Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-09

ME0kuAAs
The apple crop IN Barlow county is very
Gnc.
Drought and heat are sources OF complaint
throughout the state
Al Covington, Monday. the thermometer
registered 81 in the shade.
The corner stone OF the Morris Brown Col
1ere tc0ioretl'. at Atlanta. was laid Tuesday.
There Is s. lady in Cobbham who has raised
l5l chickens this year-most Of them Plymouth
Eocks-
Wm. sims. Of Oconee. father Of David l..
sims. Tax Receiver Of Clarke county, died on
sunday.
Allen FambrO, a well known citizen OF
Blruesville, died In the asylum at Milledge-
vile last Monday night. MIR. FambrO has
been confined m the asylum about two years.
Nine applications for membership were
made &C the Ca tersvllle Baptist Church last
sunday The ordinance Of baptism will be
ltmluistered next sunday evening at Pettits
creek, near the railroad bridge.
ON sunday afternoon Floyd Hill. pastor Of
tlc Baptist Church .cOlored) OF Athens. bap-
tEcl nine persons In Trail creek, near the
lower bridge. The ceremony was witnessed
lF an immense conc0urse Of people, both
white and cOlOred
The directors Of the Columbus factory have
decided 20 shut down their mill for the pres
Elt 40 least. The mill Is i'm need of reuairs
and the dulness Of trade VIII be taken advan-
ra-s of to have them made. The mill EMPLOYS
between 100 and $50 operatives.
Athens BGHzer- WdtchH.an: Several $50
suits Of clothes have been wagered in Athens
ou the Presidential election. and if any one
feels Ike backing the plumed knight 10 the
tune Cl "a few hundred, we can fdirect him 10
l gentleman who viii see his pile.
Athens EGuHer- WGtcbaaaH: Prof. Ruther-
tHrt says the fan of 1854 was similar TO this
scar. and there was great deal Of sickness
o. Che country. The yellow fever broke out
Iu savannah with terrible effect. Athens
thus lar has been unusually healthy, and only
few case 81 fever reported.
In Floyd superior Court Tuesday novel
case was tried. ltwas the ease of b. +. Bige-
low VS. j. l.. Murphy. being "a suit for 50 0GO
damages which plaintiff ALLEGED he had sus-
tanned by reason OF the defendant having
pulled and twisted his nose at the depot IN
{. ave spring iu December. 1850.
springfield correspondence NEWS. Oct. 81:
Nn Monday last a ColOred man named Bob
sheffield was Instantly killed bV a limb fra.f
8 tree cut down by him abou- four miles from
this place--l estcrday Jonathan ShearOuse.
a prominent citizen OF tins county and Clerk
90 the superior Court died at his residence
near 6uyton.
Rome Courier: II the drought lasts much
longer our fOrests-nOw so parched and dry
WIIl die Of thirst. a gentleman who has been
travelling through the country SAYS he noticed
many trees large and small ones, dying.
Even the shruhbery on Myrtle Hill Is diving.
Tie green leaves have wiited. died and fallen
and the once green, grassy mounds that rest
e.i Iu their shades are now barren Of all YER
llre. exposed 10 the fierce, parching rays Of
thG sun.
An obituary notice Of the late james NJ
Virgins iu the SwainsbOrO Ifewtser states
-hat deceased led a life Of poverty and toll.
lui that the property 10 which De was en-
lLlel through his mother was kept from him
Hv l.s father. Virgins finally went mad. and
az there was not room for him I'M the asylum
Ee was placed IN the county jail, where he
killed himself by beating his head against the
wsL. During his confinement he was never
rI-it-i hy his father, and he was buried as a
a4UpoE-
Columbus Euguirsr-Sun: Matt O'Brien in
Forms ms that while in Boston he met Mr..
blanchard. who will be remembered as the
-eutleman who gave several wine excursions
or che Columbus anu Rome hailroad a lew
wears ago. Mr.. Blanchard claims that ne still
t1.Is q valid title TO the Columbus and Rome
U4iroad. and told Mr. O'Brien that he IN
rau.fad to push his claim. lie said that besides
other counsel he had employed the Presiden-
tIaI aspiraut, Benjamin +. Butler, IN the case.
The present owners Of the road feel no uneas-
.uess-
Rome Courier: young Roman resorts
SO mean dodge to relieve himself
from matrimonial cmbarrassmcnts. After
running OF all the other young men ana
enjoying monopoly OF the Young
laty's company for several months, he viii
teIi the fair one who has squandered her love
upon him that be Is a consumptiye. and can
never marry. She takes him out for walks
lud drives hut the hTpOcr1tlcal cough grow
worse. and the disappointed maiden sends
she younE Roman adrift, and he seeks other
feIi5 for conquest and the practice OF hlscOn- T.
-umutIve dodge.
Barlow Ieorrespondence NEWS. Oct. S: The
SIN house of /. III. Coleman. gin and gin gear,
seed cotton to the amount of u bales, the seed
from bales. and about 0ne-h0u bale OF ant'
were consumed by fire Lass night about :
o'clock. There Is no insurance. Inc estl-
nltc loss is from $1,000 TO $1,000. There had
Ntcu Go working around the gin house for sew
r--i DAYS. Mr.. COleman's little son locked
49, -fu house about dark--Ne have had no
-g--sir. = Aug. 5o.-COtton IS about al open
au.i prirri Tahy picked out. Ine crop "llI ue
o. nHlHfan HHHN
F--,g-,-F - ,sFe drought good deal OF
si-kn5ss il repors, II ~ our community
Armagh. ireland. gordon, Aug. =: Hon
Cd. A. LOchranc. wh1 pesetloeu ~ 1t0
ton of Chief Justice OF tl'e Nfsg. - zinc tbf
supreme Court. visited our city UhLiLS eEe
. week. accompanied bv his son, Elgih LOIii i
raue. y. =. He called oE many oI nl7 - ~
friends in the city aud DISTRICT ana We 90 -.
the pleasure Of meeting hlH IN our OInce;
some time aEo a sketch Of his career appears
Iu our columns. We are pleased TO see tHe
honorable gentleman in good health Aiter en-
loving q distinguished career IN anothet idu,t'
rerectinc credit on the land Of his nativity
and the country which gave MIN birth dndSe
L1chrane D. on a visit 70 his brother IN Dublin
Al Augusta, Monday night, an attempt was
made 70 Gre the store OF VIM. ~ Ramsay,
produce dealer. 3l2 Jackson street. \ large
ban Of cotton waste. saturated with keroseue
.oil. was discovered on fire immediately I'M me
rear OF the brick store. auu placed under tHe
rrootien srorehOuse. The IRE was tiscoVefeu
Hv Mr. Burtis. who has rooms overhead ana
the fire eNtiuguished. Several OF the bottom
u'lnks of the building were burned before tut
discovery was made. Had the fire gotten q
utadwaY it would have been difficult 70 N an
aEe. on account Of the wooden sheds buili
along the rear OF this block Of buildings anu
lhe close proximity OF HeEgle's stables, EGlcH
are olly separated by narrow alley.
Near ALPINE. Monday night. Mrs. Mary IL
Davis was shot and killed while standing DO
her own door way. The shot was fired from
an ambush. Mrs. Davis fell across the
threshold. perforated with slugs. lhe 7nol
was heard by nelghbors, but the lacy was iI
her diving thr1cs before assistance reached
her. Officers at once began careful inquiry
H,fr uncle. j. R. Dorsey, and prostitute
nam ell Jane Wade have been arrestei Tor
completely IN the deed About three mon ll'
ago cousiu Of Mrs Davis. sam HafuW leA
who lives near her, was called irOm MS nouSt
and assassIu&ted iu the same manner. Aooul
. week ago DIR. Freeman, promlnent Enysi-
Clan in that locality, was Grre7teu lot thal @
rur5er AN the parties are Wealthy, ana arr
among the leading families IN their county
some deep mystery Is at;acneu % 1oth ~ ctlLles -
ana it Is thought the investigation NO" Vi
111t VIII solve it.
augusta Eceafng Netcs; From a well posted
river nan the EreHiHg Aei1s learns that angus
"a has 1lreadv lost this season the handilhg %
uiare thsn 500 bales Of cotton from the low low
sfare M Taser and the absence Of lignl
-ir1u-ht boats. and before the season Was ou'
ft would urnhabiv amount TO 1000 bales. Lher'
are Row three boSts on Ihe river, nS.S1isi ~ = =
which can get 2earsF than sixty mles .
Augusta. Planters below the city have haulet
Ehelr cotton 10 the river. marked Tor shpmen
% Augusta. preferring TINS marAsts ID ?" me-
GleF 2ef their supplies. but were ptts ciltee
on account of not having suitable boats' ~. an
we've compelled 10 ship TO Sayanuah. Iht
question = becoming q serious one Win Vui
merchants. and should be vigorously LOOKED
INTO. Not only do our cotton men lose th'
handling and sale Of the cotton, but our pro.
tluce deaiers lose every dollar of trade which
the cotton would bring, anu where ad san e
have been made on this cotton trey VII m
7rre4srsre foza the collection incident thereto
Light draurht boats ana the cleaning out o
ahe channel Of the river IS solution OF thes'
tlIflculries-
Panther Greek correspondent OF the New
uau HsralE: / viii mention an occufrenc'
thrr took uface a little while back az MF
Marion Beaver four miles west OF Newman
which shows the great danger To which lauie
are exposed. ] am now convinced LnAl W.
ynen ought 20 be taught tAe use oA hFeitFlls
ahd thai every lady shCuld keep loaded gu
.ar nsztof or both. 70 be used as necessity an
serT-r-lfs-rion might demand- A Few day
ac1 Nh Beavers and Mr. Joe hcWmah na.
business IN Newman. Mr.. Beavers leal III
wife alone ws-h her little children AFTER AI
Beavers had E0nz only a few minutes a strsnA
negro man steppee INTO the ho1sS; M
Beavers was sitting HErsing her cullu- II
first word the negro said 20 Mrs beavers va
Lhar he wanted some tobacco, anu toDdcco u
was going to have. Mrs. Beavers tola MN II
must see Afr. Beavers about the tobacco gu
Che ncEro began his search. ana al er geih
r-hrouEa eTerF thing else. be came 20 the che1
and raised the lid Finding the TOBACCO, u
Tlckesl un Mr.. Beavers fine raz0E aud cut u
tobacco In two. remarklnE that he had
grear mind % take IL all. He then walked Gu
INTO the yard and said 70 Mrs Beavers, ''you
baby Is sick. ain't its Beavers and NeWma
has zone TO town. don't steal any SElng, ou
when I want it just take It,"