Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-28

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Cuba's Duties on Key Vests FisE
Trade.
GEORGIA.
MuscoEee county favOrs Hon. H. r. Harris
zs ReT re-entatlve In Congress from the FOURTH
fgla district.
The first seminary in Georgia was located
Eve mi es north % Washington on the place
now owned by ". W. Huguiey.
james p. sartweIl. who has sold the Cuth-
qriss. has purchased % bali Interest IN me
ChattauO0ga Daily aaf HfseIy Democrdf.
Mr.. Harrison. Tax Receiver. Of Forsyth
county. SAYS thar the polls for this year are
orlv IT--. riNtv--IN less than last year. and
that the aggregate value Of the property Is
$4,000 les.
Capt. McGarrah has on exhibition at the
Grange warehouse, Americus, a water
melon root that measures rs feet in length.
lt s4Il that watermelon roots extend as far
out as the vires-
lIr- r. s. Gafnev, Of Tr0up county, il %
wear, OLD and has never tasted coffee. She
hss pair ol scissors that she cut her doli
dresses with ~ years ago. and has never used
aar other. Her daughter is still doing all her
cutting with them.
Atveve or fourteen year old boy, named
Oscar byron. who lfvefi near SIlas Palmour's
n uaweOu county, accidentally shot himself
Ir tie side. from the effects OF which he died
aIut Sc instantly. tie took the muzZle OF the
down -n that De could get the plums. when
-aIIruIy the hammer was pulled back and
fle contents of the gun omptied into him.
Jglu e.. Eat-. City Treasurer Of Rome. who
Hat 81 H1 ~ the city money deposited in Har-
groves Eduk. Saturday sold his stock Of goods
and applied the proceeds 90 the payment of
Tie amount due 90 the city. This, with the
esHaIeraI turned over bV the bank, will
Haa.d4te the amount due the city. Mr. Eads
hl- sacrificed an De has m the world to save
his UunI-meu, ana has done so promptly and
without CATION
Atameetiuc Of the Brooks county melon
growers at Quitmau "a few DAYS ago. on motion
OIL D. Brooks. Do was ordered that the chair
appoint "a committee OF three to prepare a
written contract for signatures. not 20 grow
melons for Shipment at the present rates Of
fre -uL aud to invite the cooperation Of the
melon growers along the line or the oaTan-
nah. Florida and Western Railway. aud to
NOT iy tue railroads Of the action in the prem
i-e-
AmeucUs RepHbEir1A: Friday afternoon,
Eafrleeu and IS O'Clock. the bicycle race fooE
place in the old fair grounds. There were
four entries; Iennlson, Of Savannah; Craw-
ford Wl-atcy and Will Jones. OF Americus
and john P0ihih, Of Macon. The race was an
interesting one. and the audience seemed To
be pleased with the performance. The FIRST
prize was won by POlhil. Of Macon. the sec
oul hy Jones, Of Americus. The distance
was two miles.
Washington GGsette: N. p. Reese was ap-
Che committee 20 notify Gov. Cleveland OF
bis nomination for the Presidency, and will
leave for New HOTk to-day 10 meet the other
members - the committee, consisting Of one
from each State, for the purpose Of visiting
Gov Cleveland IN person. and dischargIng
the duty imposed by the convention. This is
compliment to Mr.. Reese which his friends
VIII appreciate. and we are pleased to make
it public.
An infant child OF Mr.. Albea, in wilkes
county, 10 months old. fell from bed last Fri
day morning nd received injuries from which
u died iu a short while. The fan occurred
about daylight and caused the child to cry.
when is mother picked 20 up and let 10 nurse
ull 10 became quiet. She thought nothing of
the fali, and got up az the usual time to see
about breakfast. leaving the child i'm bed. In
an hour or two she came back o. tud the child
a corpse. The cause Of the death was con-
cussiOn or the rear part OF the head. There
was large spot tuat was perfectly black
with eOagulatcd blood.
Morgan unity tax returns are as follows:
Laud, ~. % acres, value S993. .592; city re nj
estate. $353, 100; national stock. 500: mere han
disc, Slz4,5-i; notes and accounts, SSl3.35l /;
stocks and bonds. SfO.3e0: other assets not
enumerated, 500: machinery, farm imple-
meuts. etc. S23,020: furniture. SS3. PSI: Jew
elry, Sli,O29: live stock. Sl53,a9S; plantation
tools. <Si $50; cotton on hand, $l3 I24. Grand
total, S2,2}5, ,lIl. of this amount the negroes
own g.se2- There are - professions re-
turned and 2, lG7 polls. Morgan is advancing
in prosperity, both in property and pOpula
ton She returns neqrly $4,000 more prom
erty this year than last.
OgIrthorpe Echo: On Thursday OF last
wee, the memorial sent by the Massachusetts
Company to Mr.. Benjamin ii. itcheT. of
this county, showing their appreciation of the
reJlru Ol the sword taken from Capt. Iidd al
the Weldon Railroad fight, arrived and was
hung lu Martin Bros new store at Crawford.
10 is masterpiece Of art work with pen.
giving q sketch OF the battle in the centre.
with q palm tree and a Southern soldier on
one side, and pine tree and a Northern sol
uICr ou the other. and at the bottom is repre-
stuteu the reception Of the sword bv Its owner
ALI done I'm splendid style with common
pen and ink. Many have been to see the pic
ture since lt arrived, and II is highly priced
by Mr.. Witcher-
MerlWether ViHdic1f0r: On Monday Of
last week Mr. r.. a. Andrews was threshing
wheat 40 Mrs. blOuut's. near Greeuvilie. The
machinery being clOgged with straw. steam
was shut u1 i'm order 90 remove the straw and
wheat While the drum or cylinder was still
heard and the threshing apparatus was rent
into fragments The hands near the machine
were prnstrated, aud MIR. Woodruff, who was
engaged I'M removing the straw from around
the aAles OF the drum, was severely injured
ahUUt the head. 4 fragment Of living iron
struck him on the chin, cutting a large hole
through 20 the inside Of HIS DOuth. Mr..
Woodruff was for time unconscious. but
after his wounds were dressed by DR.. +. b.
Terrell ne rallied aud Is now getting well.
No one seems 10 have any well defined con-
tits q wonder that seveTalOf the hands stand
ing near were not killed.
Americus Recorder: sudden death and
one tGat was attended by sad circumstances.
occurred In this county Wednesday. Mr.. Rea-
gan. cousin 20 Mr.. Green Reagan. Of this
city. h3t Just taken charge of Mr.. Salter's
ml-l. aud had not yet moved his family from
EuaElAe, where he had been residing. We'd
ntsiay morning he was at his post, busily
grinding. but complained of feeling badly.
40 noon Mr.. Salter le rned that he was sick
aud hurried tO the mill 10 see him. Mr.. Rea-
gan's condition was such as to fc-bid his re-
moval amt Mr. Salter had a bad end bed
stead carried 10 the mill and had everything
possible dome for hlm during the r. naming
i've hours Of his Iife. He died at D. m.
Hl disease was said TO have been cOngestive
chill Mr. Reagan leaves a wife and three
S4i-"reu IN very destitute circumstances.
Ars Beagan's father. minister Of the gOs-
lei, resides In Alabama, aud she wishes to 90
there with her children.
parleu Timber Gazette: UnsOph'stiCated
Europeans look upon our brothers in black
with good deal Of respect. and one Of our
tAd boys. aware OF this fact. felt called upon
% create little fun the other dav. A little
lively French shipmaster. on seeing the col
crtd military. became somew hat daZZled by
tltiE mpo>luE appearance. and intimated TO
llt had boy that he would like 10 be intro
duced 20 the black "Sheneral." The bad boy
ue. koued one Of the sable cOrpOrals TO his
sue. tremendously introducing him as the
'>ueuer2i, and the little Frenchman. with
nailVe pulIteuess, uncovered his head. bowed
profoundly and. with respectful timidity,
gra>ped his hand. A giggling Ii seemed TO
seiLe the surrounding spectators, but the un-
needing Captain. flushed with the honor just
conferred on HIM. said to the bad boy: "Me
come France. me speak, me shake hand
grand black Sheneral. America people give
me plenty hOnneur. Francer