Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-05

tos ",S - VI tue act the bonds cannot be sold at
10 IMAM par. II Is believed that they will
piihs considerably more than par An offer
NO. NJ peeo made by party IN Macon for $780,
Go' worm Of the $3.50 G in bonds to be issued
III july, and los is the offer.
Hawkinsyille Dispateh: Wiicox is a nrob;
Dltlon county. and for this reason we were a
Ilttie surprised last week during court at Alb
o"Viiie TO see few persons who seemed to be
uuHef tae influence OF whisky. Ia answer to
out laQGlry as To how they managed to get
uSht In a dry town, we were told at thew
were net tight, hut had been 'owl struck. y
bout one nile from Abbeyille the Ocmulgee
RIVER II the dividing line between Wilcox aud
Dodge Countess and on the east side is a dpnse
swamp. Perebed apou four great high poles
caa ne seen what is called the "Owl." IL is
crLtc looking structure shout eight feet
square, and is justly entitled to the name IN
bears Iney say that when a fellow goes
down into tie swamp he can hear the Owl
hoot,' anc II he wsHts to get "struck" he
aust whistle as a kind of signal when the
Owl Will ny across and ''take him in" When
ae comes ont he is "owl-struck," and nine
St.fes OUT OF ten does not 90 more than ten
steps before he IS ground struck"
The Merchants aud Planters line of steam
ers, OF Columbus, has just made a statement
OF us business from sept. 81, 81, to April l.
i>S9. The steamer Amos Hays took p 35
Va or Oh cotton from points along the river to
ChAttahochce junction for shipment to east
ern spinners and export 5,90U bal OF which
were taken from Columbus. The same
sietmer brought 4030 bales up the river: 1851
-
Dled 1889 bales to Chattahoohec junction,
3.552 bales Of which were taken from COlurn-
pus. she brought5. 1856 bales up the river $50
If which were for Columbus. The steamers
| together brought INA bSIes to Columbs and
carried away 1874 3 Thete boats have con-
| nectlons with the Florida Railway and Newt
satlon Company and the Pensacola aud At
tRntlc Railroad. fgrnisAi ag new outlet for
cotton shipped from Eere, af well as an i1ict
f'r merchan'h from astcrn and Westovn
markets to this point. Bat for the low wate"
! last All much more Dusi less would have b. en-
done on the river.
The Atlanta Land am Improvement Gem
pany announces That it has about completed
It's roy OF fourteen residences on the nc IN
siRe OF HuUnlcutt aycnue near West PeSsh-
tree sire I. AMI that the same are now offered
Tor sale and Will be thrown open for public III
| spectlon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
| Gay. The houses have every modern con-
violence. These houses the company now
ouef Tor Lie L Il time for sale. Each house
| WI ae sod subject to an annual ground rent
OF SIG, all viii he s0lu for Il pr ce coveriu =
exactly the cot OF Construction and more.
| The pure "er bu 5 his house subject % an
| ahuual ground rent of S1I0. This sum repre-
.nt5 per ceat. interest on the market value
! OF tAe ground. That is 70 say, instead Of tuy-
! Tag the ground. the same is leased TO HIM 4Or
term of SO years, with right of renewal foI
| another W years on expiration of the first
| TERM with provision for the payment by
| him Annually Of thesum OfS10, which amOu -
! u per cent. interest on the market value Of
/ the ground on Whjeh his house is built.
At Rome, Thursday, the ca-e of A. II. Col
/ quit, Governor, etc. vs.. the Bank of Rome,
| prllcI pal, Mrs. Matte L. DeasOu ct al, sure
/ ties, defcndSnts, and J. w, and w. L. smith,
| claimants, was taken no ana the tIIal began.
| 4 he facts are that Gov. C0lquitt appointed
the bank Of Rome a State depository, requir-
ing bond given in the sum Of $50,009 as a
security for the States money on deposit
Afterwards the bank failed, Ow-
ing the State consid r die sum
OF money. The sureties are Mrs w. p. Dea-
sou, G. q. Samues, W. L. Prentiss, E. ID.
Frost and samuel Morgan The bond, if
properly executed, which fact ls- gravely de
MED, created a lien upon the property owned
By he sureties at the time of its execution. 1t
is claimed that at the time 1t was signed by
Mrs. Deason she owned certain laud, and
afterwards sold il to j. w. and w. L. Smith,
which, it is claimed, Is subject to the extent
OF it, value limit. $1,000, to the execution is
sute. against the principal and I'll the s1retie-.
Bun a. - st,sEltly denied that Mrs. Deason ever
signed the band.
Americas Re- sder: Dick Miers and Jim
Phillips have been thrown into close com
partnership nearly alltheir Tres. Their paths
OF life run as nearly + sraiiel as the ruts made
by farmers roid cart. Thursday morning
when Mitrs came down TO the store he found
Phillips and a reporter i'll conversation.
"here," said he, lis something that Will re-
mind GU If Obi times" Untying a bundle.
he exposed an old sheet-iron can, holding
about half pint. This is my old soup cup.
Filled within an inch of the top with water,
in which unwashed salt pork had been
boiled. and an Irish potato, thu size Of a mar
bic. dropped IN, II made meal for me when
a prisoner At TT. Delaware. When we were
fortunate enough to have the smallpox we
had carrots I'd ed to the bill of fare" Emp
tying she cup he disclosed a full set of chess
men, whitfield out of a white pine board.
''fhese furnished us with amusement for
many a weary day. Ell, DIck?" said Phillips.
81 should say so, and here is my spoon,
carved out of the same plank. Oh, me, that
soup was mighty good. any way"