girls fingers
that 10 became necessary FOR Dr. y. NJ. Holmes
f1 amuUtate four OF her fingers. Passing
through the fingers the charge entered the
Zlrl's leg Just above the knee, Iuhicting pain
ful and ugly wound. or course Capt. Smith
deeply regrets the occurrence.
The Normal Institutes in Macon are rs fgll
and prosperous operation. over nity Wnltc
-e0CEEr- and sixty col0rct ones are in attend
ance and The gre ltest interest Is displayed IN
the course ~ lectures. Prof. l.. B. Evans, or
Augusta. IS iceluriuE on reading and gcOEra-
Vhy; Prof. b. H. IgttIer. Of Macon. on Eng
Iish Grammar, and Prof. Lane Of the Alex
ander college. Is leetuTlnE on arithmetic.
These are supplemented from time TO time by
other lecturers and lectures uU1h special
topics. The session lasts three mours in the
morning iu both Institutes. white and cOlored,
and the discuss Ons upon the most vital ques-
yI1ns grow warm and interesting. The attend
auce Is Increasing daily. and the interest is
growing. The tuition Is free. DIR. Orr, the
state school Commissioner. viii be IN Macon
Aug l3. TO meet the various commissioners
1r0m over that section OF the state.
Augusta Chronicle: Augusta Is represented
80 Charleston as well as Atlanta Ia the ath-
lellc field to-day. and Louis Robert VIII sloN-
Ihe Caroliuas some Of the fleatest running
they ever witnessed. Saturday afternoon
one Of Louis friends received the following
telegram: silave mp $50 forfeit on a race
against Cawheld in Charleston Tuesday, for
eslv q side Make up purse and send check
Tor the amount. J.. A. Robert The tele
gram was shown around and the amount
made mp Immediately, with plenty TO spare,
which has probably been sent 10 be wagered
outside if th9 CharlestOniaus are willing 10