Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-27
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| Nolh paDY, nave been down to Brunswick
10 interview the authorities of the Bruins
| wick and Western Railroad as to rates on
compressed cotton, Mr.. WEIGH says that
the result OF the visit was satisfactory.
de also stated that the compress enter
prise was very far from being dead, and
I mat the prospect of securing it was better
now than it had been at any time since it
was first mentioned.
Sylvania correspondence NEWS. June
20: The Sylvania High School, under the
charge Of Prof. H. M. Branham, closed its
| spring session to-day with a public ex
animation. The scholars all acquitted
| themselves well, and gave evidence of the
! excellent instruction they have received
during the past year. The exercises
ended with valedictory address by
James w. OVerstreet, which was deliv-
cred IN most graceful manner, and
abounded with beautiful thoughts. The
school will be opened again in September.
George Lucas, of Athens, claims to have
a piece of the coffin of George Washing
ton. He says that 1t comes direct, and is
certainly piece of the box in which the
Father OF our Country was buried. The
| piece OF wood was given to Mr.. Lucas by
his grandfather, and he received it from
the Governor OF Virginia at the time Gen.
WashingtOn's remains were removed to
Mt. Vernon. The Governor was one of
the committee that attended the work of
taking up the body. The wood was
wrapped in a piece of paper, on which
was written, "This is piece of Gen.
WashingtOn's coffin, given me by q friend
from Mt. Vernon"
In Jefferson county property has been
given in at $685. 05 less than last year,
which makes it even less than in 1888.
Every district, except the S4th and S5th,
has given in less than last year. These
two have made a very small increase,
hOwever-the saith s., 235 and the Sjth
S2,705. The sod leads in the list with a
fall off of Sl9,025, the 10Th $4,000, the S3d
! S13365, the S1st 50, ITO and so on. But
this decrease is the work of the whites
and not of the blacks, for the latter have
given in more property this year than
last, and in every district except the 81st.
Last year they gave in their property at
! $76,025, and this year at $7S,670, making
an increase of $2,645.
Cumberland Island letter in Hawkins
Vile Dispatch: Punch Blue, of Macon,
tells the best fish story. He said that he
and several other gentlemen went out on
the beach one moonlight night to look for
| turtles. After awhile they came up with
a very large one that had just prepared
her nest in the sand, and was ready to
begin laying. She paid no attention to
! the crowd and did not appear in the least
/ disturbed, but went right along with her
work. They held their hands and took
the eggs con the fly" like catching balls
/ from bat in game Of base ball. Every
man IN the party took a hand i'll the
''catch," and the old turtle, after laying
1856 eggs, started back to the ocean.
A negro was arrested on a criminal
! charge and taken before a Justice of the
a. ,fvr N
asked for bail and rendered his surety.
1 The Justice at once set about writing
| the bond, using the form printed in the
/ form book. Suddenly he came to halt,
| and despatched a messenger several
miles through the country to summon to
his aid constable. After few hours
delay the constable arrived, when the
difficulty was discovered. The bond was
| to be made payable to the Governor Of
4 Georgia, and the printed form had
! blank space where his name ought to be.
/ The Justice did not know the Governors
name. He gave as an explanation that
she hadn't paid no attention to slch things
/ since Alex. Stephens died"
A c0lOred brother removing from
COweta to Meriwether carried along his
church letter. Settling near Rocky
Mount he concluded to become member
at Bethel, cOlored church near him. 1t
so happened that ia the same pocket in
which reposed the certificate of church
membership was also deposited astyeaTs
guan0 note. In handing in his letter to
the church the brother made a mistake
and gave his guanO note instead. The
church clerk not being a very good reader,
never detected the error until several
months afterwards. Being at a loss what
to do about the matter, be called upon a
| learned white brother in the settlement
/ for advice. The white man counseled
that the matter be allowed to stand, say
| ing that guano note was more binding
than anything else ia the world.
Brook Thomas, Of Clayton county, is in
receipt Of a postal card from Washington
/ stating the fact that bis pension claim
/ had been favOrably passed upon, and that
/ the money would be forwarded ip few
DAYS. MIR. Thomas was a Confederate
| soldier, and during the war was captured
and placed in prison. He saw that to
/ STAY in prison would result in death,
/ so he took the oath Of allegiance
and was sent to the Northwest plains to
| fight the Indians. Soon he became sick,
| aud remained in the hospital until the
| end of the war. Mr.. Thomas VIII draw
| 800 per year for each year since the war.
/ Principal and interest amount to about
| $4,000, besides a pension of 800 year
! during his or his wife's lifetime, and is
also entitled to a land bounty of lot of
land. Mr.. Thomas is poor, honest, hard
working man.
/ The citizens of Dalton and Whitfield
county will celebrate the Fourth Of July
with a farrNers' barbecue and speeches
| by Commissioner Henderson, Mr.. LlV-
! ingstOn and Prof. White, all Of the State
/ Department. The object Of the town and
| county is to create demonstration in
/ favor of getting one Of the experimental
farms 90 be supported by the appropria-
! ton of the State, located in this imme-
! date section. The occasion will also be
attended by the military companies from
| Chattanooga, the Chicamauga Guards,
/ commanded by Capt. shelton and the
| Cadets, commanded by Capt. NJ. B. Ochs.
| The Cleveland silver cornet band viii
| also be present. Six base ball Gibbs re-
/ speciivoly from Athens, Charleston,
/ cleveland and Chattanooga, Tennessee,
/ aud the clubs from Cartersville aud Cali
! houn. Georgia, will play at the base ball
mark for the amusement Of the crowd.
| Foot races, walking matches, sack and
wbeelbarrOw races VIII be held for prizes
TO be awarded by the Executive Com
mittee.
/ Under the Republican administration
of the Federal Offices in Atlanta there has
| been one very grave abuse. When Wit
nesses are summoned to testify in cases
I'm the United States Court they pay their
own WAY on the cars and their hotel fare
/ traf q u mile